the j10 body was inspired by the lavi. but still the lavi has a bettter flight preformance.
Python 3 and 9L, yes, but not 9M, as they only entered service in Israel in 2008 (iirc) on their F-16’s only. I even think that the F-15’s ingame didn’t even have 9M and just have it for balance reasons, but I’m not sure about that one.
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No.
What a kind individual!
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Yes. (JK)
Why bother bringing politics up in a forum for a game about planes and tanks?😭
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Bc
So basically:
The Python 4 uses a lifting body design and no thrust vectoring, yet it’s able to work as though it has thrust vectoring.
The Python 4 has ~70Gs of pull, self limiting thrust (for the tightest turn circle possible), Stinger IRCCM (dual path: Shut off IRCCM (Aim-9M) & Gatewidth IRCCM (R-73)), 90 degree off boresight launches, long range for an IR missile (only the R-27T/ET has more range than it if added rn), and the ability to reengage targets it kinematically misses by circling around for it (kind of like the Aim-9X as you may have heard of for this specific capability).
It’s an absolute monster… however by the way it’s looking in the files it’s not going to be much of a dogfight missile since it’s missing self limiting thrust.
Its extremely lifting body design, allowing it to pull ~70Gs with high AOA:
The kinds of shots it can hit IRL:
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That is a very impressive missile.However, I don’t think gaijin will implement aim9x class ir missiles to the game at present. They even think python3 with irccm is too powerful.
The PL-8B is basicly Python 3 with irccm.（＾_＾）
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Oh trust me, I know all about it ;)
But yeah Python 4 will take a little bit of time, however I don’t think it’s comparable to the 9X. It’s more of a in between compared to things like the 9M/R-73 vs the R-73M/R-74 or Aim-9X, IRIS-T, ASRAAM, and all those other modern thrust vectoring missiles.
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the lavis rader is eltas EL/M 2032 it can fire darbys with the radar but i dont think it had them
No, it had the Elta EL/M-2035. 2032 derived from it.
it depands on wich prototype u mean
No prototype had the 2032, as I don’t even think it existed at the time.
hold on let me check
- Wikipedia is not a reliable source
- The cited source doesn’t even mention the Lavi
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Gaijin was willing to give the Yak-141, an unfinished prototype, multiple production standard inclusions such as flares/chaff, a radar, RWR, and missiles it would have used. The radar the Lavi had theoretically could have used Derbys and the aircraft would have mounted Python 4s in service.
There’s an included poll on the original Lavi suggestion asking the community if these weapons should be included, which a slight majority voting yes. Unless gaijin has double standards, I believe it will receive those additions, or we’ll see the Lavi prototype and a also Lavi production aircraft to give the Israeli air TT more uniqueness.
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Never trust or use wiki as your main source. Use the sources in wiki if you must/can, but they’re hardly reliable…
I hope so