I generally use custom missions and whatnot for testing, I’ve made a custom AMRAAM model as well
Rare 11.3 top game, thought id take the Gr1 out. 3 big pgms into the carrier… no kill. 2x into destroyer, no kill. 1 each into 3 convoy cargo ships, no kill. Guess they don’t work then?
Also, VR targetting pod shakes like anything (bug report already open for this).
Then out of curiosity i started looking what else exists at 10.7, 11.0, 11.3 etc. Go and have a look at the MIG23 premium or the Mirage F1C, or Kfirs etc. All aspect IRs, supersonic, decent huds, decent radars… remind me what we get again? Oh yeah, shit on.
(Having said that, I do tend to do just fine in our flying bug messes)
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PGMs arent really meant for anti naval. Your best bet for sinking the carrier is to dump 12k of bombs along the deck. 1-2x 1k bombs into a destroyer and Cargo ships are wierdly tanky, but if you nail the bridge with even a 540 you’ll one shot it as that is where 100% of the crew is located.
You meaned they arent meant for naval right?
Yeah, missed the “n’t”
Is there any update on the progress of the slats change because we’re still missing nearly 2G of pull if I recall correctly. Or is it another red top all aspect situation where we’ll be waiting for a fix that never arrives?
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No news, probanly it is someewhere in the pile of shame
Also has anyone been having trouble with the radar as of late? Even in clear sky it seems impossible to keep a PD lock on anyone who isn’t fully frontal aspect meanwhile a Mig 23 guides an R24R perfectly to me in rear aspect through chaff.
I was having trouble with my Skyflash not going where it should from time to time. But the Fox Hunter didn’t feel any different.
Also is there any word on the AIM-9Li. I know the de-chirped 9L has been denied (bruh why) but considering the UK used the Li in preference to the 9M its denial could leave the Tornado without an IRCCM missile option till ASRAAM.
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As the Tornado F3 did use Aim-9M (briefly) im guessing they’ll just slap Aim-9M onto future F3s. Though Li is definetly required for a lot of other european aircraft, so then it could be C&P over to the F3 I suppose, though I think 9M might be the better IR missile for the F3 as its smokeless motor would be handy.
This would imply that they’d give the UK something nice on time.
I remember the Javelin… I remember it well…
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Yeah…
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something unspeakable for British
I am all for things like that being added but when that is labelled as your flagship supersonic…
Yeah no… sod off.
I would have taken a scimitar with its 4 aim-9’s.
Hell I’m pretty sure the lighting is actually lower than the initial BR the Javelin was added at 9.7 I think? The lighting now being at that or 9.3? I haven’t checked in a hot minute.
Edit: upon further inspection the lightning is indeed at 9.3
Not sure but the Javelin is yet to go transonic let alone supersonic. The thing rips before it does.
I suppose at least we got something but the Lightning or Supermarine Type 545 would’ve been significantly better options.
Is there an update for locked radar targets on the HUD in cockpit view?
Is there anything in the manuals for supersonic acceleration? The thing hits a brick wall at M1.1 and it’s practically impossible to push the thing past 1400km/h on the deck. Not exactly a low altitude speed demon.
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Unfortunately not much to go off really there.