When your top tier aircraft was basically a weaker Mriage F1C vs Mig-29s and F-16s for an entire year. What do you really expect
are you talking about Germany? or France
they got their actual counterpart to F-16’s in the a2a tornadoes.
they couldve added an F1 or 2 Rafale and T1/T2 Typhoon in summer and it wouldve been fine
I am talking about when Gripen was added to the game already to Sweden, Italy, and UK. People were still asking for EFT, despite Gripen being a viable toptier competitor even if its not a domestic option for most besides Sweden.
Please move on with actually Rafale related stuff from now onwards. We know where this leads and it’s not a good path.
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(And use this thread instead if it’s for fighting about it)
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does the f1 even get mica ems and a working radar?
From the OP in the Rafale thread:
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The F.1 and Eurofighter DA (standardise an amalgamation) would’ve been so much more balanced, don’t add HMD to the Rafale as the F.1 definitely didn’t have it and you’d have at least had something manageable, no nutty HOBS shots and only 4 MICA.
I will say though, part of the reason people wanted these aircraft was the introduction of the F-15E with its overtuned and nuts thrust metrics which was wholly unnecessary when the F-15C was already the best plane in the game.
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Yea they could’ve added a Rafale M F.2 for now; worse FM, slightly worse Radar, six MICA and no HMCS - later they could’ve added a “Western Storm” update with EF-2000 T4 / FGR.4 w/ AESA, Gripen E and Rafale C F.4.
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It’s such a bad timing they decided to AESA-capable aircraft that don’t have HMD like F-2 in the Summer update instead of maybe in last winter update.
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I suppose you mean HMSD. But, while it would definitely not have gotten an HMS, it’s likely it would have gotten an HMD in game, as it F2 did test it as far as I am aware.
not the same HMD, if i recall, and it was denied for service
Yes, obviously it would not be Scorpion, which is an HMSD (helmet mounted sight AND display), but a more simple HMS (no display). Hence why I said it would not have an HMD (helmet mounted sight). Basically it’d function the same as the M2K5-F
Edit : BRUUUH it’s the other way around. It’d have an HMS but not and HMD (corrected)
(Thanks DS)
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There is no public information about the F2 testing a hmd, there is only speculation that it tested it
Something that some of you guys can check for when the update goes live tomorrow.
The Rafale is said by a Rafale pilot to be able to reach 250km/h in 5 seconds from take-off.
The engine throttle responsiveness time has been fixed and the weight of the Rafale has been reduced increasing the thrust-to-weight ratio for a quicker take-off.
I believe currently it is around ~9 seconds on live-server.
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@piiot here’s another primary (Russian) source that has values for Rafael engine, no specifics, but it’s in comparison to other engines.
The Rafale uses the M88-2. The M88-3 was an unbuilt version with more thrust.
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Yes, I have this one plus the 2015 one but I’m looking forward to the 2027* one that should detail the F4.2 and what it brings.
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