Durasoul

This thread is supposed to be closed but I found that the USAF has its own laser guided version of the Mavericks. What I found could be the AGM-65L

Original Photo on Wikimedia Commons, A-10

Staff Sgt. Christopher Willis [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

If you zoom in you could see the marking.. (I could be wrong though)

The last day of the year 2018.. This year I joined CombatACE and enjoyed lots of great mods here by the modding mastersssss..

Mandatory: Out of Edwards, go testing the AGM-130, that is one hell of a standoff weapon guys

Happy New Year!

And Merry Christmas! mandatory:

Screenshots taken while testing out my little idea.

Missiles are the 65Ds from Ravenclaw's great AGM-65 pack, the test plane A-7K by Mirage Factory. For the smoke effect, I borrowed from tiopiloto's Strela-2 MANPAD..

Several lines in the AGM-65D_data.ini had been changed:

BoosterStart=0.000000
BoosterDuration=3.200000
BoosterAccel=10.017000
BoosterEffectName=S5
BoosterSoundName=Strela-2
BoosterNodeName=
BoosterPosition=0.000000,-1.280000,0.000000
SustainerDuration=3.490000
SustainerAccel=2.170000
SustainerEffectName=S5
SustainerSoundName=
SustainerPosition=0.000000,-1.280000,0.000000

This results in a nice smoke trail which disappear once the sustainer is burnout. Without the MissileInFlightEffect the Maverick flies clean towards target.

You may or may not like it depends on personal thoughts. I find it a better gaming experience.

2 hours ago, Durasoul said:

Following the same logic I assume the K would have grey motor, white seeker

There actually is a version of this color combination missile

Wikimedia commons

RoyKabanlit [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Another AGM-65B training version, White aft section with grey "SCENE MAG" seeker

We should never judge by the missile's color. Example, due to the "SCENE MAG" markings which stand for Scene Magnification, this is an 65B training round on a RNZAF A-4K aircraft.

(Copyright Carlo Kopp, Air Power Australia 1992, 2005)

3 hours ago, ravenclaw_007 said:

olive drab motor is most likely a AGM-65D , white motor is a AGM-65B

Ravenclaw, I have been thinking on this for a while and now I have another idea.

I could have made mistakes by sorting the missiles according to their colors. Back to the very beginning, the AGM-65D differ from the AGM-65B (not considering the colors) mainly by the IIR seeker that enables a 24/7, all weather attack capabilities, and the warhead has not been changed; the same 57 Kg shape charge warhead. If we follow this logic and we could easily deduce that the conversion of both the 65D and the 65B back to a version that shares the same CCD seeker would produce a version of the same capabilities, therefore both named the AGM-65H. The 65H has two possible original rockets therefore it makes sense for having 2 different looking 65H missiles: One with OD motor, white seeker(65D > 65H) while the other all white(65B > 65H)

The AGM-65H2 could be new produced missiles, not converted ones.

Following the same logic I assume the K would have grey motor, white seeker

Think of those military sim developers, scale model kits manufacturers and aviation publishers.. Whole bunch of information to organize! I have a few publications myself, not about the aviation industry though.

And Ravenclaw, if you plan to further enrich the Mavericks collection(for SF2) you 'll have to do lots of skinning work HAHA ;)

btw, in SF2 weapons editing do we have the lofting capability option for the non ARMs say, the 65D Maverick? Never messed with the CapabilityFlag= XXXX before..

Have a look on this 65H2 clearly marked on the body

And it is All White 

Thank you very much for the information on the CCD seeker/guidance section upgrade, RC. People might see me as bit lazy for not researching info. on my own. My thinking is that there are of course lots of information on the internet, yet few of them are really credible. I'd prefer instead ask you guys for my better understanding on stuff I'd like to know about..

On 2018/12/19 at 12:56 AM, ravenclaw_007 said:

the CCD seeker section for both versions are the same and named HK-2

Yes, neglecting the Navy's own upgrade plan on the AGM-65F(to re-seeker to the CCD; thus become the 65J) the Air Force's AGM-65H and K both  have the same CCD seeker. But the marking "HK2" could mean that a further upgraded "Version 2" CCD seeker is in place on both versions of the missile.

