To-199 Neophron

The To-199 Neophron is a light attack and Close Air Support jet used exclusively by CSAT forces in ArmA 3.

Overview[]

Role:
- Ground attack

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The To-199 Neophron is a new addition to CSAT air forces. An agile single-seat aircraft is used for close air support but can also take down air threats. It cannot carry as much payload as NATO's A-164 and has to rearm more often, but it can take-off from even the roughest terrain, not being so dependent on air bases or aircraft carriers. Neophron in CAS variant is fitted with 30 mm Cannon, Sahr-3 short range air-to-air missiles, Sharur air-to-ground missiles, Tratnyr rockets (HE and AP variants) and LOM-250G bombs.

Field Manual^[1]

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Design[]

The To-199 is a twin-engined, light strike aircraft that uses a conventional swept-wing design. In addition to its primary role as a ground attack jet, the To-199 is nimble enough to perform either combat air patrol or reconnaissance roles if necessary.

Arma3-Neophron-Loadout — To-199 pylon configuration

Armament
By default, the To-199 is armed with a 30 mm cannon. It feeds from a single 500-round belt^{[CfgVh 5]} loaded with armour-piercing high-explosive (APHE) shells.^{[CfgAm 1]}^{[CfgAm 2]}^{[CfgAm 3]}

The To-199 has ten pylons that support dynamic loadouts.

The two wingtip pylons (1, 10) support either of these two types of missiles:
- Scalpel (1×)
- Sahr-3 (1×)
In addition to the above two missile types, six of the central pylons on both wings (2-7) can support any of the following:
- Scalpel (1×)
- Scalpel (2×)
- Scalpel (4×)
- Tratnyr HE (20×)
- Tratnyr AP (20×)
- Skyfire (19×)
- Sharur (1×)
- RBK-500F Cluster (1×)
The two inner pylons (8-9) closest to the main fuselage may only carry specific types of munitions:
- Tratnyr HE (20×)
- Tratnyr AP (20×)
- Skyfire (19×)
- Sahr-3 (1×)
- Sharur (1×)
- LOM-250G (1×)
- RBK-500F Cluster (1×)

The targeting pod also has a laser designator that can provide self-designation capability when used in conjunction with the To-199's LOM-250G precision bombs.^{[CfgVh 4]}

Mobility
In terms of performance, the To-199 has a much higher stall speed compared to its NATO counterpart, but is lighter, and can attain its top speed much more quickly.

In addition, the To-199 has an airbrake located on the top of its fuselage and has two sets of air intakes for its engines: frontal for normal flight and on top, which it switches to during low level flight (during both take off and landing).

Drawbacks
Although superior to its NATO counterpart when it comes to aerodynamics, the To-199's loadout options - at least when it comes to guided air-to-ground weapons, are fairly limited and has overall reduced ground attack capability. Furthermore, not all of its pylons can actually be outfitted with heavier ordnance like LGBs or the larger AGMs.

Arma3-neophron-01 — What not to do as a To-199 pilot: attempt to engage dedicated air superiority fighters.

For instance, the Wipeout can be armed with up to ten GBU-12s at a time. The To-199 on the other hand, is restricted to a maximum of just six LOM-250Gs. The remaining pylons will be occupied by "weaker" and shorter-ranged Skalpel ATGMs, or more (unguided) rocket pods and short-ranged air-to-air missiles. Needless to say, a To-199 pilot can expect to spend more time on the tarmac rearming after just one or two attack runs; a weakness which its NATO counterpart does not share.

Lastly, it is important to remember that for all its aerodynamic prowess the To-199 is merely a CAS jet with limited air-to-air capabilities. It remains at the mercy of faster and higher-flying fighter jets, and with no active radar of its own, the To-199 cannot be armed with long range A2A missiles. When pitted up against stealthed aircraft in particular, it is even more defenceless and cannot hope to survive in a contested airspace.

Crew Capacity
The To-199 is limited to carrying only the pilot themselves. It is unable to transport any passengers or additional crew.

Protection: Hitpoints[]

The To-199 has a base armour value of 80.^{[CfgVh 7]}

Arma3-neophron-hitpoints — **LEGEND**^{[SCR 2]}
**Green** = Hull
**Orange** = Engines
**Violet** = Fuel tanks
**Maroon** = Instruments
**Gold** = Control surfaces (ailerons)
**Yellow** = Control surfaces (elevators)
**Dark blue** = Control surfaces (rudder)

Hull[]

The To-199's hull can withstand up to 600 points of damage.^{[CfgVh 8]}^{[Formula 1]} Will result in a total loss if the hull's integrity is depleted.^{[CfgVh 9]} It takes 180% additional damage from high-explosive (HE) type munitions.^{[CfgVh 10]}

Engines[]

The To-199's twin engines can each take up to 320 points of damage before they suffer from failure.^{[CfgVh 11]}^{[CfgVh 12]}^{[Formula 2]} Both engines take 220% additional damage from HE-type munitions.^{[CfgVh 13]}^{[CfgVh 14]}

Destroying either of the engines will not result in a total loss if the To-199 is at full "health". However, because 60% of incoming damage is still shared with the jet's main "health" pool^{[CfgVh 15]}^{[CfgVh 16]}, it can still cause the plane to explode if the To-199 is at or near critical "health" status.

