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There are more reasons to not buy Lightnings. Simple fact is, the Germans are never going to get a good deal on them. Unlike the early adopters like NL, the UK and Italy, the Germans would essentially pay out of pocket with little prospect at the kind of offsets that Berlin would want for such a deal. An F-35 buy means indirectly divesting your aero industry, which plays havoc on the idea of developing a joint 6th gen fighter, if you want to maintain parity with the French. Finally, the Canadian procurement is a travesty, and scrapping that tender was the only thing they could have reasonably done, given they would otherwise be stuck up to their ears in lawsuits.

Traditionally, the Greeks have used a Mirage in one shape or another. Mostly in the anti shipping role. Given the fact that the Turks have lit a fuse by signing the Libyan - Turkish agreement to exploit the various reserves of Hydrocarbons in the med, the Greek/ Cyprus policy makers are looking at the prospect of a big naval engagement. The infrastructure for a larger Mirage 2000 fleet is already in place, as opposed to buying F-16's which require either buying stocks of Harpoons, or be stuck with a lengthy intregration process.

I'd suggest the Bushmaster. The Dutch army operates 96 of them since 2007.

Yep, the Mirage F1 saw a lot of combat during its service. It wasn't a bad aircraft for its time either. very curious how this module is going to pan though :)

Yep, that is what happens when you put a 1988 bird against something from the mid 2000's. Would be more interesting against something like a Mirage 2000-5-2 or 2000-9, both which have significantly better kit then the base C that we have in the game.

Its been a while since i last flown it. But IIRC the Mirage was TWS, which wouldn't trigger the US RWR?. IIRC, when wanting to lock for firing a Super 530, you need to hit lock twice. First time engages TWS and the second time it paints the target for the semi active missile.

That picture has a glaring Error in that the Mirage 2000 is considered a 4th Gen Aircraft, and not a 3rd as the chart implies.

That looks really promising, and none too soon.. If it released, i´d be more then happy to fork over the money (although i´d prefer to have a J10)

To be honest, i'd like to have a French Groundstrike aircraft to go with the Mirage in due time. Preferably the 2000D or failing that the Jaguar.

its 170% over Budget, and over 10 years behind schedule and that is not something to be proud of, especially since this was coming from the day that it went IOC with the jarheads both the DTOE and the GAO had been warning that at the current speed, and the fact that Lockheed had artificially sped up development by deferring the majority of problems to the Block 3F, i can safely say, that this is entirely the fault of the JPO, and as such, Lockheed should play the bill.

http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/684207.pdf Oh look at that, the F-35 will go over Budget..... again, and fall behind schedule..... again.

I disagree, because your logic falls short. You don't bring a gun to fight AA, that is suicidal, and would never even be considered, barring a few exceptions. The Missiles are exactly there because they offer a standoff capability, and the ability to crack open heavily armored Tanks, that is why it can carry a lot of em. the 30mm was never intended to be used to knock out heavy tanks, as it simply lacked the penetration to do so (side armor aside). The 30mm was designed to shit on anything that had less armor then an MBT, because trucks, APC' and the like are just as important to knock out as Tanks. Keep in mind, that when the A-10 entered service, the Warsaw pact Divisional AA systems consisted of a mix of 9K33 OSA, the ever reliable ZSU-23-4. the Tor and Tunguska don't show up until the mid 80's, at which point the A-10's standoff capability was improved yet again. And Keep in mind, neither of those systems ended up in the inventories of Poland, East Germany or Czechoslovakia, which continued to rely on their older AA assets. Even then, the amount of units present wasn't enough to fully stock all divisions with the stuff they needed. the A-10's are nearing the end of their lifetime, and replacement is inevitable. Question is, if its preferable to replace it with the F-35, which is not only problematic in its development, but is also made and designed by a company that exhibits the very worst of monopoly traits that a government can wish for. The extreme reliance the USAF, USMC and the USN will have on Lockheed Martin in itself is a reason to pass up the F-35 in favor for another aircraft, given that history have proven that any monopoly is bad for everybody except the monopolist.

