No, you have to fully research 2 vehicles and put “any RP” in the last one
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The Yak-141 remains, having flown during tests literally without combat systems and weapons. Why does it remain?
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Removing fake vehicles but still keeping the rissian blue water tech tree is a bit of a double standard.
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Definitely hot take, but it is also definitely valid option that I could understand.
The Yak-141 was a prototype combat vehicle, with all systems tested or planned. Which falls well within the scope of aircraft for the game.
Sadly with the R2Y2s, this was not the case. Not a single one flew and the V2 and V3 are far more questionable than the V1. We have made clear our intention to remove them from research once the Japanese tree was suitably populated with other CAS options for some time.
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o7 R2Y2
love 'em or hate 'em… they were an epic part of Warthunder
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Giving the Yak-141 an IRST system was not necessary for the aircraft to perform its function, and indeed it never used it. It was a fictional addition by Gaijin.
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IRST was a planned feature of the aircraft as mentioned above.
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Planned by who? Gaijin?
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Yakovlev
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By the same logic the inner wing AMRAAMS is a planned feature for the EFT so it should also get them, but I guess different logic applies depending on the moon cycle?
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Yes this outlines exactly what I described above in more detail and was our post at the time.
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well you see actually logic is sound because weapons are balancing decision or smth idk
Yes. And the R2Y2s were planned too. You’re drawing arbitrary lines to justify the removal of some vehicles and the retention of others which also are fictional as they are implemented in the game.
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Meanwhile Rafale with 8 MICA:
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Eurofighter is a full production aircraft with everything it was known to currently have (taking into consideration game balance regarding some weaponary like IRST etc).
Yak-141 was added with all the weaponary and systems it would have had to be operational that were planned features of the final aircraft.
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The R2Y2s sadly never flew and none were even completed prototypes. Which as described in the article above, fall outside of the scope of the game unlike the Yak-141.
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So weapons can be fake, but Gaijin won’t take liberties with regards to the construction of the vehicle, even though they already do in game. Got it.
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When will people learn that everything is decided on case by case basis. All of the biases and feelings included.
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