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Interesting anecdote data on the laser designators @madman1960 – delivering misses for LGBs despite successfully painting the target.  I honestly don’t know a specific condition that would cause that.  Maybe the canyons and valleys were especially deep?  Those bombs still have a glide path they have to follow to get in there, they can’t follow any trajectory they want.  I honestly don’t know.  I wouldn’t know if thermal conditions would have an effect on it, unless the ordinance in question had terminal IR based guidance.

In most AirWar C21 games we’ve been playing, the Harriers indeed are holding more than their own against Mirages.  The system does a solid job of reflecting advantages in maneuverability, weapons load out (AIM-9L Sidewinders), IR flares and ECM chaff, none of which the Argentinian Mirages had.  In the recent stream, my Mirages made a mess of @gladesrunner ‘s Harriers only because I realized my missiles were effectively worthless against Harrier’s countermeasures, went straight for gun kills, won initiative, and got lucky with more than a few rolls.  I’ve also played the game a few times, and could predict what happened with one of her Harriers IF she failed a maneuver check.  Turns out my gamble paid off, her Harrier failed the check, and my Mirage was pointing straight at her point blank range with those guns.  And yes, I may have shot down two Harriers, butthe game also cost me a Mirage III EA and three A-4Q Skyhawks … AND I failed to do fatal damage to frigate HMS Alacrity.  Hardly a “clean sweep.”  😀

I like those Tomcats!  😀  Are those Phoenix LR AAMs on their hardpoints?   Great job!