Kings of Battle - Rumor Round-Up and Discussion (Part 1)

[oom1992]

@Morvran

AV-8B+ with AMRAAM is quite likely for US I suppose this year.

@Miraz05

It could come in this update

But I guess gajin might consider AV-8B Night Attack (NA) under A-7E Corsair II before AV-8B plus because currently USA tech tree no attack aircraft toptier, AV-8B+ from USMC got something better AV-8B+ (Marina Militare) and BR. higher

@Texas_Engineer_Mike

It’s no way optimal lol.

US：F-16C Block50 get AIM-120 (Could possibly get AIM-120A/B but it simply doesn’t need them rn unless every nation has a equivalent fighter with FOX capability)
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GR：new F-4F ICE get AIM-120 (Completely DoA with 4th gens getting ARH in the same update)
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RU：MiG-29SMT / Yak-141 get R-77 (Early R-77 is AIM-120C equivalent. It’s too early for these high performing ARH missiles)
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UK：new SAAF JAS39 get AIM-120 (It never had AIM-120 or AIM-9 missiles. The ones it carried are far too advanced)
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JP：F-4EJK get AAM-4 (Completely unnecessary addition. You’re basically trying to kill this jet with these missiles. As of rn F-4EJ Kai is very strong in BVM while in WVR it’s lacking. AAM-4 would only move it higher to the point where its main advantage would vanish.)
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CN：maybe J10A? (J10A early is actually not a bad idea) or J8F with PL12，actually that‘s old plane (PL-12 is AIM-120C equiavalent)
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IT： new HuAF JAS39 get AIM-120 (Same as swedish one - only early AIM-120A/B unless air battles got a rework)（F-16A ADF ： Maintain the status quo) (AIM-120 addition to ADFs would be completely unnecessary and not healthy. Except for Italian F-16 and Chinese MLU >both can be added as late variants if needed<)
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FR：Mirage 2000-5F get MICA-IR / EM (MICA would be far too powerful currently, especially in IR variant. Again - AIM-120C equivalent)
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SW：new JAS39 get AIM-120 (Only swedish variant tho >RB99< because later AMRAAMs would break the balance in current state of air battles)
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IR：F-16D block40 get AIM-120 or Derby (Barak II can’t use AIM-120, only DERBY which would be better than early AIM-120. Barak II should get advanced IR missiles like Python 4 and no radar missiles at all)

Early ARH missiles on late 3rd gens at higher BRs is optimal and should be done in order to properly test these nimble FOX3s.

Guessing my idea

USA : F-16C Block 50 could get AIM-120B replacement AIM-7M & AIM-120C-3, F-16A Block 15 ADF (Air National Guard) get AIM-9M but unsure could add AIM-120A or not

RU : MiG-29SMT (9-19) get R-77 replace R-27R & R-27T, and in 2 or 3 year R-77-1 replacement R-27ER because R-77-1 similar AIM-120C-7

JP : F-15J-MSIP with AAM-4

CN : F-16A MLU in tech tree it might be F-16A Block 20 late & could add AIM-120C-3 or AIM-120C-5

IT : F-16A ADF get AIM-120B & 2 year could add AIM-120C-5, AV-8B+ (Marina Militare) get 2 AIM-120 like F-16A ADF and Gripen C with PS-05/A mk.3 radar ( HuAF) get AIM-120A/AIM-120B

IAF/IDF : F-16D Block 40 Barak should consider add Python 4 replacement AIM-9M it’s enough because never Derby in history, F-16I Sufa with AIM-120B and
1 or 2 year could get AIM-120C-5

SW : Gripen C (PS-05/A Mk3 radar) get AIM-120B (Rb.99) and JA37D Viggen could add 4x Rb.99

[someweirdname]

I’ve seen B-29 get more kills than I’d like to

[Deathmisser]

@Legwolf

[someweirdname]

poor little guy rotting in the wild

[Legwolf]

The one I saw was a Scottish north fleet bomber ^^

[Deathmisser]

He not in the wild as he is with other friends.

[someweirdname]

why is that one so much cleaner?

[Deathmisser]

Mine was Aeropark about a 10-5 min drive from me

[KhorneFlakez1337]

That reminds me, why do the Drakens still not have droptanks

[someweirdname]

the drakens and a Lot of other planes that really should have them

[Deathmisser]

Idk m8

[SuppliceVI]

The J-10 is a different plane than the Lavi, just like the Tu-4 is different from the B-29, or the Z-20 is different from the UH-60.

If you look at the specs and the aircraft along with Sino-Israeli cooperation at the time, you can plainly see it is a Lavi, which has been tuned and upgraded to suit PLAAF needs.

[Deathmisser]

[someweirdname]

are those fuel tanks or fat bombs?

[Legwolf]

iirc, restoring and maintaining jets is INSANELY hard. Looks like that Hunter got a layer of clearcoat sealant to make it more weather resistant. Thing is, this kind of work is super specialised and super careful which makes it very costly. Which sadly, these kinds of airfield museums don’t have alot of money to put as much love into their airframes as they would like. (donate to your local airfields so we don’t miss out on seeing these awesome aircraft fr fr)

[Deathmisser]

Not sure as these were taken way back in like June

[KhorneFlakez1337]

Must be bombs, why else would they have that nub on the tip

Edit: nevermind, Jaguar droptanks just look weird like that

Spoiler

[someweirdname]

but my only local museums are Dornier who watches after their planes like no other Museum and the German Federal museum who you could even watch restore their planes in the Hangar

you can donate to neither

[Deathmisser]

Not june but April jes time does fly

[someweirdname]

idk, decoration or for prefilling