E is AESA. M is mechanical. M is afaik the D version which came after the C variant was upgraded due to being outdated.
every M should be the same (unless its a C).
theres 3 E versions
Mk0: Initial ECRS with 2 plane swivel
Mk1: a significantly upgraded Mk0
Mk2: new version with only 1 plane rotation, new functionality but bigger, heavier and more expensive so only on T3A or higher
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notably as well that different countries decided for mk1 and mk2
germany was mk 1 , uk mk 2
i think italy decided to go for mk 0 now because they didnt wanna wait anymore ? @Il_Signor_Regio besides that were part of mk2
spain was mk1 as well i think
generaly mk 0 is supposed to be the export variant
Making multipath worse with the current gamemodes would be an awful change unless your only source of fun is playing BVR LARP with F-15s because that’s going to be the only viable strategy for RB. At least right now some aggressive play is possible.
I still think the most rewarding playstyle is to stay at an alt just below contrails form, use your TWS to map out the positions of the enemy team, fly away from your team slightly so the enemy has a decreased chance of spotting you with the crowd, and then look for people doing the same on the enemy team, then you have the option to deal with them or try and get lucky and kill a spaceclimbing BVR larper, but do something to burn some time before the furball forms, then you can pick people off who aren’t paying attention or are in bad aircraft. This strategy gives you plenty of room to notch/defend the early game SPAMRAAM and gives you an infinitely better position than someone who is groundhugging to save their life until they run into an enemy
@Morvran @Rileyy3437 or anyone else
Do any of you have the Haynes book on the RAF typhoons? I was considering buying it for reading it but it could also prove a good source for some things
F-15I can carry 360 CM, all of which are standard calibre. If BOL flares CM won’t get fixed, it will hamper Eurofighters survivability against AIM-9Ms and R-73s alike.
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I think gunjob amd flame are the 2 to ask.
They are the aircraft source huys most likely to have those
According to RID Italy chosed MK0 only for his initial T4 for speed up deliveries. Keep in mind that the acquisition is going to end in 2034 so Mk2 will be ready by then and a new radar for T3 will be needed. Also Italy didn’t exit from the Mk2 programme.
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ah so i remembered it roughly right
either way italy gonna end up the first main typhoon user state with an aeasa radar
From which Trache/Block was it used?
HMSS?
introduced in 2009, afaik across all tranches
if you believe airpower.at then block 2b
i dont think this will actually matter. Pretty much everything at top tier gets helmet if they got it in their service. F15C/16C are nice example, they sat through most of their service without JHMCS and they still get it anyway.
Thats why i mention ASRAAM, ASRAAM ingame will have a similar range to current MICA (due to MICA being inaccurate in range) and will simultaneously be much faster.
I’d personally probably make that tradeoff.
My concern which may or may not be unfounded is that they will do something similar to stinger/igla and say they don’t believe that it truly can be a 50g missile with only 4 small fins and lifting body technology.
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I do feel ASRAAM is too strong now, if modelled accurately.
But Aim9M in a world of HMD is the weakest IR missile at top tier.
It would be nice to have a missile we could use when we are dogfighting (most of my kills in the Gripen at close range are with the gun)
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Gaijin could go the route of adding the ASRAAM P3i as a stop gap to actual ASRAAM. Has an AIM9 X motor instead of the better ASRAAM motor.
Isnt it thrust vectoring?
Btw, its smokeless isn’t it, ive looked up some launch pictures and there is no smoke, maybe a little.
I dont hate the idea of reducing the range in favour of a missile that can pull more G. Like a SRAAM with a little more range a lot more flare resistance
if MICAs are a no go, so are 9X, IRIS-T, Python 5 and ASRAAM, sry bud
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Yeah at least the French have Magic 2s which perform well in a dogfight