@Smin1080p_WT hello, a bug report regarding the HMD on the new Block 52 was closed with this explanation: “Such version of Scorpion is not implemented in the game yet. Converted into suggestion.”. In this situation could the Block 52 receive a placeholder HMD based on the existing Scorpion version as seen in-game on the Rafale? It would perform more accurately than simply copying and pasting the JHMCS I that is already on the F16C Block 50.
Link to the bug report :
[Dev] F-16C Block 52 missing Thales Scorpion
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We have added this to the suggestion.
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Hmm, I will say, I’m not too keen on the way the new statcards work, especially for naval. When I first saw the statcards, I was like, what do they mean by ‘8 pcs of 135mm guns’ or ‘6 pcs of 20mm guns’? Then I realized it’s supposed to be how many barrels there are on said ship, not how many gun mounts. Either way its a super confusing new system and way more clunky than just saying X ship has 4 x 2 135mm guns or X ship has 6 x 1 (or 3 x 2) 20mm guns. Wonder if there’s any way to convince Gaijin to keep the old system, or is it just a localization thing that needs to be fixed?
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With the addition of the F-16 receiving its most advanced update. Will the Super Tomcat finally see the light of day? A man can only hope…
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nah you wont get that
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Did the 14D even have an upgraded radar over the B? Wasn’t it just an aim120 test bed
Ain’t no way lmao
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The 14D has the AN/APG-71, an upgraded version of the Strike eagle radar. If the snail gave it Aim-9Ms and Aim-54C ECCMs then it could be very formidable.
13.7 f14…
Was it just an avionics upgrade or did they upgrade the engines too
nah no upgraded engines, it has worse flight performance than the B model
its just upgraded cockpit and avionics
There was a plan to give it the F-110-GE-429 engines, they would have thrust vectoring and more thrust, but that sadly never happened. So it just has the same engines but yeah new avionics and radar, plus AIM-7P firing capabilities.
If I’m not wrong the an/apg71 was not a upgrade based of the apg70 it was based off from the awg9 but with also some components from the apg70 the apg70 was based off the apg63… but the apg71 is comparable to the apg 70 for air to air
The F-14D was not a test bed for amraam it was a f14A with f14D tech although it was the only f14(that existed)that was supposed to use AMRAAMs due to it having better tech like the apg71/weapon system that went from analog to digital
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I think theirs a misconception about the amraam not being compatible with the F14D it is compatible with it should be know that a f14A successfully tested AMRAAMs with F-14D tech as It did drop testing as well as firing them in the air and their no difference in the F14A Airframe to the F14D in terms of mounting weapons other then one was analog and the other was digital so their was no need to waste money re testing them as for the guidance I do believe the Anapg71 is capable of guiding them because it already fires a type of arh missile is also as capable as the apg70 in terms of air to air (obviously except the aim120c) and also the apg71 upgrades focused more air to air than the apg70 that focused on air to ground. Also when it came to purchasing the modification for the F14D the amraam it was in the same stage as the lantirn modification before the funding got reallocated for the lantirn modification
just of the top of my head: the 1st M-10 booker entered service in Feb 2024, 2 years ago, Type 16 which entered service in 2016 has been in the game for years, type 10 is from 2010, the German boxer being added this patch is literally has the 1st order of them still being produced, SEP-V2 only stated being replaced by V3 around 2021 (production contract for V3 was issued in Dec 2020, the Challenger 3TD is a demonstrator for a tank that doesn’t exist yet, VT-4 is from 2020, PUMA production started in 2010.
All planes in game are based 80s airframes that have been modernized and I really can’t keep up with what year version is currently in game and most of those upgrades are for systems not in game any way like electronic warfare systems.
ive seen enough, type 10 to 1.3
With the new R-73’s added with the new MiG and YaK-141, hopefully we get R-73E’s for the MiG-29 Sniper, it would go a long way
AFAIK NAVAIR -1.1 manual says B and D model has exactly same flight performance/characteristics.
Even if there are difference, it should be ignorable, just like Bf 109 F-4 and F-4/trop.
So we are getting R-73’s, AAM-3’s, Magic-2’s all at or under 13.0, but the F-14B can’t get the Aim-9M… what is this blatant disregard for it? We also just got the Aim-7P with the F/A-18, but the F-14 doesn’t have it… Gaijin, please remember you need to treat all aircraft with love, not just the new ones.