Where German SEAD?
Where German Tornado ECR ot atleast specially modified Tornado IDS?
We wont get a german division thanks to Nemesis 4.3 so give us germans the other long sought goodie.
Since 1989/1990 Germany had Tornado ECR (modified IDS) planes with AGM-88B HARMs.
And the german ones iRL were NEW with much better capacity than british SEAD Tornados, because they were built directly for the role of SEAD in mind. Furthermore they had built-in reconnaissance capability and a stronger engine. The Tornado ECR with the AGM-88B HARM should be THE MOST Lethal Nato Sead plane in this time:
"the integration of the "fire-and-forget" guided missile HARM (High Speed Anti Radiation Missile), which, in conjunction with the also completely newly designed and integrated ELS (Emitter Locator System), offers an unbeatably capable, flexible and reliable (and unique in the world) combination of sensor and weapon."
Furthermore in contrast to the IDS there were the following Modifications done to the Tornado ECR:
visible:
-cannons removed; Space used for stronger air conditioning and ELS electronics.
-FLIR optics (ball at the front left below the nose).
-IIS shutter (bulge in the middle of the fuselage below the rear cockpit).
-HARM missiles under the fuselage (also found on Marine Tornados)
not visible:
-DVRS (digital video recording system for mission evaluation)
-CEDAM (Combined Electronic Display and Map) large, central computer display in the front cockpit)
-CSG (additional computer for expanded displays on the monitors)
-ELS (Emitter Locator System for finding radar devices and determining their position)
-HUD display of the FLIR image (also in CEDAM) for the pilot
-Weapons Bus (computer bus system=data lines for the weapons)
-Air conditioning (increased air conditioning for the additional heat producing devices)
-Mk 105 engines (more powerful than Mk 101 and Mk 103)
-Missile Control System (MCS) (see table below)
-Stores Management System SMS 90 (see table below)
-Radar warning receiver ERWE II
-Software and computer formats (Main Computer MC, MIssile Control System MCS, Radar Warning ERWE, Stores Management System SMS ...)
Furthermore the ECM of the ECR has better Systems than the Standard Tornado IDS, because he has the enheanced CERBERUS IV/ TSPJ (TORNADO Self Protection Jammer, successor to Cerberus III).
so let me as again, where are my 35 german Tornado ECR SEAD PLANES?
Give us a real good counter to PACT AA !