Should gaijin add the SAAF Impala II to the UK TT now the plane is in the game?
Yes!
No!
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Whelp, what it says on the tin really, these are effectively the same aircraft though I believe the South Africans may have used different weapon systems on it. I could be wrong but things such as AS.11/12? Unless that was another country of course.
Though I would recommend against having it armed with magics ha.
It would be absolutely amazing to have the Impala II in the game to join the South African forces for a true lineup with an aircraft of a similar BR as the Ratels and G6. It would help to encourage the use of these rather controversial vehicles (either best thing ever or worst tanks in game pending the player). It would also be the second official South African vehicle for the tree I believe.
As the guy who suggested the Impala Mk.2 I don’t really mind Italy having the 326K to themselves for a patch or two, however it’s a no-brainer that South Africa should get the Impala sooner rather than later now
The Impala is just not ready as Nova is still finishing the 326K and the Impala that he’s making is the one with all the mods introduced during the Bush War (CM and missiles) so it requires some additional work compared to the 326K, it’s not a simple C&P.
I mean, even if we can’t make it happen for this update, making enough noise would make Gaijin consider/push it forward if it was ever planned at all(unlikely due to how ZA air has been treated).
Which could make it happen within the next 2 years.
Regular MB-326K was shown with Magics mounted but I don’t know if they ever finalized integration, even then, SA modified the cockpit to fire it.
With that said, let’s pretend it 100% had it, you’d have a 7.0 jet at 10.0 just for 2 Magics and no countermeasures.
Aermacchi publication mentions AAMs with multiple photos of R550 and AGMs (not specifying though, no photos) and optional bombing computer. I am OK with it being at 10.0, since other planes like less armed variants of 326 (339 and S.211 and G.82) can be placed at these BRs.
Also I don’t think it will stay at 7.0 for too long even with limited options, it’s Italian and has pretty good weapons.
Aermacchi was usual showing aircrafts with armament not integrated, it was more of a pubblicity stunt.
Again, there aren’t the systems to actually use the AAMs on the 326K.
Anyhow putting the 326K at 10.0 just to give it Magics would be a death sentence without flares, Gaijin isn’t going to do it.
Because there aren’t the instruments in the cockpit, I’ve seen both the manuals of the standard 326K and the Impala mk2 post Bush War modifications and SA to mount and use AAM implemented new indigenous systems to use them.
