Riddle me this, /k/. Why isn't TV guidance used more often? Could a man portable TV weapon exist?
Some US generals were against it for whatever reason, so it never got developed
Theres really no need for planes/helicopters doing bombing, when you could just have video guided missiles
So that could be it.
>>29516068
Flying something while flying something else is difficult.
>>29516068
It takes more hardware (video camera, antenna, transmitter, etc.) to relay video to someone, thus taking up space that could be used for more boom.
It takes a lot less space and hardware to make it wiggle its fins to follow a red dot like a cat.
>>29516068
TV guidance isnt all weather, as it cant operate at night or in foggy conditions. Also, it is clumsy as it needs a man-in-the-loop who's controling the weapon through a vulnerable and jammable datalink/radio-link. And this also means that multi-target engagement is impossible, as the operator has to steer every missile individually into its target. No autonomy on part of the missile whatsoever.
Modern weapons either do TV-guidance with an added ImIR seeker to enable all-weather operation, and/or add a fiber-optic cable to significantly rise jamming resistance.
But since nowadays microprocessors are so great, we can just ditch man-in-the-loop completely and use autonomous weapons instead that are guiding onto their targets via ImIR or MMW. Far simpler and allows for multi-target engagement and fire and forget launch.
>>29516181
most planes with these systems have 2 people in them for that reason and being able to multitask as a pilot is also a must. I work with one and he likes to micromanage shit while at the same time doing random BS
>>29516068
It would be almost impossible to ripple fire and accurately guild them to multiple targets on the same attack pass
>>29516194
Are we still using the TV Maverick? The AGM-130 and GBU-15 are basically withdrawn from service...
>>29516068
TV guided missiles require a dedicated operator, limiting the use of the weapon to multi-crew platforms.
Also a bit obsolete now that we have more advanced and portable terminal guidance systems.
>>29516285
That just brought up a dumb question.
How the hell does the A-10 use Mavericks if it
s single-crewed? Hell, is there any good reason why the A-10 wasn't a two seater?
>>29516462
There are IR and laser guided Mavericks. Though the latter does need a targeting pod for self-generated targeting.
Because you can only really fire1 missile at a time if you have a 2 crew plane
>>29516121
>Some US generals were against it for whatever reason, so it never got developed
>except in the AGM-65 and GBU-15
>>29516566
when its easier to fire a few more radar homing missiles and run the fuck away
>>29516590
and the AGM-130.
which was only deployed on the F-15E and was a GBU-15 with a motor.
>>29516068
>Could a man portable TV weapon exist?
It's called PBS
Javelin gunner here
Its not very practical to use weapons that require a TV guide. The jav for instance, it weights 70lb with CLU and one missile, now imagine all your guys sucking carrying a few missiles, maybe only 3. They have their assault bag, ammo, plate carriers, weapons, water, etc too.
Then if shit kicks of the CLU guy and a missile guy have to meet with the jav gunner to launch a missile.
Or...one guy carries a Carl Gustav (what my unit uses) and a round or two, and you evenly distribute rounds among the whole damn platoon if you want. You can have a ton of rounds, no problem. All you have to do is reload the Gustav.
Biggest advantage the jav has is thermal sight and 2200m engagement range.
Buuuut, say you prep the Jav and you are about to fire, you hold the seek button, now a cooling device inside the missile's camera has activated and if you don't fire within 4 min that entire fucking missile is trash and can't be used. Verrrry bad when anything could happen with METTTC.
>>29518190
sounds like a really old design that could be greatly improved
>>29518039
please explain
>>29516189
I will never look at a LGB in quite the same way again.
>>29516462
TV and IIR Mavericks are LOBL only. No driving the missile in flight with a joystick.
>>29519042
You could use an uncooled seeker but that significantly cuts down on fidelity and optic range.
>>29519042
The Javelin's one of (if not) the most modern man-portable ATGMs made. Sounds like most of the issues it has have to do with making it man-portable.
The Maverick missiles have similar issues with the Electro-Optical systems, you generally get only an hour with everything warmed up before it can't be used, and it burns through that time twice as quickly if the camera on it is active.
>>29521136
The best bit is the older laser GBUs use boom-boom guidance which means the guidance fins more or less run in an on-off state for simplicity, which meant they kinda wobble in flight.
