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The Dassault Rafale jet fighter is coming to the game as a new top aircraft for the French aircraft tree!
Rafale C F3: A Jet Fighter for France at Rank VIII
At a glance:
- Powerful engines and excellent controllability.
- Large number of guided bombs.
- MICA-EM air-to-air missiles.
- No air brake.
The Dassault Rafale multi-role fighter was accepted into service with the French Air Force in 2005, and in early 2014, the French Ministry of Defense announced funding for the F3 modernization program. The main goals of this upgrade were to increase the aircraft’s combat ability and overall capabilities. The Rafale received a new radar, more advanced communication and surveillance systems, the ability to use Damocles and TALIOS targeting pods, and an expanded range of weapons. Tests of the upgraded aircraft began in April 2014, with the first test flights taking place in December of the same year. In October 2018, the French Air Force accepted the Rafale F3-R into service, and by 2030, all operational aircraft will be modernized to this standard. The first combat use of the Dassault Rafale C (F3-R) occurred in September 2020, when a pair of aircraft struck ISIS positions. Additionally, the F3-R modification has been exported to Greece and Croatia.
Introducing the Rafale C F3!
Arriving at the end of the line for the French aircraft tree is a very famous and modern aircraft: the Dassault Rafale! Coming in the Storm Warning major update, this aircraft features excellent characteristics and a large arsenal of weapons. Let’s dive into the details!
The Rafale, along with the other top fighters, is a very technologically advanced aircraft that has its own unique elements. For example, this aircraft has access to MICA-EM ARH missiles, which are among the best long-range missiles in the game. Despite this however, the Rafale has just 2 missiles for short range engagements — already well-known to French pilots, the Matra R550 Magic 2. Another unique aspect is in the Rafale’s countermeasure loadout — it only has 32 large caliber countermeasures, but additionally a large amount of chaff! Because of this, plus only having ARH missiles, the Rafale is best used to fire missiles at long ranges, avoid getting into short range engagements if possible.
Interesting: “Rafale”, when written in French as “Rafale de vent”, is translated into “Gust of Wind”!
In addition to regular bombs for destroying ground targets, the Rafale features both the Paveway series of guided bombs (GBU-12, GBU-16, GBU-22 and GBU-24), familiar from other aircraft, and the AASM HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) bombs, new to War Thunder! This new addition includes the SBU 38 guided bomb (GNSS guidance), SBU 54 (Laser+IOG+GNSS guidance), and the most advanced version, the SBU 64 (IR+IOG+GNSS). Guidance for these new bombs is handled by the DAMOCLES targeting pod, familiar from the advanced Mirage 2000 aircraft.
In terms of speed, the Rafale features a pair of SNECMA M88-2 engines, producing a total thrust of almost 14,000 kgf and a maximum speed of over 1,800 km/h at very high altitudes when using the afterburner. The delta wing design and canards make the Rafale very controllable at any speed and altitude, allowing it to perform sharp maneuvers, while the powerful engines can quickly replenish energy losses.
That’s it for this blog! The Rafale C F3 will be waiting for you in the Storm Warning major update, where very soon it will have its say in both Air and Ground Battles — until then though, keep an eye out for more dev blogs!
Please note that this vehicle’s characteristics may be changed before it is added to the game.
You can greatly speed up the research of the Rafale C F3 with this pack:
- Mirage F1C-200 (Rank VII, France)
- Premium account for 20 days
- 2500 Golden Eagles
Comments (25)
Comments will be premoderatedWow! Can't believe it. Congratulations to all of us, this is a milestone. But listing no airbrake as one of the features when it isn't implemented due to "game engine limitations" Lol
But Rafale doesnt have dedicated airbrakes :o it uses Canards for braking so maybe that will be possible to do aswell ^^
Where did they say that cause I imagine they could implement it or aleast add a "airbrake" similar to f4e slats that can just animate the control surfaces moving
Oh hey it's winged rocket-assisted bomb, which will reach enemy base in ARB in minute and a half. Will this also be removed, like Grom-1 from Su-34?
Oh la la! Is here :)
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No air brake yes,but irl it can position the elevators and canard in a certain way to create drag, it would be nice to have that. Source: https://omnirole-rafale.com/performances/
is there a chance that the raf will have 8micas instead of 6 cause some say it had 8
How does gaijin think its ok to implement this aircraft with 32 flares at toptier? what kind of sick joke is this??
Where are its MICA IR missiles?
Where is the reason to add next gen IR missiles? then i want IRIS-T for eurofighter
Right now we consider it as 2OP (yes, I know we have Po-2 in game already and it's the definition of 2OP, but still).
As a hater of French aircraft, I must say that I love the Rafale
Crazy right here.
The biggest thing is no Airbreak so having to land with it will be a new challenge for vet players who are use to airbreaks
The plane itself is basically an airbrake, while it doesn't have a traditional air brake thanks to all it's control surfaces along with canards it could use them to induce a lot of drag, doubt they will model it properly tho
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