Time for more MAW systems like PAWS-2 , MAWS300, MILDS/-f

Machinery of War Discussion Aircraft
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there are many MAW systems that could be added for aircrafts in the future or todays aircrafts.

Israel

System: Elbit PAWS-2 / PAWS-IR
Aircraft:** F-15A/B/C/D Baz, F-15I Ra’am, F-16C/D Barak, F-16I Sufa

United Kingdom

System: Selex Sky Guardian / MAW300
Aircraft: Eurofighter Typhoon, helicopters

Germany

System: AN/AAR-60 MILDS
Aircraft: Eurofighter Typhoon, Tornado

France

System: DDM / DDM-NG for the Mirage 2000 and rafaels

Sweden

System: MAW300 or MILDS-F for Gripen C/D/E

Russia

L-150 RWR/ MAW on SU34 and SU35

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eh… Typhoon has MAWS already, do you have source for this additional MAWS system?

Also for the UK, you could include getting a Harrier GR9A with TERMA.

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Sure…

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You forgot the PIDS on the F-16…

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I have a counterpoint.
Let’s remove MAWs as they do nothing of value and just automate the gameplay even more.

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he is talking about the rear facing radar that might be used as a MAW for the rear

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Su-34 doesn’t have rear radar.

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there was some speculation a while back i dont really remember, it might have been about hte Su-34M even

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Surely they instead APU installed useless radar.

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i wouldnt call a MAW useless, especially in a fighter-bomber

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we have MAWS but now we have MAWS squared

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Surely APU useless. Surely when RF never used radar based MAWS. Surely when they actually have UV based MAWS.

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I don’t think anyone wants maws on gripen c, you would have to give up one of your arh hardpoint for it

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Well in ARB I’d say they are rather helpful. Especially thanks to the fact that most matches are 16 v 16, the average human physically can’t keep track of all those players and missiles.

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There are no downsides to just giving players the choice.

In a gamemode like ASB where combat endurance isnt quite as badly felt. MAWS would be a decent buff

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eh, having only 2 radar missiles will be a humongous downside imo, I don’t think anyone in their right mind would do that, you would have literally 0 endurance, even in sim. 2 missiles and you’re done

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Whislt IRL it would take 2x pods for full coverage, in game it would only take one. So it would mean giving up a single missile. Which, isnt great for something already so limited, but some people may prefer the extra survivability

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i completely forgot about that lol, f-16am also has that weird bug where it gets full 360 coverage with one maws pylon on the left or right side. so fairs

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Iirc i remember seeing something about early production/prototype Su-34s having a MAWS in a similar place to the Su-24M(on top just behind the cockpit) but they got removed later. So it wouldn’t be the one we have in game anyways

I am fairly certain there was a picture i had of what looks like an MAWs sensor on an Su-34 but i guess I either lost it, or I am Schizophrenic or I am thinking of something else.

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Yep, GR4 with TERMA too.