Worth a try.
How does one go about trying?
Report or pass me the details.
I was about to ask if we can get that feature, even if it was upped to like 15km or so, because right now it moves so slowly that you might as well just use a laser guided bomb because anything you fire at is going to move.
I’m not familiar with Mavericks, but it seems that the aircraft doesn’t need to carry any kind of target/datalink pod. What would be the usefulness of carrying the datalink pod with the AJ.168, if the guidance system isn’t implemented and it functions like a Maverick? Just to occupy a valuable wing pylon?
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Just had a thought, could suggest that along with a “1 missile at a time control” so that it simulates controlling the missile into the target? That way we dont get 3 Martels barreling at 3 SAMs in seconds.
Might be a bit more balanced with long range tracking vs “all the firepower”.
I think its worth remembering that the “TV guidance” we have on the Martels is to mimmic the actual guidance method and I dont think they could actually be guided in that manner IRL. Strictly speaking, I don’t beleive AGM-65 and Martels should use the same method of guidance at all
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Perhaps they could return the missile tracking camera to the Martel and have it use SACLOS controls? Not exactly an ideal situation but it would adequately simulate a man in the loop system?
I forgot to ask earlier. Does the Blue Parrot have IFF?
Im doubting it, but good to ask just in case
Yes it does.
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British naming schemes go from the most dastardly name like HMS Vengeance or Challenger or Spitfire to the most out of pocket kitchen sink name like Blue Parrot, or Green Cheese.
I love it.
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Now that is a surprise. So that turns the Buc S2B from a meh upgrade over the S2 to being a very good strike aircraft for ASB and 9Ls as a default choice.
Thank you
I hope the radar in the F-35 is like Blue Marmoset or something random
Good old rainbow names, was a naming scheme used during the late ww2 and until to 60s to get round the ability to guess the project goal based on the name, something the British did quite a lot during the war.
Wikipedia has a good list of the lot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Code
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I mean, I guess a pirate needs a parrot
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They always could, but the game wouldnt let you fire out that far. Good see they might have been buffed
You probably won’t be able to look things at that range
Yeah, that I doubt. Though would be nice to be able to use them more reliably in ASB as a psuedo cruise missile
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