Thanks for the extra source! Quite consistent with some more recent data. This is from 2014.
Just so you know, Forecast is not something to be taken at face value
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Huh, why did these numbers pop into my mind ;)
Thanks for the warning. I was mostly aware of the nuances regarding certain sources like Jane’s. I posted Forecast’s since it frames the same information in the post more recently without having to piecemeal everything again. Here’s a more reliable source, though it comes from 1996.
Thank you for your answer.
So, from an in-game perspective, does this mean the radar scans once every second to find enemies or missiles, and then updates the locations of all detected objects, excluding the one it’s currently tracking, every four seconds?
If I understand correctly, this seems like a very poor performance.
I understand that ESA radars continuously update the detected objects after scanning, up to the radar’s limits.
In this context, the “refresh rate of 4 seconds” is a truly long time, and I don’t quite understand it.
If I’m wrong, please correct me.
Looking forward to the additional details you mentioned, and thank you for the great information about SAMP/T.
It would mean.
It splits its scan zone into 4 bars in elevation. It scans only one at a time, so it takes 4s in total to scan the whole volume in elevation. New targets and already detected ones that are not priority ones (missile is not going for them) will be updated only when the bar they are on is searched, so every 4s. Priority target will be updated every rotation.
I see
Does priority target mean the target currently being tracked?
Priority target, as the name suggests, is the important target, it is either one that the missile is going for, or one that is the biggest threat, and the system flagged it.
I guess you could say it is tracked.
Thank you for your kind explanation.
If so, then the detailed locations of all targets except for priority targets will be updated every 4 seconds, making it quite difficult to deal with multiple targets appearing on the radar in-game.
yes
It is slightly disappointing that the radar performance is not as good as the missile performance.
I saw above that there will be a change to a new radar. If it is released in the game, will it come with the new radar?
No. SAMP/T NG is not the same as SAMP/T.
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I see, thanks for letting me know
Not before 2026, as the system will enter service during this time
The current one should still be OK in game though, assuming they don’t make the Aster worse than what they should be
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I have a question.
In the official MBDA documentation, the ASTER 30 section states:
Range: In excess of 120 km
Altitude: 20 km
And the ASTER 30’s performance, as documented in the SAMP/T NG document, is:
Range: class 150km
Altitude: class 25km
While the first ASTER 30 section document states which version of the missile it is, saying “ASTER 30 B1 and ASTER Block 1 NT”, the ASTER 30 document in the SAMP/T NG does not specify which version it is.
The B2 is still in development, and while the B1 NT version only had an improved seeker, I haven’t heard of any improvements to the motor. It is hard to imagine that the altitude range will be extended by another 5 km due to improved interception capabilities. Then, wouldn’t it be correct to say that the B1 used by the SAMP/T also has a range of 150km and an altitude of 25km?
Hi, thanks for being so congenial. The figures that have been used to write the post were chosen due to the highest corroboration of materials within a certain period.
I am aware of the figures you’ve listed. Due to the nature of figures at the time also being somewhat understated, that translated over to how they’ve been written here.
There might be changes to for example propelant, flight computer, or datalink that make it possible. We don’t know.
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So that’s why it says 100+ km in the description. Now I understand.
Thank you for your kind reply.
That’s certainly possible. That seems to make sense.
There are some minute adjustments I will make to better reflect this though.
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One says 20km, another says 25km class. They might not contradict each other.
More sources would be needed to figure this out.
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