Thailand is MS20 capable, its one reason they pushed for the Gripen E because they liked the C models. SAAF Gripen C is a MS19 Model, no offical primary sources but a lot of secondary sources claim they are MS19, they have HMD and IRIS-T so they would need to be MS19.
I have a bug report to get the Gripen identified by their MS but no mods have looked at it even when messaging them oh well.
Given the time from when the SAAF purchased and had the Gripen arrive we can guess their model additionally SAAB has no records of them being brought to MS20 standard unlike every other nation with Gripens.
Hm, i will look into this starting from next week and either make a new bug report or a whole new suggestion. I have ordered more books than what i originally have on the Gripen so i will use multiple sources but any specific sources about the MS upgrades would be welcome. I know that some MS upgrades even have blocks in them so i think the best way to go is a whole new suggestion and ping some moderators to look at it.
Well feel free to use the few sources i have listed from my bug report. You can also check SAAB for trade deals for stuff like the Hungarian MS20 one i have in my list. Could help find what nations had MLU 19 and 20 models.
Only MS version with blocks is MS20 from what I’ve found, could be wrong though. The MS 20 Block 1 we got in Sweden around 2015-2016 I know had the MK3 improved radar and the MS20 Block 2 that I think we are on now and also which the Hungarians and Czechs got two or three years later I think has the MK4 radar (non AESA variant). MS20 Block 3 I am not sure when it is implemented, could be what we are on now in Sweden idk, could also come somewhere in a year ig. From what I understand MS20 Block 4 is going to be implemented around 2027-2028. Could very well be wrong here and that 2027-2028 is for MS20 Block 3.
Yeah, i don’t know of earlier blocks on the MS outside of the MS20. I could always email SAAB again but of the like 6 emails ive sent ive had 1 reply lol
That my thing, MS20 and MS19 added systems that allowed for the vehicle to actually use weapons that needed to be linked and mounted to the pylons, i assumed ESTL worked in the same way and given the pods age to me at least i doubt something like a late 2012 Gripen A could use a ESTL pod or early MS18 Gripen C.
I could be wrong and would love to honestly know but im just using age and other examples to try and rationalize it. To be honest i dont think we will ever see a Gripen C with an ESTL pod but maybe one day…
More like they didn’t care about the Gripen from the beginning. The A isnt the A and the C isnt even the C. The gripens currently are entirely fictional with the current implementation.
Mate, Gaijin doesn’t fix minor nations: they nerd them until they’re unusable so we are forced to play the Big Three (paychecks): Germany, US, and Russia
