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

its the c-7 not the c8(hasn’t been added yet,and should have perforrmance close to the d model)

Both, early JSM tests for the F-35 to my knowledge had modified F-16’s running them first for tests, idk if it was because the JSM was made smaller to fit in the F-35 bay or what but the F-16’s were first to use them before the F35’s were cleared.

I’d send a link but you can’t read the full page without paying unfortunately.

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interesting, heres a USAF F-35A with JSM

Well the missiles are absolutely not identical irl. in the files the Aim120d is a reskinned c-5 for all intents and purposes.

Yep, without this the PoBIT should be 14.0 maximum, and if neither of those are a thing well the jet is dead

Well yeah they’ve been cleared for a while no?

? Unless it doesn’t have the 60 degree search width of F-15C GE and F-18E, I don’t know what you mean here.
I prefer 60 degree search, myself.

Air RB cares more about speed than F-18E and F-2A last I checked; unless the meta changed in the last week or so?

The upcoming F-16 uses the same engine as the F-15E/I and F-16I Sufa, by the way.

yeah, idk when USAF will get their actual operational JSM though

Honestly where i think the pobit will do aight is grb like the f16c already does. Just with hopefully better ground attack options. gib gbu53.

That I think is going to be the core of the new F-16, see what A2G they get

Yeah some US F-16’s did testing around 2015 with later models of JSM being made for testing purposes and brought to Norway for their integration with Block 4 F-35A to finalize testing for the JSM for Block 4 use.

Since i guess the sead update is the summer one it could get Harm in the future.

they never showed any a2g weaponry on the F-16C PoBIT, but we can hope ig

Just anything better than Mav d’s please.

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Yeah. I was guessing maybe GBU-53s and maybe we could finally get Brimstone 2s this update as well

Guided cluster munitions when? I want Mjolnir

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Cluster in general causes a lot of problems for the engine i imagine. XD fr tho i want my rockeyes.

Any cluster weapon when? I want BL755 and JP233

Maybe, but nothing says screw you like dropping a BK90 pod and guiding it before releasing 42 bombletts to disable vehicles or destroy light vehicles. Way safer than cluster munitions that can’t guide themselves

The “best” solution I can think of is just reduce the number of munitions or something.