Instruments[]

The To-199's flight instruments and Multi-Functional Displays (MFD) can take up to 320 points of damage before they suffer from failure.^{[CfgVh 17]}^{[Formula 3]} All instruments take 400% additional damage from HE-type munitions.^{[CfgVh 18]} Up to 50% of incoming damage will be shared with the plane's main "health" pool^{[CfgVh 19]}, meaning that it can potentially result in the To-199 exploding if the plane is at critical "health" status.

Fuel tanks[]

The To-199's fuel tanks can take a maximum of 440 points of damage before they rupture.^{[CfgVh 20]}^{[Formula 4]} They take 400% additional damage from HE-type munitions.^{[CfgVh 21]} Up to 60% of incoming damage will be shared with the To-199's main "health" pool^{[CfgVh 22]}; this can result in the jet's destruction if it is at critical "health" status.

Control surfaces[]

Five components make up the To-199's control surfaces:

Ailerons (left/right)
Elevators (left/right)
Rudder (centre)

With the sole exception of the left side elevator, all other control surfaces can take up to 240 points of damage before they fail.^{[CfgVh 23]}^{[CfgVh 24]}^{[CfgVh 25]}^{[CfgVh 26]}^{[Formula 5]} Only the left side elevator is specifically able to withstand more damage (up to 280 points).^{[CfgVh 27]}^{[Formula 6]} However, all five components share the same 280% increased damage penalty from HE-type munitions.^{[CfgVh 28]}^{[CfgVh 29]}^{[CfgVh 30]}^{[CfgVh 31]}^{[CfgVh 32]}

Losing specific control surfaces (e.g. the rudder) can hamper the To-199's handling and agility depending on how severe the damage is and how many components are left. If all parts are destroyed, the To-199 will lose most of its in-flight stability and become extremely difficult to manoeuvre.

Protection: Armour[]

Arma3-neophron-firegeo-penetration — **LEGEND**^{[SCR 3]}
**Green** = plexiglass.bisurf
**Maroon** = metal.bisurf
**Pink** = armour_plate_12mm.bisurf
**Purple** = armour_plate_30mm.bisurf
**Teal** = metal_plate.bisurf
**Yellow** = plexiglass_plate.bisurf

.bisurf	Density ^[2]^[3]^[4]	Thickness ^[2]^[3]^[4]	bulletPenetrability ^[2]^[3]^[4]	bulletPenetrabilityWithThickness ^[2]^[3]^[4]	Friction ^[2]^[5]	Restitution ^[2]^[5]
armour_plate_12mm.bisurf	8600	12	N/A; not used by armour_plate_12mm.bisurf	15	0.7	0.3
armour_plate_30mm.bisurf	8600	30	N/A; not used by armour_plate_30mm.bisurf	15	0.7	0.3
metal.bisurf	4000	N/A; based on vehicle fire geometry thickness	48	N/A; not used by metal.bisurf	0.7	0.3
metal_plate.bisurf	4000	30	N/A; not used by metal_plate.bisurf	48	0.7	0.3
plexiglass.bisurf	1170	N/A; based on vehicle fire geometry thickness	164	N/A; not used by plexiglass.bisurf	0.7	0.3
plexiglass_plate.bisurf	1170	10	N/A; not used by plexiglass_plate.bisurf	164	0.7	0.3

The To-199 is protected by a mix of plain metals, composite armour plates, and plexiglass:

The cockpit's seat and both engines are protected by composite metal armour plates that have a thickness of 12 millimetres.^{[rvmat 1]}^{[bisurf 1]}
The interior of the cockpit, a block-shaped tub, is protected by composite metal armour plates that have a thickness of 30 millimetres.^{[rvmat 2]}^{[bisurf 2]}
The engines, landing gears, pylon hardpoints, and the cockpit frame are made out of plain metals.^{[rvmat 3]}^{[bisurf 3]}
The To-199's entire airframe (excluding the interior the cockpit's interior) is protected by plates of plain metal. These plates have a thickness of 30 millimetres.^{[rvmat 4]}^{[bisurf 4]}
The cockpit's canopy is protected by panes of plexiglass. Excluding the frontal pane^{[rvmat 5]}^{[bisurf 5]}, the rest of the canopy's plexiglass has a thickness of 10 millimetres.^{[rvmat 6]}^{[bisurf 6]}

The canopy's plexiglass is not bullet-resistant. Rifle and pistol calibre rounds alike can pierce the glass with minimal-to-none resistance.

