Statshark quite often gets the Euro-Deltas wrong, I wouldnt rely upon it for them.
At high alt, The rafale gets clear advantages over the Typhoon due the lack of drag for the Rafale.
At lower alts, the Typhoon does have some advantages, but any and all of said advnatages are eliminated when you factor in Magic II and MICA EM’s HOBS performance. Perticularly trying to defend against a short range MICA with BOL Chaff.
Overall, the difference in performance is minimal and isnt enough to justify the Typhoon and its weapon systems to be nerfed like they are
i cant comment on how a missile which i dont know how it will be implemented will affect the meta. It could come with a better than current seeker which would completely change the range dynamics.
The Harrier is likely referencing AV-8B+, so could very well be equipped with Aim-120D in US service, but the Tornado makes no sense, they were only fitted with Aim-120B/C5s (and technically meteor :P) before being retired. I dont think Aim-120Ds had even entered service when they were retired.
So that could simply be in reference to AMRAAM in general
Not necessarily, Raptor could’ve been going faster or at higher alt.
Missile could have also just had guidance upgrades that allow it to fly a better trajectory, target could’ve been moving slower, or in a more advantageous direction
We don’t know, but there are a lot of possibilities other than upgraded propulsion
