ODB - What's the best Aircraft???

[Bucks]

Hi All,
After reading some of the older posts I'm going to assume that Dale wants ODB Bugs as well for his gotta fix it list?

You're all wondering about this post's title? Well the French and Russians both posess an aircraft that's virtually indestructable in the ODB!!! People are shouting Rafale and Flanker... I don't think so... Try this pair on for size. Etendard IVM and the Yak-38 Forger A!!!! Just try shooting down Yaks on a clear day with a Tico or for that matter just about anything!! Problemwith these two aircraft is their D-ATA ( defensive air to air) values. (btw. Dale, does the game engine now use both the Unloaded and Loaded values?)

Both aircraft have values of Unloaded D-ATA: 6.0 & Loaded D-ATA: 1.5. Read the 6.0 as -60% from attacking weapon's % chance to hit. So as long as the pilot is aware - (sees or incoming is electronically detected) and can take evasive action the chance of being taken out by the US Standard series missiles would be in the vicinity of, for the SM1MR Block I say approx 5% through to the SM2MR Block III at about 25%. Again if the aircraft is aware of being attacked. If not it would lose this advantage.

May need to add this to the "need to fix list"

Thx in advance

Bucks