Its nothing all too relevant to the game, just that the Safety and Arming system is to NAVY specifications and that they are HERO certified for storage and use aboard ships.
Shouldn’t AV-8B NA have the RR-408 engine?
Currently in game it has RR-406
According to first source (Hawker Harrier: Warfare With Vertical Velocity, Aeroplane Icon), from 15th airframe and onwards, the NA Harriers used 408
Another source (World Air Power Journal Vol.32) also states that NA had RR-408
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Bug report:
APG-65 missing GMTI, GMTT, SSS, SST modes:
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/S3GdbskAvub3
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what are they used for?
Performing Search and Tracking operations optimized for targeting Naval (Surface) and Ground targets. Basically they can be used to help improve targeting accuracy and decrease pilot workload in setting up attacks / locks onto specific targets off boresight.
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- AV-8B (NA) — thrust has been increased, engine has been changed to F402-RR-408.
A nice change for AV-8B (NA)
Now it uses same engine as AV-8B Plus
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Tald. Decoy
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They are doing the plan to modernize the Harrier
I guess it would carry AIM-120C-7 or at the very least C-5
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Amazing, but do you think it’s worth a new vehicle? I’m not sure, I think if it was it wouldn’t be main tech tree unfortunately
Sounds like a good folder vehicle
AIM-120B or AIM-120C model on USMC AV-8B+ pylons ?
3rd or 3.5 gen targeting pod, and WVR & medium-range Air-to-Air Missile better AV-8B Plus from USA tech tree
Battle rating higher AV-8B+ from USA tech tree and seperate vehicle
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I hope it comes below the AV-8B called: "AV-8B+(2020) at 14.0 with AIM-120C-7, AIM-9X and HMD, if im not mistake it also got HMD.
Just imagine the possibilities, especially in a dogfight since the TVC helps in 1 circle fighting + AIM-9X + HMD = 💀
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Something that kinda surprises me is that we never got the original AV-8B (pre-Night Attack), seeing as these were the Harriers we used during the 1991 Persian Gulf War
Im pretty sure they will add it in the mean time, it.might come on the tech tree.
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The Harriers 2s underperform in turn rate.
The Day Attack Harrier II would be perfect in the TT. Slightly worse engine, less CMs, maybe slightly lower in BR.
Do a bug report plz, i need my Harrier to dogfight like an angel. My fav plane by far 😍
Did they also already carry targeting pods, or were only the NA’s equipped with them? Could be an argument to get lower BR than the AV-8B (NA) variant…
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I did however the source I have was apparently restricted so it was shut down. What I can tell you is that at .7 Mach the IRL AV-8B NA can sustain almost 5G at 5000 feet at over 20,000 lbs weight. With combat thrust 60% ish throttle in game when you work out the RPM of the engine. In game they will not even sustain 4G so its missing over 1 G turn performance.