would be something in between the hawk 200 prototype and later model. considering it had 6 hardpoints for missiles and 2 under the fuselage ones but lack radar too. this could be a good squadron vehicle then. more 11.7 or 12.0 br that is if the late hawk 200 gets the aim-120s.,
So the Hawk Mk.100 is basically equivalent to the Hawk 200 prototypes, the Hawk Mk.120 is an improved Hawk Mk.100/Mk.115 and gets something extra to spice it up compared to the Earlier marks
Im sorry but the Chi-ri does not belong at 5.7 just because the auto loader holds more rounds. The nerfed reload rate on top of the already massive profile, slow mobility and lack of armor far outweighs the increased capacity. What is a Chi-ri going to do against king tigers, pershings, jagdtigers and all the other heavies at 6.7
On another note:
AH-64E is the new F-16 , because apparently China , France , and Japan are getting Guardians.
So far , China and France get direct copy paste , and the Japanese one lacks radar and LDIRCM.
In fact, looking at the unboxing info, this time there might be 3 AH-64Es. Besides the Chinese one you mentioned, there also might be a French one(from Dutch) Japan might have an Indonesian one? But I’m really curious—none of these three should have the AGM-179, right? (Definitely not.) They’re most likely still use Hellfire. As for DIRCCM, online sources are conflicting—some say it’s included, others say it’s not
Why do china, france and japan get new toptier helis?
I mean I get France and Japan, but why china? They already had a heli that was good enough. Also why doesnt germany get a new heli? Copared to the other top tier helis it is really lacking, it is only able to carry 8 Pars 3 LR missles (wich is the same amount as the Mi 28NM but that has the Lemur missle wich is arguably way better. the mi 28Nm also has a way better selection of weapons on its 4 Slots compared to the tiger uht wich only gets 2 since you can only take stingers on the outer ones) and has no chin mounted gun too.
-Will the AH-56 get a way to directly control the tail thruster? It is noted in this article that the tail thruster could be reversed to slow the aircraft to perform a dive bombing maneuver.
-Will the AH-56 receive more weaponry than just I-Tows and FFARs? These are the only external weapons mentioned in the AH-56 familiarization manual, but there are plenty of period pictures and reference to it being capable of carrying a wide range other missiles, bombs, etc., up to 12,000 lbs at 40% fuel load