Thinking about this, if it was to come in this configuration, it frankly could be just 10.0 with the LAV-AD, heck, if its just this config it probably could be 9.7 given it would lack the funny LAU-68 the LAV-AD gets, having the M230 as the only anti armor option present and HEDP ain’t gonna really cut it.
Would have better situational awareness than the LAV-AD since it has a actual search radar, but if its not modular its pretty much the same thing but with less anti-armor performance weapons wise.
Still wish the LAV-AD would get it’s purposed search radar.
The AGM-114Ls are a MMW Radar seeker. They’d be practically undetectable by planes and Helis while having quite an extended range.
Pair this with the info regarding turret modulation as well as the NGSRI and/or SABER, and this absolutely would be a perfect new top tier vehicle. I get you, and others, want the SLAMRAAM- but quite frankly if this won’t cut it, that one won’t cut it either. At least this has more than the Mk. 1 eyeball and has a valid radar seeking warhead.
Relatively; but they are perfect for Heli slinging since they can loft and thanks to the MMW Seeker shouldn’t exactly be chaffed easily, or at the very least shouldn’t be picked up by RWR. The SABER/NGSRI would be better for aircraft.
It currently uses XM1211, High Explosive Programable (Is just probably M789 w/ programable fuse) & XM1198 HEDP-SD (M789 HEDP w/ Self Destruct set for 2000m)
~50mm of flat penetration @ 200RPM (25mm@ 60 degrees) doesn’t seem so bad (superior to PGU-20 past ~ 400 meters) So is a slight improvement over the GAU-12 against light armor at all ranges (since PGU-20 is APCR it doesn’t fragment, though with 6x (1800 RPM * 2/3 (occurrence in the belt)) the effective fire rate) since it will reliably pen IFVs and light armor at all distances and expanded angles.
Now that Gaijin have revised large caliber HEAT performance, the next thing to do would be look at separating HEAT-F / HEDP shells from HEAT hopefully into an entire overhaul of how the CE damage model works entirely, to move it away from the fact that the most important performance indicator above all else is explosive mass.
I just hope that Gaijin decides to do something at some point soon. Even if it was the MIM-46 or a captured Pantsir / Tor at this point.
Cannon wise its slightly worse imo mainly due to the velocity, but the lack of the LAU-68 is a massive downgrade anti-armor wise, given, you know, 19 Hydra 70s in the can.
Yeah and when you pair the hydras with a proper sight for ranging ive easily got kills past 1km with them against MBTS
LAV-AD is a crazy vehicle some times
I’ve always struggled to aim them properly due to the offset, and lack of assistance from the scope, I wish they had the M151(10lb HE) / M266 (17lb HE) as an option in place of the M247 HEAT so they could be slightly more forgiving against light armor.
For me its the rather quick drop they have, always shooting low off the cusp, but I find them great at close range as a sort of a uppercut against the sides of MBTs.
Never done such myself, always forget to re-range my sight when trying to use them.
Why are we responsible for finding sources? Isn’t gaijin responsible for making a good game with realistic game play?
It should be on them to find sources and implement a balanced vehicle for their player base. If a bunch of their player base wants a vehicle added to the game, they should oblige.
Stating our sources aren’t good enough is a lazy excuse to put forth minimal effort by their developers. Don’t they have the resources to invest on research of their own? They should just implement the vehicles their fans want to see in the game.
But on a fun note… Increment 3 live fire tests are now for 2028! (Boooo). Long after this vehicle will become obsolete…
And also, the Army is halting the use of Hellfires on the side. They wear too much and are a hazard. That said, they aren’t currently replacing them with anything. Units just can’t use the Hellfires.
Also, it’s appearently at Eurostatory??? So if anyone in Europe at the event wants to do me a favor and dig up some info that would be great thanks.
Funny bit is that the FIM-43 and 92A neither used bang bang from the start, the FIM-43’s own design documentation talks about how the system is purely prop nav with variable fin control.
The following explicitly states that not all of the lift comes from the control surfaces, wich practically sinks Gaijin’s entire argument.
The desired-direction lift and quadrature lift ( the resultant force component in orthogonal direction due to the moment no longer being balanced caused by rotating frame of reference and motive fins being recessed at that instant)
which result are also shown in FIGURE 9. (US3010677A, see above)
Actually, the lift force generated by the wings is only a fraction of the required lift force. The remainder of the force is provided by the fuselage.
So at a reductive level yes, the Igla and the Redeye work effectively the same way (implementation is slightly different due to differing mechanization). For the Improved Guidance & Control section of the Stinger it has an additional set of oscillating, and Feedback inputs as to avoid building excessive inertia which it would then need to overcome.
Prior to the invention set forth in the hereinafter cited copening application, control of a rolling missile was effected by utilizing fixed incidence, variable area canards or wings which were extended into the missile air stream at a certain point in the revolution of the missile, as described (see Figure 9, above) The present invention constitutes another means for accomplishing the control of a rolling missile and is an improvement over the system described and claimed in (US3010677)
The servosystem of the present invention utilizes variable incidence wings or control surfaces as did the system disclosed in the above mentioned copending application. However, this invention provides an air vehicle such as a missile with a pair of fixed wings or canards and a pair of variable incidence control surfaces or canards which are continuously dithered or vibrated so as to provide instantaneous movement due to the elimination of the initial inertial force.
