Talk:F-4E Phantom II/@comment-199.7.157.60-20151008053331/@comment-96.241.48.77-20151021214237

Red targets in the air have varying amounts of health. Typhoons and F-15Es are the weakest, followed by F-15S/MTDs, then MiG-31s/F-35Bs, and then YF-23/F-22/Su-37/Su-47/T-50.

Even at Level 20 with Warhead M, you'll never one-missile any of those. With Warhead L, you can barely kill an S/MTD with one missile. If you tack on Destructive Capabilities M, you can kill F-35s and MiG-31s with one missile.

You'll never kill a true top tier fighter with a single missile in the Phantom, and stacking that much damage is frankly not worth it. Focus instead on reload and homing, and make your shots count. If you want to compete in the Phantom, smart flying and missile firing matter more than raw damage. Warhead L at Level 20 is a solid investment but anything more or less than that is a waste of time because you either won't one-hit red air targets or XSAMs, or the extra damage won't make enough of a difference to justify the modification cost when you could be improving your homing or reload.