Dassault Rafale Vs Eurofighter Typhoon Dogfight | Digital Combat Simulator | DCS |

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Check out the Merch Store: growling-sidewinder.creator-spring.com/ Link to Longshot's Channel: kzbin.info/door/szke4C7G1THhlh0puHWZ1g Huge Thank you to Tron for coming out and putting up a great fight in the Rafale, As always when the mod is released, it will be announced here on the channel, these are just some sneak peaks for everyone for the upcoming mod. hope you guys enjoyed and as always please remember these mods are based off of aircraft that are classified and often times are simply based off of publicly available information about the aircraft and therefore do not represent the full and true capabilities of the aircraft in question, thank you watching and I'll see you the next one guys, much love.

[@hkguitar1984]

Great Fight. Tron demonstrated great competence flying that Rafale.

[@canadadelendaest8687]

"Oh is that part of me?"....lol

[@cedricmichaud3760]

If you could pilot the Rafale next time to show his true performance...

[@KJAkk]

What would happen in a lot of these fights you show if you changed them from 1v1 to 2v2 fights?

[@fireems1187]

Gripen vs F-35 please

[@elboughlazoreille]

Since "canard" means "duck" in french, can we say that this dogfight is actually... a duckfight?

[@air-headedaviator1805]

A situation of Mallard Mallace

[@ThomasTee]

*hits the quack button*

[@GojoGunning]

Cringe cringe pfp cringe

[@thomaszhang3101]

Holy heck! It means duck in Chinese as well! I thought we were the only one to name it after an animal.

[@direwolf7491]

Makes sense😅👍

[@ChromaDragon]

That's probably the closest damn duel I've ever seen between two aircraft. Not often you see a single round go more than five minutes a pop, a wonderful display.

[@utkarshchaurasia2233]

@@Real_Claudy_Focan yup agreed plus the mods too aren't overly accurate

[@zahnatom]

@@utkarshchaurasia2233 yes the rafale is blatantly overpowered. Check out Até's video about it

[@utkarshchaurasia2233]

@@zahnatom yeah I'm sure both mods don't behave accurately

[@zahnatom]

@@utkarshchaurasia2233 yep. however i think there was more work put into the eurofighter. both are probably still overperforming in some way shape or form. gotta wait for the HB/TG release for the near perfect eurofighter

[@utkarshchaurasia2233]

@@zahnatom yup unfortunately we will probably never get rafale😢

[@moochoman9948]

That second dogfight was absolute quality. How no one hit the deck. Quality sticks the pair of you.

[@magnanimus9692]

Quality sticks

[@adammclaughlin845]

I will consider myself a failure as a lover until some lucky woman says "quality stick".

[@timotheeponzo3516]

I have waited so long for this match up, once i saw the notif i immediately pressed it. Thanks so much for your devotion to make us happy :)

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

my pleasure, I just appreciate you guys coming to watch the videos.

[@kchrys2750]

Me too!! I haven't watched it yet... straight to the comments

[@rohannvidia8683]

@@GrowlingSidewinder yo growling sidewinder... Thanks for the video .. but we would love to see fox 2 fight as well..... Like you did f18 vs rafale or f22 vs typhoon and rafale

[@robpuga13]

YES

[@radheyalavate5068]

Same here!! The rafale vs the typhoon is a classic match..

[@Sherpah1]

I'd like to see you switch back and forth between the 2 aircraft, ie 1 fight in the Euro and the next in the Rafael. I think it would show which aircraft is more capable. I've been watching your videos for awhile now and have grown to assume that you're more skilled than your opponents. Except for Longshot, I enjoy your match ups the most. Mad props to you both.

[@janloncaric3621]

Yesss Yessss

[@Kelt.]

Absolutely

[@v3124]

*Rafale

[@triplebbb1484]

Yes, I’ve been asking for it for months. Is it the plane or the pilot?

[@fabriceboel57]

Rafael c'est un ange

[@Raz.C]

I didn't notice during the fight, but during the slo-mo replay at 5:30, you can see that the Rafale pilot had long since ejected, while GS was still debating whether or not to blast the jet again again to make sure it was dead.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Ahahah yaaaaa I didn’t see him eject

[@gabrielchad447]

From the look of it, it seems like the Rafale kept most of the strengths of the Mirage while also gaining some new abilities. I'm a big fan of Dassault, so it's nice to see you do fights with the Rafale.

