Dassault Rafale - Variants, Characteristics, Armament and Performance

It can’t be F.3.2 for two reasons; the Teaser shows the Rafale with GBU-24s on the belly pylon ( → F.3.3 feature) as well as with DDM-NG ( → F.3-4+ feature). Also if they add AASM-L it should be a big problem (as with Scorpion JHMCS) as it can be retrofitted to F.3-4+, the only actual differences between it and F.3R would be RBE2-AA and Meteor.

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This rafale will still have only damocles or it will be a better pod ?

Are you not talking about the inside of the engine with the 3Dish grids ?

Damocles for now

what do we think the gimble limit on the Rafale’s radar is? (i wanna hit them off bore shots fr)

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Great airborne radar

But I might not think gajin ready modern AESA radar this year

In fact Rafale F4.1 ~ F5 standard only equipped Scorpion HMCS

Damocles or Damocles XF or TALIOS targeting pod ?

It is fixed PESA/AESA radar afaik.

RBE2 and RBE2-AA are both fixed and can’t move;

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Yes.
Probably the same as the Su-27 and J-11, but with the textures unaltered and attached to the back of the engine model.
I dislike this way of making.
They do not update the inner texture itself.
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be a shame if i twisted one of its pins

±70deg from an uncertain source.

a little off topic, you seem to know about the Meteor. how long does its engine burn for in flight (i know nothing about this missile except it has a ramjet)

It’s the realm of complete mystery.

I’ll guess it burns over 1hour XD

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that’s SAD!

only early Rafale M F.1 got the use of Magic-2

Good but not perfect to be fair… they better model its heavily reduced RCS and IR signatures when aesas come in, especially the ones on gimbal with ability to look over 100° to the side.

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Rafale can use it, no matter which standard. They just stopped using it when MICA IR was available in high numbers.

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Anyway,… it’s sad that Gaijin is limiting French TT with aircrafts that can get far more efficient missiles, when other standards were as good for current use in game (SEM, Mirage 2000-5F, now Rafale)

EF-2000 had several variants aswell, be it missiles or radar… the Captor-M have been replaced with Captor-E as Rafale get through PESA to AESA.

Su-33 also got upgraded,…

And what will happen BR wise when those Aircrafts would finally Recieve their true Loadout?
A Gap will be created with the need for earlier standards to enter the game and limiting some players to grind some nations,…

That’s sad to see that Hype Wave is more important than thinking true about the game development.

Do we know ammount of CMs and if it can carry bols?
I managed to get some pictures on nato days of rafales top dispensers on left side next to horizontal stab but couldnt see any other.

And here are some other pics of that beauty



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No BOLs. CMs depend on which config;

  • 4x8 60mm
  • 4x16 40mm

as well as 2x SPIRALE chaff dispenders.

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32 Large CM or 72 normal CM
112 Large Chaff

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