๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ชโ๐ ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข๐
With more nations receiving top tier premium aircraft equipped with Fox-3 missiles, weโve been discussing which aircraft could be the next additions to WarThunder. Below is a collection of some of the most popular suggestions from the community.
Each nation has its own poll, so make sure to vote for your favourite and share why you think your choice would make a great addition. Every aircraft listed is capable of carrying Fox-3 missiles and would fit within the current 13.0 to 13.7 battle rating range.
๐๐ช๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฝ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ
For the early Eurofighter suggestions, the proposed loadout would be limited to four AIM-120A and four AIM-9M missiles, without dual pylons for balancing reasons. Once battle rating decompression is introduced, the AIM-120A loadout could be increased to six AIM-120A missiles.
If you disagree with the proposed loadout for the early Eurofighters, Iโd be more than happy to hear your thoughts. เดฆเตเดฆเดฟ(โแดโ )
๐ฝ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ
๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐.๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ (๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ)
๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ต (๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ)
๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ
- ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐.๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ
- ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ (๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ)
- ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ต (๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ)
- ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ
Small warning: the Tornado F.3 FSP cannot carry any ground-attack weapons, so it would be limited to the air role and wouldnโt be particularly effective in ground battles.
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๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ
๐ฆ๐-๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฆ๐๐ (๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฎ)
๐-๐ญ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐จ (๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฎ)
๐-๐ญ๐ฑ๐๐
- ๐ฆ๐-๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฆ๐๐ (๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฎ)
- ๐-๐ญ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐จ (๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฎ)
- ๐-๐ญ๐ฑ๐๐
๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฎ
๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ (๐๐๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ/๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ)
๐-๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ (๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐ญ)
- ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ (๐๐๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ/๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ)
- ๐-๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ (๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐ญ)
๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ
๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ (๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป)
๐-๐ญ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ (๐ฅ๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ)
- ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ (๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป)
- ๐-๐ญ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ (๐ฅ๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ)
๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ก
๐-๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฃ (๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ)
๐-๐ญ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฌ (๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ)
- ๐-๐ฐ๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฃ (๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ)
- ๐-๐ญ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฌ (๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ)
๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐จ
These are some of the communityโs predictions, but there are certainly other aircraft that could fill these roles. Vote for your favourite aircraft in each poll, then share your own ideas and reasoning in the comments. It will be interesting to see which aircraft the community supports the most for each nation.
๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐พ๐๐ข๐ค๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ
Iโm fine with whatever option they choose, as long as it comes with a wide selection of interesting camouflage options. An $80 premium aircraft should include as many quality camouflages as possible, especially considering the price.
This should also include camos from different operators to add more variety and make the vehicle more appealing. Iโve never been a fan of adding expensive premium aircraft that only come with a single camouflage. For example, the Tornado F.3 FSP could receive the Saudi Arabian Air Force camouflage as an alternative skin.
A few examples of ones Iโve really liked in the past:
๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง
Spoiler
๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ช๐ข ๐ผ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ
Iโll wrap up the post by showing which aircraft received the most votes from the community.
For those of you voting for the Typhoons, itโs not looking too good right now. That said, I could definitely see something like it being added and placed at 14.0 once proper decompression is implemented and the top BR reaches 15.0 or 15.3.
For the air enjoyers seeing this for the first time, Iโd really appreciate it if you could take part in the polls and share your thoughts. Iโm especially interested in hearing what you think the next premium aircraft for the smaller nations could be.
๐ผ๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐-๐ญ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ
The main reason Iโm making these polls is to avoid a repeat of the Belgian F-16AM situation. It received a lot of backlash and was eventually replaced with a Dutch F-16AM. If we establish what the community actually wants beforehand, hopefully Gaijin can avoid making the same mistake again. Thatโs why I think itโs important to vote and discuss these options now, before the next premiums are announced.
๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ
I also think Sweden should be the only nation to receive a premium Gripen, which is why I didnโt include one as an option for Italy. If another export Gripen were to be added, Iโd rather see a Czech Gripen become Swedenโs top-tier premium. A Brazilian Gripen would be too advanced for this role, since itโs an E model, making it unsuitable as a premium at the current stage of the game.
Knowing Gaijin, I wouldnโt be surprised if Sweden eventually gets something along these lines, especially considering how poorly the JA37DI F-21 has been performing.
๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ ๐/๐ผ-๐ญ๐ด ๐๐๐จ๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐๐
I didnโt include the Spanish F/A-18 as an option for the Italians because there are already three F/A-18 premiums in the game, and I think three of the same premium vehicle should be the limit.
That said, the Spanish F/A-18 would still offer something different. Unlike the existing premiums, it can carry Fox 3 missiles, while having a more restricted loadout than the tech-tree F/A-18 for balancing reasons so it can work at 13.7. That would give it a unique place among the existing Hornets.
In hindsight, I probably should have included it in the poll for those who really like the aircraft, thatโs my bad. I wouldnโt mind seeing it added, but having four F/A-18 premiums available on the store at the same time would probably be pretty controversial. Gaijin could potentially remove one of the packs making it a GE premium instead, keeping the number of store premiums at three. It would also make the Spanish F/A-18 a more appealing addition commercially rather than simply adding another Hornet to an already crowded selection.
The same reasoning applies to the Kuwaiti F/A-18, which is why I didnโt include it as an option for Britain either. Itโs not completely out of the question for Spain, considering Britain received the CF-188A Hornet Pack not too long ago.
๐๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐พ๐ก๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฅ!
Aircraft that perform similarly to one another have never stopped Gaijin from adding them as event, squadron, or premium vehicles, so I understand your points, but that ultimately comes down to personal preference.
There also isnโt a Czech sub-tree in the game, so the Czech Gripen could reasonably be handled in the same way as other vehicles operated by nations without their own sub-tree. We already have examples of this with Canada, where Canadian Leopards are placed in the German tree, while other Canadian vehicles can be found in a few other nationsโ trees as well.
The same logic can apply to the Czech Gripen. It was operated by the Czech Republic, but the Gripen itself is a Swedish design, so placing it in the Swedish tree would make sense.
This isnโt a hate post, either. I simply didnโt discuss Sweden because Sweden wasnโt part of the original post. Little hint: if it were, there would be a vote for it. ๐คฏ
Thereโs really no reason to turn this into something it isnโt.
๐๐ ๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ, ๐๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฉ
Furthermore, if youโd like me to save any Swedish options in the replies for a future post covering Swedish and American premiums, Iโd be more than happy to do that, I was planning on it if you can believe it. The more we discuss these things beforehand, the better the chance of avoiding the same mistakes in the future.
I included America because I have a feeling theyโll receive another premium around 13.7 or 14.0 eventually, especially since American premiums tend to sell very well.
We may not always like these premiums, but you and I both know nobody gets in the way of Gaijin and profit. We might as well predict and help shape the inevitable outcome.
