Do you mean the AIM9L/I or IRIS-T?
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Is the IDS radar able to guide them?
within 19km yes
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You mean using the radar of the missile? I heard that an radarless aircraft could lock and launch a fox 3 with only the radar of the aircraft
no the tornados own radar can guide the missile within 19km in game (irl probably like 100km) but the method you just described is called a non-slaved launch, its similar to ‘mad-dogging’ missiles without a lock from the launch aircraft.
Ah ok. It can be an interesting feature for the german tornado
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if they dont give it IRIS-T, then they could at least give it the MFRL for AMRAAMs…
or just give the MFRL for 4 x Aim-9Li-1 (Aim-9M equivalents)
they wont consider that because it wasnt seen with it, only the amraams
but… the image shows the MFRL mounting sidewinders and since all sidewinders are compatible…
the way gajin modeled the tornado models they can weirdly enough lock air targets, but cant search them…
Only the MFG has a limited search radar for naval targets for the kormoran
also, this…
the three smaller images on the left…
theyre showing Aim-9s on the lower hardpoint being launched…
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i am not sure the MRFL is mounted on a tornado on that one
nah, if u look at the other images, theyre all tornados, the main wing hardpoint has a diagonal missile pylon, only on tornados AFAIK, and the main hardpoints triangular shape is also characteristic of the tornado (in the three smaller images), hence im 99% sure its all a tornado.
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well would be great
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Everywhere I looked, it seemed like the BOW-21 RWR only detects from E to J band. Or was it upgraded for a wider coverage?
The SLE uses some variant of BOW called, quite literally, Tornado Radar Warning System.
Probably best to abbreviate it as BOW TRWS.
Actually, I misspoke, it should be C-L band. I’m not sure what uses L band, but it’s there.
Was that one already used on earlier ASSTA variants of the Tornado?