Su-33 wasn’t too bad for me /shrug
R-27ER is just that strong and the radar is pretty decent all things considered.
F-15J was… okayish, not great but not painful.
Only plane that was actually a worse experience was Tornado F.3(Early) and that’s exclusively due to multipath, Skyflash being stupid slow and AIM-7F overperforming by the most absurd margin.
Jaguar (with no bombs and no AAMs) was my worst. Though still mad that the F3 late and FA2 dont get IRCCM stock like everyone else.
But anyway. Judging an aircraft by its stock grind is usually a waste of time. In the Rafale, Id slow grind till some bombs and then bomb in SB to spade it. What I did for the Typhoon, was a piece of cake.
the mig 19 was a breeze for me, the only problem facing that jet is compression, and fucking av8 morons who will focus you on sight.
Probably not, seeing as the Chinese players do notably better in their M2K5Ei than they do in their J-11B and J-10A, tho this could technically be argued to be due to the other 2 jets having more games played.
The whole “if we do well its cuz of player skill, if they do well, its cuz their vehicles are OP” discussion point is one of the dumbest ones in the WT community. Almost everyone just uses it as a crutch to justify their overperforming stuff, which basically makes it a non-starter as a point.
Could just as easily say “the chinese pilots are superior in skill to the french ones, since given the same vehicle, they perform better”, which would reinforce the fact of how broken the rafale is.
Both Mk.1 and Mk.2 use GaN.
Are you sure? One of the benefits of GaN AESA radars is supposedly to be able to simultaneously jam while operating air to air/surface modes and I believe ECRS Mk2 offers that over the Mk1.
Meh, just let the Rafale dominate for a bit. Other nations will be given new and competitive jets soon enough and the Rafale is going to be dethroned,
One plane is always going to be the “best”
And i don’t even have the Rafale and dont even play France nor do I particularly like it so can’t call bias there.
And i doubt France is going to be given anything better for a looooong time
The issue isnt that it is the best. The issue is it has been given buffs and upgrades that have been denied for other nations for no apparent reason and its dominating by a significant margin.
With the current state of balance, it should be the only 14.3 in game.
I still fail to se an issue with this
Ah yes, the plane is absurdly broken and stomps on any of it’s competetion.
“i still fail to see an issue with this”
Would support removing the extra crap from Gripen A, if they resolved the state of Gripens in general (We’re effectively missing a pylon, among other issues) and gave us ones that are actually comparable to Rafale and EFT (NG or E).
Collaborating with Indra, Hensoldt is leading the project for an upgraded AESA radar for the Eurofighter Typhoon, incorporating components from the baseline CAPTOR-E Mk0. The projected started in 2020 after the German and Spanish government approved funds totalling €1.5 billions, covering development, integration and delivery to retrofit the entire fleet of Tranche 2/3 Luftwaffe Eurofighters and an initial 5 Spanish Air Force aircraft.
ECRS Mk1, Hensoldt
The following Luftwaffe Quadriga (38 aircraft) and Spanish Halcon I (20 aircraft) Eurofighters were later also contracted with Mk1 radars. The planned Halcon II procurement will likely result in an order of an additional 25 airframes, raising the number of orders to approximately 200 radar sets.
Besides Hensoldt and Indra the original consortium partner Leonardo is also involved in the project, mainly dealing with supplying legacy components from the Mk0 radar such as the radar processor and modified components of the antenna power supply & control unit.
One of the main hardware changes compared to existing Mk0 radars are new Gallium-Nitride (GaN) based wideband T/R modules. The introduction of new T/R modules was necessitated by the Luftwaffe’s requirements for longer detection ranges and UHR SAR imagery with 10cm resolution.
The other major hardware development is the introduction of a digital multi-channel receiver. Compared to the old (partly analog) 3 channel receiver with PowerPC processors, the new receiver is fully digital and makes use of modern multi-core processors. The new hardware greatly improves the radar’s electronic countermeasure (ECM). Additionally the added data capacity also opens up possibilities for the introduction of Electronic Attack (EA) and other non-traditional radar features.
In 2022 problems arose for the project as the German authorities failed to certify the new multi-core processors with existing certification processes, which resulted in delays and cost-overrun. In the same year the decision was made to adapt the Eurofighter for the Electronic Combat and Reconaissance (ECR) mission role, which led to additional Electronic Warfare features being required for the Mk1 radars. This resulted in a follow-up contract worth €200 million in late 2023, covering the additional expenses.
The program is structured to have a 2-phase maturation stage, with the radars initially being delivered in a ‘Step 1’ configuration, featuring the new T/R modules and the digital receiver. The software will also be brought to a new standard compared to existing Mk0 updates. The ‘Step 2’ improvement is planned to be fielded by 2028. The objective is to revamp the software and task architecture while also modernize the radar processor, doubling the amount of radar features. The upgrade will introduce new offensive Electronic Warfare capabilities and improve the performance of existing modes. After the upgrade developers and engineers will also have the possibility of remotely updating the radar’s software.
Current plans foresee the first Mk1 radar sets to be fielded with the delivery of the first Luftwaffe Tranche 4 (Quadriga) aircraft in 2025.
Yes. Mk.1 is meant to perform that as well, but it will only receive that capability in Phase 2.
You’re talking about it like it’s literally unbeatable… it’s not.
Is it generally the best 14.0 rn yes
Is it the best in every single application? No
What’s the problem?
One of the best radars
debatabaly the best flight model
the best RWR/MAWS
good missile kit
ahistorical modifications that never were in french service
Only “issue” would be the ahistorical modifications If it’s not something the plane is capable off.
If it’s a question of they just never used X thing then who cares.
But i know nothing of those so if you would enlighten me of those cheers
iirc its being able to bring 8x MICA and having acess to Scorpion HMD
Wasn’t the HMD introduced into French services in 2018?
honestly idek, those are the 2 i hear thrown around a lot
wierd, if you google “when did France get Scorpion HMD” stuff like this comes up. seems like the order was placed, not even delivered, in 2021
Ahh ok as I said I know practically nothing about this, just some shit I’ve heard somewhere on the forums or bug reports.