IMPROVED USAF Anti-Ship & SEAD Attack vs Russia's Black Sea Fleet (WarGames 104B) | DCS 

Ukraine-Russia Series: SEAD & ATACMS vs Kerch Bridge: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HJ0MgwXydyY.html HIMARS ATACMS vs Kerch Bridge: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uU_SPj0HQgo.html Sa-11 Buk Firing Sea Sparrow: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uBoryuBHfBQ.html US Strike vs Black Sea Fleet: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KMwYjJghQiA.html Rus SEAD vs Modernized Patriot: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FdoyfKgaONE.html Rus Bombers vs Modernized Patriot: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4Y961tLNE18.html JDAM vs S-400 Network: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wP4sfDG-01E.html Kinzhal vs Pac-3 & IRIS-T: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i0GzbajI0mU.html F16 or Gripen for Ukraine?: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y-k71nfap4Q.html Mig-31 vs NATO Black Sea AWACS: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vFOzjW25ItI.html R-37M Long Range Shootdown: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--3LKGL4w9Q4.html Drone Swarm vs NATO Defense: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wDBOSd9qCDs.html Patrio PAC-3/IRIS-T vs Missiles: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-N5Z81iW8YNY.html MANPAD/IRIS-T vs Russian Missiles: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-N9R9GUVcTyk.html AGM-158C LRASM vs Sevastopol: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GDZoDRhIIRw.html A-10s Operating in S-400 Nets: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5BwFlesg42o.html Modernized Su-27 vs Su-35: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7llLDzeT2Bs.html Modernized F15/F16 vs Su-35: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--TozTHbAXVs.html Can Su-57 Defend Russia From F-22/35: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E-oC3NgxC94.html IMPROVED Stealth vs Russian Bombers: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IgwLW4YKvVU.html Ukraine Using Hellfire Missile?: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s_1YHDTmPPw.html US Harpoons vs Russian Navy: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Oiee83CWRcE.html Ukraine Using APKWS?: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FBxV9YuAfaw.html Ukraine US HARMs vs Russian S-400: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eSyEOXsjWo8.html Patriot/NASAMS vs Supersonic Missiles: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i1q7uDeinA4.html Fulcrum/Flanker vs Foxbat/Super Flanker: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BhXfxc94JAU.html NASAMS vs Russian Cruise Missiles: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pJI_b95jzpk.html Russian KH-47M2 vs Polish Air Force: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cnrVxqL5q9w.html Su-27 & Drone vs Snake Island: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T_oRoU2Ayfo.html Su-25s vs Russian Convoy At Kyiv: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ryV65bUJzrw.html NATO Eurofighters vs Crimean AWACS: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EiJ2dFRh95g.html Patriot, Gepard & Gripen vs KH-65: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZhxdrNjig1g.html A-10s vs Russian Convoy At Kyiv: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B0tZoo0uLh4.html USN Tomahawk Strike Kerch Bridge: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0vpi8xBygV8.html USAF Stealth Strike Kerch Bridge: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IJbf9Bcxnw0.html Ukrainian Jets Strike Kerch Bridge: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I8FumuZReB4.html F-22 Raptors vs Russian Fighters: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ComRcmrwJWk.html Raptor/Eagle vs Super Flanker: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-keqYmuSEo-8.html USAF Bombers vs Mariupol Defenses: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aCsboOG0QU4.html Ukraine Bombs Snake Island: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BX696MKdkb8.html Stealth Fighters vs Russian Bombers: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rym90jnQDsA.html Sinking Of Moskva #3: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NIjoyIieOzY.html Sinking Of Moskva #2: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-snjfbj_EwW4.html Sinking Of Moskva #1: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Bxwh6MGLJNc.html Russia Nukes Britain: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rzk45RFQwA8.html Ukraine Uses Danish F-16s: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-17Pikrp0QaY.html Ukraine Uses Polish Mig-29s: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zCi4tAIzuOU.html Russian-Britain Missile Attack: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zwIGfabvzHA.html Ghost Of Kyiv: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yrct8V4n1-U.html Belgorod Raid: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mQykTxt6ftw.html Eurofighter/Fulcrum vs Super Flanker: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MPyIipEhgR0.html US Strike vs Odessa ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KeiOHgzic6Y.html Russian Helo Rocket Lob: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-118GgGnP_sM.html Russian Su-25 vs US Patriot SAM: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-asp69ZD_tO0.html Understanding Russian SAMs: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-R4xTxLNZXcw.html Ukrainian Jets Road Operations: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hBpzQhinPbw.html Russian 40 Mile Convoy: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vr_-2FLblBk.html Flanker vs Super Flanker: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VOAuOFLJGk4.html

Hey Cap in the hopes you see this I wanted to say that I am a infantry Marine who was disabled on my combat deployment to Afghanistan and I wanted you and all the GR team to know that you bring lots of joy to my life as well as some of the other guys who came back with me in 2012. Just wanted to throw some appreciation your way. Semper Fi.

