Just saying, it’s funny how the one major combat aircraft that wasn’t just US or US+one other nation became a $2 trillion acquisition mess
the finnish one is physically not able to carry A2G ordinace bc they removed the computers calculating the imapct for ordinance
When talking to Smin it was stated the F-18C was chosen over the MLU 1 because they wanted a larger focus on uniqueness. MLU 2 would be on par with the current US Hornet. Instead gaijin chose the F-18C because they wanted it to be unique by having a worse RWR, no HMD, and no A2G yet left the historical Aim 9L’s.
not really pretty sure italy has IRIS-T lol on the other hand the UK is the only with ASRAAM with would be unique :>
Ignore me im dumb I thought you said IRIST
This would be the funniest option, because there would be so much malding from the German mains.
However besides the funny aspect I don’t really care.
I mean all the US has to do is cry and gaijin would destroy the Swiss hornet lol. I dont really care to be honest given gaijins horrible track record for balance.
its called F-18 not F/A-18 for a reason.
there is still a pretty solid chance that all EFs will both get the IRIS-T and ASRAAM
just like with the Brimstones
You’ve got him there ngl
Should really be called the M-18
All ready explained above and with Smin a bunch, go read literally any of the main forums for the answer as to why it was chosen.
Hellcat but with - in between?
M-18 M= Multi-role I hate the F/A
thats because at the very least the UK and Germany had brimstone if italy didnt get their EFT would be completely useless for CAS
all 3 have options for 5th gen IR missiles so I doubt they will cross them over (it would make the EFT mean as sin tho)
Paveway IVs
Only bc the equivalent LJDAM wasn’t cleared for the double racks
lol
I love how no one has noticed the f-5 as well
and?
it is still on all the typhoons and it was stated before, that all of them will have the same weapons iirc
Brother !