Major Update "Firebirds" - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion (Part 2)

I don’t see why gaijin can’t just give it a placeholder f&f mode from something like the spikes for now then when we get to the point were stuff is advanced enough then brimstone could get it irl f&f mode !!

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It depends on the teasers. Some focus heavily on just a couple vehicles.

I would say 50% but the most “hype” additions usually are in the trailer… with some exceptions.

The reliable leak lists usually have about 80%-90% of the update.

Wait for the dev stream and server, there’s usually something new there

Im guessing 8.7 alongside the Buc S1 in Air and then 10.3 alongside something like the Jaguar Gr1A in ground.

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Yep, same, not that its usable but glad ive gotten past these new stuff so I dont have to grind them

Does it get a guided bombs?

F-117? yeah. 2x 2k GBUs if im not mistaken

It carries IR missiles though according to sources, so that makes it more like a faster A10 I guess? Jaguar Gr1A has better load but I mean it is really about ‘how stealth’ it is.

Considering that it is unarmed (in terms of A2A at least) and rather slow, I would agree with Morvran and put it somewhere along 8.7/9.0 in ARB and 10.3 or higher for GRB, depending on how effective the stealth is

Yeah, they will not put a guided bombs that low. Would guess around 10.0 then

I’ve heard of plans to arm the F-117 with IR missiles and the F-117 Nighthawk games usually have it carry AIM-9s and even AIM-120s for some reason, but afaik it never carried any IRL

Until we see a devblog, Im going to assume no IR Missiles at all. We didnt see any in the teaser at least.

Stealth is going to be more of a gimmick, most aircraft it will encoutner dont have a radar to begin with and in ground, its biggest threat is still going to be optical guided Strelas or Stormer HVMs

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So we got a teaser right?

so that means there’ll be a dev stream tomorrow?

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Yeah…will see tomorow. At least i expect to see a live stream day after teaser

Eh, so far India has been only premium and event vehicles with a single squadron vehicle. Unless Gaijin expands the lines a TT can have, or otherwise reworks how tech trees work, I doubt they’ll dump in MiGs and the like instead of doing British vehicles, if only because the British tech tree is too full for that to make sense.

Some sources does say it can carry some form of SAAM, not sure, if not then 8.7/9.0 would do, although fun seeing F117 vs Me262.

Air and ground can have different BRs.

8.7 in Air (AAB, ARB, ASB)

10.0/10.3 in ground (GRB, GSB)

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Yeah…that would make sense…but will see what will a mighty snail decide to do

Ins obviously heavier, although we’ll have to see how much the canards and new engines help, but most importantly it should have a better radar

I mean if it is actually ‘stealth’ then it can do what other planes can’t do which is to climb high cause it isn’t scared of radar guided stuff like Tongusk or Roland.

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I sure hope you are right about that, but I still am afraid of them going for MiGs and Sukhois for Britain. They literally just put the Gripen into the multirole fighter line as well, you know.