There are no satellite navigation mechanics in the game
However, in reality, the X-38 has satellite navigation
https://ktrv.ru/production/voennaya_produktsiya/upravlyaemoe_aviatsionnoe_vooruzhenie/mnogotselevye_rakety/raketa_kh-38mte.html
Are non of the later Mirages capable of carrying 2,000 lb bombs?
(Besides the x 1 gbu 24)
Since 2000 Serie France kinda started droping the idea of using heavy bombs and dumb munitions. Most literal proof of that is Rafale which carries no dumb bombbs anymore only guided precision munitions. 2000 D still uses conventional bombs but afaik it’s the only one. But it has twin and quadruple? rack for bombs increasing it’s capacity to a dozen or more of bombs carried at once.
They don’t do it or it isn’t capable?
Feel like the Mirage 2000D should be able to carry at least x 3
Don’t do it + never planed afaik so you can’t go sayin to gaijin “Hey it’s possible do it” if you have no visual or textual proof to prove your point.
From a rationnal perspective yes M2KD could carry 3 or more 2000lbs bombs but it has never been done and there is no proof it’s possible.
Dumb bombs are still being carried on Rafale and were in fact added quite late; F.3R.
Pictures are just really rare.
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According to the French Ministry of Defense the 2000-D can only fire Mk82s
Oof hope it’s not only 250 kg that has been approved lul. because 6 bombs is like… Not much. I mean from a real life perspective i could understand it’s enough for the missions that involve these loads but in WT it would be meh if it’s only 250kg that can be carried.
Mk.81 / 82 / 83 were cleared for the Tri-Bomb rack.
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according to this image and this source, the Mk81 and Mk82 bombs were validated on the triple rammer, the Mk83 for the double one, but the Mk84 is in single carriage
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RAFALE : Armements et emports - RAFALE : The omnirole fighter (omnirole-rafale.com)
The figure is, as many other, not fully accurate and I don’t recommend using such as reference (wouldn’t be accepted for reports or similar anyway).
I have a figure at the end of the Rafale thread which is more accurate and meets all current Standards;
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aeroprofils.com/article-30–mirage-2000-d.html
Edit: this site announces that the Mirage 2000-D could carry 400kg (880 lbs) bombs, however I am not sure of the source
all sources contradict each other for the validity of carrying bombs larger than the Mk82 on the Mirage 2000. It is possible that the only bomb weighing more than 250kg on board the Mirage-2000 is the BM-400 and the Belouga, modular cluster bombs.
gaijin would accept the load out if the pylon is capable, no?
Nope it has to be supported by visual or textual confirmation that it has been tested or done.
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No, for example the Mirage 4000 could “potentially” carry 14 magic 2 but there are not pictures with this amount of missiles so we are getting the current amount
Fake leak list had the Mirage 2000D RMV
Seems pretty similar to the 2000D already in-game? Just has a better Tpod.
Anything else notable about the RMV?
yes there is those pods. i did a suggestion on the bug report forum a long time ago, it is still around.
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/dJmejBeMN9Z3
From what i know (so take it with a grain of salt):
After the 2000D R1 we can have at least 2 others upgrades :
Mirage 2000D R2
-MAWS
-Twin bomb racks for guided bombs on the wing.
-Damocles third generation targeting pods
-Apache missile
-AASM-Hammer
Mirage 2000D RMV
-Main difference i can remember right now is the use of MICAs.
Now i miss probably some other details but here some differencies.
But yep the RMV would be a pretty good upgrade over the R1, with everything the R2 gonna add to it plus fox3.
Except it’s MICA IR that has been fitted for RMV not the EM because Antilope Radar of D series(All) is A2G not A2A
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So technically a true leveling of Mirage 2000D R1 really is 2000D R2 and then RMV with GBU 49, Gunpod and MICA IR