The reason that the f-22's would fly ahead of the strike package is because that's standard procedure. Usaf don't do close escorting. A common tactic is wall of raptors/eagles flying ahead of the strike package.

Hey Cap, I have learned recently that the Drone that was distracting the Moskva warship was actually launched from Turkey and had a radar suppression package onboard which is why the Ukrainian Neptune missiles to evade radar and end up sinking the ship. Would you be able to rerun this exercise with those drones and see if not only the fleet is destroyed but the SAM sites and the AWACS? Also wouldn't an American AWACS in the simulation use a deconfliction strategy as I haven't notice that missile wastage happening in other SEAD missions you have run when using one?

Would be interesting to see a mod of the jsm, which can also be stored internally on the A & C model.

Love the eagle ❤

so this video is... "we put in a bunch of US weapons which DONT EXIST, AGM 88 G and Aim 260 " while not using missiles and capabilities which DO exist and are in use in Ukraine.. AKA R37m which has been confirmed to be fitted to the Mig 31 and Su-35 and being used in CAP and shooting down UAF aircraft.

WHEN WILL WE GET THE AIM-9X BLOCK 2?????

Important thing to note about the agm-88G, it's planned to be implemented into the internal weapons bay of the F-35A and F-35C, which the current HARM cannot fit into with its large fins. F-35 would be a radically more capable SEAD platform than a Gen-4 aircraft because of its stealth, sensor fusion, and datalink capabilities. Edit: Senpai noticed me

It's really nice how you interact with those who leave comments. Some channels treat their viewers like scum when all they have done is take an interest. BZ GR.

Rumor has it that Cannonball is still chasing the AI SU-35 to this day.

Should've used the R77M not the -1, as the Americans get to use the Aim260, a missile that is not in service yet.

SEAD isn't just anti-radiation missiles, it's also jamming, command/control-link degradation, strikes on airfields. The attacking aircraft will not all come from the same compass points. I realize you are trying to make it simple, but simple isn't how US fights.

In the videos of S-400 failing to defend targets against GMLRS, we often see the S-400 firing, we see the misisles launch against the incomming Missiles, then we see the Missiles hit anyway. Meaning it's not that Russia chose not to intercept for economic reasons, they very much did attempt, they simply did not succeed

Actually as it turned out, legacy AGM-88 given to Ukraine seem to be perfectly capable of taking out many different Russian SAMs. Second thing - there are several videos out there with Russian SAMs trying to shoot down GMLRS (and or HARMS). On many of these vids you can see that some missiles get shot down but some get through despite interceptors fired at them. Third - Russian manufacturer's OFFICIAL specifications for their SAM systems state their Pk against cruise missile type targets around 0.6. That's why they almost always say that you engage this type of targets with a salvo of two missiles. And that's why you can sometimes see a Pk vs cruise missile at around 0.8 with an asterisk* * Pk for a salvo of two missiles. So yes, does this or that system intercept this or that missile. Yeah, probably it can. But what is Pk going to be against a small Mach 3 or 4 missile if it's 0.6 against a huge slow cruise missile?

To limit the waste of air to air can you just spawn squadrons in at various points in time along the predicted progress of the lead aircraft rather than having one mass attack?

Have u guys nerfed the Russian equipment after seeing its performance in Ukraine

Great concept and a lot of work put into it, but limited by what the game will allow. No bases to RTB to, no deconfliction in targeting, AI's that aren't that smart. But within those limitations the GR team had down excellent work. I would love to see them get a chance to do something without being ham-strung by the current limits to the tech

One thing about the AGM-88G, you mentioned that I would be used in real life to shut down sam radars, the AGM-88g has advanced senors that allow it to target a radar that is not emitting. It uses triangulation and arh in the terminal phase. You can look at some videos on the AARGM published by ATK if you are curious. Not that this really matters in game due to level of modeling.

