BRIMSTONE Single Mode

Brimstone (Single mode Radar)

Brimstone is a ground or air-launched ground attack missile developed by MBDA UK for the UK's Royal Air Force. It was originally intended for "fire-and-forget" use against mass formations of enemy armour, using a millimetre wave (mmW) active radar homing seeker to ensure accuracy even against moving targets. Experience in Afghanistan led to the addition of laser guidance in the dual-mode Brimstone missile, allowing a "spotter" to pick out specific and the highest priority targets, particularly useful to minimise collateral damage when friendly forces or civilians were in the area. The tandem shaped-charge warhead is much more effective against modern tanks than older similar weapons such as the AGM-65G Maverick missile. Three Brimstones are carried on a launcher that occupies a single weapon station, allowing a single aircraft to carry many missiles.

After a protracted development programme, single-mode or "millimetric" Brimstone entered service with RAF Tornado aircraft in 2005, and the dual-mode variant in 2008. The latter was used extensively in Afghanistan and Libya. An improved Brimstone 2 was expected to enter service in October 2012, but problems with the new warhead from TDW and the ROXEL rocket motor put back the planned date to November 2015. MBDA is studying the use of Brimstone on ships, attack helicopters, UAVs, and from surface launchers. However, it will not be integrated on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. Germany, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have purchased the missile. The cost per missile has been quoted as £175,000 each in 2015, or "over £100,000".

Real World against Arma
Detail	Real	ARMA	Config Value
Weapon Type	AGM		weaponType = "x";
Mass	49	49	mag: mass = "n";
Warhead Mass	9	255	ammo: hit = "n"; (Proportionate Value mass vs hit ref Mk82)
Warhead Type	HEAT	HEAT	ammo: warheadName = "x";
Fuse Type	Laser Prox		NOTE: No Direct Arma value
Fuse Range	5	20	ammo: proximityExplosionDistance = n;
Seeker	Radar	Radar	See class component type
Auto Seek Target	No	No	ammo: autoseektarget = n; (0 or 1)
Counter Measure Immunity	High	0.95	ammo: cmimmunity = n; (Range 0 > 1)
Camera View Available	Yes	Yes	ammo: cameraViewAvailable = n; (0 or 1)
Flight Profile	Direct, Top Down	Direct, Top Down	ammo: flightProfiles[] = {"<TYPE>"};
BoreSight Angle	90	100	ammo: missileLockCone = n; (Degrees)
Max Speed (m/s)	450	450	ammo: maxSpeed = n; (n= m/s)
Min Range	0.5km	500	ammo: minRange = n; (Dist in m)
Max Range	20km	9000	ammo: maxRange = n; (Dist in m)
Indirect Hit Value		90	ammo: indirectHit = 50;
Indirect Hit Range		8	ammo: indirectHitRange = n; (m)
Maneuverability	32 G	42	ammo: maneuvrability = n; (Higher = more agile)
Danger Radius Hit		N/A	ammo: DangerRadiusHit = n; (Dist for AI aware in m)
Suppression Radius Hit		N/A	ammo: SuppresionRadiusHit = n; (Dist for AI suppresion in m)
Pylon/Rail	Single, triple Launcher		N/A See Hardpoint below

ARMA Class details
Ammo	Mag	Weapon	Hardpoint
rksl_amo_brimstone_sm	rksl_mag_brimstone_sm_x1_direct	rksl_wpn_brimstone_sm	BRIMSTON_SM_DIRECT
	rksl_mag_brimstone_sm_x3_triplerack		BRIMSTON_SM_TRIPLE
	rksl_mag_brimstone_sm_x3_triplerack_rear		BRIMSTON_SM_TRIPLE_REAR