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

eh, not convincing enough

can I get that in shape of a pie or even better, a donut?

So it’s just like the Chinese HQ-17.

No. They look the simmilarry, but they are not.

It uses the 9M331M, it wouldn’t be much better.

Elaborate.

The missile they both use have similar qualities, that’s all I’m saying.

To the HQ-17? Yes. But so will to Tor M2.
M2KM is a modular variant of M2.

it is what it is lol

surely he knows what is war thunder

what are the chances for a dev blog tomorrow?

30%

very good chances of getting one.

I mean the TOR once got tied to the back of a ship, not surprising they didn’t colour them correctly. That thing was itself probably torn off sth any way.image

It isn’t that big of a change. Just torn off the chassis. Could add to all sorts of stuff.

HQ-17 has a faster top/average speed(not in game), but missile stays same size, M2 is smaller but also faster.

Gaijin when?

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Clueless

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Where F-47? Missing a couple F-15’s too

F-47 would just go after the F-22A Late, but I figured I wouldn’t bother with the sole 6th gen aircraft that would be on there.

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Maybe the F-55 would go on the right side. It seems to be more of a strike eagle replacement since they plan to upgrade the base F-35 as well

That’s definitely a possibility. I just put it after the F-35A because it’s supposed to be based on the F-35. I also wouldn’t expect a carrier or VTOL variant to be made since it’d be too heavy, so just the USAF would use it. It would also more than likely be a single-seater aircraft.

A major reason why I wouldn’t put it after the EX is that the EX is being used for a very different role. The F-35A follows the USAF single-seater, single engine line. The F-22 follows the air superiority of the F-15 line. The F-35C follows the Navy fighter line. The F-35B follows the USMC/light strike fighter line. And the F-15EX follows the heavy mulirole/fighter-bomber line.

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The F-55 can fit either that F-16 or F-15E line since it definitely retains that multirole capacity present in the F-35, and both the F-16 and F-15E are multirole. It just comes down to whether it’s more important that it’s a F-35 derivative or that it’s a heavier F-35 derivative. Both would work, and I like the idea that the F-55 could fit after the EX for sure.