The F-16 fully retired from the RNLAF on 27 September 2024 tho.
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True. And the most famous one, the “Mig Killer” seems to be getting a permanent spot at the Nationaal Militair Museum in Soesterberg
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J-063 is actually already on display! Highly recomend visiting it! While you are there, the J-226 we’ll be getting in the game can be found as a preserved cockpit upstairs if i’m not mistaken.
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Already? That’s awesome! Last time I was there was on it’s temporary exposition a few years ago. Guess Ill have to revisit soon! 🇳🇱
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The display was changed on 28 Jan 2026, so it was pretty recent haha. Would reccomend looking at the insta page of NMM. There are some video’s on it when it arrived and when it came face to face with the J-215 that was previously in it’s spot.
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Thanks, I’ll check it out!
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Magic 2s generally better missile performance but 9M is pretty much unflareable in side aspect.
i think they misread it as the F-16NL ngl
They’re pretty much just chilling in the files from the last april fools event right?
They want to keep them exclusive to their vr game.
Then I prefer IL-2 FC
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Hmmm didn’t know Gaijin had a vr game tbh. Such a shame we won’t be seeing them again.
It’s aces of thunder, I believe it’s early access now or something
Edit: Its now available on steam, costs €29,99
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Can we expect to see the AN/ALQ-131 ECM pod that the Dutch F-16A’s carried? A little bit of extra love on the centerline pylon when engaging in close range air to air combat won’t hurt it.
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Yup, hopefully will come to all F-16s along with HARMs and EW
All that can be expected this year so should come at some point
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What is the actual point of this vehicle, when you can get a better one at the same BR without any grind at all or even TT version that is also better at the same BR?
Well, it’s finally a Dutch F-16!
Hey heads up, the dutch F-16A block 5 has a wrong model. might wanna look into that. first bug report is up for the wheels.
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/PEPxB8nFgr97
Cockpit model bug report will follow shortly.
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It’s a block 5, as far as i know the first one in the game. Should be slighty lighter for sharper turning.
Could give it a 1980’s OCU (thats pre MLU/AM) modification to give it a Dutch style dragshute or something. (would become a block 10 at that point)
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I apologize for not reading the entire thread of frustration!
I have access to the free tree Belgium F-16A. I noted the difference in BR and in Sidewinder M/P.
Is there any good reason to get the Dutch version?
None