Next Major Update - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion

[Dontkev-psn]

Kinda, but with the Tonka I can start bitching about Germany Suffers xD

[Morvran]

Haha

Just need AGM-45 on the Harrier GR3 now

[Piment1]

Nuclear Escalation playtest inbound??? At long last!!!

[joshje100]

Would be peak.

But you know what else British that carried Shrikes?

Vulcan confirmed for next update /s

[exeisdefeatable]

Is AS 37 a type of ARM?

[Morvran]

Yes.

Its AJ168 but with an ARM seeker

Spoiler

@Flame2512

Summary

The Martel (Missile, Anti-Radar and Television) was an Anglo-French air-to-ground missile, which as the name suggests came in both Anti-Radiation (AR) and Television (TV) guided versions. The AR missile was designated AS.37, and the TV missile AJ 168.

The AR missile was locked onto an enemy radar before launch (the seeker could detect targets up to 200 nautical miles away at altitude, or 30 nautical miles at see level). The missile was typically fired from an altitude of 200 ft at a range of 17 nautical miles (although could be fired at altitudes up to 36,000 ft). If fired under these conditions the missile would climb to about 15,500 ft then entered a steep dive as it approached the target. The warhead would be detonated either on impact or by a proximity fuse.

Tech specs (AR Version)

• Length: 4.14 m
• Finspan: 120 cm
• Diameter: 40 cm
• Weight: 535 kg
• Speed: High subsonic (TV version apparently cruised somewhere around 480 kts)
• Propulsion: Separate boost and sustain rocket motors
  • Boost motors burns for 2.5 seconds
  • Sustain motor burns for 92 seconds
• Warhead: High explosive blast warhead containing 119 kg (262 lb) of RDX/TNT (55/45)
• Impact and proximity fuse
• Seeker:
  • Maximum range: 200 nm at altitude / 30 nm at sea level
  • Coverage (different seeker heads):
    • Band 1: E, F Band (2.7 - 3.7 GHz)
    • Band 2: C, D Band (0.8 - 1.3 GHz)
    • Band 3: I Band (8.4 - 10.0 GHz)
• Maximum launch range: 17 nautical miles (31.5 km) at sea level. Some reports indicate up to 32 nautical miles (60 km) when fired from altitude (AR version only).

Used by

• Buccaneer S.2B / S.2D (AR & TV)
• Nimrod MR.1 / MR.2 (AR & TV)
• Vulcan B.2 (AR)
• Sea Vixen FAW.1 XJ476 (AR & TV - trials only)
• Victor B.2 (AR - trials only)
• Harrier GR.1 (AR - trials only)
• TSR.2 (AR & TV - planned)
• Tornado GR.1 (AR & TV - listed in flight manual, unclear if it ever actually used them though)

Cant be used against OSA annoyingly, The main thing Id want an ARM to fight though. Need Hawk 200s to get ALARM

[racimazzedine]

There is also the tv guided one

[Master_Teaz]

@racimazzedine

tv guided one

'Tis in game (AJ.168)

[Flame2512]

@Morvran_

Its AJ168 but with an ARM seeker

And a different sustain motor, warhead, and flight path

[Bonrath]

@Morvran_

Cant be used against OSA annoyingly, The main thing Id want an ARM to fight though.

No need. Just use the MITLs against them. 90% of the time you’ll wreck them because the people who spawn them are usually backup andies

[TopGunCrew8367]

Hopefully, I just wish they wouldn’t be so radio silent on this. Like with the last playtest, they announced it would be happening ~2 weeks after the test before it, and they said that in the post announcing the 2nd playtest.

[Necronomica]

( mineLo2003 on X: "@WarThunder Don't respond if the SL crates drop on the 13th of August" / X )

[AspectOfTheRAGE]

Huh? Since when are selected vehicles in hangar highlighted like this?

Because not even a month ago it still looked like this:

Definitely like this change a lot though (hopefully I didnt just accidently trigger some sort of ui bug lol)

[joshje100]

I think new as of today. No idea why they changed it or if they even meant too.

It does look better though.

[Morvran]

@Stona_WT

The crew selection in the crew slot bar has been reworked to make the selected crew more clearly visible.

Here

[Master_Teaz]

I thought it was a UI bug at first

They could have made it so that the blue/Yellow/Green background gets a white highlight rather than a box around it of unequal thickness

[HaphazardDrip94]

So what’s the riddle? Is Russia getting another T-series tank next update?

[THEPolishThunder]

Day 1258 of waiting for Polish tech tree

[Morvran]

Gaijin are truly terrible when it comes to UI design

[猫猫头2]

Gaijin likely won’t give anti-radiation ordnance to 10.7 BR aircraft anytime soon. Right now the AS.37 is limited to French Mirages only, and this missile is pretty underwhelming.