They’ll wait for two things, 1. The IRCCM, which IIR and stuff are not in game, and are hard to implement
2. The 625E and IRIS-T to see how they work on SPAA first.
not now, current F-2, except AESA, I think no better than F-16C.
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well it is going to have 2 extra missiles than the f-16C
surely OP after we got the f-18 or the su-30
4ARH+4IR vs 6ARH
well, well, well
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Sorry couldn’t tell if this was a joke but actually seems like you mean it.
In which way is the F-2 more powerful than current top tier fighters in particular Typhoon and Rafale?
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Its not better in anyway than Rafale, Su-30SM and more or less EF-2000 - how is it “OP” when modelled correctly and all public data?
It doesn’t even have a HMS, at all.
Even if the Devs were implementing J/APQ-1 Transmitter for AAM-4 (only used on J/APG-2 btw), it still has access to just four of them. Even though the F-15J(M) should also have the special transmittier.
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i think that’s probably when the first F-16s was introduced to the game
then again they don’t even model AESA correctly even now. so i don’t know what is it that overpowered
When has something Japanese ever been Overpowered?
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Yeah…with the way AESA performs they easily could of added XF-2 of some kind with sparrows and Aim-9Ls all the way back…especially since sparrows wouldn’t even take full advantage of the radar anyway you’d still need a full lock maybe better scan and better tracking from the mother plane but once the missile leaves its still just a sparrow…XF-2A would of avoided the whole F-16AJ drama which the only good thing would of been the MAVs it has but still.
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the Type 90 striking around?
it‘s still a very strong vehicle after the armor bug(front armor don’t creat shatters) fix
It’s been a loooong time
F1 was busted good
HO-RI was a better armed/armoured Jagdtiger
G8N1 was a death star that any fighters were vaporised if they came near it.
A6M was the defacto best aircraft at it’s BR
But no it has been a long time since Japan had a busted vehicle
Not only this but it wouldn’t have been op when stuff like the F-16C and MiG-29SMT was added. Sure 4 AIM-7Ms and 4 AIM-9Ls but like no HMD and AESA wouldn’t have even been modeled correctly at that point hell it isn’t modeled correctly right now from what I’ve seen its just a very fast mechanically scanned array radar.
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Did you really just call the SMT op. An interesting descriptor and not one I would have chosen for sure.
It was (ish) when new. Being one of only a handful with IRCCM combined with the existing and definetly OP R-27ER (and with one of the better radars iirc too) and came out before the Mig-29G.
F-16C and Mig-29SMT were definetly the meta briefly.
(at least I hated trying to fight Mig-29SMTs in the Tornado F3 in ASB)
Absolutely chonky bird with 6 missiles of which two were actually useable (since r-73s were still prone to going into death spirals then). Very OP. Whereas F-16C dominated the close in fight (not the dogfight mind you) and would proceed to run rampant in GRB. It seems I have a very different memory of the time than yourselves.
Both US and Japan could get it since the USAF 428th FS technically operates them
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Why not both? Also, looking at pictures of F-15SA there is clear visual difference in US flown and Saudi flown ones. (Lack of US style serial number on Saudi ones, USAF roundel vs Saudi roundel)
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They may add AH-1Z late with more modern AGM as well as 9X-2
No I’m not calling it OP I am saying the F-2A would not be when the F-16C and MiG-29SMT were in the game. I am saying they were equivalents and should have been added at the same time.
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It’s a step up from the 16C we have for sure. Not quite a block 70 standard level, I’d put it around the same level as the F-16E