I thought AESA couldn’t do above 120 degrees without a device like CAPTOR-E angling thing
The AoA and G constraints are two different constraints.
Nah I think they will push the US and Flankers the Su-30SM will be the best jet in the game by some margin.
garbage take, we got upgraded F-15C, F/A-18C+ w/ AN/APG-79v4, F/A-18E/F block 1, 2 and 3, F-16C PoBIT, F-16V, F-15SA, SG, QA, K, F-16E, F-15E post RMP and EPAWSS, 2022 AV-8B+, YF-22, YF-23, as well as 2 F-22 variants, maybe 3 soon, as well as 6 F-35’s, and the 1 F-15EX
as for missiles, we have AIM-120C-5, C-7, D, D-3, AIM-9M-8/9/10, AIM-9R, AIM-9X block 1 and 2, AIM-260, Peregrine
for a2g weapons we have HARM and all its variants, harpoons, SLAM and SLAM-ER, JSOW, JASSM, JASSM-ER, LJDAM, GBU-53, laser GBU-39, AGM-179, JASSM-XR soon, SiAW
The statement itself is pointless, what does “obsolete” even mean? Any variety added to the tech tree whether it comes as a top tier aircraft or not is welcome in my book. I’d still very much like to go slap around some lower tier planes in my F-18A with AIM-7P and AIM-9L.
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im guessing he means additions that would push top tier forwards, which we have a lot of
Radars are the only real upgrade here the F-16s are heavier and slower, the F-15C is already at it’s peak in terms of flight performance. equivalent to the F-15L
Micas made me stop playing the EF. Its hopeless. So outclassed. Stuck with inferor and bugged radar and aim120. Unfortnately playing range doesn’t work that well in AirRB. sooner or later its all about close to midrange standoffs and Mica…oh dear Mica’s are just undefeatable with that potent radar. Wounder why Gajin added this Rafale thing. Air modes were not ready for it.
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there is no F-15L
an upgraded C would get better missiles + CFT double amraams + APG-63v3 AESA radar + BOL pods
the PoBIT might even be lighter as it gets much more advanced electronics
the F-16E gets the GE-132 engines, much more powerful
I meant the Israeli version
Wrong again, the F-15C is equal to Baz Meshupar, F-15E is the counterpart to F-15I
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Iirc the F-16’s upgraded with the F110-GE-129 have access to an expanded thrust mode that would considerably improve performance over the block 52 at cost of fuel consumption so the added weight isn’t a concern
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How would this put it against GE-132
Also I don’t think US F-16C block 50 gained all that much weight with PoBIT. It might’ve lost some due to new digital systems
Still poor against things like the Typhoon, Rafale and Su-30/35
The F-16 just cannot compete in the BVR field like the F-15 can
Ah, that was apparently the model I was thinking of. It is a derivative of the GE-129 afterall.
F-16C with 34,000 lb-f thrust (maximum thrust mode, not enhanced engine life mode) would be pretty stellar. That’s a 15% increase in thrust and the airframe weight doesn’t go up for the block 60 over the 50 unless you add the CFT’s.
Empty T/W is 1.8 as opposed to the Typhoon’s ~1.68 or so. The top speed is higher, climb rate is higher, acceleration may be worse simply because it is not optimized for wave drag and the wing sweep angle is not nearly as high… but the range and supersonic maneuverability will be lacking yes.
Your tears encourage me to grind harder
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The vast majority of those have no real place in WT, or are incrementally different to things we already have ingame. Quite a few of the vehicles also just arent used by the US iirc.
Theres “a lot” but its a lot of fluff or just not applicable to the general game of WT, or would just make the experience worse for all, particularly if added too quickly, which was my general point.
last i checked the FFA P-16 wasnt used by Germany.
everything was designed, made and tested in the USA so it can come to the US tree. anyways, who else would a saudi, or qatari eagle go to? who else should have the desert falcon?
you can call it fluff if you want but each one has its own differences, i can tell you all of them that would matter ingame if you would like.
i do agree with added too quickly though, a lot i would like to see ASAP but they should take their time for some other things
Probably a ME tree, since the US already has more than enough of its own vehicles for it not to need subtrees lmao.
The swiss subtree (and honestly subtrees in general) were a mistake, and the FFA P-16 adds nothing to germany, its just a collectors vehicle for ppl that care about it specifically. Its “a vehicle” but it doesnt move the needle of the game in any way shape or form.
There isnt a “problem” with fluff, but its meant to be added between major addittions, which my main point was that there very much isnt much left of in the future of the game imo. We’re also getting super off topic for the EFT thread.
single vehicles do not equal subtrees
and anyways, the F-15SA is the closest T3 eurofighter equivalent F-15 imo, so would make sense to USA
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/109548/fly-by-wire-f-15sa-makes-first-flight/
read this if you want more reasons to add it to US