F/A-18C or CF-18 would be a great fit for WT imo
The handling isn’t too great owing to it being a naval aircraft, the speed is practically the same as the F-16, the aircraft is far heavier so it’ll bleed speed harder than F-16 does, it can’t pull 9Gs like F-16, The weapon load doesn’t matter since that’s where Gaijin balances aircraft capability, it’ll have a HMD, it’ll have AIM9Ls and Ms, and AIM-7s…
The only questionmark is CF-18s and F/A-18Cs radar set capability and how comparable it is to F-16Cs
if it’s like in DCs the F/A-18 should win every 2 circle dogfight but idk how the F-16s handle in WT
im a German/sweden main
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Well, the Hawk 200 would be a contender for top tier as an AMRAAM platform
The radar set is just a slightly downsized F-16 radar, the weapons would be the same as the FA.2 and it being subsonic obviously doesn’t matter if the FA.2 is a contender as well.
Australia and Canada are only likely options if they actually plan on adding a F/A-18 in the december update, which I highly doubt they are
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CF-18
F/A-18 (Australian)
Tornado Sust. Programme (AMRAAM Tornado)
Sea Harrier FA.2
Gripen C (SAAF)
and MAYBE something like the Tejas?
Those are my personal thoughts on what’s most likely to come.
They’re adding Gripen C next update, for sure. With a top tier british jet coming as well.
CF-18 / FA18 isn’t too insane imo
Tejas would be an interesting vehicles, but that’s gotta be among the least likely vehicles to ever be added to War Thunder
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If: AMRAAM = Yes
- Tornado Sus. Prog.
else: Gripen C(SA) or D(UK)
It’s not that they are insane or anything, but rather that I don’t see any reason to give the US their third (or even fourth if they get the AV-8B+) unique top tier airframe
Gripen D has been denied by Smin as no other private business vehicles exist in WT
so that one’s out of the pott
also I think we should move this to off topic
We’re discussing rumors about the december update, aren’t we?
I’ve seen this take a lot and I get it but consider - Harrier GR.7
America MADE Harrier II, and needed a ground strike aircraft at the time. It’s been a full year since the UK got the AV-8B N/A and no sign of the US getting it despite it being a staple of the Marine Corps
Just because the F/A-18 or CF-18 has roots in American aviation does not mean that they’d get it as well, as ludicrous as that sounds.
America may have led the development of the Harrier II, but it still is a Harrier development
Even if it would be funny, I can’t see them adding more top tier US aircraft without the US actually getting them too
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love the looks, sadly the Ministry of defence didnt choose them
Just like the F-16AJ
sort of…I mean, Harrier II pretty much took the “idea” of a harrier and made an entirely new plane. I think only the fusilage is sort of the same, but even then it’s completely changed and using different materials
by all rights, The Harrier II is a domestic USA product, sold to UK under license
They should have it, but they don’t and the role got filled by F-16A and later F-16C
Who knows if they’ll ever give AV-8BNA to USA, but it’s proof that just because it’s manufactured by USA doesn’t necessarily mean it’s always going to end up in USA tree.
The F-18 is very iconic and would be pretty wild not to add to the USA, but at the same time – It’s insane that they didnt give it to the yanks as well
Germany doesn’t need a Hornet, Japan definitely needed the AJ
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