Austrian OOB - J35 Draken OSD

[mr_clark]

The RAF aircraft will be immdeately overhauled to tranche 2 or later on even tranche 3 standard before being actually delivered to the RAF. (at least thats what AFM states)
It's unique for the RAF as they buy one of the largest numbers of EFs, for the moment only Germany is looking into a similar deal, the other customers want their planes fast first of all, so Austrian AF Typhoons will not quickly be AG capable.

[AMX]

mr_clark said:
The RAF aircraft will be immdeately overhauled to tranche 2 or later on even tranche 3 standard before being actually delivered to the RAF. (at least thats what AFM states)
It's unique for the RAF as they buy one of the largest numbers of EFs, for the moment only Germany is looking into a similar deal, the other customers want their planes fast first of all, so Austrian AF Typhoons will not quickly be AG capable.

Actually, last I checked 2/3rds of the Austrian Typhoons will be Tranche 2 aircraft (since the production run coincides with the switch), and the first 6 shall be updated to the same standard (since we ordered 18 identical aircraft).
So theoretical AG capability should arrive sometime in 2008.
(Incidentally, I can't seem to find an actual in-service date, only the delivery schedule of 4 in '07, 12 in '08 and 2 in '09. Hope that's not completely useless.)


On the bomb issue, I have to side with DRG - we may not actually have any IRL, but
a) it's not like we couldn't get them if we wanted, and
b) useful aircraft are kinda necessary for game balance.


edit: 4-12-2, not 6-10-2. My mistake.

Also, June '07 seems to be pretty much impossible as an in-service date, since the defense ministry is trying to delay the first delivery until November, due to a bureaucratic screw-up.