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.
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.
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 |