[@captin3149]

I'm curious how much of the Rafale's abilities were holdovers from when France was still part of the Eurofighter program, before they pulled out to pursue the Rafale's development.

[@TryNotToDieOmega]

That Euro looks nicer than most jets when it is spinning and spraying flares. Like a piloted firework.

[@vandrer9817]

It was like a dream to see Rafale and Typhoon fighting each other. Really love your channel. It is so great to be here! Can't wait to see more Rafale in action btw))

[@doncalypso]

To my knowledge the Eurofighter has a better thrust-to-weight ratio and is better for air-to-air whereas the Rafale has better multirole capabilities and has better ECM and Electronic Warfare capabilities.

[@juliomaldonado4028]

I think the claim that the Eurofighter is superior at air to air is just more of a marketing claim against the Rafale. Personal, I think both the Rafale and Eurofighter are close to evenly matched in the air to air Arena

[@doncalypso]

@@juliomaldonado4028 yeah... but with performance being so close having a higher thrust-to-weight ratio should give an edge in turn-and-burn dogfights.

[@juliomaldonado4028]

@@doncalypso I was talking about in terms of missile engagements and their electronics. But yeah. The Eurofighter has a better tbrust to weight ratio and the Rafale should be the better one circle fighter.

[@julian5857]

@@calimdonmorgul7206 it's radar is quite impressive

[@f900ex5]

This correct, plus the Rafale is heavier, EF has better agility.

[@Lochaby]

I'd like to see some 2v1 and 1v2 dog fight breakdowns. I can tell you're searching for ways to keep BFM relevant and this would mix it up beyond playing "spin the dissimilar air wheel of fortune". You could do offensive and defensive setups also. Group BVR would also be awesome to watch even if the Amraam isn't what we wish it was.

[@ege5804]

Came home from a long day at work, got myself some food, was wondering what to watch and i saw your notification on KZbin. Absolute brilliance as usual.

[@crashbandicootnerd4321]

Ain't nothing like coming home from work and watching some GS. 😎

[@eMKeaL]

Just wanted to say that I discovered your channel only few days ago and I throughly enjoyed every minute of your videos that I've watched so far. This comes from a person that spent much of his time in 90s in flight sims like Chuck Yeager's Air Combat, F-19, Falcon 3.0 and 4.0 or Jane's F/A-18. Your channel makes me want to hop into flight sims again if I could just find the time... Keep it up, awesome channel. Subscribed.

[@oggearhound2242]

I've played those too! How about, MS Combat Flight Sim? IL2 Sturmovich has picked up where that left off if you enjoy WW2-1 sims

[@eMKeaL]

@@oggearhound2242 Somehow never played WW2 flight sims, but I have some great memories from Red Baron 1 and 2. Now playing mostly on consoles and flight sims are nonexistent there, unfortunately.

[@HollyTheWally]

F-19 back in the 80's I loved it

[@narcissus79]

I always was more of either the chopper sims (Apache and Commanche) or the space sims (Wing Commander & Tie Fighter), but I always loved Chuck Yeager's!

[@eMKeaL]

@@narcissus79 I loved reading Yeager's his stories that were part of game manual. Also played Wing Commander and X-Wing vs TIE Fighter :)

[@turbokat24]

Game: Ace Combat 6 Platform: Xbox 360 Date: April 2009 Situation: Final Mission Difficulty: Hard Flight Model: Expert Tried to beat that mission around twenty times with a variety of different aircraft (including the F-22) and failed...until I used the Rafale. Flew it a few more times after that and realized it's a great aircraft. Ofcourse, Ace Combat is nothing like DCS in terms of realism, but I have a special fondness for the Rafale 😃

[@Mobius118]

Love that mission

[@kinggeorgewows9695]

Eurofighter is outright superior to the Rafale in real life, and the F-22 is a generation ahead. Rafale is still great though

[@piwo647]

