F-16XL was terribly weak to F-15E….
Pretty poor logic to argue against it, since going by that, why do any of us fly F-16s, as the F-15E does ground attack better than them.
The Flight Performance Data however is a reasonable argument, and as far as I’m aware, we don’t have any for the XL.
The F-22 and F-35A both have guns. The F-35B and F-35C do not have guns.
I know there’s not a great chance of getting a new cockpit for it any time soon, but will there be a version with the F-16 cockpit with F-4 wings?
But the stock Phantom and cockpit are so ugly, and I don’t know how to swap them out for the new models 
When someone mentioned a gun pod I didn’t twig that they were referring to the official A-10 replacement
This is a masterstroke of near 1000 extra rounds to fire at those evil defenceless fuel trucks. Okay so seems be as inaccurate as the real thing and those trees keep getting in the way - well that’s my excuse anyway:dance:
Wait so which F-16 gets the gunpod?
Heatblur has also expressed interest in making an A-6E module for DCS. As of this writing they’ve only confirmed they will be making an AI version of the aircraft, though they have indicated that should they be able to secure a license on appropriate terms, they want to produce a full module.
Phantoms are such sexy aircraft, and I love that you’ve been giving us a bunch of overhauled versions. I just hope someday soon we’ll get an upgraded cockpit to go with them 
I’m not sure I understand, are you saying that there’s a technical limitation or that it’s not era appropriate? If it’s a technical limitation, that’s a real shame. If it has to do with era appropriateness, then I have to say I’d prefer the Mirage 2000 cockpit to the A-10 if for no other reason than when looking over my shoulder I’d see an aircraft at least vaguely resembling the Kfir i’m pretending to fly in, vs seeing the broad flat wings and top mounted engines of the Hog.
Hey Gas, quick thought. Not sure how much you can do about cockpits and aircraft, but it seems to me that the Kfir being a Mirage variant would be more at home with the Mirage 2000 cockpit. Given that the hardpoints are as far as I can tell the same, that would make the over the shoulder glances feel less out of place when you fly it.
Hello, All!
I was wondering if anyone knew if a new Pit was available for the above mentioned jet. Sure would like to do a Ramp Start on that sucker!:p
Tom Mallinson
Radium has said he’s going to do an F-4EJ Kai pit, but it’s anyone’s guess as to when that releases.
I’m not sure if this is the right place to put this, but it is the Bugs and Issues thread, so here goes.
The F-35 armament is… in a very odd place right now. I’m not sure by accident or design, but the weapon options available are very limited compared to its actual capability.
The F-35 only has room in its bomb bays for 1 bomb per bay. Whether it be a GBU-12 or a GBU-31, it can only carry one per bay. The F-35B cannot carry the 2000lb GBU-31 and is limited to the 1000lb bomb the GBU-32, which it currently does have access to in game.
The exception to this rule is the GBU-39, which it can carry 4 per bay.
Right now in game, only the GBU-32 can be carried, and it is incorrectly set to be carried 2 in each bomb bay. The reason for this is the door mounted pylon has been set to allow mounting of the GBU-32, whereas in real life, this mount can only carry the AIM-120.
The F-35 Wing Pylons should be able to allow carrying of the AIM-9X on all six pylons, currently the AIM-9X can only be carried on the outer pylons, the middle pylon can only carry an AIM-9M, and the AIM-120 can only be carried on the inner most and outermost pylons, which is incorrect, the AIM-120 should not be equipable on the outermost pylon as it is too heavy for the mount, only the middle and inner should hold it.
The only ground attack munition in game currently carried on the wing pylons is limited to the ASM JSM on the inner and middle pylons, and the Mk. 82 LDGP on the inner most pylon.
In real life, the middle and inner pylons can be used with the same ordnance as the F-16 and utilize the BRU-57 mount for dual carriage on these pylons.
So, in summation, the following list should be used:
Outer Wing Pylon: 1x AIM-9 series ONLY
Middle Wing Pylon: AIM-9 series, AIM-120 series, AGM-65, All GBU series bombs, All Cluster munitions, Rockets, All Mk. 80 series bombs, AGM-154 JSOW Ground munitions compatible with BRU-57 to be mountable using said system.
Inner Wing Pylon: AIM-9 series, AIM-120 series, AGM-65, All GBU series bombs, All Cluster munitions, Rockets, All Mk. 80 series bombs, AGM-154 JSOW, Ground munitions compatible with BRU-57 to be mountable using said system.
Bomb Bay Door Mount: 1x AIM-120 ONLY
Bomb Bay: GBU-12, GBU-31, GBU-32, GB-54, GBU-39, CBU-103, CBU-105, AIM-120
As stated earlier, the Bomb Bay can only carry one of each type of bomb, though an exception for the GBU-39 allows 4 per bay, and in the bomb slot 2x AIM-120s should be carryable.
The F-35B cannot carry 2000lb weapons internally.
Furthermore, it seems very odd to me that the F-35Cs are land based, and yet there is an F-35B squadron based on the carrier. It seems to make more sense that all Cs would be carrier based, and land based F-35s be a mixture of F-35A and F-35B.
