Damn. Only hope for the the GPS antenna then
That was what I was thinking.
120 total | +/- 60
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Technically, the easier report would be to push for MK2 on the German EF.
After all:
Would such a report work? Probably not, but it couldn’t hurt to try.
I am certain that Airbus already sed that the Captor-E for Germany and Spain will have ±100 field of regard
Source: Airbus https://share.google/FCYBLdorLBm91wE5L
Yeah, that would probably be the easier approach.
But I think Gaijin wants some uniqueness between the Typhoons, with the intro of PIRATE, that already removes 1 of the core differences and so far loadouts are almost identical too which would be the other core way to make a bit of difference between them
The Airbus posts are from 2020, and pre-dates Hensoldt’s physical development of the Mk.1 version of the radar. Airbus likely drew on existing values from the extant Mk.0 radar, which at the time was called ESCAN.
Hensoldt explain that initialisation (i.e. the start) of full development of Mk.1 was after this June 2020 budget authorisation: Future-proofing the Eurofighter Typhoon | HENSOLDT
More recent sources from Hensoldt, who are the Mk.1 radar’s design authority quote 90 degrees for the production radar.
i think for the most part they dont do that for stuff for things like radar that typically require major upgrade programs at special facilities
90 degrees FOV not the FOR this is the maximum limit that can be achieved with the AESA limits and not with the mechanical limits.
Plus MK.1 is literally an enhanced version of the MK.0 it make literally no sense to make a worse radar with lower FOR, and defence companies don’t work by drawing values from old stuff, the values represented are specifications that must be met otherwise noone will pay them to make the radars, if it came out less capable than the MK.0
there’s no way the mech gimbal itself achieves ±90 degrees.
Pffff, i flipped it, thanks for the correction.
You know what’s stupid? Despite the new EFT AESA, the HUD still squished, how the hell they really zero F given to this small issue? If this really small issue why doesn’t just fix it?
Pic related:
Because it requires… effort.
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you know when smin said this
I wonder when we eventually get later gen IR missiles ETC the IRIS-T and ASRAAM… would each Eurofighter have access to both?
3 ASRAAM, 4 Meteor, 3 IRIS T loadout would be disgusting
Whats better then ASRAAM VS IRIS-T
Different applications
ASRAAM got significantly more range
Iris t pulls harder
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Which is quicker
Iirc Asramm should be mach3+ while Iris tops out at Mach 3