As a modified version that focuses on ground attack, the F1CT only has a few more bombs compared to the regular C-type in the game. I wonder if it has more types of ground mounted missiles during his service life, such as guided bombs, incendiary bombs, and anti radiation missiles?
I don’t know enough Mirage F1’s upgrades, too much for me.
But if I understand well, there was the F1 CR for reconnaissance upgraden and then Ct sidegrade, both taking the same radar (Cyrano IVM-R), lost a DEFA canon for optics.
F1CR: Carries a SAT SCM2400 Super Cyclope infrared linescan unit installed in the space previously occupied by the port cannon or an Omera 33 or 44 camera (for pictures), and a space under the nose used for a Thomson-TRT 40 panoramic camera or a Thomson-TRT 33 vertical camera. It could also carry external reconnaissance pods (Raphaël TH SLAR, ASTAC ELINT pod, RP35P optical pod) on the centreline.
F1CT: Laser Rangefinder under the nose. But it cannot guide laser weapons. The guided weapons were using a JTAC, a laser sent by either ground forces, or another plane.
As we can see, the inside of the cockpit isn’t compatible with a TV camera control, so no FLIR pod can be used.
But the Iraq version of the ground attack Mirage F1 was the F1EQ-5/6. It was the only version of the F1 that could carry the AS-30L, and a targettting pod, as well as other cool armaments.
R-60MK, AS-30L, … Kh29L and T as well, that’s cool.
So it’s the full real ‘autonomous’ loadout the F1CT can get, but some export variant such as the Kuwait one with aim-çL and 9M, Exocet and Martel, ARMAT (not confirmed.)
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