Staggering the spawns of the f-15 with a minute or two between sets of 2 or 4 would help with the missile oversaturation, the issue comes from them all noticing the enemy on radar at essentially the same time

Another grand slam by Cap and the boys (and girl) The best part is the human controlled aircraft and seeing each unique fighting styles. Violet Moon is a little hellion while all the boys have their levels of aggression and tactics. Some play the 'cloak & dagger" style combat, some are swinging a heavy club and some mix of both. All skilled. All make you think "thank God they're on our side". And Cap's play by play and analysis is the icing on the cake.

I suppose in the interest of fairness we’ll have to see how the US 6th fleet (Mediterranean) deals with a Russian attack.

I've got a story for you Cap. Around the late 90's early 2000 Tally Defence Systems in Mesa,Az closed down their mesa headquarters and moved just down the road after merging with NAMMO making it now NAMMO-TALLY DEFENSE. This is the crazy part. They dropped the the "big"ball and walked away from the building and left it to the wolves.The price for scrap steel was at its highest so originally I was there for the solid steel commercial grade doors. Then I started looking around and noticed punk kids had trashed everything. Tipping desks and filing cabinets over ablivious to the content inside. 30 offices in a huge two story building on 10 acres. It was hard to keep your balance sliding around on the hundreds and hundreds of "FILES AND FLOPPY DISKS" containing all the missile systems, formulas for propellants and explosives and the results of all the years and years of testing these systems. Absolute irresponsibility at the highest level. The Chinese would be creaming rice pudding for this content. So as we speak I looked into the abandoned building on Google. Someone had posted pics on Flickr only to have the entire story removed. Google "NAMMO" for some valued content regarding defense systems. Valued Grim Reaper viewers have heard it here first since I've never disclosed this info to any other souls. God bless America. That is all.

I think something must be wrong with those F-15EXs or the AIM-260. I don't think I've ever seen that number of wasted missiles fired even with the AI that can't coordinate between each other.

I am surprised you can't just add a base to the map.

Cap, I was just thinking about your missile wastage problem: As I understand it you always set planes to fire at maximum range: would it be possible to have only the front rank of planes to fire at max range, and subsequent planes fire at a middle or otherwise shorter range? This should emulate 'deconfliction' by preventing the bank ranks firing missiles at planes the front ranks have already fired on as soon as they come into range. Then by the time the front planes are winchester and RTB the second and third waves will be firing more effectively. Dunno if you can set this only by airframe type or by squadron, but if you can change it up in this way it may help!

Have you looked into Command: Modern operations? The game may be on a better engine to handle large scale battles like this.

I imagine SEAD would be run from very, very high altitudes. I say this because the HARM will get a lock whenever the SAM gets a lock on the fighter, so you launch from the SAM's outermost range, you turn cold and go home. The missile does the rest. The SAM operator is now trying to maintain a lock on you, with no real idea a missile is coming for him - and even if he does realize a HARM has been launched, and he turns his radar off, the AGM-88 impacts the radar signals last known location. It's almost a guaranteed kill for the HARM, but the SAM missile is never going to catch up to the fighter .

*Their fleet looks better at the bottom of the Black Sea.*

It's not the cost of the missiles, but the value of the target that is the main determinant of whether an action is cost-effective. I know it is a limitation of your gaming hardware and software. But, I think back to the opening of Desert Storm to imagine what this would have really looked like. Cyber attacks, waves of JASSM-ER and Tomahawk cruise missiles intermixed with decoys launched by heavy bombers, ships and submarines. Radar suppressed and spoofed by Wild Weasel and other ECM aircraft while holes are punched in the radar warning net by attack helicopters and commando teams allowing stealth aircraft to attack command and control nodes and SAM sites while attack aircraft, more bombers and ships unleash more cruise missiles and precision guided bombs on the Black Sea fleet and other targets. Top cover is provided by F-22s. Dozens of tankers would be standing by to refuel aircraft that require it.

Capt, the planning must take ages. Thank you all.

One important aspect of the AARGM-ER is that it fits inside the internal bomb bay of the F-35.

