Funnily enough I was thinking of the backwards wing F-16 when I said the XL. But this is much more interesting.
the XL could be added to the game pretty easily, same with a lot of the experimental US aircraft as a lot of them kept there hardpoints or had hardpoints added to them, pretty sure the F-15 with thrust vectoring could also be armed
I see no reason why this could not be added. If it had designs/plans to be armed, and nothing is physically stopping it from carrying its appropriate weaponry, then I cant see why not.
You absolutely can’t claim “historical accuracy/authenticity” as that has not been the reality of war thunder for as long as I can remember. We have plenty of ahistorical setups in game, some far more aggregious than this. Its not like adding napkin tanks or anything even close to that.
And after all, WT is just a game, its not a documentary or research paper.
The problem is that it was never planned to be armed or armed in any way. It didn’t even have any hardpoints, FCS or wiring of any sort. The entire reason behind it’s existance was to test composite materials and forward-swept wings and to then be discarded which is exactly what happened to it. All armament charts are just theoretical wishlisting by fans of it entertaining the though of what it could maybe have became if it was indeed ever planned to be turned into an actual combat capable aircraft, which others then misinterpreted as to thinking it could actually carry and use said armaments.
Like you could wishlist this aircraft all you want, it’s never going to get added. Just ask Smin on his opinion on the EAP getting added which has a much higher likelyhood of getting added than the SU-47 as it was actually a prototype for an actual combat aircraft. The entire existance of this suggestion is quite frankly bogus due to all of this. If a suggestion for the SU-47 can be made then planes like the X-15 should also be completely valid suggestions as they served the same purposes as aircraft. A suggestion for a Boeing 737 should also be valid since it’s an aircraft just as combat capable as the SU-47.
An aircraft we absolutely don’t need. There are far more useful and enjoyable vehicles that could be added to the game instead. I even find it strange that this cool prototype is receiving so much attention like this. I am against adding prototypes that never even entered production to the game. What makes War Thunder truly loved is its ability to balance realism and arcade mechanics effectively. Additions like this turn the game into a fantasy experience. Such unnecessary additions, made solely to satisfy the personal preferences of a few individuals, bring no value to the game.
Such as?.. Like, cmon, there’s nothing much left beyond already known MiG-29 and Su-27 (with it forked FM). Only thing left is MiG-25/MiG-31 with (I highly doubt) other interceptors such as Yak-28P, Su-15 and Tu-128
yes this should be in russia tech tree or as a event vehicle
+1, want this sh#t in game now i love the backward concept
would actually be the perfect event vehicle
Never actually was used or mass produced, a couple were made and proven to fly, extremely unique, iconic in some senses.
Bump <3
As an event vehicle, when?
I’d like it as a squadron vehicle, like the F-117
Really cool fighter that probably wouldn’t fit the researchable tree
+1 vote for this lovely aircraft
Where did you get that information? What wingtip hardpoints, it’s not a Flanker and was never seen with any external hardpoint.
Would have been great if they didn’t forget to put missiles on it
they didn’t forget, they never planned to… It was a technology demonstrator that tested both the reverse swept wings concept and the new tech that would later be integrated to flankers and others aircrafts
It wasn’t gonna be a combat aircraft
If gaijin ever adds it, they’re gonna need some imagination to arm it
Together with the EAP, F-16XL, F-15STOL/MTD/ ACTIVE and so on.
if they do add su-47 it would be an excellent fighter to dog fight tho 15.0 is a good spot for it
Nah, 15.0 is too far. Even if they add I doubt they will also give huge missile load to compensate. At very best 14.0 if it gets advanced ARH missiles (which is doubtful)