not to mention LDIRCM is iffy irl as well.
IIR seekers basically transform into SAL seekers when encountering an LDIRCM.
haha LDIRCM go boom… oh wait that missile is following the laser right to ME!!
boom
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If LDIRCM was super effective IRL, it’s will be installed on every jet like flare/chaff.
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exactly lol
if ldircm was so effective irl a ka52m wouldnt have been destroyed by javelin
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Ka-52M have different type of DIRCM, not laser.
mi28s have been downed much the same
not to mention the argument of damagin IIR seekers is kinda dumb.
the sheer amount of thermal energy transfer needed to damage a substance that isnt styrofoam or paper but made of silocon and in case of IRIS-T, indium antimonide is massive
Besides semiconductors can start to malfunction at like 200 C already
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the problem is getting a semiconductor to that temperature at all.
With a 2.5-3 kw vitebsk laser and a literal seeker lens that collects all of it on a seeker it’s not a problem 🤣
good luck proving that the power you stated is for the Vibetsk laser lmao
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That’s it’s safe value derived from power draw.
The seeker going to be 1) completely blinded by photons
2) malfunctioning due to heat
source?
you have none
it is like the amount of energy that is needed to damage these seekers going by this study
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284156197_Requirements_for_laser_countermeasures_against_imaging_seekers
is more than the input for every ldircm ingame, and if that was the output it would be needed to be delivered at distance through whatever weather is at the moment and for long enough to matter
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yep, not to mention exposure time which these people should understand that lasers cannot instantaneously bring anything to any significant change/increase in temperature
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that powerdraw sounds complete nonsense provide a source.
these are the power draws for CIRCM. something you will notice is that it doesnt have 3 damn kilowatts of draw.
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A) Check Mr. Caplan MathLab model
B) Check KRET booklet
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if he has anything, hes referring to the total power draw of the Vibetsk-S (Export: President-S). which is, again, not the power draw of the laser generator much less the output power of the actual laser
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that still seems a pretty large amount
nah, considering how the russian one lists the power draw of the entire L370 system:
- L370-1 control unit
- L150 “Pastel” Digital RWR, 1.2- to 18-GHz range, 360° horizontal and 60° vertical
- L370-2 IR/UV warning sensors
- L140 Otklik LWS
- L370-5 DIRCM / L370-5L LDIRCM**/** L418-5 LDIRCM, stated range from 500 to 5000 meters (not specified for which of the 3 systems this belongs to)
- UV-26 CM launcher, 32 rounds per pod
so all that should add up.
leaving a pathetic amount for the LDIRCM. proably something close to CIRCMs usage if not lower
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