frankly, the latest block of the F-35 has the best AESA, EO DAS, EOTS, Defensive Suite and weapon integration of ANY 5th gen, it is by far the most technologically advanced, even if it falls behind in flight performance and carrying capacity
this one goes to new version of J-20 because of how big it is imo.
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I think if we get any 35A it’s likely gonna be Block 4 imo
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Lol that’s not even scratching the surface
when will the devserver end?
Eventually™ (prob a week and a half or two at most)
Nov 7
There ya go lol I was about to look
still has far worse estimated efficiency, this shows in modes like SAR where chinese radars are accurate to one meter, which is excellent but the AN/APG-81 is accurate to 20cm, and that should improve a decent bit with the 85
There’s more to an ESA radar than pure power
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Of its time, yes. In todays time, it is perhaps the worst 5th gen
Still the best in its mission
how? it has the best AAM count, AIM-260 and AIM-9X CV coming up, IRDS upgrades, new IRST pods, stealthy drop tanks, and some other upgrades that not much is known about.
for in-service stuff, 6 AIM-120D/D3 and 2 AIM-9X blk 2 will hold its own still
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This is so wrong. It has outdated systems in some aspects but would still be one of the most dangerous aircraft in any war if a war broke out today.
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i mean, to be fair, none of that is going to come to warthunder any time soon considering how classified it all is. F22 is most likley going to be added with no hmd and 9ms
scorpion hmd so classified we have pictures of the symbology which is already ingame, so secretive
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the scorpion hmd aka probably the worst implemented hmd in game :sob:
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also that whole upgrade program is shrouded in classifications similar to basically everything else about the f22. Proving that it has gone through the upgrade program without using third party sources to appeal to gaijin will be a challenge.
meh even then, there is heaps more available resources for bug reporting the raptor than either of it’s main competitors
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shows third party photo