Major Update “Firebirds” — DEV Server Changelog (25.10.2024) - Dev Server is closed

I think we should give every country a leopard 2, because why not?

ASSTA 3 upgrade received only ECR aircrafts. No IDS was upgraded to ASSTA 3. And ECR is very specific aircraft.

the ASSTA 1 has recived LJDAMs and is thus equal to how an ASSTA 3 could be implemented at this point in time

that’s wrong, all remaining Tornados were given the ASSTA 3.1 upgrade

or I’d rather say, got the software update

but there is literally nothing Viable available

even if you include Swizerland

Yes

oh that explains it

You mean the non-issue [from a gameplay perspective].
As for fighting against SPAA, if you’re not fighting as if you’re always launched on you should start.

PD radars are unchanged except Viggen being seen as F-16, as stated in the changelog; and pulse radars were revoked.
Now, the most threatening pulse radar is the Mig-23’s, and that’s still named.
F-1C’s which is among the weakest of the MTI radars for air due to being paired with pulse radar missiles is however no longer listed.

Nope. Even ASSTA 2 did not affect IDS aircrafts.

ASSTA 2 focuses on cockpit, avionics and defensive updates. The mission computer has more power, and the navigation system is updated. The cockpit gains a new head-down visual display unit, color screens and a digital map display. An improved Tornado defensive-aids subsystem is installed, including a new radar-warning receiver system from Saab Avitronics. German MoD planning provides for the upgrade of 85 aircraft, covering just the Tornado ECR electronic warfare aircraft of JBG 32 at Lechfeld and the reconnaissance-configured machines of AG 51 at Schleswig. The remainder of the Tornado fleet (all standard IDS machines) is being replaced by the Eurofighter EF2000, a process that is currently under way for JBG 31 at Nörvenich and is to be completed by the conversion of JBG 33 at Büchel.

yes it was planned this way and then it didn’t Happen this way as JaBoG 33 Retained the IDS for it’s Nuclear strike capabilities (they still have them, will be replaced by F-35 once those are available) and JaBoG 32 was Dissolved

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The server dev has just been updated, a premium Viggen with fox 3 has just been added

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anything else? news on the M2K RRRRMV

nothing has changed for the moment on the 2000D RMV but bug reports have been accepted so it will change (I hope). Apart from that I have not noticed anything in particular

it actually got FAPDS(better then apds make more damage) and gepard1a2 actually should have full fapds round (640)

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FAPDS will have reduced penetration against armor in exchange for increased spall and damage to aircraft. Depending on how it is modeled it may not be viable against armor like 35mm APDS is currently.

FAPDS has much longer effective range as well, no?

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lower but not much
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Yes, it greatly improves the combat effectiveness against air targets because it is faster and more accurate, and it will not self-destruct.

Sounds good, this is something I’d gladly approve of if the penetration is not too high

When PGZ09 has AHEAD but 8.3, as a much higher BR but without IRST and thermal imaging, gepard1a2 should get a full-round FAPDS belt (maybe set to 90 penetration? (DM33: FAPDS DM23: APDS-127mm pen)