FIR AWS Weapons Guide [EN]

Contains info about all weapons and equipment from Firewill aircraft mods. Some tutorial too.

Introduction

To measure maximum lethal range for bombs I was dropping them on perfectly flat terrain without any obstacles. Number shows (approximate) how far from impact point was unit without any protection (no vest, helmet etc.), which died due to explosion. In terrain with height difference or obstacles (rocks, buildings) number may be much lower, especially in dense urban areas.

I could not find max range for AIM-54 Phoenix, because radar could not detect any targets beyond ~21 km (~13 mi).

• [AP] - Antipersonnel (not antitank).
  
• [AT] - Antitank.
  
• [CLUS] - Cluster munitions.
  
• [EO] - Electro-optical guidance. Lock on object.
  
• [F&F] - Fire & Forget.
  
• [GPS] - GPS guidance.
  
• [GUID] - Requires following the target until impact.
  
• [HE] - Regular explosive.
  
• [IR] - Infrared Imaging.
  
• [LSR] - Laser guidance.
  
• [RAD] - Requires radar to lock on.
  
• [SARH] - Semi active radar guidance. Requires keeping lock on target until hit. Target must be in front hemisphere (-80°/+80°)
  
• [SEAD] - Antiradar.
  
• [TV] - Television guided, tutorial by Firewill

BLUFOR: Anti-Air Missile

• AIM-7 Sparrow [SARH]
  Medium range AAM with semi active radar guidance.
  Min range: 1.0 km (~0.6 mi).
  Max range: 13 km (~8.1 mi).
  
  
• AIM-9(M/X) Sidewinder [F&F] [IR]
  Short range AAM with IR guidance. X version has higher maneuverability.
  Max range: 4.5 km (~2.8 mi).
  
  
• AIM-54 Phoenix [F&F] [RAD]
  Long range AAM with radar guidance. Only for F-14 Tomcat.
  Min range: 2.0 km (~1.2 mi).
  Max range: 100.0 km (~62.1 mi). according to manual (Not possible to confirm, because somehow radar cannot detect targets past ~21 km (~13 mi))
  
  
• AIM-120 AMRAAM [F&F] [RAD]
  Medium range AAM with radar guidance. Can lock on to data link target.
  Min range: 0.7 km (~0.4 mi).
  Max range: 10 - 15 km (6.2 - 9.3 mi).
  
  
• AIM-132 ASRAAM [F&F] [IR]
  Short range AAM with IR guidance.
  Max range: 10 km (~6.2 mi).
  
  
• IRIS-T [F&F] [IR]
  Short range AAM with IR guidance.
  Max range: 4 km (~2.4 mi).
  
  
• MBDA Meteor [F&F] [RAD]
  Long range AAM with Radar guidance.
  Min range: 1.0 km (~0.6 mi)
  Max range: ? (Not possible to find, because somehow radar cannot detect targets past ~21 km (~13 mi))

BLUFOR: Anti-Ground Missile

• AGM-65 Maverick [AT]
  Guided antitank missile. Guidance system depends on version.
  
  • B [F&F] [TV] Shaped-charge warhead 57 kg (125 lb)
    
  • D [F&F] [IR] Shaped-charge warhead 57 kg (125 lb)
    
  • G [F&F] [IR] Penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead 136 kg (300 lb)
    
  • H [F&F] [EO] Shaped-charge warhead 57 kg (125 lb)
    
  • K [F&F] [EO] Penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead 136 kg (300 lb)
    
  • L [GUID] [LSR] (No data about warhead, prob. 136 kg one)
  
  
• AGM-84H SLAM-ER [F&F] [GPS]
  Long range cruise missile. Range depends on release altitude.
  
  
• AGM-88 HARM [F&F] [SEAD]
  Antiradar missile.
  Max range: ~15 km (~9.3 mi).
  
  
• AGM-154 JSOW [F&F] [GPS] [HE]
  Glide bomb.
  Explosion range: ~100 m (~330 ft).
  
  
• Hydra 70 [HE]
  
  • APWKS [LSR] - 7 laser guided 70 mm rockets.
    
  • LAU-130 - 19 unguided 70 mm rockets.
    
  • LAU-131 - 7 unguided 70 mm rockets.
    
  • M259 WP - white phosphorus warhead.
    
  • Poniard [IR] [AT] - Infrared guided light anti tank.
    
  • WDU-4/A APERS [AP] - fragmentation warhead
• Zuni LAU-10 [HE] [AP] - 4 unguided 130 mm rockets.
  
• Laser Zuni LAU-10 [LSR] [HE] [AP] - 4 unguided 130 mm rockets.

BLUFOR: Bombs

• BLU-107/B Durandal [HE]
  Antirunway bomb. Creates craters and obstacles at impact.
  
  
• CBU-87 CEM [CLUS] [AP] [HE]
  Antipersonnel and light vehicles cluster bomb.
  Drop height 400 m velocity 350 km/h 1000 m from target:
  Scattering range: ~100 m (~330 ft).
  Maximum scattering range: ~150 m (~490 ft).
  
  
• CBU-89 GATOR [CLUS]
  Cluster bomb with antipersonnel and antitank mines.
  
  
• CBU-97 SFW [CLUS] [AT]
  Sensor Fuzed Weapon.
  Antivehicle and antitank cluster bomb. Useless against infantry.
  
  
• CBU-103 WCMD [CLUS] [GPS] [AP] [HE]
  CBU-87 with GPS guidance system.
  
  
• CBU-105 SFW WCMD [CLUS] [GPS] [AT]
  CBU-97 with GPS guidance system.
  
  
• EGBU-12 [GPS] [LSR] [HE]
  GBU-12 with additional GPS guidance system.
  
  
• GBU-10 Paveway II [LSR] [HE]
  Mk84 with laser guidance system.
  
  
• GBU-12 Paveway II [LSR] [HE]
  Mk82 with laser guidance system.
  
  
• GBU-24 Paveway III [LSR] [HE]
  Weapon classname: FIR_GBU24
  
  • Mk84 with improved laser guidance system.
    
  • BLU-118 thermobaric warhead
    Ammo classname: FIR_GBU24A_BLU118
    Magazine classname: FIR_GBU24A_BLU118_P_1rnd_M
    Explosion range: ~500 m (~1640 ft).
    Buildings destruction range: ~300 m (~980 ft).
  
  
• GBU-31 JDAM [GPS] [HE]
  Mk84 with GPS guidance system.
  
  
• GBU-32 JDAM [GPS] [HE]
  Mk83 with GPS guidance system.
  
  
• GBU-38 JDAM [GPS] [HE]
  Mk82 with GPS guidance system.
  
  
• GBU-39 SDB [GPS] [HE]
  129 kg bomb with GPS guidance system. Comes in pack of 4.
  Explosion range: ~50 m (~160 ft).
  
  
• GBU-53 SDB II [GPS] [LSR] [IR] [RAD] [HE]
  GBU-39 with improved guidance systems.
  
  
• GBU-54 LJDAM [GPS] [LSR] [HE]
  Mk82 with GPS and laser guidance systems.
  
  
• GBU-56 LJDAM [GPS] [LSR] [HE]
  Mk84 with GPS and laser guidance systems.
  
  
• KGGB [GPS]* [HE]
  Korean Mk82.
  Tutorial how to use by Firewill
  
  
• Mk82 GPB [HE]
  227 kg (500 lb) bomb.
  Explosion range: ~100 m (~330 ft).
  Buildings destruction range < 50 m (<160 ft).
  
  
• Mk82 Snakeye [HE]
  Mk82 with additional high-drag tail fin unit.
  
  
• Mk83 GPB [HE]
  454 kg (1000 lb) bomb.
  Explosion range: ~150 m (~490 ft).
  Buildings destruction range: ~70 m (~230 ft).
  
  
• Mk84 GPB [HE]
  907 kg (2000 lb) bomb.
  Explosion range: ~200 m (~650 ft).
  Buildings destruction range: ~120 m (~390 ft).

REDFOR: Anti-Air Missile

• R-27ER [F&F] [RAD]
  Medium range AAM with radar guidance. Couldn't get it to work yet.
  Min range: ??.
  Max range: 13.0 km (?)
  
  
• R-27ET [F&F] [IR]
  Medium range AAM with IR guidance. Couldn't get it to work yet.
  Min range: ??.
  Max range: 13.0 km (?)
  