To clarify, I mean 

1) Olive Drab motor section, Plain White "HK2" seeker section could suggest it as the AGM-65K2 ; bigger 136 Kg penetrating warhead like the K/G2/G/E, further improved 65K

2) All White motor section, seeker section "HK2" could suggest it as the AGM-65H2 ; original 57Kg blast warhead like the A/B/D/D2/H, further improved 65H

I found a photo for case 2. upload later.

Secondly, the missile from my third picture clearly has an opaque seeker like the 65Ds that should not be the CCD seeker What is that model? the 65D2?? don't know

I was watching some videos on public domain about the Air Force personnels who help loading weapons for some training sorties.. The Maverick missiles appear to be some newer variants that I haven't seen before (through any media). 

Funny thing is that they have mixed colors Olive Drab for the motors while some plain White ,some Grey (like the 65F) What are those models ??

2 hours ago, Soulfreak said:

Testing...

 

Speaking of testing/experimental schemes.. I have some weird feelings(in favor of them) towards them. 

Maybe I'll make some flight test skins for my favourite aircrafts after I've learnt how to make one. In the meantime, mandatory:

Marine Attack Training Squadron 203, stationed in Cherry Point but exercise in the south west..

My imagination of Marines doing SEAD, loadouts could be unrealistic..

Big birds for daddyairplanes(Last time I was too busy couldn't post a screenie)

12 hours ago, daddyairplanes said:

Triangle K goes to war... in an alternate timeline

daddyairplanes you seem to have some kind of attachment to the big birds

In late 1990, aircrews were dispatched to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia to perform practice missions with the use of ALARMs

Real

I use a Sim to simulate the Real aircrews who simulated real attack missions..

My salute to the aircrews for their service!

(btw, I like this ALARM initial operational config. because it looks like some swords were carried by the Tornados!)

43 minutes ago, Crusader said:

 

Thank you for the link Crusader

Regarding the recent events in Crimea, the 113 squadron "Gazelle"/"Light" dispatched a Photo recon mission using the ol' trusty Phantom

Screenies of fantasy: RF-4Es from Eskisehir to Crimea and back, 1434 km

Thank you all who contributed to this mod. I enjoy the Recce Phantom very much(you can see me playing around with the "Super size flashbang" ).

I'm sorry guys I'm not aware if there's a Crimea map for SF2. I used the NA map for its good looking water.

ALARM for the Iraqis.. time to get up

Mandatory screenie: Anola Kay with Check Six, from Tabuk with love

I am not sure about the exact model of the MiG-31s that are involved in the incident. I think a safe guess would be a variant of at least having MiG-31BM-equivalent standards. If that's the case I don't understand why the entire flight of 4 MiGs that EACH had used up a typical mission load of internal fuel  of 13,700 litres of jet fuel without anyone noticing sth were wrong...

31BM has some reasonably good avionics; Even the 1st Gen planes have fuel indications like the Mirage F1s, 2000s. tiles for empty tanks would light up.

Note MiG-29 like fuel gauge

The light of a Classic does not fade.

Thank you Sundowner! 

Off-topic: did the FA2 participate in any major conflicts throughout its service? umm Kosovo?

Winchester.

even Tigers hiding from the "Flogger"

Thank you Carlo!

A few months ago I downloaded I believe to be the RT-33 skin done by you and that was some detailed and accurate job.

By the way, take your time on the Ginas. Quality work takes time to finish. Cheers!

Yan

@guuruu

MATRA/BAe Dynamics ALARM

• MATRA/BAe Dynamics won a contract for 750 missiles in 1983
• Originally, delivery was scheduled in 1986 but Unfortunately the development of the "Nuthatch" rocket motor (missile's engine) ran into problems.. results in delay
• Later undergone testes in USN Naval Weapons Center at China Lake using modified Red Top AAM Missile Motor(Yes, guidance & mission control units were the whole point at that time)
• in 1987, German firm MBB/Bayern Chemie and later LFK designed a new rocket motor for the ALARM
• in 1990, the weapon was certified at China Lake
• in JAN 1991, operational on RAF Tornado GR Mk.1(in most cases, 3 missiles were carried under the belly; although later a typical load was 3 under belly 2 on INNER wing pylons(both facing outwards)

Specs:

Length       4240 mm

Diameter   230 mm

Weight       268 Kg(although weight should be in Newton, anyway)

Range(High alt launch)  Brochure: 58 miles; 93 km/ 28 miles; 45 km (depends on source data)

Hope that helps