It’s just a genenal disignation we have in-game (same as with AMX, still not fully clear if it’s A-11A or A-11B), they all are “F-2000A”, variants differ by tranches mainly.
So far Italy has 3 tranches and 6 prototypes:
Yeah, Romanian F-16 would be cool as a later addition with advanced missiles it uses in service (AIM-9X and AIM-120C-8) and A2G capabilities. Even if Italian ADF finally gets its irl weapons (like AIM-120B and AIM-9L/I-1), it will still make a lot of difference.
Is cockpit different for ACOL? I didn’t know that.
I mean in the game it’s called just “AMX” (If nothing has been changed).
Also weirdly enough B variant suggestion is listed as implemented while A is still opened.
This ACOL upgrade, initiated in 2003 and completed in July 2012, involved adding an Inertial/GPS navigation system, new high-precision weaponry. The Litening pod was integrated for target illumination and laser targeting, while the RecceLite became the main reconnaissance sensor, with the ability to take and transmit real-time photographs and videos via a broadband digital data link. Friend/Foe communication and identification systems were also upgraded to the NGIFF (New Generation Identification Friend or Foe) standard, and all cockpit panels on the single-seater aircraft were made compatible with pilots’ night vision (NVG) systems. To enable pilots to handle these new operational capabilities effectively, the cockpit was updated with a modern multifunctional LCD colour display supported by a powerful Computer Symbol Generator (CSG) with Digital Map functions. The first ACOL was delivered to the operational squadrons in August 2007.
Please don’t get me started on Gaijin and their vehicle names. They regularly conflate company and military designations.
Well, thanks) Honestly I thought that A-11A would be implemented differently to the game, based on manual available online, limited to just unguided ground ordnance (kinda like “Tornado IDS”), while A-11B would have all possible options.
Ghibli Is the company nickname actually, the military one (at least the one used by the pilots) happen to be Topone (wich mean something like “big mouse”).
The AMX wasn’t assigned the designation A-11A until 2009 though when Italy implemented a standard alphanumeric designation system for all aircraft.
So it’s reasonably for gaijin to call the early variant AMX unless it has some specific post-2009 features. It was AMX for the first 20 years of service.