Luftkrieg im 21. Jahrhundert

[Quintus Fabius]

Ein wie üblich hervorragender Artikel vom britischen Think Defence Blog über die Brimstone:

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The RAF describe Brimstone as;

Brimstone is an advanced, rocket-propelled, radar-guided weapon and can seek and destroy armoured targets at long range.

For indirect mode, weapons are launched when the targets and their position are not visible to the attacking aircraft, whereas in direct mode, the pilot uses an on board sighting system to select the target. The target can lie off the aircraft’s track obviating need for the pilot to manoeuvre to release weapons.