Major Update "Firebirds" - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion (Part 3)

Irl the early fin BMP 2’s used 9m113, they can still be remounted on the MD from what ive heard but they have no interest to purchase the missiles anymore. Sorry but 250 rounds is pointless if thats your only offensive weapon

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Did i miss something, or when will the update drop? The Trailer was allready here?

dev server runs till 6th

So?

so update on 7-8th most likely

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@Smin1080p_WT Sorry for the ping, but I am curious about the future of AESA and PESA radars within the game.

Various planes we already have in game eventually received upgrades to AESA radars in real life - especially for the USA in the early 2000s and 2010s.

For Example:
  • F-16Cs received the AN/APG-83
  • F-15Cs received the AN/APG-63(V)2 and AN/APG-63(V)3
  • F-15Es received the AN/APG-82(V)1 (aka the AN/APG-63(V)4)

Can we expect to see the current vehicles in game receiving those upgrades when they are ready to come to the game?

Or should we expect to have to grind out whole new variants that precede after those vehicles in the TT?

We also plan to introduce a JA37DI version into the Swedish tree for research at the same time as the premium version this major update. This is likely to be in a folder with the existing D variant in the tree, so everyone will retain the option to use the existing JA37D at its current BR and the new JA37DI at a higher BR with AIM-120 AMRAAMs.

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Hey. Right now there are no set plans for this. They have set radars already in game from what configuration they are in. We don’t currently have modules that switch Radars in that respect to AESA etc. So this is more a future question.

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That’s some of the best news this update, thank you for letting us know

We’re so back

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Is it the Otis version of the Di by chance? Or no answer?

Just the Di for now. No specific version.

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Also it’s great to hear that the Devs have remembered that new aircraft can be foldered, there’s been quite a few things in the past few updates that should have been foldered but weren’t

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So it will just be two completely identical Di’s? What will differentiate them? Thank god the RB99 viggens doesn’t get locked behind a paywall aswell!

Otis variant was based on regular D model

one premium one techtree + skin probably

We plan some alternative skins.

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Are there any plans to add the RB74(M) like on the Gripens? Or will they retain the standard RB74?

Standard RB74.

Gripen (and all of its variants) were cleared for 9M use. Viggen was not. The Gripen A at 13.0 does not have AMRAAMs. So there is a choice between the Aiframe + 9M advantage of Gripen or the RB99s on the Viggen platform.

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So its the same jet but one is prem? Seems stramge but as long as the Otis is added then its “fine”