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I kept up on these exercises very closely, and I don’t believe that the F-22s had drop tanks. This was a very heavily talked about subject in various defense forums. However, the Eurofighters did fly clean, which is also unrealistic. In a combat configuration the F-22 would have a big advantage at both BVR and WVR. The F-22 pilots also had a different recollection of what happened then the British pilots, and the F-22s also were handicapped by having to fly with the Luneburg Lens, which is a radar reflector designed to increase its RCS. You should note that there were also exercises in UAE where some say the Rafale got a kill on the F-22. That was not the case, either. Despite there being a video here on YouTube showing the Rafale in a good position, he only says “Fox” meaning missile shot, and never follows with “Splash” meaning kill. This is actually common because it’s difficult to get a lock onto the F-22, even in visual range. According to French publications, and a F-22 pilot who participated in the exercises, the Raptor came out undefeated. The F-22 pilot can be seen here on YouTube in the video titled, F-22 Undefeated at Al Dhafa. The Eurofighters didn’t fare so well in the exercises and lost fairly handedly against the Rafales.
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@GuMpAkC Drop tanks not only increase the RCS, but they also reduce the plane’s maneuverability. It’s why they’re ordinarily dropped before going into combat.
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What is not told here is that the F-22 pilots had a different recollection of events. They also said that the Eurofighters flew clean, without any ordnance that would increase their drag and wing weight, which hampers its turning ability and speed. The F-22s also carried the Luneburg Lens, which is a radar reflector that lets the opponent detect it on radar. If this was a real combat situation, the Eurofighter would not have known what direction the F-22 was coming from, and the F-22 would be in a favorable fighting position right from the start.
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@paulodecarvalho8965 I think you’re right. I mixed up the two exercises. Thanks for politely pointing it out.
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@paulodecarvalho8965 No problem. Hope you enjoyed having a few. It’s always more festive over the holidays.
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@bagdaduk It’s to make the exercise more fair where the opponent at least knows where the F-22 is coming from, otherwise it will always enter into the fight in a favorable fighting position.
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@MultiVeeta Saying Fox doesn’t mean lock. Who told you this because it’s not true? A missile can be launched without having a lock. Furthermore, even the French aviators admitted that they didn’t get any kills against the Raptor.
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@MultiVeeta You honestly don’t know WTF you’re talking about. I have watched numerous documentaries about air combat, and a missile is perfectly capable of being launched without a lock. And AGAIN, the French pilots admitted that they never got a kill on the F-22, while they were very successful against the Eurofighter. From a F-22 pilot’s perspective about the exercises, go to YouTube videos “F-22 Undefeated at Al Dhafra.”
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@MultiVeeta Here’s an example explained from a pilot when he lost his lock on the target: My sole Sparrow shot was designed to be one where the target drone was at the far edge of the missile’s gimbal limit. I waited too long and as I was pulling the trigger, the radar dropped lock and the missile came off the rails stupid. In tape review, I was less than a second from getting a max-angle shot. Instead, I got a strait-ish smoke trail to an unsatisfying little splash several miles downrange. The lock isn’t permanent, and there are times when pilots get trigger happy due to frustration. So yes, a missile can be shot without a lock, and not only did the French pilots say they never got a kill, so did a F-22 pilot. It happens.
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@MultiVeeta There was only one exercise at Al Dhafra that had F-22s going up against Rafales. And AGAIN, even French publications had French pilots stating that they lost to the F-22. They never won. It’s not face value, it’s a fact. Not only have you seen the F-22 pilot acknowledge it, but the Rafale pilots did as well. There’s no guessing, no other exercises, just this one.
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@MultiVeeta No, you just don’t understand that a missile can be launched without having a lock onto the target. Pilots are under a tremendous amount of stress and g-load pressures. I have seen in documentaries where pilots have stated they have shot off a missile without a lock. You just can’t accept being wrong.
