Super Hornet/Growler is about the only new airframe i can think of.
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True, there are Gen 4 upgrades to Gen 4.5.
Brazil has a lot of interesting vehicles, but it will probably go to Latin America TT or some joint TT with Spain and Portugal.
Spain can still go to Italy, but looking at how Gaijin just copypasted multiple Soviet vehicles used by Hungary, I doubt they have anything like this in mind. Maybe if using mostly unique vehicles from all subnations it would fit, but now I doubt we will get anything apart from Hungary and Romania (which is still in some shit position compared to Hungary considering we aren’t getting almost anything from them apart from 1 old SM.79B, few premiums and some skins) at least in the nearest future.
I just hope that if we dont get Typhoon. We get something more “advanced”. Would suck to get nothing but lower BR fillers for next year or 2 whilst US and USSR get back to back top tier fighters again. (there are certainly a few I want but not THAT many) It sucked watching that happen between 2019 and 2024.
Though that could be something like the Tornado Gr4 or Harrier Gr9A though (heck even the CF-18 could be an option there)
The Tornado Gr.4 for Britain, ASSTA3 for Germany, and a later variant of some kind for Italy if there is one, would be nice. They could also be used as the first aircraft with IRIS-Ts and ASRAAMs to test how they’d perform in game.
Yep
Yep. Im of a similar opinion. Though I could see them coming first and those missile a little later. I think we are ready for the airframes but not quite ready for ASRAAMs and IRIS-Ts. But yes, No other airframe has the right combination of limiations for them.
The only questions that remain is
What the other nations?
0 chance those these 3 nations would get them first and alone.
And
What would something like ASRAAM look like in game?
Basically I’m thinking an AMRAAM with the pull of a magic II, shorter range and an Aim-9M seeker. Im really doubting it would have anywhere near IRL performance for a long time
Thats probably gonna be the case for a few nations going forward. There just isnt anytbing to add without more sub trees being added. I wouldn’t be suprised if lower BR air is then added on if thats even an option.
Germans had the Luftfaust-B.
Basically ww2 manpads. Gaijin addee it to Enlisted where it’s great against infantry 😅
Basically a 9 round burst of rockets.
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I actually think the Canadian F-18 will be in play to come after the Sea Harrier FA2 as a carrier based navy plane.
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Not sure if it was the RCAF or RAAF but one of these removed carrier ops equipment from their F/A-18’s. Also just because these were initially naval aircrafts doesnt mean they will get “naval fighter” designation in game (look F-4J (UK))
i will bet IF Britan gets an F/A 18 i bet it will be the RAAF hornet as it was made in Australia and the CF18 was made in USA and Australia
they wasted a good amount of resouces on the idea too
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The F-111C kinda set a precedent for Britain to get Aussie Hornets, but knowing Gaijin the British tree could get the CF-18 or something from India instead
Both Canada and Australia removed some carrier capabilities. The Australian ones kept more of it tho, only lacking the automatic landing system and a catapult attachment
hardly a naval aircraft then
I mean, neither of them were meant to be naval aircraft for their respective nations
Edit: I seem to have misremembered what modifications were made to which nations Hornets. The CF-18s have kept everything except for the automatic landing system (well, as far as I can tell anyways, as I so have access to any sources that are more reliable than Wikipedia and forums), the RAAF Hornets further lost their catapult attachments (nose tie bar) and later got dummies in their place (not quite sure what they are for tho).
The RAAF Super Hornets kept all equipment required for carrier operations however.
In the end it would be up to Gaijin if they’d give these Hornets a naval aircraft classification and let them take off from carriers or not.
Did it really? Gaijin has said many times that Australian (and Canadian) vehicles will go wherever Gaijin wants them to go.
I’m personally fine with britain getting it, don’t get me wrong. However I’m tired of people making up rules/precedents based on a single vehicle addition and then getting all upset when it doesn’t happen.
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That’s what I meant with the second part of the sentence. There is no guarantee that Britain is going to receive any Hornets and even if there are plans for Britain to receive Hornets in-game it could be either the Cf-18 or the RAAF F/A-18 or even both
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personally i think the UK will get the aussie hornet mainly because it carried the AIM-132 ASRAAM, which is a homegrown British missile, so it makes sense in my mind
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I’ve got a feeling we aren’t getting any Hornets in the British tree to be honest. I can already feel the wave of Indian (Russian) planes approaching…