@MiG_23M is right about the programme just being replacing the Meteor seeker with an AAM-4B one, we agree even if his response starts with ‘no’ haha.
It does surprise me just how far behind all of the west is when it comes to AESA seekers on missiles?
Though it makes me wonder is it worth having lower numbers of T/R modules like Pl-15 or using proven seeker tech until higher T/R count missiles are availible
Again, no. You said this ^ which is flagrantly false. The Meteor with AESA seeker is not replacing anything in their inventory, it is only a collaboration started by Europe to rapidly fit the Meteor with a modern seeker.
Read the second half of the message where I elaborate? Also it’s not started by Europe (if we are going to be needlessly pedantic and argumentative here which was not my intention), its started by the UK and Japan, important distinction as another European nation VETO’d it. You could use the word supplementary if you’d prefer rather than replacing.
But they wouldn’t be ordering any more AAM-4B’s once JNAAM was finished. And no, Meteor MLU was always planned, in the UK framework it was hoped to retrofit existing stocks with the AAM-4B seeker. Meteor MLU does not just provide an AESA seeker, so would be an upgrade over JNAAM, but MLU is delayed long past when the UK wanted to look at lifetime improvements.
It didn’t, you just made a bunch of contradicting statements and this paragraph doesn’t really warrant further reading than what I have quoted.
I’ve two new suggestions pending;
That’s a CG
so it’s been months and still no radar fix? guess I get to keep waiting until they actually fix the bloody radar to finally start researching it lmao
It’s still really nice even without the fix.
Just out of curiosity what’s wrong with the radar? And I’m assuming you’re talking about the 11B?
Cant say i have anything negative to say about it, it’s a banger of a mec radar
60km range and 10KM vertical ACQ. Also really weird TWS as well but have no proof of that as ‘wrong’.
Ahh I see. I mostly fly CAP in GRB with my radar off and only turn it on when I engage people and it’s never past like 20km lol.
I understand how that’d be an issue in ARB tho
it’s still using copy pasted radar modes on top of literally missing the 30 degree vertical scan sector that’s LITERALLY IN THE RADAR SPECS IN GAME
It does suck without for real.
also hmd can’t look down
J-11B still has no HUD tint or correct colour afterburner flames as of the current Dev server. If I’m not mistaken I do think they may have changed the afterburners slightly, but its still purplish-pink instead of blue. I have heard that the J-11B’s radar might be getting a buff so that’s nice at least.
They changed the flames inside the nozzles, as a part of the new afterburner effects, so the flames inside the nozzles itself is blue but not after it leaves the engine
Hoping they change it more, the bug report for it was accepted and it would be very cool to see it fully implemented.
The HUD symbology as of current is a copy-paste of what is on the J-8s lol
In real life this is what it is supposed to look like on the J-11B:
My biggest gripe with the J-11B is that ugly soviet blue canopy frame…
