you are indeed right, i guess the original search provided some not so good sources (or i just typed something in wrong, or both), but the AMRAAM we have on it, the C-5, entered service in 96, i’m not saying its not effective, just saying compared to the other aircraft, the main competitors that you would see at top tier, they are a bit… dated, like the MiG-29SMT was a 2016 modification, the SU-30SM was 2012, the EF-2000 (ger) entered service in 03, FGR.4 typhoon (GB) was 2003, italy started using the F-2000 in 04, the French rafal F.3 was 04, the sweeds jas-39C was 02, and the F-16I sufa (which is coming in the next update as shown on the dev server) for israil
thought the USAF didnt field the block 70, though they have retrofitted block 50s with AESAs
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my bad, but still we brought our current F-16s up to the block 70/F-16V standard
The U.S. uses upgraded blk 40/42/50/52 rather than new built Blk 70s from what i know.
Your best bet is an ANG Blk 42 PoBIT that has the PW-229.
It has all the bells and whistles of the blk 70 in the lighter blk 42 airframe that was upgraded with the 229 engine :D
is it too much to ask for the block 40 with the widened hud, something about that hits different, but the point of the OG post was for another F-16 to come with the have glass 5 i want to say modification because its not really an upgrade because it can be applied to any/all F-16s regardless of block number and doesn’t really change any functionality of the F-16s other than the maintainers hating it because they can’t clean the aircraft due to the paint scheme
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I believe they did make changes to the cockpit as part of PoBIT
It could still come to the US, being an American aircraft
What would be different between a F-16V and a F-16C PoBIT?
CFT and ECM suite. We could probably get PIDS+ for sure on the F-16V too
Alright then, could be added. What I want to see the most though is the F-16E, that thing looks like a monster and I absolutely love the paint scheme
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IMHO it’s the ugliest F-16 but it does have a nice paint job
I think there are desert camos for US F-16’s too
Idk, I kinda like the cfts they give it more agressive lines imo. But ik most people find them really ugly
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Here’s the desert camo I was talking about, on the MiG Killer F-16 too (first jet to get an AMRAAM kill)
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It does look really cool indeed! Though that’s not the same camo, I like the grey and tan camo of the F-16E because it’s pretty unique
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A treat for Paddington Bear…
Nieuport-Delage NiD 121
Evaluated by France but rejected for service, a dozen flew (from land and sea!) in more exotic Peruvian climes until a lack of spare parts forced their retirement.
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Ok
F-35 MLU? SR-72? maybe F/A-XX competitor?
4.5inch Automatic Repeating Rocket Launcher, please and thank you.