Ef2000 irst

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I know this has probably already been postet here, i just havent found a post yet, since i am not very familiar with this forum.

I would like to suggest that the German EF2000 gets the EuroFIRST PIRATE (IRST) as the Germans have had multiple tests with this system, and the Block 10 is compatible with the system.

I know Germany wasnt using the system on the model we have rn, but since u guys also made exceptions for the rafale, by giving it 8 mica missiles, which is by the way a way stronger buff than giving the EF2000 a IRST, it is just fair to add it as like a T4 Upgrade.

This would be very much appreciated, especially in sim it would be great, other than that its pretty much useless anyway.

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Can’t planes just have their own differences and nuances without making them the same.

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its not on the german typhoons yet. It also doesn’t work much in game as data fusion is basically non existent so you arent missing out

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Its been denied 1000 times already. Its bad enough that the loadouts arent unique, but lets keep the airframes a little unique at the very least

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This has already been argued before and the devs stance is the Rafale gets the tested HMD and 8 MICA load and the German EFT will not get PIRATE IRST which it has tested and can mount.

Its unfair and hypocritical, but its their final answer and no amount of sources or asking is likely to change it. We’re better off not opening that can of worms again and just dropping the subject.

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I’d rather wait and get an IPA7 with extra goodies like AMK than have the only unique Eurofighter turned into copypaste, we have the answer and it just requires patience

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He’s missing out on not having the ability to lose locks at random by the jet automatically switching to IRST

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The typhoons radar is so scuffed I turn it off and work off of helmet locks only for radar missiles. It gets around the broken mess of radar irst switching and ruining a lock and only notifies your target that they are a target when its already too late

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Does it? I feel like HMD locks are the worst, or do you mean ACM?

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HMD. Ive found it to only have issues when you’re in a head-on and the whole thing just sharts itself to death

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So you’re saying that you have the radar off at the start and then switch to HMD and just play like that with no IRST changing issues?

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yes. I have no irst issue if I just turn it all off. I first started running no radar on the sea harriers so I wouldn’t ping RWRs until I locked them to slave missile searches and its ended up being a very successful way to play aircraft with HMD as I don’t need to be nose on my target.

It also works really well with the Gripen as that things radar struggles too

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I often fumble with the HMD IRST to spam locks and try to get a target in a stealthy way, and when I get closer I switch to the radar and launch the missile. Probably because of that, I get more issues when Im just trying to use the radar itself.

But for that kind of close and sneaky gameplay I prefer the rafale, the missiles are far better and so is the IRST (radar too). But it also has the same issues.

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I turn radar off and then use a keybind for “lock radar/irst on target” and I have never had an issue.

Its nice and sneaky but you can still lock up to 19km away with most usable radars so is still good for semi-BVR distance missile tosses

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They already removed 9L(I)-1 and replaced it with AIM-9M Germany never used

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Aswell as brimstone, EGBU amd etc

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this again?

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It would have been nice if the loadouts were a little unique. Even just when it came to choice of GBUs…PW4s should be a UK exclusive

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