Ford MIM-72 Chaparral

     Notes:  This is a ground vehicle mounted version of the early version of the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile.  It is found only on towed mounts and on the M-54 quadruple launcher mounted on the M-48 Chaparral vehicle.  The Chaparral has been sold to 8 countries. 

Weapon

Weight

Accuracy

Guidance

Sensing

Price

MIM-72G Chaparral

(Missile) 86.2 kg

Average

IR

Side Aspect

(Missile) $13117

 

Weapon

Reload

Speed

Min Rng

Max Rng

Damage

Pen

Type

Chaparral

6

1870

500

9000

C21  B70

12C

FRAG-HE

 

General Dynamics FIM-43 Redeye

     Notes:  The Redeye was one of the MANPADS (Man-Portable Air-Defense System) missiles, appearing in the late 1950s.  It is inferior to modern SAMs, but is still used in many Third World countries and found in the National Guard.  It was exported to 13 countries, but is mostly in reserve use even in those countries.

Weapon

Weight

Accuracy

Guidance

Sensing

Price

FIM-43 Redeye

(Sight Unit) 4.4 kg, (Missile Unit) 8.7 kg

Difficult

IR

Rear Aspect

(Sight Unit) $1040, (Missile Unit) $2104

 

Weapon

Reload

Speed

Min Rng

Max Rng

Damage

Pen

Type

Redeye

3

2720

500

5500

C5  B30

4C

FRAG-HE

 

Raytheon FIM-92 Stinger

     Notes:  This weapon is the standard MANPADS in the US, Canada, and many other countries worldwide, from Israel to Afghan Guerillas.  It is easy to get a hold of on the black market, and a lively trade in Stingers has been kept up for years.  It is a shoulder-fired missile with advanced infrared guidance and IFF capability. 

     The FIM-92A is the base version. 

     The FIM-92B is the same missile with an IR/UV seeker that makes an aircraft attempting to decoy the FIM-92B roll at -2.  This likely the variant that was sent to the Mujahedin in Afghanistan, and used by the British in the Falklands (though the primary MANPADS used by the British was the Blowpipe).

     The FIM-92C has a digital architecture which gives it increased resistance to decoys and allows for the targeting of new combatant aircraft by simply changing the programming of the seeker; attempts to decoy the missile are at -3. The FIM-92C can also be fired at ground targets that are “hot” – like running vehicles.

     The FIM-92D has even more resistance to decoys, and target aircraft roll at -4. This version is likely to have formed the exports to most “questionable” countries.

     The FIM-92E RMP Block I increases the agility of the Stinger missile, and eases the targeting of small UAVs, small scout helicopters, and ground targets.

     The FIM-92F makes reprogramming of the seeker easier – some minor reprogramming can be done by the operator.

     The FIM-92G has had some still-classified improvements of the missile.  Rumors say that most of the improvements were in the warhead and motor, giving the FIM-92G more power and more range.

     The FIM-92H is a D variant that has been upgraded to the E variant standards. This is the version most likely to have been supplied to Ukraine.

     The Stinger Block II would have been a FIM-92E which used a modified seeker head from the AIM-9X Sidewinder.  The detection range would have therefore been longer and maximum range longer; changes in the airframe would have also increased range. Unfortunately, the design was dropped in the testing phase in 2002 due to budgetary reasons.

     The FIM-92J replaced aging components of the FIM-92E with new components, including the proximity fuze, motor, and warhead explosive. This made the AIM-92E base current for another 10 years. The effectiveness against UAVs is further increased, though not enough to simulate using Twilight 2000 v2.2 game mechanics.

     The FIM-92K would have been a version which could have used a datalink from a radar/IR vehicle to increase the detection range and actual range of the Stinger by 12%.  It too was dropped in the testing phase, in the late 2000s.

     The FIM-92 ADSM (Air Defense Suppression Missile) would have been an ARM version of the FIM-92D for use on aircraft that mounted the ATAS (Air-To-Air Stinger) system.  The ADSM could also be used by ground launchers against aircraft using radar, against radar vehicles, and against GSRs.  However, the ADSM was cancelled in late 1986.

