I think it’s going to be a winter update with both of those, too good not to make it like that, just like SU-27 and F-15 this winter. Now whether it’s this December or the next one, can’t tell but I am hoping it’s this one
you should not care about it , it’s a real plane , but it comming is just an inside joke from the leaking community
but here is the SWIP in question
Really shouldn’t be. AIM-120B and AIM-9M/L(I) would be perfectly balanced against Su-27M/J-11A with R-73 and R-77, F-15 MSIP with 120B and 9M/AAM-3
People only say the Typhoon would be later because they expect a Tranche 4 off the bat with all the bells and whistles.
Tranche 1 would be perfectly fine to not have IRIS-T/ASRAAM at first, perfectly balanced between the 3 nations that operate them, as well as most other nations (less Ru, Cn, Fr) that use the exact same weaponry. And reasonable to pull a MiG-29 R-73 situation.
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Yeah, Im genuinely convinced that most are expecting something like the Typhoon FGR4 with ASRAAM and Meteor with Captor-E radars and not the reality of what something like the DA2/F2 would be
Isn’t the SWIP a meme cause it was in a bunch of leak lists for every update, but then never arrived lol?
Yeah, I can just really see Gaijin making this December patch about F18 and some Sukhoi, and they’re obviously not gonna release EF/Rafale for a January update so that leaves summer, or December 2025. I still think this winter is pretty early but I could be wrong.
Oh where ?
Part 2, huh?
We all thought December 2023 was too early for F-15s and Su-27s, yet here we are lol. Same story happened with F-16s and Mig-29s back in December 2022. I think December is a good bet for the next step up.
Everyone’s talking Rafales/EFTs and I am curious where they plan to slide the F-2 early in though. It can’t use ARH missiles so the only selling point would be anti-ship missiles (if they model it), or AESA/flight performance (with same old AIM-7Ms). It has no HMD or MAW either.
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DM83 ≠ EKE
They aint the same
Im starting to wonder if the F2 is going to be the japanese F-20 premium equivalent
god I hope fucking not
Please don’t call it that, I escaped not to long ago
I don’t see why it would be premium at all.
Because Gaijin
Looking back at the list, I’m very curious what the 2 spoiler bars are hiding.
I mean if they are spoiler bars.
They have the XF-2 for that, surely, but also
Unironically this, which is true premium or not because I’m going to GE it immediately.
Oof, my condolences.
It’s all good, I am better now. I still hear the bushes sometimes though
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That’s a fairly poor reason considering the F-2 had been their primary fighter if we’re comparing it to the F20.