Next Major Update - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion

Sorry, I think the J-10a should have an offshoot from the J-7E, Chengdu’s own branch of light fighters. And the left branch should only be Taiwanese.

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the D radar is very similar to the one the F-15E has in game now

Ah, yes. There should be two PRC fighter lines. one with the J-7s, J-10s, and later J-20s, and the other with the J-8s, Flankers, and J-35.

intresting

I think we can leave it as one branch, until j-7E. After him, there was already the J-8 interceptor and the J-10a light fighter. Future more advanced versions of the j-7 will get before to the j-10a, and all Flankers after the J-8.

yeah, it would actually be quite a big upgrade gameplay wise as the F-14A/B radar is a bit inconsistent, especially that 9km ACM range, though it still wouldn’t have a HMD/HMS

Doubt it will be leaked.

Considering how long they let us wait and had their subtle teases in QnA and F-16AJ devblog, and now the complete radio silence, it will most likely be the surprise teaser featured aircraft akin to J-10A for Dance of the dragons.
Maybe alongside J-10B, for no other reason than that it’d be cool to see an established “rivalry” dynamic in a teaser like F-15/Su-27.

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XF-2 hopefully replace F-16AJ, F-2B pointless since its just a worse performing A, Super Kai doesnt exist.

F-15 JSI hasnt even been made yet irl anyways

just more powerful and better range right?

Yeah, better range, stronger tracking, and better radar modes, also an IRST which I forgot about

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Ya SK was a throwaway but JSI should be a thing eventually and same with their Gen 6 aircraft

Gen 6 is decade/decades away for japan, or anyone else tbh

navy NGAD may fly towards the end of 2020s but definietly not in service until 2030s

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Gen 6 Tech Demonstrator flew for the USAF in 2020 tbh

We have to accept reality that Gaijin will add paper things eventually because they want to make money

USAF is a different beast, and tech demonstrator could be EAP type stuff

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That’s right, guess we’ll have to see what they reveal then

J-10A was leaked prior to update as usual though

also 6th gen mightve been a prototype/test B-21 possibly?

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For over a year now, we’ve had pretty consistent leaks for updates well in advance, also.

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Technically a 6th Gen test bed flew in 2016 for Japan, it’s just like with all 6th Gen a very long ways off actually coming to fruition