see faq the loadouts for the F-35 2B and 3F

[evanf117]

if we get a 2B, and i hope we do, alot of people will be disappointed, i personally believe a frankenjet will be the likely outcome, and in such case i believe many people, including my self, will bring up the F-5E  and its RATO, AAR, Mav's and such that could be added, and havent

afaik, the AIM-120's on the 2B are C7's not (current in game)C5's or D's

[NytHawk]

34 minutes ago, evanf117 said:

afaik, the AIM-120's on the 2B are C7's not (current in game)C5's or D's

All operational F35s are compatible with AIM-120C5s. However as you said, I also believe an F35 module will need to be a frankenblock.

Edited January 22 by NytHawk

[evanf117]

2 hours ago, NytHawk said:

All operational F35s are compatible with AIM-120C5s.

it was more me saying, "hey, if this is block spersificly you aren't getting 120D's" (in a way i hope it is block spersificly because i would love to see peoples shock, but realistically that isnt a good financial decision

[Eviscerador]

I suppose they will do something like Razbam was planning to do in the Mudhen, launching bare bones and then upgrading the different weapons and loadouts.

[ThePops]

9 hours ago, Eviscerador said:

I suppose they will do something like Razbam was planning to do in the Mudhen, launching bare bones and then upgrading the different weapons and loadouts.

That's what happens in real life. When the F-16A came, it was merely a Spitfire on steroids. Soon it was modified for BVR, then much better A/G, avionics, radar etc. Modifications and improvement was done all through it's service life, and with variations from nation to nation. They all ended up like some F-16C+ or something. I think this is and will become even more evident with the F-35 due to its all digital nature.

[Wing]

 

More slides here: https://www.v303rdfightergroup.com/index.php?pubs/f-35-weapon-system-overview.325/

Edited January 23 by Wing

[Wizard_03]

Aim-9x is still confirmed in the FAQ and it can only be carried on a wing station so they are definitely shooting for more then 2B IOC loads

[upyr1]

On 1/22/2025 at 3:29 AM, evanf117 said:

if we get a 2B, and i hope we do, a lot of people will be disappointed, i personally believe a frankenjet will be the likely outcome, and in such case i believe many people, including my self, will bring up the F-5E  and its RATO, AAR, Mav's and such that could be added, and havent

I wish they had tossed in a second F-5 variant with the more advanced weapons

On 1/22/2025 at 3:29 AM, evanf117 said:

afaik, the AIM-120's on the 2B are C7's not (current in game)C5's or D's

I think I'm not the only one who wants whatever gets us the most toys that would be easy to convert to the C and B. 

[evanf117]

14 hours ago, upyr1 said:

I wish they had tossed in a second F-5 variant with the more advanced weapons

as far as im aware our F-5E, being an F-5 that was sold to the Swiss and then bought back from them for aggressor's would have had the guns and radar removed, so i dont know why ED is trying this "realism" line when our F-5E still has a radar and functional guns

[NytHawk]

19 hours ago, Wing said:

 

More slides here: https://www.v303rdfightergroup.com/index.php?pubs/f-35-weapon-system-overview.325/

Just as a note, many of these weapons have yet to be integrated onto the F35, or are not officially planned to be integrated onto the real F35.
Storm shadow and brimstone are officially no longer being integrated. I can't find any reference of CBU-99/100s on the F-35 other than on old diagrams like this, same with AIM-120Bs and other dumb bombs.

Edited January 24 by NytHawk

[upyr1]

8 hours ago, evanf117 said:

as far as i'm aware our F-5E, being an F-5 that was sold to the Swiss and then bought back from them for aggressor's would have had the guns and radar removed, so i dont know why ED is trying this "realism" line when our F-5E still has a radar and functional guns

What were the F-5s in question like when the Swiss bought them in the first place? 

[evanf117]

20 hours ago, upyr1 said:

What were the F-5s in question like when the Swiss bought them in the first place? 

F-5E's i believe, they were upgraded with their own radios and INS, hence the shark fin on the roof, as well as i believe their nose is shaped differently, i have seen at least one person saying that Swiss F-5's could carry and use 4 AIM-9's but i cannot confirm that info

apparently ED is looking to bring the coms and INS to the F-5E, in spite of the fact that no one is asking for it, instead we are all asking for 4 Winders, AAR, RATO and Mav's

i believe the Swiss F-5 was also RATO capable

Edited January 25 by evanf117

[NineLine]

Please stay on topic. Thanks.

[Sawyer]

I see most of the interesting weapons have been removed from the FAQ. 

I do wonder how that wasn't nailed down a week ago, but it is now, apparently. 

[Wizard_03]

18 hours ago, Sawyer said:

I see most of the interesting weapons have been removed from the FAQ. 

I do wonder how that wasn't nailed down a week ago, but it is now, apparently. 

Probably that was/is the planned weapon set but they don't want anyone chiseling them down into stone in case it changes. Hence the large bold lettering on the FAQ and only mentioning weapons that are for sure going to be implemented at this time. 

It's also not unprecedented as Weapons have come, gone, and returned again on roadmaps for all other flagship modules. 

Edited January 28 by Wizard_03

[Kev2go]

On 1/24/2025 at 2:08 AM, evanf117 said:

as far as im aware our F-5E, being an F-5 that was sold to the Swiss and then bought back from them for aggressor's would have had the guns and radar removed, so i dont know why ED is trying this "realism" line when our F-5E still has a radar and functional guns

unless you have a different reference material then i do, the 2006 natops which covers  F5E/F/N variants  the F5N still has a radar installed with operation of APQ 159 described. Only some F5F's did not have radars installed and the above aforementioned manual has cockpit diagrams for radar and non radar installed F5F. The only thing missing from making it an  F5N proper is the lack of digital radios and INS which is what the swiss had, which is noted in the manual to describe the difference between the F5N and the older F5E aggressors Navy had. There was no explicit mention of removal of guns, and the manual still had diagrams of how they are installed, and instruction on how to do aerial gunnery with with the gunsight and/or aid of radar.

 

 

Edited January 29 by Kev2go

[Lyrode]

It appears having or not having real world reference doesn't change much in DCS.

Just say, FW190A8's ata, and the AG capability of F-15C as is confirmed by T.O. 1F-15A-1 and -34, and the accuracy problem of M61 gun, the ability to partially load 9A4172, and the list goes on.

I do hope you guys have better luck though.

[NineLine]

50 minutes ago, Lyrode said:

It appears having or not having real world reference doesn't change much in DCS.

Just say, FW190A8's ata, and the AG capability of F-15C as is confirmed by T.O. 1F-15A-1 and -34, and the accuracy problem of M61 gun, the ability to partially load 9A4172, and the list goes on.

I do hope you guys have better luck though.

Sir, this is an F-35 thread. Please stay on topic, thanks. 

[MiG21bisFishbedL]

On 1/27/2025 at 7:32 PM, Sawyer said:

I see most of the interesting weapons have been removed from the FAQ. 

I do wonder how that wasn't nailed down a week ago, but it is now, apparently. 

Jumping the gun, no doubt.