not only that, but DIRCM systems find incoming missiles by detecting the launch plume. it would be very difficult to find/track missiles after the motor has burnt out.
IR missiles fired from far enough away could not be tracked and therefore should be unaffected by DIRCM
the system could also only track 2 missiles at a time, any new threat while the turrets are busy couldn’t be tracked at all after burnout
the system should also not be able to differentiate between IR and radar missiles, wasting laser time on immune missiles
of course they would have implemented all these physical limitations and some RNG if the DIRCM was on a NATO heli, but since it’s russian, they just made it god_mode = 1 (even though single stinger launches have taken out ka52)
i think that would require too much
my solution is that DIRCM would scan a designated angle only, it would. have 100% scan “rate”. It would take 1-2 seconds to lock onto incoming missiles
Then it would took its time to shoot the missiles down
for example
Scanned FIM-92K, locked(2 sec total), FIM-92K doesnt have alot of resistance, so it take 3 seconds to disable it
Things like AIM-9X, same lock and scan time, but it has better and alot more resistance overall, so it would take 9 seconds to get disable
the better the missiles, the more time threshold require
speaking of, the russian helis all use UV MAWS iirc. They should be incapable of using MAWS on missiles with burnt out motors… Has anyone tested if thats the case? cuz im pretty sure they work no matter what atm
Pretty sure the whole LDIRCM and MAWS system on the russian helis is specifically designed for MANPADS, not high performance SAM systems like the ones being added that theyre currently immune to.
yeah that’s my point, right now it affects all IR missiles regardless of motor status, angle, quantity, IRCCM or range
i believe the only exception is type 81s and strelas in photocontrast mode
To be fair to them, UV MAWS can work against burnt out missiles if sophisticated enough, see Rafale. Though I doubt Russia has the tech required to built such sensors.
afaik spectra tracks launches, not missiles. unlike a DIRCM system, it doesn’t need to
UV is motor only (maybe even booster only). you need IR or optical tracking once a missile burns out
i think last update they added some ranging for incoming missiles, you can do that with the strength of the fox 3 seeker or the burning motor. shouldn’t be possible without one of those
Rafale MAWS are IIR, it can track burnt out missiles through skin heating
UV MAWS are optimized for short ranged high clutter environments. MANPAD threats come from the ground, the SAM systems being added and the F&F ATGM’s currently being used to kill helis both loft above targets and fall on them.
