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    • cns180784
      cns180784 last edited by

      So i looked up in tactical reference the range of this weapon, and it has 25nm. Straight away i knew that couldnt be right as i saw it was 70nm in a game called command modern air/naval operations. So i decided to look it up on wikipedia, and on there it has 80 nm….so who is right? BMS…command…or wikipedia? another thing i wanted to bring up is that in the campaign when the ATO created SEAD strikes (with AGM-88s in loadout), it set the IP only about 8.5 nm away from the target (air defence battalion) but the max range is 25nm, surely that should be set to that max range to keep out the range of the SA-2s’ radar that its set to destroy? or is this just down to the player to alter the IP and that the AI ATO isnt too clever?

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      • Dracfalcon
        Dracfalcon last edited by

        What system are you using for delivery (i.e., HAD, HAS….)?

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        • cns180784
          cns180784 @Dracfalcon last edited by

          @Dracfalcon:

          What system are you using for delivery (i.e., HAD, HAS….)?

          Nothing i havent done any strike missions yet, havent even shot a plane down, i’ve been doing the other training missions and just reading and looking things up, like the vids by Krause, the tactical reference and also the database in CMANO.

          I’m taking my learning of this sim slowly, and going over things.

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          • Dracfalcon
            Dracfalcon @cns180784 last edited by

            Try flying a SEAD mission, and you may answer some of your questions. Use the HAD for starters.

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            • cns180784
              cns180784 @Dracfalcon last edited by

              @Dracfalcon:

              Try flying a SEAD mission, and you may answer some of your questions. Use the HAD for starters.

              Whats the difference between the HAD and HAS? i noticed in loadout you can load the HTS which i know is the HARMS targeting system, and does this include the HAS and HAD in game?

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              • Dracfalcon
                Dracfalcon @cns180784 last edited by

                If you load the HTS, you will have the HAD capability. For HAS, you need to have the -88 or -45 loaded. HAS…you are using the weapons screens for targeting.

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                • cns180784
                  cns180784 @Dracfalcon last edited by

                  @Dracfalcon:

                  If you load the HTS, you will have the HAD capability. For HAS, you need to have the -88 or -45 loaded. HAS…you are using the weapons screens for targeting.

                  I dont know anything about guided weapons as such because i havent watched the tutorials by Krause that covers those yet, but yea i wondered what the WPN screen for the MFDs is for. I’d need to go through those tutorials on CCIP and CCRP again too, loads to cover.

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                  • Dracfalcon
                    Dracfalcon @cns180784 last edited by

                    Roger that…lots of fun learning to do. 😮

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                    • l3crusader
                      l3crusader @Dracfalcon last edited by

                      AGM-88 range is classified anyway, you will never get the exact answer.

                      My guess is its more like 60-70 NM than 25 though.

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                      • molnibalage
                        molnibalage last edited by

                        @cns180784:

                        So i looked up in tactical reference the range of this weapon, and it has 25nm. Straight away i knew that couldnt be right as i saw it was 70nm in a game called command modern air/naval operations. So i decided to look it up on wikipedia, and on there it has 80 nm….so who is right? BMS…command…or wikipedia? another thing i wanted to bring up is that in the campaign when the ATO created SEAD strikes (with AGM-88s in loadout), it set the IP only about 8.5 nm away from the target (air defence battalion) but the max range is 25nm, surely that should be set to that max range to keep out the range of the SA-2s’ radar that its set to destroy? or is this just down to the player to alter the IP and that the AI ATO isnt too clever?

                        1. Desribing with a single value to range of any missile is impossbile.
                        2. Forget Tacref. It is outdated, it is just heritage of pre Internet age of Falcon 4.0

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                        • molnibalage
                          molnibalage @l3crusader last edited by

                          @l3crusader:

                          AGM-88 range is classified anyway, you will never get the exact answer.

                          My guess is its more like 60-70 NM than 25 though.

                          Considering only kinematics launching at 10 km it maybe possible but the big question is the time of power supply…

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                          • Eagle-Eye
                            Eagle-Eye @molnibalage last edited by

                            What range are we talking about?

                            Maybe maximum kinetic range in optimal firing conditions is 80NM, and in normal firing conditions perhaps 40-60NM. BUT the HARM is completely reliant on the adversary’s operating RADAR to home in on. When firing at such long ranges, the flight time is well beyond a minute. Who knows what might happen in that time? It may be destroyed by another weapon, it may move, …

                            So, in summary: shooting from such longe distances is a great tactic to suppress (that’s why it’s called SEAD 😉 ) the enemy RADAR, forcing them to “blink” or keep the RADAR off entirely, but it’s a poor effort to actually hit something. This is one of the reasons why the publicly known hit ratio of HARMs is so low. 🙂

                            If your objective is to take the target out or at least degrade it physically, however, maximum effective range for the HARM could easily be 25NM, or less. Shorter distance = stronger signal to home in on, and less time for the enemy to react and shut down their RADAR. To my knowledge, the AGM-88 will guesstimate the target’s location based on the signal it received, so even if the enemy operators are able to power it down in time, the accuracy should be higher than long-range shots, especially with modern GPS-assisted HARMs.