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@MultiVeeta If what you’re saying is true, then that would mean that the Rafales got at least one kill on the F-22. That didn’t happen! Both the American and French pilots said so. Quit talking nonsense. The fact that you had to lie by stating there was more than one exercise in UAE already tells me that you have no credibility. You’re not a weapons officer or a pilot so stop pretending to be. Accept the fact that you’re wrong. I honestly don’t give a rat’s ass if you think that a missile can’t be launched without having a lock. Go watch documentaries of actual combat engagements, and you’ll find that pilots say that it happens. Here’s more from the pilot that I quoted earlier. In many fighter aircraft, HUD symbology will let you know when you are in good firing parameters (some will inhibit firing). It’s up to the pilot to make sure the missile comes off in this envelope. Slicking one off without lock can do one good thing and two bad things. Good: if there’s a missile in the air, everyone stops fighting other aircraft and looks to see if they need to start fighting the missile. If you can get your opponent to flinch with your head-fake, you may be able to capitalize and get into a better position (which may mean leaving). Bad 1: you are now minus one missile. Since you don’t carry many, this is significant. Bad 2: if you weren’t seen before, you will be now. You’ve just drawn a huge line in the sky that points to you. As you can see it’s up to the pilots discretion. If what you were saying is true, the weapon system would not even let him launch the missile.
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@MultiVeeta An important thing to note is that a radar lock is not always required to launch weapons at a target. And what about missiles? Again, a radar lock is not required. For heat-seeking missiles, a radar lock is only used to train the seeker head onto the target. Without a radar lock, the seeker head scans the sky looking for "bright" (hot) objects, and when it finds one, it plays a distinctive whining tone to the pilot. The pilot does not need radar in this case, he just needs to maneuver his aircraft until he has "good tone," and then fire the missile. The radar only makes this process faster. Source:Gizmodo, How Fighter Jets Lock On (and How the Targets Know)
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@MultiVeeta Again, the Rafales never got a kill on the F-22. You can interpret whether or not it had a lock all you want, I don’t care. The fact remains that the F-22s went undefeated, no losses. According to your interpretation that would mean that the Rafale got at least one kill, but that didn’t happen. And furthermore, in those exercises the Rafales flew clean, and the F-22s flew with the Luneburg Lens. In real combat that won’t happen. In real combat the F-22 would have even more of an advantage since it’s weapons are stored internally and near the center of the fuselage. And without the Luneburg Lens, the Rafale would be in an unfavorable fighting position not knowing where the F-22 is coming from.
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@MultiVeeta Earlier you said it wasn’t possible, now you’re saying it is. Facts are it is possible to shoot a missile without a lock. Both the pilot that I quoted says it, and so did the article that I cited.
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@MultiVeeta Here are comments from the French about the exercises verifying they never got a kill on the F-22: Air Forces Monthly April 2010 Page 40, "Justifiably Proud!" AFM: You apparently said 'the Rafale rubbed F-22 - the most modern fighter of the USAF. During six encounters the F-22 hit its goal only once'. The 27th FS doesn't remember the engagements that way and say the F-22 scored several victories against Rafale. Did you offer DACT to the Raptors and did they decline? LCL G: I did not say we 'rubbed them', I said that there was only one shot claimed (ie a simulated kill) for the six that were set-up. I read in a recent issue of Air et Cosmos that it was two. As far as I am concerned, one or two shots of six Basic Fighter Manoeuvres (BFM) encounters is a victory for the F-22 but not an overwhelming one. Not like the one we claimed against the Typhoons after combat in Solenzara, Corsica during September (9 set-up: 8 to 1 for the Rafale*). The other set-ups versus F-22s were terminated for combat deck, an un-decisive situation or lack of fuel. We never shot them down, but we hope to do so soon since we are quite good opposition for them, and it is in the pilot's spirit not to give up! Like almost every nation, we offered Beyond Visual Range DACT, of course, but the F-22 was only authorized to do BFM 1v1 Within Visual Range (WVR) versus foreign countries (except the UK, with whom they did not fight even in the BFMs). I wish we could have done so, but we didn't - which bring me back to Air et Cosmos, where its information about BVR engagement with AMRAAM in stealth mode is wrong: besides the fact that we did not even fly BVR vs F-22s! F-22 was fitted with some specific device to increase their radar signature. It enabled us to have contact with them during work ups for example. But that's not the point here." So not only did the Raptor pilot say they never got killed so did the French pilots..
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@Thurgosh_OG LOL, is that why rookie F-22 pilots who had less than 100 hours in the aircraft came out undefeated in UAE? Search here on YouTube for F-22 Undefeated at Al Dhafra. I totally respect UK pilots, but they didn’t fare so well against Indian Su-30MKIs. They also lost horribly to French Rafale pilots in UAE.
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F-22 is more deadly than the EF. In real combat, the Eurofighter would lose.
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Since the F-22 has been in service when has it had the opportunity to fight another fighter in combat? Did the Taliban, Al Qaeda or ISIS all of a sudden develop air forces? Facts are the F-22 is far better than the Eurofighter in A2A combat.
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