Eurofighter F2000 Trance 2

Il_Signor_Regio · February 26, 2024, 9:24pm

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Eurofighter History: The Eurofighter Typhoon is the perfect example of the result of well-done European cooperation. In the Italian Air Force, it cover the role of main fighter… Talking about its story, In 1983, development of the Eurofighter began as part of the New European Fighter program, a program involving Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, and France, but after a few years, France left the project to build the Dassault Rafale. After France’s final exit, the first technical demonstrator, the Bae Eap, flew to the United Kingdom a few years later, in August 1986. The companies involved in the project were Bae Sistems (United Kingdom), Airbus (Germany), Alenia Aereonautica, now Leonardo (Italy), and ITP Aereo (Spain). The first prototypes were DA (Development Aircraft), and the first of seven, the German DA1, flew for the first time on March 27, 1994, followed by the British DA2 on April 6 of the same year. A total of 7 prototypes were built: DA1 and DA5 (Germans), DA2 and DA4 (British), DA3 and DA7 (Italians), and DA6 (Spanish). The first contract for a total of 148 Trance 1 aircraft (55 for the UK, 44 for Germany, 29 for Italy, and 20 for Spain) was signed in 1998, and serial production of the first version, the Trance 1, began in 2000. In 2004, production of 236 aircraft of the second version, the Trance 2, began. The Second Trance has a lot of improvements over the first one, such as new avionics and new armaments (like Meteor, Storm Shadow, and Brimstone). Italy currently operates 47 Trance 2 Eurofighters, and in the future, it is possible that those will be upgraded with the ECRS MK2 radar if possible (it is not clear for now if the Trance 2 will be able to receive this radar).

Why it should be in game: It will give to the Italian top tier a very good fighter after the EFA Trance 1 when the times will come.

Specifications

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Specifications:
Length: 15.96 m
Wingspan: 10.95m
Wing arrow: 53°
Height: 5.28 m
Wing area: 51.20 m²
Empty weight: 11 150 kg
Load weight: 16 000 kg
Maximum take-off weight: 23 500 kg
Capacity: 5 000 kg
Engine: 2x Eurojet EJ-200 with a max of 90 kn each
Max speed: 2495 km/h
Climb rate: 315 m/s
Range: 1 389 km
Tangency: 19 812 m
3x Fuel Tank
Flares and Chaff
DASS protection sistem
Pirate sistem
CAPTOR-M Radar
ECRS MK2 (Possible in future)

Armaments

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Cannons
1x 27 mm Mauser cannon with 150 rounds
Air to Air Missiles
6x Aim-9L
6x Aim-9L/I
6x Aim-9L/I-1
6x Aim-120A
6x Aim-120B
6x Aim-120C
6x IRIS-T
6x AIM-132 ASRAAM
6x MBDA Meteor
Bombs (Guided and Unguided)
12x BL-755
12x MK-82
6x MK-83
6x MK-84
6x Enhanced Paveway II
6x Enhanced Paveway III
12x Enhanced paveway IV
6x GBU-10
6x GBU-16
6x GBU-31
6x EGBU-16
6x GBU-48
6x GBU-24
Air to ground missiles:
18x Brimstone 2
18X Dual mode Brimstone
Cruise Missiles:
2x MBDA Storm Shadow
2xKepd 350 Taurus
Pods:
Litening III
Litening IV
Litening V