There is also another reason this would be a brilliant option ingame. Other that it being balanced because of its lack of maneuverability and limited performing air to air radar missiles.
ALL of the Arch Angel series of aircraft from the A-12 to the SR-71, do not have fuel tanks. As metal or plastics/rubber would not survive the heat stresses so compartmented sections of the airframes were filled with fuel. Contraction in cold climates/on the ground meant it dripped fuel at a slow rate, whilst the heat from air resistance would seal those gaps.
THIS leads to the fact that the YF-12 will be INCREDIBLY flammable if damaged and if the body is slightly damaged depending on the sections, you will either lose all your fuel to the fuel leak or nearly all of it.
Again another thing that balances it’s addition to the game.
It is an interesting piece of equipment
Maybe the aim47 would perform better than the aim54 on the f14 because the yf 12 basically wake’s up we’re the f14 with its engines is dying do to altitude
Why is everything that awesome having to be an event for the US?
This will single-handedly be one of the best/coolest aircraft in the whole game.
Its not a mid game item like the E100 or Obj279
I just dont get the sentiment. Itll still be in game regardless, but gatekeeping things is the point of events. Events need a rework before id agree to that
yea i also think it will be an event vehicle given it would be very bad has tech tree or squadron vehicle because its a brick like the yak 28 at war thunder game play altitude also its a pain to land
actually i was wrong its even worse the sr 71 tops out at 750-900 meanwhile the yak 28 can go 1100 so the yf 12a would be 200-350kmh slower
Interesting the Aim-47s were direct predecessors to the Aim-54s. With only 6 successful firings with a 7th failing due to gyroscopic issues which was probably when it was being mounted rather than engineering.
Those are termed “integral fuel tanks” - pretty much every large airliner has them these days too, although they can use rubber and other sealants at the joints.
I have “wonderful memories” of crawling through 737-200 series wings sealing up all the joints in the tanks with PRC 1422 as an apprentice in the 1970’s!!
Again nobody flies high enough for the alts the YF-12A will “shine” at it’s top speed. Just like nobody currently flies high enough for mach 2+ combat. Mach 1.6-1.7 is normal on large enduring confrontation maps to travel around quickly when looking for enemies whilst sacrificing fuel.
