What if you want to bring a lower internal fuel, so when you get into a fight you can drop fuel tanks for less weight
I do that with 1 tank at most, 2 or 3 is just too much added weight for me (just the tanks themselves). If I ditch most of my fuel every time I need to engage someone, I would not be able to do much the rest of the match.
There are use cases where bringing 2-3 fuel tanks would be useful, like if you are rearming at the airfield and you suspect you will be spawn camped so you bring minimal internal fuel just in case.
But outside of that, carrying the extra weight is detrimental in the long run for me. For most jets I usually use 20-25min internal fuel + 1 centerline fuel tank.
On nuclear thunder I often just run 20min of fuel total
Looks like this is another example I can include in my topic as well:
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And we will still run out before reaching the closest targets :(
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I want gaijin add wingtip tanks for Lockhhed P-80/F-80 after update dev server
- Lockheed P-80A with small wingtip tanks
- Lockheed F-80C-10 with small wingtip tank
- Big wingtip tanks
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May it be worth mentioning the curse tanks?
Whilst they dont look that good, it would extend the EFTs range without giving up a weapon station, and for something like full size NE, that might be notable.
bro this is the first time in my life i see a eurofighter with external fuselage tanks the f16 normally has with certain operators i didnt even know that thing exists
Its rather new and im not sure any of the major operators have even purchased them yet.
Rafale can get them too
F-18, F-15, F-16 all have conformal tanks as well.
Ive seen rendering for what they might look like on the Gripen, but I dont think its gone any further than that.
Its becoming more and more common
damn didnt think europe was busy too getting those confrontal tanks i dont even wanna think how that will look like if russia puts them on the sukhoi flanker family
They’d probably just randomly fall off or something :P
Pls no. It is an affront to anything divine.