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Just to clarify now, the pods have 14 charges each of countermeasures. These are the large calibre. You can equip two pods (one under each wing on the outboard pylon) for a total of x 28 countermeasures.

You are comparing a Rank VII subsonic premium with similar capabilities to many of its peers to a supersonic Rank VIII tree vehicle. BRs are not fixed and can change if necessary.

The Tornado will be Rank VIII.

We have already said now multiple times, the pylon report has not been closed and is still under review. The explanations we have provided include the reasoning as to why it was not immediately done and why there were some clarifications required.

There are no other reports open about its weaponry (other than countermesures), so I'm not sure what your referring too here.

It can currently load 9 x GBU-12.

Ive already updated what Gunjob posted above and will include the Raytheon data sheet.

Considering the conversation is going from Tornado to Harrier in a response that was about the Tornado, its an easy mistake to make unfortunately. I have already updated my response.

Harrier GR.1 never had any form of countermeasures. Its also nothing to do with this update.

We have already said they are coming for all Tornados. The pods just were not ready to show at the time of the stream / dev.

However Harrier GR.1 never had any form of countermeasures.

Currently you capture targets with the radar, lock and launch them via that. However its not final.

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Sea Harrier does not have access to LGB.

Understandably 4 would be better than 2, however the picture is not fully clear at the moment. Its better to be sure now than add it and have to remove it later if we find something conclusive about a limitation or restriction of some kind, which explains why its not really backed up by anything else.

If it was not for the GR.1 manual that Gunjob explained, it wouldnt even be being discussed now for the German or Italian Tornados ether, as there is nothing for them on it either.

They have AS.34. It was a choice for the aircraft by the devs.

That has not been disputed and was already explained above.

Manuals are still considered more primary when it comes to data than marketing pamphlets and infographics. Its often the case they simplify or round up in other case (not saying that's what's happened here). So in the absence of further evidence or if anything new comes up, they will use the manual figures for now.

Thanks, will update the report.

Multiple sources lead to the conclusions that were made. Here is just a selection:

For example on the F-4F, AIM-9J is confirmed in the manual and also seen in action in the USA when the F-4Fs were undergoing training:

The F-5 family also has plenty of evidence of the retrofitted flares on airframes:

Similarly on the F-104 AIM-9J situation, there is plenty of evidence on the G/S:

As for the Tornado, currently not a single photograph, of any variant in any service shows Paveways mounted on the wings. Not even in training, trials or tests. If some could be found, then it would greatly help the conclusion of the matter. However the sole origin at the moment of this comes from the GR.1 manual, which shows the stations are rated for the type of pylon that could carry Paveway. There's no German or Italian documentation we have that supports it either so fa...