Sensors[]

The To-199 is outfitted with a suite of sensors that are intended to optimise it for ground attack missions:

Sensor type	Max range (Air/Ground)	Min range (Air/Ground)	Affected by environment?	Target max speed (km/h)	Azimuth coverage (°)	Elevation coverage (°)	Friendly identification range (m)
Anti-Radiation	A: 8,000 m G: 8,000 m ^{[CfgVh 33]}^{[CfgVh 34]}	A: 8,000 m G: 8,000 m ^{[CfgVh 35]}^{[CfgVh 36]}	Nothing	1e+10 km/h ^{[CfgVh 37]}	90°^{[CfgVh 38]}	90°^{[CfgVh 39]}	12,000 m^{[CfgVh 40]}
Infrared	A: 5,000 m G: 4,000 m ^{[CfgVh 41]}^{[CfgVh 42]}	A: 500 m G: 500 m ^{[CfgVh 43]}^{[CfgVh 44]}	Fog (0.005%) ^{[CfgVh 45]}	360 km/h ^{[CfgVh 46]}^{[Formula 7]}	50°^{[CfgVh 47]}	37°^{[CfgVh 48]}	2,000 m^{[CfgVh 49]}
Laser	A: 6,000 m G: 6,000 m ^{[CfgVh 50]}^{[CfgVh 51]}	A: 6,000 m G: 6,000 m ^{[CfgVh 52]}^{[CfgVh 53]}	Nothing	1e+10 km/h ^{[CfgVh 54]}	180°^{[CfgVh 55]}	180°^{[CfgVh 56]}	0 m^{[CfgVh 57]}
NV	A: 6,000 m G: 6,000 m ^{[CfgVh 58]}^{[CfgVh 59]}	A: 6,000 m G: 6,000 m ^{[CfgVh 60]}^{[CfgVh 61]}	Nothing	1e+10 km/h ^{[CfgVh 62]}	180°^{[CfgVh 63]}	180°^{[CfgVh 64]}	0 m^{[CfgVh 65]}
Passive	A: 16,000 m G: 16,000 m ^{[CfgVh 66]}^{[CfgVh 67]}	A: 16,000 m G: 16,000 m ^{[CfgVh 68]}^{[CfgVh 69]}	Nothing	1e+10 km/h ^{[CfgVh 70]}	360°^{[CfgVh 71]}	360°^{[CfgVh 72]}	12,000 m^{[CfgVh 73]}
Visual	A: 4,000 m G: 3,000 m ^{[CfgVh 74]}^{[CfgVh 75]}	A: 500 m G: 500 m ^{[CfgVh 76]}^{[CfgVh 77]}	Fog/Light (6%) ^{[CfgVh 78]}^{[CfgVh 79]}	360 km/h ^{[CfgVh 80]}^{[Formula 8]}	50°^{[CfgVh 81]}	37°^{[CfgVh 82]}	2,000 m^{[CfgVh 83]}

Anti-Radiation Sensor[]

The To-199's Anti-Radiation Sensor is forward-facing only. It is represented by the green cone on the SENSORS panel.^{[note 1]}

Infrared Sensor[]

The To-199's IR Sensor is located in the targeting camera (represented by the orange cone on the SENSORS panel).^{[CfgVh 84]} Although it is technically affected by heavy fog, the range reduction effect is so miniscule (-0.25 metre reduction^{[CfgVh 45]}) that it will be barely noticeable.^{[note 2]}

Laser Sensor[]

The To-199's Laser Sensor is forward-facing only. Any designated targets will become visible on the To-199's SENSORS panel only when the jet is (mostly) facing in the direction of the laser spot.^{[note 1]}

NV Sensor[]

The To-199's NV Sensor is forward-facing only. Any IR grenades on the ground will only become visible on the SENSORS panel when the To-199 is (mostly) facing in the direction of the grenade.^{[note 1]}

Passive Radar[]

The To-199's Passive Radar can detect Active Radar threats in any direction (regardless of the jet's facing direction).^{[note 1]}

Visual Sensor[]

The To-199's Visual Sensor is located in the targeting camera (represented by the orange cone on the SENSORS panel).^{[CfgVh 85]} The Visual Sensor can be affected by heavy fog and can lose up to 6% of its range depending on its thickness.^{[CfgVh 78]} The Visual Sensor becomes completely blind at nighttime and very low-light conditions.^{[CfgVh 79]}^{[note 2]}

Armament[]

NOTE: Only the weapons used on the default loadout for the To-199 are listed here. For full details on ordnance that can be mounted on the To-199, refer to the dynamic loadouts article.

