Isn’t two-way datalink in-game now? Since, you know, that’s sort of a thing for the AIM-120D/PL-12AE
Also the Meteor’s current seeker wouldn’t be that susceptible to jamming either way, and would include certain ECCM capabilities, similar to most AMRAAM variants.
Because there’s no ECM yet, so they don’t model those improvements to ECCM in each AMRAAM variant.
2 way datalink is indeed not modeled in game. Only GNSS is, which means that when the missile loses track it will turn on GNSS instead of IOG (meaning 0 drift, but isn’t that useful).
The meteor seeker is based on the MICA EM seeker which is still a 90s seeker. It probably saw some upgrades as the meteor is about a decade newer, but I doubt it’d be comparable to say the Aim120. However the MLU would feature the MICA NG seeker, which would be leagues better. As of now, I believe that in term of A2A missiles, there’s basically only the PL15 and very soon the MICA NG EM which feature such radar tech (please correct me if I’m wrong tho)
@miki3084 just to be clear I’m not strictly speaking about war thunder, I’m also mentioning IRL (known) performances fyi
The GNSS on the PL-12A/120D does help with reacquiring targets(when they are in a notch or were) alot easier afaik it does act a pseudo 2 way DL
It was my understanding the GNSS part of guidance is only to effectively put IOG drift to 0? It still reverts to IOG + DL if lock is lost, just that it flies with 0 deviation compared to others? This would be why it’s “harder” to notch.
Yeah, based on, not a 1:1 copy of it. It would’ve obviously had upgrades done. Of course, we don’t know what these are, so we can only speculate
it still has deviation but not a constant drift (eg PL-12 2M/S drift; PL-12A no drift but 7m guidance error; same for 120D )
That’s basically 0 deviation if the target is moving… I get it tho
Yep, the 7m is the margin of error for GPS, which is a set value (but is different based on the missile/bomb itself).
For IOG, the error would increase linearly. I believe IOG in game as a set value for how much it increases over time but don’t quote me on that.
The drift is also way over the top, meaning that in seconds, you might lose 50 or so meters.
2 way datalink in game would behave kinda like they do on the R27ER and AIM7P : if the missile loses guidance/track, the plane should be able to give it a new target for the missile to reaquire.
IRL, there are more use cases, like the rafale switching from one target to another mid course, and probably others I don’t know about
I hope they fix the bug that is BOL soon
10% more range to Aim-120B, take it or leave it :P
12g max
Slight typo there mate, 100% more range xD
Marketing lie :P
AAM-4B is AESA
10% less*
Dont give them ideas
So, can we expect something related to the Eurofighter next patch?
Probably nothing. Unless Gaijin gives us the Aim120C8
Hopefully yes, but something is making me wonder if next patch is going to be another patch focused on “boosting” US and China if statistics on developer’s end show that the AIM-120D and PL-12A haven’t moved the needle.
Also in a few weeks (2-3 weeks) I can see a big portion of the community using the battle-rating change thread to express their frustration with the implementation of PL-12A and J-15T by asking that the J-15T be moved down to 14.3 leaving China yet again without a 14.7 option. If that’s the case, it may lead to Gaijin reprioritizing (ignoring) the current 14.7s yet again to focus on the bigger trees (US and China) that continually lack a 14.7 option.
Hey, they also gotta add another spaa for rusia as well
