As of now, the JSOW is useless; its irl reason it’s used is its reduced RCS to take out SAM sites. Without it, it makes it useless, especially against the new Pantsir.
ADD REDUCED RCS GAIJIN
I don’t think the SAMs we have at top tier would care about it’s reduced RCS
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Would still give it a bit more time before detection, enough time so maybe the operator of the SAM would be distracted by something else. It wouldn’t be totally useless
They could have tested ammunition RCS with JSOW
It would probably be more invisible to those 10.7 mechanical radars but totally visible to the ESA ones at almost all ranges.
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Almost is the keyword here, even a slight detection delay can get you a kill sometimes
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If it takes like once or twice extra to lock on, that could still be a big difference
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If I remember right, recent test of the F-117 in WT put it at about 25km detection range against AESA. I’d imagine the JSOW has a smaller RCS than the F-117, judging by its size and shape. Though yeah, at WT range, even if its detected at like 15km, that’s more than enough time for AESA AA to shoot it down.
Non AESA radar would probably stuggle a lot more on the other hand as you said. Something like the Flakrak or Tunguska wouldn’t see it until its pretty much too late.
Unfortunately if you want a change involving RCS you need to find a source that gives actual values.
The response to my report on the F-2As composite wings reducing RCS quote:
“General phrases like “stealth characteristics are improved” are not accepted. Such reports require clear RCS values.”
Of course any reliable sources on that kind of thing will be classified.