Dassault Rafale - Variants, Characteristics, Armament and Performance

I think it’s time for 15% increase in thrust

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I really hope it’s about the missing thrust …

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15% missing from the current M88?

First and foremost I would like Gaijin to either add RAM coating feature and lower Rafale’s RCS or remove the speed limit for RAM coating and let Rafale fly 1500+ kph IAS.

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RCS isn’t that much modelled right ? So we could expect it to be more relevant for 4.5 gen aircraft eventually with what could be added from the leaks i would guess.

Spoiler

it is called thrust efficency loss
and every jet has that

Dutch/Belgian F-35 the final jet in the French tree…It’s grim isn’t it

UK is the same F-35B and done.

possibly the AMCA, but yea thats about it… or the aussie’s F-35

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https://x.com/SebLecornu/status/1935723669080219847

Rafale M Meteor missile training launch

What we can see here is that the MBDA Meteor motor burns for more than 15 seconds. (The length of the video is 15 seconds.)

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Meteor has an air breathing engine it should burn longer than 15 seconds

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https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/thuhByliyyoS

Rafale incorrectly modeled thrust

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I’m sure Gaijin will rectify it

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Yes, it should be fixed. The rafale is missing between 2 and 15% of installed thrust !
Literally unplayable

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Unironically they should fix this if they are going to be adding F-22/F-35/Su-57/J-20 like the leaker said which devs had planned for this December. It does make me feel like we haven’t been asking for enough if they’re going to make the idiotic decision to add 5th gens this year’s end patch.

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  1. Supercruise at Mach 1.4 at 40,000 feet altitude using 80% engine thrust

Yeah, not a chance that is real and if it gets implemented the Rafale is going to have to move up in BR signfiicantly.

Also gotta love the false flagging. Try and question a bug report by a guy known to make up sources/mis-interpret sources and you get flagged

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Least your Radar works imagine trying to detect and lock Gen 5 with Captor-M…

Best part is that the source used was an internal document, so no reason for them to lie to themselves. Can’t say marketing fluff/propaganda.

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Just gotta hope that Captor-E is well on its way before Gen 5 is added…

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It also only gives you a singular source though. The fact that 4+ European partners have all claimed what Typhoon can do and it is considered a lie.

I don’t think Gaijin care about where or what the source is. If they want to buff or nerf an aircraft they will use whatever source they like.

Gen 5 at Xmas…Maybe a new Typhoon with new missiles…