Howdy Y'all!
My name is BasherBenDawg8, and today I'm proud to present to you a little project I've been working on, a fully envisioned War Thunder Israeli Aviation Tech Tree containing every vehicle the Israeli Aviation Tech Tree could theoretically get in the future! Each vehicle inside this tree has a very thorough and dedicated section about it, containing (hopefully) everything you'd be looking for or want to know about each vehicle! Compared to a well known Israeli Vehicle proposal for ground forces vehicles, it may seem lackluster in the quantity of vehicles it could revive, but I do so hope I've made up for it in this suggestion with the quality of data present for each aircraft! This took forever to make, as I spent between 30mins-2hrs+ researching each vehicle to find details about it that may not have been present in places such as war thunder forum suggestions created for them. That doesn't mean they're free from having errors, so if you spot one (whether it be formatting, grammar, historical, or visual) be sure to let me know!
With that being said, here's everything the tree contains!
The following tech tree contains aircraft that were used in IAF service, owned by or used by IAI or other Israel based military companies, aircraft modified by Israel or Israeli companies, or even just some aircraft whose only connection is using Israeli weaponry such as Python/Shafrir AAMs.
Every vehicle's information is as detailed as I could make them, and even pre-existing aircraft have details such as current Bugs or Inaccuracies present on their displayed information. Be sure to recheck each vehicle even if they're in the game, you could learn about some bugs you didn't know about earlier!
All The New Vehicles Proposed:
Rank 1:
Bonanza Model 351, AT-6B (1948), AT-6D (1956), Dragon Rapide, Colombian IAI 201 Arava, & IAI 201 Arava.
Rank 2:
Hudson Mk.IVA, Beaufighter TF Mk.X, S.119 Sakeen (Early), & S.119 Sakeen (Early) D.108.
Rank 3:
Mosquito FB MK.VI, Sea Mosquito TR Mk.33, Mosquito NF Mk.30, B-17G (1948), F-6K-15-NT, & P-51D-20-NA №2305.
Rank 4:
Spitfire LF Mk.IXe, Fouga CM.170 Magister, B-17G №1623 (1956).
Rank 5:
Meteor F Mk.9, Chilean A-37B Dragonfly, M.D.450B Ouragan "Late", & El Salvadoran M.D.450B Ouragan.
Rank 6:
Vautour IIB, CL-13B Mk.6, Chilean A-36 Toquí, MiG-17F, TA-4H, TA-4J, TA-4F, Mirage IIIB Shahak, A-4F, Chilean Hunter FGA.71 (Late), Argentinian F-86F-40 Sabre, Nesher B, Chilean Hunter Águila, IAI Kfir Technolog, & MiG-21 №007.
Rank 7:
IAI Kfir Technolog Canard, Argentina IAI Dagger, Kfir, A-4N Ayit Meshupar, MiG-23MLD, Kfir RC.2, RF-4E, IAI Lavi Prototype, Kfir TC.2, IAI F-5E II+, Chilean Mirage 50CN Pantera, Argentinian IAI Finger, Georgian Su-25KM, F-4E (Early), & F-4E (Late).
Rank 8:
F-16B-5 Netz, F-15B Baz, MiG-29 9.12A, F-16B-5 Netz 1987, Chilean F-5E III, Brazilian F-5EM, IAI MiG-21-2000, Colombian Kfir C.12, F-16A-10 Netz 1987, F-15C Akef, F-15D Akef, IAI Kfir 2000, Colombian Kfir C.10, Colombian Kfir TC.10, IAI Lavi Production, IAI F-16B-10 4X-ACE, F-16C-30 Barak I, F-16D-30 Barak I, F-15A Baz Meshupar, F-15B Baz Meshupar, & Turkish F-4E 2020 Terminator.
Rank 9+:
F-15C Alex Meshupar (Late), F-15D Akef Meshupar, F-16I-52 Sufa, F-15I Ra'am (Late), F-15I+ Ra'am, F-15IA, & F-35I Adir.
