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

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.

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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

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f22 early be like (pre 120C): same (internal) missile load as AV-8B+ 💀 (2x 9M 4x 120B)

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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

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You don’t have to like it but it’s the objective truth. No other combat aircraft has anywhere near the accolades.

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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

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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

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Which came waaay later. F-15 was essentially a eurofighter in terms of tech and performance back way before it.

As far as i understand, IRST is limited by its radar platform. For air platforms most dont have the capability to easily lock a stealth craft at ranges that it would be effective at, and those that do have to engage in specific settings which produces more erroneous results. Ground launched platforms tho might be able to but im not too knowledgable on ground radar stations to say for sure

F-15 more like F-22 of its time imo

EFT outdated on introduction

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