Bigger and more powerful motor that should easily break speeds of Mach 3 :P
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Nerfing it the way they have by introducing an artificial speed ceiling makes no sense tho… Its not like launching it from the ground would make its structural limit decrease
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It’s from sources. Most sources i’ve seen say SLS is mach 2 and both air launched version and SLM as mach 3.
I think it’s more to do with the delta v the engine is capable of.
Sure, but my point here is they did not change the dV of the motor, they just hard caped its speed to 710m/s if I’m understanding this correctly:
So in this case, its not “the SLS only makes it to M2.0” its “the SLS is not allowed to accelerate past M2.0”
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I don’t know how to read the data mines so i can’t comment on that sadly.
So in that document, SLM can reach > M3 at Mach 3. It will also be able to reach 40 km distance as was calculated before, currently around 30. Is the current speed final or going to be increased to Mach 3 based on this document?
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we have a special techmod at hand which considers this thrid party and not accepted cause its not goverment or manufacturer affiliated.
Which never was a requirement for authored works yet
and in which bug report it was not accepted?
are any of these useful?
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I’ve found a primary swiss source that confirms it can effectively engage an evading target at 30km distance and 15km altitude. It includes a definition of effective range as well.
Will prob be reported tomorrow.
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I have played three consecutive versions of Russia’s top tier rooms, and the experience in other countries is terrible. Except for France and Italy, only playing Russia’s top tier rooms has made me feel bored
can you send it to me in PMs?
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I really hope the devs listen and buff the missile. The new SAMs were supposed to encourage other players to play top tier but if the SLM and any of the other SAM systems are just nerfed versions of their irl counterpart then… Once again top tier will remain the same.
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If the new SAMs come out nerfed then I say its time for another carpet bomb. Top tier should be a fun BR to play at and these new SAM systems are giving players some well needed hope. Gaijin should not nerf these missiles at all.
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IRIS-T SLM is so gimped it’s actually hilarious
obviously devs are giving it the stinger treatment on steroids to protect their precious Kh38 gameplay
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War Thunder’s IRIS-T SLM model is critically underperforming compared to real-world performance data. Manufacturer documentation from Diehl Defence confirms the missile is capable of Mach 3+ at altitude, which requires a total impulse of at least 250+ kN·s to reach its documented 40 km range. Real-world engagements including Ukrainian intercepts of Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missiles (Mach 10 capable) at 20 km altitude clearly show the SLM operating well above Mach 3 in realistic combat conditions.
Yet in-game, the IRIS-T SLM is limited to just 148 kN·s total impulse (18.8 kN boost + 5.4 kN sustain), which is over 60% below what’s required. As a result, the missile barely reaches Mach 1 at 12 km altitude and cannot even activate a third of its real-life capability. It’s advertised in-game as being able to engage targets up to 40 km — but it simply can’t under current parameters.
How is this still unaddressed? This isn’t speculation it’s backed by manufacturer specs and verified combat performance. Can someone on the dev team please acknowledge this and explain why it’s taking so long to correct such a major discrepancy? The current model not only breaks immersion, it misrepresents one of the most capable SAM systems in service today like come on
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Just saying. But there is no diehl source saying it has mach 3.
You are confusing that one with air launched iris-t. Thats why we got the problem
Diehl 2018 tests confirmed the missile achieves Mach 3.2 at 15 km with a boost thrust profile exceeding 200 kN" (Janes Defence, 2019). Military-grade thrust data is often classified but kinematic performance is not
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In the current dev server，the Sweden IRIST SLS get nerfed（from 60G to 50G）. It is due to a NATO Munitions Security and Information Analysis Center Report(I have found the report source). I think we should also make it back to 60G since in the future, the eurofighter still need IRIST as a powerful fox2.
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“i didn’t confuse with air launched iris-t because it doesn’t have 250kn thrust the air lunch on has at least 75kn”