Same way a Howitzer or MBRL fires.Those Rockets are unguided, how are they going to hit something fired at that angle?!.. How are they even aimed?
Same way a Howitzer or MBRL fires.Those Rockets are unguided, how are they going to hit something fired at that angle?!.. How are they even aimed?
^^ Ever heard of parabola? Even if its unguided its path can be prejudged. The diff is that with guided rocket you can target with more precision and CEP is reduced but unguided cant be precise but that can be compensated when fired w/o moving.
But for MBRL firing is done relatively safely from dozens of kilometres away after serious calculations, rectifications & powerful area-damage weapons that rarely score direct hits. Attack-helicopter firing puny 70mm rockets under enemy fire is completely different matter!Same way a Howitzer or MBRL fires.
Rockets are not used at long range. In the arsenal of the attack helo, its ATGM - FFAR - Cannon in diminishing order of range. Rockets are used for area saturation of infantry groups or soft skinned targets.But for MBRL firing is done relatively safely from dozens of kilometres away after serious calculations, rectifications & powerful area-damage weapons that rarely score direct hits. Attack-helicopter firing puny 70mm rockets under enemy fire is completely different matter!
Serious question:
I understand that parabolic path & point of impact can be predicted. Is that being done? Even then, how are they aiming? HMD? ..do they just point & the launcher-pods move to adjust direction? Because turning the vibrating, swaying helicopter towards the target, doesn't seem a good way to accurately hit targets at long ranges.
Such rockets would be unnecessarily costly, when they could just make the rocket-pods moveable.Rockets are not used at long range. In the arsenal of the attack helo, its ATGM - FFAR - Cannon in diminishing order of range. Rockets are used for area saturation of infantry groups or soft skinned targets.
For accuracy they use either ATGM or Cannon depending on the target. There are 70mm guided rockets too now available for small target engagement
why is army rudra black in colour and not in regular camo
Rudra attack helicopter.
Same question I am also asking. IAF Rudra has a better camo than IA.why is army rudra black in colour and not in regular camo
The weight penalty is too high.Such rockets would be unnecessarily costly, when they could just make the rocket-pods moveable.
Just point towards the target to bring it within frontal 20-30° & it could turn, so that the unguided rockets will land where HMD is looking at... operating in same way as the canon.
Black is better for night ops? DunnoSame question I am also asking. IAF Rudra has a better camo than IA.
I think that black looks damn cool. Good differentiator from rest of the choppers.why is army rudra black in colour and not in regular camo
You are saying that based on what? I think the rocket -aunchers on the arms can already be raised & lowered.. even if not, making them slightly movable shouldn't be too complicated.The weight penalty is too high.
None of it is automatically movable, that takes motors, gears and power which all has a weight penalty. You would be taking the weight of the gun mount and adding that weight for every rocket pod.You are saying that based on what? I think the rocket -aunchers on the arms can already be raised & lowered.. even if not, making them slightly movable shouldn't be too complicated.
If you can't think out of the box, maybe then... otherwise unmount is far more complicated mechanism.None of it is automatically movable, that takes motors, gears and power which all has a weight penalty. You would be taking the weight of the gun mount and adding that weight for every rocket pod.
Laser guided rockets is the only box it needs.If you can't think out of the box, maybe then... otherwise unmount is far more complicated mechanism.
To just slightly turn or tilt a pod, it could just take a gyro censor & 2 hydraulic-pipes attached to a modified movable pylon. The powering unit inside the body weight be too heavy either.
well looking cool is certainly not the reason to give it a black paint job and as far as looking different is concern IAF already has different colour scheme there must be some other reasonI think that black looks damn cool. Good differentiator from rest of the choppers.
A helicopter gunship would for sure not engage a AA battery with a bunch of rockets. As @uoftotaku already mentioned, rockets are basically to saturate an area of engagement. They are not for direct line of fire attack. The range of these 70mm rockets could be anywhere from 6 to 8 km. So you could see that while engaging such a target, it is fairly out of range of any anti aircraft system.But for MBRL firing is done relatively safely from dozens of kilometres away after serious calculations, rectifications & powerful area-damage weapons that rarely score direct hits. Attack-helicopter firing puny 70mm rockets under enemy fire is completely different matter!
Serious question:
I understand that parabolic path & point of impact can be predicted. Is that being done? Even then, how are they aiming? HMD? ..do they just point & the launcher-pods move to adjust direction? Because turning the vibrating, swaying helicopter towards the target, doesn't seem a good way to accurately hit targets at long ranges.
so why army painted ALH dhruve in different colour ,they should have coloured all the rotary fleet blackBlack is better for night ops? Dunno
Wow ! they indeed are meant for line of fire /line of sight attack like a normal MG and is a flat trajectory system. Rockets are not high trajory weapons.They are not for direct line of fire attack.
Fair, but one has to see a target to fire rockets into it with the help of a pilot sight. Fired in a forward dash.3-4 km is negligibleThe range of these 70mm rockets could be anywhere from 6 to 8 km. So you could see that while engaging such a target, it is fairly out of range of any anti aircraft system.
Beacuse BSF has adopted Camo pattern. So to distinguish it from BSF...so why army painted ALH dhruve in different colour ,they should have coloured all the rotary fleet black
ITBP and Assam rifle should mergeBeacuse BSF has adopted Camo pattern. So to distinguish it from BSF...
variety is way of life?everybody likes little color in their life? wait for PRODUCT RED edition of Dhruv - It may also come out soonso why army painted ALH dhruve in different colour ,they should have coloured all the rotary fleet black
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