yeah if you are gonna be stuck with 8 missiles you might aswell pick the better option with 8 missiles lol
The only way the F-15EX wouldn’t get 16x missiles is if Gaijin deems it to be unbalanced.
The F-15EX is not only absolutely MRML compatible (it’s the pylon used on those new outer underwing stations), but it’s been seen mounted on the inner underwing stations of a F-15SA as well:
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Gaijin not add japanese heavy fighter in WW2 era for a long time
But missing night fighter piston engine low tier & mid tier
More aircraft to rank II
The japanese tech tree none night fighter aircraft rank II - III
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I’m assuming this is your “top” BR? In which case it would be fine at 15.0. Not much to write home about when everything else is much better
Which I could see Gaijin doing, at least initially. Though the US mains would probably throw a giant tantrum and it would come to live with at least 16
I believe you’re mistaken on the EX’s missiles count, it’s 16 at most. First there’s the 4 on the underbelly and 4 on the regular inner underwing stations (just like all regular F-15s), then you can 4 more by adding two MRML under those stations, and the additional outer wing 4 from those MRML. The only way you could achieve this 20 is if you use AMBER, which are not known to be functional at this time (supposedly AMBER is planned for the centerline station as well which would give you 22 missiles, but I haven’t seen anything about it myself, and who would ever need that many right lmao).
I am talking general decompression, if it came now 15.0 would be the br
This is USA we’re talking about.
Absolutely not lmao. You could give it 30 missiles and it still wouldn’t be anywhere near as good as Su-30SM2 or AESAphoons
They are 6 in each wing (4 in the rack+2 in the outer pylon) and 8 in the belly in double racks so 12+8=20
belly double racks arent used nor integrated (or the C GE in game would have em iirc)
AMBER isn’t functional for AMRAAM usage IIRC, max will probably be 16 as it uses the same MRML as seen on F-15C GE.
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The 8 on the belly is where you’re going wrong, as I’ve said:
The belly AMBER racks are not known to be functional pylons. We’ve only seen them displayed before in a likely mockup or prototype state. We have no proof of integration of a working system either, only a patent for it.
The particular plane (12)633 in the image was actually one of Norway’s F-104G rather than one of Norway’s CF-104s.
Serial 61-2633 built by Lockheed as a RF-104G, but was converted in the Netherlands to normal F-104G with a gun for Norwegian service.
https://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_RNoAF_331%20squadron.htm
There was an RCAF CF-104D with a serial 12633 sold to RNoAF. But that was re-serialed as 104633 in Canadian Forces service after the 1968 restructuring, and flew with the code (4)633 when it was in Norway, not (12)633
It’s been repainted in its original RCAF colours and serial (12633) since returning to Canada as a museum piece.
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I blame Growling Sidewinder /s Bro gave us hope
Then again DCS (or is it a mod?) also has a ramjet R-77 so anything goes there apparently
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i wouldnt trust growling Sidewinder ngl, some of his vids are quite slop
feels like he sometimes does barely research
I just watch the odd one where “Meteor” is mentioned… other than that it’s usually the dying moments that I find joy (and jumpscares) in.
never watch any of his vids including modern chinese stuff that isnt in DCS (aka anything par jeff)
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Didn’t know that I thought they were integrated, but still 16 missiles is a huge number
F-15EX will be mid in BVR but very strong in mid to late game if you play semi-conservatively tbh, especially if it has AIM-120D’s minimum too
The first CF-104s arrived in Norway in 1973. Bought from the Canadians to replenish destroyed F-5s. 1973 is the same year the photo with the Penguin is taken. Also all CF-104s were green, with matte silver underneath
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