Indeed, the current capability gap between Rafale and Typhoon is rather astounding. How did they get all these weapons integrated so fast?

The only significant difference is Rafale has Storm Shadow integrated and I don’t think Typhoon has that yet, so its hardly astounding. Typhoon has Paveway, the closest RAF type to AASM.

Then the French started trying to change the subject and tried to compare AASM to Paveway, a completely pointless comparison.

PPP : stop calling people trolls please.

To me, as far as I remember (I once learnt english) “closest… to” is a comparative. So, if someone compared Paveway to AASM, it was you.

You tried to diminish the differences between Rafale and Typhoon.

My initial post was :

So far, Rafale fly over Libya (or near libyan coasts) with :

• Mica
• AASM (Hammer)
• Scalp EG
• Reco NG (Areos)
• refueling pod
• Damocles pod

Let’s sink some boats (Exocet) now ! 😀

And you said :

The only significant difference is Rafale has Storm Shadow integrated and I don’t think Typhoon has that yet, so its hardly astounding.

So, to you, Reco NG is insignificant, as the refuelling pod, as the capabilities of AASM as used in Libya (undocumented). Well, that’s a PoV.

However, my initial message was not here for comparison purpose.

I can’t believe that nobody has praised this lady on a great achievement. :rolleyes .

Is her Typhoon sinking in the grass ?

Why should we all be supportive of an international armada bombing an adversary that can not fight back on equal terms?

Sure !
Gadhafi’s foreign mercenaries attacking civilians aren’t in the top of prefered heroes.

TMor, you often write sense here

Don’t worry, it’s not over. 😀

No one’s perfect…

One a different level, hearing Loke and Scorpion82 speaking of “Rafale fanboyism” here when themselves are so often borderline regarding their own beloved planes is funny.

You’re totally wrong about them.

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2011/03/how-to-get-rafale-bribe-india.html#comment-8593501

I don’t buy this argument. Not after he answered “somebody has to be responsible for the prostitutes”, choosing a title with only Rafale, and no Gripen of Eurofighter.

Mr Trimble didn’t publish my comment, in which I wrote “I really hope people will read more than only the title”. Loke posted the link and only the title here…

I don’t buy his attempt to save himself about the Peter Collins piece too : the same, just check his comments !

I think it is worth mentioning that, according to A&C, something which was seen by some as one of the major problems of Rafale has come to an end :
The 12F used Damocles with Rafale in Afghanistan to drop GBU-12s during January.

At last, Rafale can self-designate targets for laser guided ammunition.

With no Rafale F4 built all the testing and operational evaluation has to be done by a special F3 at least.

Why so special ?

I can’t remember of many differences between F3 and F3 Road Map…

These aren’t F4 yet.

Not only on the first 4th batch Rafale, but also on the last of the third, AFAIR.