Hello Cap, I think the AGM-88G is more revolutionary of a missile for your simulations than you may expect. I would suggest first watching this video as it gives an overview of the systems inside the AARGM which are also in the AARGM-ER aka AGM-88G. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FCBs1IEk9Fc.html&ab_channel=atk Simply put the electronics packed into the AGM-88G transform it from a simple big ARM to an all purpose long range supersonic strike weapon. It has 2 main capabilities I want to point out, ARH, and GPS Guidance. 1. GPS Guidance, at timestamp 5:27 in the video linked above, we see the AARGM striking a scud launcher that is deploying its missiles. As you know a scud launcher has no emitting radar, and earlier the video show the AARGM having GPS/INS guidance. This means that the AGM-88G is fully capable of being fired on GPS coordinates and hitting the target (terminal phase uses ARH for pinpoint guidance but with your limitations I would model it as just hitting exact coordinates with no deviation.) This would allow it to be used as a longer range JSOW and I could see a lot of use for it in wargames, and this is not just hypothetical ( www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27022/air-force-to-turn-navy-air-defense-busting-missile-into-high-speed-critical-strike-weapon , www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40733/land-based-strike-version-of-navys-long-range-air-defense-blasting-missile-breaks-cover). 2. ARH, the AGM-88G has an active radar homing seeker, this allows it to hit moving targets like convoys. As I understand you guys modify pre existing missiles to make yours, and while there currently isn't an ARH agm in game there should be soon in the form of the AGM-114L for the apache. While this would require some fudging as normally the missile would guide on datalink and ARH in the terminal phase, but you could possibly modify the AGM-114L a lot to give a the AGM-88 this capability. Overall I could see it being useful in a lot of wargames simulations. 3. One very big thing that @IAmDonut has already pointed out, the F-35 can carry these missiles internally. This brings a massive capability boost to the missile for your simulations because it could be launcher far closer in the threat zone. Overall I think the AGM-88G has a lot of potential outside of your current implementation and I hope you model it VIA different variants of this missile because as I understand it core game limitations absolutely prevent you from integrating this into the current missile. Overall I hope you guys find some useful items to implement into your simulations and thank you for reading! - Gundamator Edit: Found another video of use ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LeLK7ozCZLQ.html&ab_channel=FlyingCactus

Dear Cap & GR Crew, Out of curiosity, would you ever consider doing historical vignettes on some of the GR staples like Damp, Grump, or Simba? As in, their history with aircraft and how they became a Grim Reaper?

14:26, pretty sure you're wrong, Cap. The US has not given Ukraine any unguided M26 rockets, because they are cluster munition only. Informed speculation is that the software on Russian S-400 systems simply isn't suited to intercepting GMLRS rockets due to them not acting like either air breathing threats, or theater ballistic missiles, and unable to differentiate them from short range artillery rockets. Check out Ryan McBeth's channel, "HIMARS on Russian Radar - how does it get through?"

Great way to spend a Tues night. More Canadian stuff please? 🇨🇦 Veteran

Do you have the Kh-101 modelled in game? Since Russia has been using it extensively in Ukraine and also against ISIS in Syria, it might make sense to use those for land-attack scenarios that involve Russia (and maybe India or other buyers of Russian equipment), since they have an estimated radar cross-section of 0.01 m² as opposed to most other Russian cruise missiles. There's even footage of it on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tu-95MS_fired_Kh-101_cruise_missiles_at_ISIS_objects_in_SYRIA.webm

Would’ve been great to see mostly human players and very limited AI on both the US and Russian side. Both sides would’ve played it much more intelligently and tactically. Although, sadly, this is a difficult thing to achieve.

I will have to say russia it’s self had admitted to not having the capability of shooting down a himars and once thought they had one on radar tried to shoot it down so bad they shot down a Freindly aircraft

Just like I said last video, cruise missiles would be used to destroy SAM sites. Overwhelming firepower.

Try... Settings - Ease of Access - Mouse Pointer! *Please Cap* 🧡

If anything like the last one should be great. Off to the big screen for this one 👍

I really enjoyed that cap. Fun to watch.think I will buy a GR sticker now.very sexy fight 😉

Nice! Can't wait to see a proper SEAD strike on a full S400 site with F-35s carrying the AGM-88G and everything. Interesting to speculate how much of a difference a stealth coating could make with it... If you do a video like this, I would like to see multiple trials; one with the HARM carried by 4th Gen, one with F-35s carrying the HARM and using the stealth to get as close as safely possible before firing, one with F-35s as before but the HARMs have a minor stealth coating, and so on. Loving the content as usual!

At least you admit that you are being biased and unrealistic 👍

In real life, the AIM-260 with quarterback and/or awacs will de-conflict themselves

Jesus, imagine a stealth wild weasel F-35 squadron with internal modern HARMs getting well within 100 miles at low altitude and dumping around 30 anti anti air missiles then disappearing of radar and cruising home. If they vector into an area of light fighter cover on the way to the s400 at low level they might be able to to pop-up in afterburner, fire , drive for the deck, and bingo all the way home. If y'all had an honest to God wild weasel mission with human driven F-35s and a four flight of F-22s working overwatch for the wild weasels to deal with any CAP you could neutralize any S400 for at least thirty minutes. I know everybody likes being the fighter jock, but facing death as a wild weasel is only for true bad***es.

