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).
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New mechanic for us gets added → useless gimped stealth for f117
New mechanic for Russia → drircm overperforming in every metric
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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.
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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
i mean near wheels was it always a thing or new from TheEuropeanCanadian https://youtu.be/GfxtOkPNsoc?si=jPuYrHE9d-dVFmew&t=971
Meanwhile the CAPTOR-M does not get priority track despite the functionality already being in-game for ESA, with the difference being an update rate of 2 sec. Why? Because apparently it would not be a realistic enough approximation.
I sincerely hope that the DIRCM will get changed to only work on one missile at the same time if they don’t want to model the IRIS-T’s immunity, because otherwise those are double standards if I ever saw some.
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about that, TEC is talking nonesense since this is allready an thing on Live since years…
just the latest Mi-8 and Mi-28NM are getting the OP LDIRCM
just wonder how true is that to real life how effective those DIRCM really are or its just extreme biased buff IRL manpads still take down those
What does the LDIRCM on the Mi-8 look like?
On the MI-28MN it’s clear as day they should rework the coverage zones as it should be useless against IR coming from above or even from in front of it, it’s placed in a way to defeat manpads coming from the side and behind the helicopter.
Also looking at the video, some of the misses (at 2:08 and 2:37 specifically) seem like they should still trigger the proxy-fuse of the missile or does DIRCM affect them as well?
At least the IRIS-T uses a Ku band radar proxy fuse, so the DIRCM shouldn’t jam that.
Talking of which :
https://www.spie.org/news/5614-ir-imaging-seekers-may-be-very-resistant-to-laser-jamming
Hope it helps, i’ll try to find more sources
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