IRL the 65B has only one zoom level, and can’t switch between zooms. It’s correct as it is now.
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“The AGM-65B Maverick is a TV guided missile with a 2.5 degree
magnifiable field of view. Image projection is provided in the cockpit
by a video monitor with adjacent controls for slewing the seeker to the
selected target. The missile has an 85 percent success rate but is range
limited by naturally occurring obscurrations such as precipitation, haze,
dust, and battlefield smoke. Hence, a 2-3 nm range is the nominal target
lock-on distance.”
Magnifiable vs magnified suggests that it can be zoomed in and out. First source also says the same
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bug report?
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how far does it zoom irl
10x? 20x?
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The devs aren’t going to make a change based on semantic nuance like this; you’ll have to find specific values for the FOV/magnification range. All the manuals I’ve seen never give any value other than 2.5˚ FOV for the AGM-65B. The A-10A Non-Nuclear Weapons Delivery Manual only says that the AGM-65D/G/K have variable FOV.
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I’m aware. I’m trying to find further info online using declassified info. I’ve seen the 2.5 fov as well. Optical zoom vs MFD zoom is different though
What you’re looking for is variable magnification, which isn’t explicitly mentioned there
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i did a few google and it say 30x zoom
need to find more tho
…and here I read:
All variants of the “Maverick” rocket have the same normal aerodynamic plane scheme. A "M-65A and A "M-65B missiles differ from each other by the fact that the first one has a TV homing head with an angle of 5°, and the second one - 2.5°. Reducing the angle of view of the homing head allows you to detect the target and to capture it at a greater distance.
So either 5° FOV (AGM-65A) or 2.5° (AGM-65B).
Se also here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/pvnp24/is_the_agm65b_mavericks_can_no_longer_be_zoomed/?rdt=53809
And here:
The AGM-65B Scene-Magnification Maverick offers new optics, a stronger gimbal mount and revised electronics. The new optics offer greater magnification (2.5 degree cone, equivalent to a 400mm lens on a 35mm camera), thus allowing the pilot to search for the target with the seeker of the missile and detect it at greater ranges than with the Mark 1 eyeball.
All that implies it’s fixed zoom, but I agree the wording “magnifiable” is confusing and would hint at changeable zoom.
I try to find out with people who worked with Mavericks…
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That’s how much zoom it has ingame, 29.46x
magnifiable does not mean variable zoom like camera or sniper scope
So when manuals or document say “magnifiable field of view,” what they actually mean is:
The seeker was redesigned to increase magnification compared to earlier models.
The physical optics themselves were changed (better telescopic lens).
Not that the missile seeker can zoom in and out.
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Thanks for clarifying. Do you think Gaijin can make an AGM-65A option then?
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For what reason? The lower zoom also means lower target tracking range.
AGM-65A is already a thing in war thunder, for example its on the A-4N Ayit
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And the A-7D
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The A-10a doesn’t have the option and without a targeting pod, it’s pretty tough to use at the current fov the B has. I’d rather give up lock range for less of a magnification
its in game and has less zoom
my problem with 65B when test flight the A-10 prem is that the sensitivity is so so so sooo slow i have to move the plane to fire
Whether you use the 65B at 6km or the 65A at 3km, it still looks the same in the seeker because the B has half the FOV.
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I personally prefer the B also over the D, even though the D allows easier pickup at distances thanks to IIR.
However, I find ability to identify over large distances more important (to pick out and engage the dangerous SPAA’s…), and that’s lacking in the D, even more dso than the A, and much more so than the B…
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