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

That’s fair.

I was just trying to point out that you’ll always have some disadvantages

It remains to be seen how good (or bad) the 120Ds are to be able to say if those disadvantages can be properly off-set to make the F-15C GE (and a future F-15EX) a high end competitior

yep better off flying the 13.7 one, at least you wont have to face planes that are astronomically better than you as often

It’s only so long that you can upgrade a platform that isn’t suited for the current rules of engagement.

I don’t know why you were even expecting ARMs and MMW stuff

You really have a lot of optimism left for this game lol

i think the d is probably gonna be a very minor upgrade but itll bring the f18e and f15ge up to 14.7, then theyll get stomped even more. the ex is all that i can see being a strong option for the us tree, until 5th gens tbh

Are ARMs even a consideration, didn’t they literally made an entire blogpost yapping about how bad ARMs would be if they were added to the game some time ago?

My only hope for it is for Have Glass to be modelled but I doubt they will bother with it.

I was genuinely excited for the PoBIT even though it would be mid at best because I love F-16’s but it’s just looking awful right now.

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i remember them saying they would be added in the first half of the year, was hoping that would be this update, along s300s and patriots, but ig not

I don’t remember them ever talking about ARMs after the CM post that mentioned better SAMs to be in the works

And in that CM post they did say that ARMs were no a priority and that they would work on ESM (Electronical support measures, related to ECM) instead

would be cool but even with lower rcs im afraid that thing is still beyond doa, having 6 missiles at anything above 14.0 will absolutely kill the thing

ARM they literally said was coming first half of this year, with June update probably going to be something bigger, ARM would be a sensible thing this major update.

MMW is needed ASAP, quantity isnt even an issue anymore with 16x FNF present on aircraft

Yes they talked that in the first half of 2026 we will get them I think it was in the Q&A

Knowing the current state of laziness it will probably be missing the correct HMD. (It should have a HMD similar or better to the A10C, with ground and air “visual IFF” and other cool options).

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Ah, if it was in the Q&A I’m not surprised that I don’t remember it lol

1:20 —> 2:00

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q9TSHgSQDs&t=771s

Could “Ninth Wave” name mean something special for navy (frigats spawn o_O?) or it’s just about rank IX for planes?

I didn’t need a link to the vid to believe you guys, but thanks anyways

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worst q&a ever put on the internet

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For real

@Smin1080p_WT is the new F-16 a block 50 or 52?