Eurofighter vs Rafale

>>32549113
T1/T2 Eurofighter < Rafale < T3 Eurofighter

>>32549113
Any fighter>rafale>shit≥>>>>>>rutofihter

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In part, it depends on what sort of Air Force you want to deploy. Eurofighter is a bit stronger in the A2A realm, while Rafale is optimized for A2G. I believe the Eurofighter has a wider array of available weapons, while the Rafale is designed to use French munitions. Both are quite expensive, but highly capable.

The Eurofighter was a mistake. Why didn't we just buy F-16s?

>>32552225
national pride and gotta prop up that indigenous aerospace industry

Rafale is cuter.

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>>32552225
>Why didn't we just buy F-16s?
Because it's obsolescent?

>>32552560
this

Requesting pictures where both Rafale and EF is loaded to the canards with munition..i need it for reasons...

>>32552225

Because muh industry.

>>32552225

Same reason we didn't buy M16 instead of shittiest service rifle in history.

>The rafale's computer is so slow that pilot sometimes uses a map because it's faster

Gee, I don't know.

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>>32553499

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>>32554689
How the fuck did that even take off

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>>32554793
The plane is so beautiful that God himself fly it

>>32554793
either a land base with a long runway or from the CdG, which has catapults.

>>32554793

Ski jump.

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>>32554845
>Long runway
>His fighter cant take of from 400 meters of road

>>32554689
Assuming full tanks it's still about 2t short of its MTOW (and one hardpoint free)

>>32554845
That's not an M

>>32554866
Back of the napkin math tells Rafale could even with >>32554689 pictured load. It's however usually the landing distance that is more critical factor in limiting operations from super short roadbases and in that Gripen has quite an advantage being such a light aircraft

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>>32555009
Fair enough

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>>32553499

How's this then

1x 27mm Cannon
4x Meteor
2x ASRAAM
4x Paveway IV
6x Brimstone
1x LITENING Pod
2x Drop Tanks

6 A2A munitions, 10 A2G munitions, a cannon, targeting and extra fuel on one load.

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>>32555816

Here's another recent payloaded one. The Typhoon flew a high energy airshow routine while loaded with 4 Meteor, 2 ASRAAM, 2 Drop Tanks, 6 Brimstone and 2 Paveway, along with a loaded gun to show off how it retains agility even while loaded to the gills with dormant hot metal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPJJV9EBbQw

Video of the display.

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>>32555860

Image of the upcoming high payload Spear concept. 16 missiles with ranges of 120km+ each, using Brimstone's volley swarm tech. Also 4 Meteors and 2 ASRAAMs with 3 drop pods. Note the lack of a targeting pod. Spear, like Brimstone, doesn't actually need it.

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>>32555874

Older payload. 4x 1,000lb Paveways, 2 ASRAAM, 2 AMRAAM, 2 Drop tanks and a targeting pod.

Interesting that the rear BVRAAM hardpoints are empty. It'd still be well within its payload.

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>>32555895

6 Paveway bombs (not sure what size, 500 or 1000 probably), 4 AMRAAMs, 2 ASRAAMs and a drop tank.

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>>32555901

4 Paveway, 4 AMRAAM, 2 IRIS-T and 3 Drop Tanks

Goes without saying they all have "a gun", I've just stopped mentioning it due to them all having it.

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>>32555915

Typhoon with 6 MARTE-ER Anti-Ship Missiles, 2 SRAAMs and 4 AMRAAMs, at least that I can see.

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>>32555926

Typhoon with (I think) 4 AMRAAM, 4 ASRAAM and 2 Drop Tanks. A2A loadout. Could probably carry more.

Thats all I've got for the Typhoons payloads. Hope it satisfied your "reasons". Remember to use good lubricant and clean up afterwards.

>>32549238
an f22 flying with other nations' aircraft without a luneburg lens?

why?

>>32555915
Is that an arresting hook?

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>>32556076

Nah. Unsure what it is.

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>>32555957

Look closer, it actualy has one but is hard to see because of the angle of which the picture was taken.

Also, the thing is tiny.

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>>32556300
>>32556076
It actually is a hook. The F-16 has one as well- the idea is to be able to stop a aircraft if the brakes have malfunctioned.

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>>32556346
>>32555957

Another pic from the same set.

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>>32556376
Almost every fighter has one. The carrier based ones are just more heavily overbuild so they can take up the beating that the repeated usage subjects them to. Case in point, Rafale B in pic

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>>32556958
vs Rafale M

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>>32553499
6 gbu49 3 2000L drop tanks 1 damocles pod

>>32553499
not munitions but buddy-buddy refueling configuration 2 2000L drop tanks and 2 1200L

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>>32557502
you forgot the picture

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>>32557514
correct sorry

at landing

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>>32553499
3 2000L tanks 2 Scalp 4 mica

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>>32553499
2 2000L tanks 1 ASMP-A missile 4 mica

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>>32557568

Personally I consider that the "iconic" payload of the Rafale. That twin cruise missile but also three drop tanks one.

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>>32556958
>Almost every fighter has one
True.
I just brought up the 16 as I have pics.
Turns out I also have 15.

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>>32557698
Also fuck it this is now an aesthetic loaded aircraft thread.

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>>32557713

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>>32557720

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>>32557725
Skyraider

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>>32557735

>>32554313
Should have just kept the L1A1 if the L86 was the next stepping stone.
>muh real nato

also, eurofighter > rafale

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>>32557747

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>>32557664
there is also an old photograph (pic related) with scalp/stormshadow (or maybe the now retired apache anti runway cluster bomb dispenser missile, can't tell) under hardpoint 1 (closer to fuselage) and 1100L tanks under hardpoint 2. Which tends to prove a 4 to 5 scalp/stormshadow configuration would be possible... It would serve no purpose (small combat radius with too many weapons and too little internal fuel) but would be fun to watch.

It's the same old story just like with the typhoon : we need these conformal tanks to free some pylons for long range strikes !

It's also why I strongly believe the future fighters made in EU (if there are any since future looks bleak) should be fitted with much bigger internal tanks.

>>32549113
Rafale because it's sexy as hell.