Weapon

Weight

Accuracy

Guidance

Sensing

Price

FIM-92A Stinger

(Sight Unit) 5 kg, (Missile Unit) 10.7 kg

Average

IR

Side Aspect

(Sight Unit) $4640, (Missile Unit) $4550

FIM-92B Stinger

(Sight Unit) 5 kg, (Missile Unit) 10.7 kg

Average

IR

All Aspect

(Sight Unit) $4640, (Missile Unit) $6553

FIM-92C Stinger

(Sight Unit) 5 kg, (Missile Unit) 10.7 kg

Average

IR

All Aspect

(Sight Unit) $4756, (Missile Unit) $6717

FIM-92D Stinger

(Sight Unit) 5 kg, (Missile Unit) 10.7 kg

Average

IR

All Aspect

(Sight Unit) $4804, (Missile Unit) $6785

FIM-92E/H/J Stinger

(Sight Unit) 5 kg, (Missile Unit) 10.7 kg

Easy

IR

All Aspect

(Sight Unit) $4853, (Missile Unit) $7125

FIM-92F Stinger

(Sight Unit) 5 kg, (Missile Unit) 10.7 kg

Easy

IR

All Aspect

(Sight Unit) $4902, (Missile Unit) $7197

FIM-92G Stinger

(Sight Unit) 5 kg, (Missile Unit) 10.7 kg

Easy

IR

All Aspect

(Sight Unit) $4902, (Missile Unit) $7557

FIM 92 Stinger Block II

(Sight Unit) 5 kg, (Missile Unit) 10.7 kg

Easy

IR

All Aspect

(Sight Unit) $4951, (Missile Unit) $7746

FIM-92K Stinger

(Sight Unit) 5 kg, (Missile Unit) 10.7 kg

Easy

Radar/IR

All Aspect

(Sight Unit) $5249, (Missile Unit) $8211

FIM-92 ADSM

(Sight Unit) 5 kg, (Missile Unit) 10.7 kg

Easy

ARM

All Aspect

(Sight Unit) $5381, (Missile Unit) $8417

 

Weapon

Reload

Speed

Min Rng

Max Rng

Damage

Pen

Type

Guidance

FIM-92A Stinger

2

3735

200

4400

C7  B38

4C

FRAG-HE

IR

FIM-92B/C/D/E/F/H/J Stinger

2

3735

200

4800

C8  B38

4C

FRAG-HE

IR

FIM-92G Stinger

2

3830

200

4920

C9  B42

6C

FRAG-HE

IR

FIM-92 Stinger Block II

2

3926

200

5043

C9  B42

6C

FRAG-HE

IR

FIM-92K Stinger

2

3926

200

5648

C9  B42

6C

FRAG-HE

Radar/IR

FIM-92 ADSM

2

3735

200

4800

C8  B38

4C

FRAG-HE

ARM

 

General Dynamics FIM-99 Scorpion

     Notes:  This weapon does not exist in real life.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: This advanced MANPADS shoulder-fired missile was in limited production before, and for a short time, during the Twilight War.  It was primarily issued to US and NATO special operations troops due to its short supply.  It uses televisual and advanced IR guidance.  The sight incorporates a thermal imager.

     Merc 2000 Notes: This weapon started replacing the Stinger in US, NATO, Israeli, and South Korean service starting in 2005. 

Weapon

Weight

Accuracy

Guidance

Sensing

Price

FIM-99 Scorpion

(Sight Unit) 6 kg

Easy

IR/Optical

All Aspect

(Sight Unit) $5190, (Missile) $7517

 

Weapon

Reload

Speed

Min Rng

Max Rng

Damage

Pen

Type

Scorpion

2

3205

100

7000

C12  B50

7C

FRAG-HE

 

Raytheon MIM-23 HAWK

     Notes:  The HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) is a radar-homing SAM first fielded by the US in 1960.  HAWK was later sold to almost 25 countries, and it can be found in most areas of the world.  There have been numerous improvements in hardware and software over the years to keep up with enemy ECM and ECCM, starting in 1964; these include I-HAWK (Improved HAWK, or MIM-23A), and HAWK-PIP (Product Improvement Program, or MIM-23B).  The HAWK-PIP or later versions can use the radar system of the Patriot as well as the one designed for it, and HAWK-PIP’s and Patriots are able to interoperate.  In addition, the HAWK-PIP and I-HAWK can interoperate with the European Skyguard/Sparrow system.

