Next Major Update - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion (Part 2)

Rafale has it
F-18 has it
Su-30 has it

Bombers? some fighters dont even have cockpits, even PREMIUM ones at that…

F-4E is also doing real good

Yeah… but maybe the Typhoon is just so much better than them and thus, would be too OP :P

Bombers need them more

For anything wondering why it wont happen:

TldR: Its too expensive, and nobody uses them. A quote from devs on old forums:

A bomber cockpit costs 12,000 euros to design, about as much as an entire external model and flight model. A new aircraft without a cockpit will benefit 100% of the playerbase while the cockpit would benefit less than 1% of the playerbase, maybe in sim, that’s why we aren’t going to make them."

And more recently, they have stated that making just the bomber cockpit is “2-5 times more work than a full single seat plane” and that “we do not see any growth in their popularity. [gaijin dev] was talking only about SB mode (but [they] also have statistics about usage of cockpits in RB mode)”.

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that has to be it

we just need to wait for 5 more rounds of Rafale buffs and then it will be fair to add EEGS for the EF

Its funny, because they aren’t popular because of the terrible cockpits and SB has been abandoned by the devs.

They like shooting themselves in a foot.

You’ve ruined my christmas, thanks

No problem :)

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Yep, and dont forget just how OP the Typhoon will be with its UV tinted HUD as well.

or the golden nose cone
or an accurate skin in case of the german EF

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Or with PIRATE displaying locked targets from within the cockpit.

Or with working MFD screens for the TGP

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or an accuate HUD

The most important thing in the entire game that gaijin needs to fix is the rafale pilots helmet, obviously

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Yeah , exactly, way too OP. Come on guys, it would be unfair for other nations.

Like giivng Britain a 1000lb GPS+Laser bomb on their Typhoon, Would be crazy OP and unfair on the German and Italian Typhoons

Most aircraft would be much better with their MFDs and good HUDs; the Typhoon is not the only one in this regard.

Paveway IV better anyways

who needs 1000lb bombs if you can lob paveways 30km at mach 2

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Would be of semi-use in ASB for the odd target (like naval targets) but its more the principle of it rather than the reality of it. Especially as ePaveway IIs can be added to the Harrier Gr7 and Tornado Gr4 as well