Small Q&A with the BW, nothing Important
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is it likely that we will get a aesa eurofighter at the start of next year?
I cant think of any reason why we couldnt get AESA on the Typhoon as early as next major. I think this year is reasonable
Typhoon is the only good option for 3 nations and the Gripen E with similar performing radar is already 10 months overdue.
just a quick question, how often do major updates happen? is tusk force also one?
Yes it was.
We have 5 major updates per year.
Usually they are:
March
June
September
October
December.
So we are expecting the next major update in 2-3 weeks bar no major delays like last year and news for it to start dropping anytime now.
Typically the October updates though are on the smaller side, with the December updates being quite large
You can see update history here
thank you, and what is your stance about more advanced missiles such as iris t and so on
Possibly Decemeber update.
The biggest balancing issues at the moment imo are:
- Radar imbalance, with some having good AESA radars and others having buggy M-Scans
Solution: Add AESA to every nation (which they said they are working on)
- A2G performance, aircraft like the Typhoon stuck with short range SAL Weapons and even the AGM-65 is outdated these days vs the AASM and KH-38MT
Solution: Add MMW and new weapon types like ARM (AGM-88, ALARM, etc)
- Lack of HOBS missiles, only the Magic II, MICA EM and R-73 are good in high-off-boresight and the balance with no HOBS missiles is notable. An aircraft without HOBS is at a major disadvantage and will usually loose in a dogfight.
Solution: Add HOBS to everyone, and that can only be done via Gen 5 IR missiles.
So with that in mind, I think we could see them sooner rather than later and its the kind of thing theyd add in the December update. Typhoon with ASRAAM/IRIS-T vs Rafale with MICA IR is 1000% more balanced than Typhoon with Aim-9M vs Rafale with Magic2/MICA EM.
I do see them coming with some restrictions in terms seeker performance however
I also see ECM coming sooner rather than later too, with this also being potentially hinted at in the aforementioned CM update:
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thank you morvran, your comment seems very logical and thanks again for explaining. And yeah I have both the eurofighter and the rafale and the f18, and out of all of them rafale is the most fun, cuz of its radar, eurofighter i lose locks so many times its really buggy
Yep, that is the same for everyone. I’ve basically stopped playing top tier for now. I cant be bothered to deal with the Typhoons issues.
I also hope we get a BOL overhaul (the 320 CMs on the Typhoon) because they are underperforming to an extreme degree. That would be a massive buff for the Typhoon and many other aircraft too.
You can read about whats wrong here with Flame’s post:
Gen 5 IIR missiles would be a harsh environment for anyone to play in if they don’t have an aircraft with MAWS. IIRC, it was said on a Russian dev-stream that they would like to add more aircrafts with MAWS to more nations before adding IIR missiles, otherwise it would just be another Typhoon/Rafale dominating everyone else situation. Su-35S for Russia, J-10C for China, not sure about the US but I know it will be painful for them if they’re getting deleted from 30-40km out from an IIR missile that they had no warning of (but historically accurate).
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Yes, there’s absolutely zero reason we wouldn’t see other Eurocanards that have AESA.
well nobody said sth about needing to add the “extreme” long range IIR missles at the start.
Replacements for the Aim 9M and R-73 range of missles would do it for now.
Lets face it, Rafale doesnt need IIR missles right now, considering their Mica is still the strongest short range missle right now
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and most of the options for nations would have atleast 15-20km of range on the low end
Tbf, the R-73 in game already has a stated 35km launch range, for some reason
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the 15-20km is effective range and not max range
and thats on the low end for the next gen missiles
Smin stated IIR missiles would come for all nations at the same time.
Asraam trough indian rafales.
Nobody says it needs to be the mica
Indian aircrafts are slated for UK, this is unfortunately out of the question. And they never equipped ASRAAM to my knowledge.
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ok so you can get the indian double rails for your aircraft but not the asraam?
Gajin doesnt care about who used what. if its integrated you are good to get them
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But again, no proof of Asraam being integrated or on what pylons and etc.
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