Change of missiles intended use.

Weaver · October 30, 2017, 06:54:49 AM

Yes, there was an air-launched Rapier called Sabre with a bulged anti-armour warhead and a semi-active laser guidance.

There was also a helicopter-launched Seacat called Hellcat, rejected in favour of AS-12.

scooter · October 30, 2017, 11:24:28 AM

Quote from: Thorvic on October 30, 2017, 05:48:36 AMall eyes wait on what the US Navy actually selects.

Phasers and photon torpedoes...

Mossie · October 30, 2017, 03:06:24 PM

Air to ground version of ASRAAM was Typhoon and lost out to Brimstone. SRARM was the anti-radar version.

chrisonord · October 30, 2017, 03:19:41 PM

I have a few Italian aspide missiles too needing homes so they too could get converted to ARM's too, as they share the same airframe as the AIM-7 sparrow , shouldn't be too difficult a conversion.

Thorvic · October 30, 2017, 11:37:29 PM

Quote from: chrisonord on October 30, 2017, 03:19:41 PM
I have a few Italian aspide missiles too needing homes so they too could get converted to ARM's too, as they share the same airframe as the AIM-7 sparrow , shouldn't be too difficult a conversion.

You could truck mount them

chrisonord · October 31, 2017, 01:14:04 AM

Yeah, as they are ship launched, so that will work. I have a surplus eastern express m113 that i can convert like I did a marine corps one a while back. The Honduras army are lacking in mobile sam capability.

Thorvic · October 31, 2017, 01:58:01 AM

Quote from: chrisonord on October 31, 2017, 01:14:04 AM
Yeah, as they are ship launched, so that will work. I have a surplus eastern express m113 that i can convert like I did a marine corps one a while back. The Honduras army are lacking in mobile sam capability.

What about an Academy Oshkosh

Weaver · October 31, 2017, 03:08:02 AM

There is a land-based SAM system called Spada which uses the Aspide missile: http://www.mbda-systems.com/product/spada-2000/

chrisonord · October 31, 2017, 04:45:57 AM

Quote from: Thorvic on October 31, 2017, 01:58:01 AM
Quote from: chrisonord on October 31, 2017, 01:14:04 AM
Yeah, as they are ship launched, so that will work. I have a surplus eastern express m113 that i can convert like I did a marine corps one a while back. The Honduras army are lacking in mobile sam capability.

What about an Academy Oshkosh

I do have one in the stash, but want to keep the system more compact and mobile, I have converted an M-48 in to a radar system, so it could work in conjunction with that.