Rafale has best radar ingame no? Supercruise is quite a big advantage too. doesnt Rafale turn better than F-16C as well? has best close range ARH missile too.
F/A-18C cannot supercruise, will not have the best radar ingame, and im pretty sure the Rafale turns better outside of really low speeds
Supercruise is a fuel consumption thing mostly.
People aren’t bringing 19 minutes of fuel in Rafale, they’re bringing 26 - 30, which is the same amount people will bring in F-18C.
true, but has very beneficial effect of increasing range of missiles through imparting more energy
The announced addition of the Hornet does not surprise me. Its placement in the tech tree, however, does. The US tech tree has an empty space after the AV-8B+ in the strike aircraft line. It thus follows that the Hornet, the multi-role strike fighter acquired specifically to replace the US navy’s specialized strike aircraft would round out the attacker line. The Hornet, much like the harrier, is a naval strike fighter with AMRAAMS makes up for its relatively low speed with manueverability and armament. Placing a fighter in a non-fighter lineup is not without precedent; the American tech tree already has the bomber line end with the F-15E. Finally, placing the Hornet after the F-14B complicates the addition of the F-14D.
Or they could make one of them a fighter and one of them a strike aircraft depending on which is best cut out for the roles.
Wow i am late to this. Better late never though…
Please don’t remove F14 those are my favorite
dude what are you talking about