Yeah, which will help greatly in the GR9, but with ASRAAM it will be up against things with AESA, more than likely slinging both ARH and Gen 5s back at you.
Im just concerned its going to end being a chore aircraft, and one you rarely play (in ASB at least) simply because of that fact.
Yeah, but still will require being in visual range.
I can never remember if ASRAAM has DL or not. I want to say it does, but dont quote me on that. I might be getting it confused with its ground launched cousin
Yep, though… being limited to the Aim-120Bs might be an issue. Out of all of them. I reckon the F3 should get the ASRAAMs and move up as it can also get Aim-120C5s and Phimat Pod(s) for extra CMs.
With some jokes, After seeing the discussion about ASRAAM, I am a bit worried about what will happen on the forum if we get ASRAAM on GR.9A or T.12A.
“They got IIR on the strike aircraft first. Then give us F-15E/AV-8B+ AIM-9X too!”
(with underlines on ‘Strike Aircraft’ on their stat card)
Especially when I saw the ‘gib AIM-9X on F/A-18C Late.’ topic at the forum before. Xd
Even though the Gr7 was in desperate need of a buff in 2023 and limited deployment of Aim-9M would have helped. We only got them because the F-16C were getting them.
More than likely, we’ll get ASRAAM because the US got Aim-9X and a slim chance, we’ll get them the update later.
The minimum design requirement (from the early 1980s) for ASRAAM was for 8 km lock range against a subsonic “small fighter aircraft in military power” at all aspect angles.
So that practically translates to at least 8 km lock range directly head-on (the hardest angle to lock) and substantially more than that in any other aspect, or if the target has afterburner.
Even de-chirped AIM-9L could have some crazy lock ranges though, so in practice ASRAAM is probably better than that.
Fair enough then, though we are still waiting for those kinds of lock ranges on the Aim-9M. I still get situations where Im not getting tone with the missile well inside the LSZ at like 3 or 4 KM.
So no guarantee ASRAAM will have its correct lock ranges either
Seeing as the airframes where “upgraded” from MK105 to MK107, you could argue its true. If the F15E got its upgraded engines because “it used them” then for a a VERY short time T.10 and GR.7A would have had its engine at MK107 before the RAF redesignsted them as T.12 and GR.9A after the JUMP programe was complete
Seeing as its missing 2 BOL (balance reason) i can see it keeping the MK107 for balance reason
Pretty good stuff, weird to see it get a unasked for buff but i certainly am not complaining. Good to see the MK107 in the british tree (seeing as… we built it)