Limited steering and tracking is capable on just one hexagonal circle of modules surrounding a singular one. These can pass off the target to the set below them, or combine for better steering as needed to keep track of priority targets. The aircraft only needs 8 because it has 8x MICA. That’s over 100 TR modules per target. I doubt it needs that many.
Reports are not accepted on assumptions and theoretical possibilities. If you have open data on how many beams the Rafal radar can form, you can create your own report.
Theoretically yes. But in practice such a beam is useless. Otherwise, everyone would make a radar from two elements.
yep, exactly.
Though tbf, I’m not sure if with multi beam forming one can even consider the seperate beams as being formed by completely independent elements, or if all elements work together on forming multiple spikes using math that is beyond me.
But generally going “It has X elements so it must be using Y beams at all times” is stupid in all cases
The point was to say that on the most basic level, you need at least two to shift the overall waveform. The subsequent part of my comment clears up that even if you want to track 8 priority targets separately, you’d have 100 TR modules per to do it and 38 extra mixed in there.
funny statement
From what ive read on this thread, irl the speed was limited to preserve the ram coating but i guess gaijin treats it as max structular speed
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No they dont, i fly it, only decent PK is at mach 1,6+ and 10+km at 25km±.
35km, they are slow AF before they reach even 30km. Enemy has 10 years to notch it or outrun it. It doesnt keep speed. Its Rmax2 is like 30% of amraam in same conditions. Today i reached 70km of Rmax2 on AMRAAM at altitude… max range around 100KM. MICA CANT EVEN FLY past 50km, and if its to reach 50, it takes eternity. Above 20, its rock even at alt.
MICA is WORST BVR missile together with R-77 and i have feeling that even R-77 is better in high altitude high speed slinging.
“ONLY” 50km Rmax2 on target doing 1300km/h GS at 10km… iam not even going that fast, iam doing only M1.64, it can easily do 1.8-1.9 at 12km and extending that Rmax2 to 70+km. Thats mind you high PK area where its supposed to hit maneuvering targets. That amraam is going to be doing mach 3+ at that range. Mica wont even get there. SO NO… MICA CANT BVR and its useless at 35km when amraams effective range under good conditions is same as micas max range. I get same Rmax2 with mica at high alt high speed as with typhoon at like 4km at mach 1,4.
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Well well well, looks like we are getting closer and closer to a proper AESA radar… keep it up gentlemen.
Bravo to you all, hope with DS’ reports we can get this fixed asap along with the many reports regarding details missing from the HUD.
Looking forward to all of these fixes and changes!
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It’s still a large chaff btw, I’m no mean to ruin the fun, but I have tested it in the TacView and the luminosity of Chaff Dispenser is the same as large flare.
Mica is not the worst, its better than the R-77 and its better than the R-Darter/Derby its the 2nd/3rd best BVR missile.
I have a squad mate that flies France and uses the MICAS at 25-30k and gets kills at those ranges with the Rafale.
How do you know if you havent used them?
Give me a brick and I will be able to kill “Ahh, missiles are coming at me but I will just keep flying straight😴😴” players from the same distance
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It’s the fourth best, behind the AIM-120A/B, PL-12, and AAM-4.
Not having used something does not mean that you can’t have knowledge of it.
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Anyone have access to this paper?
The german wiki on about CAPTOR cites it, claiming that the AESA Prototype had up to 30 Sub-arrays. Maybe it contains more info on how many T/R-Modules are needed to form a usable radar-beam?
With 1424 Modules that would be about ~50 Modules per beam.
Good news for the Rafale F5 :
(I don’t think it has already been posted)
It’s in french but we could see a 20% more thrust for the engines with a funding from UAE.
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Great, Safran always said they could do it easily, but DGA never saw purpose of a higher power M88
Cant wait to rip at 75% throttle
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Lmao
You beat me to it X)
If (big if) rafale F5 delivers, there would be :
- New GaN AESA radar
- 90 KN thrust engine
- ASN4G
- FC/ASW
- and CFT are probably going to be necessary too, if there is a new engine
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