@@kinggeorgewows9695 I don’t know what would make you say that. Euro fighter is a more powerful aircraft while Rafale is a more balanced one aligned with the Dassault philosophy. If we look at their oppositions in exercises the rafale came out on top always (but that was dogfighting). And it’s also probably because it is a better born aircraft and it didn’t struggle like the EF did in its evolution. As a consequence pilots in Rafale have more flight time and thus more training than pilots in EF. Both aircraft at max potential are probably quite comparable and it’s good that they are on the same side. From a possibility of evolution it seems that the rafale is more upgradable and was thought with that in mind whereas evolution in the EF has always been slowed by different interests of different economic partners. Rafale is also a more reliable platform and availability rate is much higher than the EF, all of this can explain partly why it has been winning markets recently (of course there is a political aspect to this).

[@fexilsehn6445]

@@kinggeorgewows9695 not necessarily, from what I've heard, low speed and ground attack favors the Rafale while high speed, high alt A2A favors the Typhoon

[@deckdeckard5297]

@@kinggeorgewows9695 "Eurofighter is outright superior to the Rafale in real life" ==> LOL, the WELL-KNOWN fact is that it is, overall, the exact opposite, as piwo reminded. I say "overall" because a few specifications of the EF are superior: its thrust-to-weight ratio, hence a slightly higher rate of climb, its top speed and its service ceiling.

[@bencreasey7744]

Awesome video. I'm loving these eurofighter videos. I hope to join the RAF next year and fly typhoons!

[@ace7843]

Good luck!

[@bencreasey7744]

@@ace7843 thanks!

[@julian5857]

Best of luck and success to you m8

[@creepy847]

The Raf is such a good looking aircraft. It seems like it would be pure joy to fly.

[@Doomguy-777]

Probably the most beautiful aircraft we will ever see with a non purely stealth chassis until squareish internal bays airframes will become the established meta.

[@OSFGR4]

Insert Sr-71 here

[@offtopia7374]

Finally the fight all wanted to see, both airplanes are so close in performance

[@cedricmichaud3760]

Not true in real life, the Rafale is superior.

[@jaek__]

@@cedricmichaud3760 I'd argue against that.

[@philv3941]

@@jaek__ IRL, EF lost every mock combats against Rafale ( in dog fights, BVR, we don't know)

[@JazzJaRa]

@@philv3941 The F-22 lost against the EF too, so the F-22 is worse than the EF? Cool...

[@philv3941]

@@JazzJaRa not my point. In one on one, It has lost its combats, period.

[@zeroelus]

Love the Eurofighter series of videos. And while this and the Rafale are pretty classified, it's a credit to their creators that they are evenly matched, these fights being decided by talent and the smallest of mistakes on one side. Thank you for this great content all year. Hope to see this quality content (and of course, 2 morons) on 2022. Happy holidays GS and LS!

[@SpencerAK74M]

The Battle of Britain camo is very aesthetic... Nice match!

[@jasonmcmillan4373]

I don't know how I missed this one when you first released it, but this is some of the most intense dogfighting I've seen on your channel!

[@Swatmat]

as a brit, the Rafale is by far the better looking plane

[@sc1338]

Really? The EF is better in my opinion

[@HIP-wv8nu]

And far better :)

[@Badblitz4013]

⁠@@HIP-wv8nu you can’t really say a ‘best jet’ because they are for different purposes. The eurofighter is an in intercepting plane, and would win in a beyond visual range fight, whereas the Rafale is a true omnirole fighter jet, and would win a a heated close range dogfight. Both planes are super capable and look amazing and will forever fly by each others side 😊

[@gerhardbarckom2]

Two planes with very similar dogfight performances, which means that the outcome of the fight depends more on the mistakes made by the opponent (or yourself) than on the plane. I personally love both.But it must be admitted that the Rafale is much more versatile than the Typhoon, in fact the air intake design prevents the possibility of being embarked on an aircraft carrier, the slats in front of the cockpit Limits visibility for ground attack, etc.

[@basecoat1966]

Is it possible for you to show us throttle control as you dogfight? Maybe on the bottom left corner.