Cannon 30 mm[]

Ammo parameter	Value
Base damage value	150^{[CfgAm 4]}
Splash damage value	4^{[CfgAm 5]}
Damage type	Armour Piercing^{[CfgAm 3]} + High-Explosive^{[CfgAm 1]}^{[CfgAm 2]}
Aerodynamic friction	-0.00036^{[CfgAm 6]}
Muzzle velocity (m/s)	1,120^{[CfgMa 1]}
Expected velocity (m/s)	960^{[CfgAm 7]}^{[note 3]}
Penetration depth (mm)	50.4^{[CfgAm 8]}^{[Formula 9]}

30 mm autocannon. Fires armour-piercing high-explosive (APHE) type shells.^{[CfgAm 1]}^{[CfgAm 2]}^{[CfgAm 3]}

It can attain a fire rate of up to ~ 1,500 rounds per minute^{[CfgWp 1]}^{[Formula 10]} and has a muzzle velocity of 1,120 m/s.^{[CfgMa 1]} Accuracy-wise, it has a dispersion of 0.003 rad.^{[CfgWp 2]} The shells have a blast radius of 4 metres and can (partially) penetrate up to a depth of 50.4 millimetres.^{[CfgAm 8]}^{[Formula 9]}

Target Lead Indication is provided on the pilot's Heads Up Display (HUD). Landing hits can be accomplished by aligning the crosshair directly on the HUD's circle.

Sharur[]

Main article: Dynamic loadouts#Sharur

Air-to-ground infrared-guided missile.

Relies on the To-199's IR Sensor to function.

LOM-250G[]

Main article: Dynamic loadouts#LOM-250G

Laser-guided bomb. Relies on the To-199's Laser Sensor to function.

Predicted Impact Point assistance is provided for "aiming" with the LOM-250Gs if no laser guidance is available.

Tratnyr AP[]

Main article: Dynamic loadouts#Tratnyr AP

Unguided anti-vehicle rockets.

Tratnyr APs are fired with an initial velocity of 44 m/s^{[CfgMa 2]} and can reach speeds of up to 590 m/s^{[CfgAm 9]} in mid-flight.

Tratnyr HE[]

Main article: Dynamic loadouts#Tratnyr HE

Unguided anti-personnel rockets.

Tratnyr HEs are launched with an initial velocity of 44 m/s^{[CfgMa 3]} and can attain a maximum speed of up to 590 m/s^{[CfgAm 10]} in-flight.

Sahr-3[]

Main article: Dynamic loadouts#Sahr-3

Short range infrared-guided air-to-air missile.

Relies on the To-199's IR Sensor to function.

Targeting pod[]

The To-199's targeting pod is fitted underneath the fuselage just below the cockpit. Its IR and Visual sensors are slaved to the targeting pod's camera.^{[CfgVh 84]}^{[CfgVh 85]} For rotation limits, there is no restriction to azimuth but elevation is limited to an angle of 20 degrees^{[CfgVh 86]} and a depression of up to 180 degrees.^{[CfgVh 87]}

It can switch between four fields-of-view: Wide (WFOV 0.5x)^{[CfgVh 88]}, Medium (MFOV 2.5x)^{[CfgVh 89]}, Narrow (NFOV 7.5x)^{[CfgVh 90]}, and Very Narrow (NFOV 15.0x)^{[CfgVh 91]}. It can toggle between day, night or black-/white-hot thermal vision modes.^{[CfgVh 92]}^{[CfgVh 93]} The targeting pod's camera is fully stabilised and can be locked onto either point or area targets.^{[CfgVh 94]}

Avionics[]

MAWS[]

The To-199 is outfitted with a Missile Approach Warning System. The pilot will be alerted if there are missiles that have successfully locked and are flying towards it.^{[CfgVh 95]}

RWR[]

The To-199 has a Radar Warning Receiver installed. The pilot will be warned if they are being locked onto by a radar-based targeting system.^{[CfgVh 96]}

IWR[]

The To-199 lacks an Infrared Warning Receiver. The pilot will not be alerted if there are infrared-based targeting systems that are attempting to acquire a lock-on.^{[CfgVh 96]}

LWR[]

The To-199 is not fitted with a Laser Warning Receiver and will not warn its pilot if laser-based targeting systems are locking onto it.^{[CfgVh 96]}

AI[]

NOTE: The following information only applies to the AI.

Camouflage rating[]

Main article: AI Basics: Detection

The To-199 has a camouflage^[6] rating of 100.^{[CfgVh 97]}

Cost[]

Main article: AI Basics: Targeting priority

The To-199 has a cost^[7] value of 2000000.^{[CfgVh 98]}

Threat values[]