FlankerFan35

Will give it a look

Hopefully, would be nice to get a redfor 4th gen that is competent.

Something more advanced but niche (in numbers) like SMT 9.18 would've been a stronger choice but maybe not possible, however this drop of water into the parched and dehydrated mouths of Redfor players in DCS is better than nothing.

Keep the hope alive! 485ea4hN3rbaUWKB.mp4

Nice J-10A footage.

Many of these pilots if not most flew 4th gens before flying 5th gens, it's not biased its them stating facts. Saab is well known to be a bit delulu about the Gripen.

It may be offset a little in this fashion but unless you add the extra pylons for air to ground, my understanding is just adding something like the wingtip pylons for AIM-9Xs still has the F-35s RCS far lower than most if not all 4-4.5th gens.

IDK if you're joking but nothing in DCS including ships, AWACS, SAMs or planes will be able to detect the F-35 likely until its already sent a weapon its way and maybe not even then if its not very close, they'll just get a warning and die. This also means no datalink contacts and in a crowded space like a popular DCS server F-35s will be invincible hiding between or around the other aircraft and systems (as they do irl as well) any pilot Eurofighter or otherwise will be handling lmao. So essentially, you will be getting attacked from clear sky and likely far inside the F-35s weapons range your only warning being that a 120 is a few seconds from popping your unprepared butt. Not to mention the F-35 in question will have near perfect SA in DCS at all times with DAS, MADL etc and no current jammers in DCS can make the APG-81 even flinch. Watch any 5th gen pilot interview talking about doing BVR vs 4th gens (ones with AESA/IRST even) and you'll hear the phrase "Like clubbing baby seals" on repeat.

I'm a little confused, what could be holding back an 18E/F that wouldn't equate to dropping a planet in the way of what is on the F-35 like DAS, EOTS, APG-81 and F135? Thanks.

Pls consider for us

The PL-12AE air-to-air missile is a medium- and long-range radar air-to-air missile, which has the characteristics of long range, high guidance accuracy and strong anti-jamming ability. It can undertake combat missions of over-the-horizon air combat and is used to attack air targets such as fighters, bombers, unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise missiles. The carrier aircraft platforms are Thunder, Raptor, large UAVs, etc.; The launch mode is guide rail, ejection; maximum usable overload 38; Attack range≥ 120km; The guidance mode is strapdown inertial navigation/Beidou satellite combination + two-way data link correction + active radar terminal guidance; The length of the missile is 3939mm, the diameter of the missile is 203mm, and the mass ≤ is 214kg. The PL-15E air-to-air missile is a new model of medium and long-range AAM. It can adapt to the requirements of being carried and used internally or externally by the aircraft and has the characteristics of beyond-visual-range launch, multi-target attack, fire-and-forget, and all-weather use. It has the ability to attack targets such as manned and unmanned aircraft and cruise missiles. Its carrier aircraft platforms include the Xiaolong(JF-17), the Raptor(J-10), and the Gyrfalcon(J-31/35), etc.; the launch methods are external rail and external/internal ejection; the maximum available overload is 40; the attack range is ≥145km; the guidance method is IOG/Beidou satellite combination + two-way data link correction + active radar terminal guidance; the missile length is 3996mm, the missile diameter is 203mm, and the mass is ≤210kg. Information from AVIC. Some added notes, Over PL-12, PL-12A has more range and a new seeker with digital processor and SINS with possible active/passive dual mode added later for better ECCM and kill probability. PL-15E uses an AESA seeker.

It's time for more J-10CE, Zhuhai has given us some incredible up-close imagery of J-10CE.

J-35 will use WS-19, which are planned to have 98kN - 112kN in AB

Myself and @Wyvernthought so too. Turns out no domestic missile was fitted to J-11/11As in service.

Finally able to confirm what's been guessed at as likely for ages, MKK can and does use PL-8B and PL-12.