Why so many SA-10 :)
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Actually, I have had a lot of success flying below 500ft. @450+kts to within 30nm of the SA 10.
Same.
With a bit of luck with the terrain and proper planning, you can go and take out SA10ās without a problem. Actually, because there are no ManPad defences by default, once you come within a 3-5NM radius around the SA10, you can easily fly at slow speed or climb to medium low level ā¦ You can also do several runs to take out the FCR with your gun, if you like.
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But they do have ZPU-2ās which can still ruin your day! Also donāt forget to enable Search mode on the RWR when flying against SA-10ās so you know when they are starting to paint your aircraft!
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Shoot a HARM before 35 miles. Turn around. Find another SA-10. Repeat until HARMs are gone. Go home. Get more HARMs. Repeat.
Best tactic in F4. But IRL the S-300 will automatically engage those HARMS with the push of a single button
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Best tactic in F4. But IRL the S-300 will automatically engage those HARMS with the push of a single button
I honestly doubt its that simple for the SA-10 operator. Not saying its impossible though.
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The incoming HARM/AGM is handed over to the shorad units. HARM will be detected at good range and engaged by Tunguska or SA-11/17 type systems. (Listed detection range for Tunguska versus AGM-88 is 30 - 40 km) Main radars in primary systems go silent while decoys emit. The typical AGM-88 is/was not very stealthy.
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No airshows in SA-10 WEZ! I can launch a HARM against a SAM at > 70nm at known position (and you can too). Thatās what you have to do to get the skies back. Until they are eliminated, that piece of airspace is closed for business.
ā> 70nmā thatās a bit on the long side, me thinks
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ā> 70nmā thatās a bit on the long side, me thinks
Actually, I wouldnt be surprised if you could do it in BMS now.
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you can
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@Red:
you can
Only if you move your radar cursor in GM mode above the battalion to be degreggated and represented in 3D worldā¦ As I can remember none of ground battalions have bigger bubble tham 30 nm. I had to modify in my DB the SA-5ās, Patriotās and SA-10ās bubble distances.
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Best tactic in F4. But IRL the S-300 will automatically engage those HARMS with the push of a single button
I highly doubt that even in RL S300s engage HARMs per se They (S300/PMU/PMU2 operators) shoot two missiles to boost hit probability, it being not terribly high apparently They might see it coming yes but shooting a missile at itā¦nah The ābigā batteries have support batteries with high rate of fire guns and agile SAM, in fact thatās the support batsā job - shoot low flyers and HARMs. I havenāt heard about an AGM88 been shot down though, have you?
Listed detection range for Tunguska versus AGM-88 is 30 - 40 km
Yes but whatās the engagement range ;)? 20mm, 23mm even 30mm ( GAU8 ) shells donāt travel accurately for more than 1.5km (from a stationary platform), which means that from the moment the AGM88 enters the engagement envelope of the guns the AAA have around 1.5-1.8 seconds to shoot it down!
Early AGM88s had low hit ratio but Iām not sure if thatās due to them being shot down. -
I honestly doubt its that simple for the SA-10 operator. Not saying its impossible though.
Intel coming from the sam simulator developer suggests otherwise. Apparently it was the recommended procedure against an incoming ARM to engage it. Of course, I agree with you, being a soviet cold war design, engaging it succesfuly may not be as simple be as only pushing one button
And as Striker says, then you have the SHORAD as a second defense.
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I highly doubt that even in RL S300s engage HARMs per se They (S300/PMU/PMU2 operators) shoot two missiles to boost hit probability, it being not terribly high apparently They might see it coming yes but shooting a missile at itā¦nah The ābigā batteries have support batteries with high rate of fire guns and agile SAM, in fact thatās the support batsā job - shoot low flyers and HARMs. I havenāt heard about an AGM88 been shot down though, have you?
