I’m not ignoring that, I’m well aware that the AMK kit can even be done on “mechanical eurofighters”, but the report is explicitly being done to only AESA Eurofighters presumably because it is coming IRL for P4E variants, so none of this “prototype” points you made is relevant.
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I just see the 3 AESA Typhoons evolving over time, there isn’t really any point to adding a new AESA Typhoon anytime soon.
When the official names are known, Then they’ll probably be bug reported and the 3 in-game will receive new names.
When IIR are added they’ll get them, the Mscans probably won’t.
I can see them getting meteor at the same time as 5th gens are added to balance them out and keep them competitive
If they need an FM buff (beyond just fixing the outstanding bug reports) then AMK could be put on the table.
Then they’ll be a load of stuff to consider if/when EW/ECM is added in their configuration.
So I think it’s just a non-issue.
I think the only actual question is whether the German AESA should be modeled as one of their core EFTs or as one of their EKs (i.e Arexis)
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the EK should be a seperate Aircraft since its like that IRL
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The question really comes down to whether or not there is enough to justify it beyond it just being a different name, and that really comes down to how they choose to model EW/ECM. If it all gets standardised and there is no actual difference between the Typhoons and say the Gripen E (another Arexis user) then is it worth it?
If it does get modeled as meaningful different, then worth it.
Loadouts could also play a part, but at the moment its just C&P between them all.
the fact that germany will operate normal T4´s alongside EF EK T4´s is enough imo for now
while the EF EK´s will be upgraded at somepoint to realise EF EK step 2 the normal T4´s should also get upgraded under LTE and P4E
A few years ago, that would have been fairly normal to add. Thinking something like FGR2 and FG1 Phantoms, But these days, they tend to only add meaningful different vehicles to the TT, unless the difference is making them premium, event or SQV. So the Ek might end up as a premium
it’s already modeled since the f-117 got added, it’s very effective against fox 3 seekers and lower end (for range) aesa radars like the f-18, rafale, etc
There is no guarantee it will remain like that though. F-117 is likely being used as a beta test aircraft and given the fact that RCS modeling has not been widely deployed yet, its pretty clear its still work in progress.
I just cant see how 16x stealth vs 16x stealth, with basically everyone invisible on radar at most ranges would be fun or interesting gameplay, or how Gen 4.5 vs 5 would be in anyway balanced either
rcs in game is based on size besides the rcs multipliers the comanche and f-117 have, idk why it would be necessary to add different multipliers on 4th gen fighters
it wouldn’t be fun lol, 4.5th gens vs 5th gens irl isn’t balanced either
Well, at the moment, the Typhoon’s RCS signature is 10x larger than it should be. It currently has the same RCS signature as the Tornado. If RCS is going to be modeled for 5th gens, then it should be modeled for all relevant aircraft too. Not just 4th gens, but many 3rd gens too.
It also adds another way to buff some aircraft at least a little. Tornado F3 is missing RCS reduction upgrades it got in Op Granby for example
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a 10x difference is very small change in the context of a 4th gen fighter, that wouldn’t be close even close for a significant improvement on detection range in game and wouldn’t be a big change for fox 3 seekers either, that’s why i said it’s not necessary to individually set up a differenct rcs multiplier for all the different 4th gen fighters in game
Okay, so you’ll have 5th gens all flying around blind at a separate BR.
Then you’ll have 4.5s actually playing the game.
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How many ALE-70 would F-35 be able to carry?
I don’t know any specifics but judging from the size of the bay; 4.
And the ALE-70 may be a RIRO type so may be able to be reused.
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Ohk, thank for the info!!
I really don’t know how gaijin aims to integrate stealth fighters.
Stealth has always been discussed as an invisibility cloak, when we know it’s not the case. Now the question is, how much will stealth limit the range at which an aircraft can be locked (of simply TWS). I’ve seen people claiming that a « standard » radar could detect a f35 at sub 35km… but this is dependent on the aspect and the radar itself. What is interesting is that everyone (expect Israel) currently uses AESA at top tier. Many manufacturers also claim that AESA is apparently much better at detecting stealth fighter even when their radar claim similar ranges to their previous mech/PESA radars.
Stealth is going to be a mechanic where devs actually have quite a lot of leeway to balance these vehicles so that they won’t stomp on nations lacking such counterparts while still giving them an edge
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50 bucks that itll just be radar A can detect stealth figher B at range X and weapon lock at range Y. Easy to implement and to balance.
I would be seriously surprised if they made an actually detailes RCS model with aspects and all of that.
