??? Since when do the missiles it carries alter the airframe itself
And ASRAAM is a very long ways away
oh my bad dog
Craziest thing about reading these threads is seeing all the USA fanboys talk up their aircraft so much, in reality the countries that got it right are Russia and Sweden. Here is why; Firstly, SAAB got it right, with ever advancing radar systems, you can only get your RCS so small, the goal is not to be the size of a toaster to the radar, because it will pick you up anyway. The goal is to interfere with radar signals and cause as many distractions as possible, EW is far more important than stealth for the future of aircraft. Here is why Russia got it right; They pursued supermaneuvrability, at the end of the day when EW becomes widely adapted and developed, fights are going to start transitioning from BVR back to WVR again, and there, you can guarantee Russian airframes will win. Stealth is no longer a factor, of course it can’t hurt to maintain a low RCS, but investing fully into developing aircraft with a “low RCS” as it’s primary feature is like investing into a Ghillie Suit when there are infrared drones. In an alternate universe where Russia and the EU were in cooperation, if Sweden and Russia collaborated to make an aircraft together, I guarantee that it would be like nothing the world has ever seen.
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no worries.
You were claiming the Aussie Hornet should be a skin, that there would make the Australian skin
ahistorical, as Americans didn’t use ASRAAM.
As for the long way off comment, I remember beginning of last year we were long way off from the Typhoon but here we are.
As I say making these countries just a skin insults these communities especially Australians with them largely being within Britain with only one other vehicle being out side.
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French, American, and other European jets have EW too you goofy goober
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It can work with any rail that can fire aim 9L but is best with some adapter kit which is not available to anyone but the aussies
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No really? Every jet has EW, Gripen E takes the EW to another level. That should be the main pursuit of essentially every jet manufacturer.
They are not constantly carrying ASRAAM you know. The missile is not part of the airframe.
I could also say that the F-15E is not historical because it cannot carry B61 nuclear bombs. So moot point
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Something we agree on
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really how it should work as things like that have special weapons that make them unique should be added rest should be skins
They could always have it as a skin for now. Then when ASRAAM is added make it an event vehicle
You do know that the Typhoon and Rafale more than likely have comprable EW suites to the Gripen E?
1 missile is not worth this assrams kinda dog water as far as i know
Not to mention F-35
Your about to get yelled at by British people online
thats fine
ASRAAM will most likely be the second best IR missile in game when it is added, maybe even first under the right conditions. Only one that will probably be more deadly is the MICA IR.
The weakest will be the Aim-9X and R-74
isnt it in game already ?