There is no way the standard iris-t has a launch range of 25km from the ground. Isn’t it 12 km
Meh, sorry. I misread the source ^^
It was stated for the up to 25 km air defense theater and yes it has 12 km range ground launched.
Interestingly, the ground launched ASRAAM is stated to have 15 km range when ground launched according to this website. So only 25% more range. (New Raven SAM for british ground here? xD)
ASRAAM can do that too
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Theoretically every LOAL missile can do that (even ASMs), the question is at what range/how fast it can turn.
Raven will not be added in the near future, due to the, event, it is tied to.
I believe the difference in claims from the mk0 and mk2 from the mk1 comes down to the manufacturers interpretations. It appears that the ecrs past 180 degrees rapidly loses power, and so hendsolt chose to undersell its performance, while the other firms showcase the max range. It also doesnt make sense that the ECRS system would lose 10 degrees even with more focus, as the gimble is the same and so is the aesa area.
This image showcases how there is a roughly 50% falloff in power from 180 to 200 degrees.
ASRAAM is also qualified for off the shoulder firing. Its flight enveloppe is simply larger in both min and max range all around the aircraft. I personally think that the ASRAAM is going to perform quite significantly better than the IRIS-T in game due to the fact that its NEZ is significantly larger than the IRIS-T’s one (seeker being identical as of IIRC modelling for now)
Does that really matter with the current furball meta? The game currently favors very-short, short and medium distance combat while the focus is at very-short to short range engagements. In a chase or frontal engagement the ASRAAM will be dangerous (depending on the seeker range which could be hilariously bad judging from the current A2A missile seeker ranges), no question. In an off-boresight engagement it will not be as good and I would assume the IRIS-T has more than enough range for most engagements. I fear that the ASRAAM will not be able to play out its range advantage because of ingame seeker limitations…
I feel like most people are underestimating the asraam… that things aoa launch limits are only slightly worse than that of the r-73 (45 vs 50 aoa)… And it will likely pull just as hard or harder as a magic 2 which we all know is insane for close off bore shots even without tvc.
I don’t really think people are underestimating it, it’s just a tad more reliant on how Gaijin implements the seeker. If it’s good the longer range shots will be nasty and the close range performance will be great. But in the furball meta the IRIS Ts maneuverability will always be great even if gaijin screws up the seeker
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It’s entirely possible we could get both at the same time, but…
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that’s a bit of a balancing nightmare imo
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not having both creates some asymmetry meaning typhoon Vs typhoon fights could be interesting
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it gives a reason to grind more than 1 TT
I mean they just made every typhoon practically the same now
Play style preference imo.
ASRAAM is a lot better if you prefer more defensive gameplay. BVR, etc etc
IRIS-T if you prefer closing the distance and dogfighting / gunfighting
Which sucks imo
wonder how the gripen E will perform compared with the FGR 4 Late
Probably not that great since it’s a downgrade in every category I think
AESA version’s camo has a tail flash marking that is shorter on the port side than it is on the starboard side
Unplayable now I’ve noticed this 😄
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Quietly waits for a Darth skin with Squadron Leader Gunjob markings, I’ll let you decide which would be best on the new AESA.
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Please oh great Da12thMonkey of the lake share your skinning skills.
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they should add the Halloween skin that airfix posted