[WAD] SAMs shooting SAMs?

[MarkJoergensen]

It seems impossible for me to get my units to shoot down incoming SAMs. Here I'm trying to get my Iver Huitfeldt to shoot down an incoming SAM. It's got a hold of the missile with a CEROS FCR and the APAR, so it should be able to.



Am I just missing something? The missile in question is a SA-N-21d Growler.

[kevinkins]

Little hard to see the image, but the issue seems to be with magazines. Check out the section 9.2.8 My @#%^@#% weapon won’t fire!!! which is very useful in general. Magazine produces 73 hits in the manual, so there is a lot there to address what's going on.

[gennyo]

Short answer: No SAM/AAM can shoot down other SAM/AAM at this moment, only lasers can do this in game.

Long answer: Why would you want to do this?

SAM/AAMs are high velocity and maneuverable targets, you do need something very good and expensive to engage it in order to have a decent chance intercepting it.

Standard procedure of Ruz SAM are using two missiles to engage a aircraft. Imagine how many missiles would be needed to intercept something flying in M3+ and doing 10G+ acrobat.

And imagine how your OPFOR could burn through your magazine and pocket with a *&%$# load of much cheaper SA-2s and 3s. They are old, but if you do nothing those flying telephone poles still have a chance inflicting serious damage.

[Dimitris]

IIRC only HEL (laser) weapons are able to engage SAMs.

[MarkJoergensen]

Long answer: Why would you want to do this?

Having a helo 5000ft above your TG building up an RMP. It needs protection