In total the Israeli Air Tree has a total of ~ Aircraft, but this proposal adds a total of ~ new vehicles to the Tech Tree!
Author's notes:
• As stated earlier, this tree contains a lot of aircraft based on multiple different circumstances that would allow them to be present in this tree. As such, there could be plenty of aircraft I missed that could have a place in this tree, so be sure to let me know if you think I missed one so I can look into them!
• I'm not perfect, and as such there could be errors, missing details, historical inaccuracies, or other issues that I highly urge you to bring to my attention if found!
Check out the "Israel ground forces full potential" Proposal made by Ofekk213 which this proposal is heavily inspired by!
Changelog: (This Proposal is in V0.3)
V0.1:
Full Proposal Prototype Version 1 Created, dubbed V0.1 by me.
V0.2:
• Ayit (Late) -> Ayit Meshupar
• Kfir RC.2: Removed all weapons but AAMs, never used anything but AAMs for self defense. BR changed from 11.0 to 10.7.
• RF-4E: Removed all weapons but AAMs, never used anything but AAMs for self defense. BR changed from 11.3 to 11.0.
• Netz aircraft reorganized entirely, New Netz (Late) added, Netz IIs removed, Netz "Mod"s added.
• IAI Lavi "Production" re-evaluated and lower in BR and capabilities.
• Colombian Kfir TC.10 likely doesn't have a new radar, thus it's BR has been lowered and it's foldered with the Kfir C.12.
• Added Meteor FR Mk.9.
• Numerous noted Bugs added to vehicles already found.
• Suggestion updated to reflect changes made in update "Hornet's Sting".
V0.3:
• Removed IAI F-4 2000 Super Phantom, as doubts about its capability to use armament have been raised. It's gun was likely function, but I'll need to evaluate the possibly of its implementation with others before or if it can be added here.
• Ayit's changed according to information that suggests they're unable to use Shafrir 2s (A-4F Ayit/Late removed).
• F-16C/D Barack 2020s removed, as I have come to believe we do not need that many variants, the ones ingame and Barack Is should be capable of representing the capabilities of IAF Barack's theoughout its service.
• F-15I+ Ra'am added (doesn't exist yet, placed in Rank X).
• F-16B Block 5 Netz (1981), F-16B Block B Netz (Mod 1987), F-16B Block 5 4X-ACE, and F-6K-15-NT all updated as new suggestions for these aircraft have been made.
• Incorrect info suggesting the IAF never had the Aim-7M removed.
• Higher end BRs adjusted/changed.
• Suggestion updated to reflect changes made in update "Leviathans".
V0.4:
• Added F-16I Block 52+ Sufa.
• TA-4H Skyhawk added.
• TA-4F Skyhawk added.
• TA-4J Skyhawk added.
• A-4N Ayit Meshupar and MiG-21 №007 updated as a suggestions for these aircraft has been made.
• Small BR changes to reflect current battle ratings in Air Realsitic Battles.
• Suggestion updated to reflect changes made in update "Tusk Force".
C0.5: (In progress)
• Vehicles planned to be added: Brazilian Mirage IIIEBR-2, Chilean F-16AM Block 15 MLU M4, Chilean F-16C Block 50M, Chilean F-16D Block 50+, Chilean Mirage 50C, Chilean Mirage 50CN, Chilean Mirage 50FC, Ecuadorian Mirage F1JA & F1JE, Ecuadorian/Colombian Super Tucano, Ecuadorian Kfir CE (likely not), Ecuador Cheetah C/D (Maybe), Singapore F-5S, Singaporean F-16D-52+ (likely not), Venezuela F-16A/B Block 15, IAF F-4E testbed with 30mm DEFA cannon and Opher bombs. Maybe some will be excluded, while other aircraft could be added, well see!
Thank you for reading, and I hope you all have a wonderfully blessed day! Stay tuned to this suggestion for updates, and join the Shiryon Archive Discord Server to learn more about Israeli Military Vehicle History!
