The Basic IT Full MLU/ RET 7
contract was the second step of
the MLU programme and involved
fifteen Italian Tornado IDS aircraft
(including three dual control trainers). RET 7 deliveries were completed during 2012.
The third phase of the Italian Tornado upgrade programme - called
IT Full MLU/ RET 8 - is now under
way to cover a final batch of 25 IDS
and ECR aircraft. The aircraft upgrade include several software and
avionics updates. The new communication and identification system
use the latest standards of secure
communication capacities as well
as a data transmission/reception
capacity via Data-Link (MIDS).
The pilot and navigator cockpits
feature new multifunction display
suites to reduce crew workload;
the navigator cockpit features new
colour displays that replace monochromatic units and the internal
and external lighting systems are
compatible with night vision goggles. The electronic recce capacity
MM7026 6-35, 6° Stormo ‘Devil Task Group’
Mazar-e-Shariff, Afghanistan.
of the ECR has also been improved
through new functionalities connected with the threat identification
and localization (ELS multi-ship
ranging).
The new software of the Tornado
“IT Full MLU” allows the integration
of new sensors and avionic systems and enables the use of new
weapons such as the Small Diameter Bomb (a GPS precision-guided
glide munition with a unique carbon
fiber envelope and small wings
which extend after release). and the
new AGM-88E Advanced Anti Radiation Guided Missile. The key external
differences for a Tornado MLU are
the removal of the conical antenna
on the spine and two UHF aerials
on the nose in front of the canopy
instead of one.
Italian Tornados are now painted in an overall Air Superiority
Grey Camouflage (FS-36280).
FS-36280 is a difficult colour to
obtain, as none of the more readily
available manufacturers include
it in their paint range. The only
manufacturer to include FS36320
is Lifecolor (Sky Grey 16 # UA535.)
Alternatively, White Ensign Baltic Dunkelgrau (KM 15) is also a
match.
GB has a lot of subtree stuff, and US has a ton of vehicles. Russia has a lot too, but not quite as much. China could use some attention (and tbf they did get some with this update)
Any reason for why the turret baskets/trunnions now count as aiming devices, but not on the Russian tanks that also recently received ‘‘detailed modules’’?
Smin i respect you. But this is very much a non answer in the face of the nation which over several years has gotten the least amount of stuff added to it. Like has been said there has been thousands of suggestions, but they are almost all ignored and leaving Japan massively struggling behind the competition and when stuff is finally added its already too late to put them on equal footing as vastly better stuff for everyone else was already added
and I repeat, there’s still no export customer of T-90MS
MkIII is just a mild upgrade of T-90S, mainly indigenizing program
…
the other “unique” T-90 variant would be the earliest T-90/S variant for India, since they were the first mass T-90 customer.
often forgotten but this:
analogous to the early T-90 with cast turret, instead of welded turret like in T-90A
yeah. it’s a real shame man, they turned off the flags and the colors for text!
i was #styleblueUSIATTSF-1 or something like that. I changed my name from time to time, and me and my buddies would change our names as a gag often.
I met the people I play War Thunder with in warchat. Known them for a decade or so now. Takes me back, man. I remember the 2016 Unspecified Turkish Event happening live while we were playing a match.
As War thunder added stuff, I made decks that were composed SOLELY of units that were also in war thunder. It has been crazy to watch those decks grow and become reasonable over time, with better and better stuff added all the time.
