correct as is SLAM: FLT height not adhered (& not going terminal on seeker activation?)

[Brinkyeti]

Hi,

 

No matter the selected FLT height (low, medium or high), the AGM84E seems to fly the same:

 

First the SLAM tries to hold it's launch-altitude until the target is roughly 9° below the horizon line, at which point it'll pitch down to also roughly 9°.
(In case the target is lower than 9° below horizon ON LAUNCH, it'll immediately descent at ~9° pitch down)
The SLAM will keep holding those ~9° nose down attitude until it's ~10NM away from it's target (no matter the selected DIST setting), at which point it will level out.
Flying level until ~4NM from target, at which point it'll go into it's terminal attack phase.

 

streamable link of ONE slam launch (FLT set to high, DIST to 15NM):

https://streamable.com/fmon9t

Note: (obviously) i did not at any point adjust the course of the SLAM.

 

Track and tacview file attached to this post.

 

 

IMO it's obvious that at least the FLT parameter is broken, possibly the DIST parameter as well:
At least according to chuck's guide (Part 10, section 2.11.1 (page 499)) the flight profile should look as follows:

Spoiler

(SLAM going terminal upon seeker activation, which would make aiming the SLAM a LOT easier, considering one does not really know at the moment when the slam is looking at it's designated target location until impact, see streamable video above)

 

That being said, it could very well be that chuck's guide is wrong in regards to the DIST parameter.

 

slam_broken-flt_high-dist_15.trk Tacview-20210505-220230-DCS.txt.acmi

Edited May 6, 2021 by Brinkyeti
formatting and added note, that i did not change the course of the SLAM below the streamable link

[BIGNEWY]

Hi, 

 

in Wags video he makes it clear not to try to control the seeker until late in the terminal phase 

 

 

I will ask the team about the FLT levels. 

 

thanks

[Rescue]

I don't know if i get your problem right, but are you aware that the SLAM doesn't climb?

 

If you set FLT to high (what's 25k ft iirc) but you launch at 18k ft, the SLAM will hold it's altitude and does the rest as normal.

 

If you launch at 18k ft but set FLT to MED (what's 15k ft iirc) the SLAM will descent to 15k ft and keep it's altitude.

 

Last Phase seems okay I think.

 

Greetings

Edited May 12, 2021 by Rescue

[Tholozor]

Harpoon (and by extension, SLAM) should not climb to FLT altitude: