Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM)

[static palm]

it would be cool for larger current and future aircraft to have this system sense the game takes place in the near future, this technology would be plausible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFdKCX_OP2g <-- this is a youtube link to a video Northrop Grumman made on this technology.

i cant find a higher res pic💀

im sure that this could be implemented on the VL-49 sense the advanced version of the v-22 has LAIRCM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/ALQ-144 I have also discovered this

[orchid niche]

medusa having this as a toggle would be amazing

[static palm]

i have now gone down the IRCM rabbit hole💀

[ashen obsidian]

I believe this is already kinda in game, it’s just not something the player interacts with (?)
DIRCM functions "passively" irl, it doesn’t require any pilot input

[gentle hawk]

^
lore wise, flares are only able to work at all because of passive dircm

[static palm]

How is it in the game aside from the Medusa and the laser cwis? Also the point is for it to act passive, yes.

[rich berry]

I think the op is talking about a Dircm powerful enough to appear on the countermeasures panel in place of flares and to defeat IR seekers without needing them. It would be interesting to have some platforms capable of equipping such a Dircm.

[halcyon lichen]

IRCM is implied, not directly modelled. Mitch has said it's a justification for flares still working against the futuristic missiles in game

[static palm]

I know ircm are in the game, I'm talking about the lazer defense part

[static palm]

Yes but the c-130 while using the lazer defense can also flare with it

[ashen obsidian]

i don't understand what you're asking for. DIRCM cannot really be added to the game anymore than it already is. there is no visible laser or anything, it blinds IR seekers, it happens without pilot input, it's a fully automated system, invisble, inaudible.

[static palm]

Yeah, we dont have that lazer defense, that's what I was saying but at this point its whatever.

[ashen obsidian]

we do have that laser defense

[humble shadow]

The lasers don't shoot the missile down they defeat them by confusing the seeker

[brisk magnet]

More "advanced" DIRCM could be added in the future if IR mechanics ever get reworked to not just be "drop 15 flares"

[static palm]

Yes, I know

[static palm]

With the medusa?

[humble shadow]

Do you want the system to defeat the missile on it's own without flares?

[static palm]

Not quite, it would be where if there are say 2 ir missiles the laser system would blind that one and maybe with the assistance of flairs to defeat the other or some scenario Like that

[humble shadow]

What would be the difference to now?
It's already implied to work similarly

We don't need flares when there is just one missile and less if there are more?

I'm sorry if I sound harsh I just want to understand your Suggestion

[static palm]

No your good, I just thought it would be cool to have a system that blinds smaller ir missles

Idk it was just an idea anyway

[humble shadow]

I like the idea of smaller ir missiles having a harder time

If we'll get Infantry with manpads, being able to shrug off a single s1 in a Tara sounds quite handy

[granite ocean]

it would be interesting to see experiments with infinite IR countermeasures that only require electricity, and, alternatively, finite radar countermeasures, i.e., chaff