Fighter Jet – Eurofighter (Typhoon T1)
Description
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine multi-role canard-delta strike fighter aircraft, designed and built by a consortium of European aerospace manufacturers through Eurofighter GmbH which was formed in 1986. However studies began as early as 1979 into what would become the Eurofighter Typhoon.
The series production of the Eurofighter Typhoon is now underway and the aircraft has formally entered service with the Italian Air Force and with the Spanish Air Force. ‘Initial Operational Capability’ is expected to be declared by Germany and the United Kingdom in 2006. Austria has purchased 18 Typhoons, while Saudi Arabia signed a contract on 18 August 2006 for 72 to be built by BAE Systems.
The Typhoon’s combat performance, particularly compared to the new F-22A Raptor and the upcoming F-35 fighter under development in the United States and the Dassault Rafale developed in France, has been the subject of much speculation. While making a reliable assessment is impossible with available information, there is a study by the UK’s DERA comparing the Typhoon to other contemporary fighters. In it, the Typhoon was second only to the F-22A in combat performance.
BF2 Information
The Eurofigher Typhoon features in both Taraba Quarry and Operation Smoke Screen, with 1 and 2 available on the maps respectively. The jet seems to evade missiles quite well, whilst retaining good flight characteristics, although it can feel slow on the turns and also cumbersome. In both maps, it goes up against the MEC’s MIG29 Fulcrum and also the Su-34 Flanker on Taraba and easily matches its opponents.
Weaponry
Gun: 27mm Mauser BK-27 Cannon
Missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder
Bombs: JDAM Dumb Bomb
Evasive action: Flares
Links
Vehicle Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurofighter
Vehicle Picture: http://www.fas.org
Vehicle BF2 Screencaps: http://www.ea.com/official/battlefield/battlefield2/us/editorial.jsp?src=vehicles