Yes I believe so, basically means that the fins have to use more AoA then normal to produce lift, meaning more speed bleed. And heavily limited max pull.
Ima be real, no, it’s only boon was that it sported the best range of the bunch, since introduction the MICA has been the best overall and remains as such to this day.
Lmao, no, the AAM4 has been hot garbage since it was introduced and is still one of the worst ARH AAMs overall still.
All i see on statshark is that the AAM-4B is pretty much the same as the AIM-120B and i know that it’s much much better in WVR than the AMRAAM
There is a video comparing the aim 120a and the aam4 https://youtube.com/shorts/3z_RqUnEip0?si=__i-gcl6SsTPB4yz
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Be happy with what you got. Asking for buff= make something else worse.
Aim120Cs are great
most braindead take known to man
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theyre awful
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But they can be so much worse. Keep asking for better and ul see…
Its how it works round here.
i dont see them being much worse, theyre already a downgraded aim120a lol
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At this point, they have no point to being in the game
Its functionally a C-5 performance wise in functionally all situations. The 120A and B are still better across the board or equal, especially in close in shots as the AAM-4 has a .61 second PID lockout post the .3 second launch lockout that the 120s lack, in effect, it takes the AAM-4 over a full second to reach it’s full G loading while the 120s have only a .6 second launch lockout. Other missiles have lower lockouts like the R-77s having a .3 second lockout or the MICA having a .15 second lockout. The Derby is in the same boat as the AAM-4 and is in part why the derby is painful to use as close range.
It also sports a larger diameter (203mm vs 177.8mm), higher mass (222kg vs 147.87 and 161.5 kg) and higher drag (1.55 vs 1.425, 1.405) compared to the A/B and C 120s.
The C-5 has no reason to exist and is a direct downgrade to the A/B 120, the AAM-4’s performance is in line with the C-5, thus, it is one of the worst modern ARHes on the docket.
And no, the R-77 is not the worst modern ARH in game, that is premium tier cope.
Theres worse than r77s?
Derby go brrrrr, thing is really sad, more or less on par with the R-77 at long range, minus the fact that it lofts like its going out of style, but it’s close range performance is just not there, meanwhile both 77s are second only to MICAs for close range use.
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Considering the Derby is based off the P4, surely it should turn better than it does in game…
By all accounts stat wise it should too, it should be superior to the likes of the 120s by it’s pull values alone, the AAM-4 is in the same exact boat, yet, neither sport the short range performance that would be expected. The C-5 / C-7 are also in the same boat, it should just be a slightly heavier A/B 120 stat wise, yet it’s close range performance is anemic to say the least.
There is a lot of weirdness at play with ARH AAMs, especially in regards to their short range autopilot guidance and it’s effective use of the missile’s performance.
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That’s not a thing anymore, it got fixed long ago
It used to be a LOT higher, it’s still higher then some, maybe all, but it’s not an unviable amount like it was back then (also given it has some extremely high drag stats, it’s probably to its benefit to lift like that)
Its still going to space hoss, and said need for orbit still heavily degrades it’s performance compared to other options.
Hardly, its performance is so low to begin with. It doesn’t have a lot of range to work with and its drag is quite excessive. If anything, the extra loft angle makes it more viable with such drag coefficients. Regardless of what they set the loft angle to, it’s not going to be very viable, it will always have less range then any ARH AAM you put it up against