Are there any sources that can either affirm or challenge the current implementation of the Rafale’s in game FM? It seems like the Mirage 2000 shouldn’t be able to out-rate the Rafale at low speeds nor should the Rafale rip its wings in level flight, but I can’t find definitive sources that neatly compares the Rafale’s maneuverability with other fighters, flight manuals strictly warning pilots against flying with burners on at low altitudes, or anything of the like that would at least confirm or deny the legitimacy of how the plane is depicted in game right now.
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Rafale should have reduced infrared signature
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/PxnCSnRrUmnl
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Love to see it, modern technology is amazing
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/a2dRgFaJLTk2
what nonsense, Raphael doesn’t have a body shape to reduce RCS
Merry Christmas !
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This is bullshit
Responding to one questionable statement with another questionable statement is the wrong way to go.
What about the B-1B on your picture?
lmao what is this nosense?
Yeah so Rafale doesn’t have a shape to reduce RCS but B1B does. Interesting… Also all numbers on this bad made chart are false but whatever floats your boat mate. Rafale is a Low Observability aircraft, meaning it has a RCS between 1m² and 0.01m² without RAM coating a clean Rafale has a RCS of arround 1m² so going below 1m² isn’t reality bending.
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Actually, this is not a dubious statement, but a picture from a book.
Rafale rcs .001 m^2
Pure uncoated Rafale cannot have 1m^2, and 0.001m2 is at a limited angle with a certain frequency
Which doesn’t make it any less dubious.
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The B-2 Spirit being a higher RCS than the F-117 Nighthawk is laughable. All other papers have the B-2 Spirit at a much lower RCS than the more primitive older Nighthawk.
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The Indians captured frontal look of Rafale and their Su-30 and Mig-29 with a thermal camera during an exercise. It’s an interesting look, note the differences in the intakes:
Spoiler
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Rafale intakes be like : What’s heating?
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This is a very respected source.
Vertically positioned radar, of course, reduces RCS (NO)