@Flame2512 mentionned in the past that DIRCM doesnt actually work too well vs focal plane seekers either iirc, not that theres much of anything in-game that actually uses DIRCM to a point that HOJ would be required anyways afaik. The Ka-52 is the only relevant threat that has it but its below the heli, and they’re food for ASM’s anyways. It might help in the upcoming SAMs capability to combat Ka-52’s though I guess.
I think the issue with that though is that, despite the fact NATO has worked VERY hard with standardization, and should theoretically be able to interchange most/all munitions with little actual effort to do so, gaijin is extremely anal about explicit picture proof that something can/has been done (except if its the Kh-38MT, in which case they read on some paper that it was a thing and took it at face value). Technically speaking, most munitions across the NATO nations should be interchangeable. Technically speaking almost all EFT stations should theoretically be cleared to carry AMRAAMs, but unless explicitly proven, gaijin will never let any of those things that happen. (As @Morvran stated, its also not fun when everyone has all the same stuff. Mixed battles and subtrees diluting national flavours has been some of the worst things to have happened to this game)
It wouldn’t surprise me if it is compatible with other stuff, but in all the promo images it is always Paveway IV. And getting Gaijin to go with technical possibility is quite the challenge (see the amount of effort it took to get Paveways on the Tornado wing pylons)
Kuwait and Qatar have operated the Mk0 now for 2 ish years
Germany and Spain were happy with the Mk1, so they’ve already made fairly decent progress in deploying the CAPTOR-E. Not sure if they have any operational yet, but they’ve got some radars I think. I think they also have a few Mk0s
Britain wanted to wait for the more capable Mk2 and as a result have only just started deployment. But Mk2 has been flown in an RAF Typhoon which is more than enough for Gaijin and its eventual addition to the game (Source)
Im not sure what the plan is for Italy. I think they are going for the Mk2 as well, but I think they still have a little more politics to go yet
I believe gunjob has an internal suggestion for Germany to get the Mk1 and Britain and Italy to get the Mk2
Idk if enough is known about them to make any real difference ingame?
I also wouldnt be suprised if gaijin somehow gave them even worse search angles than the CAPTOR-M somehow…
The did a similar thing with the Su-30SMs Bars radar, where it somehow has one kf the single worst search areas of all radars in-game despite being newer than the V004, and a bug report being submitted (and shot down) to buff its search area…
Gunjob/Flame more than likely could break it down better. But from a quick search (and its not easy because its never clear whether its talking about CAPTOR-E vs CAPTOR-M or CAPTOR-E Mk1 vs Mk2. )
But maybe extra range, more power and maybe can track more targets?
But does seem like a core of the differences are more to do with EW stuff though. I could see them being virtually identical in game
Of course, It will be Blue Vixen with a faster scan rate. We’ll need to wait 3 to 6 months for it to even get AESA code added