  
• R-60M [F&F] [IR]
  Short range AAM with IR guidance.
  Has lock cone ~45 degrees.
  Max range: 3.0 km (~1.8 mi).
  
  
• R-73 [F&F] [IR]
  Short range AAM with IR guidance.
  Has lock cone >90 (~120) degrees.
  Max range: 3.0 km (~1.8 mi).
  
  
• R-77 [F&F] [RAD]
  Medium range AAM with radar guidance.
  Lock cone ~45 degrees.
  Min range: 1.0 km (~0.6 mi).
  Max range: 10 km (~6.2 mi).

REDFOR: Anti-Ground Missile

• Kh-25 [AT]
  Guided antitank missile. Guidance system depends on version.
  
  • ML [GUID] [LSR]
    
  • MPU [F&F] [SEAD]
    
  • MS [F&F] [GPS]
    
  • MT [F&F] [EO]
    
  • MTP [F&F] [IR]
  
  
• Kh-29 [AT]
  Guided antitank missile. Guidance system depends on version.
  
  • D [F&F] [IR]
    
  • T [F&F] [EO]
    
  • L [GUID] [LSR]
  
  
  
• S-8 [HE]
  
  • S-8S [AP] - 20 unguided 80 mm rockets.
    
  • S-8KOM - 20 unguided 80 mm rockets.
    
  • S-8KOR [LSR] - 20 laser guided 80 mm rockets.
    
  • S-8TsM - 20 unguided 80 mm rockets with white phosphorus warhead (smoke).
  
  
• S-13 [HE]
  5 unguided 122 mm rockets
  
  
• S-25 [HE]
  
  • S-25-OF - 1 unguided 340 mm rocket with HE-Frag warhead
    
  • S-25-OFM- 1 unguided 340 mm rocket with penetrator warhead
    
  • S-25-L [LSR] - 1 laser guided 340 mm rocket.

REDFOR: Bombs

• FAB-250 GPB [HE]
  250 kg (550 lb) bomb.
  Explosion range: ~100 m (~330 ft).
  Buildings destruction range < 50 m (<160 ft).
  
  
• FAB-500 GPB [HE]
  500 kg (1100 lb) bomb.
  Explosion range: ~150 m (~490 ft).
  Buildings destruction range: ~70 m (~230 ft).
  
  
• KAB-250L [LSR] [HE]
  FAB-250 with laser guidance system.
  
  
• KAB-500L [LSR] [HE]
  FAB-500 with laser guidance system.
  
  
• KAB-500Kr [EO] [HE]
  FAB-500 with electro-optical guidance system.
  Does not seem to be targetable in any way (TGP locking/laser/I-TGT). If you manage to lock it on some target please let me know so I can include it in this guide.
  
  
• KAB-500SE [GPS] [HE]
  FAB-500 with GPS guidance system.
  
  
• RBK-250 [CLUS] [AP] [HE]
  Antipersonnel and light vehicles cluster bomb.
  Drop height 400 m velocity 350 km/h 1000 m from target:
  Scattering range: ~130 m (~460 ft).
  Maximum scattering range: ~250 m (~820 ft).
  
  
• RBK-500 SPBE-D[CLUS] [AT]
  Sensor Fuzed Weapon.
  Antivehicle and antitank cluster bomb. Useless against infantry.

Additional equipment

• AN/ALQ-99 - EW (Electronic Warfare) pod. E/A-18G Growler only.
  Enhances EW capabilities of E/A-18G Growler.
  More info about EWS at E/A-18G workshop or AWS field manual.
  
• AN/ALQ-131 - ECM pod. Jamms enemy AAMs.
  Runs for 120 seconds with 90 seconds recharge time.
  
• AN/ALQ-167 - ECM pod. Jamms enemy AAMs. F-14 Tomcat only.
  Runs for 120 seconds with 53 seconds recharge time.
  
• AN/ALQ-184 - ECM pod. Jamms enemy AAMs.
  Runs for 120 seconds with 90 seconds recharge time.
  
• ECA - Expanded Chaff Adapter. F-14 Tomcat only.
  Carries extra packs of chaff and flare decoys that are used for self protection on especially critical missions such as a TARPS flights over enemy terrain.
  
