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

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8670

missiles aside the F-15EX very likely has a better radar in everything but max side limits (more experience with fighter AESA by Raytheon, and also its literally just a bigger airplane), even then maybe there was some kind of development that allows for greater side view ability without gimbal for AESA radars.

as for EW suite, its basically black magic to us lets be honest, but the EPAWSS is newer than the Typhoon’s. payload and combat/ferry range are hands down the F-15EX and its not close.

other defensive systems, its pretty even, F-15EX generally has more countermeasures (360 out of AN/ALE-47 smart dispensers, not counting the possibility of BOL like other F-15’s) with the ability to fit advanced stuff like BriteCloud and spectral flares in greater numbers. Typhoon has towed decoy but from my understanding the excess # of Britecloud it can bring more than make up for this. The biggest flaw in the EX’s defensive suite is the lack of a MAWS.

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8671

it was built to take on a 76 F-15A with 9L and AIM-7. not the EX

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8672

Mate… 🤓

8673

its also a POS

failed to beat the F-15 too

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8674

can’t wait for an american fighter with maws (;

8675

its literally just the 22 and 35 lol. but F-16 may get the MAWS pylons or something, idk

8676

and is developed by the British so it will actually be good

https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/product/eagle-passive-active-warning-survivability-system--epawss-

However, CAPTOR-E is also brand new and ECRS-Mk2 is no joke either.

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8677

yes that’s what I meant by the wink ( (; )

8678

and the F-15 failed to beat the Sea Harrier FRS1 :P

8679

All planes with a 2nd RIO/WSO should have a MAWS effect. Their job in real life is to basically be what sensor fusion already does. They cross reference stuff, spot missiles, and deploy counter measures off that info. Obviously adding a feature like that is too hard /s

8680

eh i bet half the reason their modern ECM suites are any good is because they bought LM Sanders. Also i think it was BAE Systems Inc. and not plc that did EPAWSS, there is a whole boundary between them for the sake of classified stuff and their business interest (they get to be treated as a US contractor because in a way BAE inc. kind of is)

8681

It’s so milked at this point . We get your stance. Britain good US bad. Spam that in the EFT thread or something.

8682

combat experiece vs fresh out of pilot school

8683

Only a true pilot plays all nations not just the US.

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8684

If F-15 pilots were deployed to Germany during the height of the cold war without proper training to beat half-finished (no HUD or Radar) Sea Harriers then I am very concerned with the USAF

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8685

fair enough. but still, they wouldnt have been trained for something like the SHar, it wouldve been MiG-23, 29, 25, maybe Su-27 depeding on when it happened.

8686

i have my frogfoot and my spitfire mk2

8687

Maybe, but even then, the US did operate the Harrier itself, wouldnt be surprised if USMC Harriers did some assymetrical training with the F-15 at least once

8688

I have at least 350 aircraft with 800 technology played across the broad

8689

i will get my MiG-25 too, once it comes

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