Just wondering if anyone knows what’s in the nose of the GR.3. I’ve seen some say a laser, if so, what was it used for?
It’s called the Laser Rangefinder and Marked Target Seeker Nose (LRMTS).
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As SlowHandClap said it’s the Laser Rangefinder and Marked Target Seeker (LRMTS). It’s use was two fold: in laser ranging mode it allowed the pilot to conduct accurate CCIP / CCRP attacks. In marked target seeker mode it would scan for the return from a ground based laser designator, it would then display the location of the marked target on the HUD and allow the pilot to carry out a very accurate CCRP attack on the target.
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Could they carry Paveways or is that only the GR.7-9?
The GR.3 could carry Paveways, but couldn’t guide them by itself.
So it would require something like a Jaguar with a “buddy lazing system” to mark a designated target for a strike
That or a ground based laser designator.
Which in the end is the similar problem of Mirage F-1CT having photos of GBU’s as payload, but not in game since the buddy lazing was made by Mirage 2000D’s