I fear gripen E will be DOA due to Rafale and Typhoon already dominating so hard and now SU-30SM2 added to the mix
I wonder how the SM2 will perform…have they updated it yet on Dev? I want to see if it gets the -41 engines and how much difference they make to the flight model. Also interested in the radar of course.
Would be like the current 30SM but with way better engines and an improved radar, SU-30 was already really really good and now the main problem with it (the engines) got fixed so its going to be good i think
I hope so…I love the look of the Flankers, but have preferred more agile aircraft, so maybe this would be a good balance for me.
Sorry for derailing a bit from the Gripen focus of the thread.
You are forgetting that SM2 also increased in weight which is the reason for improved engines
Agile? Idk i love the Su-30
trying to understand the enemy I see
I’m still on that Su-27 grind but cant wait to get my hands on late Sukhois
Is the next 5 seconds you crashing or getting 3rd partied at super low energy?
Cool video though.
Su-27 and 33 are amazing imo the best and most under BR’d 13.0’s
Not my video besides when i do that normally its the last guy on the team so its usually a teammate firing the missile at me or
God i love the R73 when people turn their back thinking they won lmao
I have the 33 but cant enjoy it as much. I recently bought the premium Su-30 tho and its super fun
Nice…good time to use that trick. Thanks for sharing the video…both videos lol
Looks so good cockpit for E, is it possible to be added the model today or tomorrow ?
Again, no. They would need to design a new hull a new set of wings, new wheels and wheel struts, new spine, new horizontal stabilizer, new RWR sensors, new Maws sensors new IRST and lastly new cockpit. The ONLY things they can re-use is the weapons, launchers, nose cone, and cockpit (and possibly a couple of smaller details like lights, strakes, a couple of small antennas and the air breaks).
Do you want me to circle all the differences with red circles and numbers to make the differences clearer?
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yeah, mark the differences let us know
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1 and 9: RWR sensors.
2 and 3: Spine and parts of the horisontal stabilizer.
4: IRST sensor.
5: New engine and exhaust
6: Larger main frame to fit the larger engine and larger internal fuel tanks (can be a little bit hard to tell but can be more easily seen in the video i posted previously, look at the size difference where the wings meat the body).
7: MAW sensors.
8: Fatter underside of wings to fit more internal fuel.
10: Wheels, wheel struts and wheel housing + hatches.
(E left and C right in both images)
This last one is still for me personally a bit unclear if the Swedish in service aircraft has or not, the Brazilian version of the E does have the extension though (both these are NG/E prototypes of different stages/versions).
Edit:
The in service E version for Sweden does indeed have the extended trailing edge flaps (E left, D right, C bottom):
( SAAB facebook )
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in your opinion, it is possible today or tomorrow ?
I have no idea sadly, but it’s not over until the major update drops. Some updates they have added vehicles that were not on the dev server or even talked about in Devblog.
not good tbh