Should hold your breath for this one. Bug reports for SLM time to intercept and it having broken DL just got accepted. Also Spyder is an incomplete hot mess
Yeah I have a bit of hope atm but seeing the gameplay from the dev server it looks bleak, a Su-30 was launching Kh-38ML from 13 km at 8km altitute and the SLM couldn’t even keep up. If it released right now, it would make aircraft without standoff weapons obsolete in GRB and Su-30/34 would still be the most oppressive aircraft in the game, alongside the Rafale.
But praying for something to be done about it, SLM is woefully underperforming.
Good thing the dev server gets updated almost daily and closes on the 9th. With some possibility of an extension too (seeing as how broken most of the stuff still are)
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Radar is hopefully going to be partially fixed, made 4 reports on it that all got accepted.
AN/MPQ-64 Missing TWS ESA // Gaijin.net // Issues
AN/MPQ-64 Radar Scan Rate Too Slow // Gaijin.net // Issues
AN/MPQ-64 Insufficient Range // Gaijin.net // Issues
AN/MPQ-64 Missing Aircraft Identification // Gaijin.net // Issues
The TWS ESA fix would be the biggest overall imo as it would allow the C-5 to have continual IOG updates while guiding and even pitbull. Would greatly reduce the impact of multipath, the SLM will still be vastly superior in every way since it is terminal IR but it will help.
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i dont think spyder will be that good sadly , it only gets 8 missiles max. funnily u can actually intercept derby/amraams from these spaas with the su30sm’s r77s its radar is good enough. while the slamraam gets 12 missiles (8 amraams + 4 aim9x) , i think aim120c5 has more range than I-Derby-ER which was stated to have a range of 100km when air launched.
You can’t really say it’s not good when it is really unfinished. It doesn’t even have the radar modeled right for starters, Python 5 is still mostly a placeholder, and I-Derby ER is also still using placeholders
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current in dev-s C-5 only barely has 15km and 9X as i said is still non functional
aim120c5 has a greater reported range than the I-derby-ER irl when air launched. so in game slamraam probably gets a slightly better fox3 missile (in terms of range). the spyder can only carry 8 missiles at a time and in those 8 missiles u have to pick both python 5 n derbys so lets say 6 derby , 2 python 5 . compared to slamraams 8 aim120c5 + 4 aim9x at all times. slamraam is also faster and u kinda get 1-3 lives in it. i think the slamraam is outright better than the spyder.
Great? Doesn’t really say a lot about ground launch which has different launch parameters all together?
Maybe make judgement when both stuff are bit more functional no?
ah yes a smaller and lighter missile magically performs better than a bigger missile and i wonder why israel themself mostly use amraams instead of their own derby on their fighters.
Well, a smaller missile would have better aerodynamics and depending on how the solid motor propellant works, might even outranges it. So technically plausible?
maybe but its highly unlikely.
Also seems like they’re almost similar sizes though?
AIM-120C-5:
Length: 12 Feet (366cm, rounded)
Caliber: 7 inches (178mm, rounded)
I-Derby ER:
Length: 362cm
Caliber: 160mm
https://www.rafael.co.il/system/i-derby-er/
https://www.navair.navy.mil/product/AMRAAM
aim-120c5 is 157kgs probably has a bit more fuel ig.
is the 35kg difference all rocket fuel or does that include avionics and etc?
No. A lighter, smaller missile will have less propellant and less momentum to keep its speed after the motor burns out.
The Derby(and all it’s derivatives ) is a missile which makes considerable compromises in order to be able to fit on such small/light aircraft.
idk , unless israel was marginally ahead of america in terms of avionics tech (which is also unlikely , america is probably the most advanced) its probably just extra fuel. but i think aim120c5 is slightly older than the I-derby-Er so im not sure.
Then we should probably wait until it gets its kinks fixed (Both SLAM and SPYDER) before making judgement no?
imo slamraam is already better because it gets more missiles.
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My god… These 4 changes would be a game changer to current radar. 3 beams and 30rpm is A LOT
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