SAAB JAS 39E/F Gripen - General discussion

What sources did you attach?

Latest revs of MIL-STD-1760/1553. Also used pictures of WT statcards showing the same wing load capacities of JAS39C/E.

I mean in game

OOOOOH AMRAAMS PMO so damn much. Worthless at even a fraction of their effective range. Gripen playstyle for me is very defensive especially when dealing with 14.7s. But it’s very difficult when NEZ doesn’t exist in game so I have to be at a disadvantageous distance against faster jets with better + more missiles and gimbal limits, better MAWS, etc.

God forbid I get pinned down at airfield with no chance to build speed so my AMRAAMs are missing at sub10km.

It’s like those slow ass movie missiles.

They are different in-game as well.

Bigger main fuselage, the new air intake at the root of the vertical stabilizer, Maw sensors housings, new front wheel, larger underside of wings (for fuel) and a couple of other things as well.

Missiles are getting updated this major :)

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Not in current states, R77 pulls 80 degre AOA which is bs.

I believe they are gonna tune it down but make it better than current live server.

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i saw 89

Devs overcooked so much they actually burned entire kitchen…

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Don’t forget that the nose wheel and main landing gear position were changed as well, with the Gripen E going with a single nose wheel vs the dual nose wheel on the earlier models :>

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Also curious, what pylons do Meteors use, and are they compatible with the BOL rails?

I’m thinking on potential loadout options when the day comes.

Having the AMRAAMs buffed is going to be pretty nice IMO especially with maneuverability changes.

afaik they can go on all 7 pylons that amraam currently go in game, or did you mean something else?

A bit hard to see but seems like BOL is compatible yes.

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( Gripen Closes In On Operational Meteor Capability - Saab )

(lost the source… Edit, found it: Saab-gripen - Fly a jet fighter )

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I was talking about the BOLs specifically and if they were compatible with the Meteor’s hard points

Mmmm spicy. Really hope that we could see these missiles in the future granted if they’re implemented without being borked properly.

Yeah, i found more so definitely compatible.

image

( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RHbu1tvDBg )

Interestingly it for some reason has an AIM-120 on the left side and a Meteor on the right side in that video.

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Mmmm spicy…we get to keep our 5 billion countermeasures with Meteors :D

Yup, i JUST found an image where it has BOIL on all 4 rails with Meteor:

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