GCAP related speculative topic

[FighterJock]

So the ASN4G will be bigger than even the mighty ASMP-A.

 

[TorpedoJ]

Why not, but not sure it is in the french air force to put 2 ASN4G on a single SCAF.
We havent't seen a Rafale config with 2 ASMP, when there is a double SCALP one (and scalp heavier).

But will there be a way to carry 2 FMAN/FMC (as the french term FC/ASW) internally but only a single ASN4G? The ASN4G looks really wide, so it might work with a huge central weapons bay.

 

[Scott Kenny]

A very important weapon for the french will be the ASN4G for deterrence. Will one bay (or the sole bay) be studied to carry this big missile ???

It's possible that they'd do a single long bay with split doors and/or a removable divider for smaller weapons.

Why stop at one bay for the ASN4G missile? I would rather the SKAF have two big bays just like the J-36. I can dream.

My mental model is already a bay some 10m long and over 2m wide.

 

[BonPlan2]

So the ASN4G will be bigger than even the mighty ASMP-A.

It seems.
Some said in France that there will be 2 ASN4G versions : one for SCAF and another, shorter, for Rafale (to fit under the belly).
The ASMP and ASMP A is also quite slim. May not be the case of the ASN4G...

 

[FighterJock]

So there will be two variants for the ASN4G makes sense really. Why would they make the missile fatter than the ASMP-A?

 

[BonPlan2]

So there will be two variants for the ASN4G makes sense really. Why would they make the missile fatter than the ASMP-A?

Because we need more range, and far more speed. miw the two and you will have a bigger misile.
ASMPA speed is more or less mach 3 in high altitude when ASN4G targeted speed is above mach 5 (some said mach 6).