Weapon

Weight

Accuracy

Guidance

Sensing

Price

HAWK

(2-Round Launcher) 4600 kg; (3-Round Launcher) 8500 kg

NA

NA

NA

(2-Round Launcher) $295460; (3-Round Launcher) $358650

MIM-23

584 kg

Difficult

Radar

All Aspect

$20128

MIM-23A

584 kg

Average

Radar

All Aspect

$20128

MIM-23B

627.3 kg

Average

Radar

All Aspect

$21720

MIM-23C/D

627.3 kg

Average

Radar

All Aspect

$21568

MIM-23E/F

627.3 kg

Easy

Radar

All Aspect

$21568

MIM-23G

627.3 kg

Easy

Radar

All Aspect

$21568

 

Weapon

Reload

Speed

Min Rng

Max Rng

Damage

Pen

Type

MIM-23

54

4585

2000

32000

C171  B130

49C

HE

MIM-23A

54

4585

2000

32000

C128  B162

49C

HE-FRAG

MIM-23B

75

4585

1500

40000

C154  B180

49C

HE-FRAG

MIM-23C/D

75

4585

1500

40000

C180  B194

49C

HE-FRAG

MIM-23E/F

75

4585

1500

40000

C180  B194

49C

HE-FRAG

MIM-23G

75

4585

1500

40000

C206  B206

49C

HE-FRAG

 

Lockheed Martin MHTK

     Notes: The MHTK (Miniature Hit-to-Kill missile) is a specialist SAM designed primarily for use against drones and slow, high-arching indirect-fire weapons like mortar and artillery shells and some rockets and SSM.  It also has some use against helicopters and slowly-flying aircraft, and is also designed for use against counterbattery radar and stationary or slow-moving MRLs or self-propelled artillery or mortar carriers, so it is essentially both a SAM and an SSM.  It also has a small chance of stopping a cruise missile (Impossible: Electronics or Dexterity). First flight took place at White Sands in 2012, with first guided test in 2013, and tests at full capability in 2016.  However, service use is not expected until 2022 at the earliest, if it approved at all. (Primarily, the budget will dictate this.) It has already been selected by the US Army as Stage 2 of its IFPC system, which is intended more to protect against indirect fire than drones, though it is quite capable of taking down a drone as well. The MHTK is directly competing with the Israeli Rafael Tamir missile, both for international sales and the US Army contract.

     The MHTK is a small, high-acceleration missile a mere 61 centimeters in length and a caliber of less than 70 millimeters.  It is also a very lightweight missile.  In appearance, it looks very much like a miniature AIM-9C. It has no warhead, relying on a direct collision with the target to destroy it.  It’s guidance system is, however, necessarily accurate, though it does have small, but capable AESA Radar imager, as well as a radio/RF link to the gunner on the ground with a small camera.  The guidance systems, whether Radar or Radio Link, have a field of view up and down of 45 degrees and side-to-side of 90 degrees.  The Radar and Radio Links have high resistance to jamming, and jamming a MHTK is three levels harder than normal.  The missile uses a semi-active seeker, which locks on when the target is acquired, and the missile has exceptional agility (it can, for example, flip from climbing straight up to diving straight down).  Unfortunately, the small size of the MHTK leaves little room for propellant, and range is correspondingly short.  The MHTK has been largely constructed with off-the-shelf components, including civilian components ordered from companies, and modified as needed for the MHTK.

     The MHTK is fired from a modified MLRS, HIMARS, or modified Patriot launchers. Each launcher uses 15 tubes, and each tube contains 36 MHTK missiles.  The modified MLRS carries four launchers, the HIMARS two, and the Patriot twelve.  A modified HMMWV-Stinger is also being tested, with a launcher on either side of the gunner instead of the Stinger boxes.  MHTK missiles may be fired one at a time, 3 per launch, six at a time, or all 36 may be ripple fired at once.

