Major Update "Hornet Sting" - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion (Part 4)

Shes been in Chatham’s No.2 Dry-dock since 1999.

Hi @Smin1080p_WT

I was wondering if there was any information regarding the F/A-18A and/or F-14B receiving their AIM-7Ps. Considering both planes have DL channels, I imagine both are capable of using them.

Not to mention AIM-7Ps are a direct upgrade over the AIM-7Ms currently present on those aircraft. The F/A-18C Early (an $80 USD premium) getting AIM-7Ps but the F/A-18A and F-14B thusfar not receiving them raises some eyebrows.

There are numerous threads regarding the F/A-18C Early receiving 9Ms and going to 13.0, the F/A-18A getting 7Ps, the F-14B getting 7Ps, etc.

Here are a few threads

(POLL) AIM-9M for F/A-18C Early
F14A Should get AIM-9L and F14B should get AIM-9M,AIM-7P from now
Give TT F/A18a the 7p aswell
F/A-18A and AIM-7P(lack of)

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I suppose that is one way to fix the issue :/

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F-14A IRSTS capabilites tomcat could to

F-14 IRST isn’t modeled in game though, is it?

should be

Afaik the F-14D is the only F-14 with IRST. There’s a difference between TISEO (what the F-14B currently has modeled) and the IRST on the F-14D.

That manual is for the F-14A and seems to be pretty old as it’s referring to AIM-54A, AIM-7E, and AIM-9G

with a bit of research, it’s probably talking about some of the early F-14A variants that had an IRST pod.

So not modeled in game xD

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Anyways, the “fix” of you can launch radar missiles through IRST, but only when you don’t want to, is a really weird way about it

We tried to get that done, basically what the germans did with that french scout car but we were told to bog off

still should be add the pod then

It wasn’t an optional extra, it was built into some of the early F-14A, there were a bunch of non-standard variants of it, the one we have in game doesn’t get it, so unless we get the D, or another version of the A, it shouldn’t

lmao

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So anyone know if japan gets anything ground related ?

I’m stealing this

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Add on the part about classified docs too

I think Royal Oak in 1939 layout would be a fine premium to give britain an R class.

HMS LeBron

here me out
How a plain old Cessna became a military legend | We Are The Mighty
weaponized Cessna combat

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That’s not correct. It was explained why it is not possible to have HMS Sovereign.

Bluewater named vessels across the game follow the same rule of one named ship cannot be in different research trees. Hence why it cannot be HMS Sovereign. Rodney was coming in the previous major and HMS Warspite in this one.