Question: Question on infantry SAMs

[Mobhack]

Its only advantage over early Heat-seekers was its ability to engage incoming targets before weapon release as early heat seeker MANPADS were tail chasers so really only could "revenge" attack a departing plane. Also it was not affected by chaff and flares (EW) as it was manually directed.

However the game does not cover that technical detail, so all heat seekers are all-aspect capable in the game. In addition, EW is just a generic value in the game that applies to all AA systems, not being split into radar or HEAT or laser spoofing.

Perhaps Blowpipe might be allowed a few points of EW more to reflect the fact, but its low accuracy would remain. It was not a particularly effective system, but it was better than nothing in the early 70s.