How long until the UK gets all its hawk versions!
9.0 version with no missiles but 30mm gun (Hawk T.1A early)
10.7 version with 2 aim9L and 30mm gun (amx counterpart) (Hawk T.1A Late)
13.0 version with ASRAAM (Hawk T.2)
13.0 single seat with Aim120 and radar (Hawk 200)
Kinda hoping we get something more like:
Gnat at 9.0 with just guns
Hawk T1/100 early at 9.7/10.0 with SRAAM
Hawk 100 at 10.7 with 9L
Hawk 200 at 11.3 with 9Ls and Skyflash
Hawk 200 (late) at 13.0+ with AMRAAM and ASRAAM.
A Hawk 200 would most likely be more competitive in ARB than the FA.2 tbh
No need for ASRAAM to put it at 14.0 when it can work at 13.0 without them.
Why? 2+4 fit?
not if they correct the FA.2
ir signature, BOL and energy regeneration at medium speeds will fix it and make it a very formidable fighter
Don’t be ridiculous, they aren’t gonna model the FA.2 right in a million years
Its truly awful at 13.0
i want too see ONLY that move down to 12.7 since its single advantage right now is its aim120, which it cant even use in BVR because its too slow. you replace the guns TOO to take them… truly the plane of all time
or they could decompress 13.0-14.0 → 13.0-14.7 and leave it as the only AHR at 13.0
I think the Hawk 200 (Late) could come with 9M’s in place of ASRAAM for the time being. Would put it pretty much on-par with the AV-8B+ for ARB. Then once we get more advanced IR missiles like ASRAAM then put it on the Hawk 200 (Late) and put the BR up as needed.
2+4 and a gun. I’d gladly take a smaller F-16 radar and additional weapons over the Blue Vixen, as the better radar performance usually ends up being worthless.
plus its low speed dogfight capability will be UNMATCHED. nobody can beat you if they stick the fight. and if they run away an aim9M would be waiting
b2 can destroy bases. f117 cant
B-2 has quite the arsenal available to it as well
Perhaps but unlike the FA2 or AV-8B+. I dont think the Hawk would climb as well. Would limit the AMRAAMs a lot more. So its a balancing act.
If you climb in the FA.2 in ARB you are fricken dead, mate
Not been an issue for me. Would be nice if BOL worked correctly. But can BVR fairly well in it.
What is the FRS51?
India version of the Sea Harrier FA2.
Worse radar, less CMs but Magic IIs and Derby
I must be doing something wrong then, because I always end up being a sitting duck.
The lack of speed means most of my AMRAAMs don’t get to the enemy before they get annihilated by my teammates’ missiles and the lack of other weapons and flight performance means that I usually cannot defend myself either.
Personally?
The only real issue is not all Hawk’s have CMs, hence me going for the SAAF Hawk 120 as it defiantly has them
