I ran a few scenarios in Command. For the first I ran a 4-ship armed with AGM-65Gs (Command only models real-world loadouts, so each aircraft only had 2 AGMs). The Kirov has some pretty fierce SAMs, but the F-16s piloted by Ace-level BMS-grade pilots defeated them. The Mavericks werenât so lucky. Despite being quite small, the SAMs were able to successfully destroy most of them. The one that got through caused only (very) minor damage. I then ran a 4-ship armed with Harpoons. These did much better and the F-16âs could launch from stand-off range and turn and run away from the SAMs. However, with 4 shooters, you only get 8 missiles. These were all destroyed either by the SAMs or the CIWS. I finally ran a 12 ship armed with Harpoons with a second 2 ship for targeting (the range of the missile is about 2x the F-16âs detection range). This worked and several missiles got through. I can post some screen-caps if anyoneâs interested.
CMANO is a great high-level sim for anyone who loved Harpoon.