Lockheed Martin - F-16C PoBIT: Viper gets new fangs

While PoBIT upgrades older F-16C’s to the same standard as the Block 70/72 it doesn’t get re-classified as a Block 70/72. IIRC I think they would be called Block 40/42/50/52 + like how the F-16I is the Block 52+.

But in-game they would be pretty much the same apart from the Block 70/72 having CFT’s.

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I was desperate that I am the only one wanting the PoBIT to be added for US and the V’s for other countries. Glad I found this post lol

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Give me F110-GE-132!

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well, if it will get Su-30SM2 treatment - it might get that.
but it’s in US, so no

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What’s the point of this anyways? It would be as good as current US 14.3 jets. They won’t fix amraam either

then we get the PoBIT just like how poorly Golden Eagle was modeled

well, we will

Still I’ll expect the fully detailed NCTR provided by APG-83SABR, necessary functionality to save my 6 missiles.

And maybe AN/ALR-69A with wider band coverage.

PIDSU still seems far away tho.

Who knows

you still will get same plane perfomance wise, but at higher BR

Ah alright. @quartas121 can you confirm? You’re kinda my reference in terms of US jets

He is correct. Block numbers are purely dependent on the specification it was when it was made.

They might just be called Block 40/50 POBIT instead of 40/50+ since that’s taken, or they have a new letter assigned to them (F-16CJ, CM, etc.)

I’m not really sure though

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Yeah it’s not really clear unlike the CJ and CM renaming. They might just not bother with renaming them since the PoBIT program is set to upgrade nearly all of the US fleet.

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Does any variant of F-16 use RACR for FCR instead of SABR?

+1

Why hasn’t this been forwarded to the devs yet?

I feel like this should already be in the pipeline… The f16 is anemic at top tier.

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Because this suggestion was new and opened for discussion earlier this month.

You gotta wait at least two months for this suggestion to go on their radar.

I have a gut feeling that battle rating (Air battle) to 15.7 if gajin ready AIM-9X-2 (Block II) & AIM-120D.

and 14.3 (Ground battle) with AGM-88G AARGM-ER & AGM-158 JASSM

But I am not really sure add F-16C (post PoBIT upgrade package) by F-16CG Block 40 or F-16CJ Block 50 model

Maybe AGM-88B/C and AGM-154A JSOW to begin with

I doubt they’ll push it that high but would be really nice

This jet (alongside the F-15C GE/F-15EX) could be suitable platforms to introduce the next-gen IIR missiles and AIM-120D missiles on, imo, before the introduction of stealth fighters.

+1, bring on the final form F-16C

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Can someone give me a reliable source of TTW of F-16C PoBIT