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Here we go again
Nowhere it mentions the eurofighter taking 12 a2a missiles
You might have not realized but the missiles on the inner pylons are all a2g missiles
Is this topic still alive? Maybe needs to be reported as a bug?
No because the typhoon can’t in fact carry 12 missiles irl
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There are brochures from the manufactorers and pilot interviews indicating that the inner pylons can carry AMRAAM/Meteors as well as secondary sources indicating the pylons are wired exactly the same as the outer pylons which can currently run Aim-9, C5s, Brimstones or PW4s. There is possibility a software update requirement needed, but that wouldnt stop it being done if needed IRL
It is also not a weight or size issue as there are images of MARTE ERs mounted on those pylons.
The issue is… that is not enough for Gaijin. What they want is visual proof it was done. Like images of them mounted on those pylons or probably better yet a video. However, by all accounts, that loadout is one that simply isnt utelised often. Common A2A fits are 2+4, 2+6 or 4+4. Even the dual rails for the IRIS-T/ASRAAM are rarely used.
Too date the Typhoons have mostly been deployed in air policing or CAS operations that favour endurance over missile mass. Or they have been deployed on QRA which favours a lighter loadout. Truth is, unless the Typhoons go to war and in an A2A capacity, such loadout is probably never going to be used (most likely in a 2+8 configuration)… That being said, Turkey has just acquired the Typhoon and they have a… reputation, for crazy loadouts, so keeping an eye on them will be key
This thread is active and probably a better place to ask questions in the futurte as well:
In short, blatant laziness and ignorance from Gaijin as per. I know we now have photos of Dual ASRAAM launchers but any images of them mounted to an aircraft? Just so that at the very least we keep our 10 Missile capability when ASRAAM comes.
100% one of IRIS-T and I think there is one of the ASRAAM. But Flame has Primary docs for TMC ASRAAMs so its fine.
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I have a question though, don’t we have some loadouts in the game that certain planes could only theoretically carry but never actually have? I remember this being a topic of discussion years ago and I can’t remember this, but I’m thinking there are other such cases in the game that have been accepted so far.
Like it would be really easy to make an argument with custom loadouts, for instance, do we even have a picture of an F4C carrying 3 gunpods, 4 AIM 9 and 4 AIM 7 like we can carry in the game? I think that if it can actually be carried, it should be an option in the game.
None that immediately spring to mind, but Gaijin does love their “loadouts is a balancing thing” answer like always.
I doubt that loadout would have actually ever been mounted onto something. But probably some doc that says the gunpods on the wings dont conflict with the pylons above them or something.
But Yeah, its a grey area. Ultimately, even with 100% concrete proof. Gaijin may just turn around and say “no, its a balancing decision” like technically no Typhoon ever equipped Brimstone 1. Brimstone 2 entered service in 2015, was first test fired on the Typhoon in 2017 and was cleared for operational use in 2018, and yet we have the Brimstone 1 which is such an underpowered weapon its rediculous
In these cases it doesn’t matter if there is picture proof as any possible (but probably terrible IRL) loadouts are detailed in the aircraft’s manual.
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Yeah I know that Gaijin loves to make arbitrary decision and their logic is flawed since it is not consistent across BR, tiers and nations. Just wanted to get some clarity on this since even if Gaijin is not able to make up their minds, us players should be able to come to terms on whether adding the extra 2 AMRAAM would even make sense or not based on how the game handles loadouts.
To clarify, I don’t think Gaijin will add these missiles ever and it’s defintely not for balancing reasons.
Yeah I have no doubt the F4C could carry the loadout I mentioned even though it probably never did. I do have many doubts whether the Eurofighter can carry 8 ASRAAM or not, but I do believe that if we are able to find official statements as to whether this is possible or not, it should be at least considered regardless of whether this loadout is currently being used or not.
8 missile limitation was a “balancing” decision before F18
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No, it was a balancing decision before the Su-27SM. Then they threw that in the garbage because the Su-27SM got 2 extra missiles it can’t actually carry.
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No AIM-7s but close enough:
That’s the problem: no one has shown that more than 6 ARH missiles actually can be carried on Eurofighter.
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I think the biggest problem is finding someone willing to pay for it.
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Looks at Turkey
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They god added as a balancing tool because the 27Sm was in a very poor state.
With a garbage unusable radar, an abysmal flight model and for some time it only had 10Km HMD.
Don’t recall ever seeing the eurofighter, from the very moment it got added, perform poorly enough to the point giving it 2 additional missiles it never had was necessary