Hiten Bongz Posted October 30, 2022 Posted October 30, 2022 Updated: move LS-6/GB-6 loadout selection from missile menu to bomb menu Does this change mean that the glide munitions will no longer be shot down by SAMs? Or at least as easily. Would be a welcome change if so.
Napillo Posted October 30, 2022 Posted October 30, 2022 I tested against a sa-8 and it looks like they don't see it. Also tried a GB-6-100 and didn't see it either.
AKey45 Posted November 9, 2022 Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) I tested using NASAMS interception.All GB-6 and LS-6 bombs can be intercepted by NASAMS.However, the whole JDAM series cannot be intercepted by NASAMS.All JSOW series can be intercepted by NASAMS.Forget about politics. They are GPS guided bombs. If the whole JDAM series cannot be shot down, so should the LS-6 series. Edited November 9, 2022 by AKey45 1
Hiten Bongz Posted November 9, 2022 Author Posted November 9, 2022 Yeah I don't know why the JSOWs get targeted and launched on... @uboats is this a bug?
Foogle Posted November 9, 2022 Posted November 9, 2022 All glidebombs can be targeted as they are considered "missiles", whether it's the LS-6, GB-6, or AGM-154. All freefall bombs; dumb or guided, are invisible to SAMs. It's just the way DCS divides the types of weapons. It's not a bug.
dedlike. Posted November 10, 2022 Posted November 10, 2022 Am 9.11.2022 um 21:16 schrieb Foogle: All glidebombs can be targeted as they are considered "missiles", whether it's the LS-6, GB-6, or AGM-154. All freefall bombs; dumb or guided, are invisible to SAMs. It's just the way DCS divides the types of weapons. It's not a bug. it seems like the 2.8 update moved all glidebombs of the jeff to the Bomb category, meaning they are invisibe for SAM sites now im not sure if i like the change or not , on one hand, it makes them realy usefull on servers like DDCS on the other hand maybe its a bit too powerfull now ? i only tested a LS6-500 vs a TOR, it didnt seem to shoot it.
Hiten Bongz Posted November 12, 2022 Author Posted November 12, 2022 (edited) On 11/10/2022 at 5:32 PM, dedlike. said: it seems like the 2.8 update moved all glidebombs of the jeff to the Bomb category, meaning they are invisibe for SAM sites now im not sure if i like the change or not , on one hand, it makes them realy usefull on servers like DDCS on the other hand maybe its a bit too powerfull now ? i only tested a LS6-500 vs a TOR, it didnt seem to shoot it. Your info contradicts Arisugary and AKey45 above. Who is right, and who is wrong? My opinion is: the RCS of these bombs would be very small, and the GB-6 looks like it was designed with stealth in mind. So I doubt they would be shot at by SAMs, or if so, only at very close ranges - only an actively scanning radar with missile trucks already weapons hot would even have a chance to hit one. Edited November 12, 2022 by Hiten Bongz
Pede Posted November 14, 2022 Posted November 14, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 5:32 PM, dedlike. said: it seems like the 2.8 update moved all glidebombs of the jeff to the Bomb category, meaning they are invisibe for SAM sites now im not sure if i like the change or not , on one hand, it makes them realy usefull on servers like DDCS on the other hand maybe its a bit too powerfull now ? i only tested a LS6-500 vs a TOR, it didnt seem to shoot it. They are only moved in the menu, not in how DCS world sees them. TOR can 100% target the LS series of glide bombs and shoot them down. Are you certain you set up the TOR site correctly? I tested this when 2.8 was released and it engaged my GB6's at about 2nm, LS-6-500 at about 3.5nm and LS-6-250 at less than 2nm (although this was too close for TOR to intercept them)
dedlike. Posted November 14, 2022 Posted November 14, 2022 vor einer Stunde schrieb Pede: They are only moved in the menu, not in how DCS world sees them. TOR can 100% target the LS series of glide bombs and shoot them down. Are you certain you set up the TOR site correctly? I tested this when 2.8 was released and it engaged my GB6's at about 2nm, LS-6-500 at about 3.5nm and LS-6-250 at less than 2nm (although this was too close for TOR to intercept them) no, i literallry just put a tor down in mission editor and droped a bomb on it, 2 times, never did it try to shoot it down so i was udner the asumtion that it didnt see them good chance i did something wrong
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