rather cf18 but anything other then a harrier ill be happy
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just wanted to leave it here:
https://forum.warthunder.com/t/next-major-update-rumor-round-up-and-discussion/40541/758
Boris Johnson
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I would say the only two possibilities for this update out of that list are the Sea Harrier and the Tornado CSP.
I’m aware. CF-18 (early) is also possible since it’s legacy hornet FM
Gaijin confirmed new fighter aircraft toptier rank 8 for sweden tech tree this year 97% but currently not sure that new fighter aircraft in rank 8 for great britain tech tree gaijin might considered CF-18/CF-188 Hornet (RCAF) or SAAB JAS 39 Gripen C (SAAF) or Tornado F3 CSP (RAF) or Sea Harrier FA.2 (RN) or BAE Hawk 200
I know I’m late with this one but SAAF JAS39C using weapons it could use but never did can’t be called as being “ahistorical”. Simply because these weapons were integrated and wouldn’t require any changes to the aircraft itself.
Yak-141 using any weapons, radar, or having flares is what we can call as “ahistorical” since it never mounted or tested any of these. Same with the whole F-16AJ existence…
F-16C and D case is different. These missiles could potentially be used by these F-16s since they used the same radar which allowed for non-CW guidance of AIM-7F+ missiles. Just because it never did doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be able to.
Closest term for something like this would be “semi-historical” but I don’t feel like we even need to name it since it’s just a game in the end and we have to keep things balanced to certain extent.
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RAAF f-111 C and G. F/A-18 E and there was a special order mirage built for the RAAF but was never collected from France so it’s out there but unlikely.
You mean as ahistorical as the British F-4J(UK) having 9Gs which it never used in service, but we know it could do?
For balancing reasons there is no reason they can’t give the Gripen 9Ms and 7Ms. Any plane capable of carrying AMRAAMs is most likely going to be capable of 7F/Ms.
Yes
Debatable, depends if the radar has the capability needed for that.
Or a Tornado.
My shit list goes Tornado<Harrier<Gripen<F-14(UK)<CF-18
But also keep in mind the F-14 would be an F-14A/B. Although given its not an early model the UK were wanting to buy it would be capable of carriage of everything up to the AIM-9M as well as AIM-54C and AIM-7M’s. But no chance of AMRAAM as on Gripen and CF-18.
Gripen A (early) can use SKYFLASH. Any variant with anything but the PS/05 MK.1 radar cannot under any circumstances guide a SARH missile. If sparrows had data-link it could but there was no point in that given AMRAAM became dirt cheap after the US mass produced it. Gripen A (late) had the PS/05 MK.2 without a CW illuminator and the Gripen C’s all use the PS/05 MK.3 which also lacks one.
Its’s debatable in itself if the Gripen A can guide SARH’s because the only mention of SKYFLASH come from the initial project specifications and a magazine released just before the Gripen entered service but around 5 years before AMRAAM entered full-scale production.
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This is the least likely but the one i want the most
Hahaha honestly due to the F-16AJ it’s kinda the MOST viable because its the exact same situation. Also its not as OP as an F-16 or an F-18 would be (F-18 would have a better radar than a 16 plus AOA advantage IIRC).
could be a premium
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Does anyone have a link to a Gaijin employee explaining how the F-16AJ fits into the game (ie how it satisfies the criteria).
I think i’m gonna make that F-14(UK) proposal because when I mentioned it on reddit during the EAP fiasco it was a very, very popular comment.
On the other hand I expect it to be very unpopular here.
USA mains mainly
Yeah that’s exactly what I meant.
When i mentioned it on reddit you had to be a UK main to bother reading into my large almost essay on the EAP otherwise you likely didn’t care which definitely skewed the results.
Uhhhh what does this mean? Have I upset the mods?
more people will read it to be fair
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