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Loadout - Search and Rescue and Maritime surveillance ref #4013 - KC-390 Millennium (Brazil - 2018) Litening pod fitted - #4669

Closed KLABDB3K closed 2 days ago

KLABDB3K commented 6 days ago

DB Selector

DB3K

User(s)

Brazil

Weapons Carried

Nil.

Requires Buddy Illumination

No

Default Combat Radius (nm)

3000 nm

Weather Restrictions

All-Weather

Time-of-Day Restrictions

Day & Night

Capable of Quick Turnaround

Yes

Comments

C-390 is designed to be a fairly effective SAR and maritime surveillance platform with a hard point for the Litening III pod and the effective surface search function of its radar. Weapon item #1292 - Litening III Pod [FLIR + LRMTS, 40k ft] Also has standard MAWS LWR fitted and the RWR currently fitted is likely to be of a newer generation than the 1970's technology item sensor #2919. Will attempt to identify which is fitted but likely to be Brazilian derived? Sensor #1315 - BOW-21?

Sources

pp.46 Brazilian Flair - Alan Warnes. Air Forces Monthly July 2024. image of Millenium with Litening pod. Article references SAR role and modular fire fighting function using a MAFFS system that can be installed in 2hrs 30 minutes.
Gabbiano Selex T-20 radar is stated to provide "highly accurate intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance for search and rescue and patrol missions over sea land or around coastal areas". pp.54.

PygmalionOfCyprus commented 2 days ago

(Mostly) handled 507. Leaving the generic RWR for now; the era shouldn't matter much for evasive action, although it's true it might be work creating multiple eras of the generics.