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.
I have the F.2 ODM but she had weaker engines.
Are there any 5000ft charts?
Only for subsonic acceleration IIRC
And IIRC the Mk104s made the biggest difference at high speed, so the graphs are really hard to compare.
Rather frustrating because It takes the Tornado an absurd amount of time to go from 1.1M to 1.2 at SL (talking minutes). Its probably the slowest accelerating jet to reach its low altitude top speed thanks to the 1.1M brick wall which makes no sense since drag would be coming down as it escapes the wave drag zone around 1M.
I’m gald its not just me becuase I’ve been calling it a skill issue on my end, where the skyflash just goes off on an adventure to mordor instead of hiting an easy shot.
Yep, it ripps at 1555Kph but will just stop accellerating at 1300. in a straight line I’ve never reached anything over 1480 outside test drives, I’ts like the jet has asthma.
The F104 just got increased supersonic accelleration and top speed so add that to the long list of jets you cant run away from.
This flight model is hella gimped
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Did the Tornado Gr1 ever recieve Aim-9L/i?
Unlikely since our own 9L mods were noted as being similar in capability.
Rumours that a Saudi Arabian Tornado is coming to Britain as a premium. Anyone got any ideas what loadouts it would have?
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Assuming it’s TSP1 it would have the same kind of weapons as the GR.1 - Saudis even use MACE lugs like the RAF’s Tornados. But likely without PGM since that was a pitch for the UAE. And they have CLDP, (followed by Damocles in TSP2) instead of TIALD.
They tend to use US Mk.80 series bombs instead of UK bombs nowadays. Though they have UK 1000lbers they don’t have Paveway kits for them, so their PWs are all Mk.80-based
Pre-TSP would mean no designator pod IIRC. So no Paveways. Just UK 1000lbers and Mk.80s etc.
Later TSP 2 & 3 upgrades were fully equivalent to GR.4, just without NAVFLIR. Including Brimstone, Storm Shadow etc. capability. No NAVFLIR means they have retained both 27mm Mausers on all versions.
Ed:- added extra images and cleared up a bit about Saudi Paveways.
Ed2:- added pre-TSP image with UK 1000lb on twin stores carrier
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