SAR Squadron has been dispatched to find the other two.
One Rafale C and one Rafale B, the pilot of the C has been found, the search for the two in the Rafale B is ongoing.
Fingers crossed they find the other two unharmed as the first one.
they unfortunately didnt make it
3/30 Lorraine 80th anniversary camo would be cool to see on the Rafale
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Hot damn!
From the 4 dispensers, we can have 72 flares/chaff on the smaller side. 112 fixed chaff. So a total of about 184 countermeasures.
You can take a maximum of 32 60mm flares/chaff or a maximum of 72 40mm flares/chaff, and there’s mix and match in between those numbers for the regular dispensers.
Rafale re-uses Eclair and Spirale from the Mirage 2000s but has four less dispensers of the Eclair-M system.
Interesting video of a Rafale dumping all 72 flares, you can even slow down the video and individually count the flares:
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Interesting find using a primary Dassault document. On Dassault’s website, it states 10,000kg empty weight.
However another document lists the empty weight of the 3 variants. Rafale C weighs the lightest, Rafale B weighs more, Rafale M weighs the most.
Rafale M does not even reach 10,000kg.
This is important to note as many sources comparing the Rafale and Eurofighter’s TWR incorrectly place the Rafale’s weight too high.
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I believe rafale M is 10000kg
Very close, Rafale M, atleast the early ones, is sitting at 9,900kg empty.
So Rafale C at 9300?
Btw do you think we will get the 3 variant or only the C variant?
Hard to determine. They may get each standard of each variant in the game at some point but it’ll have no real interest except cosmetics and so performances. If we want the best Rafale overall then C is the way to go it’s the lightest. If gaijin decides to implement different variants for the different standards we might see Rafale C F2, Rafale M F3R and Rafale B F4.1. then the best out of them will probably be the F3R as it’ll have the METEORs while being lighter than the F4.1 but F4.1 might get access to MICA NG but it’s DF performances will be slightly worse. But the best choice to have would be the C overall. And having all variants of all standards in game would be a loss of time as you’d have to grind 3 times planes that have same loadouts just diferents looks/performances.
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The figure is made up and has nothing to do with reality.
Not exactly,… it was the Proposed Charts when Dassault and France tried to sold the Rafale at export markets.
But i agree that it doesn’t give the reality of the current Rafale Capabilities.
Now that’s what I call a meteor shower ;)
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Technically 6 METEOR and 4 MICA (2xIR and 2xEM, might even be NG variants), if you get rid of the STORM SHADOW missile
Also look at that magnificent piece of Anti-ship missile, the infamous AM.39 Exocet ^^"
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I believe they also unveiled a new dedicated variant of the MM40 for submarine, the SM40. It may be a state of the art modern missile, it’s still the same old flying fish we all know and love. As they say, if it ain’t broke…
Even if the Damage Method remains the same (Penetrator as per the missile, then HE warhead of 160 to 165kg), with a Terminal Guidance Radar (about 6km to 10km from target from what i’ve seen // can be different depending on models/standards)
You must take care of the specifics variants:
→ MM-38 // MM-40 stands for Mer-Mer (“Sea-Sea” for english speakers), so “from ships to ships” Warfare (also been modified for Coastal batteries - Still MM40 but in Ground-Sea mode)
A- the 1974- - MM-38 is the earliest model of the missile
Range 40km
the only missile to have been discontinued from production today.
B- MM-40 is the latest Exocet model, with various standards
MM40 B1 - 1981 - Range 70km
MM40 B2 - 1992 - Range 72km
MM40 B3 - 2010 - Range 180+km (can go 180° to avoid Interception missile)
MM40 B3C - 2023 - Range around 200km
(others improvements)
→ SM39 / SM40 stands for Sous-Mer (“Sub-Sea” for our english friends), is a specific variant made for Submarines Warfare and Tactics
Several Standards appears:
SM39 B1 - 1985 - Range of 50km
SM39 B2 Mod2 - 2009 - Range of 60-70km (in good Sea conditions?)
(others improvements)
a breaking “new born” : the SM40 is an adapted MM40 B3C missile unveiled at Euronaval 2024
MBDA Estimated the Range to 120km for this variant
All SM39/SM40 are shortenned variant of MM40’s in order to enter the 21" torpedo tubes in use of French Subs, explainning the Shortenned Range.
→ AM38/AM39 stands for Air-Mer (“Air-Sea” for our english friends), is a specific variant made for Aerial Warfare and Tactics
the 1977 “Unknown” AM38 (based on MM38) - 5 produced, all fired from SA 321 “Super Frelon” Helicopters without live charges
The Standard:
AM39 B1 - 1979 - Range of 50-70km (depending on aircraft parameters at Launch)
AM39 B2 - 1982 - Range of 50-70km (depending on aircraft parameters at Launch)
AM39 B2 Mod 2 - 2009 - Range of 50-70+km (depending on aircraft parameters at Launch)
(others improvements)
[Maybe a New AM40 will be soon available aswell since MBDA just unveiled the SM40 at Euronaval (current event from 4th to 7th Nov.2024) - Check next Aeronautic Event to found out]
Various Sources (mostly newspapers and wikipedia) used on this post
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Well yes… I already knew that… I was just agreeing with what you said. In any case, all is well.