F-2

Plus J-11A have been spotted with PL-12 in recent years https://forum.dcs.world/topic/326099-j-11a-with-pl-12/

As I understand it 9.17, 90s SMT, hump, upgraded N019, mfd 9.18, Economy SMT, no hump, Zhuk radar, probably mfd 9.19, what we think of as SMT, big hump, Zhuk, glass cockpit.

Block II in 2017 with AIM-7

Can APG-79 guide sparrow? I’ve seen them mounted somewhat recently but can they actually guide it? I know the block I can.

Per your message to me I’m really surprised I never heard of this.

Yes this was the original plan for the export variant but they had trouble getting the radar to fit in the fulcrum nose and needed all hands on deck getting the domestic version in service.

makes me very excited for what ED might decide to cook up

The 9.12B has a weaker processor but it has the same range as the Soviet and Warsaw pact version per overscan.

The only difference between N019 and N019EA A single mode which was replaced on later production batches and not used much anyway.

MICA delta V 750 M/s

From Fundamentals of Fighter Design By Ray Whitford

Since Python 3 is currently in game as PL-8, could it be added to the F-15C?

https://x.com/AMB_FANB/status/1773525547634569689?s=20

Yea, Mig-29S is very important because If it’s Fox 3 and Mig-29G is actually the only modernish Non American or French NATO fighter till the Typhoon drops.

Personally I think we’ll see a Raptor long before an F-35. Raptor isn’t even out of the DCS 2000s timeframes and in terms of software is actually less complex then our Hornet. I’d still give it 5-10 years though. F-35 is much more realistic as an asset, the Typhoon with Meteor is somewhat contemporary. Though I see it as a nice to have rather then an immediate need. Block II super hornet is still unlikely which makes me skeptical of an F-35 till at least the 2030s.