They don’t think, they know that the missiles are different. But if they implement SLM properly it would end easy KH-38 fragging. Which they don’t want, so they woul use any excuse to keep the missile gimped.
I’m quite curious is the S-300 would be gimped in similar fashion.
the original argument was that systems capable of melting IIR seekers can’t be ‘equipped’ on ‘helis’ - you bargained by saying that transport helis can carry such systems if they are fully dedicated to that task. that’s not anywhere in the realm of DIRCM equipment
essentially you’re saying ABM DE weapons can be equipped on fighter jets because the boeing YAL-1 exists… maybe part of you realized that, resulting in you pulling the off topic card
If I remember correctly it’s also a chemical laser. Not conventional one…
wow this looks bad hope you guys can get them to listen
you know whats sad looking at the stats the FB-10A is gonna have more energy at 12+km than either the SLAMRAAM or IRST SLM
@Gunjob Sorry to bring you into this but can you look into this report? I feel like we’re getting disrespected for these reports we’re trying to do…
To be fair, the sources provided in the report were pretty bad, ranging from Brazilian “essay” style research making bogus claims like SLM having a maximum speed of 450 m/s and 60km range to literal sabotage manual for Novorussians, translated to Chinese…
You can click on the list though
This is 8 years ago:
(US Army tests laser on Apache helicopter) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW757uG8Op0)
Not only is it possible, it has been done, not to a large scale, and again; might not be practical. But completely possible.
Is there actually a source for the IRIS-T being affected by in service laser based DIRCMs? Like, real world data or anything like that? Because all the data that I know of point towards the IRIS-T being very unlikely to be affected by it unless its a high energy laser beyond what any modern day DIRCM can provide.
That was one of the big reasons why they did not use a traditional FPA seeker, after all.
any good news on the slm?
or is it still the same performance as before?
Even if it would be affected: The DIRCM can only blind one missile at a time as there is only one laser. It wouldn’t blind multiple missiles at the same time. I don’t know how it’s modelled in game.
It seems to work against all missiles simultaneously.
Also the LDIRCM is mounted underneath the fuselage, so theoretically it should not work against missiles coming from above (since it’s out of the LOS of the L370V28).
New mechanic for us gets added → useless gimped stealth for f117
New mechanic for Russia → drircm overperforming in every metric
That’s contradicts the designation “Directed Infrared Contermeasure”…
Seems like they just implemented the normal IRCM (which only works against all non-IIR missiles in range) but made it also work against IIR seekers.
So how are we supposed to counter helies now that SLM useless?
as currently only the last Mi-8 and Mi-28NM are immune, other helis can normally be killed
KA-52 will also get something
it allready has its own DIRCM on live; but that is nowhere as effective
