Major Update "Hornet Sting" - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion (Part 5)

Just give it 9Ms. It wouldn’t be crazy 9Ms do not seem “as difficult” as they used to be to flair and it would give the tomcat something more than the enemy just going oh I see smoke pop 1 flair.

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US only operator of those anyways, at least afaik. But I think Britecloud (newer counterpart) would also be cool to see since we have those as well

Tbh, US doesn’t really have any issues regarding countermeausres for rest of game. We have spectral flares, towed decoys, expendable decoys, decoy missiles, whatever you can think of

Controversial, but I don’t think it needs 9Ms. It needs its radar fixed, the Aim-54C buffed, and the flight model unnerfed. Leave the 9M for the D to complete the cycle. Especially now that the F-14A and B are foldered.

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Each there own. There will be plenty of ideas on what needs to be done to fix the 14. But as of right now. There is no change. Nor any foreseeable change.

can anyone help me figure out the loadout of this F-15?

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i would like to know WHAT it is carrying not WHY it is carrying them, no politics please

Those are python 4 or 5, not AIM-9 (double fins in front)

The fuselage ones could be early 120 or AIM-7, like you said.

And the pod is probably lantirn. Never heard of F-15 being able to use litening

That is definitely a JDAM though

I give this loadout 8/10, it’s well rounded but JDAM only good against stationary target. If it had SPICE 2000 would be 9/10, and if it had cruise missiles 10/10

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And still more buffs to go, though I do fear how vulnerable they will all be to IR missiles. Especially the FA2 facing mostly IRCCM with BOL as its main defence

Only AP round obviously go through lol

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All I really see Israel getting from Turkey is the K2 derivative, maybe the 1 stealth fighter in the future (doubt it’s better than F-35 though)

Israel already has another F-16 lined up

It’s done by both, it’s a joint squadron, that’s the whole point. Also, it’s part of USAF 366th Fighter Wing anyways. Which is part of 15 AF. Which is part of USAF Air Combat Command.

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The Altay is not a K2 derivative. It is loosely based on the K2, however that’s it. It is it’s own thing in almost every way.

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oh ok

That image is from the Bundeswehr articel about the 2A7A1, I don’t see why it wouldn’t be one

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Kampfpanzer Leopard 2 erhält Trophy-Schutzsystem

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this is the most useful F-14B loadout against non-afk enemies
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what is tank behind 2s38? its like bradley

It’s the Kurganets 25.
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2S38’s big brother

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I did not plan to stay awake until 3AM, but since that’s 20 minutes away I guess I can wait so I can fly the three premiums one match a piece and then pray the day is easy

I would say the older brother of the BMP-2M