+1 why not
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With all these, the F-16 will be a true 4.5Gen legendary fighter.
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Does HG V provide reduced IR signature?
Like PacerGem included in HG II
+1. Would it use JHMCS II?
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I think this aircraft would make a great addition after the block 52 pobit, it would have that hot rod block 50 acceleration, with the aesa radar. Would be a great end of line f16 before we truly step into the world of stealth with the f35 at the end of that line. Would be a amazing aircraft
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It’s barely an upgrade in FM all things considered
However we could have IVEWS equipped HaveGlass
F-16 which is another advance in avionics
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Fly the block 50 then fly the pobit, pobit feels like slow motion, I get my aim120s off at like Mach 1.6 in the blk50, maybe Mach 1.35 if I’m lucky in the pobit. Block 50 hold energy better aswell
That is a big exaggeration. I have tested every F-16 FM. Sufa/Pobit are a tad slower at post mach speeds but are also slightly better and more agile in dogfighting speeds. Block50 is overall the better FM for the meta, but by a very small margin.
If you are launching your aim120 at 1.6, in the sufa/pobit you would be at 1.5 or so. Its not a big deal, mostly because long-range BVR isn’t very effective and most kills happen with missiles launched at short ranges.
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Should have Thales Scorpion so long as it’s added with the PoBIT upgrades.
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Have glass also has a stealth coating reducing the rcs to like 1.7 square meters or something. So it would be neat to have a little stealth before the f35
It would have very little impact in-game against AESA radars
Also get 30 more CMs
That would be the only meaningful thing for current WT… But at 14.3 it won’t be very good anyway due to the very limited loadout
Lower RCS makes your countermeasures relatively more effective, and also ECM
This is a very meaningful suggestion since Gaijjn will implement ECM mechanism and make RCS more detailed so that they can introduce 5gen jets.
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I guess, but not as the game currently is, I think that will take some time
Aircraft like this and the block 3 super hornet with its reduced rcs design would be good test platforms before adding true stealth jets to experiment. I could imagine there’s euro jets with it to add and redfor platforms. Most 4++ platforms incorporate it
This is exactly why I suggested it. Also suggested F-15E1, the tech demonstrator for the F-15SE that flew with AESA, RAM coating, and Conformal Weapons Bays.
Adding in these “stealth” 4.5 gens before we see 5th gens will give us a better test of low RCS on an actual fighter platform.
For the US there’s HG V F-16’s, F-15E1, F/A-18E/F Block III, and potentially the F/A-18XT. Other nations don’t really have anything similar apart from France through Denmark who use HG on their F-16’s but the rest’s aircraft already have RCS reductions IRL so Gaijin could model it for those.
I think gaijin will add “everything” at the same time, it’s how historically it’s been. Tests are done in the dev servers (although often very rushed).
F-16CM pobit at 14.3 is subpar, the have glass version would be a bit better, but I wager it will still be DOA and still not worth it using over the F-15C GE, which has a much better loadout and more countermeasures, radar with better fov, with just a slightly worse FM