Why not just unnerf the AIM-120C-5 (or generally the AIM-120 series) and give it the performance it should have? There are more than enough open reports about it and most have been accepted since over two years (like beamwidth, maneuverability, etc.). I don’t get their train of thought at all… Except they go about it like “instead of fixing things, we give the players shiny new things so they stop bothering us about the old stuff. All aboard the hypetrain!”.
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AIM-120Dih
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That would buff the Typhoon and thats against the ToS
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Ah right… I forgot the AIM-120 is widely used across many nations which would then receive a buff xD
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Fair enough
Are you going to patch the old repair system in navy ?
You bugged it last major update and never corrected it despite our bug repports.
According to the introduction from the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) at the 2024 Zhuhai Airshow: The PL-12AE air-to-air missile is a beyond-visual-range, radar-guided air-to-air missile. It features long range, high guidance accuracy, and strong anti-jamming capabilities. It can undertake beyond-visual-range air combat missions and is used to engage aerial targets such as fighter aircraft, bombers, UAVs, and cruise missiles. Its carrier platforms include the JF-17, J-10, and large UAVs, among others. Launch methods include rail launch and ejection launch. Its maximum usable overload is 38G, and its engagement range is ≥120 km. Guidance involves a Strapdown Inertial Navigation System (SINS)/Beidou satellite combination + two-way data link correction + active radar terminal guidance. The missile length is 3939 mm, diameter is 203 mm, and mass is <214 kg.
Also the pl15e does share the same diameter and the probability that of those 2 missiles use the same motor wouldnt be false either since the regular pl12 only has a range of 80 km
Pl12ae has a range of 120 km
Pl15e has a range of 145 km
The only way to get that extra 40 km range you would need a better motor and a new loft profile
Except we shouldn’t be working on probabilities and instead just be sure.
Not true, while the diameter could be the same the motors can still be different. For example, AIM-120C-5 and D-3 have the same diameter despite having 2 different motors. Unless there’s actual proof it has the PL-15’s motor, it’s probably just a revised PL-12 motor.
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And I would bet they either add the F-16E, F-16V or F-15EX (or F-16C PoBIT) as the new airframe to introduce it. At this point: Why not add all these planes together at once? The F-16s share most of their model with only minimal changes and the F-15EX with the F-15E too.
Possibly, though if it was the F-16 I would guess the F-15C GE would also get them.
It will permanently fight rafales and EFTs that beat it in every aspect while the Su-30SM2 will eat it alive in BVR.
Hell with only 6 missiles at 14.3-14.7 I think that the F-15C GE might even be better at BVR and the F/A-18E might even give it a run for it’s money.
Now this is funny lol
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Yay, twelve AIM-120D on these hairneedle maps. The knive fight in a phone box just BVR style :D
The question is also: Will it get the reduced beamwidth like the MICA as an additional change? It would be hillarious if it didn’t.
I love shitting on the F/A-18E a lot, but 6 missiles max on the F-16 is an absolute pain at 14.3-14.7.
Yeah… But you know. US Suffers, so Give them Aim-9X too
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Yes!!
Again cant really comment cuz im not familiar with its config, however
If the FM wont be too much different to F-16C, depending on how good the 120D will be, the missile performance can (not will) compensate for the disadvantages.
Thats assuming 120D wont end up being reskinned C5 lol
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If the AIM-120D and the AIM-9X keep the maneuverability of the AIM-120C-5 and AIM-9M while only having more range and being more flare resistant, I wouldn’t even really see a problem. Both missiles are way too easy to defeat kinetically currently.
the f22 will not be in any update until at least the second half of next year according to what Smin stated so we have about a year and a half my guess is on the f16pobit as well since no new USA F16 has been released in like 2 years and we got top tier F15 and F18 in the two previous updates. god air players have been eating good even if its been severely underwhelming food.