The 18C late likely won’t move to rank IX, it has nothing that actually makes it rank IX.
Same for the F-15E and F-16C. They’ll probably keep the F-15E and F-16C at rank VIII and add a version with an AESA radar for rank IX.
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I think most likely this.
(Ignore the BR’s)
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Could you show me where aircraft needs to have X equitment to be in rank Y ?
The main two reasons for this bet is,
- Rank 8 could finally have more breathing room meaning more additions later
- More planes at the top means more time grinding those 5th gen jets
The only 4 line of aircraft rule is only for the top rank iirc
In keeping with current themes of wheeled vehicles and Greek sub-trees …
I found this on the interweb :
VBCI just cant catch a break …
Hey, an actual Indian vehicle
Can’t wait for it to become an event vehicle or a premium
Leave F-16C at Rank 8
Add F-16E Desert Falcon (would be more unique IMO) at 14.3 at Rank 9
AESA and IRST F-16 would be kinda cool
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One thing I am excited about the educated guesses list is that there are 0 Indian vehicle mentions. Never loved the sub"tree".
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Ranks usually see a change in either aircraft generation, weaponry, electronics or both.
The F/A-18C late is an improvement over rank VIII in none of those.
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Rank 9 would be AESA and (in near future) stealth then, no?
Then yeah, keeping F/A-18C at Rank 8 does seem like an obvious choice
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Yeah that is my guess too.
Maybe they throw 4.5th gen aircraft in general like the normal EFTs up there too to create that divide as well, but I’m not too sure about that.
Nah they’ll probably make rank 9 start at 14.3 for most nations (except Sweden because they have 4 vehicles in first line) which is kinda the best option I guess. 14.0 will probably stay there.
By the way what would you even put at rank 8 that would require this much to go to rank 9?
Would be a funny meme if the first vehicle to get Ramjet is this
Notice the missile
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I’d wait until they actually announce gen 5s before making such a call
For all we know they could just keep limiting planes to R-77s and AIM-120s
thats no Meteor tho
You’re right its the early Ramjet models that would lead to the Meteors creation called RB73
Its more so a joke they never fully completed the RB73 but it paved the way for Meteor to exist
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It’s the Meteors grandfather
EFTs with 6 Meteors, 4 ASRAAMs and 2 IRIST is gonna be WILD
something in your math is off
6+4+2 = 12
and last time i checked the EF can only carry 10 missiles in WT
right sorry I was thinking of if they ever add the ability to carry a fox 3 on the inner pylon, still gonna be wild