Mig Fulcrum Posted September 2, 2021 Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) Currently the Tornado IDS in game can carry and shoot the AGM-88 but can the real one? As far as I know the ECR is the ECM/sead variant so i was wondering if the IDS can perform sead missions too. Edited September 2, 2021 by Mig Fulcrum
QuiGon Posted September 2, 2021 Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) The real IDS can use the HARM as well. It is not at all restricted to the ECR. Unlike the IDS the ECR was able to use it's internal Emitter Location System (ELS) though to triangulate the position of radar emitters on the fly and then use advanced range-known modes of the HARM. It's similar to the F-4G Wild Weasel in that regard. The IDS can just use the HARM seeker to detect radar emitters, just like the DCS Hornet and Viper currently do. IRL the HARM was used on the IDS Tornado a lot by the German Navy, which used it to destroy the radars of ships (in theory at least as it never actually happened). https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/0/5/3/0272350.jpg https://www.alamy.de/flugzeuge-der-deutschen-marine-tornado-ids-image3565142.html Edited September 2, 2021 by QuiGon 1 Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing!
TLTeo Posted September 2, 2021 Posted September 2, 2021 (edited) On top of what Quigon said, the Italian Air Force dedicated SEAD squadron (the 155th Group of the 6th Wing) flies both ECRs and IDSs, and both carry the HARM (and have fired it in combat - e.g. during Allied Force). In fact, they intend to upgrade to the AGM-88E. This is an ECR (notice the lack of guns, and the small FLIR under the nose): And this is an IDS (no FLIR, but guns installed): Edited September 2, 2021 by TLTeo 1
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