SMH Posted April 9, 2024 Posted April 9, 2024 24 minutes ago, AlphaOneSix said: The video doesn't show any IR suppressors installed. Assuming you are referring to the IR jammer behind the APU. It is not modelled in DCS because there are no missiles in DCS that it would be effective against. We have Sidewinders as far back as AIM-9B!
zerO_crash Posted April 12, 2024 Posted April 12, 2024 (edited) On 2/24/2024 at 1:24 PM, badger7966 said: I saw on a recent news clip that Ukraine has fired hydra 70mm rockets from their Hinds,and equiped them with IR supressors...Be nice to have that ir supressor ! A) This is not a whishlist thread. Use the appropriate forum. B) This has been discussed before, and the decision is decisive: C) The modules in DCS are most often specific bort/tranche representations, with few instances of a combination. As such, ED will never equip Ukrainian equipment on a helicopter which they specifically state is a Russian airframe representation. D) While an interesting concept, there is very little information on the topic, specifically with regards to effectiveness. All that's available, is qualitative data, and that is insufficient for modelling just about anything. There is a reason why IR jammers have been forgotten for nearly 2 decades, before their recent inception. Back in 80s, this technology, was simply immature. Beyond aesthetics, the system will do you most likely no noticeable difference. The more systems we have, the better. However, given the real world obstacles (manpower being among the main), there are other more pressing issues that the team needs to focus on. Additionally, the fact that the system got quickly dismounted after its initial introduction, just goes to show that it wasn't desired back then. That, works even more against us. This will not happen. As to the Ukrainian modification of the Mi-24s (mostly VP), they use this IR jammer: https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/АДРОС It was tested in 2004, and formally adopted in 2005. Edited April 12, 2024 by zerO_crash [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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