it looks so cute
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You aint dodging a iris t inside its range. Smokeless motor wasnt needed.
Yesn’t.
Theoretically with correctly modelled volumetric countermeasures, which BOL are, they should be defeatable from the correct aspects. This works because the countermeasure will completely obscure the launching aircraft from the seeker, while also being vaguely aircraft shaped. It would be similar to how the 9M is more reliably defeated from directly rear aspect.
Volumetric is only rear aspect.
And even then iris-t does have specialised heat form memory
…which is what I said?
Correct, that’s why it’s still just a kinda
Eh, since it only works in rear aspect, you will just have to pray that it doesn’t reaquire lock after passing through the volumetric flare. You would have to time it extremely precisely with an extremely hard pull the instant the flare obscures your entire plane to get it out of the way from the seeker before it sees you again.
Giant pov, chamces are high it catches u flying out of the volumetric
i have no information on the FoV. the FoR is 180° but i doubt it scans using the gimbal
Found this article that said block 2 gonna be a bit lore overhauled besides datalink.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://hardthoehenkurier.de/die-stellung-als-systemanbieter-fuer-luftverteidigung-weiter-festigen-und-ausbauen/&ved=2ahUKEwji7Mqwm46KAxWo3gIHHdhsABIQFnoECB4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1jnGeuSs68XuQ-f6Y2OsUw
Besides that wasnt able to find anything to the block 2 order yet. Part of another parlament thing or information behind the new factory in nonnweiler
yeah i uhhh mixed that up. its set to be in parliament before the end of this year
ok now they’ve done it
block 2 is officially funded as of today
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Is that the variant which adds datalink among other things?
supposedly. we’ll see.
contract was signed
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If there was a way to compare the TVC of the iris-t versus the mica em and the r-73, there wouldn’t be a much notable difference right? Maybe I should only refer at relatively low air speeds.
IRIS-T TVC:
MICA TVC:
R-73 TVC:
More info here:
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And here’s AIM-9X, while covered in ice, just because I saw it last night and what are the odds it coming up today.
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well well well
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Royal Norwegian Air Force tested IRIS-T in air-to-ground mission
2016-12-08
Diehl DefenceThe functionality of the short-range air-to-air missile IRIS-T (Infra Red Imaging System Tail/Thrust Vector-Controlled), produced by Diehl Defence, Germany, and having been selected for the combat jets Eurofighter/Typhoon, F-16, EF-18, Tornado and Gripen, has again been extended.
After its initial optimization for air-to-air use, it has already been procured for short-range (IRIS-T SLS) ground-based air defence. Now functionality has been enhanced with an air-to-surface engagement capability. This basic air-to-ground capability provides the ability to acquire, track and engage individual ground targets like boats/ships, small buildings and vehicles and has been successfully verified in September 2016 by a test firing from a Norwegian F-16.
Now usable in air-to-ground engagements as well, IRIS-T is the worldwide best performing short-range air-to-air missile setting new standards in its market segment.
As part of full aircraft integration, IRIS-T supports a configuration with various sensor systems including radar and Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (HMCS) ready to use in existing aircraft systems.
Just need them to test surface to surface now