Sure. competing against the F16 was going to compete with Aim7 Vs Aim120 Surely this is how the f20 was going to compete fairly against the f16
huh? my proof is thats not what active/dummy AIM-120’s look like
If for you it is “balanced” the game seeing how third parties without active radar missiles are hit against aircraft with active missiles and above fourth generation is balance then it is very funny that you say that also I never said that existing aircraft should be modified except those I said are double standards you think it’s good that a f14 event has radar missiles but you think it’s bad that a premium aircraft has radar missiles the truth that community more stubborn.
1984… the joke tells itself
Paul Metz had significant interaction with the F-20 Tigershark. Metz is a renowned test pilot who worked for Northrop and later for other companies. He was one of the lead pilots in the F-20 test program, helping to demonstrate the aircraft’s capabilities to potential customers and during flight demonstrations.
The F-20 was designed to be a light, economical and highly maneuverable fighter, but despite its qualities, it failed to win major contracts due to the U.S. Air Force’s preference for the F-16 and the political and commercial complexities of the time. PAGE 96 97
2 years before the cancellation, i wouldnt consider that old
The f-16 wasnt up against the f-20. The f-20 was set up as an export model. None the f-16 at that time could fire the 120. The only exception was the test aircraft f-16 and wasnt fully put into the f-16 line up until 1992
no no no, but the F-20 could fire the AIM-120 i seen it with my own two eyes
man please just the Yak-141 and F-16MLU
can we plz stop putting 3rd gen airframes at high BRs :(
I’ve been playing it in ground battles for the stock grind. Super easy, easier than the P51H5NA stock grind.
Not quite true. The plane was fully capable of guiding and firing said weapon. However it would need a software update to be truly compatible. It could be mounted, it theoretically could be fired, it could be guided as well.
So again, the system to use the missile was never installed in the plane. I can put an aim9 on a cessna 150 doesnt mean its going to work.
Now that would be a popular premium/event vehicle :D
Define the system you’re referring to. The F-20A had nearly everything it needed, despite still being a prototype and not the production variant. It had its radar capable of guiding the Aim-120 and Aim-7, and it had datalink and TWS. It had all the “system”s board that it needed. All it needed was a software update to those systems. Much like adding the R-27ER to the MiG-29 9.12A ingame which also had the exact same issue IRL.
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It was designed for the aim7 and had the capability to shoot the aim7, not the 120. TWS has nothing to do with being able to fire a missile its a radar mode.
AGAIN you answer your own question
its not a plug and play system. Its not like installing a video game into a computer. This would have to be programed and developed then implemented into the planes computer. Its like saying this PC software is a computer software so it should run on a Mac by just installing it. no, it has the be programed to work with that system. Since the f-20 was cancelled before the R&D was complete on the 120 they would not have spent time to give that information over to them for a plane that was not in production.
next April fools event??
haha, yeah, either that or a lego event, either would be really fun april fools
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this entire thread feels like an april fools event
Sure this may make sense in terms of IRL functions and the state of the 3rd F-20 prototypes development, however this is a game and ofc we still have gaijin over here to think about which loves to add production things to prototypes. They neglected information like this regarding the R-27ER to the MiG-29, Countermeasure on the F-5A/C, and a whole ass aircraft being the Yak-141. Adding the Aim-120 to an aircraft that was marketed as planned to be able to use such is something I wouldn’t put past gaijin.
The aircraft could have been made capable of implementing the missile yes, however it wasn’t yes. Regardless, it was still planned to be integrated in the same way future missiles for the MiG-29 9.12A was and the Yak-141 Gun, countermeasures, missile, radar… etc
We have precedent for these sorts of things be added into the game, however I also wouldn’t be surprised if gaijin adds a whole new premium aircraft for the USA TT so players have to buy a new premium to get ARH missiles. Well just have to see what happens when later rank premiums with ARH arrive, which is just a matter of time.
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I’m pretty sure mockup missiles won’t be accepted as actual weapons, which is what happened to the EAP (Smin’s nightmare :))
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