Haha, for the time being, regardless of the current ammunition data, even the missile model is IRIST, which is even more funny.
Can Spyder contain only “derby”? I mean it’s not even SR variant(I am really happy to see this vehicle in the game though thx gaijin)
It should hopefully have Python 5 and either I-Derby SR or I-Derby ER (preferably the latter).
It’s still very much WiP on dev server right now. Lots of things remain placeholder or unfinished.
Of course, there is no problem, but it is best to have both Python5 and Derby ER, otherwise the effective range will be very small. Considering that one country has obtained an SLM air Defence system with a range of 40Km, it may have to rely on Spyder MR to ensure advancedness.
We already know for sure the python 5 is coming since its flight performance are in the dev files, As for the Derby ER while there isn’t anything that can tell for sure they did mention the derby was a placeholder at the moment
Python 5 usable ingame before Python 4 is the funniest part of this whole thing lmao
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Implementing 4 as an AAM is just tricky tbf. Better than what others have now, but not better than the things others would demand to counter it.
No doubt if Barak/Ra’am got it, we’d witness a 229 engine scale riot where the US players demand 9X lol.
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And the Kfir C10 :D…
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but regarding the performance of the P5… is it worse when launched from a static platform (Spyder) than when launched from a dynamic one (aircraft)?
Naturally yes. All missiles (and rockets in general) are.
When you’re launching from a plane, the missiles starting velocity is whatever the planes is. So if a Ra’am fires a Python at Mach 1, it’s going to have a lot more energy & range than one which starts at 0kmh off the back of a truck. Because that one is using up a lot of its fuel just catching up to the speed the air launched one started at for ‘free’.
Altitude matters too. Less air resistance up high which enables missiles to fly faster & further. Whereas down in lower denser air, there’s more air resistance, which is bad for speed & range, but good for agility as more air passes over the control surfaces.
A lot of A2A missiles that are converted for SAM usage get extra booster stages strapped to them to make up this difference (in this case - Python 5 MR / Derby MR), but those two are for Spyder MR, not AIO.
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surbaisse you are our lord and savior
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Its explodes in like 7 km, have smoke trail and doesnt come even close to agility of a python missile, so its definitely not a p5. More like strela missile atm.
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Oh ok, but not 81C for now right? At least we know they have removed the placeholder. CSSA5 is still stuck with hn 6 for now, IDK how IRIST is doing.
Merkava has now radar available to guide its sabot rounds?
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jewish space laser
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“nerf” P4 with tracking suspension seeker only, making it caked up 9M. In return, maybe replace AMRAAMs with Derbys/Derbys ER.
This also would make Israeli top aviation bit more unique than just US copypaste with desert camo.
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30 km range … ok
1km/s max speed … ok
20s guidance time … ok … oh wait
20 x 1 = 30 for Gaijin ?
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Another victim of believing stat card
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I ain’t got nothing of worth to add to the conversation fellas, I’m just too excited for Spyder to be keep it to myself lol.
Were so back
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It actually has copy paste stats from the python 4…
It has half the fin aoa and half the wing multiplier than it should
I doubled the fin aoa from 0.22 to 0.44 and the wing multiplier from 1.45 to 3.45 and it works amazing
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