The radar is based upon the Blue Vixen, which in itself is best compared to the APG 73 found on things like the F-15C. Id imagine in relative performance its comparible to early AESA radars though it is still mechanical. In overall capaibilities, it probably isnt far off the F-15C, and that general class of Gen 4s. But the key difference is that it will be stronger in WVR. The game dynamic will flip completely. With US and USSR being equal or superior in BVR but inferior in WVR. Think F-16C vs Tornado F3 but in reverse but not quite so completely one sided.
Based upon an assumption we’ll see F-15s and equivalents at 12.7 this December. I reckon we could and more importantly should see the first set of prototype typhoons around Q2 next year at around BR13. with some limitations such as some missing control systems, and more limited loadout capabilies
I wish gaijin can fold some of the heli, especially when there are tons of small toy with 38k/39k rp, like France heli tt with that gazelle spam. I want to prepare for tiger had block 2 and they really give me a hard time
Tbf with Japan there is not much at least nothing that will over take the DJP. There are some lower stuff that can be added such as H-13, OH-1, HSS-2 family and SH-60 family but thats really it.
Yeah, theres a couple helis that honestly should be foldered
US UH-1B and UH-1C
Ger Bo 105 PAH-1 and PAH-1A1
USSR Mi-24V and Mi-24P
Fr Allouhette II and III, not sure about the Gazelles tho
Isr Peten and Seraph (unless they start adding stuff to differentiate them)
I agree, a lot of these helicopters end up overlapping a lot in effectiveness and BR, which means that there’s only a few meta helicopters actually worth putting in your lineups. As cool as the new Blackhawk is, I really wonder if it will be worth bringing over say an Apache
If my memory is ok, the black hawk dlp could carried 16 hellfire and at 11.3, on dev stream. It’s depend if the hellfire is hellfire b or k. But I believe viper is a better choice for 11.3 since it has 2 aim9m
sadly not, the HSS-2s and SH-60s are naval choppers mainly carrying torps and such. sh-60k for japan can use 2-4 hellfires but that’s it. i honestly expect these to only be flyable units on modern ships similar to float planes in naval. Oh-1 just has IR missiles which could be interesting but nothing crazy.
What they need is some new mechanic that makes them worth while. Imagine if you could land the blackhawk and resupply, at least a little bit, nearby teammates
Both gazelle are quite useless. First one gets only 2 hot2, the second one get 2 hot2 and 2 mistral. But since there is a mistral launcher on the ground. I dont think I need that.