Foka Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 I found something like that According to this picture JSOW C should have IIR camera and a datalink (probably similiar to our SLAM-ER). Also will we get a JSOW B with BLU-108/B like in CBU-97 or CBU-105 in A-10C or F-16? That would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swift. Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 JSOW B never went to production, it effectively never existed. JSOW C's IIR seeker is effectively useless in DCS, firstly because we have no way to program is without a mission planner and secondly because DCS is perfect, the weapon will never miss unless there is one of those odd bugs again. 1 476th Discord | 476th Website | Swift Youtube Ryzen 5800x, RTX 4070ti, 64GB, Quest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Clark Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 JSOW-B never made it out of testing. A few hundred were made but from what I've been able to find there were significant technical problems that they were not able to correct. Since the BLU-108/B is a known entity and the other JSOW variants have been successful, my assumption is that there were problems with the dispersal out of the JSOW that could not be corrected. It went over budget and deadline and got canned. I'm not sure if the final production version of the JSOW-C actually ended up with a data-link and min-in-the-middle targeting. The IIR sensor in the nose is configured to use ATA, like the SLAM-ER, and autonomously guide in on a pre-defined target built from reconnaissance images (you can read a more in-depth description here: https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/smart/docs/man-sm-agm154-010213.htm). If it were actually implemented correctly in DCS it may feel like a downgrade to many people, as pre-planned strikes would be just as accurate as they are now, while TOO strikes or PP strikes without sufficient recon imagery would become less accurate than they are now. 1 Oil In The Water Hornet Campaign. Bunny's: Form-Fillable Controller Layout PDFs | HOTAS Kneeboards | Checklist Kneeboards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusC42B Pilot Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Iirc Matt said there is no reason to model it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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