AI SU-34 targeting and lasing pod

[DmitriKozlowsky]

How does SU-34 guide LGB? There does not appear to be a Russian equivalent of LiteningII ro Sniper TPODs.

[Northstar98]

If you look in between the engine intakes, just behind the door to the nose gear, you'll see a grey rectangle with a window. AFAIK this is the LTPS Platan, which AFAIK is a 3rd gen EO system, which includes a laser target designator & rangefinder.

Here's a look at the real thing:

Looks like its viewing angles will be pretty limited, though I doubt that's modelled.

 

EDIT: the device actually seems to extend downwards, popping out of the fuselage, when in use:

This however isn't animated in DCS World.

EDIT: But if you clip through the model, you can see it:

 

Edited February 20, 2022 by Northstar98

[DmitriKozlowsky]

OK, thank you.

[toutenglisse]

3 hours ago, DmitriKozlowsky said:

How does SU-34 guide LGB? There does not appear to be a Russian equivalent of LiteningII ro Sniper TPODs.

On a side note, in DCS any AI aircraft can guide laser bombs without any laser source (example : a single M2000c or F5-E AI can attack with LGB - no laser source but the bomb is guided and corrects its trajectory to target).

[Northstar98]

On 2/20/2022 at 7:05 PM, toutenglisse said:

On a side note, in DCS any AI aircraft can guide laser bombs without any laser source (example : a single M2000c or F5-E AI can attack with LGB - no laser source but the bomb is guided and corrects its trajectory to target).

Yep