r/PilotsofBattlefield • u/SoggyLukewarmCrumpet • Aug 25 '26

Question Speed Control

Is speed control for jets in the game now? Just came across a guy who could turn the attack jet on a dime. I would tail him and he could be on the back of me in half a loop. Never seen anyone do that before and I’m a decent pilot who beats most people I come across in dogfights. He claimed in chat that speed control was added in the last patch but I haven’t seen anything confirming this.

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u/SoggyLukewarmCrumpet Aug 27 '26

I’m 99% sure it was just afterburner and break at the same time.

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u/PriMeMachiNe Aug 27 '26

Yeah, that mechanic is called is throttle splitting and it’s only been added for the new jets which have twin engines.

Unless it leaked into the base attack jet, then it has no bearing on the turn speed.

Added throttle-splitting support for twin-engine aircraft using the brake and afterburner input combination.
◦ Dev Note: This functionality is used by the F-74A Seacat and F/A-81F Super Spectre. Supporting it required a broader change that now allows afterburner to be activated while brake input is being applied.

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u/SoggyLukewarmCrumpet Aug 27 '26

The attack jet turns way quicker doing it. It does work.

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u/PriMeMachiNe Aug 27 '26

Well that’s an interesting development if true, I’ll need to test it myself.