I don’t think eurofighter even gets stealth coating, something that rafale gets i think
this is beginning to sound a whole lot like “is the V-22 a plane that can become a helicopter or a helicopter that can become a plane”
it was made with a big focus on both a2a and a2g capability, i think EOTS is the most appropriate thing to call it since its pretty multi-purpose
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good post from direct support comparing eurofighter and rafale stealth.
clear answer is rafale kinda fries euro
Found this that suggests at least parts did:
The Typhoon is not a stealth fighter. However, features were added to reduce the jet’s radar cross-section (RCS). One example is the jet inlets, which conceal the front of the engines from radar. Other radar targets, like the wing, canard, and fin leading edges, are aggressively swept, to avoid reflecting radar energy to the front of the airframe. And some external weapons are mounted semi-recessed into the airframe, partially shielding these weapons from radar. Lastly, radar-absorbent materials (RAM) were used to coast many of the jet’s reflector spots, like the wing leading edges, intake edges, rudder, and strakes. - Source
and the RCS is definetly 10x greater than it should be in game
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/Mw6lAG2hMhyj
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is this really a reliable source
lol
i sense cap
horespower to measure jet engine output is really something. 150,000hp is a pretty cool sounding number though tbf
okay its rcs is definitely farily good for a fourth gen. but that wouldn’t change anything in game at least, that’s still being detected at like 200 km by top tier radars
Each engine produces 90k. So 180k uninstalled. So 150k is probably about right.
Mach 2.35 I think is the correct figure when at very high alt and clean.
Also:
https://www.eurofighter.com/the-aircraft/features
the eft only uses 15% metal surfaces. So whether its true RAM or just non-reflective materials. This is at least another source for a stealth being a consideration for the airframe
yeah mach number is right but that km/h number lol
they used the sea level conversion for the mach number
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Its a reporter. What more can you expect
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It’s also just direct support taking marketing statements as gospel truth. Some Rafale fans believe that it’s low observability features put it on par with actual stealth planes.
The fact of the matter is Rafale stealth and ECM was so good that it’s the victim of the longest confirmed air to air kill in modern history. It doesn’t seem that Chinese export radars and export missiles had any problem picking it up and shooting it down.
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Was that one R37M shot not confirmed?
maybe he means peer to peer? su35/mig31 shooting down 1980s era mig-29s with spo 15s is hardly fair|
compared to j10 vs rafale
If it’s getting vaporized from 200km away is it really a peer :P?
For a lot of top tier radars, the changes would mean more reliance on HPRF than MPRF at the expense of being able to use the more consistent tracking of MPRF mode. Missile seeker lock-range would also be reduced against it. So basically everything is degraded in terms of having proper consistent tracking even if it can be detected by top tier radars currently in-game.
Also, jsut remembered. Tornados got RAM Coating. Would be a little wierd if the Typhoons didnt
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/qsFwTREvaWIA
it’s certainly not longer than the mig-31 kill that i can’t post here, that we have mfd footage of
there’s no way it’s longer than that mig-31 kill. that had the r37m be in the air for over 1:15 minutes, easily 100+ km range
Well to be fair if you accounted for seeker range improvements you’d end up worse off or about where we are now with seeker range