     The base chance to hit is Easy.  However, this is for slow-low-flying drone and mortar rounds.  Targeting artillery rounds, slow-flying helicopters or aircraft or slow-flying rockets is Average, as is targeting counterbattery radar or artillery/mortar vehicles.  A fast rocket, drone, helicopter, or SSM is Difficult; a cruise missile is Impossible, and an aircraft or supersonic missile is Very Impossible.

Weapon

Weight

Accuracy

Guidance

Sensing

Price

MHTK

(Missile) 2.2 kg, Launcher (400 kg)

Easy

AESA Radar/Command

All Aspect

$10153

 

Weapon

Reload

Speed

Min Rng

Max Rng

Damage

Pen

Type

MHTK

(One Missile) 3  (Launcher) 108

7646

0

3000

C2  B4

77

KEP

 

Douglas MIM-14 Nike-Hercules

     Notes:  This is an old SAM that once formed the backbone of US air defenses, but is no longer in US service.  Countries using the Nike-Hercules now include Greece, Italy, South Korea, and Turkey.  (South Korea has converted about one-quarter of its Nike-Hercules missiles into surface-to-surface ballistic missiles known as the NKH-I/II.)  The Nike-Hercules is a large two-stage missile with a single engine in its upper stage and a cluster of 4 rockets in its lower stage.  The missile is initially launched by remote control under manual guidance, and when the lower stage is jettisoned, the missile comes under its own active radar control.  The missile actually climbs above the target, and then dives down on it.  There were once nuclear-tipped Nike-Hercules missiles, but they were deployed only in the US and were never exported.  Current models are equipped with high explosive warheads. 

Weapon

Weight

Accuracy

Guidance

Sensing

Price

Nike-Hercules

(Launcher) 34827 kg

NA

NA

NA

$764682

MIM-14A

4868.6 kg

Difficult

Command + Radar

All Aspect

$67368

MIM-14B

4868.6 kg

Average

Command + Radar

All Aspect

$48768

 

Weapon

Reload

Speed

Min Rng

Max Rng

Damage

Pen

Type

MIM-14A

505

5690

7000

155 km

C800  B285

113C

HE

MIM-14B

273

6200

6000

155 km

C600  B356

113C

FRAG-HE

 

Raytheon MIM-104 Patriot

     Notes:  This is the primary US air defense missile for use against aircraft of all types and against ballistic missile warheads.  Development on what would become the Patriot began as early as 1961, but operational deployment did not begin until 1984.  There have been a number of improvements over the years, but the basic missile body is unchanged.  Normal launching is done from trailer-mounted quadruple launchers towed by HEMTT trucks, but the Germans also have some launchers mounted directly on 8x8 MAN trucks, and some experimentation has been done with two-round launchers mounted on FMTV trucks.  Note that interception of ballistic missile warheads is a task that is two levels more difficult than normal.

     Twilight 2000 Notes: MIM-104E is not available.

     Merc 2000 Notes: MIM-104D and E are very rare.

Weapon

Weight

Accuracy

Guidance

Sensing

Price

Patriot

(Launcher) 8182 kg

NA

NA

NA

$796250

MIM-104A

700 kg

Difficult

Radar

All Aspect

$52304

MIM-104B

700 kg

Average

Radar

All Aspect

$52304

MIM-104C

700 kg

Easy

Radar

All Aspect

$52304

MIM-104D

700 kg

Easy

Radar

All Aspect

$52304

MIM-104E

700 kg

Very Easy

Radar

All Aspect

$52304

 

Weapon

Reload

Speed

Min Rng

Max Rng

Damage

Pen

Type

MIM-104A

73

8495

6000

117 km

C189  B200

55C

FRAG-HE

MIM-104B

73

8495

5000

160 km

C221  B212

55C

FRAG-HE

MIM-104C

73

8495

4000

160 km

C221  B212

55C

FRAG-HE

MIM-104D

73

8495

3000

160 km

C252  B230

55C

FRAG-HE

MIM-104E

73

8495

3000

196 km

C315  B256

55C

FRAG-HE