You do appear to be right, that’s pretty cool, hopefully the devs are aware and can give some domestic Chinese weapons to their Chinese Flankers
The current in game AJ is a Block 10 with Sparrows, something that never existed iirc. The actual AJ included some other minor changes to the Block 10 airframe currently missing, as well as two additional hardpoints for Sparrows on the landing gear doors together with a two piece landing gear door design like the YF-16A Sparrow testbed.
Neither are existing aircraft, even if they are both based around the existing lock 10 airframe.
The roundels are probably the most real thing about it, since the camo seems to be taken from the F-15J, making it at least semi-historical.
I would have loved to see that, I get why they couldn’t add it but still, it would have been so funny watching someone lose their gear on the runway and have 25% of their missiles go with it. Like if they were going to add a paper airplane anyways at least make it worthwhile
But like I said, the YF-23 and to a lesser extent the X-2 don’t fill gaps in the tree and wouldn’t really add anything worthwhile to the game, the F-22 and F-35 will do what they do just fine without the need to make stuff up
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u mean rudder? if so, it actually isnt cut flat and the tip is just painted white
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damn, that’s hard to see when I’m this tired but you’re right, that is a Chinese domestic
so what it doesnt fill gaps, no one who wants it wants it to fill a gap, they want it because its an awesome jet that goes fast (in supercruise), and its a few wires away from being AIM-9/120 compatible so why not
At the end of the day, once we get all the fun toys, like I said before, paper planes will show up more and more as it’s content and it’s a lot easier to bend rules than it is to start avoiding neglecting other parts of the game like maps and game modes.
It’s supposed to be based off the YF-16A but wasn’t even built in any capacity. One of the requirements was 4 SARH missiles which is why you see gear door sparrows, haphazardly fitted.
If they just gave the F-4EJ Kai the AAM-3s it historically had and then add the XF-2A in the same update we got the F-16C Block 50, it would have also been fine. However that would mean AAM-3 with IRCCM that would be new (as AIM-9M and R-73 IRCCM just wasn’t implemented till the F-16C Block 50 update).
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I want it because it’s cool isn’t a great reason for a prototype aircraft to be added
again, why shouldnt it come if it qualifies for addition, and gaijin has made far greater stretches of reality than the actual prototype YF-23, just with the missiles its bay was made to accomodate, and im sure there are many YF-23 fans who play the game, not to mention it would bring YF-23 fans to the game too
The AAM-3 was still 6 months after the AJ was added, that’s 6 more months for a missile not a vehicle, and the XF-2A was a prototype for the F-2 which is arguably worse than just adding the AJ, a fictional finished aircraft or a real prototype 6 months later, neither is good but the finished one is probably better, would be nice if they hid it now that Thailand is there but I doubt it
greater stretched for better reasons though, especially with the US being the only nation right now with more than 1 stealth aircraft the YF-23 is too much for not enough reason
If you go look in game its an MLU so close to the Taiwanese one but with a slightly worse radar variant but with Might Mouse rockets. Same RWR too. You’re correct that its not at all what the F-16AJ was meant to be. But its not doing anything risky, its an MLU with red circles. And thats my point, the AJ we got in game is not at all comparable to asking for a plane that never actually flew.
Well, damn.
This photo clearly shows that it is Su30Mk, right? PL12 is also very clear
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Oh no, I meant adding the AAM-3 back in December 2022, making it the defacto best IR missile in the game. It would be pretty busted being somewhat balanced being on a sub-par platform.
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It really wouldn’t, IR missiles were already pretty busted back in Apex, 9L was very flare resistant already, I suppose they could give the Magic 2 treatment to it but then it wouldn’t be much of a payoff, and still no new aircraft for over 2 years in that case
Su30Mkk Wing mount PL12
i dont think it should come right now of course, but there is a fanbase, and it would serve the purpose of testing how much impact a stealth fighter would have, without advanced avionics
they could also add the YF-22, but i prefer the 23 simply because i think its cooler
YF-22 would be less of a stretch, it fired AIM-9 during testing and had provisions for a gun and 4 amraam + 2 AIM-9
I mean it makes sense, why wouldn’t China use their own missiles on their own aircraft, I get that the Russians probably can’t sell them with that capability, but the Chinese are experts at reverse engineering and modifying to suit their needs
Again, fanbase or not it’s a bad reason, and by “testing how much impact a stealth fighter would have” you mean give the US a stealth fighter before anyone else and see how much chaos they wreak.
and prototype aircraft in prototype configurations is just not something Gaijin have done, nor is it something I’d expect them to do