How will it designate for it?
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launched with gnss.
guided / corrected with MITL system.
so basically has to get close to the battlefield to spot the targets and then designate manually
there might be a problem there with the MITL system, no?
I have to say USA might not be great at everything but they can sure give something a good name sometimes. Stormbreaker is a banger but they got to go back to naming things after demons like the Banshee
what ? no.
you just point in the center of the ground map and launch at a distance.
you will have like 30 sec to chose and find a target untiil impact.
have you tried them in the game ?
Just forgot about how you can designate on the map. But how would the F-22 do MITL without being able to receive video through the cockpit?
But that is… Gbu39? Am I missing something?
like i said, i didnt confirmed.
F-22 has MFDs to view the feed from a GBU-53 in terminal guidance but initial variants required upgrades have Link 16 capabilities to actually communicate with the GBU-53 and send commands to it
Theoretically it could use GBU-53 and send commands for MITL guidance but there is no real concrete evidence proving this capability due to obvious reasons
Pretty sure it’s more than just requiring an MFD to view the feed, no?
Needs an MFD to view and Link 16 to send and receive the data from the weapon
F-22 has both but only after some upgrades in the 2000s
I’m talking more than that, like having wiring internally to receive video.
All data goes to a central computer for sensor fusion and output which should have standard digital image output to all MFDs
Capability to use radar scope/ MFD to view TV signal output from weapons has existed on US aircraft since the 60s
Also with AN/APG-77 v1 SAR mode was added to the radar that would output an image signal
Edit: basically if the MFD can show a map from GPS (afaik it can) then it can definitely show a TV image from the GBU-53
not to mention it can also carry JDAMs and basic bombs, and thats only in the weapons bay, as it can use external racks as well if not used in stealth config, however, it would be limited to 2x1000lbs bombs and under
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IIRC Link 16 does not have enough bandwidth to transmit / receive live video, you have to use other types of data link for that.
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FRAF is estimated based on the premise that Russian development in the 1990s would parallel that of US/UK etc and was projected based on the idea that increasing Energy Maneuverability metrics would be a driving factor in the future.
Flanker FV2 is basically envisioned as what the Su-35 current is but without the substantially increased weight. It’s also likely based on misunderstanding the manual and using 50% fuel as the 100% benchmark.
The MOD turn performance figures are broadly speaking in line with what information is publicly available for the F-22 and even people that were directly involved in Eurofighter development agree that F-22 is superior in terms of EM characteristics.
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I am sorry, but what is the full form of EM? Or you meant FM?
Energy manoeuvrability
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