ah thx, so would probably be a good 10.0/10.3 aircraft then if it gets its AIM-9P4s
would have been quite hard to balance without CMs or cannons but all aspect missiles
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I have a hunch the germans actually tested this modification after it rolled out of the factory at WTD-61 for testing some new weapon systems.
Is there any sources that point to that?
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They are in basically the same configuration as when they were in Lw service anyway. We already know WTD61 tested them with AIM-9L.
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I’m more interested in whether they had the mfds…
The MFDs were a later addition by Thailand in 2021, so WTD61 would have nothing to do with them.
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Yeah sadly i think the AJ WTD61 just used direct target designation for the SMAT AGM
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It can also carry Chaff-Flare dispenser pod as well
(This one is being used to disperse Silver iodide)
(Document showing the development of Chaff/Flare system for Alpha Jet)
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Cockpit looks great!
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Given recent devblogs what is the consensus on the 27mm mauser version of Alpha Jet for Thailand?
From what i can read here and other sources 27mm guns were never bought. And there were later trials for the F-5 guns to be used. If thats the case that would make the standard version without missiles a questionable addition.
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I wonder if anyone has any pictures of the F-5s m39 being trialed on the alpha jet. Itd be pretty cool to see
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So RTAF Alpha Jets do not have guns?
Outside a prototype M39 20mm cannon gunpod not really
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Do you still have the sources to report this? Both variants of the Thai Alpha jet on Dev still have the Larzac 04-C6 fitted.
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I think keeping 27mm on both is fine solution makes the Aim9P4 one easier to balance and makes A version viable. They should get the better engine though, so far it has the old engine on dev.
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I think we should try to push for the Alpha Jet TH to be changed to the Phase 2- currently it sports a 1.6 BR increase (5 whole steps) with only the lowest performance IR AAMs to show for it. Move it any lower and it might clap flareless jets. But at the same time, its barely below the like of the AMX Ghibli or Super Etendard which feature notably superior guided ordinance, more countermeasures, and similar class AAMs.
If gaijin changed the Alpha Jet TH to the Phase 2, we could at least get a nicer cockpit & perhaps a pair of mavericks to show for the higher BR.
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If anyone has information regarding the SNECMA Turbomeca Larzac 04-C20 or C-6 (MOD. 70) / ( MOD. 80), I would be really grateful to have more on these. We are currently collecting sources as it is possible that Thailand’s Alpha Jets also have more powerful engines (C20).
Edit: We found more, report is up; Community Bug Reporting System
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Do you have any info on the m39 gun pod trialed on thai alpha jets? I wonder if they can swap out of bk27 for the pontiac m39 sometime…
Not at the moment, we focus on getting the Engines fixed, as well as F-5T. I am not even sure if there is anything available online regarding the Pod; found it only mentioned in an article iirc.
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Update; Official Royal Thai Air Force facebook account posted a picture with an Alpha Jet TH armed with AIM-9M - RTAF Lieutenant
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+1 for a folder
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