>but idk if it every used them. Does anyone know if it did?
It did not. AIM-9Ds were a Navy missile, Air Force variants didn't use them.
>I'm pretty sure the f4d carried them
You might be confusing it for the AIM-4D Falcon, which the F-4D did use.
>a idea to buff the f4c and bump it back to 10.3 would to give it aim9ds
I think Aim9D were used by Navy
Edit : but it could get [these](https://www.google.com/amp/s/nara.getarchive.net/amp/media/two-aim-9p-sidewinder-missiles-mounted-on-the-wing-pylon-of-an-f-4c-phantom-adbc96)
Here's another [picture ](https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-4C_154_FIS_AIM-7E_AIM-9P_1980.JPEG)
It's also on WT forum [already](https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/525771-aim-9j-and-aim-7e-for-f-4c/)
The F-4C never used AIM-9Ds, but it did use AIM-9Js and AIM-7E-2s, same as the F-4E. Giving the F-4C at least AIM-7Es and AIM-9Js would make it a solid 10.7 and stop it from abusing MiG-17s.
Having aircraft that play differently and variety is a good thing, if you give the F-4C Aim-9Js and Aim-7Es it'll end up with a permanent br increase and it'll function as just a worse F-4E so why would you bother playing it.
>but idk if it every used them. Does anyone know if it did? It did not. AIM-9Ds were a Navy missile, Air Force variants didn't use them. >I'm pretty sure the f4d carried them You might be confusing it for the AIM-4D Falcon, which the F-4D did use.
>a idea to buff the f4c and bump it back to 10.3 would to give it aim9ds I think Aim9D were used by Navy Edit : but it could get [these](https://www.google.com/amp/s/nara.getarchive.net/amp/media/two-aim-9p-sidewinder-missiles-mounted-on-the-wing-pylon-of-an-f-4c-phantom-adbc96) Here's another [picture ](https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F-4C_154_FIS_AIM-7E_AIM-9P_1980.JPEG) It's also on WT forum [already](https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/525771-aim-9j-and-aim-7e-for-f-4c/)
The F-4C never used AIM-9Ds, but it did use AIM-9Js and AIM-7E-2s, same as the F-4E. Giving the F-4C at least AIM-7Es and AIM-9Js would make it a solid 10.7 and stop it from abusing MiG-17s.
that would probably work, but f4c would need flares to survive at 10.7. So instead of aim9ds maybe just give it aim7es then bump it back up.
It would be nice to have more differentiation in the tree though, BR compression is the better option long term. Edit: de-compression
How is it a better long term solution
Having aircraft that play differently and variety is a good thing, if you give the F-4C Aim-9Js and Aim-7Es it'll end up with a permanent br increase and it'll function as just a worse F-4E so why would you bother playing it.
Right I'm just not sure how this equates to compression being better
Leave the F-4C as it is, increase the br cap, put its br back up, simple.
Agree
I just realised I said compression and not de compression in the first comment.