Let’s play a game.
Identify the Harrier:
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Edit: Please don’t quote the pic. Thanks
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That nose is whaky to say the least. Does it have a mirage radar in it like how it is on the cheetah or something?
No, It’s the Blue Fox, or aleast a prototype version
Also what do you mean by that
I thought the south african cheetah had a mirage radar on it causing the long and pointy nose? was i wrong?
The Cheetah C had an Elta radar, for more info check out the Cheetah C suggestion forum
Modified GR.3 given the RWR antenna on the tail.
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From where I found this pic it said this was a GR.1
Typically GR.1 doesn’t have a RWR but there are a couple that did like XV742
Not sure when it becomes a GR.3 so yeah possible GR.1 as well.
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This was one of them
I think its when they get countermeasures, RWR and the strap-on dildo nose
It was XV277, which was a preproduction Harrier used as testbed.
Technically it’s a GR.1 or P.1127, but had airframe modifications to test the aerodynamic changes proposed for Sea Harrier and for the GR.3. It was also used for Martel trials.
This is what it looked like before it was remodelled:
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And how it looks now at Scotland’s National Museum of Flight
Obviously the actual Sea Harrier ended up being a much more significant remodel
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Well done. You won the challenge
Jokes aside, is that a datalink pod on the outer right pylon?
So? Martels for the Harrier Gr1 or Gr3 bug report needed then?
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If that is a Martel, probably, much like we have on the Buc S2B and would have on the Tornado Gr1
Looks like a rocket pod
Looks like a Matra Type 116M or 116MA rocket pod. A lighter, disposable version of the more familiar Type 155 SNEB pod
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Lol…No!
Tbh I would love this thing to come to the game as a premium @ Rank 6, so we can have a unique, premium Harrier replacement for the GR.1.
With AIM 9Gs, Blue Fox and premium bonuses, ooh * chef’s kiss * also It would be like the other 9.7 Harriers it wouldn’t be op just a good Rank 6 premium for britain, martel or not
It got a handful of ground based radars to ID. Still WIP.