Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3522837-20150208144015/@comment-628612-20150511035041

Sylvered wrote: 628612 wrote: And like i said, there are two problems in doing that , -Block1- imo is a thing that Bamco did to the ADFX-01 to see how it would turn out and it worked i don't think that anymore planes will have a -Block1- , especially the CFA-44 , in a -Block1- you remove the special weapons , so the pods on the CFA-44 would be completely useless. Also like i said in AC the CFA-44 has no hardpoints besides the one for Standard missiles, so you can't really fit anyother type of weaponry on it Erm... It's called Block1 here for a reason. It depends on where PA could put it in the story. It can be anything even without the pod compartments prep ready as long as it's inferior to the real thing since it's a prototype, a work in progress. However, since we're so deep into the story already, we aren't likely gonna get a Block1 but again the main production unit can be very expensive if you imagine all the tech it has for the pods. So, if pilots can benefit from the plane's flight performance, PA can make a version with a more conventional arsenal, or anything they can make up and claim it cheaper. It's really solely up to them if they thought of a Block1 but the odds are currently against the wish.

Also, since you mentioned Mach Storm, FA-44 can fit 6 regular missiles. So, again it's possible to fit ODMM.

Yes and again i say, in mach storm the FA-44 has pylons , in AC6 and AH it only has pylons for regular missiles. And for the purpose of infinity, its unlikely that they will change the model just to add pylons , moreover , i doubt it will be much more expensive than the X-02 , as its unlikely that they will keep the pricing trend of the XFA-27 and R-101 (ADF-01 -Osea- also). My fear is that it will follow the XFA-27 in the tree, and if they don't reduce its price even if the CFA-44 cost normally , it will be very rare to see it flying around...Well its would be a little better , seeing that the ADMM and EML even with low power will still be pretty much dominating in ground attack missions , has beyond the range of the 6AAM , LAGM and so on  and can target 12 enemies , shove missile enhancing parts on it , lv it to 5 and it will be a very dominating weapon.