We’re moving fast on this, they’ve just added a " Torpedo Launch Max Depth " codeline, and made the USS Fletcher 's depth charge projectors autoloaded. The anniv is soon, the submarines w/ it !
They said top tier aircraft, not fighter, and even if it was a fighter guaranteed, the Hawk 200 and Sea Harrier FA.2 are fighters too
That however doesnt solve the issue of the differences in tech used by france and the lack of AMRAAM platforms for japan
To solve that you would expect them to add a F-15, but that in turn means that AMRAAM (or equivalent BVRAAM) platforms like the Tornado, Sea Harrier, AV8B+, F-4F ICE and Mirage 2000 would get outperformed
The Hawk 200 and Sea Harrier FA.2 would not be top fighters without AMRAAMs, and it was in response to the lack of competitive fighters at top tier Britain and Sweden, so they were talking about a fighter. Also, considering how much better the MICA EM is than even the AIM-120C, the Mirage 2000-5F would not underperform.
I’d find them quite fun I think. Quite enjoyed them in WoWs during open beta. Not played them since though. But in WT with more realisitc damage, could be fun. Though I’d fear them spawning on the surface and being immediately one shotted
Eh, I don’t see it as likely. Gripen C from SAAF maybe, but the Gripen D from UK is a completely unarmed aircraft. It makes more sense to just select a combat capable vehicle from commonwealth than grab a foreign aircraft and give it a fictional loadout
The December update is always a big one, so there’s no reason to believe all nations that don’t have one already won’t get an ARH platform next update.