gaijin deving on a sunday is not a good sign. but it means we can push for more bugs to be repported and get fixed
Do folks here think I-Derby ER might be possible? There’s an open report here (Community Bug Reporting System) and despite what the comment says I think the second source looks good even if it doesn’t specify the Gripen model. This source that was used for the SPICE 1000 report (Saab Offers India A Choice of Missiles) also says Derby “can be integrated” (on a side note, that source also says Python 4/5 has been tested on Gripen E; any reports for that?).
Edit: oh hang on a sec, just remembered that the I-Derby ER is dual pulse, so even if it’s compatible it won’t be coming this update. Welp.
Honestly, during dev-server and just before a major update most game studios have “crunch times” and DEVs work way to many hours per day for to many days. I don’t know if Gaijin follows the same pattern but it’s a relatively known issue within the gaming industry in general.
i think its wierd that they did not offer with the mica since india already have that in stock aswell. but yes if its used for the spice i dont see why not
Is the engine burning chaff really a problem? If so, I would have expected this setup on the F-104 to be rather problematic
either the date in the pic is wrong or its some meteor mock up ? but that definitely looks like a meteor.
Isn’t that angled outward and fire away from the engine though?
BOL is electrically dispensed and aimed straight backwards.
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sidenote: chaff might also survive better as it’s usually metal strips of some kind, the BOL IR is something the reacts with oxygen to burn. if you then burn it earlier it might effect things. Not sure though.
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Prototyping for meteor started in 94 if i remember correctly.
thin metal straps burn wery well
The image is from the second magazine of 1997.
So I don’t doubt the date. Hard to release a picture that has not yet been taken isn’t it? But it is not going to be a live Meteor missile, just some test version.
updated the list
Some more info regarding the system:
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Metal has the same melting temperature independent of thickness, it just goes away faster because there is less weight to burn away. So it depends on what metal it is, a jet engines exhaust is somewhere around 600-1000 degrees Celsius (double it for afterburner).
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Issue for Python 4 and 5 created here: Community Bug Reporting System. However, I’m not too optimistic that it’ll get implemented at this point in time even if the sources are accepted as valid, as even the Python 4 exceeds all current aircraft launched AAMs in performance.
They refuse to add P4 to the mediocre Israeli airframes at the BR, why would the Gripen suddenly get one?
dayum, so many chats in that report but still rejected
it has gone from rejected to → needs more information so its kindof a good thing id say
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/gwtIWXIEKOmc
They say fixed but nothing ingame so far, tomorrow?
dev ends tomorrow so it be when the update goes live