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== Blufor systems ==
== Bluefor systems ==


=== Radar-guided ===
=== Radar-guided ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Hawk
|-
! Units !! Function !! Stores !! Range !! Notes
|-
| SAM Hawk CWAR AN/MPQ-55 ||  || — || Detection: 37nm
| rowspan="7" |
|-
| SAM Hawk LN M192 || Launcher || 3× || Engagement: 24nm
|-
| SAM Hawk PCP || Control post || — || —
|-
| SAM Hawk SR AN/MPQ-50 || Search radar || — || Detection: 48nm
|-
| SAM Hawk TR AN/MPQ-46 || Tracking radar || — || Detection: 48nm
|-
! colspan="4" | Available to
|-
| colspan="4" |
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ M163 Vulcan
|-
! Units !! Function !! Stores !! Range !! Notes
|-
| AAA Vulcan M163 || Radar-guided, self-propelled AAA || 2280&times; 20mm || Detection: 2.7nm<br>Engagement: 2,600m
| rowspan="3" |
|-
! colspan="4" | Available to
|-
| colspan="4" |
|}




=== IR-guided ===
=== IR-guided ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ M47 Chaparral
|-
! Units !! Function !! Stores !! Range !! Notes
|-
| SAM Chaparral M48 || IR-guided, self-propelled SAM || 4&times; MIM-72G || Detection: 5.4nm<br>Engagement: 4.5nm<br>Missile range: 400-4,800m
| rowspan="3" |
|-
! colspan="4" | Available to
|-
| colspan="4" |
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ M1097 Avenger
|-
! Units !! Function !! Stores !! Range !! Notes
|-
| SAM Avenger M1097 || IR-guided, self-propelled SAM || 8&times; FIM-92<br>12.7mm || Detection: 2.75nm<br>Engagement: 2.45nm<br>Missile range: 300-7,000m
| rowspan="3" |
|-
! colspan="4" | Available to
|-
| colspan="4" |
|}




=== Optically guided ===
=== Optically guided ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Bofors 40mm
|-
! Units !! Function !! Stores !! Range !! Notes
|-
| Bofors 40mm || Flak || 620&times; || 7,160m / 4nm
| rowspan="3" | Requires WWII Asset pack.<br>Not available in Combined Arms.
|-
! colspan="4" | Available to
|-
| colspan="4" |
|}

Revision as of 18:31, 23 March 2019

This resource is mainly for missions designers to set up fully-featured and functional SAM groups using the many various units available under the “Air defence” vehicle category in the DCS mission editor.

Each block describes the system as a whole, the ground units it consists of, the dependencies between these units, and some very rough performance figures (in-game and wiki-based). Note that maximum altitudes, in particular, can be a bit vague due to the interaction between maximum sensor elevation, sensor range, and missile flight capabilities. While the maximum altitude may seem sufficient on some systems, it is often a lot lower in practice because there is a rather narrow band between where the missile still has energy enough to climb, and where the (usually) radar is still able to track a target. For maximum airgod murderness, make sure the altitude capabilities are ridiculously above where the target is expected to fly.

Redfor systems

Radar-guided

IR-guided

Optically guided

Bluefor systems

Radar-guided

Hawk
Units Function Stores Range Notes
SAM Hawk CWAR AN/MPQ-55 Detection: 37nm
SAM Hawk LN M192 Launcher Engagement: 24nm
SAM Hawk PCP Control post
SAM Hawk SR AN/MPQ-50 Search radar Detection: 48nm
SAM Hawk TR AN/MPQ-46 Tracking radar Detection: 48nm
Available to
M163 Vulcan
Units Function Stores Range Notes
AAA Vulcan M163 Radar-guided, self-propelled AAA 2280× 20mm Detection: 2.7nm
Engagement: 2,600m
Available to


IR-guided

M47 Chaparral
Units Function Stores Range Notes
SAM Chaparral M48 IR-guided, self-propelled SAM 4× MIM-72G Detection: 5.4nm
Engagement: 4.5nm
Missile range: 400-4,800m
Available to
M1097 Avenger
Units Function Stores Range Notes
SAM Avenger M1097 IR-guided, self-propelled SAM 8× FIM-92
12.7mm
Detection: 2.75nm
Engagement: 2.45nm
Missile range: 300-7,000m
Available to


Optically guided

Bofors 40mm
Units Function Stores Range Notes
Bofors 40mm Flak 620× 7,160m / 4nm Requires WWII Asset pack.
Not available in Combined Arms.
Available to