Aircraft Range and Load out

[jason oates]

When Readying aircraft is there a way to judge the effect of the load out on range? Im playing Canary Cage where the Spanish aircraft operate at the far end of their range. I was wondering if i could get a few more miles by altering the weapons load but i cant see anywhere that tells me if there is a difference.

Apologies if this has already been covered somewhere else.

[thewood1]

The weapon load outs are set as a package. You can't really alter the individual weapons. The loadout's estimated range can be seen in the db viewer if you click on the aircraft's link in the Air Ops window.

[jason oates]

Hi Thanks for the reply. I understand the weapons are packages, my enquiry was whether there is a difference between each package regarding the range, caused by weight drag etc. Carrying 2 AMRAAMs and 2 AIM-9z must cause less drag and weigh less than a much heavier load and allow for greater range for a given package. If this is the case then im not sure where to see a comparison so i can choose the load out that will give me the greatest range. Surely a commander would have this option available to him?

[Nikel]

That information is displayed in the database viewer, aircraft loadouts.

Just an example:

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[thewood1]

Surely he would and does. It includes nm range, loiter time, etc. It also shows the RCS impact further down the screen. Not sure what more you are looking for.

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[jason oates]

Awesome, thank you all.

[thewood1]

Its also right on the Ready/Arm screen. Its the same info as in the db viewer.

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[KungPao]

Hi Thanks for the reply. I understand the weapons are packages, my enquiry was whether there is a difference between each package regarding the range, caused by weight drag etc. Carrying 2 AMRAAMs and 2 AIM-9z must cause less drag and weigh less than a much heavier load and allow for greater range for a given package. If this is the case then im not sure where to see a comparison so i can choose the load out that will give me the greatest range. Surely a commander would have this option available to him?

That is correct, 2 AMRAAMS + 2 AIM-9 provide less drag and increase the combat range compare to 6+2 loadout.

I converted CAP range to escort range before, but didn't finish the project.

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