The first production version of the Fighting Falcon was the F-16A/B variants, with the F-16A being the single-seat version and the F-16B featuring two seats. The F-16 Block 10 retained the F100-PW-200 engine featured in the Block 1 and 5 versions of the F-16. However, the Block 10 was largely unchanged compared to the earlier versions but did involve the colour of the radome changing. Earlier versions had a black radome and in mock dogfights, pilots noticed how easy it was to spot an F-16 due to the colour. The Block 10 radome was changed to gray and the Block 1 and 5 were upgraded to Block 10 standards. Over 150 Block 10s were produced and some were later modified for ground attack.
Introduced in Update "Apex Predators", the F-16A is an incredibly dangerous dogfighter but lacking in some departments. Firstly, the Block 10 lacks radar missiles which greatly hinders its ability to engage long-range targets. Furthermore, it can only carry six AIM-9Ls which can be relatively easy to flare off. However, they do have range which is a big plus over a big furball. The F-16A Block 10 can also carry a wide variety of suspended armament like GBU-8s or Mavericks. Players will be satisfied with its performance and overall capability even if it has no radar missiles.
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Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
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10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
HEF-I/API-T/AP-I | 40 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |
HEF-I/HEF-I/API-T/HEF-I/HEF-I/AP-I | 40 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |
API-T/AP-I/AP-I/AP-I/HEF-I | 40 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |
HEF-I/AP-I/AP-I | 40 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
Name | Weight | Slot | ||||||||
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76.9 kg | ||||||||||
84.5 kg | ||||||||||
210.5 kg | ||||||||||
3 × | 631.4 kg | |||||||||
57 × | 688.9 kg | |||||||||
401.4 kg | ||||||||||
3 × | 722.7 kg | |||||||||
3 × | 762 kg | |||||||||
893.6 kg | ||||||||||
893.6 kg | ||||||||||
1,027 kg | ||||||||||
6 × | 1,445.4 kg | |||||||||
6 × | 1,524 kg | |||||||||
Drop tank (370 gal.) | 100 kg | |||||||||
240.9 kg | ||||||||||
254 kg |
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