Also i dont see why it matters who was first like does it really matter?
honestly, the F-2A Early would be a very easy replacement for the F-16AJ. It exists and while some of its flight performance is better than the F-16A’s its also worse in some aspects, Identical missile kits except for an additionalpair of missiles, and an actual usable air to ground ordinance
Smart looking engine. As far as tanks go I’m a huge fan of the large GWR prairies. I guess my taste in British locomotives matches my American sensibilities, larger is better, lol.
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I’d say F-14 (movie star) and F-22 by far the most iconic US jets currently. F-35 and F-15 are up there too.
Being from US I only knew F-14, 22, 15, 16 and MiG (no type, just MiG). Idk how but I only knew hornet later
I am glad I found out about F-2 and other jets though
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my younger self didnt really know anything about fighter jets, all i knew was jets were a thing because of stuff like Godzilla but eventually i got to learn more about them thanks to video games
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I’m not arguing that. J/APG-1 was just as much, if not moreso a joint project as the entire F-2.
But the APG-63V2 was not.
Yes i agree with you there. But theres another document that shares they exhanged a few more things from J/apg-1 tho again it wasn’t anything super huge. But it is intriguing that there is some ties there with the F-2 and F-22 radar developments.
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In this Gszabi list, I really do wonder what the ‘KH38 Changes’ and ‘Forced runway spawning due to weather’ entail.
On the spawns, I wonder if that’s for ground battles, air battles or both?
Forced runway spawns in GRB would be hugely positive.
Thats my mistake thought you were talking about something else
The F-2 walked so the F-22 could triple spin curbstomp
I meant to write F-14, got my numbers mixed up I guess.
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Every Typhoon and Rafale is 4.5th gen.
I’m guessing it’s just a different way we see the military here. There isn’t much of a focus on German military in media, so it’s a little more mixed.
(Also I ran out of forum hearts, but I do appreciate having another perspective on this. It’s interesting)
I made something regarding the “Big Three” upcoming Battleships!
https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/1kt5thp/a_brief_analysis_ive_made_on_the_big_three/
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Yeah, pretty different from here in US lol. Looking forward to airshows, watching UH-60’s fly around every so often, and as I’m sure you already know American media involves military quite frequently
You guys need to take some more pride in the MP5 and Leopard 2 imo
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tldr nuke shells required
Is there any new info on the F-2A in game?
Is it early, or late service?
Purely historical, or bending reality for balance? (HMS, FLIR Targeting pod)?
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Based on datamined model appears to be late I think
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It really doesn’t, but it’s more that every time it gets brought it is usually in the context of “hurr-durr US couldn’t even beat little Japan to AESA tech”.
That and it’s the F-15, which is God’s gift to the free world and the best aircraft ever built
Pic related (“no bias trust”…)
If it were the F-16 or F/A-18 I wouldn’t care nearly as much
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I mean the F-15 is literally my all time favorite jet so agree there.
But even still the F-2 is still the first aircraft built with AESA in mind from the get go. But again it doesn’t matter.
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