What about the AIM-120C-5 missiles? They are not IR-guided.
They don’t work against ARH missiles. ARH missiles can’t be laser blinded.
Yes, I trade my IRIS-T or SLM for FlarakRad so i can stand against the heli lol
The only new SPAA that are ARH is SLAMRAAM in US tree, other nation is either being forced to buy another lineup slot to add FlarakRad or other similar system (TOR) so as to counter the heli while having the new one against Aircraft and drones.
Honestly outside of not being able to use PARs or Spike against them this doesn’t really change much. You can still just use a normal radar guided missile to kill them like you always have.
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Better still, u can’t even do anything about their missiles if they just sit there. I honestly it should be down to chance but rn it isn’t. A bit like flares against IRCCM.
The current implementation is detached from reality anyway in the case of Mi-28MN, it should have coverage under and behind the heli, and should only be able to distract 1 missile at a time.
Now tell me how that ball (L370V28-5L) can project a laser trough the heli, it’s clear as day that it’s meant to defend against manpads because of placement but Gaijin in their incompetence implemented it lazily and overpowered(wonder why?), while other systems like the MUSS on puma are literally useless with how bugged they are.
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There is something on its nose though as well.
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Spyder aio gets derbies, type 81c arh missiles are also a thing.
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If the DIRCM works against infra-red guided missiles, how can active radar homing missiles be affected by this mechanic?
Cause only SLAMRAAM, Spyder (Derby), Type 81C (ARH missile) are immune to that while IRIS-T, Elde 98, CS/SA5, Spyder (Python 5) and SLAMRAAM (AIM-9x) are not.
Russian players always have ka-52 in their lineup, now they will only use MI-28NM due to the immunity it gives against almost every new SPAA. So other nations players are forced to either choose to buy another lineup for the old SPAA or sacrifice an MBT or IFV slot for the old SPAA so as to have an option if there is enemy MI-28NM up and you know how many helicopters the Russia spam each match.
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They are gaijin, they have been doing everything incompetently for over 8 years.
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Spyder AIO + Tan-SAM Kai both have ARH missiles.
Just a heads up the ka-52 will have this as well and if they fix the mi-28’s angles it covers the ka will be better as it has two of the lazer emitters
The Ka-52 doesn’t use LDIRCM like the Mi-28MN tho, it uses the IR strobe version on the normal one and the UV/IR strobe on the Ka-52M.
Unless of course there’s an image with the LDIRCM ball like on the Mi-28MN, it looks visually distinct as well so there’s no way it to not recognize it.
Time goes by and nothing changes…
Making helicopters invulnerable is a VERY good idea
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Why is it ML lol? need to change to MT. Funny thing, I tested and if u just sit there, no IR SPAA can even destroy your vikhrs now. Obviously other SPAA can but they can’t dodge.
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I would love to hear the justification to applying this to eastern block helicopters, and neglectiing to do the same for western ones which have the same capability.
I would also love to hear the justification for doing it the exact same update that (some of us) finally get better air defence systems.
Seems pretty indefensible to me.
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