That does raise a question. How many can the Typhoon guide. Blue Vixen can guide 4. Being a massively upgraded Blue Vixen, im guessing it can probably guide its full payload of 6x AMRAAM
I recall seeing the number of 6, don’t remember where, or the source but I’m 99% sure I saw somewhere claim 6.
Would just make sense
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should be atleast 6 but i think i have seen 8 i am going to look through my stuff.
Yep 8 might be possible
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I prefer long-range combat. It’s the number of missiles you have under your wings that matters, not how many you can fire at once.
I mean - i never seen 120 or meteor on that pylon. I am 101% sure that this pylon allows you to carry and use air-to-surface weapons.
Docs from the National Archives say it can guide 6 missiles at once.
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That pylon was clear. The furthest to the right is in question
Im so happy to see the Typhoon mounts a TGP in a way for it not to impeed any air to air or CM capabilities <3
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yeah but it prevents the center fuel tank meaning youll need wing tanks which block 2 bomb stations
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M8, the thing can supercruise, you shouldnt need bags…
not with bombs
with bombs you shouldnt go above mach 1 in general but that doesnt matter in war thunder
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Fair enough, cant really think of many situations where you’d need bombs and bags tho ingame.
You wont need it in GFRB, i dont think anyone uses LGB’s in ARB, and LGB’s are only useful for convoy strikes and battlefields in sim, both of which the EFT is bad at dealing with due to how limited its bombload is, so you probs should leave those objectives to other more efficient aircrafts.
Also, it carries 6215L of fuel internally, 1x 1000L tank on the ventral pylon isnt particularly much, and I have my doubts any bags will be required in the first place.
Iam pretty sure atleast one will be must have in sims. Just to get to altitude and to speed for spamraaming.
EJ200 burn 4536-4968kg/h on mil power and 15,228–15,876 kg/h on reheat according to wiki. With that we can estimate the fuel load to be ~30-33min according to the in-game fuel load, putting it just short of the F-15E’s 34min max fuel load, and above things like the J-10A with its ventral tank.
Its not an ideal fuel load, but it is entirely workable, particularly if you’re spending time at alt.
I reckon id probably still run tanks in Sim for the peace of mind, but that being said, where something like a Torando F3 will burn through 2 hours of fuel very quickly having to stick on reheat all the time. The Tyhpoon can still maintain excellent speed without the use of reheat
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I like running tanks as well, since I do long runs, but my general point is the EFT is going to be predominantly a CAP fighter, particularly in sim, much like the J-10A. It doesn’t need a ton of endurance AND full load of ground attack ordinance. Wing tanks are fine on it, they likely wont impede with any of its CAP potential, nor does the TGP. Tho now that the F-15E got a loadout fix, its TGP doesn’t impede its AMRAAM capabilities anymore, though it still prevents it from running 240 cm’s.
I value TGP’s a lot in sim, even in air to air roles, where they allow me to ID targets at range without warning them, or identify targets in a dogfight, yet again without warning, so its nice the EFT can do so with no risk to its air to air capabilities imo.
As for reheat, the EFT seems to be in the ballpark of a bit more than 3x fuel consumption when on burner, so its endurance isnt terrible there tbh, some jets are more along the 5x or more.
Im looking forward to having IRST for that.
The IIR sensor is stabilised within its mount so that it can maintain a target within its field of view. Up to 200 targets can be simultaneously tracked by the system using one of several different modes; Multiple Target Track (MTT), Single Target Track (STT), Single Target Track Ident (STTI), Sector Acquisition and Slaved Acquisition. In MTT mode the system will scan a designated volume space looking for potential targets. In STT mode PIRATE will provide high precision tracking of a single designated target. An addition to this mode, STT Ident allows for visual identification of the target, the resolution being superior to that provided by CAPTOR. Both Sector and Slave Acquisition demonstrate the level of sensor fusion present in the Typhoon. When in Sector Acquisition mode PIRATE will scan a volume of space under direction of another Typhoon sensor such as CAPTOR. In Slave Acquisition the use of off-board sensors is made with PIRATE being commanded by data obtained from an AWACS for example. When a target is found in either of these modes PIRATE will automatically designate it and switch to STT.
Yeah, but just being able to supercruise is no small buff when it comes to fuel management.