2.5 years later.
The F-117 was a nothingburger and 5th gens are due in the next couple updates…
I can see an AESA typhoon with AMK, ASRAAM and radar decoy holding up against a raptor tbh
depends on what year the raptor is
if you dont count export ones then yeah pretty much.
yes but F-15EX can get MAW since they gave LDIRCM to every apache-E in wt
i forgot, didnt the EX have a MAW on the prototypes? and it retains the MAWS bumps
F-16 should have it with PIDS pylons
yeah iirc a couple tested it
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Advanced Eagles, which is what the EX comes from has MAWS for Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Boeing kept the bump in the airframe for USAF orders. The USAF didn’t order the MAWS for its F-15EX last we know so the bump is there but empty. If the USAF decides to buy the system, they can simply put it there.
It is important to note the F-15EX is still under active development and testing. It has been declared IOC in June 2024, but many of its systems, especially weapons and defense, will see changes over the next years, not excluding the possible return of the elusive amber racks.
Though, with radar missiles going ever further and being ever more deadly, a good EW suite(which is what EPAWSS is) is a lot more important than MAWS in today’s world. So it’s an understandable decision of the USAF to not spend money on MAWS.
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I don’t know why people think that the f-22 is not possible and understand it considering the current game balance the map sizes and everything that f-22 wouldn’t really be that different from su57 or other planes
Think the main thing that makes the f22 an apex irl is the fact it has a battlefield network at its disposal while also being immune to almost all search radars frontally.
In game it’ll be immune to most mid-long range radars & missiles while having probably C-5’s at its disposal (irl be damned) Probably still have a large ir sig as well sense i think the f117 and a10 still don’t have their thermals diminished from their engines.
Other than those though, It’ll be a pretty damn good ambush plane.
(As a side note however, There’s a slim possibility we also get drones that work alongside the f22 such as mq-20’s and xq-58’s)
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F-22 plus it’s prototypes won’t be too much for the game. Stealth would be helpful and the advanced radar/missiles but stealth airframe has a cost.
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It’s too early for 5th gen. The maps are already too small for the aircraft we currently have. We need to focus on gameplay and new game modes before we even think about adding 5th gen aircraft.
I believe 5th gens if we see them this year it will be in the final patch of the year and previously they may have ECM , aerial warfare mode (they told about in interview) and whatever 4th /4+/4,5 gen is missing (and they are enough for 2 updates…) .
They won’t give 5th gens just like that because nerfed or not they will damage the game more than adding to it…
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3th too for some late ones
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5th gen won’t be added this year. It has been confirmed. We might get ECM, EW, SEAD, advance ARH missile like meteor, AIM-120D, AIM 174B etc and remaining 4.5 gen like F-15EX,F-16V, Rafale f4, SU-35, MIG-35 and super hornet block 3(if i am not mistaken the one in game is block 2)
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With the addition of EW suite current Rafale,EFT and JAS39E will become more powerful than ever.
Also please gib MICA IR and Meteor.
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With addition of EW i am hoping they would also add EA-18G which would be better than both in terms of EW
No.
EA-18 can be better in EW suite but as complete package those jets will be still better.
As for the MICA IR that is the only next gen IR missile that Rafale can carry, so it will most likely will come with other new Ir missiles.
IIRC next gen IR missile will come when all plane will have MAW. Only 5th gen US jets have MAW (excluding A-10C and The bomber) so we might see next gen ir with 5th gen
Would