F-22 Raptor

Machinery of War Discussion Aircraft
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General Characteristics
Country: USA
Battle Rating: 15.7
Rank: 12
Type: Stealth Fighter
Stealth(POV:F-14B, Radar Detection): Front(Of F-22): 0.0016km Back(Of F-22):2km
Stealth Info: You can detect it but like 80% to fail or something.
Radar: AN/APG-77(V)1 AESA
Cannon: M1A2 Vulcan 480 rounds
Speed: 2,778.3kmh or Mach 2.25 or 1726.3mph
Research: 1,575,000 RP
Cost: 7,000,000 SL

Set-up:
Side Internal Weapons Bay: 1, 7
Primary Internal Weapons Bay: 2,3,4,5,6
External Hardpoints: -2,-1, 8, 9

Air Armament 1
Point 1: AIM-9M/X Sidewinder
Point 2: AIM-120C/D AMRAAM
Point 3: AIM-120C/D AMRAAM
Point 4: AIM-120C/D AMRAAM
Point 5: AIM-120C/D AMRAAM
Point 6: AIM-120C/D AMRAAM
Point 7: AIM-9M/X Sidewinder

Ground Armament:
Point 1: AIM-9M/X Sidewinder
Point 2: AIM-120C/D AMRAAM or 2 x 250lbs GBU-39 SBD
Point 3: 1000lbs GBU-32 JDAM or 2 x 250lbs GBU-39 SBD
Point 4: 1000lbs GBU-32 JDAM or 2 x 250lbs GBU-39 SBD
Point 5: AIM-120C/D AMRAAM or 2 x 250lbs GBU-39 SBD
Point 7: AIM-9M/X Sidewinder

External Weapons
Hardpoint -1: AIM-120C/D AMRAAM
Hardpoint -2: AIM-120C/D AMRAAM
Hardpoint 8: AIM-120C/D AMRAAM
Hardpoint 9: AIM-120C/D AMRAAM

Other Armament
Hardpoint -1: 600gal Tank or 5000lbs of Armament
Hardpoint: -2: 600gal Tank or 5000lbs of Armament
Hardpoint 8: 600gal Tank or 5000lbs of Armament
Hardpoint 9: 600gal Tank or 5000lbs of Armament

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I wonder if we will ever see stealth aircraft. Im imagining it will be hard to balance. But none the less, would be an interesting addition. I think we’ll have to wait for the F-117 and see how the game “reacts” to it first

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With how radars are in game currently, I don’t think stealth aircraft would be very stealth. Closest to being stealth at least for top tier jets is turning your radar off so people don’t know your around.

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Yep… and if it was modeled truly. Top tier would just be F22 vs F22, and nothing else would exist, at least in the BVR phase. The game needs a great deal of maturing to do before its ready for that. Though at least with something like the F-117, the issues can be ironed out, without adversly affecting the game for most.

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If they decided to add the F22, at least in air RB, a way they could balance while still giving it a stealth aspect is you need to be much closer to anyone using the f22 or other stealth aircraft for the name tag to appear

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I personally would say so too

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hi guys so they decided to also put the f22 raptor? Do you know when they will post it?

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what do you mean? the f22 isnt anounced for war thunder if you mean that, if anything will need another year or 2 until that one appears

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At speeds below the speed of sound.*

It’d be 1 mil SL & 400k RP, let’s be honest here.

@Morvran

Definitely will. IR missile meta will come back for it, that and players will fly their stealth aircraft above mach 1 & with external stores.
Do we really think WT players will limit themselves to 4 missiles & subsonic speeds on F-35 for example? :)

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Some would. Especially in things like ASB. I just think the cons for adding stealth would be greater than the pros

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We’ll see.
They’re only resistant to the intense yelling from radars tho.
IR missiles will still see the heat.
WT should have it easier to notch & dodge ARHs than DCS, and DCS is somewhat easy when you’re aware of their launches.

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As always. The other issue is balancing it for all nations. There is already some issues at top tier with some nations have capable jets, and others not.

F22 for US
Su-57 for USSR
F-35 for a few other nations, maybe, but its better suited for CAS

This leaves a lot of nations at a potentially major disadvantage.

Not against it, but i think it needs to be a cautious addition. Prehaps an event needs to be done before they start working on them. See how the community responds to “stealth”

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I mean if the f22s will be inserted in the game later? if you have any information

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Well, reduced-visibility fighters like Su-57 & Rafale will exist.
Technically USSR & France won’t have anything stealth. Though there are over 2 years of BR additions to add before stealth is a serious position, so that gives USSR-compatible countries & France to consider things IRL to give Gaijin an idea of what to add for them.
But yeah, it’d be F-35 for USA, Italy, Britain, Japan, Israel, Sweden [Finland], Germany.
J-20 for China.

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Yeah, i hated the period of time where everyone was in F4s and now its F-16s. Makes ASB a pain in the butt. So everyone being in F-35s would kinda suck. Though id rarely touch it. Would always be in a typhoon.

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like i said there isnt, nothing at all, only confirmed aircraft to come this year is a gripen variant, but that is far below f22 as well

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F-22 has a much reduced RCS, and its coating also reduced thermal signature.

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o_0
oh, its “reduced-visibility” now, lol

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Su-57 was always reduced visibility.
No one claimed it was stealth in the military industry.

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isnt it classified as a stealth fighter by russia lol?

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