we need to get this effect in the december update. It doesnt have to be as much as irl but it would look so cool
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It is being added this patch supposedly.
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no way
then its confirmed in future f18s and eurofighters with vapor trails imagine
Do we have any confirmation on the German Eurofighter testing SPEAR3? I know its in the works for the ECR variant
No, for now Germany showed interest for these (at least that was reported by some sources, I’m not very sure), but no purchase occurred. Also if I’m not mistaking, the EFA ECR Is supposed to use the AGM88E or the new AARGM-ER (spear ew was not mentioned for now).
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SPEAR 3 hasn’t even conducted initial guided firing tests in the UK yet. It’s too early for Germany to be evaluating it
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it was single carried on RAF aircraft, first test firing to be done later this year
but also remember that SPEAR-3 is primarily an F-35 weapon. Eurofighter integration(if it happens) will come at a much later date.
Germany so far has expressed no interest in acquiring it and its not even confirmed for the ECR variant.
EF EK step 1 is mostly just retrofitting the arexis suite and adding AGM-88E AARGM (block 1 or 2 idk).
further upgrades (possibly step 2) can include new weapons but then the focus would probably be on SPEAR-EW
SPEAR-EW wouldnt be the only competitor as Rafael, Diehl and Hensoldt have announced a partnership to design/produce a SPICE-250ER variant but as a jammer, like SPEAR-EW. (Diehl + Rafael would be producing the missile, Rafael + Hensoldt would be producing the EW component)
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so the C-8s are definitely for the Eurofighter and an additional 122mln worth have been contracted (on top of the previous 178mln)
laughable stock numbers tbh
They sometimes bougt lots of stocks…As was the case with the AIM-120A.
looks like chipmunk in fall.
at most there will be maybe 250 c-8s not including the ones from the f-35 order. for 150 or so eurofighters (this number is growing btw). + max 300 meteors (probably less bcs test launches here and there maybe)
the potential order of 1250 iris-ts or so will probably also only result in an order of what feels like 7… pathetic
isn’t they bought 969 C-8s before?
Fair enough, I remeber the SPEAR-3/EW being talked about for the EF ECR, and hadnt heard much since
thats what the US approved as a potential export. approved just means thats the maximum that could in theory be contracted. but it wasnt… total value of that was north of 1bln
hmm, sucks.
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Don’t know if it was already posted but found something interesting, more the comparison to the F-18 than the raptor:
I know that it is not hard proof, but it is something.
It’s AGM-88E II.
AARGM-ER is being talked about
I am trying to finish my IPA7 suggestion this week, can somene tell me whether I forgot something or not ?
Summary
- 4-6x AIM-9L/i
- 4-6x IRIS-T
- 4-6x ASRAAM
- 6x AIM-120B
- 6x AIM-120C-5
- 6x AIM-120C-7
- 6x AIM-120C-8
- 4-6x Meteor
- 6x Paveway IV
- 6x GBU-48
- 6x Brimstone II / III
- 2x Taurus KEPD 350
- 2x Storm Shadow
Also I am unsure which Radar is installed in the IPA7, has it already tested CAPTOR-E Mk.0 / 1 ?