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Sorry, not Ares, but anyways…
No F-2 would be 12.7, but the XF-2s and early service F-2s all have armament limited to AIM-7F/M, as well as AIM-9L and AAM-3, carrying at most four of each.
This would put them at a performance of maybe 13.3, considering the first Belgian F-16A at 13.0. Compared to that the (X)F-2 is more agile, carries more total missiles, has better J/APG-1 (or the lower performance prototype) AESA radar and has access to SARH missiles, while not really being slower since it makes up for weight and drag with the GE engine.
With ARH missiles initially the F-2s didn’t have J/ARG-1 for datalink, so an early F-2 with AAM-4 wouldn’t be higher than 13.7 either.
Later F-2s then get new J/APG-2 radar and J/ARG-1 transmitter for AAM-4 datalink and could very much be added at 14.0 and not be anything game changing. The 4+4 loadout is very limiting compared to what F-15s or Eurofighters carry, and the lack of HMD holds in back from the close combat niche unless Gaijin allows the planned HMD integration. The only way these can be placed higher would be with the addition of new missiles like the AAM-4B or AAM-5, which is unlikely without other nations equivalents.
Last update when we got the Rafale, which is equipped with a radar that should be slightly better than the prototype J/APG-1
Meanwhile XF-2 is limited to SARH and IR missiles, so it should’ve probably come sooner than the Rafale that can carry ARH missiles.
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I was just about to give a SAAB press release stating increased thrust, lol, the NG is sort of the perfect filler aircraft that could keep Sweden competitive for a while longer until the E is ready to be added.
Just hope they don’t give it to Italy under a Brazilian flag
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Huh, interesting. Wouldn’t have expected RWR components to be attached to hardpoints like that
Haha but you never specified what was orbiting around the sun!
Mercury orbits the sun once every 88 days. There is no defined orbital period like the one on earth (new years) so we do not know exactly when it will complete its next orbit. What we do know is that it will complete this orbit by April 13th, 2025.
So devblog before or on April 13th Mr. Smin.
They probably will, that or the US will get it rhrough brazil. And then india via the Maritime whenever thats released lol
More of a reason to not grind sweden when that happens lol
I don’t see why any of those nations would get a plane that they had nothing to do with. The only reason Italy has the Brazillian AMX is that they co-developed the AMX.
I predict that R-73M compare to Python 4
This is going to be the case with the F/A-18. At this point, its four updates late and will be quite DoA unless it comes with an much more lethal kit like 120C/Ds and or early 9Xs.
Originally they weren’t the F 35 began as a J35F and was modified by SAAB to fit the request of our airforce. The bulged nose for the Ferranti laser wasn’t added until later when we upgraded for the RWR and countermeasures.
Imo its arguably one of the most important additions gaijin could add to help to 9.x bracket with CAS
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A Hornet isn’t gonna DoA just because Gaijin doesn’t give it more advanced armaments. They can just put it at a lower BR and it will work just fine.
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Twas but a joke, a Brazilian JAS 39 NG would be a cool Swedish premium/event vehicle though. Have they used any different weaponry on their Gripens like the Piranha for example?
Swiss moment, again until gaijin can actually show that they care even slightly about the nordic airtree i have no reason to put faith that they won’t try to ruin it.
Imo i won’t be suprised if Norway and Denmark are split like Canada and given to other nations
I don’t believe so.
I don’t think they have any of their own weapons integrated on the Gripens, but I am in no means an expert when it comes to Brazil lol
I just hope it doesn’t arrive under multiple nations at this point. I’d like to see the US have it for an update or three before it gets the C&P treatment. But the hype for it feels cheapened or diminished at this point.
guys do you have conenction problem? i cant connect to the servers
It should be added to Finland as well, but Germany doesn’t need it, neither does Britain under Canadian or Australian flag, that can wait till later.
Sweden needs something better than the Gripen though, even if it isn’t 14.0
