As modern as 9X BLK II has been integrated onto AH-1Zs. Would be a good way to implement them, same as 9Ls in the past, and funnily enough, using the same in-game vehicle to do it
Basically an improved F-15E, could come to US between the F-15E and F-15EX, Japan can get the F-15SG
Ah yes, AI is a reliable source indeed. The same AI that thinks the Rafale F.1 had a msa radar
We could get the F-15E RMP instead, although I’m genuinely expecting Gaijin to jump to the F-15EX and Su-35S by/around Christmas time.
Jumping so fast isn’t what they should do but probably what they will do, because sadly they don’t think about the game’s health and only about hype which generates more money
Yeah, they tend to want to keep hype up for the game. It would be nice if they decompressed and filled in a few gaps.
Between now and December we have 3 patches:
- 1st - Summer Patch (mid-June)
- 2nd - Fall Patch #1 (mid-September)
- 3rd - Fall Patch #2 (mid-November)
There are a few major additions they can still do (specifically for the USA) between now and December.
For example:
- F/A-18E Super Hornet – Would literally be on par with everything at top tier right now.
- F-16C Block 50 PoBIT – Would also literally be on par with everything at top tier right now. Could also come with a Taiwanese F-16V and MiG-29S/K or MiG-35.
- F-15C Late – Would be more of a sidegrade to the F-15E, having a better radar but still worse engines. Could come with the F-15J JSI and Su-27SM2 or SM3.
None of these are updates to the F-15E, they simply add AESA radars to the US tech tree. They also open the possibility of better AAMs, but we’re definitely gonna have to wait and see on new AAMs.
This also isn’t including vehicles that aren’t top tier. We still have yet to see the F-14D, A-6E SWIP, A-4M, etc. There’s PLENTY to add still, but I still suspect Gaijin will push things along even harder in December.
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Yeah tbh I think we should stop the climb for a bit and fill the gaps at current BRs. The decompression is much needed as well obviously
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I’m expecting fifth gens by at latest December next year, and probably around the third update of next year at the rate we’re going.
They should have slowed down the charge over a year ago, yet here we are.
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Yeah that’s honestly pretty reasonable imo. If we get proper weaponry and ECM gets added, an earlier variant of the F-22, for example, genuinely wouldn’t be that crazy. Of course, hopefully this is later down the line.
Really ? 😯
AIM-9L replace with AIM-9X-2 (Blk 2) on AH-1Z ?
But wait AIM-9X Blk 2 for 4.5 gen fighter aircraft until 2029 or 2030
I mean the AH-1Z already has the AIM-9M in game. It’s just a matter of time before Gaijin adds the AIM-9X to it. My question is just when they will do that.
We definitely aren’t waiting 4-5 years for next-gen IR missiles on aircraft. I’d give it within a year after they get introduced on SPAA, but I’d honestly say it’s more probable that we will see them on aircraft either in one of the Fall patches or in December.
Why do people point out the F-15JSI? It hasn’t even been upgraded yet as far as we are concerned or at least we have yet to see a F-15JSI variant in public.
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Because it’s the only Japanese F-15 yet to add other than the MSIP which is worse than the MTDP already in game.
But it’s impossible to add if it doesn’t even exist yet
I think 4 years for 9X-2 is pretty pessimistic.
We are already nearly 1 year into “ARH 1”, and I would say with things like the R-77-1 being added, we are pretty close to seeing “ARH 2”(120C-5s) within the next 2 patches.
After that it’s pretty much guaranteed to see the IIR Fox-2s prior to “ARH 3”(120D/Meteor/PL-15).
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Gaijin said it themselves that Japan will get a new jet next update and I wonder what it could be after they have Benn releasing 4.5 gens the past few updates if not the F-2.
So please enlighten me
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Could be multiple things like new Thailand jet/or another nation or older Japanese jets heck god forbid another “what-if” jet like F-16AJ…he’s just saying that after 2 years since they said we would have to wait “a few major updates” for F-2 he’s not holding his breath.
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The Su27sm2 is a tech demonstrator and not a jet that was actually in service.
The Su27sm3 is basically what we already have ingame, with the only difference that it should have two extra wing pylons instead of the double pylons (at the end it will still carry the same amount of missiles). The Su27sm3 also didn’t get an upgraded radar over the N001VEP
Another Phantom variant or another F-104. they also only said Jet for Japan and not Japanese jet so it can be Thai
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