Saying a country isn't/shoudn't shoot down certain missiles because of cost is stupid. This goes both for Ukriane defending against the cheap suicides drones (or propellor driven cruise missiles) employed by Russia, and GMLRS Vs S-400. If it is strategically imperative a bridge remains intact, they are to protect the bridge, regardless of cost. Same goes for Ukraine's power infrastructure. By this logic, if Russia sent like a cesna-152 to bomb the white house, the US would be defenceless because any anti-air system defending it would be too expensive. It's not about wether the cost of the interceptor is worth the cost of the incomming weapon, it's about wether it's strategically worth defending the target of the missile. War doesn't make economics sense, ever, it can only make strategic sense.

about 14 minutes in i'm shouting GET THE S400S BEFORE THEY RELOAD!!

F-15EX has a modern RADAR - and you can be 100% sure it will be far better than what's in Su-57 and probably better than what's in F-22 which is advanced on paper but a quarter of a century old - Su-57s RADAR - if most things Russian and electronic are anything to go by, won't work properly.

Great battle! Thanks for the improved version!

you smell........jokes just wanted to see a reaction. is there no way to put spawn trigger points for the f15's to enter after the others have shot there load...not wanting to make more work just wondered if it was possible?? And save the US of A lots of dollar in the process..As always thank you GR and the server for the boom boom

A little too fat and a little too long-Animal Zoo by Spirit, The 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus. Great video and they need to expand the map for sure. Politics…

Romania has Patriot rockets. USA operates a large shield in Romania, with 24 SAM3 interceptors. You shall consider this too, I guess.

Super Cap 2 years ago you did a video on robot killer cows that tried taking over the world, well inside information tells me they have doubled in size and now have have anti aircraft guns and man pads. Can you and Grim Reapers please save the world again?

@grimreapers Call me crazy, but I love the re-games more than a lot of the other content. The initial videos are great first guesses and mythbusting, but then refined mechanics and comment response cloudthought come in and change the script. #Collaborative!

7:22 wish you'd mix it up a bit and used The SU-30SM for one of those spawn points instead especially when Russia has more of em and uses them more lol again plus variety makes for entertainment ;) 14:39 lmao it is when it needs to be fired to protect itself

Cap - Sidewinders haven't recorded a single kill - Violet: I had a kill with a sidewinder. Cap - very quiet - oh ... Good kill Violet !

Amazing! Amazing battle! I cant wait for the US/UK vs RUS/CHN CSG battle as well as for the British fleet! Will you model the ongoing Type 26 Frigates? UK building them actually 1 is almost finished the HMS Glasgow(Now its on the outfitting phase and will be combat ready around Q3 2023. Its mainly an anti-sub frigate but it is capable of anti-air and anti-shipping. It will be fitted with 3x24 VLS Launchers, 2x24 will be the Sea Ceptor(for anti-air) and 1x24 VLS for anti-shipping(Naval Strike Missiles) The Type 45 Destroyers will also get 8x Naval Strike Missiles(Upgrade to the Harpoon basically)

Actually they are not shooting down Himars with S-400 because they launch at the same time cheaper Grad rockets that also show up in their radar as decoys.

cap, ukrainian migs are using older HARMs, the new AARGM-ER would be used on F-35s

i remember while back you guys wouldn't do usa vs russia etc battles as you'd get de-monetised ... So is that the case? are all these battles de-monetised ? or does it turn out youtube isnt so bothered?

I think there is a difference between S400 being capable of shooting down himars, and the russians being capable of shooting down himars. Ukraine is a crowded complex airspace and conducting surface to air warfare is very complex. Highly skilled and trained operators are required, and I dont think russian has that.

You really need to do this scenario with the humans on the Russian side (or spread between the sides). Like most of these 'what if' scenarios you make up, victory does not go to who has the best equipment, the best tactical position, or anything like that - its purely down to who gets the human pilots. Probably the worst example was one not too long ago, iirc it was a Russian anti-ship missile attack against Americans, and the Russians totally and utterly dominated the Americans and got all their anti ship missiles out, only for a couple of pesky human pilots to fly in and shoot down all the missiles - and this was recorded as a victory for the Americans. Imagine this scenario if the Russians had a couple of humans escorting the Russian fleet loaded out with R73s and could easily shoot down all the approaching LRASMs.....

