we3ks

Point up front: I think this may be related to a correlation between employment altitude / range. I am finding that if you employ at a range in nm greater than your altitude, then the JSOW-A will hit the target; otherwise the missile will miss. For example, when employing at greater than 40 nm from the target and at an altitude of 40k ft, the missile will impact. Background: I have been running simple scenarios in an effort to establish JSOW-A engagement timelines (i.e. altitudes / ranges / time-of-flight) against a known location in order to incorporate other munitions (based on their engagement ranges) like HARM into a strike package. My experimentation matrix tested three different altitudes (40k' / 35k' / 30k' MSL) at three different airspeeds (1.0 / 0.9 / 0.8 Mach) and employing the JSOW-A at max range. Winds were a 0 kts across all altitudes. Below are the results from those runs: Altitude (ft MSL) Airspeed (Mach) Employment Range (nm) JSOW-A Impact (Yes / No) 40k 1.0 47.1 Yes 40k 0.9 45.0 Yes 40k 0.8 42.4 Yes 35k 1.0 41.3 Yes 35k 0.9 38.6 Yes 35k 0.8 34.9 No 30k 1.0 27.9 No 30k 0.9 25.5 No 30k 0.8 22.4 No I went back and ran additional scenarios at 40k' but delayed my JSOW-A employment until less than 40 nm; all of which missed the target. I don't know if this helps, but further testing may be required.