The same can be said about the ADFX-01, but personally I think this thread is best used for official content, not fake bait.
I’m already added ASFX and ADf-11F + X02S
Sarcasm.
Unfortunately your F-2 project is not official news.
Sources for all these? We can try to use this data to argue about adding 6 AAM-4 for F-2 if it comes with 4+4 loadout.
Some models and pictures of F-2 Super Kai have (I think) AAM-4 on outer pylons as well.
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Early in development it was often shown mounting the 4 ASM + 2 Sparrow + 2 SRM loadout, but after the mockup on the first prototype this wasn’t seen again. The part about wing cracking issues during flight testing is what I remembered from the old forum, I don’t have any sources at hand. But I’ll send it here if I find anything on it (I just ordered a mew book on the F-2, should arrive by the end of the month)
Spoiler
Depiction of an early version of the SX-3 based FS-X (Troubled Parnership - Mark Lorell)
Likely based on this publication from 1989 (possibly even a bit earlier)
But I’m still not hopeful they would be added even if this is true, since that would still only mean they were non-functional mockups, and not prove that they can actually be mounted and used like that on armed F-2s.
Outer pylons are probably AIM-120, Super Kai leaned very heavily into integrating more US systems like F110-GE-132 EIPE engine, JHMCS, Link 16 datalink, PANTERA TGP, US built AESA radar (can’t find which) and even AIM-9X over the Japanese domestic AAM-5.
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Tbf it leaned into US stuff because it was a LM proposal, has there ever been a LM proposal that didnt favour US technologies? Lmao
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Is there a chance this will come this patch, or have we had confermation that its going to be in one of the future updates ??
unless gaijin did the 2S38, i don’t think it will come this patch
I highly doubt they’d sneak in a new top tier jet to live without any testing. Most likely June but it could also be saved for later
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When was the super Kai proposal made?
Publicly revealed during International Aerospace Exhibition Japan Aerospace in 2004.
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Then the US made radar probably would have been the AN/APG-80 @MAUSWAFFE
It makes sense since that radar is from F-16E, and the engine proposed was also on F-16E
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BVVD said on dev-stream, that it wasn’t even planned for this update. He also said that it will come “rather even this year”. I hope for the next update, because Japan is the only nation (well, with China, since J-11B is moved to 13.7) without 14.0 plane.
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Japan and China without 14.0…
This really calls for an F-2A / J-10B centered update
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Ok hear me out, like the Su-25 and A-10 these two have their own trailer, but this time together.
Like this:
F-2 opens up flying low over the ocean, talking to radars about potential adversaries to the East
J-10B is seen taxiing with J-11s in the back parked
Cut to F-2 pilots talking about a new Chinese fighter no one’s ever seen before
J-10B flying at high alt picking up something low on its radar
F-2 picks up something flying alt
J-10B steep dives down
F-2 climb up
They meet like the air superiority trailer F-15 and Su-27 but vertical
Slowed cut of both pilots locking eyes
Black screen with the only audio being a Chinese and Japanese voice both saying “target engaged” at the same time
It would be so peak
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except I really doubt the F-2 would be 14.0
still would be a good update and I think it’s likely to happen
No it would definitely be 14.0 no matter what. Look at hornet, all it has going for it at 14.0 is 10 AMRAAMs. F-2 has great radar, faster than hornet, solid FM, and solid armamenr
4x AAM-4 4x AAM-3.
The J(M) already has better loadouts
Since the demand is for a 14.0 jet. That is probably what you will get with the F-2
Nah IMO, unless they bump up the AAM-3/4 to IRL levels of performance, the F-2 is gonna be 13.7 material, and not even peak 13.7. Now, if they did, then yes, it could super easily go to 14.0, but imo the F-15J(M) would still likely be the meta pick, unless gaijin finally got their thumbs out their ass when it comes to accurately modeling AESAs.
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