It’s definitely a thing at least for mig-29smt
For western radars idk
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does anyone know if the F16s have Auto SLATS ? they only deploy like F5s do when you put out take off flaps like does it get combat flaps at least ? or like F4E with agile eagle
Gaijin limit all Antenna’s Fov to their HPBW, so for all AESA arrays, Angular falloff of radiated power is basically Cos(angle), so IRL angle could easily approach 80 degrees and be able to detect a 5m^2 RCS target at ~ 5km.
So where 0.5 = arcCos(angle) Angle equals 60 degrees so +/- 60 + any mechanical gimbal value and since all US designed AESA’s lack a mechanical gimbal as to optimize for forward quarter stealth characteristics of an array. They don’t benefit from this like the Typhoons do.
So we are modelling western systems off of microwave oven Soviet/Rus slop that was a decade+ behind western avionics when it was new. Cool.
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@joshje100 can you take a pic of the radar screen mfd? Would like to report missing nctr on the mfd screen for the new 16c
I don’t have the 16c on dev to test
Thanks mate
F-16C Block 52 missing NCTR In MFD Page
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/N1qKSpSpyTKS
New built and support conformal fuel tanks (CFTs) ?
Unlike the RTAF F-16AM/BM eMLU ?
F-16C Plus for china tech tree (folder with F-16A Block 20 MLU standalone) ?
PAF F-16C Block 52+ armament like F-16AM/BM MLU ?
I don’t know mid 90’s or the early iraq war configuration
The early 90’s (post gulf war) or The Combat Upgrade Plan Integration Details (CUPID) configuration ?
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Correct, I meant the newly built ones not Block 20 upgraded to 70-ish standard.
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They’re both MLU and STAR is structural repairs basically but I’d like both nations to get at least 1 of their 16’s in game. I thought the likelihood of us getting the AM for Thailand was low so I mentioned this instead :(
We could get the Block 25 for Indonesia instead which I just remembered they got but unfortunately I don’t think we’ll see AM’s for both nations.
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I expect the last missing line for China to be all Pakistan/Bangladesh at this point so it would go in that line. Less capable than the Block 70/72 that would be in the Taiwan line but different enough due to weapons to justify it being added standalone. Same with the Paki AM but it would be more capable than the Block 20 we already have to add more variety and options to the Chinese air tree as well as give more options for a full Paki lineup if one desires it. (I’d personally love to see the JF-17 Block 3, J-10CE, aforementioned F-16C, aforementioned F-16AM, Mirage III (Project ROSE), Mirage V (Project ROSE), F-7PG, F-6C (Mid-90’s), K-8/K-8NG, and the Super Mushshak (for the meme) make it to the game for Pakistan’s air forces.
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This would be more similar to what we got initially for the Block 50 in game when it was added (and would allow the Block 50 to get at least 120B/C-5/C-7), Litening TGP like we had initially, Aim-120A/B for this one, Paveway (including bunker buster like on the F-117), Mavericks of course, and some other nice munitions. It would be fairly similar to what an AM is and if we ever got proper plane to plane Datalink you could do SEAD in this if you had someone else in another jet to spike the SAM for you as these could carry Shrike/Harm but couldnt target and fire them independently. It would be a rather interesting aircraft and would fill the place of the old Block 50 C model from when it was first introduced.
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Probably 90’s but I’d take CUPID as well. It would be foldered with the one above, would have 120A/B. More Limited CAS options than the one above and wouldn’t have TGP’s and would be more Air-to-Air focused. The schemes would be great and it would be a direct upgrade to the ADF with more options for multi-role.
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the only “New” F16 that could be of any use would be one with
F110-GE 100 in a block 40 if there even is one the F16XL is probably the best hope
reason i say a block 40 is cause the block 40 has similar TWR to block 50 without all the extra weight giving way better sustained turn rate
Block-40 weighs as much as Block-50 while having worse TWR, its one of the worst F-16 when it comes to dogfight performance.
Block-30 considered to best in that class.
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Yeah, the Block 40 would be basically a different BR CAS option with some interesting munitions and stuff similar to what we have/used to have on the Block 50 (+ some new ones) while the Block 30 would be more Air-to-Air focused like the ADF and could be considered an upgrade in that aspect but could do air to ground if needed just like I said
Both the Block 30 and 40 would bridge the gap from the A models to the Block 50 and 52 which are typically considered the quintessential variants of the F-16 (at least in US service)
Belgian F-16AMs spotted at Kleine Brogel with LAU-131 launchers this week
But speculated they are testing the Belgian FZ275 LGR instead of the typical US AGR-20 APKWS-II
As shown in the last image, a second F-16 was equipped with the Sniper designation pod for the tests
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Would make sense considering issues with continued US supply, and preferring a European option for investment going forward.
