AGM-65E Maverick

AGM-65E Maverick

The AGM-65 Maverick is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) designed for close air support. It is the most widely produced precision-guided missile in the Western world, and is effective against a wide range of tactical targets, including armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation and fuel storage facilities.

Development began in 1966 at Hughes Aircraft Company as the first missile to use an electronic contrast seeker. It entered service with the United States Air Force in August 1972. Since then, it has been exported to more than 30 countries and is certified on 25 aircraft. The Maverick served during the Vietnam, Yom Kippur, Iran–Iraq, and Persian Gulf Wars, along with other smaller conflicts, destroying enemy forces and installations with varying degrees of success.

Since its introduction into service, numerous Maverick versions had been designed and produced using electro-optical, laser, and imaging infrared guidance systems. The AGM-65 has two types of warhead: one has a contact fuze in the nose, the other has a heavyweight warhead fitted with a delayed-action fuze, which penetrates the target with its kinetic energy before detonating. The missile is currently produced by Raytheon Missiles & Defense.

Maverick E uses a laser designator guidance system optimized for fortified installations using a delayed fuse combined with a heavier penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead (140 kg (300 lb) vs. 57 kg (125 lb) in older models) that perforates a target with its kinetic energy before detonation. It achieved initial operating capability in 1985 and was used mainly by USMC aviation.

Real World against Arma
Detail	Real	ARMA	Config Value
Weapon Type	AGM		weaponType = "x";
Mass	293	293	mag: mass = "n";
Warhead Mass	136	350	ammo: hit = "n"; (Proportionate Value mass vs hit ref Mk82)
Warhead Type	HEAT	HEAT	ammo: warheadName = "x";
Submunition
Fuse Type	Laser Prox		NOTE: No Direct Arma value
Fuse Range	5	20	ammo: proximityExplosionDistance = n;
Seeker	Laser	Laser	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	Direct	ammo: flightProfiles[] = {"<TYPE>"};
BoreSight Angle	60	90	ammo: missileLockCone = n; (Degrees)
Max Speed (m/s)	319	319	ammo: maxSpeed = n; (n= m/s)
Min Range	0.5km	500	ammo: minRange = n; (Dist in m)
Max Range	22km	8000	ammo: maxRange = n; (Dist in m)
Indirect Hit Value		50	ammo: indirectHit = 50;
Indirect Hit Range		4	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	LAU117		N/A See Hardpoint below

ARMA Class details
Ammo	Mag	Weapon	Hardpoint
rksl_amo_agm65e	rksl_mag_agm65e_x1_lau117	rksl_wpn_agm65e	AGM65E_LAU117