So your saying the rafale could get over ~12 AASM hammer? Because I haven’t seen anything that indicates the wing fuel tank pylons) can carry air to ground.
nah just 6 but he can take more bombs
red is for air to ground and blue air to air
It is literally the worst 14.0 and also worse then some 13.7 and you dont even have it.
Was that image posted by a official source? Because I have also seen bullshit like this:
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This diagram is not a reliable source, the presence of air-to-air missiles in central points was only possible on the Rafale A, moreover this diagram announces a carrying capacity of AS-30L, carrying which is debatable because only one image exists showing the aircraft with this weapon and it was one of the first versions and we do not know if the aircraft was able to fire it
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Do you have that image of a Rafale with AS-30L? I looked for but nerver found it.
I’m playing the 5F at the moment scoring 2 to 3 kills per games, I’ll have the Rafale in a day or two. The Rafale is quite literally an upgrade of it for my playstyle at every level.
“The worst 14.0” is an extremely capable aircraft.
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Are we sure its a early variant? because it does seem to have the IRST.
yes but on the dassault site they say Instead of fuel cans, it may be fitted with guided or unguided bombs
it has a lower top speed when flying low, you have less countermeasures, 2 less missiles and a super bugy radar that keeps switching to IRST. So right now the only improvement is better turning and maybe radar if they fix it.
Make a bug report for that. I would love to use the wing fuel tank pylons for air to ground weapons.
Rafale No. 17 is an F1 model delivered to the Navy, Flotille 12F
EDIT, mistake on my part, the F1 model only goes from M01 to M10, the M17 is therefore a Rafale F2, from the navy, likely delivered between 2008 and 2013
I would like you to send me the link to the site because it seems surprising to me.
- I’m not flying low unless I can use terrain masking.
- Radar Bugs will be corrected. The EFT radar is still completely dysfunctional at the moment as well. It’s actually performing worse than the Rafale’s because the TWS just refuse to function.
- It’s more agile above supersonic speed than the 5F, which is extremely important to keep defending at altitude. <<< This is the main upgrade to me and a huge deal.
- Lower top speed isn’t a big deal unless you need to run down an F15E in endgame (and you can just beat it with your much better fuel efficiency if it comes to this. Boring, but effective.)
- Lower countermeasures isn’t that big of a deal either. Chaff is what matter, 112 large caliber chaff is enough.
- 2 less missiles is annoying for sure. But honestly the amount of games where I get to use all 6 MICA + 2 Magic is extremely low. I’d like to have 8, but it’s not that big of a deal.
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As long as Scorpion HMD stays i dont care about other aspects, current Rafale is really good and im enjoying a lot, im just expecting couple adjustments to radar performance and to keep Scorpion HMD.
Also changing current flares with 72 one could be a decent change but not super important in my eyes.
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On the mirage I’m also rocking only 36 flares
I’m not saying anything about the Scorpion atm because I’ve yet to test it myself in Sim. (and let’s be real, it’s completely irrelevant whether they use the scorpion or a basic HMD in RB)
From what I can see, it’s a HUGE advantage for Sim matches, since it basically give you a complete overview of allied position on the battlefield. The situational awareness it provides is definitely unmatched, but we’ll have to see how strong of an advantage it really is.
Tbh for Sim we’ll have to wait until everything is fixed and how the meta evolved. There will be EFT in both side now, since Italy and Germany are often on redfor side, and Su-27 can somewhat compete now. I’d like to see how the meta evolve.
I’d be really sad if they removed it, but on the other hand, it might be a little too strong for the current Sim.
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Radar is fixed. Its really good now (outside of switching but thats issue with all irst planes).
Only issue is repeating bars backwards and thats wide issue on all radars.