Still not 12 and 1 drop tank (1000L) or 10 Meteor and 3 drop tanks (4000L) though. MICAs are only roughly equivalent to ASRAAMs except without true fire-and-forget capability outside the acquisition range.
He said 6 Mica + 4 Meteor. That’s what he said & that’s what you replied to. Don’t try the little monkey strategy on me.
http://www.mbda-systems.com/e-catalogue/#/solutions/ground/4/performance
MICA VL – “up to 20km.”
One knows you are lying when you bring documentation on the Mica VL to make a point on the Mica. Do you think you’re debating with 5 year olds or something?
And the ASRAAM is lighter (lighter warhead, no need for datalink, no need for TVC).
Which is why it has less range.
ASRAAM has no requirement for a datalink because its LOAL is fully autonomous, allowing multiple targets to be engaged in salvo fire. It is the only missile with this capability.
Your Mica VL has salvo fire capability from the link YOU posted. Oh wait it’s not even the Mica but the SAM version. Nevermind. Mica can be launched @ 1 second intervals. That’s salvo in my book.
At 88kg with a 166mm rocket motor it is also the fastest SRAAM in the service.
& me who actually thought that the fastest missile was the one that went the faster, not the one which weight 88kg & has a motor of 166mm.
Given the radar performance quoted above most of this is irrelevant. There is no comparison between the Typhoon and Rafale in the A2A role. People became obsessed with fuel after stealth fighters hit the scene, failing to realise that that larger internal fuel loads were related to stealth not performance.
Which is why the swiss air force rated the rafale significantly higher than the EF in offensive counter air & defensive counter air :eagerness:
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