#Stratolance buff/Longer Range SAM system

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bright tundra
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Let's be honest, stratolance isn't what we'd call an effective system.

It's top speed is nothing remarkable, being only Mach 3.7 at anywhere but high altitude

A long warning time allowing planes to react with plenty of time to spare

A radar that's not really capable at detecting stealth aircraft at a decent range

And only a mediocre ABM defending only a 15km radius.
(although that was a given since it was never designed to intercept TBMs to begin with.)

Now all this would be fine on heartland, small map as it is, but it hits much harder in ignus, where it's issues are amplified.

I suggest either buffing it or placing a longer range dual SAM/ABM platform in ignus, and placing the stratolance as more of a medium range SAM system.

Much like the Aegis Ashore system in real life,
it would be a static hardened emplacement with a radar/fire control building and several VLS cells.
It would fire missiles that are not nessasarily longer ranged, but much faster and deadlier, Being ARH instead of SARH, and capable of mid-end stage intercept of TBMs at much further range than the stratolance. Buildings and the VLS cells are Hardened, requiring munitions such as augers to destroy. The fire control building will also have the capability to locate track with radar emissions not unlike the medusa. It can also detect stealth aircraft at further range than radar trucks, with potential look down shoot down capability.

tranquil fractal
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If we make the cells hardened, than I propose a bunker pentrating ARAD that's exclusive to EW planes.

bright tundra
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ARADs still shut down it's ABM capability tho

tranquil fractal
bright tundra
worldly bobcat
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Another idea, stratolance version of PAC-3. Higher performance interceptor compatible with the existing radar infrastructure

sturdy spire
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Stratolance v2: scimitar boogaloo

worldly bobcat
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How to balance it is pretty simple: the transporter has a smaller magazine size so you either need more launchers or more logistical support to keep it online: i know i just compared it to PAC-3 but on further thought, the S-300V is probably closer in concept.

wanton furnace
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aren't Stratos longer range than HLT-Rs allow them to guide?

wanton furnace
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maybe the buff they need is in some kinda HLT-R+, or in an overhaul to the radar to launcher linking system to allow placing radar trucks further ahead of the launchers to squeeze more range out of a site. Maybe even a AN/TPY-2-style radar trailer for HLT that allows the stratos to fire higher and be better at ABM

bright tundra
worldly bobcat
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I'm just using it as a conceptual reference: it's the idea of PAC-3, not anything related to its specs.

bright tundra
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and also PAC 3s are actually smaller sized and smaller ranged than its PAC 1/2 Bretheren

unkempt thunder
bright tundra
wanton furnace
bright tundra
mystic nest
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What is really needed - middle range IR SAM

bright tundra
mystic nest
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But think longer than stratolance system have sense if we will get map 200+ Km

unkempt thunder