“Bigger” maps are a separate suggestion entirely. It is technically possible to introduce a bigger map specifically for this event, ushering in a new maximum boundary beyond the current 131 x 131 km limit, but only so slightly as anything bigger would require technical works that would take months, not a couple hundred lines of code (which would affect other Gaijin products too, not just War Thunder).
The maps suggested (Afghanistan, Vietnam, Sinai, Spain) would serve as a baseline for the event and are a lot easier to implement as they already exist. They also work perfectly fine as they are prime maps for BVR in not just size but terrain that you can use to defend.
In this event specifically, you are going to air-spawn at 10 000 m, so the choice is up to you to either climb higher or descend. Most people would (or should, but with Meteor it’s fine where you are as more air = better) climb higher to launch, though.
fair enough. Anyways i really want this to be an actual event and hopefully suggestion is passed. However from what i have learnt recently is that people don’t really like playing EC due to large maps, and this event would need large maps so this might not be as popular as SEAD
I’m aware of this concern. However, the higher up in BR (or rather, modernity) you go, you’ll find that most combat isn’t the Cold War or even WWII up-close era combat we’re used to in War Thunder presently, it’s all beyond visual range. In fact, in or near top tier there’s only about a minute of BVR action before everyone starts slinging missiles medium to close range due to closing the distance by multipathing.
The size of the EC map also becomes less of an issue since everyone would have advanced AESA/PESA radars that can literally see everything and everywhere, so it wouldn’t be too long until you located a target at any altitude.
I’m going to include the nations/sub-nations of Israel, Japan, and India (under the Great Britain tech tree) to the list. This provides a much wider range of aircraft and interesting missile tech from around the world.
Nations being added:
🇮🇱Israel: Using the F-16I Sufa or F-15I Ra’am, armed with the domestic I-Derby ER. We’ll prioritise the I-Derby ER as their primary BVR weapon for this event rather than an export AMRAAM variant to highlight indigenous performance. The Derby ER is an excellent 100+ km-range weapon with a unique dual-pulse motor.
🇯🇵Japan: Using the F-15JSI or F-2. Their primary BVR missile will be the domestic AAM-4B. Its kinematic performance is similar to a heavy AIM-120 variant, but it features a powerful AESA seeker. The aircraft are also technically capable of carrying the latest AIM-120D-3s (via the C-8 export variant), as documented in their latest purchase agreements.
🇮🇳India (under Great Britain): Using the Su-30MKI or HAL Tejas Mk-1A. These will carry the domestically produced Astra Mk-2. Integration is complete on the Su-30MKI, with full series production and induction planned to start around July 2026. This missile uses a dual-pulse motor for a range exceeding 200 km.
Note: The above list isn’t a ‘definite’ roster of available aircraft in the event, just a guideline for the developers to use so that everyone can have something unique to participate with during this test event.
The double rail will probably be possible given the fact that it dropped the grid fins.
Afaik the length of the 77M is a few CM less than the R-27E missiles so it’s probably still possible but just requires offsetting one of the dual racks to be either further forward or further back