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Originally Posted by ChalkLine
Now, it's important to note that these modification kits exist in the Twilight 2000 era. It just a job of dropping the beast back to a workshop and having them fitted. When the aircraft disappear this is going to happen.
However, what you can use against Afghan rebels and what you can use against NATO regulars are not the same thing. NATO troops can reach out and kill things at night time and the Shilka can only accurately hit targets at around 1,500m in the ground support role. It's going to need some sort of mix of Applique armour, ERA and bar armour.
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Thanks for sharing this variant. I was aware of the Shilka's fearsome reputation operating against ground targets, but did not know there was a version specifically modded for such a role.
By the time there are no more operational combat aircraft, there would probably be very few ATGMs around as well, meaning that as long as the Shilka could stay out of effective LAW range, it wouldn't necessarily need to be up-armored in order to remain effective against infantry and unarmored ground targets.
Also, I wonder if its ROF is high enough to shoot down an incoming ATGM? (I doubt its radar could detect a missile in low-level flight, but if the crew spots the firing signature...)