AGM-65 Maverick vs Helicopter DIRCM

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The Mi-28NM is very popular right now and as you probably know it’s laser dazzler jams all IR missiles from any direction. Helicopters are also difficult to target with active radar homing.

That gave me the idea: why not counter them with TV guided Maverick? They seem promising since they’re fire and forget and give no warning to the target. The only problem is finding viable platforms to launch them from as most high tier jets only have access to the IR versions.

So far I’ve only had the chance to use the F-15E with 6x AGM-65D which unfortunately is an IR seeker. Even so, I find the warhead large enough to splash low flying and landed helis.

Have any of you had any luck using Mavericks against the new DIRCM helicopters? If so, IR or TV, and how did it work out?

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There is also an issue where Tpods wont target helis beyond point blank range at the moment, So I dont know if that would impact using a TV guided seeker vs a DIRCM heli. Though I know Brimstones dont currently work as a result

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So it’s not just me! I ran into this bug in the AH-1Z while attempting to hellfire some of those Mi-28NMs. The bug only impacted me some of the time though, at one point the Tpod was working fine and the next it seemed to look straight through the target heli.

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Bombing the helipad also works well when the mi28 is reloading :D

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I’ve not touched top tier for a while. So I cant personally comment

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Sounds like they need to add JP233 to counter the Mi28 :D

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It is worth noting that aircraft should be able to use the AGM-65B and 65D interchangeably. They only can’t in-game for “some reason”

I also don’t believe the L-DIRCM should be nearly so effective against D-mavericks and other IIR systems like they currently are, but that is a different discussion.

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Is the A/B resistant to IRCCM?

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The A and B are TV guided so they should be totally unaffected by any jammer in game though I haven’t had the chance to test this yet.

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Yes. The L-DIRCM does not currently affect TV weapons. This is why the Strela can still shoot these helicopters, since it has the dual-channel. (It is also why the Stingers should be able to hit them buuuuut…)

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Didn’t even bothered just to waste it. Any cannon works for me, because they usually don’t pay attention.

Might try to take F-16A instead of AV-8B to see how it works.

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Mavericks are really unmaneuverable

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IDK if this would work but im pretty sure the A10A early and possibly late get TV guided mavericks, could try that out

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Only the A-10A Early gets the TV mavericks, because of Dev incompetence.

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They are generally maneuverable enough to hit a helicopter, especially with how stupid the average heli-player is. And they certainly have more standoff capacity than being forced to go for guns because of stupid modeling decisions.

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You wanna get that close to use it? Just use BK-90 and have it travel.to the target and then deploy its bomblets.

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Gotta earn that Mig-eater title somehow

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Yeah sounds like an easy way to get nuked by them at low alt, id rather just use a guided cluster weapon and have it auto deploy.above the area make them wonder why 56 items just popped up on radar.

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or the F-4E

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F-4E also get the B no?