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Weapons by type

Official names

• XM-301 "Chain Gun"
• AIM-92 "Stinger"
• AGM-114 "Hellfire"
  • Variant AGM-114K is laser guided.
  • Variant AGM-114L is radar guided.
• Hydra 70 "Hydra Rockets"
  • Variant M255 has a high explosive (HE) warhead.
  • Variant M261 has a multiple purpose sub munition (MPSM) warhead.

Weapons

Chain Gun

Stinger

	Range:	5 km
	Speed:	Mach 2.2
	Guidance:	Infra Red (IR)
	Primary target:	air threats: helicopters, fighters
Tactics:	There is a high rate for a Stinger to get spoofed [by flares]. Cargo aircraft carries lot's of flares, making this missile completely useless against these targets. Stingers are the most wastable missiles to have. Do not preserve them too much. Launched by double/triples increases its success. Stinger are most effective at close range (< 2km). Enemy fighters fly at high speed. Hellfires can’t keep up, stingers can. It’s limited range (5 km) is a serious draw back. Most fighters are out of range and stay out of range.
Comments:	Stingers are fire and forget, due to there IR guidance.
More information:	Stingers - at wikipedia Stingers - at FAS's Military Analysis Network

Hellfire

	Range:	8 km
	Speed:	Mach 1,3
	Guidance:	Active radar (RF) or Laser (Lsr)
Tactics:	The hellfire is the ultimate anti-tank missile. It has a warhead for small and heavy armoured targets. Anti-aircraft artillery can return fire immediately with faster missiles and are able to get the first hit! The missile has a lock on after launch mode, which is very useful to engage behind cover. The laser Hellfire is very useful against freight planes and helicopters, it can't be spoofed by countermeasures, a hit is almost certain.
Comments:	The laser Hellfire requires constant painting in order to get a it. The radar Hellfire is fire and forget.
More information:	Hellfires - at wikipedia Hellfires - at FAS's Military Analysis Network

Rockets

	Range:	infinite
	Speed:	Mach 1.9
	Guidance:	unguided
	Primary target:	long range: surface targets close range: soft ground targets
	Accuracy:	75 m radius at 2000m.
Tactics:	Rockets are designed as "areal artillery", to suppress ground surfaces from a distance. Pick off soft targets at close range will also work when there's no SAM nearby.
Comments:	M255 high explosive (HE) contain flechettes and a big boom, intended as anti-personnel weapon. M261 multiple purpose sub munition (MPSM) contains sub munition intended to hit (soft armoured) surface targets.
More information:	Hydra 70 - at wikipedia Hydra 70 - at FAS's Military Analysis Network Hydra 70

2A42

Vikhr-M

Igla-V

S-8

S-13

UPK-23

Load out

See also

• More info about weapons can be found in the game manual.

  Manual > Enemy Engaged - Comanche Havoc > Chapter 4.30 "Weapons".

External links

• AIM-92 "Stinger" - at Wikipedia.
• AGM-114 "Hellfire" - at Wikipedia.
• Hydra 70 - at Wikipedia.
• 2A42 - at Wikipedia.
• Vikhr - at Wikipedia.
• Igla - at Wikipedia.
• S-8 - at Wikipedia.
• UPK-23 - at Wikipedia.