I recently unlocked the Chaparral for the US ground tech tree. Once I unlocked the MIM-72E, I noticed that the missile does not appear to create less smoke than the stock MIM-72C. I thought the MIM-72E missiles were smokeless engines going by the missile data for War Thunder. Below are screenshots from the test drive showing the smoke trails of both missiles the Chaparral can fire.
MIM-72C:
MIM-72E:
This is where I got my information from, so I know it might not be 100% accurate. So, I am hoping somebody that knows for a fact if the MIM-72E is a smokeless rocket engine or not.
Also wiki confirms this too.
If the MIM-72E is indeed a smokeless motor than this bug needs to be fixed. Currently the Chaparral is the only SAM that does not have IRCCM on its missile so they can be easily defeated with countermeasures. Having the upgraded missile be a smokeless motor will allow to you the opportunity to launch a missile undetected.
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It used to be smokeless, I think the 72G is as well, but both got changed at some point randomly and hasn’t been changed back since. If it’s not already, I suggest bug reporting it.
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Looks like it has been bug reported and acknowledged about 2 weeks ago. Let’s hope it gets fixed sooner than later.
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Fingers crossed! (Cries in Imp. Chaparral with this thing as our top tier SPAA)
We need more bug reports on this to garner more attention to the problem. There is a report I found where Gaijin acknowledged it but it’s been 2 weeks since then, and they fixed the ADATS smokeless motors in the first week of the update breaking those too.
More Reports = More Attention
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I’m going to make a big report today, the amount of little things that get patched and stuff like this gets left is ridiculous. At this point make the thing useable and give it a br increase for all I care considering it has no lineup anyway.
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It also appears that the G variant has an uncaged seeker with pd and better flare resistance
If you can somehow prove the G variant is supposed to have an uncaged seeker and report it to gaijin, you will be my hero.
Sad thing is they actually posted it somewhere where they had the manual and they tried to say the seeker doesn’t become uncaged until the missile is armed, uhmmm isn’t it armed as soon as you turn on the seeker??
Also there are a ton of videos and photos showing a smokeless missile being fired and they said I needed proof for that also, their ignorance is killing me. I swear they have people at a call center accepting reports
