British Weapon Systems - Technical data and discussion

in SB I manually select target already. Means you can actually control the TWS

You’re right, I forgot it was changed some time ago

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@Gunjob, a R-Darter mounted on a Brazilian F-5EM. Can you identify this rail? It’s definitely not the same one used on the Cheetah.
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Yeah it’s just the Rafael rail I’ve seen derby mounted on. We have confirmation R-Darter/Derby is compatible with CRL so it’s no worries we will still be able to get BOL with R-Darter.

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Guessing you have a draft report ready in case the BOL + R-Darter isn’t possible on dev?

Did it months back yeah.

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YES that’s awesome!
In theory we should be able to carry it on wing tips right?

R-Darter? Not that I know of. Wing tips are IR missile only on Gripen as far as I know.

So max load would be 2x Sidewinder and 4x R-Darter with 4x CRL/BOL.

huum, I thought that since it can carry Python 4s there it would carry Derby/Darter too…
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Depends if Derby/R-Darter uses the LAU-7 style mounting and if the stores management system can support those missiles there. Physical compatibility is one thing, but the SMS knowing what to do with a weapon on a hard point is a whole other thing.

Evidence available publically only had IR missiles on the wing tips so you’d need evidence of ARH missiles mounted there for any change.

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Does red top have a prox fuse?

Because I think it needs a bit of a tweak. I keep getting hits with the red top against small fighters. I think the prox fuse is triggering too early or something.

I’ll try and get a good clip, but has anyone else noticed this or is it just me

(Not a new issue, had this for a while)

Proxy fuse is set to 12m according to the sheet

Honestly now the Red Top changes are live I can say they’re a pretty nice buff

The range is SO MUCH better, the manuverability is worse but the gimble limit means you can still lead the missile lots so it isnt a big deal

The missile actually stays fast for a long time now, allowing it to glide to targets. Testing in the test drive the missiles range is now around:

Sea Level: ~2.5-3km
5km Alt: ~4km

yeaaaah I just noticed it. Pretty much only in the side aspect though. Frontally not much issues

@Gunjob is there any news on the seeker fov for the Redtop? I remember I think it was @Flame2512 who reported it being to big currently and should have a FoV of 1 or has that been fixed and it’s an after launch FoV

Don’t see a report for it.

Yep, I think it might be the missile just slightly missing. But I’ve had a few that looked like it would have been a direct hit

I’ll have a look in the replay later, but I think it’s over leading and then triggering on wingtips or something

Yeah it’s possible