Challenger Mk.2, Challenger Mk.3, Challenger DS, Challenger 2/2F/TES, Challenger 2 OES, Challenger 3 TD, Black Night, Khalid, FV4030/3 — the engine power has been increased from 1217 to 1314 HP. (Report).
Striker, Scimitar — neutral steering has been improved (made faster). (Report).
Su-17M4, Su-22M4, Su-22M4 WTD1 — the number of chaff/flare countermeasures has been increased from 256 to 384. (Report). Source: Боевое применение инфракрасных патронов ППИ-50-3 и ППИ-26-2 с самолетов фронтовой авиации (Су-17М4).
yeah, but do I want that? or do I want maximum performance? In a dogfight, I need to live. Maximum low-speed turnfight performance - thrust. Getting to the A point, I need speed while cooling, so I have a thermal reserve for the potential upcoming fight. Climbing? I want maximum thrust at the optimal speed, while also cooling, so I can climb.
should the auto engine management prevent me from squeezing those 10% extra out of the plane (radiators cost drag - speed) in a fight? should they prevent me from climbing optimally? should they prevent me from saving fuel and heat while still being sufficiently fast in a cruise?
not to mention, some aircraft have beast engines, while some rely on a balance of energy retention and power, yada yada. Imagine the amount of bug reports and complaints when they try to set that up!
should gaijin add a whole “Auto engine control mode” switch for “max power”, “max efficiency”, “max power while kinda efficient” … ?
You see how that escalates, right?
It would be better if they implemented the radar on-your-six warning antenna for the later P-51s and others, or let the gunsight distance be adjustable, or …
Or think more about BR decompression, rather than adding a potenially complex feature that can be made redundant by binding 4 buttons and playing with your throttle well during a hot fight.
This is getting off-topic i think so i won’t reply again
F-16A block 15, block 20, F-16C, F-16D, F-16I, F-4EJ Kai, F-5AG, J-8F, Kfir C.10, MiG-29 Sniper — a bug that caused the HUD pitch ladder to not extend past 40 degrees has been fixed. (Report). The Maverick Launch Envelope has been added to the HUD of aircraft that can carry them. (Report).
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A bug that caused custom user models to not load correctly has been fixed.
M55 (USA) — added as the second vehicle in the M44/55 group.
M55 (France) — added as the second vehicle in the M44/55 group.
