RBE2 XG has a fixed antenna doesn’t it, so due to the nature of AESA radars that would presumably limit it’s look angle to not much more than ±60°. By comparison ECRS mk2 has a look angle of ±100°.
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Yes, Gunjob mentioned it, but I have not seen MaMorant mention any such LPI features on the F-15C mechanical radars
RBE2 AESA has ±70, but not much more information has been said for the RBE2 XG besides 70% range increase over previous iteration and the use of some certain tech that I wouldn’t know much more about. RBE2 XG is also to be said to delivered into service in 2027.
Also, is that look angle only for Mk2 or Mk1 as well?
I don’t think that’s an appropriate reply to my comment. My comment was suggesting that there’s so little information available on the RBE2 XG that it’s not really worth talking about. Wasn’t really about the performance in general.
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Agreed, @Fireball_2020 please be mindful of the rules, there is no need to be confrontational.
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My bad 😂, point is the RBe2 is quite a small and compressed package. I’d be surprised if they got high end performance out of an upgrade package unless they increased the size. Bear in mind MK2 requires a new radar cone to fit.
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Yes, RBE2 is rather small and the problem is the nose cone of the Rafale not being able to fit anything bigger. Allegedly RBE2 XG will be fitted on only the Rafale F.5 and won’t be retrofitted, so who knows if the nose cone issue is fixed on the F.5.
But, France has never focused on having big planes or big radars like the US or Russia, but instead opted to have key features and technologies on their radars.
I think in Warthunder, having key features or technology is what will be more important than having brute force range on radar.
Especially since they keep radars limited with the render ranges.
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Wouldn’t a problem with the 2000-9 be that it would just be identical to the 2000-5F we have in game? Maybe I have my history wrong but wasn’t it said that the current 5F just a mishmash of capabilities and equipment from the -5F, -5F Mk2, and the -9, (and EG as well?) right now?
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Just a mishmash of -5F and 2000-9. 2000-9 has a better RDY-2 radar with 15% extra range and synthetic aperture ground modes.
Current mirage 2000-5F has all the right stuff but also has air to ground loadouts of 2000-9 that it shouldn’t have.
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Wonder if they will wait with the 2000-5F mk2 and make that one only air to air for mica ir or just give it em and ir to rafale
Not all though → no MICA’s ^^"
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Earliest service Rafale was Only Magic-2 and MICA-EM (and dumb A2G payload at best)
If they wanted to add earlest rafale we would have got it before mirage 4000
Not necessarely, it is a bit smaller than M4k and have far better Flight characteristics in comparison.
no
it the same thing with the EFT
And doesnt that model not even have a gun
I don’t follow your argument,… you say that EF Typhoon mk1 (2004) is the same as Rafale M F.1 early variant? My man, you better look it up,…
It had the gun if i recall correctly.
no the DA2
1994 Typhoon
Dev won’t add it even though it properly could