God-awful take
stuff like the datalinking between different aircraft does not and will likely never be a feature primarily thanks to the giga crazy amount of trolling that can happen
Well they did it for the F-15A and C, and I think that’s more relevant as an example in US tt
Same for F-2 then, the late one should have HMD. Simply having a 6 + 4 loadout isn’t enough to make it suddenly equal to a Eurofighter, so HMD that it was specifically modified to use and that did exist should be added.
The F-15Js for example have a similar situation with AMRAAM, where they did get modifications to be able to use them, but never did in service. In game they still got them because the provisions are there and Japan does technically have the AMRAAM (even if it should be the B instead of the A, but they are identical in game)
this is also why we will never get buddy lasing for stuff like hellfires
They can add it as squad only feature. Also, there are many advanced capabilities on the F-35 that should be given time to properly be modeled.
As far as basic game mechanics go the F-22 is all clear, while the things that make F-35 good need time to be made an refined
I think the biggest argument in favor of F-35 before F-22 is everybody can get one at the same time. And I thoroughly agree that is how it should come.
But if the F-22 does come first, an “early” is the fairest way to do it as the stealth will likely be watered down and 4 x 120Bs and 2x9Ms is nothing special with how AESAs are modeled.
Or even 8 x 120Bs with the external stores.
By that time 120C-5s are likely going to be in the game anyway.
the things that make the F-35 good are on the computer side of it, the vast majority of which is purposeless for the purposes of WT or will never actually be modelled
TBF this applies to like everything with the 120A. Frankly everything except the US F-15C and F-4F ICE should have 120Bs as their model.
EOTS and DAS capabilities, more refined sensor fusion, the whole HMD deal, actually getting its proper weaponry, all would matter in-game
First stealth fighter should come first, not something built with experience from it
On the other hand, F-15s are distinct A and C models, so Gaijin plan their separate additions before doing the necessary research to actually know about the specifics of these variants
The F-22A was upgraded and remained F-22A, same as the F-2A, so Gaijin plan with it as one aircraft and might only notice too late after starting research that there’s specific early variants to add sooner.
i mean theres nothing stopping them from modifying the one they add into a specific version to make room for a different one
Yeah, that’s why I’ll excuse it as a general game error. Hope they fix it at some point, even if it makes no functional difference in game.
Well tbf. The Raptor is a hell of a lot more famous than the F-2. I knew the F-22 before WT but not the F-2
At the end of the day, I think the point is, let’s not gatekeep each other on what things people should have. If you want your HMD on F-14A/F-15A, I’m fine with it (and it’s BR might need to be adjusted since of course you said, it was a balancing tool).
In this case, there’s no reason the F-2 shouldn’t get an HMD unless the one that was discovered was not for it and for something else
yeah F-22 is just the more notable one, hell most people’s first introduction to the F-2 is most like Ace Combat 7 but that is a rather niche game compared to something like War Thunder
If it comes first, they are not going to model it’s stealth even close to accurately.
However, I could see it coming in the short cycle between fall and winter updates where the F-35 would likely come in other trees at the same time, and the US getting it in the latter patch.
You know that wouldn’t surprise me as that’s the newest installment. I first knew of it with Ace Combat 0 back in the PS2 days but I thought it was a fake plane at the time, just a blue F-16 lol
Guess how they did AESA!
Spoiler
I’m finding way too many F-2A parallels, almost poetic considering the influence Lockheed connection
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