                            Then there could also be an optimum range, minimum range, … so again, what range are we talking about, and to which range do the TacRef, wikipedia, CMANO etc. refer?

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                            • l3crusader
                              l3crusader @molnibalage last edited by

                              @molnibalage:

                              Considering only kinematics launching at 10 km it maybe possible but the big question is the time of power supply…

                              I was talking all included, ToF too.

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                              • uri_ba
                                uri_ba @l3crusader last edited by

                                without actually knowing anything, looking at photoes, I can only assume the HARM is similar in kinematic properties to the AIM-7 (late models)

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                                • Malc
                                  Malc @molnibalage last edited by

                                  @molnibalage:

                                  2. Forget Tacref. It is outdated, it is just heritage of pre Internet age of Falcon 4.0

                                  is there two internets? I been using it since way before 98.

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                                  • Shadow
                                    Shadow @Malc last edited by

                                    I had to update my internet the other day, it took about an hour and I didn’t even have to reboot my PC, Isn’t XP a great OS.

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                                    • Blu3wolf
                                      Blu3wolf last edited by

                                      @cns180784:

                                      So i looked up in tactical reference the range of this weapon, and it has 25nm. Straight away i knew that couldnt be right as i saw it was 70nm in a game called command modern air/naval operations. So i decided to look it up on wikipedia, and on there it has 80 nm….so who is right? BMS…command…or wikipedia? another thing i wanted to bring up is that in the campaign when the ATO created SEAD strikes (with AGM-88s in loadout), it set the IP only about 8.5 nm away from the target (air defence battalion) but the max range is 25nm, surely that should be set to that max range to keep out the range of the SA-2s’ radar that its set to destroy? or is this just down to the player to alter the IP and that the AI ATO isnt too clever?

                                      I would not assume C:MNO to be the acme of accuracy if I were you.

                                      There are multiple versions of the HARM, and the newer ones are a lot more capable, particularly in range, than older ones.

                                      Wikipedia will be talking about the range of the best publicly known variant. Command will either be an educated guess or OSINT of the specific variant. Falcon… who knows.

                                      IRL the newer variants have long range, the ability to try to loiter after firing to look for targets, and probably wwre developed more recently than Falcon was.

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                                      • Frederf
                                        Frederf @Blu3wolf last edited by

                                        I’ve gotten ~72nm out of a HARM before. The limiting factor is the 200 second lifetime. I shoot at no more than 180 seconds (3:00) or less because life is unpredictable. Considering the errors in high altitude drag in BMS and a genuine best effort launch (max TAS, max alt) a 80nm delivery is very plausible.

                                        IP-to-target A-ATO ranges are pretty short. It doesn’t matter for 2D combat because the dice roll is only resolved when the plane arrives or some fixed shoot range. If you just watch the mission from 2D, don’t worry about it. 3D it can matter. It depends on the waypoint tasks leading up. If it’s SEAD leading up to the attack they can shoot before they arrive. If human is leading then just tell wingmen to shoot radars you want to die. Stretching IP-to-target or per-aligning can ensure AI get a weapon off first pass for bombs.

                                        Killing an SA-2 all else being equal I would walk up to the edge of the threat ring and fire at that range for the extra speed. Be careful about skimming the earth or buildings in the way as not all avenues are clear. Tacview is an invaluable tool for diagnosing issues.

                                        Max range is best visualized with POS-EOM on a threat collocated steerpoint. When the time enroute readout is 200s (minus a 15 second buffer) it can be delivered properly and should arrive at best range. Speed, altitude, and a ~40 degree loft minimize the work the missile has to do.

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                                        • l3crusader
                                          l3crusader @Frederf last edited by

                                          @Frederf:

                                          I’ve gotten ~72nm out of a HARM before. The limiting factor is the 200 second lifetime. I shoot at no more than 180 seconds (3:00) or less because life is unpredictable. Considering the errors in high altitude drag in BMS and a genuine best effort launch (max TAS, max alt) a 80nm delivery is very plausible.

                                          80 NM in best condition is doable in 4.32. 200s ToF being the limiting factor is completely normal, the ToF (understand : battery time) is usually the limit for long range missiles. AA or AG.

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                                          • molnibalage
                                            molnibalage @Malc last edited by

                                            @Malc:

                                            is there two internets? I been using it since way before 98.

                                            Not you are the bar. Extrapolate from a single sample to infinite is very bad. I did not had home Internet connection until December of 2004…
                                            So can you guess how many people had Internet access in 1998? Another factor the available info on Net in 1998…

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