Place a few USDestroyers in between too offer anti air cover and fire some cruise missiles at s-300 sites easy fix for friendly’s

I still don't see why the anti ship missiles have to be carried by F-35s and not B-2s. Use the F-35s for ground attack and air superiority.

Lol, if anyone can attest, does an AWACS see the tanks come off a jet on Radar? It would be funny if an F-22 dropped its tanks and it would look at long range like the plane is the tanks

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AGM-88G can be hold onside F-35A/C's internal bay

Everyone is telling about the head on course of the enemy fleet everytime diminished their ciws cababilities do the fleet on a slightly different course than the head on missiles to shop

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I know they can't really do it in game but modern ECM is quite a game changer. There's a reason the US has Growlers, etc.

Agm-88g has been designed to fit into the F35 weapons bay, which is why they changed the body.

I think that the scramble time/ability of the defenders is generally way overestimated, I have a hard time thinking they (any defender, but especially Russian) could scramble more than 2-4 fighters from each base on short notice, with additional airframes not able to affect the outcome. That is why these types of battles (when assuming an element of surprise) would always favor the attacker as they can ensure they have overwhelming force.

Why not use F-35’s or F-22’s instead of 4th Gen F-16’s?!?

This is really nice. Is there any capability to add electronic warfare to a simulation like this? Wouldn't proper SEAD include growlers?

another thing to model is ukrainian air defenses and russian air defenses in the other parts of ukraine

14:40 If Russia had the chance to shoot down the HiMARS missiles, they absolutely would. Yes, it only costs $50k per HiMARS missile and it would be expensive to shoot down. Though, you have to keep in mind what russia is losing if they dont shoot them down. It could be easily well justified through cost of troops, vehicles, and equipment that the missiles could be aiming for. Especially if the attacks are taking place during a Ukrainian offensive and the russians need those forces to hold the line.

About the S-400: I can kind of see your point about it not shooting down HIMARS rockets, but it's also firing at and failing to take down attack drones. If it can't even take down a slow-moving, non-stealthy drone, then how much of a threat does it truly present to modern jet fighters, even those slightly outdated such as the F-15?

Would Growlers interfere with S-400 targeting? I know their tech completely jacks up the targeting of jets but I’m curious if they’d make a difference here. Please educate me people

it becomes economical when that himars takes out an ammo depot or barracks

weird, when i try anti ship config in F35 for me it crashes my pc.

Wouldn't there be definitely Mig31's involved?

Russian planes should not takeoff at all, or at least they should turn back once they are fired upon. Instead, they should simply place several layers of 30 ft tall floating concrete barriers in front of their ships. Could also be a fence type thing depending on what's easier to construct.

Great videos. It seems that every wargame like this you have everything moving linear (let me just say I have no clue how difficult these are to set up or script). It would be interesting to see a more asymmetric attack from different directions (refueling simulated etc) against the modern defenses.

the flag animation drives me up a wall

i'd to see 1980's Soviet forces vs Nazi's at Kursk

Not set up very accurately - I didn't see a single tug.

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If you give aim 260 to usaf, then why not give r37-m to su 35. Or giva a bit more mig 31 with more Of r37m.

Still waiting for the laser shield pods on usa planes

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You guys deserve more viewers! These are always awesome and looks like it takes a lot of work to set up

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i wonder how the SPEAR-EW would perform... its basically a mini cruise missile with a range of like 140km, a Eurofighter could carry 18 of them(with fuel tanks only 12) and an F-35 could carry 8(in a fully stealthy loadout, they're all carried internally 4 per bay). might be worth testing as a kind of "how would the UK fare against a russian sam net"

Could you do a Russian attack from Kaliningrad on the strategically important island of Gotland? I want to see more of those Visby corvettes defending. Possibly with a US LHD-1 aiding Sweden in defense? We had one of those come to the Baltic Sea recently. Perhaps some Russian bombers could come from St Petersburg area as well, not sure if that's logical?

I really enjoy all the hard work and commentary. Especially, Cap. Your comments and narration really make this an extra enjoyable watch! I learn a lot about different military systems and tactics and have a few chuckles along the way. Thank you Grim Reapers for all you do!

is it possible for the F-15 to carry the anti-ship missiles? It would be a lot more useful to have stealth aircraft do Air-superiority and SEAD, in my opinion. Otherwise, this was a great simulation and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Are the F-22 in game capable of super cruise? I wonder if that would make a difference in fuel consumption and range