What is this thing?
Posted Dec 26, 2023, 2:13 AM UTC
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In a nutshell, It’s a tool to capture data.
It records and sends data to the team running an exercise so that they can watch what you are doing in real time. It is also used to recreate the “war” for debriefing purposes and pilots can use all the data to assess if the simulated shots they took at each other were valid or not. That’s important for figuring out if your plan was good and if you would have survived the fight. That way you can refine your tactics or learn lessons and do better next time.
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Like others said, its an ACMI. Basically just a gutted sidewinder with electronics put inside to capture data.
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If you look up DCS TacView you might get an idea what it captures
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ACM training pod.
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roket
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Some stupid Panton crap
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But what is good?
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It’s an Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI) pod.
Likely a P5 or one of the newer P6's depending on how old this photo is
You beat me to it 👍