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hveldenz said:
Thanks to Narwan and Marcello. I understand that many of the SAMs are airburst devices, but I was under the impression that Stinger types were direct hits by IR tracking. I have a mental image of a Strela up the tailpipe of an A-10 engine...
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AFAIK, things like Strela or Igla do typically have contact/grazing fuzes. It is the bigger radar missiles that do rely more on proximity fuzes, although contact fuzes are still fitted albeit more on "if all else fails" basis.
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hveldenz said:
In regards to Marcello - Would actually AA be the better purchase if one knows they will have to defend against a significant number of airstrikes?
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I noted that most players seem to prefer guns because guns are dual purpose and it is better to spend points on
something that could be used against ground targets instead of specialized assets that will be useless if the adversary does not buy airstrikes.
In terms of effectiviness it is hard to tell. Personally I use mostly SAMs but that is because I play a mod that include bleeding edge tech SAMs and I am not playing against human opponents anyway. I suspect that going the gun route is the safest bet, point wise but I have never tested that.