Silver_Dragon Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 TOW Wireless Missile For Info here: http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/tow_family/ JSOW, MALDS and HARM update http://youtu.be/5Pu_PKpEhqU For Work/Gaming: 28" Philips 246E Monitor - Ryzen 7 1800X - 32 GB DDR4 - nVidia RTX1080 - SSD 860 EVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 1 TB / 860 QVO 2 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Warthog / TPR / MDF
Pilotasso Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Yeah Wireless TOW's... BAD IDEA. They just introducing more possible points of failure. If the UAV over Iran rings a bell maybe they should consider better anti Cylon tactics... ;) .
Scrim Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Yeah, 'cause no development should ever take place if it means you risk breaking something, right?
Bushmanni Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Started digging through Raytheon site and found this: http://youtu.be/PhrgH_u24dc Distributed aperture system for helicopters in development. 1 DCS Finland: Suomalainen DCS yhteisö -- Finnish DCS community -------------------------------------------------- SF Squadron
kk0425 Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Yeah, 'cause no development should ever take place if it means you risk breaking something, right? Development should take place if the advantages outweigh the development and operational costs and the advantages it brings, which brings me to my question. What was wrong with the current TOW missile and what advantages does this have over it? Edited March 31, 2014 by kk0425
BTTW-DratsaB Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Better for the environment! Where the heck does all that cable go any way? :D Specs: GA-Z87X-UD3H, i7-4770k, 16GB, RTX2060, SB AE-5, 750watt Corsair PSU, X52, Track IR4, Win10x64. Sim Settings: Textures: ? | Scenes: ? |Water: ? | Visibility Range: ? | Heat Blur: ? | Shadows: ? | Res: 1680x1050 | Aspect: 16:10 | Monitors: 1 Screen | MSAA: ? | Tree Visibility: ? | Vsync: On | Mirrors: ? | Civ Traffic: High | Res Of Cockpit Disp: 512 | Clutter: ? | Fullscreen: On
Flagrum Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Development should take place if the advantages outweigh the development and operational costs and the advantages it brings, which brings me to my question. What was wrong with the current TOW missile and what advantages does this have over it? I would guess, the range could be increased. On the negative side: wire guidance can not be jammed, radio guidance can ...
kk0425 Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 I figured increased range too, but I thought it was more a limitation of the propellant that limited it's range, not the amount of wire we could stuff inside a case?
maturin Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 BAD IDEA. They just introducing more possible points of failure. And removing them, too. No more worrying about shorting out your wire connection by flying over water or past a tree on a windy day. The TOW has a great warhead but the system is freaking ANCIENT.
Weta43 Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Wireless TOW - Isn't that an oxymoron ? Isn't it then just a TO... (maybe a TOR) Cheers.
Scrim Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 What maturin said. And just because Raytheon are developing it, doesn't mean it'll actually be replacing the wire guided ones.
ENO Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Wireless TOW - Isn't that an oxymoron ? Isn't it then just a TO... (maybe a TOR) No- it just becomes "Tube launched Optically guided by Wireless." :smartass: "ENO" Type in anger and you will make the greatest post you will ever regret. "Sweetest's" Military Aviation Art
RagnarDa Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 I never understood the usefulness of these semi-fixed saclos systems. Aren't the gunner pretty much dead once he fires (position exposed, can't move)? DCS AJS37 HACKERMAN There will always be bugs. If everything is a priority nothing is.
Griffin Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 I never understood the usefulness of these semi-fixed saclos systems. Aren't the gunner pretty much dead once he fires (position exposed, can't move)? Tell that to Syrian tank snipers.
Scrim Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Well, if you're sitting in a FOB, or just any other military base, regardless of what sort of conflict it is, there's no big point in it being mobile, as the base you're defending hardly is. Also, keep in mind that the TOW is currently used on a number of vehicles. The Bradley, AH-1 versions, British Lynx helicopters, etc.
Bushmanni Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 In Steel Beasts AI fires ATGMs usually from flank or rear to ensure penetration and making it harder for the target tank crew to notice that there's a missile coming at them. They will just sit and wait until you give them an opportunity for a kill shot or you start shooting at them. Clever buggers. These things are deadly if you know how to use them. They are not as powerful or flexible as tank main guns or fire-and-forget missiles but they still give a lot of cheap firepower for lighter vehicles. DCS Finland: Suomalainen DCS yhteisö -- Finnish DCS community -------------------------------------------------- SF Squadron
tflash Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 Wireless since the wire was stolen by copper thieves, a real plague in Europe nowadays (last I was travelling in a 200 mph high-speed train in France when it suddenly had to brake hard to full stop because some copper thieves had stolen the signalisation wiring in plain daylight!) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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