Seems like a good timeline. IR version had troubles hitting moving targets, so they designer a laser version used for moving, tank sized targets, and designed a algorithm that changed IR to a pure anti facility usage.
Makes sense.
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So it initially uses laser guidance to lock onto a target and then uses the MMW seeker to capture an image of the target to lock onto in Mode 3? Else, why does it hand over guidance to the MMW seeker at all?
Or does it use a 3D target model to lock onto a target from the outset? But then SAL guidance would be redundant then, so then why retain it?
Never hurts to have a backup for the backup
SAL+Laser is mode 2.
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3 modes,
mode 3,
“identification”
I realise English isn’t your first language but the grammar here is clear.
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I don’t what you think an ground/air missile launcher looks like… maybe this?
Looks like a vehicle. So I would say the sources are in agreement, just that SAL is preferred for fast moving targets.
Watching this thread like
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How does it achieve target identification then?
Oh hey its the truck that was laying those pipes down the road last week
Yeah that does not address the claim. The manufacturer claim is large targets such as buildings, you need to substantiate the claim that the manufacturer is wrong. So far you have a single secondary claim. Typically you would need another primary source back your claim the brochure isn’t correct.
Please try again.
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SAR imagery.
Objects are placed on moving platforms and measured in 3D
Which allows the ability to measure multiple angles on the vehicle;
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Anything mentioning SAR target models actually being used in Brimstones, though?
What do you think algorithms are based on
But Mode 3 didn’t even exist then?
Huh?
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This is your claim. Not the manufacturer’s.
That source is from 1999. Did Mode 3 even exist then?
Not under the name Mode 3 for sure.