[@bw6573]

That would be really cool and useful actually

[@the_penetrator]

I second this

[@danielbronks4234]

Reheat

[@doncalypso]

"I have been looking forward to this..." --- Darth Tyrannus ---

[@kikiarmada1773]

Love the Rafal.. In NATO exercise, rafal pilots did great job shooting down f22 in dogfights, there is great video on youtube from rafall HUDs, very capably aircraft for air air fights and also bomb atack role,

[@Uselessnoobcow]

Hey GS, hope you had a great Christmas - my girlfriend got me a “I’m a cat person hoodie” from your store! Super happy with it, really soft and surprised that the graphic is inked onto the hoodie and not one of those stickers that always seem to come off! Love your content man, will definitely need to get myself some more of your merch! :)

[@iamwepty8986]

Would love to see some more BVR combat fighting in 2 or more ship flights! Keep up the great work man your videos are amazing

[@RaptorDad]

I figured this would be one for the ages. Great flying by both of you!

[@hacajaime]

It would be nice to see you fly the Rafale against the Eurofighter.

[@brakkiss4042]

absolutely epic fight in the mountains... your commentary plus the stunning visuals make this mesmerizing! Bravo!

[@maverickmissile801]

This awesome, I've been waiting very eagerly. Thanks so much!

[@juanpecina7953]

Man that background music when you first took out the Rafael (not sure if I spelled that right) was so beautiful…brought tears to my eyes

[@dvaritek2841]

I have always thought, and this wonderful display of airmanship reinforces it, that if you want a delta winged airframe, contact the French. However, if you want a powerplant, contact the English.

[@walterblanc9708]

British please.

[@cloudforest4087]

Warheads and guided missiles are cool to witness, but there is something special about seeing rounds decimating metal. I enjoyed the flight path these planes take when dogfighting, it was like a slow dance. Seeing more sunset or sunrise in your battles will be nice.

[@Ryzawa]

The insane (best of any delta) thrust-to-weight ratio is probably a big part in why it's such a good rate fighter, so much power, decently light, and great energy (for a delta).

[@kilasracingfactory]

Always loved the look of the Rafale. Look at these canards!

[@french_co]

The fun fact is that one of the raison france leave the project is that the typhoon's canard make for the pilote impossible to look down at his right/left side.

[@leeludlowart237]

It’s so cool watching your videos on the big screen in my art room while I work. Love the longer videos. Your videos can never be long enough buddy. I hope you’ve had a great Christmas 👍👍

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Much Love Lee, always a pleasure to see you around here. Merry Christmas and Happy new year brother.

[@latcy1795]

The third fight with those clouds was an absolute beauty👌

[@GM-fh5jp]

The ending on this video is so good...the Eurofighter, flushed with victory, zooming high into the sky on a carpet of disrespectful flares as the Rafale burns in the distance. Epic stuff mate :)

[@robertm8401]

Great flying from both! Seeing those two sleek delta hotrods fight is an absolute treat.

[@CharlesFlahertyB]

Rafale wins the beauty contest

[@hansstopfer878]

The Typhoon is one of the few fighters that can perform sharp air combat maneuvers at supersonic speeds.

[@ripoutyourintestines5099]

@@zapata1843 it’s literally true. The delta wing makes it unstable but extremely manoeuvrable to the point it can thrust vector without even having it there’s videos on there of an RAF Pilot and a German pilot in a training dogfight, the German fighter pulls up quickly and stops mid air, the RAF one does the same and pulls the middle finger.

[@Notmethe01]

@@ripoutyourintestines5099 Whoa bro😅😅😅 is that for real?

[@FrLawRE]

At last an American who pronounces the word Rafale properly. Most of the others say Rafail; as if they wanted it to fail. LOL!

[@karrackhalcyon8826]

Great fight, as showcased in round 2, the rafale is very capable when pushed aggressively. Which makes me really want to see you vs Longshot in there

[@Thierryoutdoors]

Great idea!!!

[@boejiden7093]

I just watched the F-22 vs Typhoon video and was wondering if you could do a Rafale vs Typhoon. Just my luck that you uploaded exactly what I wanted to see! Thank you GS!

