Yeah, Im predicting F-15, Su-27, J-10 this year as well at this point. Would not surprise me to see the year end with a jump to BR13. and just leave Germany and Britain at 12.3 and a few others at 12.7.
That being said, the J8-Fs PL-12s its been promised are apprently more akin to the Aim-120C. Not B. So its possible we’ll see a mix of AMRAAM types. But unfortuanately im guessing Aim-120C onto the F-16s, Aim-120Bs on the FA2/ICE
consider most NATO tanks are all just C&P of the Leo armour (literally, says the leo in the code for the CR2 armor) yeah, im not surprised by that. With also the recent push for CQB battles in GRB. Its pretty clear who they want to be winning matches. Im surprised theyve not removed CAS yet. Its the one area NATO nations still hold a narrow advantage. Even with OP SPAA added to Soviet nations
Still does not show much confidence on my part. Especially when you consider the current state of the CR2 armour. Especially the TES. Fixing the TES with all available research
No, that means other nations will also be fielding 13.3 under that scenario.
Typhoon is not a year late next year as we don’t have the BRs for it yet to begin with.
Britain has needed a new top tier jet since the Mig-29/F-16 was added. That was 10 months ago. Still has yet to be added. The New F-16s and Mig-29 have widen that gap further. We are now officially 1 full BR behind those nations. Sea Harrier FA2 will at most be 12.0 with Aim-120B. 12,3 With Aim-120C. The likelyhood is that the current set of aircraft will for the most part end up at 12.7 maybe even brushing on BR13 when they recieve Fox 3. (unless you really think the F-16C which is already a total menace for any 11.3s in downtiers is going to stay at 12.3 with 2-4x AMRAAM). The Gen 3 AMRAAMs carriers will have to be 1 to 2 stops behind the Gen 4 AMRAAM carriers. Just like they are without Fox 3
I dont think they ever intended for the new stuff to end up at 12.3 so I think they’ve actually pushed all the BRs forward 1 stop, So I do genuinely think this year could end with 13s, its also not set in stone that they only add 0.7 each year
So we will be BR12.7 maybe even 13 by the end of the year and Britain is likely at best going to be 2 stops behind, again. The only other option is the Typhoon which could comfortably come in an early prototype state at 12.7/13 quite happily a lot sooner than that. Like I said, I reckon March next year. (but I think really should be Dec this year and just give some other nations the lead for a change. Please find in the ToS where it says that US and USSR have to have the best vehicles in game)
End of next year, I’d hope for a full Typhoon, not a prototype. For Britain that would be the Typhoon F2 and the addition of ASRAAM on something like the Tornado Gr4. If we didnt get even a Prototype Typhoon by the end of next year. Then we would be somewhere in the region of 2 years without anything even slightly on-par with other nations and in my book a full year behind when it could have come. Not too mention the fact that a Prototype aircraft likely with handicaps is facing off against full strength aircraft of other nations. like late F-15s
IRIS-T retains its original seeker which is 128x2 and mechnically scanned with a mirror giving it that DIRCM resistance which you just wont be able to get from a full frame sensor.
the AMK is part of the EFEM programme but i cannot find anything on that. fact remains that the AMK testing and development was done by Airbus, in Germany, on the IPA7.
if you have a full frame seeker(like a normal phone camera for example), the whole thing gets blinded with a strong enough light.
however, if its scanned, it doesnt get blinded everywhere. so by scanning the FOV you can get an angle at which the “jamming” is. then, by either rotating the seeker head or the missile, you can get the second angle that you need in order to calculate the flight path. sort of like a “home on jam” mode
Gaijin must be taken with a grain of doubt, if Gaijin gave the Sea Harrier FA2 but it didn’t give it the AIM-120 and AIM-132 it should have, making the FA2 as useless as the J-8F or worse, would your expectations at this moment suddenly collapse?
Italy never used F16C However the Italian F16 Block 15 were upgraded similar to a block 50 standard. Indeed they Carry all AIM 120 from A to’ C version.
Aim-120 is pretty certain. It literally can’t get any other form of BVR and without that. It would then just be 11.3/11.7 with a crazy good radar and would be quite fun. Would replace the F3.
ASRAAM though, not a chance in hell. Should have been first with Aim9M but never mind that now. But no chance we get 5th gen missiles first. Certainly not this early. I reckon 2024 is going to be setting up for that.
technically possible, yes. done IRL and cleared to carry that? no.
was confirmed with an EF engineer. its why you never see one with more than 8 missiles. there are 2 restrictions in which missiles can be carried where and thats the ITSPL which is only IR missiles and the MELs which are only ARH(meteor, aim-120). every other pylon can be used for either ir or arh. so technically it would even be 12, not 10.
but again, its only theoretically possible, not done IRL
for war thunder though it should be possible because gaijin only cares about theoretical possibility
idk if absolutely is the correct word here as the integration of weapons on the EF include changes to the FBW system due to the massive instability of the aircraft.
I reckon 50% of the hard point limiations are entirely in software, the other half could probably be modified reasonably easily if the need ever arrisen. The Typhoon has never deployed in a role where its needed that amount of air-to-air firepower and therefore its never been needed. In its Primary role of QRA, saving weight is a big deal and I can see them taking a deliberately lighter load. For longer range missions, fuel tanks are pretty standard anyway.
British Typhoons did deploy to Syria with great effect but a lot of their hardpoints were used up with A2G weapons and only a limited self defence loadout in A2A
