RIM-116B Rolling-Airframe Missile

The very first Rolling-Airframe Missile (RAM) in Simpleplanes history!

Disclaimer: the version you are downloading does not have smoke emitters as shown in the GIF or the pictures, as it is a part in a mod called Smoke Trails 2. If you have the mod installed, you may download the version with smoke here

Includes 11 highly detailed & accurate missiles mounted on the MK-144 launchers and comes with a targeting overlay, all fired through a highly reliable automatic firing sequence that requires no player input. No part of the missile system is guided by in-game default missiles or assisted by Gyro.

Player Usage

None! Spawn it in and watch the thing purge anything it sees!

AI Usage

Spawn as Hostile anywhere on the ground and run...

Dodging The Missile

• If you are far enough, try and run further
• If you are not far enough, try and dive to drive the missile into the ground or weave and make the missile run out of energy tracking you

Stats

Guidance Type: Passive Radio Frequency & IR Homing
Aspect: All Aspect
Weight: 162 lbs
Max Speed: ~Mach 2.6
Max Range: ~10 nm
G-Overload: ~30 Gs
Motor Burn Time: 5.4 seconds booster
Tracking Time: 60 seconds

Features & Abilities

• Simpleplanes' very first Rolling-Airframe Missile!
• Automatic firing sequence
• Highly accurate tracking
• Detailed replica of launcher and missile
• Impervious to countermeasures & gives no launch warning

Problems & Limitations

• All funky-trees missiles have problem orienting themselves while pointed straight up or down
• The missile's performance will highly depend on the performance of your device.

Realife Description

The RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is a small, lightweight, infrared homing surface-to-air missile in use by the German, Japanese, Greek, Turkish, South Korean, Saudi Arabian, Egyptian, Mexican, UAE, and United States navies. It was originally intended and used primarily as a point-defense weapon against anti-ship missiles. As its name indicates, RAM rolls as it flies. The missile must roll during flight because the RF tracking system uses a two-antenna interferometer that can measure phase interference of the electromagnetic wave in one plane only. The rolling interferometer permits the antennas to look at all planes of incoming energy. In addition, because the missile rolls, only one pair of steering canards is required. As of 2005, it is the only U.S. Navy missile to operate in this manner. more...

Notes

I started this project over a year ago now but could not finish it on account of how difficult it was to the darn thing since it only has one pair of steering canards and has to roll continuously. However, as with all things seemingly impossible, the solution comes swiftly and simply, with the help of proportional guidance and PID tailored to control the missile's angular acceleration rather than the rate/angle. But ya it's the first Rolling-Airframe Funky Trees Missile of sorts and pretty hype ig.

Credits

@FlyingPatriot for the Variterra Archipelago used in my screenshots
@MisterT for the Kumamatanga Archipelago used in my screenshots

Please report any bugs in the comment section or contact me on discord @kuatta4