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This is a SAAB 105 Export variant, not the Swedish SK.60. SK.60 didn't carry RB-24s

Do you have any material I can pass along with this?

A link to an existing report that has sources would also be fine. Just so I can use that.

I have no idea where you got that from but at least as far as I'm aware that's never been the case. We add vehicles nations have and use. If they are fast or not or have thermals has no bearing on the shells they get.

Russian tanks got their higher pen rounds in the past to bring them up to speed with some of the NATO tanks that were far out performing them.

As I said before, if we had to do another Dev blog per day because someone does not like what we show on any given blog, we would have to make 10 blogs a day.

Your comparing the game in 2014/15 to where it is now in terms of era and technology. The premiums are still under the highest level. Tanks have spread out much more and advanced on significantly since the days your referencing. Not only this, but people don't want to be researching F-4Es with a Spitfire IX. Things move forward, so do premiums.

Most other nations already have a thermal or equal level premium and have had them already for some time. Russia was one of the few without.

You already asked this and we already said yes.

It's a T-72A with thermals and some Kontakt armour.

People have been asking for a better RU premium for quite some time and we confirmed some time ago in a Q and A that one would come eventually.

What you also see as a "waste of development" in your opinion is also the exact same thing that funds the development of these patches and all of their free content.

So all those vehicles and changes that you and others want to see and ask for can actually exist because of premiums.

As far as I'm aware, as the name suggests it's T-72A

We have on average over 1000 fixes and improvements every major.

"Mediocre missiles" - You do understand RB24J (AIM-9J) is still one of the best missiles in game currently second only really to Magic? Coupled with the Drakens speed and agility, even without countermeasures, it's near the top of the range in its BR bracket.

Sweden has been in game not even a full year yet and already has a very comprehensive ground and air tree with lots of unique vehicles. Fromhe get go, they had almost all of their domestically designed aircaft and ground vehicles. We cannot add everything for them within a span of 4 patches. They had a ton of vehicles developed for them and lots of work, but we also have to continue work on other nations as well as gradual additions for Sweden too.

Viggen is a highly capable multirole aircraft which will find it's way to War Thunder no doubt some time ahead. But Draken was only added 3 updates ago, its still a top performer and we have other things coming for ...

It's not actually "the" only reason, it's further explanation on top of the fact. We have new things Im development for all nations. It's just obvious that some nations have far more tech than others.

Also worth noting that before these 2 updates, Russia went quite a while without new tech too. Russia also has one of the largest playerbases In the game, so it's entirely illogical just to add nothing interesting for them or very popular machines that a lot of people want.

You can't keep looking at things from a single nation perspective.

Our consultants confirmed they are already checking countermeasure systems, but there are two factors here. 1) this photo alone is not great for implementing them. They need more to actually model it and get it's details right. They are conducting more research now. 2) it's beloved this spesific one was only fitted to later export Bis versions not used by the USSR, but possible some in the Afghan conflicts. But that needs to be verified first.

So that's why we don't have this spesific system right now on the Bis, there is not that much solid info, poor photographs and the question if weather this was the main Soviet operational system. If not then it still leaves open the suspended pods to be considered, but no aircraft in game currently has those including Jaguar GR.1 and the previous MiGs.

Im still unsure why people keep asking such questions after us making it clear we are not going to comment before announcement.

We already said there is no new Mirage coming this patch. Mirage IIIC is still performing extremely well too.

Its a Mirage IIIC

I don't believe I said anywhere that we had not already done that?

Again, a book and a photo dont tell the whole story. But im not sure why we are still discussing this since as I said, we are waiting on the consultants and developers to respond.

Its not my call to make

This is why as is clearly explained in the article.

You didn't make it up, its just not even of a MiG-21.

A picture of something does not mean all models had it and its not enough on its own. Anyway, let wait for their response.