As I was doing research on the improvement of R-77 missile, I stumbled upon this Maverick.
Interesting article about, it seems that it can be launched at distances of 18kms.
When the aircraft flies to the target area, the CNS searches for a laser beam reflected from it in a sector with a cross-section size of up to 12 km. Target designation may be by ground, air or portable systems. When a signal is detected (at a range of up to 18 km), the head captures the target and tracks it without the crew. The launch range of the missile does not depend on the size of the target and is determined only by the power reflected from its signal. Maverick" ASM-65E can be used on an aircraft without any modifications. However, in comparison with the missiles equipped with TV (“AGM-65A”) and thermal imaging sensors (“AGM-65D”, “AGM-65F”), where the sight indicator shows a real image of the target, in this version only symbols are displayed. While scanning the head in the search mode, a cross-shaped mark is formed on the screen, which changes its position on the screen according to the deviation of the CNS. Once the signal reflected from the target (i.e., the target) is captured, a square mark is displayed in its place, notifying the pilot that the target is captured and accompanied.
Yes its still a Maverick, but an increased range can increase the survivability of aircraft, this will then complicate the work for Pantsir since at longer ranges aircarft will be able to defeat the missiles by outmaneuvering them. It will also give pantsir the opportunity to intercept the Mavericks but tracking missiles and intercepting all them is still a relatively tedious task to do in game.
I remind you that Maverick is still visible on the Pantsir’s radar, as long as it sees the jet and the launch, it will be more difficult to kill the Pantsir than launching a regular Maverick in a split second and hiding behind the folds of the terrain.
The laser maverick deprives the plane of safety since the maverick is slow and the jet will still have to guide it all the way (if we are talking about long distances) then other enemies in the person of enemy planes have no problem shooting it down
Ok in the scenario where there are other planes actively seeking to shoot you down you are correct in saying that, but that is not always the case. I have used the guided KH-25ml fired from an su25sm3 at times with great efficiency when there no f-16, 15cs around. Plus it might be an additional option to the other Mavericks, once you have used the shoot and scoot tactic then revert to laser guided at longer ranges.
Perhaps Helis might be able to make great use of this missiles, perhaps the Apache might be able to use it, i am not sure though.
It’s funny to drag helicopters into this if it’s a completely different gameplay.
We add Maverick E because it flies further, right? So what advantage should there be here? This is a slow Maverick that needs to be driven throughout the ENTIRE flight. It’s like throwing a GBU from a long distance at a height, what is the chance that you or the GBU won’t be hit during this time?
We have the L version on the A-10C, why then is other weapons preferable on it?
I just want to say that in a meta where weapons are added that mean set and forget as quickly as possible, or work on targets as quickly as possible, players ask for slow, far-flying weapons that require constant illumination and most likely can be hung in small quantities of all really meta weapons
Well Maverick E should be faster than a GBU decreased flight time and still very accurate. Heli was just an additional option( US carry Helfires, perhaps a laser guided long range Maverick might help out). But yes in this meta fire and forget with range and velocity is definitely preferable.
Increasing the range of mavericks isn’t gonna improve it’s lethality because if it’s still slow it can easily be intercepted. What makes the KH38 deadly isn’t just the range, it’s the speed.
Edit: a bit tired rn. in the morning I’ll give a better explanation. This is just the gist of it though.
Gotcha, there’s really no western equivalent to the KH38. Maybe the Popeye missiles but it only applies to select aircraft like F111,F15 and other Israeli jets. The closest thing we can get is the allowing bombs to be dropped over mach 1.
Well that might be the case, I was reading about different missiles and anti-aircraft systems on the above mentioned website, that is how i stumbled upon the characteristics of the agm65 e, which could be wrong. The website might not be 100% accurate but at least it offers good insight.
