Work-In-Progress: CA-27

PercussionCap · July 17, 2026, 1:41pm

I’m not opposed to that.

tpom · July 17, 2026, 1:43pm

@Stona_WT Do you know, are the variants going to the UK and Japan trees different or the same? It would be cool if they were different and Japan got the Mk30 with the wing slats instead for example.

mineLo · July 17, 2026, 1:45pm

Anybody know what they meant with this?

Morvran · July 17, 2026, 1:46pm

I dont know much about what they already in-game. but:

Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation CA-27 Sabre Mk.32 - "The Hunter Down Under"

Armament:

Guns:

2 x ADEN 30mm autocannons (162 rounds/gun, 324 rounds total)

Bombs:

Up to 2 x 100 lb AN-M30 bombs

Up to 2 x 250 lb G.P. or M.C. bombs

Up to 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs

Up to 2 x 500 lb G.P. or M.C. bombs

Up to 2 x 500 lb AN-M64 bombs

Up to 2 x 1,000 lb G.P. or M.C. bombs

Up to 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65 bombs

Napalm tanks:

Up to 2 x BLU-1 napalm bombs

Rockets:

Up to 30 x RP-3 3-inch rockets (SAP, AP, practice, etc.)

Up to 20 x HVAR 5-inch rockets

Up to 20 x Matra T10 5-inch rockets

Up to 10 x LAU-32 launcher (7 x Mighty Mouse 2.75" FFAR, 70 total)

Missiles:

Up to 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder air-to-air missile

Drop tanks:

Up to 4 x 100-gallon (379 litre) drop tanks

Up to 2 x 167-gallon (632 litre) drop tanks

Headnaught · July 17, 2026, 1:47pm

Matra T10 rockets and/or RP-3s

I expect Japan will get the Indonesian CA-27 eventually but A) it’s not confirmed yet and B) Indonesia didn’t use the Mk.30 iirc. Mk.30 would be unique to Australia, Mk.31 is more or less a Mk.32 without Sidewinders

tpom · July 17, 2026, 1:47pm

Unfortunate, cheers : )

PercussionCap · July 17, 2026, 1:48pm

Indonesian one is a Mk32, no?

Headnaught · July 17, 2026, 1:53pm

I honestly don’t remember, I didn’t look into it that much. I think Indonesia used Mk.31s as well as Mk.32s, or just Mk.31s. Malaysia fielded Mk.32s and there’s a suggestion post for those.

Aisbitt034-psn · July 17, 2026, 1:57pm

CrowWithStick-psn · July 17, 2026, 1:57pm

Fantastic Communication.

WreckingAres283 · July 17, 2026, 2:00pm

I pray for Malaysian Mk.32 one to come too :D

SPANISH_AVENGER · July 17, 2026, 2:05pm

This new format is AMAZING!

The wait between updates and Dev Blog seasons is often tedious and boring, with weeks of being in the dark regarding the development of the game.

With this new format, communication and transparency are drastically improved, this is amazing in every metric and I hope to see more of this regularly from now on!

Cloudzy26160 · July 17, 2026, 2:09pm

Also a slim possibility:
“In 1959, to maintain the effectiveness of the type, the armament was supplemented by air-to-air missiles. Tests had been conducted with the British Firestreak missile but the US-built AIM-9 Sidewinder infra-red homing missile was chosen as the operational missile.”
from: https://aeropedia.com.au/content/cac-ca-27-sabre/

Morvran · July 17, 2026, 2:11pm

Yeah, that is another possibility. I dont mind the firestreaks actually, so would be good. But the question though is what is better for the aircraft and tree position.

No missiles, 9Bs or Firestreaks.

Aisbitt034-psn · July 17, 2026, 2:11pm

The Malay scheme goes hard

AydanL44_Hunter · July 17, 2026, 2:13pm

Oh wow, that was unexpected… but it sure is exactly what I wanted to see!
Japan should also get it through Malaysia or Indonesia (both operated it iirc)

Stona_WT · July 17, 2026, 2:14pm

Dunno, sorry.

whitestar · July 17, 2026, 2:14pm

Australia mentioned

Cloudzy26160 · July 17, 2026, 2:15pm

Well… there are 3 variants of the CAC saber and Gaijin has set a self imposed limit of a maximum of 3 vehicles in a folder… So I see a fairly logical answer to the problem.

AydanL44_Hunter · July 17, 2026, 2:17pm

Malaysia and Indonesia both operated the Mk.32 if I recall correctly. As for UK/Canada, they can get whatever pleases Gaijin