Good luck. Did Japan send any pilots/engineers to USA concerning the idea?
I am not sure but the US did send F-106’s to Naha, Okinawa in the past and the fact it has been taken part for the second F-X selection. I won’t be suprised if they tested those aircrafts. Allthough I am unsure but I’ll keep digging since the F-106 is one of my personal favs.
If they actually test it and if it’s viable enough to be in the game, it would not be a copy paste of the F-106 we have as event due to lack of IRST sensor, HMS, the AIM-4 falcons but gain the ability to use the AIM-9B sidewinder and AGM-12 Bullpups / bombs.
Especially the AGM-12 bullpups would be nice for a 9.3 aircraft in japan for ground RB.
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same, since they moving F-15J to 12.7 they have no reason to not add same loadout (4 AIM-7M + 4 AAM-3) to worse airframe (F-4EJ Kai) on bordered BR (12.3)
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If the F-106J had won the FX competition, the AGM-12 Bullpup capability would likely have been removed. The same was true for the F-4EJ.
A Japanese Grumman F11F-1F Super Tiger would be cool. Japan bought spare parts for this plane when Lockheed bribed and won the F-104.
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Didn’t Japan considered acquiring a unique variant of the F-100 with radar around the same time the F-106 & F-11F’s were considered?
It seems that they ultimately chose neither the Su-35 nor the F-15EX, but opted for the two-seat Rafale instead.
Well legally they could name it Hollywood edition or something but yes fairly sure they could get away with it one way or antoher.
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True, hopefully we see them as skins even though Gaijin is a little koi concerning semi historical skins but these paint jobs are important because the T-6 has been used in film making for years as it looks like any radial aircraft you want it to be. (with some small changes)
Am i blind or japanese Fw190A-5 is basically a Fw190A-4 with wrong name and br?
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R-73 for 12.7 Yak-141
12.7 for F-16 with 4 Magic 2
More IRCCM near (at 12.7) EJ Kai and still no AAM-3 for him
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I would take an ej kai with aam at 12.7 any day. Would make for a fantastic jet, although it would probably do to move the other jets back up to 13.0 but who knows, i just think it would be alot of fun to mess around with.
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On same br as F-15J with AAM-3 now? Also F-4EJ Kai most of time play 13.0 so there would be small difference
I just think no 11.3 deserves to face an aam 3. The f15 should be moved back up but who knows.
So they deserve to face R-73 (MiG-21 Bison), Magic 2 (Mirages) but no AAM-3? Also does 12.3 (only difference from F-4E (11.3) is a radar and AIM-9L and no agile eagle) deserve to face Fox-3s (AIM-120s, R-77s, PL-12, thank Gaijin not MICAs)?
Eh, give it aam 3 at 12.3 and see how it goes. I just think it could be a little dominant. Especially in sim where irccm missiles. And there is a difference between 2 r73s which are quite easy to flare from a distance to aam3s which are scary at all ranges. Especially with how i use them (top down from 10km) where it gives very little time to notice them.
I don’t think the aam3 or 9l worth 0.4br