that would be nice
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@Gunjob There is no information about change flares/chaff blocks on ALE-40 on 111F?
And the GAO report won’t be enough to change the RWR on ALR-67I?
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@AlvisWisla @DanZet. This is regarding the Mavericks.
Regardless of the range on the stat card, the mavericks are not a stand off weapon (in game). It is a short to medium range missile. It’s optimal range is ultimately depending on the speed, altitude of the plane that is launching it and the movement of the target.
The problem with maverick being called a long range weapon is that it loses significant speed. If the target is completely stationary, the maverick will hit, but as soon as it moves, the chance of hitting it reduces a lot. A byproduct of that issue is the time it takes to hit the target. Long range launches will take significant time. In that time, it can easily be shot down, target gets into cover, or target dies.
What makes the KH38 deadly isn’t the range. It’s the speed and explosive mass. It is a very reliable missile and that can knock out any vehicle. The maverick can pack a punch but it needs a direct hit center of mass and even that, sometimes fall pray to volumetric.
Contrary to belief, the pantsir is the best counter to any aircraft in the game. The pantsir optimal range is 18km (if the aircraft is flying in a straight line). If the plane moves at that range, it can evade the missile. However, the issue is that the plane doesn’t know if it’s being launched on. And as the plane closes in, the pantsir’s lethality increases. This is what makes the pantsir deadly.
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They out-range all SPAA in the game, which makes them stand-off.
bro, you gotta read my explanation before commenting because if you did, you would’ve read that I acknowledged it can reach it but due to many factors, it’s chances of hitting a target is significantly reduced.
edit: I’m not asking for them to be buffed. As long as it’s historically accurate, that’s fine by me. My issue is that Russia (a bit of china) is the only nation that has reliable stand off weaponry. AGM 130/142 can equalize the playing field (at least for US, Israel, Britain)
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Firing an AGM-65 at your hypothetical 20km launch distance, it will take nearly an entire minute to get to the target and by the time it gets there, the chance of said target going behind a tree, building, popping smoke, etc. is extremely high and the missile will self destruct. The Kh-38MT can get to that same target at a high speed, in less than 20 seconds, from that same 20km launch distance, AND has inertial guidance to boot, though I will dismiss the IOG as a very minor advantage.
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Do you think it’s possible the current edition of the F-111C is leaving the door open for additional year models of it in earlier and later configurations to be added later on (especially notable by different camos, different sidewinders such as the 9Bs and 9Ms, different engines etc)?
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Do you know if we will get this on the live
Out of curiosity, I wonder if the RAAF’s F-111s will have Perspex windows, not glass. Perspex was thought to be more resistant to bird strikes than glass, and more heat / friction resistant too.
Just remembered this news clip. Note the Sidewinder rail location.
but where’s gbu15?
and else 9l?
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It’s a little late for you to realize that the cockpit was added in yesterday’s update.
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but did 9l×6 and gbu-15 is conformed?There was a mount image in the development log yesterday, but today the test service update is still not added and the dev Article seemed to say gbu15 only for 111f
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I think it’s even worse, from what I once tested from 15km range (5km altitude, Mach 1 speed), it took over a minute, 60-70s to reach the target. Guided bombs came in slightly faster at something like 55s. So a 20km launch, it’s going to take a while longer.
And to boot the bombs don’t have the problem of getting shot down in the meantime, at least not if they don’t use guns (much more difficult). From sufficient tosses a guided bomb doesn’t even lose speed at all, cruising at near mach 1 for its entire flight and going even supersonic in its terminal dive, in comparison mavericks start of good, accelerated into the supersonic regime but quickly drop off to be subsonic and even LOSE speed in the terminal dive as it enters thicker air, it can drop down to speeds of only around 650 kph in the dive…
Though I don’t want to downplay the Mavericks, in most cases their strenght is their number (6 in a lot of cases) and in this case all with IR seeker, which is still excellent.
I doubt that however, it’s definitely not that fast. 20s with 20km is in excess of mach 3 flight, from what I know, the Kh-38 starts off going Mach 2+ but drops to around low supersonic speeds nearing the target too. Of course this is still very good, especially since there is 0 reason to launch at 20km and at most 12km due to rarely facing Pantsir.
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The Blocks are actually on there now (I first noticed when I looked at the devblog and spotted them, had to check on dev and they were there)
CM amount itself hasn’t been updated yet, but now we actually know it WILL be by the time the update comes out
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Oh, yes. Saw it on new dev update. Thank you.
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That is, all that remains is for RWR to report, but I don’t have any really solid evidence.
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sorry to bother you
F-111C’ 20 mm M61a1 cannon has a wrong parasite drag // Gaijin.net // Issues
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