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USAF F-16CMs does not carry 600 gallon externals, nor does it carry CFTs or have the capability to carry CFTs.

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If the USAF F16 Charlie can carry CFT, why can´t we used it, even if USAF doesnt?

 

I think should be based on posibility or the design, not in preferences.

 

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USAF F-16CMs does not carry 600 gallon externals, nor does it carry CFTs or have the capability to carry CFTs.

 

Again, the USAF F-16 can not carry the CFT. Not a matter of can but doesn't, it CAN NOT carry the CFT.

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If the USAF F16 Charlie can carry CFT, why can´t we used it, even if USAF doesnt?

 

I think should be based on posibility or the design, not in preferences.

 

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Because they're modeling a USAF/ANG F-16CM Block 50, not another version.

 

This shouldn't be a difficult concept, yet for some reason it's proving to be a great conundrum for people.

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Because they're modeling a USAF/ANG F-16CM Block 50, not another version.

 

This shouldn't be a difficult concept, yet for some reason it's proving to be a great conundrum for people.

 

Seriously. Wags has been very specific about modeling a certain version of the F-16C and not about to play the game of "well-this-user-does-this-with-his-Viper" that would result in an unholy abomination of capability that may or may not (but most likely not) simulate something you could encounter in reality. I looked for the thread where he said this but came up empty.

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What's the point of empty tanks?

 

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Because they're modeling a USAF/ANG F-16CM Block 50, not another version.

 

This shouldn't be a difficult concept, yet for some reason it's proving to be a great conundrum for people.

 

Its mainly people wanting them to model a different version...

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Its mainly people wanting them to model a different version...

 

The simple fact is most people don't understand how Lockheed Martin "Blocks" and "upgrades" work.

 

They don't understand the version chosen by ED offers the most flexibility.AS FAR AS WEAPONS, SENSORS ETC. ED could have chosen a "Stock" Block 52 F-16CJ from 1999...and we would lose many weapons and sensors. What they chose is a specific block of aircraft that were standardized with a wide range of capabilities so it didn't matter where the jet was deployed from or who was working on it or who was flying it.

 

They actually did us a favor.


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They actually find us a favor.

 

Exactly. The F-16 is often referred to as the "Burger King" jet because you can "have it your way." Depending on the operator a mid 2000s F-16 could have better capabilities than more modern versions.

 

ED has selected a version that will cover a wide range of capabilities and make a lot of people happy.

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After reading some reference material on F-16.net, I had thought the F-16CM was structurally the same as any other F-16C block 50. No need to be an ass, as I legit thought the block 50/52 were cleared for CFT’s. I had read an article that stated such and how the USAF didn’t feel they were necessary. As a matter of fact, it shows a Spangdahlem jet with them equipped, and discusses their practical use with Wild Weasel jets.

 

https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/why-dont-new-u-s-air-force-f-16s-use-these-futuristic-1712746714

 

Again it was a discussion, some of y’all can put the fangs back in.

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After reading some reference material on F-16.net, I had thought the F-16CM was structurally the same as any other F-16C block 50. No need to be an ass, as I legit thought the block 50/52 were cleared for CFT’s. I had read an article that stated such and how the USAF didn’t feel they were necessary. As a matter of fact, it shows a Spangdahlem jet with them equipped, and discusses their practical use with Wild Weasel jets.

 

https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/why-dont-new-u-s-air-force-f-16s-use-these-futuristic-1712746714

 

Again it was a discussion, some of y’all can put the fangs back in.

 

I think you're mistaken..no USAF F-16's are CFT capable.

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Reading the article, 250 USAF F-16CJ’s block 50/52 were delivered optimized for CFT’s, they just aren’t used. Just like the USAF F-15C’s are capable of carrying CFT’s but don’t.

 

Rogoway is mistaken, and it's not the first time. He's a hot dog vendor that also writes military articles of questionable validity in his spare time.

 

The USAF Block 50/52's are *incapable* of running CFT's. The CFT's weren't even a factor when the Block 50/52's were designed and delivered in the mid 90's and they've never been refit.

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