IMHO in nonpoint AG strike, using any weapon other then JSOW is a waste of airframe

[DmitriKozlowsky]

IMHO in non-pinpoint AG strike, using any weapon other then JSOW is a waste of airframe.

 

JSOW is incredibly effective weapon for non-pinpoint strike on formations. Even for point CAS missions, JSOW-C with unitary warhead is more effective then 65F.

[Fuerte]

If target is not defended. Seems to me, even Strelas and manpads try their best to intercept JSOWs, though they dont when engaged by mavericks.

 

thats why JDAM has become the weapon of choice. When tgt is stationary, of course

 

And another point against JSOW is huge amount of drag when using doble racks.

 

IMHO as always.

[Harker]

JSOW C, more than US$ 700,000

JDAM, LBG, around US$ 20-25,000

AGM-65, cost tops out at slightly above US$ 100,000

Just saying. It's up to you to decide if you want to use realistic loadouts or not. There's no way they'd give you a JSOW if the job can be done with a JDAM, for example.

[Rick50]

also, how many were bought? LGB's are way more common than JSOW. In game may not matter at all. But in real, the number available could vary drastically. Suddenly that JSOW is a rarity, and maybe you don't want to expend them on low value targets easily defeated with cheap common ordnance.

[amalahama]

What do you mean by 'non pinpoint strike'?

[Flagrum]

IMHO in non-pinpoint AG strike, using any weapon other then JSOW is a waste of airframe.

 

JSOW is incredibly effective weapon for non-pinpoint strike on formations. Even for point CAS missions, JSOW-C with unitary warhead is more effective then 65F.

Try hitting a moving target with it.

[QuiGon]

thats why JDAM has become the weapon of choice. When tgt is stationary, of course

Or LJDAM nowadays, which can target moving targets as well.

[Fuerte]

Or LJDAM nowadays, which can target moving targets as well.

I mean DCS and here we have only INS/GPS ones :)

 

RL is beautiful, no doubt.

[PL_Harpoon]

What do you mean by 'non pinpoint strike'?

I guess he meant the burst warhead one.

[Fri13]

All airframes are waste if they can't drop a tactical nuclear to simply devastate the enemy and tell them who they are against.....

[Fuerte]

Why do we have to build airframes and train their crews? Choose ICBM! Fantastic standoff capabilities.

[Eldur]

Just hack their govts and leak their private chats. More effective than any weapon nowadays

 

In DCS one JSOW is being misused constantly instead of cracking up bunkers and the other is a nice set of fireworks, but literally doesn't deal any damage at all which is why the first is done.

[DrBackJack]

IMHO in non-pinpoint AG strike, using any weapon other then JSOW is a waste of airframe.

 

JSOW is incredibly effective weapon for non-pinpoint strike on formations. Even for point CAS missions, JSOW-C with unitary warhead is more effective then 65F.

 

So you're the kind of person that loads 8x jsows :lol:

[silverdevil]

So you're the kind of person that loads 8x jsows :lol:

 

uhoh i have been doing it wrong since JSOWs were introduced. since we do not have to pay anything, the cost is irrelevant. i personally like to load 8, get rid of the AA, then go back to finish up the helpless ground targets with something different after reload. though it is an interesting point. what if we had a budget and had to be aware of costs? maybe a wish list for the ME.

[Harker]

uhoh i have been doing it wrong since JSOWs were introduced. since we do not have to pay anything, the cost is irrelevant. i personally like to load 8, get rid of the AA, then go back to finish up the helpless ground targets with something different after reload. though it is an interesting point. what if we had a budget and had to be aware of costs? maybe a wish list for the ME.

It's already possible to limit the number of available weapons in the ME. And weapon availability should also definitely be a thing once the dynamic campaign is implemented.

[Furiz]

Seeing people with 8xJSAWs seems a lot unrealistic,

 

on any real combat footage there is out there you can see one or two of those destined to hit some high value target, same goes with harpoons, slams, even gbu12 are not loaded in high numbers on one airframe.

[Nealius]

So? Use what you want. It's a game after all.

[bennyboy9800]

JSOWs get picked out of the sky like flies by SA-15s and SA-10s. Your point is incredibly invalid

[silverdevil]

JSOWs get picked out of the sky like flies by SA-15s and SA-10s. Your point is incredibly invalid

 

If your targets are not these types or protected by these types, it works great. To your point I have seen both AIM120s and AIM9 shot at low flying helicopters get shot down by some sort of 23-4. Same units ignored the JSOWs.