The D won’t be much better, all it will have over the B is the AIM-9M really and be at 12.3
indeed so that would be the true f16/mig29 equivalent but it would still be a heavy sluggish plane
F-16C and MiG-29SMT equivalent yes
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not really they would have the same ata ability’s but the f16/mig29 beat it in all movent category’s
The F-14 is a missile bus, it’s the same capability but different role
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i just hope they add the f14D soon so it dosent suffer the t90 syndrome which came to late, way after the t72b3 2016 so it didnt receive any fame because it was a straight downgrade from the t72b3 2016
Sure, bring them to 12.7 as well, don’t forget to add superior SPAA as well to deal with it.
Add ZTZ-99A’s radar warning system.
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Clearly still in development.
I expect F-15s for October update, an ARH test, and full implementation in December adding 12.7.
EF is 13.0 likely tho especially when there are more options for 12.3 & 12.7 Britain & Germany than a removed-AAM EF.
I’m pretty sure the D would be in a folder with the B tbh, A - B was a much bigger upgrade than B - D although tbh I’d like to see them all in one folder so it’s less of a grind to get to the F/A-18, maybe even make the F-14D a premium later down the line when 12.3 premiums are a thing.
IDK, I feel like Gripen in October, F-15 and SU-27 in December and the ARH sometime early next year is more likely.
That’d be a behavior change for Gaijin, and they’re resistant to change.
What’s that supposed to mean?
It means that Gaijin releases things in batches as their standard behavior, and they’re rather fast at developing these days.
The radar used in F-18, AV-8B, and F-4F ICE is in-game now.
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I don’t usually agree with you but this seems like the only logical path to ARH/Gripen C this year.
Your point being?
The AV-8B is in game now so it kinda makes sense the radar is too?
Aircraft like the F/A-18, F-15 and SU-27 should all come to the game in some form before ARH missiles do, it would be so much wasted potential otherwise and it helps to fill in the gap between 3rd gen aircraft and ARH missiles.
Me who Wonders how those Multi rule non High Speed Planes will perform
F18 and later f35(but I guess it can use stealth to stay out of trouble)
So far speed and Trust to weight seams the be the most important aspects
After the basic needs at the rank are fulfilled
I think the F/A-18 without AMRAAMs would be a great 12.0 - 12.3 aircraft depending on some specifics.
It fits a nice middle ground between the F-14 and F-16, with some variable A2G capabilities depending on how Gaijin choose to balance it and decent A2A missiles with the choice of:
- 2 x AIM-9 + 4 x AIM-7
or - 6 x AIM-9 + 2 x AIM-7
obviously the flight performance would be lacking compared to the F-16 but likely better than the F-14
6x AIM-9 & 4x AIM-7.*
It has 6 AAM stores on the wings, with 2 dual mount.
Tho the AIM-7 wing slot can’t carry AIM-9s as well sadly.
There is some conflicting info about that inner most wing pylon, it was only much later that it started being used to carry A2A missiles, you can even see in the image above that it doesn’t actually show that pylon as being able to carry AIM-7 or AIM-9, and for balance reasons I think Gaijin would keep it that way
The Hornet was more of a strike aircraft in practice, it wasn’t until the Super Hornet that it took on much more of the fleet defense role that the retiring F-14s performed up until that point, and it’s only because of the AMRAAM that it became the better option.
Then there’d only be 2x AIM-7 stores, since the 4x AIM-9 exclusive store positions can’t use AIM-7s.
However, manuals say it has 8 total AAM stores positions.
Super Hornet has 10 total AAM stores positions.
Double mounts allowed on 2 & 4 of them respectively. 4 on normal Hornet when using AMRAAMs.
Wingtip pylons can only carry the AIM-9
Fuselage hardpoints can only carry AIM-7
The outermost under wing pylon can carry either 2 x AIM-7 or 4 x AIM-9
Just like how that middle underwing pylon on an F-16 can carry either an AIM-9 or AIM-7, it’s not that complicated
It was only after the introduction of the AMRAAM that the inner wing pylon was used for A2A missiles