I don’t think anything touches it’s combined feats
Historical capability, but probably with theoretical configurations. In the leak we see MRM rails on stations 5 and 7 (inner hardpoints, usually mounting fuel tanks in service and rarely even seen with anything else), which are in theory possible, but not used in practice.
By the same standard as the loadouts, HMD should be possible. Service F-2s were modified to mount the HMD, and a prototype of the Shimadzu HMD for the F-2 was recently found too, so they have both the capability and existing tech to do it. But there’s no info on what Gaijin will do here.
For the TGP it depends. We could see J/AAQ-2 FLIR pod and/or Sniper pod, both are used on the F-2. Personally I hope we could see both, since they would hve different use cases and functionality, but nothing was confirmed here either.
It would be a crime if they dont add sniper pod. It cant use laser jdams without it and if they dont add ASM-2s then it gets no CAS other then dumb bombs and rockets
And gps jdams would just not be fun
Technically it can, it just cannot use the laser function
Wouldn’t be so fun lol dont really see why they are holding back sniper pod for every one
Honestly an interesting perspective.
From the other side it is more of an attack against FS-X. It’s already been pressured out of the domestic design and into a somewhat restrictive joint project, and even the actually very interesting and distinct F-2 that came out of it is then often reduced to “just an F-16”. So the AESA radar seems to be the one main achievement taken out of it.
So then trying to argue against that, especially from the US side just seems like rubbing salt in the wound.
But however you look at it, this whole argument doesn’t really matter anyways. F-2 is a cool aircraft, F-15 is a cool aircraft, that’s really all that matters.
Fair, we can at least agree on that.
Other things too but tbf AESA is definitely more standout than anything else, I mean look at YF-22/23, Rafale, EFT that all match or exceed in airframe advancement and flight performance
If the F-4E is the M2 of fighter jets the F-15 is, well, the AR-15
f22 early be like (pre 120C): same (internal) missile load as AV-8B+ 💀 (2x 9M 4x 120B)
With good Radar and flight performance.
And external stores would be 8xAIM-120s. And frankly I don’t think any amount of stealth would make that not ideal with how WT is set up
a gif is all you can post bc you know hes right
given that F-22 would likely be added with a nerfed stealth model if it is the first stealthfighter to be added, taking external missiles wouldnt be the worst idea but once it gets buffed with the inclusion of more stealth fighters then taking external weapons would be very unideal
Maybe 🤷.
Who knows what the devs are going to do at that point.
Supposedly IRSTs should make it largely irrelevant over the distances found in WT.
Hell nah
You don’t have to like it but it’s the objective truth. No other combat aircraft has anywhere near the accolades.
enlighten me as to what you believe is the best then
I could name a few but mainly the eurofighter
Maybe not the best, but at least better than the f15
real a2a combat experience: 0
kdr: 0
1 wing landings: 0
satellite kills: 0
the F-15 has more a2a kills with guided bombs than the Typhoon does in general