Why is the Stormer HVM so bad?

STAIRS-C is described as a 3000 element linear scanning array

Almost two decades later, a 2nd Generation system, STAIRS C was introduced, based on single axis scanning and a long linear array of approximately 3000 elements.

https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/6542/654214/Albion--the-UK-3rd-generation-high-performance-thermal-imaging/10.1117/12.718612.short
In spite of being a 2nd generation thermal imager in terms of technology, that would be able to produce image resolution more than double what Catherine-MP’s 3rd generation (staring array) imager produces.
Catherine-MP was the outcome of the “Albion” project that the above paper is written about.

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https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/34XLoQ9aTp6u

starstreaks straight up wont fuse on the BMPT turret…

Actually. I dont think its BMPT specific. Was using it earlier and had a number of light tanks take multiple hits to destroy. My record was a CV90 that took about 7 or 8 to kill

Could be some general funkyness with the Starstreaks vs ground vehicles at the moment?

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The Wildcat was passed to the devs, so that hopefully will increase the chances of it being added, though whether we get it for the Stormer would be more up in the air, but one can hope

Ahhh, is this only when the missile is unsplit?

Do we have a bug report on the stomer hvm system having predictive aiming and predicted impact point missing from its target tracking system/FCS?

Seems also like the average speed of the missile is too slow after the whole missile wobble update.

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We now get the radar view.

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Seems pretty good so far.

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Just need Martels to enable the shooting down of recon drones.

Though does this mean we now have IFF/NCTR modeled too? It wasnt in the patch notes

Martlet*

Woops. God damn there are too many similarly named missiles. You know which ones I mean

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Ahah I know that one gets me from time to time, stick with LMM, easier to remember.

They should add martlet now as that new pantsir thing seems to be getting mixed missiles or something?

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Yeah.

But yeah, can you nudge the reports regarding IFF at least, if not also NCTR for the Stormer. Makes sense to implement those with the new radar screen

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Now we’ve got ACLOS, there excuse for the tracers is gone, so I wonder if they can finally be removed

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The main improvement has been the tracking and manoeuvrability update of the missile, the missiles are a bit more spread out now so you are both more liekly to get 1 hit, but also just as likely to get no hits at all.

The map mode is very good, however the system is sill missing predictive aiming and predictive impact point engagements for close in and manoeuvring targets meaning it really struggles against manoeuvring targets, or anything that is too fast/too close.

The missiles and laser seem to now show up on MAWS equipped aircraft, not sure if they did before but they definitely do now, so

Was able to kill the mig 15s at around 1.5km in the test map, the lead the missiles are given is kindof wild.

New tracking is interesting, seems a lot more accurate, but I’ve also had them spread out so much that they thread the target through the middle. Also it feels almost impossible to hit anything below 1km now.

Can’t we just make this report again?
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/E7uJLMsZEhh5

Nothing to do with Pantsir getting a kinetic interceptor…

Ah well least it is getting fixed

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