Another coastal nation will get it’s third line right?
Nah. Thats asking for too much, so is the UV filter for the EFT. Gotta wait until at least 2026 maybe even 2027 for that.
Gripen NG and J-10C are needed as a priority as neither nation really have a top tier aircraft.
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E Gripen with Meteor maybe?
OR
E Gripen with Iris to have the next Tech leap be an IR one
Im guessing NG will be Aim-9M and Bs/C5s with Gripen E getting IRIS-T and maybe something else, with then maybe getting the Meteor in the future. A bit like im expecting another Typhoon after the current set, even though the current set can be largely upgraded indefinetly
you raise a good point!
Could even be Scorpion 76 (Slow mv) & Scorpion 90 (fast mv)
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J-10C is in a weird spot. It’s either going to be ok-ish/DOA if it’s just added with the same armaments as the J-10A but extremely strong if added with PL-15’s like it’s supposed to have
My guess, it will be added with the same laodout, but get a better loadout later in the year. Probably an IR upgrade though and not an ARH upgrade. Though PL-12 does just fine imo
PL-10 is too OP for now unless other nations get similar missiles
Which is what im suggesting.
Im personally guessing Gen 5 IR for everyone either later this year (like december) or sometime early-mid next year.
PL-12 is ok but what makes the J-10A good is pretty much voided in the C.
It’s heavier has a lower top speed and is less maneuverable in return, so it shifts more towards a BVR role in which it can’t compete in with the current PL-12 against other contenders like the F-15E, Rafale, EF and SU-30
If they fixed the PL-12 which is currently modeled after the old SD-10 it would probably be a worth while addition.
while I’d love to see the J-10C in game since it’s my favorite single engine jet im not optimistic about its performance unless it gets the PL-15 or the PL-15E with range comparable to the Fakour-90
Heres hoping Grippen E for Japan (Thailand) and Sweden, both tree’s been needing something to be top BR
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Trying to compare PL-15E to F-90 seems kinda dishonest. It would still be a major upgrade over every single other ARH currently in game as it would outrange C5s by 50% and have an AESA seeker
That’s why I said range.
I’m not compared the two in any other aspect than range ~150km for both
And this would be the only usable factor for the 10C in top tier, it’ll be out BVR’d by practically any twin engine contender and most eurocanards will out dogfight it
The J-10A has an empty twr of 1.5
The J-10C with the AL-31 has a twr of 1.4
And if given the WS-10B it’s still only 1.5
so the only upgrade would be the radar
Sadly the Thai Gripen E don’t exist yet, so we don’t really know how they’d be equipped.
I’d say the best bet for Japan is to get the Indonesian Rafale F.4 alongside the French getting their Rafale F.4
We might still have to wait a bit before late Rafales are added, but at least it’s probably sooner than the Thai Gripen E in 2029
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Sorry but the French don’t need a new Rafale. It’s already the best performing top tier by a LARGE margin
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Yeah, like I said it will take a while before we get Rafale F4 in game, but I still think we will get it before 2029 considering we have 5th gen aircraft rumored to be added sometime next year already.
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Poland brings less to the table than Yugo/post Yugo to the able to be a main nation in that case you funny funny guy.
Hell Yuga brings more than Sweden or Israel, evne when those become fully realized
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NGL, if we ever get infantry ever like some of the leakers say, Type 60 ATM would finally be remotely useful and able to kill something because .50cal go brrr
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