  
  
• HTS Pod [RAD] [SEAD]
  
• Lantrin Pod [GPS] [LSR] [RAD] [SEAD]
  
• Legion Pod [RAD]
  
• Litening Pod [GPS] [LSR] [RAD] [SEAD]
  
• Sniper XR [GPS] [LSR] [RAD] [SEAD]
  
• Sniper/HTS [GPS] [LSR] [RAD] [SEAD]
  
• SUU25 - Flare dispenser (8 charges).
  
• TARPS - Camera pod (36 charges). F-14 Tomcat only.
  Makes screenshots and saves them in \Documents\Arma 3\Screenshots\TARPS_Photo.

I-TGT User Guide

The new I-TGT system is amazing and very easy to use. It allows you to plan target for each pylon and drop the bombs later simultaneously to hit different targets.

To drop the bomb(s) on GPS target(s):
1) Make sure you have GPS guided munitions.
2) Open the I-TGT Interface
3) Designate your target(s):
- With `DGN` you can select target on the map.
- The `GRID` option allows to provide a grid for target.
- If you have targeting camera, you can get its aiming position with `POI` button. This will only get current aiming position, it cannot be used to track the target and make bomb follow the target.
4) Click `LIST` button.
5) Select GPS guided weapon pylon.
- You need to make sure the weapon is in GPS mode, click `EDIT` to check.
6) Having pylon selected, select the target in the right column.
7) Having both pylon and target selected, click `SEL` button.
- Repeat for each pylon/target you want to hit. One pylon can have only one target assigned! New selection will override previous data.
8) After selecting all targets, leave the I-TGT interface by clicking `EXIT` or `Esc`.
9) Select your weapon. Make sure the mode shown on the HUD is `I-TGT Mode`.
10) Drop the bomb(s) with speed/altitude so they can glide towards their targets.
- If you are too slow/low/far the bomb will probably hit the ground somewhere on its way to the target. You need to experiment a bit with this to be sure the bomb can hit the target every time.

Assigning different targets for bombs on one pylon is not supported.

AGM-65B (TV Guidance/TVM) tutorial

TV guidance on AGM-65B is available only in A-10A (please correct me if I'm wrong).

1. Switch to AGM-65B
   
2. On scroll menu select TVM ON
   
3. Click Ctrl + RMB to open TGP view.
   
4. Lock your target to POINT tracking (Ctrl + T; just selecting target with T and leaving TGP unattached to the target doesn't work)
   
5. On scroll menu select Target acquisition
   
6. you should see the chat message "Target Found. Locking..."

Check out video tutorial by Firewill:

[IntenseVexity]

what does cg and cg-t mean

[Cornfleak]

Thanks

[EightMile]

Could we get an update on the most current ammo? Like the brimstones for example?

[3Mydlo3]

@Cornfleak TV guidance on AGM-65B is available only in A-10A (IIRC). Switch to AGM-65B, on scroll menu select TVM ON, click Ctrl + RMB to open TGP view. Lock your target to POINT tracking (Ctrl + T; just selecting target with T and leaving TGP unattached to the target doesn't work). Then select `Target acquisition` and you should see the chat message "Target Found. Locking..."

As for the Anti-Rad e.g., AGM-88 HARM, it seems to have changed slightly now. If you're being tracked already, just press `R` (next target) and you can fire. If you're not tracked and further away, you need a targeting pod. Open it, find your target and RMB/T it. You should see the diamond with a dot, it means you can fire.

[3Mydlo3]

@Nobutora I-TGT should be openable via scroll menu. If it's not, then you're missing a targeting pod (like LITENING or Sniper XR). Attach it on some pylon if possible (not all planes support them).

@Emu I've just tried AIM-54C Phoenix on Altis and it works pretty well up to around 21 km just as in the guide.

[Cornfleak]

uh how do we use the tv and anti rad guidance i need help

[Nobutora]

how the hell you open up this I-TGT system menu, this is absurd

[Emu]

how can you fire those air to air missiles like the phoenix and the meteor beyond 16km? i thought all missiles were hardlocked to only be able to have a maximum range of 16km due to arma's engine limitations

[Potts2023]

Yeah it doesn't show up in the scroll menu

[3Mydlo3]

Not sure what do you mean. If you remote control units, sadly some interactions aren't shown, but it's just due to how remote controlling works. I personally didn't notice if I-TGT action menu option is available when remote controlling.