Zipuli Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Do the ATGM-teams have a TIS if the missile launcher has one in real life? For example can a TOW-team see through the fog?Zip 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 They should, but I haven't tested it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH_Lieste Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Testing an ATGM and RPG armed squad side by side in poor visibility I noticed the RPG reported contact first and destroyed rather more of the over-running T72 than the ATGM team did.ATGM tested Javelin, Milan, TOW2.Visibility ranges 10, 20, 50, 100mATGM would only engage at 100m visibility.HMMMW also doesn't seem to use TIS on TOW missile, but M901 does.BRDM2-AT doesn't seem to use a TIS within SB. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackworth Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 I am wondering if there is a minimum engagement range for the ATGMs thus the 100m minimum before they would engage. Anyone? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH_Lieste Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 TIS is something like 3x visual range.So 50m should equate to 150m min range if TIS is available.But there is no split between engagement of infantry RPG/ATGM under these conditions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted January 6, 2008 Members Share Posted January 6, 2008 OK, I took note of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertowl Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 ATGM's usually have a few hundreds of meters of min. range (regardless of weather) due to operation related limitations , unlike RPG's and the sort, with a few meters (about 10) of s&a mechanisms. under heavy fog TIS allows for visibility of few hundreds of meters as well (thermal radiation is being dispersed in the humidity), reducing ATGM systems efficiency greatly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH_Lieste Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 But once visibility is high enough to see beyond min range, the TIS equipped ATGM should have an advantage over non-TIS equipped rpgs. Right now the infantry/truck ATGM is limited to daysight only.Compare a M901/M966/TOW atgm team in poor visibility against the same advancing force to see the difference. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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