Next Major Update - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion (Part 1)

Eurofighter TR2

Or EF2000 TR2

Rafale F3.2 surprises me a bit tbh. They usually start with more incomplete package.

Yeah, I was expecting Typhoon DAs first

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might be like when we jumped to the phantoms the devs might work backwards and add the prototypes later on

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Su-34 minfuel 110% throttle
Gr.7 minfuel 98% throttle
F-4J(UK) minfuel 110% throttle

Glad the F-4J(UK) isn’t a brick.

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"What have you got there numbers ? " - Bender

so a regular Dumb bomb

no wings, no napalm…no sub munitions…

a person is standing in front of a clock that says the numbers mason what do they mean ?

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I’m pointing out how absurdly bricky Su-34 actually is. It’s one thing to watch someone else do well in it and another to actually try and use it.

Check it out yourselves.

I’m comparing the sustained turn rates, because CAS gameplay involves draining incoming missiles of energy or notching or going cold ETC.

You need to fly well to have a chance at dealing with enemy AA.

Give me my Japanese Railway gun
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Switch on missiles use the 3rd gen thermals to see everything lock 6 targets shoot and turn away before any NATO SAM system in game can engage you.

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Give it some credit, going by T/R modules it completely outclasses the rafale’s new aesa radar

Update for 11/27 with reliable leaks
For the last update, I collected a few of the latest rumors and kept them in an updated post throughout the thread.

I’ll try to do the same this time, so that people new to the thread can get an idea about the latest rumors and leaks. This will only include rumors that are possible inclusions for the coming update, so any long-term leaks that have a timeframe beyond the next update ( F-22A) are not included.

“Leaked” information is only included if it comes from a reliable source such as Gszabi99, Olivia, or Yukari33.

Rumored Features

The December update/fifth major update often contains new vehicle classes or new nations/tech trees-- this does not guarantee that this will be included, but is worth keeping in mind.

Anti-radiation missiles, hinted by Gaijin video team

SEAD game mode/mission type, datamined, plus datamines of launchers/targets

Submarines, many related datamines and additions recently, including ASW weapons and submarine spawns on naval maps

Poland/Eastern Europe Independent Tech Tree, leaked

ASEAN subtree for China or Japan, leaked

Rumored Vehicles

F/A-18 Hornet, leaked multiple times, specifically for Germany through Switzerland, though Smin says if the Hornet would come, it would come to the US (perhaps multiple nations at once? Seems likely)

FB-10 SPAA for China, missiles datamined

JDS Yubetsu, leaked

More F-5 variants for Netherlands/France, Switzerland/Germany; leaked

Current Reliable Leaks:
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(I’m using the Yukari33 list since it includes premium and event designations)

Please let me know if I’ve missed anything and I’ll update the post/repost to include it.

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Still waiting for the Gnat and Hawk

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they’re long overdue

especially the gnat

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Standards-List and Differences / Changes

All standards can technically applied to any model of the Rafale, but not all were used on all models.

-F.1-

  • LF.1 - (Exclusive to Rafale M)
    Lacked: Air-to-Ground armament and OFS - limited to (2x) Matra Magic II and (4x) MICA EM
  • F.1 - (Exclusive to Rafale M)
    Added: GIAT 30M791B
  • F.1 - (F.1 Late) - (Exclusive to Rafale M)
    SNECMA M88-2E4 replaced the older M88-2E1

-F.2-

  • F.2.1 - (F.2 Early)
    Added: OFS, MICA IR, Air-to-Ground and Air-to-Sea radar modes, SCALP-EG, MIDS/L16 and SNECMA M88-2E4
  • F.2.2 - (F.2 Late)
    Added: AASM-IIR, AASM-GPS, SPECTRA update - GBU support (buddy lasing required)

-F.3-

  • F.3 - (F.3 Early)
    Added: Air-to-Surface radar mode, LAM for MICA, AM39, ASMP-A, AREOS Recco-NG pod (side note: no TGP)
    Lacked: DDM and OFS
  • F.3 - (F.3 Late) **
    DDM and OFS system re-added
  • F.3.2
    Added: Gun A2G mode*, DAMOCLES (-NG) - GBU-12, GBU-22
  • F.3.3
    Added: Full LGB support - GBU-24 integrated
  • F.3-4+ - (F.3R / F.4 ready)
    Added: Modernized SPECTRA system; MWS-NG, OFS-IT, DDM-NG, RBE2-AA plug & play
  • F.3R
    (F.3-4+) Added: RBE2-AA, MBDA Meteor missile, TALIOS pod, AN/AAQ-33 Sniper compability, AM39 Block II Mod. 2, AASM-L, Mk.81 / 82 / 83 bombs, GBU-16

-F.4-

  • F.4.1
    Added: AASM-1000, Scorpion HMCS, new and larger side displays in cockpit, new SAR and GMTI/T Radar modes, major Electronics updates (incl. new FHD video recorder, new underwing Jammers), LAM for Meteor, new IRST and improved dection, tracking and firing capabilities, SP3 modification allowing two additional MICA missiles serially used and towed Decoy “X-Guard” now technically possible

  • F.4.2
    Planned additions: MICA NG, Networking updates, Software / Cypersecruity improvements, MIDS/L16 Block 2, automatic landing assistant (Rafale M)

-F.5 ‘Super Rafale’-

  • F.5
    In development - Fixed planned additions: RBE2-XG, new TGP, MBDA Meteor MLU, AASF, major EW suit updates, new cruise-missile

*Unconfirmed
**F.3 Late is unconfirmed so far, we can assume that all F.3 Early were just modernized to an higher standard later on, way after the financial issues and F.3.2 introduction
***Unofficial designation

Have you ever tried to use a missile camera to see anything?


Here’s TIALD.


Here’s a missile camera.

Any questions in terms of visibility?

Kh-38MT has drastically different zoom levels compared to the IIR maverick, the 38MT’s are mote akin to a TGP in terms of zoom levels.

I believe it’s around 6-24x zoom vs 2.5-5x zoom on the Mav D/G