Yeah…i have been trying to find if they do have MAWS at least but its hard to tell
My gut feeling is no, however if the F-15J has it, then I don’t see why the F-2 wouldn’t.
Do we have any idea on the RWR it uses?
Unrelated, but I just realized the F-2 early has access to JDAMs and the FLIR pod so in theory we could have that as our CAS option. It wouldn’t track a target and would fixate in a ground position but at least we could use the pod to designate where to lock. Good for stationary targets and still possible to hit moving targets with good lead and a little luck.
Neither of the mentioned aircraft stack up anywhere close to the self-protection suite of the Eurofighter. The F-2 doesn’t either to the best of my knowledge. We’re talking forward warning, electronic warfare, jamming, etc.
Calling the AESA radar an “improved TWS” is the understatement of the year.
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Gotcha. I thought you were referring to its self-protection compared to already existing aircraft in the game.
Haha, perhaps. Though I was more referring to how the combination of situational awareness and decent smokeless IRCCM AAM would be deadly in modes like GRB where you could essentially be a hidden assassin picking off targets that don’t even know they’ve been targeted.
From what i could find it seems they do have it both MHI and Lockheed mention them i would assume Jamming as well
“integrated electronic warfare system”
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Not sure on the names specifically but its this if im not mistaken
One on each wing
Im also trying to figure out what some other antennas are such as these
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Yea, the name in particular I was curious, but I couldn’t find anything on that either. The antennae I’m at least a bit familiar with seeing as it’s on the F-15J as well.
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It does indeed have an integrated electronic warfare system, according to this document, which includes electronically interfering with threats. J/ASQ-2 is what it’s called specifically from what I’ve found.
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#2 is my guess, but with the caveat that F-2 early comes first before other modern AESA fighters. Mostly because the F-2 early with just sparrows would be the best way to introduce AESA mechanics that don’t affect lethality and they can focus on AIM-120/AAM-4 on F-15J MSIP.
However, we’re in one of the best positions we could be if they do bring in a nerfed F-2 early as they can always hold out and bring in a strong F-2 late later down the line. Other nations aren’t so lucky if they get their only aircraft now and that’s all they get until Gaijin buffs them later, if they remember to.
What would be the best F-2 we can get currently, that XF-2A late with a fancy radar?
yes that’s the pinnacle F-2 variant in terms of air to air role. 2019 AESA radar, IRST etc.
Best F-2 we can get in theory will have more powerful radar then early variant, thrust-vectoring IIR AAM-5b which can fly longer then AAM-5 and AAM-4B which is kinda similar to AIM120 but with internal AESA radar.
BTW
“A feature of the AAM-4 is that it uses a special modulation method for the command transmitter, seeker, proximity fuse, etc. This allows the AAM-4 to attack without being detected by enemy radar or missile warning systems. This modulation method does not allow command transmission using FCS radar, so a command and guidance device called J/ARG-1 is required for AAM-4 operation”
It would be funny to get invisible ARH, especially with AAM-4b that can hit targets near the ground
We don’t even have LOAL yet, so I wouldn’t expect this stuff to be in the game till like 2028 or longer, if ever.
I don’t see why not. Code-wise it should be same as AIM120 missile but with removed part that makes it visible for RWR. Should come after AESA which I guess we will see this or early next year.
Well yea, it’s not about how simple it is to develop, but rather the concept of it. We’re not even using Fox 3s yet and we’re talking about a Fox 3 that doesn’t ping RWR? Getting a little ahead of ourselves there.
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Well, soviet got both thrust vector missiles and 27ER, also pantsir and spall liners for t90m ahead of everyone else. I don’t see any reason why that can be added but not good missile for JP except for being biased
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No they didn’t…
R-27ER came after AIM-7F/M, its analogue. USA got such a missile first.
Spall liners came with 2A5+ and T-90M, not just T-90M.
Brits got thrust vectoring missiles first, they’re called SRAAMs. R-73s are the 2nd.
Japan has good missiles, Japan has the best IR missile in the game, AAM-3.
If AAM-4 cannot be picked up on pitbull then it shouldn’t be added, otherwise it should as it’d be a good R-77-1 analogue.
The AAM-4 is also quite a bit heavier than the AMRAAM, and can only be carried by numbers of 4 on any given airframe. An F-15 can carry twice the amount of AMRAAMs than it can AAM-4s.
So wouldn’t balance dictate twice the lethality too?
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Which might be even better soon if reports on IR/UV seeker are passed.
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