Oh yeah shit I forgot about that.
Something else I found funny
“and had three main phases.[39] In Phase 1, which ran from mid-2000 through 2002, the Hornets’ computer systems, navigation system and radio were replaced. The aircraft were also fitted to operate the ASRAAM air-to-air missile; these weapons replaced the AIM-9 Sidewinder.[42] HUG Phase 2 comprised four sub-elements and sought to improve the Hornets’ combat performance.[39] During Phase 2.1 the APG-65 radar was replaced with the improved AN/APG-73”
The Aussies put the ASRAAM on their Hornet’s before putting the APG-73 on it. So we could have a F/A-18A hornet with ASRAAMs. And also before the JHMCS. So we can have an F/A-18A with AIM-7M, AIM-132 without a HMD and without any guided A/G ordinance.
Yeah I feel like no matter how Gaijin implement the Hornets, it’s going to be a shit fight.
I highly doubt the Australian Hornet in game will be anything more than just a skin for an American one.
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The aussie ones have the naval parts removed
You mean R-Darter? Well we can always get a higher BR Cheetah C with them and a lower BR Cheetah E without them, would be a very unique aircraft with Fox 3s.
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This info seems useful. Extra Canadian hornet info.
I can’t be the only one who thinks we struck gold with the Gripen and now will proceed to eat shit until the Eurofighter?
Like I doubt we get the F-18 as much as I love it.
Yeah, now I also doubt an F-18 for us, specially if we get some armament upgrades for Gripen.
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Yeah, I still see the Sea Harrier FA2 sooner rather than later, likely as our first AMRAAM carrier. But I reckon they’ll just milk the Gripen C for as long as absolutely possible until adding Typhoon late to all 3 nations. Likely will get AMRAAM eventually (though I dont think in the Fox 3 update)
I’m 97% sure Germany will receive the Swiss F-18 and Italy gets a Hungarian Gripen as a Typhoon stopgap.
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Italy, Probably, not a lot of other choice there, unless they add another F-16 Variant (I think hungary had the F-16 as well)
Germany, Im not sure. Maybe. More likely the F4F-Ice and they’ll just have to suffer for a while.
Italy used AIM-120C and AIM-9Li on their F-16s
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Yep, so they could get that upgrade, but that would either mean moving their 12.0 up, leaving a huge gap, or adding a second F-16A with those upgrades. Though perhaps would be kinda boring, so Im guessing Gripen C for them at some point.
Something else I’ve been thinking about:
Mirage F1AZ. A South African Mirage with a precedent on ground strike capacity (think MiG-27 compared to MiG-23). From what I have read it can use a HMD for AAM’s but no guided ordinance.
Mirage F1CZ. South African version of the Mirage. Interceptor version that the AZ was based on. From what I gather it should be capable of having a HMD as the AZ has one. Pretty much the same A/G loadout.
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Foldered F-16B Block 15 ADF with AIM-9M and AIM-120B
Yeah, no HS.1200 never left the ideas phase, a properly armed hawk 200 would be a fighter at 13.0, typhoon FGR.4 is not a strike aircraft, aint no way a Typhoon T.3 would be higher than the fgr.4, and why the hell is there an F-15C? The only commonwealth nation that uses them is Singapore who uses modified F-15SGs
Saudi Arabia?
I’d love to ask them why the Arrow is 11.3 yet the Voodo isn’t there. unless it’s the MK. 2.
Also could you make both Sea Harrier’s fighter aircraft. They’re fleet air defence fighters with secondary ground attack capability.
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