I never used brimstones but they have iog so theoretically you could launch them with a laser lock, stop your laser and defend/make distance while the brimstone cruises toward the target. It would still take a lot of time but you should be safe?
Tornado also uses the same pod. As soon as you bank or try to fly perpendicular the bomb is lost, the lock always breaks.
Tornado GR4 players seem to be killing pantsir left right and centre so…
Not with Brimstones
idk about that i have never seen the tornado with brimstones at top tier, the av8 mostly
More importantly, if you’re going to hold a laser lock why not just drop a much more potent gbu vs a brimstone thats got a limited payload. like sure you can carry more, but you can already carry 8 missiles plus 8gbus.
JDAMs likely. Or this experiemental british bomb. This works if the won’t move.
Cause Maverick F&F beat Brimstones.
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It’s not only a matter of pod, but it’s placement as well as aircraft size + mount type. We’ll have to try it first. I don’t have any time currently to deal vith dev server, so if someone wishes to make such tests - I’ll kiss him on the lips. And by evasive maneuvers I don’t exactly mean something cooler, like flying straight at him and performing anti aim7m maneuver.
couldnt find a source on that tho
You can outrange the pantsir completely with the brimstone. Only issue is it takes like 2 minutes for it to reach from 18km
At least currrently, you can do the same with gbus because the ef2000 doesnt have a mach limiter for bombs. idk if its going to stay that way or not tho.
That’s gonna change 100%, also idk why but on some american planes the limit is mach 1.1, i wonder why? is it the airframe or diferent bombs?
I’ve never known. Ive wondered that myself. It seems every other patch, my f4f cant fire its mavs past mach 1.
It’s just under a minute depending on your alt and speed
Thats what hit my Tornados pretty much hard. You need to slow down, that exposes yourself to SPAA fire and reduces the range for GBU strikes. Tornado is really bad. You can use any transsonic jet anyways. The speed advantage of the Tornado is meaningless in GRB.
Also in Air RB. When I race to the bases to bomb them I need to slow down to make the drop. In this case you always get overtaken and jets with rocket pods snatch the base. You can just watch. Tornado is really a sorry thing in both gamemodes. You just have MK1000 bombs. Absolutely nothing else. No rockets :(
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best guess for the Typhoons for optimal CAS.
4-6 Paveway IV + 3-6 Brimstones (especially if we get historically accurate Brimstome 2s) This also allows for the optimal 4+5 AAM fit to be taken as you cant run TMC next to dual Paveway IV but you can run a Brimstone launcher
Use Paveways for SEAD at long range, and then when you’ve dealt with SPAA, move in closer and use the Brimstones at close range.
Thats the tactic employed on the bus that is a GR4 anyway. That being said, super space climbing in the Typhoon is definetly viable. GR4 it takes too long to get to a properly safe alt.
But Brimstone 2s will totally transform Brimstones in game, even SAL only. The increased range means you can fire using IOG well outside the battlefield (especially with the target point being able to be set without clear LOS with the new map thing), then close in from a different angle to use the laser for terminal phase and they are also faster and more consistant when used at short to medium range.
Also, can be fired off-boresight, so you can just be flying paralell to the battlefield firing them at targets like a super-sonic AC-130
I like the tornado overall, i mostly play sim tho which is far kinder to interdictors as a whole.
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Exactly why I am so happy that the F-15I gets mavericks over the shitty gbus, ultimately more effective because you can disengage from incoming pantsir missile instead of helplessly trying to guide the missile/bomb in
Is it confirmed we get brimstone 2? i would honestly just take 18, fire them all in a string and guide them in at the last moment, even if you only get 2 kills the airfield is right there at 20km distance