We all know what it is, and how it’ll most likely be the first stealth aircraft added.
So let’s discuss how it’ll most likely fit into the game.
(F-117A)
2 x General Electric F404-F1D2 turbofan engines with a max speed of 684 mph
2 × internal weapons bays with one hardpoint each (total of two weapons) equipped to carry:
And having the length 1.5 school bus’s
- Length: 65 ft 11 in (20.09 m)
- Wingspan: 43 ft 4 in (13.21 m)
- Height: 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)
Possible varient’s include the F-117A , F-117N “Seahawk”, and F-117B
(Neither the F-117N nor the F-117B were ordered.)
F-117N
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The F-117N would have differed from the land-based F-117 in several ways, such as the use of “elevators, a bubble canopy, a less sharply swept wing and reconfigured tail”.[127][128] It would also be re-engined with General Electric F414 turbofans in place of the General Electric F404s. The aircraft would be optionally fitted with hardpoints, allowing for an additional 8,000 lb (3,600 kg) of payload, and a new ground-attack radar with air-to-air capability. In that role, the F-117N could carry AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles
F-117B
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Lockheed submitted an updated proposal that included afterburning capability and a larger emphasis on the F-117N as a multi-mission aircraft, rather than just an attack aircraft.[129] To boost interest, Lockheed also proposed an F-117B land-based variant that shared most of the F-117N capabilities. This variant was proposed to the USAF and RAF.[130]
Source’s ( Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk - Wikipedia)
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There is also these (Possible) variant’s F-117A: Variant Aircraft
Write your own posts rather than copy pasting Wikipedia. The F-117 won’t fit in game because it won’t have missiles anyways. Maybe as an event but it will never be a good plane for anything but CAS in GRB.
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TF2 bomb escorting* game mode.
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Calm down Debby. While your input is appreciated, do try to maybe look at the different variant’s and see if you would like any.
Both of those variants never made it off the paper. Again, it is minimal effort to summarize wiki articles rather than C+P, which also happens to be plagiarism because you didn’t link them as your source.
And we already have fake plane’s in game such as the japan f16. Not sure your point here?
And I put a source at the bottom sense you mentioned it.
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Which nobody likes, fake planes should only ever be used when we run out of planes to add. Also the F-16 has stats that can be carried over from other F-16s. Would the F-117N be more stealthy, less stealthy, supersonic, subsonic, fast or slow acceleration? All of it would be fake, made up stats.
It’s still plagiarism even if you link it, it has to be your own work with quotes as evidence.
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Theres other bombers with no offensive armaments in the game like the Canberra it wouldn’t be unique in that sense
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That’s different though, it is a low tier bomber where bombing can actually be useful. The F-117 would have to be high BR, it is subsonic and will never make it to bases. Anyone with 2 brain cells can smack it out the air with an IR missile too. It would be really useless for ARB.
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if an A10 can base bomb at 10.3 and I can base bomb in a harrier at 12.3 and 13.0 the F117 can do it too
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Maybe once in a blue moon, but tell me what would you rather have on your team, 12 F-117s and 4 fighters or 16 fighters
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A mix of both, bombers bleed your enemies tickets and fast, its not just about everyone dying within 5 minutes
True, yes, but I would much rather have attackers that can at least score kills on my team than ones that cannot. A 4 vs 16 while trying to defend the people on your team so they can bleed the tickets doesn’t sound fun to me. If RB EC was added and things could be more spread out I would support the F-117 in game. As of now though it would be useless.
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Ill certainly agree attack planes like Wyvern are a hell of a lot more valuable to a team than just a bomber but every warplane has its rightful place in war thunder, finding the right spot however doesn’t seem to be gaijins forte
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Maybe one of these days they’ll get it right (pure copium right there)
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Knowing gaijin, they gonna add the su-57 saying it’s technically 4.5 gen. Either that or they buff the su-57 artificially. Buffing russia in game doesn’t change the fact that Russia is getting absolutely clapped irl
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I have a feeling russia lives rent free in your mindset. Not sure how OP’s post or the f117 are related
Would be a good option for 7.7 air RB, 9.7 air sim, and 11.0+ ground battles.
Refer to my above post. It doesn’t need to be an event vehicle with the new BR system.
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Technically there’s pilot testimony that the Aim-120 was fitted at one point in time (hard to believe, and if so it must have been that one F-117 with a radar), and something something 2 Aim-9s in the weapons bay but also unconfirmed.
If it does get those Aim-9s, then it would be more like the Buccaneer, but would be a whole other monster with the Aim-120s combined with its stealth…
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