Rafale A is a larger aircraft, the Rafale production models were downsized considerably. The two centerline MICA could not be stored there now.
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That’s Rafale A. It’s structurally completely different from other Rafales
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I know that is why i didn’t pretended the C variant could still do it
they really like to give the pilot and the airframe a run for their money in these shows it looks like :
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So even AASM-500 and AASM-1000 have same rocket engine? I thought it would be bigger and stronger, like PGM-2000 has 2x of PGM-500 rocket engines.
AASM-500 does not exist, at least not in service. AASM-1000 definitely has a larger engine, but I am not aware of its performance at the moment. My previous comment was entirely related to the variants we are currently getting.
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Nah they all have different engines to achieve a same level of performances. Worth noting though that so far only the AASM 250 and AASM 1000 exist, the others are only prototypes/proposals
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Thats not how missiles work in warthunder.
TV/IR will lock on ground and when if its “allowed” to track targets it will switch when a vehicle enters fov.
The thing that isnt working is actually inertial guidance on TV/IR and when someone smokes in place it will lock the ground in front of smoke, and when smoke disapears will not relock
Enjoy trying to found about 3500 secondary sources, to post 5300 bug-reports as the F.3R currently in Devserver is missing approximatively 75% of what it can carry, 50% of how current systems works,
Not even accounting for Flight model or even Tested/possible/unused IRL capabilities.
And all of that to have those fix coming in 3 years, when aircraft would be Dead due to F-22/F-35/Su-57 and other freak show of 5th gen.
And on a Personnal Note: a Rafale F.2.2 correctly implemented would have been a Top Dog for current 14.0/14.3 and wouldn’t need much tweaks with close-by future weaponary (MICA-IR mostly)
This could have been lately completed by:
F.3.3
F.3R
F.4
Variants,… be it C / M / B models.
And a Premium M.F1
Or the lazy solution is to bring 3 Rafale in Game(one for each M/C/B models), make it whatever in term of Standards and Tweaks them all when new attachements become available,…
(Like this Mirage 2000-5F would be the only grinding aircraft around 14.0/15.0 when everything get added to F.4 standards → those going to sit at a future 16.7 minimal)
For premium/squadron adding some Exported ones, such as QATAR or INDIA
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Can Rafale OSF IRST also provide MICA EM launches?
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Oh, okay. It is just that AASM-500 is currently in the files and has copy paste engine from AASM-250 and AASM-1000 is possible if we get F.4.1 in the end.
These datamine names mean nothing. The guy named these vehicles himself for whatever reason. Stop overreacting
Rafale F4.1 ~ F4.3 standard minimum battle rating 14.7, 15.3 minimal it might Rafale F5
I suppose it maybe Rafale M F1 (Early) for pre-order premium for france someday
Rafale M F2 Late (F2.2 standard), my guess
I think battle rating 14.3
I don’t know Rafale B located to strike aircraft or bomber line
But Rafale B F3 Early or Rafale B F3 (Late) (F3.2 or F3.3 standard) ?
Someone on here said that MICA EM cannot be launched without a radar lock, it would work for MICA IR though i believe but obviously we don’t have that.
Honestly a MICA with placeholder accurate Magic 2 IRCCM would be quite nice fake as it is. Absolutely a menace for everyone else though.
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Ate Chuet mentionned in one of its videos that firing a MICA or a Meteor was possible with IRST only. Afaik the thing has a laser built in, so it probably can do ranging
That’s was exactly my point. In reality such capability exist but it’s not present in the game, thus invalidating the theory according to which some features were removed only in NATO disadvantage .
MICA can be guided via Datalink. Whoever said that is quite obviously wrong.
As a proof you can easily find out about a test involving a Rafale shooting down a target being itself using the lock of another Rafale (Edit : It was in 2007, so using the regular MICA. Here are 2 archived links : CESA Centre d’études stratégiques aérospatiales CESA Centre d’études stratégiques aérospatiales). Also mentioned in this article (primary source) that at least the NG have Link 16 : https://www.defense.gouv.fr/dga/actualites/livraisons-premiers-missiles-dinterception-combat-dautodefense-mica-renoves
As for whether the OSF-IRST can aim a MICA towards a target, “everything is possible with the rafale” according to the pilot in this interview : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w3Z4huH72c&t=1131s
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Yeah it make sense, tho yeah heard too a lot that datalink only started at mica ir and a then all the ng.
So the rafale should be able to guide it even when the mica em is close to the target or it is something different ?
When the MICA EM is close to the target, it will be using its own radar to lock a target. If it has not located its target, it will be controlled via it’s own INS and whatever instruction it is receiving from any kind of system, that can be completely different from its carrier.
Maybe you have heard. But was it sourced ? The amount of incorrect stuff I’ve seen going on just in the past few days for the rafale is insane. I would not trust “I heard that” or “somebody said that” unless. they provide sources. Especially when they are as easily accessible and found than those I mentioned just above.
If anyone has sources that only the IR variant uses datalink, I’m all for it. Otherwise I’d consider both of them have it since it makes more sense logistically and operationally
Edit : I myself have made several incorrect assumptions recently, but was disproven with people using sources, that allowed me to get a clearer picture. Collecting those sources also help creating reports, so that’s a bonus
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That’s really interesting.
By the time the PIRATE IRST gains the ability to operate AIM-120, it is likely that OSF-IRST will be able to do the same.