Escalation is EC 2.0 where you capture opponent’s positions but it does not show a huge line in the UI
It also has the convoy mechanic, frontier mechanic (that does not feel two Napoleonic armies engaging in rifle duels) and AI actually destroying each other
Both would fit pretty well IMO to fill out the end of the 4th line.
I reckon we might see the GR.9 coming with ASRAAM to cap off that line and then yeah GR.5 with 9L. Would then have the succession of the Harrier 2’s from 9L → 9M → ASRAAM.
Or could like you said have the GR.5 as an event vehicle but substitute it with maybe the T.12 so there’s finally a TT twin seat Harrier.
as much as I would love the Gr5 to be a tech tree plane it is very similar to the Gr7 we already have in game, still carrying LGBs and possibly mavs but lacks the MAWS, they could also remove BOL for balance if that is a concern but I think it would fit pretty well into BR 11.0 in GRB with 9Ls and MAVs
we could also see them with up to 18 brimstones since the Harrier Gr9 was a test platform for the brimstone 1s but im pretty sure it only ever tested the dual mode brimstones and not the tri-mode with SAL
Get to it, other than that you better go to Finland when they fly since they don’t plan to stop until mid 2037ish with a chance for another upgrade to extend their service life. This poor hawks lmao
I await a EFT airshow team like the red hawks until then