Ahmed Posted July 8, 2023 Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) Hi, The SA-2 kill radius ('KillDistance' paramter) in the data files is defined as 20 meters, that is less than 1/3rd of the commonly found value if one investigates. If I'm not mistaken, this parameter controls the proximity fusing of the missile in DCS (that is already flawed as it doesn't seem to consider the dimensions of the target aircraft either and just its origin). The values commonly found if one investigates are 65-70m for kill radius and 100-120m for severe damage blast and consistent across sources. The fuse in the V-750 missile series has various settings depending on target height and closure and will be armed at between 100-300 meters from target to actually fuse just past the closest point of approach. For comparison purposes, the DCS AIM-120 is defined with 15 meter kill radius!! The AIM-120's warhead weighs basically 10 times less than the ~200kg SA-2 missile warhead. The SA-5 that has a similar weight warhead than the SA-2, is defined with 45 meters. This results in near misses in DCS not detonating, when they should, and in DCS not correctly depicting the real power of the SA-2 system to take out several aircraft of a formation in a single detonation, or the large warhead compensating for the missile's low maneuverability. No track attached due to the numbers in the data files speaking by themselves. Edited July 8, 2023 by Ahmed 5
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