Is it not copied from the F-15?
Plus, each scene had white or blue pylons that I think they were from different points of development so who knows. I do think there is a strong chance of HMD (and sniper pod if there’s l-jdams)
It has the missle pylons on the fuel tank stations i just hope it was purly for the cinematic that they didnt show it
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Japan uses the top tier US pilot model in game, hence JHMCS. Even if they were to give the F-2 an HMD, it shouldn’t be that one.
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fingers cross HMD
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Technically yes, stations 5/7 (the ones with fuel tanks) have all the necessary connections and markings for MRMs. They also modeled this on the leaked CDK model, where these stations mounted the LAMS-7 rail used to launch AIM-7/AAM-4.
But at the same time this is not a loadout that is ever used in reality, so we’ll have to see if they ended up removing the capability or just preferred the usual 4+4 loadouts look for the teaser.
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This was only ever tested with mockup armament and discarded because it caused wing cracking and flutter when combined with the ASM-2 that it was intended to be equipped with. The structural issues were fixed, but this was never functionally implemented and the only thing that is mounted there are LAMS-6 missile rails for the AIM-9/AAM-3.
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Looks like it’s just using US pilot model here, so it doesn’t mean anything. It could have it, since there was at least a prototype, but it could also be missing HMD.
I would really like if they made a new pilot model for the F-2 with Shimadzu prototype HMD, but since that’s an F-2 specific prototype only I sadly doubt it.
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IRL accurate loadout.
We’ll see on the dev stream / server if that’s actually Gaijins decision or if they simply wanted to show a service loadout for the teaser.
Though since it’s only a theoretical loadout that’s unconfirmed I don’t think our chances are very good for getting it added if they decided to scrap the inner MRMs.
Thats from a Model Kit. No source at all.
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This image is from a scale model, the pylons marked in dark grey are not used together, but alternative placements for wing stations 3/9. When using “STA-3/9 in”, neither the regular STA-3/9, nor STA-4/8 can be mounted iirc
The MRMs on STA-2/10 are also based on an old configuration that was scrapped past flight tests with mockups due to wing cracking and fluttering when mounted together with the ASMs on STA-3/9 and STA-4/8. Structural issues were fixed, but the loadout was still never realized.
We might have better chances seeing them on STA-5/7, since those specifically have the necessary connections and markings for MRMs, despite being a different CRL variant from those that usually carry these weapons. This was also seen on the leaked CDK model. Still it’s an unconfirmed loadout, so very much up to Gaijin here and we can’t do too much if they decide against them now.
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Yes, there is sufficient evidence that it can be achieved. And finally, 14.0 will be released in Japan. Same armament as MJ, no 120 commercials, AESA or HMD…too late now?
I sincerely doubt it’s going to be a 14.0, atleast it shouldn’t be. 120 CMs + no HMD + only 4x ARHs is mid even for 13.7.
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If implemented correctly, it will still have the best radar by a long shot, even outperforming a fixed RBE2-AA. Gaijin could screw it over though by giving it the bad stats from when Japan provided the US with Dragonfly to test.
Japan never got Hydras?
Doubt it, they clearly like the F-2 a lot from how good the trailer was for it.
And it would be too easy to report early on so wouldn’t be a big problem anywyas
Nah, it wouldn’t outperform an IRL accurate RBE2-AA, it would be worse in about every way. The RBE2-AA has a longer range (estimated at 200km versus 160~), a wider scan area (140 degrees versus 120), and supposedly scans much faster (the J/APG series has a fairly low scan speed for an aesa).
And, sadly, the T/R modules sold to the US for were the same production spec used in the J/APG-1. Sure we’ll be getting a J/APG-2, but i still wouldn’t expect much.
Even J/APG-2 worse? I would think it’s bigger than rbe2 and as such have more range due to also being pretty new