As stated in this article by the IRIS-T SLM manufacturer Diehl Defence, the SLM has a range of 40km with a maximum altitude of 20km. In-game it is currently just 12km, almost a quarter of its actual range.
Sweden becomes latest ESSI country to opt for IRIS-T SLM | Diehl Defence.
Clearly says 40km launch range
40km will be an absolute max range against something not turning or defending. But usually they are still a threat out to 75% of that range. So 40km max range probably should still mean 20-30km range in which it’s quite dangerous
Diehl and user nations say 40km effective combat range. Dunno what you’re suggesting. Effective range is effective range.
Against what though?
A Mach 1.5 jet defending or a heli?
Are u talking about Swedish iris-t launcher? If yes its IRIS-T SLS model it means its lighter missle with reduced range.
nope its about the SLM as he statet
IR missiles cant fire without a lock which means that the maximum range will effectively be the lock range, and for whatever reason I don’t trust Gaijin to have modelled this missile differently.
Once I get it I will know for sure but in the test drive it doesn’t seem to work any different from other IR missiles, I could very well be wrong but since there aren’t any targets that fly out to 12.1km away I cant test properly yet.
Are you talking about the EldE 98? Because that is a SLS missile and not a SLM.
The SLM uses datalink and radar to send it further untill the IR tracker gets a lock.
The SLS doesn’t have datalink and can only use inertial guidance untill the IR gets a lock.
They are also different missiles, the SLS is the same IRIS-T as is on the aircraft, the SLM is bigger modified missile with a larger motor to get the range up.
Talking about the SLM, not the SLS.
I seemingly had wrong info that the missiles wouldn’t fire without being within lock range, if the data link does in fact let you fire beyond the 12km range then there is no issue.