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Expand armament options and exchange AT-802 / S2R-T660 Archangel loadouts for UAE (and probably most users) Please #2167

Open KLABDB3K opened 2 years ago

KLABDB3K commented 2 years ago

DB Selector

DB3K

User(s)

UAE (Kenya/Jordan/USAF)

Weapons Carried

Exchange loadouts between platforms: Add Loadout #22625 to #4470 - IOMAX Archangel [S2R-T660] (UAE - 2016) to give it "dumb" option. Add Loadout #22624 to Aircraft #4472 - IOMAX Blk 2 [AT-802U] (UAE - 2013) to expand "SMART" options. GBU-12 and Cirit.

Expand weapons to include up to 4 x GBU-12 OR GBU-49 - aircraft has 8 x pylons - 6 wing 2 centreline. Consider light overwatch load out of 14 x Hydra rockets - (2 x 7 round pods) on outer pylons with combinations of HMP-400 guns only.

Tom Coopers book Hot Skies over Yemen Volume 2 also refers to AT-802 flying with 2 x GBU-49. IBSN - 1911628186 2 X #2061 - GBU-49/B Paveway II GPS/LGB [Mk82] to replace GBU-12 in copy of loadouts #22624

Requires Buddy Illumination

No

Default Combat Radius (nm)

as existing loadouts

Weather Restrictions

Limited All-Weather

Time-of-Day Restrictions

Day & Night

Capable of Quick Turnaround

Yes

Comments

The Archangel AT-802U / S2R-T660 are largely interchangeable loadout wise given aircraft are near identical, The S2R-T660 having only smart weapons is limiting for scenarios when it clearly can carry a wide range of dumb weapons and would employ a spectrum of weaponry in COIN operations. Equally it appears the AT-802U was flying with 2 GBU-12 and 8 Cirit in 2015? https://youtu.be/uahgtOUrAaY?t=3

As OA-8 Skywarden is being added to 496 would be good to expand existing entries for these platforms with more weapons options.

Sources

https://802u.com/aircraft-capabilities/aircraft-loadout/

https://youtu.be/uahgtOUrAaY?t=3

https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/united-arab-emirates-enhanced-guided-bomb-units GBU-49

Tom Coopers book Hot Skies over Yemen Volume 2 also refers to AT-802 flying with 2 x GBU-49 IBSN - 1911628186 pp.57

2061 - GBU-49/B Paveway II GPS/LGB [Mk82]

Noted Cirit and GBU58 Mk81 has been added to 496. Thanks. Could we still have some "dumb" rocket amd bomb options please?

KLABDB3K commented 2 years ago

Can see there are significant changes to the smart loadouts Cirit GBU etc in 496 but can you please add a dumb only load to all the Archangel and derivatives. Mk-82 Hydra rockets and HMP guns only please.