[@erikbender1967]

Asked about this a few days ago and another subscriber told me about this. Excellent fight.

[@Rich77UK]

Never ceases to amaze me that Rafale was the result of France pulling out of the EFA program. Yet it hit service well ahead of the EFA. Thats the issue with design by committee. It delays and waters down everything. I know the EFA is a capable 4.5 gen fighter but it was almost outdated before it entered service.

[@razorbackblood06]

That Typhoon cannon sounds like a real monster.

[@ueehurstonsecurity8887]

thanks for the videos man, really inspiring to see someone give it there all and have some fun doing it. you help me out

[@EdD-ym6le]

Rafale is a good looking plane . Happy Holidays GS !

[@reptilianbrother5618]

This was some very good and intense fighting/flying! Very good video! Thank you

[@ratboy_]

yesssss I've wanted this as soon as I saw the Rafale in a video

[@benspouse9840]

Loved the backdrop of the winter mountains and in the shadow of the valley with the clouds right there. Really nice long fight

[@dstavs]

Didn’t even need to watch it yet before hitting like. This is the match up that needed to happen. Looking forward to the outcome.

[@avramnovorra]

Took a while for me to get to this video, but damn i love how close this match up was! Also, i didnt realize immediately that this is a Rafale M you squared up against, or at least that's what the markings say, but glad to see you going toe-to-toe against this French beauty

[@pajownik]

I'm no expert but in my opinion, these two are as close in design as it gets. No doubt they are tuned differently but if you were in any other jet, it would make a little difference which one of these two would you be against. No doubt Rafale is better looking though.

[@SaveThePurpleRhino]

I think it’s the prettiest fighter plane so far. Those curve line between fuselage and air intake is sexy.

[@pajownik]

@@SaveThePurpleRhino Flankers are pretty sexy too. Hard choice. 😉

[@gtifighter]

I find between Typhoon and Rafale, the Typhoon looks more sleek and efficient, which also reflects on it's flight performance.

[@bigblob8488]

Love it. Gripen Vs. Rafale/Typhoon Next?

[@julian5857]

Gripen VS Rafale exists

[@Stinger522]

That was awesome. You over-g'd that Typhoon to hell to get the win. An interesting fact about the Rafale. Its Mica-IR and Mica-EMs have the same range. I learned that from the Fighter Pilot Podcast.

[@hippoace]

Sounds like the French picked up some tricks from the Russians with those longer range MICA-IR

[@ctykckcktyvc7558]

You can’t over g a typhoon in real life, the care free handling system means it limits inputs after 9 g and then sustains it

[@channelchannel1848]

COME ON DOWN FOR THE DELTA FIGHT OF THE CENTURY, GET YOUR TICKETS GET YOUR FRESH HOT TICKETS, BRING YOUR FRIENDS BRING YOUR FAMILY WATCH GS GET SMOKED IN THE FACE AT LEAST ONCE

[@Seabass3920]

At 4:19 the sound of that Eurofighters Mauser 27 mm is magnificent 💥

[@weirdbritishperson9542]

I like the Battle of Britain memorial skin you’ve got

[@i_kazik_i8835]

What a pretty dance of two birds of prey

[@gandigooglegandigoogle7202]

the problem is that at each redflag exercise the typhoon gets crushed by the Rafale :)

[@richardgriffin2302]

I absolutely loved this video. It was just perfect. This was hands down one of the best match ups I've seen. Now switch planes.

[@YankeeCommie]

Just beautiful machines. At first didn't like the delta wing but uts grown on me. I really like them.

[@hippoace]

There is a french movie that has nice cool scenes with Mirages

[@shi_towndownsouth7736]

I always watch till the end! The last fight was so worth it... the intensity of the mountain factor

[@volatile5460]

Modern aircraft in WWII era livery makes me feel things

[@tmytyson]

It's finally here! Now for Battle of the Canards 2 with the JAS39 Gripen!

[@mando_dablord2646]

I do have to say that the Rafale is definitely one of my favorite fighters. It can accomplish so much compared to it's competition on a budget. But I do have to admit that I admire the Eurofighters higher thrust to weight.