Strange comment especially you are Bulgarian. Bulgaria operates S-300 which is capable to detect and engage incoming missiles. During the AF happened the first AGM-88 launch on a Bulgarian Su-300 PMU. The operators detected the incoming missile and turned off the radar but the the launch was offered by the system as I know. The creator of the SAMsim told me this. (Hpasp)
Yes but whatās the engagement range ? 20mm, 23mm even 30mm ( GAU8 ) shells donāt travel accurately for more than 1.5km (from a stationary platform), which means that from the moment the AGM88 enters the engagement envelope of the guns the AAA have around 1.5-1.8 seconds to shoot it down
In long range engagement in terminal phase the speed of an AGM-88 is just barely supersonic or can be even high transsonicā¦ This means about 300-350 m/s speed. If the fire control system and radar is able to detect and track target it can try shot down with 3-4 second long bursts.
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The Tunguska also has missiles, so itās not guns only. Engagement range for missiles is of course longer than gun range.
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In long range engagement in terminal phase the speed of an AGM-88 is just barely supersonic or can be even high transsonicā¦ This means about 300-350 m/s speed. If the fire control system and radar is able to detect and track target it can try shot down with 3-4 second long bursts.
How much ammo does 3-4 seconds use, 30%? And this means youāll need 4 AGM-88ās? Or 12, with the 8 missiles? ( Does it only use a single missile each time?)
Edit; Forgot about the missiles, it has more than 2.
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How much ammo does 3-4 seconds use, 30%? And this means youāll need 4 AGM-88ās? Or 6, with the 2 missiles?
I canāt reall from my mind but the total ammo qty. of Tunguska is about 1000 rounds. Air defense units always have multiple vehicles so if you meet a Tunguska or any SHORAD unit you can explect 2-4. So if you assign one Tug. unit to defend one S-300PMU - which also can engage ARMs - you can have a very strong layered ADā¦ Also do not forget that how hard is launch missiles that all arrive within the same 6-10 sec in terminal phaseā¦
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In long range engagement in terminal phase the speed of an AGM-88 is just barely supersonic or can be even high transsonicā¦
Yes, youāre right about that, I apologize for the incorrect statement Still - have you seen or read in any form an AGM88 been shot down by either a gun or a missile? Curious.
Strange comment especially you are Bulgarian. Bulgaria operates S-300 which is capable to detect and engage incoming missiles. During the AF happened the first AGM-88 launch on a Bulgarian Su-300 PMU.
This is a false information! No NATO asset has ever shot a round of ammunition at a Bulgarian military installment, at least no official data is present to account for it! It is pure speculation either on your or anybody elseās part! It is a fact that an AGM88 crashed on a civilian house in the Gorna Banya district in Sofia but the missile has been identified later as a stray round fired at a Serbian SAM near the Serbian town of Pirot!
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Yes, youāre right about that, I apologize for the incorrect statement Still - have you seen or read in any form an AGM88 been shot down by either a gun or a missile? Curious.
Never happened so far because US SEAD capabilty so far never have faced with ādouble digitā Russian/Soviet SAM/AD system.
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Oh, you are all great
Thanks very much for these inputs, thatās more I have asked for and worth saving separately. I will try all this out in TEs to get on fireā¦ HARMS, yes, how could I forget these. Actually I was shot down by flying very low with hard G turns, trying to lead the missile towards an obstacle or the ground, but BOOM, no go.
For sure, I will have to carefully adapt my waypoints and using all recon and symbology on the map prior of taking off.Thanks !!
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ā> 70nmā thatās a bit on the long side, me thinks
73nm vs SA-2. Launch and leave tactics with FCR not emitting. shrugs
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@mookar:
Yes, youāre right about that, I apologize for the incorrect statement Still - have you seen or read in any form an AGM88 been shot down by either a gun or a missile? Curious.
This is a false information! No NATO asset has ever shot a round of ammunition at a Bulgarian military installment, at least no official data is present to account for it! It is pure speculation either on your or anybody elseās part! It is a fact that an AGM88 crashed on a civilian house in the Gorna Banya district in Sofia but the missile has been identified later as a stray round fired at a Serbian SAM near the Serbian town of Pirot!
Here is a picture about impact and the missile. This is not a SAM, the size of the wreck, the shapes and markng are totally makes totally clear, this was an AGM-88.
http://forum.index.hu/Article/viewArticle?a=131692716&t=9120320