No - in fact, both F.3R already got it in-game;
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So I found out why there’s not a whole lot of mention of our Polish Lim-6Bis
one of the aircraft (F-1127 seen on the image above) Crashed during a flight on the 17th December 1970 taking the life of Flight Major Suganda
in the top left image you can clearly see the brake parachute right above the engine, which can be commonly found on Lim-6Bis variant
Flight Major Suganda was the former Squadron Commander of the 11th Air Squadron. With this we have tangible proof that yes the Lim-6Bis were operational and was in flying condition at least around ~1970. Which is right around the time of the grounded of soviet-origin aircrafts and a switch to a western jets instead.
Considering the timeframe that the aircraft were operated in (1970) as well as the immediate liquidation of 11th AirSqd in 1974 it makes sense why there’s not a lot of mentions of us having Lim-6Bis in the first place, because for all intents and purposes, its a MiG-17, and was classified as such in records
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Isn’t the Lim-6bis the more ground-attack orientated variant of the Lim-6’s from the very start
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yes it is
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correct, which is why its put as an attacker on the list rather than a fighter
KERIS mentioned 2 rafale Cs had departed Bordeaux (FR) for Indonesia for the 2nd batch of delivery
seems to be only Rafale C without the B (T-0304)
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Alright finally done with the Lim-6bis suggestion, I did one for the Indonesian-operated version as well as the original Polish version, they’re both in pending atm o7
EDIT:
surprisingly approved very quickly, here it is!
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Does anyone knows what kind of device is this?
It was mounted on the A-4E during an airshow in 1986
source:
https://www.airhistory.net/photo/448384/TT-0414
EDIT: I have been informed that it’s a Vicon 70 camera pod
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seems to me like it is some sort of recon pod
Rafale update: T-0304 now sporting a proper camo
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Additionally in regards to this it doesnt seem to be real, its been a couple of weeks and no updates, so i think they’re wrong on that one
updated Rafale list
- 0301 - B = In service
- 0302 - B = —||—
- 0303 - B = —||—
- 0304 - B = Newly painted, still in Istres (FR)
- 0317 - C = painted, still in Istres (FR)
- 0318 - C = —||—
update on possible arrival time of the Rafale C
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how does the EF fit into indonesia exactly?
From what I read they intended to buy Austria’s fleet of Eurofighter Typhoons (15) but it did not happen to my knowledge as it fell though. I don’t know if they did any testing though.
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my steak is too buttery and lobster too juicy please don’t stop!
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4 more pilots are fully cleared to solo-fly the Rafale
interesting bit, there are some foreign faces in the ceremony aswell (presumably representatives/pilots of Dassault). Rafale acceptance ceremony (alongside the newly delivered T-50Is & A-400) is planned to be held in mid-May, so hopefully it wont get delayed again
also, anyone know what that is? droptanks?
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yes that is a rafale drop tank
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Cool little ceremony
We got confirmation from the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing about the talks of procurement of a Chinese fighter jet
https://kemlu.go.id/files/repositori/81934/177450796869c4d7c008da3_LKJ_Final_2025.pdf
Translation:
“In this context, the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing played an active role in facilitating and overseeing Indonesia-China strategic cooperation in defense and security, including through the holding of the first 2+2 meeting between Indonesia and China, which marked an important milestone in deepening the strategic dialogue between the two countries. The meeting also served as a catalyst for strengthening defense cooperation, including discussions on the procurement of defense equipment, such as the J-type fighter jet, and increasing trust and interoperability in the defense sector.”
This J-Type could either be the J-10 (which we have rumors of the used J-10B) or the JF-17 (which we also have rumors of but to a lesser degree), so pretty much a lose-lose scenario for us
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The Indonesian NBO 105CB suggestion just got passed to devs
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