[@GM-fh5jp]

Well, just barely there GS. LOL Tron certainly knows how to fly that Rafale. I reckon you should buy a Lotto ticket after scraping out of that Deathmatch alive. :)

[@Bobainthome]

you are the best advertising for this simulator...

[@lwrncschmchr]

I watched the Mirage/Eurofighter fight just now and saw this suggested in the comments. Excellent choice!

[@emilyroper6746]

I've been waiting for this fight!!! Love your videos!!!

[@Vanessaira-Retro]

When that Battlefield Theme kicks in! :D

[@W1ckedRcL]

I got into an argument with a guy months ago that was raving that the EF is better than the F22. I've hated the EF ever since. Yes, I'm petty like that.

[@DanielWilliams-oi4ss]

Replying to say that the yf-22 flew all the way back in 1990... More than 30 years ago.

[@kahlrhoam6769]

Excellent & very interesting vid! 👏 Love these longer vids, thx. Requesting F-16 vs Rafi, 🙏?

[@aiosquadron]

The meteor Fox-3: When you really, definitely, surely, affirmatively want that thing on the business end gone.

[@blackfish4147]

One of your best matchups yet!!!

[@holdmybeast6559]

Just waiting on Eurofighter vs Gripen

[@doodmonkey]

I was like, aren't they the same thing? Then you explained it. Thank you.

[@fatsamgr]

At last the battle i was waiting so much!

[@willsabri4815]

IRL the typhoon is reportedly better than f16's in a rate fight, apparently the only danger they face is from earlier blocks of the f16 that are significantly lighter but even then the viper is the underdog.

[@movedon20000]

correct. a typhoon pilot who flew f16 and typhoon said "the typhoon is a f16 on steroids"

[@Peter_Aranyos_Jr]

Great video GS! I love the long videos

[@nj1255]

They are so very similar air crafts but I think I like the Rafale a bit better because of the more organic shape overall -- and especially of the air intakes -- as well as the fact that the canards are behind the pilot, making visibility a bit better. They are both some of the coolest looking 4th gen fighters though.

[@bryanrussell6679]

Out of the canard/delta winged planes, eurofighter, rafale, gripen, and I guess technically the J-20 is one too, I think the rafale is the best looking. I just don't like the air intakes on the eurofighter, and the gripen's look old like the F4 phantom. I don't know what to say about the J-20. The rafale has the best lines/style.

[@kilasracingfactory]

It's all in the air intakes: the Rafale looks the sleekest, the Gripen Frontside looks a bit more dated. From the backside they all look modern I think! I even find the Chinese J-10 a bit more aesthetically pleasing than the Typhoon haha

[@bryanrussell6679]

@@kilasracingfactory Damn, I totally forgot about the J-10. It certainly relates to the rest of the bunch better than the J-20. And I agree with your comment, lol.

[@commandergeokam2868]

The canard fight(this) and the stealth fight(raptor vs felon) are the best i could think of

[@the_wingedman]

Waited so long for this fight🔥🔥

[@superfastjellyfish78]

As there are no dog fights anymore. It's cool that at least there are simulators...

[@LinskaV2]

Think that’s the first DCS video I’ve ever watched where the pilot came out of afterburner.

[@Pesquisando0b1011]

Make a combat between Gripen vs Typhoon and Gripen vs Raphale.

[@nilavtalukdar4426]

JUST WAIT IS OVER FOR THIS DOGFIGHT

[@servicekid7453]

Loving the paintjob on the Eurofighter! 😋

[@nwbklr]

“Oh is that part of me? Yeah. That’s my wing.” 😂 🤦‍♂️ ☠️

[@placebo2682]

Love to see match up between J10C and Rafael, both are delta wing design.

[@dekanusg5425]

Please make rafale vs typhon BVR combat

Alternate title : the post-Brexit fishing war between France and the UK got hot. Should have played it over the Channel map !

[@O.padula]

Great fight, great video! Now how about Eurofighter vs Gripen - the 'E' version, if possible?

[@danielboisvert139]

A fight that had to happen from very close planes. Thank you.

[@akainguyen5866]

finaly it's out I had been waiting for so long