GumidekCZ Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) According to these public data : http://cdn.ihs.com/Janes/Sample-content-IHS-Janes-Weapons-Air-Launched.pdf the Dekas missile has wrong data in: Nr_max = 40, - According to data CATIC 2011 should have only 35g limit Damage = 46.75, - according to increased WH weight +1.5 kg, this should be 28.75 (AIM-9M have = 25, with warhead mass = 10) expl_mass = 18.7, - Correct value is 11.5 kg (25 lb) HE fragmentation mass = 18.7, - again 11.5 kg piercing_mass = 3.74 - also need to be lowered Edited November 12, 2021 by uboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetRock Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Since I made a big post about this last spring... Before you all get too excited about the explosive mass... are these # values *corrected* for TNT equivalent? There are still some glaring errors in DCS where devs took explosive filler weight and just = HE explosive power (which is wrong). A lot of modern explosive compounds are much more potent than TNT per equivalent weight, so those numbers being higher than the actual weight may be factoring in the actual explosive power that warhead should have. I have no idea what explosive compound China or Pakistan would be using in the PL5, so we would have to see what Deka says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GumidekCZ Posted November 10, 2021 Author Share Posted November 10, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, PetRock said: Since I made a big post about this last spring... Before you all get too excited about the explosive mass... are these # values *corrected* for TNT equivalent? There are still some glaring errors in DCS where devs took explosive filler weight and just = HE explosive power (which is wrong). A lot of modern explosive compounds are much more potent than TNT per equivalent weight, so those numbers being higher than the actual weight may be factoring in the actual explosive power that warhead should have. I have no idea what explosive compound China or Pakistan would be using in the PL5, so we would have to see what Deka says. You are true, the mass is used for damage calculation, so it should represent blast power - which is dependant od used explosive type. Many warheads and bombs than need to be revised, because the mass there fits its published explosive weight. Assuming that there is something stronger than TNT. Very nice source of information about warheads, blast power, fragment, chemicals, area of efect and many more: https://www.gichd.org/fileadmin/GICHD-resources/rec-documents/Explosive_weapon_effects_web.pdf Edited November 10, 2021 by GumidekCZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napillo Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Also, the IR sensor should have a peak around 4nm wavelength due to the materials used, it's probably got an InAsSb detector in it. Two wavelengths around 4nm, capable of detecting methane and co2. All aspect, 40 degrees cone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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