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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
You are incorrect the Growler can carry two AGM-88 HARM missiles in addition to two AIM-120 AMRAAMs, 3 ALQ-99 jamming pods and two drop tanks.
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Sure he won't be unarmed
the FA18 is really a fighter bomber, with a huge loadout
But you can imagine how the lost of the growler could be a real problem to the whole aerian group escorted : no more area jamming
So his first role is not to hunt SAM (there is only few growlers compared to FA18E/F fleet), but he can carry HARM for self protection.
In the simulation FA18E of jane's, you have 3 different targeting mode. One of them consist to give immediate priority to HARM, because a lock from a SAM was detected. If you have selected this, then you just have to press the release button to engage the threat and move away.
This should be probably the only fonction the growler will use.
If US army wants to destroy SAM with harm, they will send FA18 E/F to launch them, but not a G, staying back to cover the place with jamming. |
I don't really see the problem with this as this is what the USN has been doing with EA-6B since Vietnam. In Vietnam it was EA-6Bs and USAF birds providing standoff jamming while Iron Hand flying the A-4s, A-6s, and A-7s killed the SAMs with Shrikes/Standards and cluster bombs. In Libya same thing only a few F/A-18s were there too. Gulf War I same thing.
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Well that makes sense for the Armée de l'Air and Aviation Navale since they have a much smaller fleet than the USAF, USN and USMC all combined.
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we don't even still have a carrier full of rafale ...
only half the number at this time ....
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Should have kept the F-8 Crusader. The 'MiG Master' is a damn fine jet.
