MICA-EM max range should be 80km → 50km in game.
Magic-II weren’t on use after the F.2.2 as they were kept for the remainning Mirage 2000D and C5-S2 still in service at that time → no MICA-IR.
speaking of Fox-3 F.3R is Meteor able → no sign of this either.
then, we have to check on the 200+ Bug reports mostly made by DirectSupport and several others bug reporters.
the current rafale is named F.3R but is only a F.2.1 with some lazy features from the F.3R
The reason why radar is better as a main sensor while being worse as MAWS (from what I have heard), is that it’s a lot easier to get a big antenna and all the supporting systems in the nose of a jet than in multiple spots in fuselage/wings. So trade offs have to be made to fit the MAWS antennas in their spots.
While IR sensors don’t have as much of an issue with this, especially the more modern ones
This could be changing very soon.
The AIM-9X-2+ has stealth materials to make external carriage on F-35 safer. Surely, other missiles will follow in this
The concept of a stealthy missile has been around for decades too, until quite recently (with 9x BLK 2+) it has only been cruise missiles like SCALP on the Rafale and JASSM on US stuff
TLDR, this is making radar MAWS even more obsolete. Not even gonna talk about what would happen if the MAWS was getting jammed
This would be snazzy. Though I’ve little hope we’ll see it in a reasonable time frame.
Technically, the use of cruise missiles in the game would be roughly the same as the Gromm2 used by the Russians. The only two differences would be the range, which would be greater, and the terminal guidance (which Gaijin can modify to be GPS only). Other than that, the explosive charge is slightly larger for the SCALP, but is compensated by the larger number of Gromms on the Russian planes.
Well British flight test documents can be misleading compared to rest of the world (in that they always go for conservative figures that emphasize preservation of airframes etc). I can remember at least two (might not be directly comparable to the context of the Rafale though), the Fw-190 rollrate chart that has the data gathered from a sample with damaged aileron/controls and British vs American Canberra flightbook speeds
Tbh, i agree with 50km range limitation for now, but drag MUST be reduced
Rafale B, C & M (F2 ~ F4.2) armed SCALP-EG
but Rafale F5 integrate FMC (Future Cruise Missile)
We would expect Grom 1 before SCALP, I would wager.
We need Exocet for those ships on Danemark map in sim
The Gromm 1 would be an equivalent of the SCALP in game, IRL the SCALP is much more powerful due to its greater range and guidance but in game it would bring absolutely nothing more.
But yes, I would bet like you on the arrival of the Gromm1 before the SCALP, I even suppose that it could be one of the weapons to be introduced to combat advanced surface-to-air systems once they are added to the game
Is 50km thr maximum travel distance or maximum launch range?
Max range in game is maximum range for any missile.
That’s why the R-77 is advertized as 80km and doesn’t reach more than 60km in game.
Because the 80km is for a launch from 12km to a target flying under 2000m
And thus, MICA-EM should be allowed to reach max of 80km, and still works as it should today,… the fact that Missile isn’t allowed to go past the 50km make it explode automatically at 50.6km
in theory but in modern systems the false alarm rate is low
Travel distance, MICA self-exploded after 50.6 km, even if only 50 seconds have passed (with 70 seconds battery life)
Depends who you ask I guess.
travel distance
It has a 70s battery life, which means it will explode before reaching that range at low altitude. It is also range limited in game, which means a self axploding mechanism is triggered once it reaches 50km, even if the battery is still alive (only possible at very high altitudes)
That makes a lot more sense now.
What you are saying is…
The misisle will self destruct after 70 seconds or 50km travel distance from the launch point.
Whichever is sooner.
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The latter is very dumb indeed as there absolutely can be situations where the missile retains enough kinematic energy at high altitudes, and has absolutely nothing stopping it, but just explodes 50km from the launch point for no reason.
While it may be theoretically possible to hit a target from 80km if it is traveling at mach 2.25 at 12,000m, as the target will travel >30km in 50 seconds, not allowing the missile to make full use of the battery is an ignorant decision.
/gaijined
