- 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.
Can the UK get any of its Harriers first, and along with that them fixing the ones we do have. The UK did create the Harrier after all.
Honestly a Harrier with 9X, 120C and HMD sounds fantastic. But if we do ever see it in-game I hope it’s either foldered with the AV-8B+ or is a mod for the current AV-8B+ but equipping the mod would adjust it’s BR accordingly.
Oh, I just know that AV-8B (aka Day Attack) armed AIM-9M (AIM-9M-7 model) since desert storm imao 😌
AV-8B basic (aka Day Attack) not equipped AN/AAQ-28 Litening II targeting pod until post Night Attack 1999 ~ early 2010’s
If I’m not wrong AV-8B from desert shield and desert storm armed AGM-65E Maverick (not AGM-65E2), dumb bomb, unguided rocket and Paveway II laser guided bomb (GBU-12D/B & GBU-16B/B)
But none FLIR and targeting pod
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Can anyone do some sustained turn rate tests for me with the AV-8B na
Full internal fuel 4xaim9 and full gun ammo at sea level
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Also use 81% throttle