I wholly approve of the Mig 19. As for scenario's, i feel it should do rather well in the Mig-21/F-5 server when its teamed up with the fishbed. Sure the Farmer has less advanced avionics and kit, but from what i understood, it was real mean when you were turning and burning. So i'd presume that a 19/21 team could throw a mean 1-2 punch on the F-5's.

I would approve of a Q-5, although i'd prefer a J-8II or JH-7 first

looks neat, what kind of capability does the A-7 have?

because if they did, they'd get their ass sued so hard it would condemn their next 3 generations of families to poverty. (NDA breaches are serious, doubly more so for Defense procurement, and the fact that US Military's image is riding on it), hence, i seriously doubt you will find any of the crews/pilots that are currently working on it, say anything about it that is not approved by Lockheed and the DoD. This is nothing new, and i don't blame em for it. Anyways, i have no problem trusting the congressional reports, especially since it states, Black on White, that the 7 issues had to be resolved before IOC. (page 7) According to the August 9, report, it states, bluntly, that of the 7, 4 have been resolved, 1 wasn't and 2 had some form of improvement. So by the USAF's own standards, it should not have entered IOC, yet it did, with half of the problems it had set as a red line, not fixed or only having a partial fix. So yes, my point with it is that the program, its schedule and its requirements are made to fit the plane, rather then the other way round. Its this kind of behavior that has turned the program into the mess it is today. It still suffers from large cost overruns, poor planning and a manufacturer that responds to any form of negative news with the phrase, "its not true, the information is incorrect, and we are perfectly on track, and everything is working perfectly, which as the congressional reports show, is patently not true. Link to the Congressional report https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3213376-DOT-amp-E-Concerns-Regarding-JSF-Progress-and.html

There is a difference between cutting costs, and just not fixing the mess they made. Reports to congress keep stating, that in order to keep on track, and cut costs, fixed are either deferred to later blocks, or not fixed at all. Just look at the USAF IOC, the condition was, that the USAF would only take delivery of the frames if 7 key deficiencies were fixed. The report to Congress found that only 1 had been fixed, with 2 in the process of being fixed, while the remainder of the deficiences were not even close to getting a fix. Yet the USAF still took delivery, and is now in the process of wasting 300 million USD on doing field testing of which its is abundantly clear the F-35 will not pass it. So how is deferring fixes, mass production of faulty frames, and a emphasis of getting it done, rather then doing it right cutting costs?

couldn't they legally obtain permission of MIG design bureau and base it on the Kazachstan Mig 31?

I don't get why this is an issue in the first place. if LN models the radar correctly, and with some decent mission design, the F-14 will not be a hammer of god that murders everything in the sky. For Reference, the Mirage 2000 is undergunned compared to both the Flanker and the F-15 and still does pretty well online. Same goes against the F-14.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3213376-DOT-amp-E-Concerns-Regarding-JSF-Progress-and.html October Memo to the congressional defense committee on observed and expected delays and cost overruns. Also all contractual demands for the 25mm ammo have apparently been scrapped by the JPO.

Mig 29 would be neat, although at this point, beggars can't be choosers, and i'd gladly accept something like a Mig 23MLD as well...

The biggest problem of the F-35 begin and end with the JPO and Lockheed Martin.

To be honest, the Mig 31 and F-14 are essentially a class apart. unrelated Also from what i understood, the Tornado ADV was rather suited to the role of interceptor, as the primary threat to the British isles during the cold war came from Soviet long range bombers (feel free to correct me on this) making endurance and acquisition of targets the most important features, rather then rate of climb or agility.

well the Russians don't use the Foxbat anymore, and i think that the only foxbat operators are Iran and Algeria (not sure about the first) which is usually a good thing if you want to do a high fidelity sim. That being said, i'd imagine that while getting permission might be workable, it requires some massaging various officials as well as restrictions being placed on it. (mostly the missiles since IIRC the Mig 31 also uses them)

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