MACE (Multi-Mission Affordable Capacity Effector)

[Forest Green]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753822277152407914

View: https://twitter.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1753822277152407914?s=20

https://twitter.com/x/status/1753472788839403705

View: https://twitter.com/AirPowerNEW1/status/1753472788839403705?s=20

 

[DWG]

Something I just picked up on when this was mentioned in the F-35 thread is that the MACE warhead is tiny in comparison to JSM/NSM, Harpoon and LRASM. 35Kg vs 120Kg, 220Kg and 456Kg respectively. Which puts MACE more in scaled-up SPEAR 3 territory than scaled down NSM/Harpoon/LRASM.

If you're not going to get within about 200NM of the target, why not just opt for JSM with the NSM guidance section and carry two in the bay and two-four underwing.

 

[Forest Green]

Something I just picked up on when this was mentioned in the F-35 thread is that the MACE warhead is tiny in comparison to JSM/NSM, Harpoon and LRASM. 35Kg vs 120Kg, 220Kg and 456Kg respectively. Which puts MACE more in scaled-up SPEAR 3 territory than scaled down NSM/Harpoon/LRASM.

If you're not going to get within about 200NM of the target, why not just opt for JSM with the NSM guidance section and carry two in the bay and two-four underwing.

Cost probably.

 

[Josh_TN]

Something I just picked up on when this was mentioned in the F-35 thread is that the MACE warhead is tiny in comparison to JSM/NSM, Harpoon and LRASM. 35Kg vs 120Kg, 220Kg and 456Kg respectively. Which puts MACE more in scaled-up SPEAR 3 territory than scaled down NSM/Harpoon/LRASM.

If you're not going to get within about 200NM of the target, why not just opt for JSM with the NSM guidance section and carry two in the bay and two-four underwing.

I do not think the USN exclusively has ships in mind as the target set, or explosives as the only payload. But as noted JSMs cost something like 2 million; navy is proposing $300,000 target. Also internal carriage preserves stealth on the F-35.

 

[TMA1]

Can someone shoot an effector at the house of the MIC sleazeball who came up with the term "effector"?

 

[DWG]

Can someone shoot an effector at the house of the MIC sleazeball who came up with the term "effector"?

I always assumed it was picked up from Iain M Banks' Culture books.

 

[Josh_TN]

I always assumed it was picked up from Iain M Banks' Culture books.

My assumption as well. I do not mind the term, and something more generalized than "warhead" needs to be used for non explosive payloads. Its as good a term as any other.