Russia does have iir though, k-30/izd 300. Although… i forgot if it was actually mounted and test fired or was just a mockup/plans. It definitely existed though at least as a shell
Always thought the R-74m2 was the end of the line missile for the russians, but if this thing can be added so be it, I had no idea it existed tbh.
If they dont have the advantages of the systems then adding them in a downgraded state. Defeats the purpose and leans into well Russia don’t have a missile as good as the ASRAAM, 9X, IRIS-T etc.
So to make the R-74/73M perform as well by removing the key attributes of the other systems.
I honestly see ASRAAM will be modelled like a faster R-27ET
Ah yes adding more Russian systems that haven’t been tested (we have no data on) and will invariably end up being the equal or the superior to actual in service systems.
Nice to see it actually coming soon now than later.
You always expect the worst brother, why is that?
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can someone explain why FNF brimstone would be bad for the game? like would it not be like LMUR and JAGM we have already? and with those type of missiles it does not matter if the cant be defeated as most of the time you will have no idea one is on its way to kill you anyways.
I think the main problem is the platform it can be mounted on (EF) and the sheer amount of brimstones that can be carried
I honestly think FnF should be implemented but restricted in numbers, but I dunno if that is going to happen anytime soon
I suppose it’s whst Gaijin do bud. It’s always under the guise of balance
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because it would be sooo much fun to have to play against proper IIR
I’ve made a custom (super lazy) CAPTOR-E recently since I’ve finally been able to get around to missile and radar testing and I have to say, even though I’ve limited it to 90deg gimbal limits(going over 90deg forces a circular radar display atm), the CAPTOR-E is going too feel like an absolute treat once added.
I’ll post more updates about it when I do a better job modelling it.
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U say that like gsjin wont find a way to add it worse xD
I mean, if they manage to make it worse than mine, it’ll have to be worse than the CAPTOR-M, cuz mine atm is literally just a CAPTOR-M woth adjusted scan patterns and gimbal limits, which is why I called it lazy 😅
Reason I said it felt so nice is that 90° of gimbal lets you just non-stop track a jet as long as you dont turn away from it completely. It really does feel good not having to worry about pretty much ever losing your track.
Strange looking Typhoon
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Just a German one
Yeah but in a typhoon you can’t fire from a notch because their missiles are limited to their gimbal limits. While other planes have missiles that have no along restrictions (mica, r771). So typhoon won’t be able to actually take as much of an advantage of its gimbal limits as other planes
the recent contrail changes make BVR seem a bit more viable, being able to launch and then crank TWS while notching will help with that. pretty niche use case but yeah
Is there any reason the eurofighter just does not have a rudder? I should not be able to do this in normal flight lol
Honestly. We dont really know.
There is a dev comment, but it reads more like excuses than legitamate concerns.
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This is true, but it also has a LOBL mode of operation and Gaijin has never been afraid to modify or fake seekers before. Many missiles in-game operate in entirely fictional modes of operation for the sake of gameplay. Such as the AJ168 Martel.
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So again, just add them with a LOBL mode of operation. Would be simple enough. They literally gave two examples of a LOAL weapon with fake seekers
This was the same update that added the SU-34 with KH-38MT and was 6? months before anyone had anything that could even handle the SU-25SM3. So it was complete nonsense answer given that Brimstone 1s, especially fired from a Tornado, have less range than an AGM-65
As for Smoke… well just add smoke with chaff, and make Brimstones be blocked by said Chaff. WW2 tanks have IR blocking smoke that they did not have. I dont really see the issue with just giving everyone at 11.0+ smoke that can block Brimstones. Especially given that large warhead, fast IOG AGMs like KH-38MT like to just ignore smoke anyway.
Only if the player chooses to fire them at a teammate. Sure in the LOAL mode, there might be issues, though the Brimstone is able to ID targets. Though IRL you wouldnt have Leopard 2s fighting Leopard 2s, so instead Id just give them IFF.
The only remaining issue not mentioned is one of quantity, but between the helis with 16x FnF and the fact that this is a really easy issue to mitigate with SP cost. Its non-starter of an issue.
So we dont really know. They dont care when they added various weapon types in totally fictional configurations or ignore bug reports for literal years, Hell. all evidence suggests the KH-38MT never existed, it was just a mockup, but the Brimstone… they wont touch beyond a reskinned Hellfire missile because it MUST be LOAL or nothing at all. Its frustrating.
Even more so that they wont even add SAL Brimstone 2s or GNSS Spear-3s to at least buff us without MMW and it is this that has me most annoyed. It’s one thing to deny FnF because “reasons” its another to deny a decent SAL Weapon with all the issues that come with said SAL weapon.
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I get teamkilled by JAGMs like every third match because people just spam them off at anything with no regard for friendly presence. I don’t see how brimstones would be remotely different.
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