i can see it, server issue?
Now it works.
I absolutely love the Rafale. F.5 will be magnificent!
“chuckles in Meteor missile”
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what’s the restriction for 4 meteors and 4 micas/2 magic 2s on the wingtips, is it just software or actual physical size of meteor?
Physical size. Some MBDA mockups :
suggest Rafale could be wired to receive Meteors on the fuel tank pylons enabling 10 missiles Rafale but no work for such integration is known atm.
It’s geniunely uncanny how similar the thing behind the pilot looks like an actual wine rack/fridge.
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Would most likely bring 3 AASM if a permitted payload. Would actually open up effective air to ground if we ever get RB ec.
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They already carry armement in the form of SCALP (and maybe exocet ?). I have no clue how different the wirings are for AAM, but i don’t think there’s many physical issues to integrate them. But then, i think the long process of integration on rafales is mostly aerodynamical testing
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Anyone know why magic 2 fuse delay is so long?
The reason it is 1.8 seconds fuze delay is because it was implemented for the Magic 1, and the source used was Jane’s forecast International, and this was a time period before the developers had forbade Jane sources such as Forecast International due to their inaccuracy, so we’re now left with dealing with the aftermath of sources like Jane’s being used. The Magic 2 had inherited the current fuze delay of the Magic 1.
But Jane’s wasn’t far off from the truth. The Magic 1 had a variable fuze delay which can be set by those on the ground before the missile was equipped. The fuze delay could be set between 1.2 seconds to 1.8 seconds according to a more credible secondary source. The reason for the fuze delay was because the Magic 1 was a short range dogfighting missile and there was real risk of shrapnel explosion to the shooting aircraft.
We would however need another secondary source for anything to be done about it so this issue is placed on a backburner for now. At best we can ask for fuze delay to be shortened from 1.8 seconds to 1.2 seconds for both Magic 1 and 2 once more sources are gathered.
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They do carry SCALP underwing (EXOCET idk it usually is only carried on belly) but it’s where AASM/MICA/METEOR/Bombs goes not on the fuel tank pylon nothing is wired there for now afaik.
EXOCET I usually only carried underbelly because only the Rafale M carries it. The rafale M also only carries the SCALP under the belly for weight balanced reasons (can land with asymmetrical SCALP under the wings if only 1 is fired), so I kinda assumed that if Rafale C ever carried the Exocet it could do so under the wings
Rafale C is capable of carrying the SCALP on the fuel pylons tho ?
Im suddenly in doubt
All three Airframes can carry it.
As we reach the 10k limit and discussions calmed down, I will now close this Thread and set up the new Part 2, however, it will open on Monday 6:00 PM Central European Time;
and please, don’t ignore the Mod warnings this time.
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