Dassault Rafale - Variants, Characteristics, Armament and Performance

Didn’t India go for more with Rafale Ms and Serbia purchase some or how’s that going?

until the onboard sensor of the missile locks, yes

Unless the target has a LWR, that is

Got confused bc it’s all the same stuff except for LWR lol. Maybe ASQ-239 has one, but I know for a fact ALR-94 doesnt

I don’t know if Serbia already set an order, not following that tbf.

According to Dassault’s website, Serbia’s order contains a whopping, amazing, and game-changing 12

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yeah i think it was 26 Rafale M.

And anyway India numbers will most likely ends up with more rafale especially when they will produce some directly in India

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The World of the Rafale, coming soon

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I imagine UAE too, if they help fund f5 rafale, would be strange not to, and no idea if they even have the right Rafale since i remember reading that there were rafale that couldn’t get upgraded more than f4.1

those are for the vikrant if memory serves

ski jump rafales, never thought i’d see this one day tbh

And finally more rafale M produced, those are my favourite variant ^^’

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Having Laser guidance is different than having TV guidance, even if it’s rather similar in game.

But here Bug-Report talk of TV guidance

I was talking from a gameplay standpoint to give more context btw, where they’re rather similar in that aspect

Yet Laser is possible to be used at night: not sure that kind of TV guidance would make it possible at night battles. (Which is the kinda the only difference in game)

The TV uses laser itself to provide targeting data. So it’s actually the LRF.

Spoiler

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Hm, good point

Passed.

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New datamine indicate New HMD mode for the Rafale.

Does anyone has info what it is ? Is it the range indicator?

i did realize that and started carrying a centerline in 15 minutes internal.

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Glad to see yours got passed, they said “But the developers decided not to add this mechanic at the moment.” to mine regarding it. But yours is also much better written than mine was. Heres to hoping we get it.

https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/eKCS0qPndr6I

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Rafale sales are high compared to Eurofighter, Gripen, F-18, but not compared to F-35 or something like J-7 variants.

Obviously, most countries that can afford it and are permitted to are purchasing F-35 over Rafale for the stealth capability and other improvements. Those that are not permitted to purchase F-35 or are concerned about maintenance requirements and other factors are going with Rafale. It is an appealing choice for countries that do not need a stealth fighter. I could say the J-7 is somehow better than the Rafale as it has considerably out-sold it in numbers and production in the same timeframe… but that would be the same stretch you are making about Rafale.

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Well, they are also buying the F35 to be friends with US (aka Switzerland / Norway / Belgium / etc) lol