The AMRAAMer Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) To a fighte aircraft (be it an F-15, 16, 18, etc) what's a larger threat: 1) an older gen SAM like an SA-2, 3, or 4 or 2) AAA and MANPADS In other words, if a target area has both old gen radar sams and low level aaa and ir manpads, should i fly high to avoid the low level threats, or fly low to terrain mask from the SA-2/3? which threat takes priority? i've heard that its always the SAM, regardless of how old it may be Edited July 30, 2019 by The AMRAAMer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drag80 Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Radar guided SAM and AAA guns will give u warnings. Manpads dont give warning as they are IR seekers. They are the most dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 In other words, if a target area has both old gen radar sams and low level aaa and ir manpads, should i fly high to avoid the low level threats, or fly low to terrain mask from the SA-2/3? I would fly even higher to be safe from both and attack SAM first if A2G capable. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feefifofum Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 A long range, RADAR guided system will kill you first, and will kill you pretty much 100% of the time if you remain at speed and altitude. You aren't getting above the SA-2's WEZ...that was the purpose of the SA-2. Ask Francis Gary Powers. ;) It's also a bad idea to try to mask in an area with known SHORAD threats. Stay high to avoid SHORAD and stay out of the SA-2's WEZ altogether unless you have something capable of safely engaging it. THE GEORGIAN WAR - OFFICIAL F-15C DLC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AMRAAMer Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 It's also a bad idea to try to mask in an area with known SHORAD threats. Stay high to avoid SHORAD and stay out of the SA-2's WEZ altogether unless you have something capable of safely engaging it. And if I must be within the SAMs WEZ, I should still fly high to avoid the aaa and manpads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhand Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 And if I must be within the SAMs WEZ, I should still fly high to avoid the aaa and manpads? :) It all depends on how you want to die. My preference would be to stay high until absolutely forced down. Then get high ASAP again. If the the AA defense is well designed, you're going to be mission fail until the threat from one or the other level of defense is reduced. YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 10 Pro x64, ASUS Z97 Pro MoBo, Intel i7-4790K, EVGA GTX 970 4GB, HyperX Savage 32GB, Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB SSD, 2x Seagate Hybrid Drive 2TB Raid 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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