how would that be different from the agm-89 that we currently have
techincally it's final guidance would be different, but you wouldn't notice that anyway
#AGM-84 SLAM-ER
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merry grove
just for more weapon variation and characteristics, and that's the whole point, the terminal guidance
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but there's no difference in it being optical or radar for the user
I like the idea of more weapon variation, but I feel like we can find a more unique ASM weapon
merry grove
Im not sure I understand your point, Are you saying that its not optically guided because the terminal stage uses optical and thermal guidance
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Im not sure I understand your point, Are you saying that its not optically guide...
what do you think the agm-89 uses right now, for final guidance
merry grove
GPS?
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nope, and that's my point, you wouldn't notice it being optical or something else
merry grove
what? no I mean DATALINK TV guidancemdone by the player
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oh you want man-in-the-loop control, okay that's different enough, my bad😅
merry grove
what? no for the SLAM-ER
yes the 89 has radar terminal guidance Im not referring to that at all I'm talking about DATALINK tv guidance done by the player like how the slam-er functions
hardy shuttle
The radar terminal guidance will pick a target for you in an area
If I want to kill a fire control radar in a SAM site, the AGM-89 radar might go for one of the launchers instead
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If I want to kill a fire control radar in a SAM site, the AGM-89 radar might go ...
don't use a anti-ship cruise missile for ground targets😅
you have the agm-161 for that
hardy shuttle
Sorry that’s what I’m thinking of lol
The 161 doesn’t have radar terminal guidance does it?
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it has optical guidance
hardy shuttle
So it will still pick a target the pilot may not want?
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it will pick the target that's the closest to the GPS point made
hardy shuttle
Yeah I figured
hardy shuttle
If I want to kill a fire control radar in a SAM site, the AGM-89 radar might go ...
So this still applies just replace 89 with 161 sorry
Trade-off would be the 161 is fire and forget whereas the SLAM-ER gives more precision over what dies but forces the pilot to loiter in the air (even though not really near the target area) to guide the missile in
I think it has a place in VTOL
eternal pelican
wraith badger
how would that be different from the agm-89 that we currently have
techincally i...
could make it so the AGM-84 acts more like an amraam where you lock up a ship on an air-to-sea radar and fire it that way
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That would be cool
normal latch
I’d LOVE that
wraith badger
but tbh I don't see why the AGM-89 can't act that way either
livid hamlet