AGM-65B

2024-08-30T14:08:41Z

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{{About
| about = American air-to-ground missile '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = other versions
| link = AGM-65 (Family)
}}
== Description ==

[[File:WeaponImage AGM-65B.png|thumb|left|420px|The AGM-65B missile (scale is approximate)]]
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an American TV-guided air-to-ground missile. It was introduced in [[Update "Red Skies"]].

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Jet fighters'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|F-4}}{{Specs-Link|f-4e}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f-4f_late}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f-4e_iaf}}
{{Navigation-Line|F-5}}{{Specs-Link|f-5e}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f-5e_aidc}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f-5e_fcu_thailand}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f_20a}}
{{Navigation-Line|F-16}}{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_10}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_20_mlu}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f_16aj}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_15_belgium}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_10_iaf}}
{{Navigation-Line|JAS39}}{{Specs-Link|saab_jas39c_south_africa}}

{{Navigation-Line|'''Strike aircraft'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|A-7}}{{Specs-Link|a_7k}}
{{Navigation-Line|A-10}}{{Specs-Link|a_10a_early}}

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== General info ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
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| '''Mass''' || 210.47 kg
|-
| '''Guidance''' || TV
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| '''Maximum speed''' || 0.9 M
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| '''Missile guidance time''' || 105 secs
|-
| '''Launch range''' || 23 km
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| '''Explosive mass''' || 51.19 kg TNTeq
|-
| '''Warhead type''' || HEAT
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| '''Armour penetration''' || 830 mm
|}

=== Effective damage ===
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== Usage in battles ==

Overall, the missile is very straight forwards: Point at target in third-person or inside the missile camera, press your target lock keybind, wait for the missile to follow the target, and fire. However, versus different targets, you'll have to use it differently. Also, the range is quite poor for moving targets, so keep your range to target in mind.

;Air RB

In Air RB, this missile can be used in 3 main ways; pillboxes/tanks, head-ons, and airfield campers. On ground targets, it's best used on pillboxes/tanks as they yield the most SL/RP. Simply just point and shoot and they'll die in one shot. Now against aircraft, the Mavericks can somewhat work. Using them on a head-on can make an enemy break off early, or even destroy them if they're flying straight (especially A-10s). However, against airfield campers the Mavericks allow you to snipe people on the field outside of SAM range. Fly above the enemy airfield, and get a lock on their plane. The slow and predictable path can allow you to get easy hits.

;Ground RB

Ground RB is where the Maverick truly shines. An amazing tank-buster, it cracks even the heaviest tanks with just 1 or 2 missiles. Your first targets should generally be enemy AA's that threaten your very existence in the air. Spawn, climb, and get into their dead-zone while dropping missiles from 3+ km away. You can hit enemies from further than 3-4 km, but it won't track them moving. Instead you'll have to bank on the target sitting in one spot (which is common for AAs). After eliminating enemy AA, focus on opportune targets. Targets in the open, targets with little foliage/building cover, sitting still, etc. Cap points are an easy way to find enemies, as just find a point being capped by an enemy. If you need to quickly lock up a target, don't forget you can activate your lock and lock targets in third person. The tracker will search right at your crosshair, and leave a square on the spot/target it has chosen.

Also attached to Ground RB is engaging enemy helicopters. The Mavericks have quite the ability to eliminate enemy helicopters, thanks to being fire-and-forget and helicopters rarely have the agility to dodge. They seem to gain an extra kilometre or 2 of lock range on helicopters, so don't rule out helicopters (unless you just want to gun them down and run the risk of getting gunned yourself).

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Fire-and-Forget missile once a lock has been made

'''Cons:'''

* Requires a direct hit to kill ground vehicles and is occasionally blocked by ERA even on directs hits
* Track-locking tank-sized target is only likely around 6 km away (locking onto static target can still be done further away)
* Cannot be fired without a lock
* Cannot be used at night or in poor visibility conditions such as rain

== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''

== Media ==


;Images
<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200">
File:AGM-65B_fired_from_an_A-7K.jpg|<small>An AGM-65B fired from an A-7K</small>
</gallery>

== See also ==


;Related development

* [[AGM-65 (Family)]]

== External links ==
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AS-30L Nord

2024-03-17T12:47:10Z

U34377095: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

{{About
| about = French air-to-ground missile '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = the other version
| link = AS-30 Nord
}}
== Description ==

[[File:WeaponImage {{PAGENAME}}.png|thumb|left|420px|The AS-30L missile (scale is approximate)]]
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a French air-to-surface missile used primarily by the French Air Force. Developed during the 1970s, it is laser-guided and designed for precision strikes against ground targets. With a range of around 3 to 11 kilometres, it was typically launched from combat aircraft to engage fortified positions, vehicles, or other high-value targets. It was introduced in [[Update "Ground Breaking"]].

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|jaguar_a}}
* {{Specs-Link|jaguar_e}}
* {{Specs-Link|mirage_2000d_r1}}
* {{Specs-Link|mirage_2000_5f}}
* {{Specs-Link|mirage_4000}}

== General info ==


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
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| '''Mass''' || 520 kg
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| '''Guidance''' || Laser
|-
| '''Maximum speed''' || 370 m/s
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| '''Missile guidance time''' || 24 secs
|-
| '''Explosive mass''' || 99.56 kg TNTeq
|-
| '''Armour penetration''' || 79 mm
|-
|}

=== Effective damage ===

The AS-30L Nord has the capability of penetrating 79 mm of armour from any distance and angle of attack.

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.''

== Usage in battles ==

The AS-30L should be used at killing players due to the fact you can only take limited numbers of it. in Ground Battles its use is pretty self explanatory. However in Air Battles, it can be used in multiple ways. You can use it for its intended purpose, shooting a pillbox or a heavily armoured target (they generally give more reward than artillery or AAA), it can be used as a decoy, where you shoot it at enemy planes with the help of your targeting pod which should be locked on enemy planes (it can semi reliably kill big and slow targets, when they are not manoeuvring from medium range, but it's not worth taking just for this purpose because of its weight and drag). The last and most situational use of it can be when going to kill an enemy on their airfield. Due to it being a high explosive missile, it will easily destroy a plane that is on or close to the ground with its splash damage. So it can be used to shoot planes landing, repairing and taking off.

=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''

* 8-10km launch range

'''Cons:'''

* Sometimes unreliable due to low warhead

== History ==
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''

== Media ==
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== See also ==


;Related development

* [[AS-30 Nord]]

== External links ==
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

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AGM-65B

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