It’s the same unit from GR7. The reason GR7 can aim it’s one is because of the DMT in game being lumped with with it.
FLIR was just for nav
LOAL with Brimstone 1 (before it had the SAL mode) was a case of using LRMTS and/or radar to generate coordinates for a “box” to launch the missiles in to, then the MMW seekers would find targets in that box.
One supposes you’d be able to launch dual-mode Brimstones at an area target without the need for Litening, just using the Tornado’s onboard systems.
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Then yeah, its half usable for that then.
SAL mode mainly came about due to the lower risk of collateral damage during the war on terror. Being able to ripple fire 12 missiles towards a mass of soviet tanks was great in the cold war: you don’t really care which 12 tanks you kill so long as there are 12 less tanks coming at you.
For the war on terror you needed to 100% know exactly which vehicle was going to blow up. Hence SAL mode.
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and knowing war thunder, it woud target 12 tank hulls (dead tanks) anyway :D
Will we be able to guide multiple Brimstones at once as we can do with Hellfires?
If thats the case you should just be able to fire them one after the other and always have a few in the air to hit targets
In theory yes.
I’m quoting the datasheet;
In UK service it’s known as “Enhanced Paveway III”
this one I guess
so just for curiosity, what is this one?
Yeah I realised that after posting. That’s still the original reason for SAL mode being added though. The ability to engage low RCS targets is a bonus.
Some sort of Paveway III
I was asking since I tought that EGBU24 (at least the one with the additional GPS guidance) had that line like GBU48 (aka EGBU16).
Do we have a forum page specifically for brimstones or do i have to scour multiple different forums to find specs on it
Should be GBU-24(V)9/B. A Mk.84 bomb configured with the export version of the dual-mode (GPS/INS capable) EGBU guidance control unit, and NATO-compatible laser PRF seeker - WGU-43G/B
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I would have preferred stormshadow over these gimped brimstones if im being honest. Ill make do with them, but they are not really bringing anything better over the gr 1 apart from the amount, which will almost certainly be negated by the fact its a hellfire warhead (or close enough to it) so the likelihood of one shots is minimal.
Having gps cruise missiles would have been a hell of alot of fun facing pantsirs.
If you go up enough in this one there is some information but i wouldnt bother. Just make a wild accusation about its characteristics and youll be swamped in replies.
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incredible
ridiculous