The next group of missiles to be added IMO is going to be the 90s IR missiles, so MICA IR, Python 4, PL-8B, and R-73M, maybe ASRAAM(?)
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R74 won’t be that far, just a little bit better, not crazy stuff like PL10. ±75 degree off bore sight and slight improvement otherwise, easily another R73, not like it can do that much more that R73 can’t. 9X and stuff, depends on if they care to actually redo IRCCM.
Eh… MICA IR and ASRAAM would also mean Aim-9X, IRIS-T, etc.
I dont think its entirely beyond the possiblity we will see some of those added to low performance ground attackers sooner rather than later. But probably not for another year
Oh god please no
Issue is, with J11B, we have 0 info, J10B even worse, we know it is ESA but not whether it is PESA or AESA lol, neither do we have weight, engine or IRST (although assumed to be same with J10C). We have sources which says it is AESA cause PESA originally produced by 14th Institute actually had less range than type 1473, resulting in it being discarded but after all, 0 info means Gaijing will probably pull some random stats.
With another 1000 posts in 24 hours, did we actually get some news/etc?
Harrier Gr9A with Brimstones and ASRAAMs when gaijin
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Funnily enough, I dont consider the Harrier Gr9A a low performance CAS aircraft :D
Pair that with an SPAA with an longer range than 10km.
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At 13.0 no less, so it faces Phantoms
And then you get to if 9X and IRIS-T then, R-74, Python 5, and PL-10.
So, TBH I see the actual next set of missiles really being, R-73M, Python 4, and PL-8B, which could all I think be added soonish next year
I mean eh? it was an Su25 with the First R73s in game, the harrier Gr7 was one of the first jets with AIM9Ms and they werent stupid op so I can see that
at 14.0 i would lol
PESA has “similar flaws” as mechanical scan PD radars of similar compute.
It’s AESA where many of the flaws are mitigated.
Mechanical scan is what Typhoon Tranche 1 and 2 uses.
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Personally, I think R-74M might ready in 2026 or 2027 for MiG-29SMT 9-19
Close to MICA IR and AIM-9X (Block I) ?
It comparable to R-73M, my guess.
Not even.
Chances of other new aircraft carriers coming w/ Adm. Kuznetsov ? imo it 's pretty possible.
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Theres a much bigger difference between AIM-9Ms/R-73s and ASRAAMs than there is between AIM-9Ls/R-60Ms and AIM-9Ms/R-73s
J-11B Blk 2 (J-11B Early) and J-11BH fitted pulse doppler radar
J-11B (Block 9) equipped PESA radar and 5th gen IR AAM PL-10
But battle rating higher J-11B Early & J-11BH
The Python 4 effectively uses the seeker from a stinger which from what I hear while better than the current IR missiles in game is still somewhat balanced, that is the main reason I think the Python 4 comes soon, R-73M would help Russia out of their current slump, and PL-8B will be needed for some of the aircraft they seem to be adding this update.
I don’t expect them to come all at once, but I imagine all 3 will be here soon
Count in there 9X first block with nerfed IRCCM. Its short ranged but insane for BFM.