It’s not difficult either, aim-9m has 0 resistance
Im agreeing with you. The Aim-9M is one of the worst IR missiles at top tier and should get a buff
Its not only front aspect. It has different angles respective to the nose
I think it has its advantages, and they should be exploited
I was confuswd cause you said “all ir missiles are beat by preflaring” which is true but its also irrelevant to my argemnt but yeah i agree 9m needs something to make it more interesting. Cause right now its definetly the worst of the bunch
The only arguable advantage is sim. Most pilots in RB will spot an Aim-9 launch
No, the aim-9m is the best side-aspect missile in the game, and has a great effective range.
Front aspect vs AB is currently 3km (should be 14.45km). its the top figure 8° off nose
11.5km is 5° off tail. So basically pure rear-aspect. (should be 28.71km, though of course you would never hit at either range)
Its really not, i would much rather take a MICA or an R-73, even the R-27ER…
Mica ARH , and no I think you need to learn how to use the aim-9M
And its not a uniwue advantage either aam3 is also smokeless but in top of that its longer ranged and more maneuverable isnt it?
Either way, aspects of that report have been implemented if not all of them and they just haven’t applied fixed.
Cause 11.5km is the front-aspect launch range in-game.
@Morvran
Against an afterburning target, lock range using 9Ms is 11.5km lower altitudes. The game prevented launch to 10km the last time I tested it, but it locks at 11.5 against an Su-7.
Should be 14/16 km and not in my experience i cant get locks that far
It depends. Under certain conditions its good. Under others its bad. Had one miss a Mig-29 today whilst it was in the LSZ in a side aspect shot and didnt even flare. I really should go watch the replay but CBA because it was a sim match.
But i’ve also AIm-9Ms track beautifully despite flares and hit a side aspect shot. But generally, I try to give them more of a rear-aspect shot if possible
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Same experience. I think its just seeker shutoff jank which is why i prefer fov gatewidth
My experience is that I rarely get more than a few KM no matter what
How is your lettering green?
I agree, but I think the problem with this conversation is that people don’t know how to use shut down seaker irccm
Well, the Su-7 is colder, and these ranges were tested at not 20,000 feet, but closer to 12,000 feet.
The last time I had someone to do high altitude IR missile testing was when I was testing Magic 2 range to destroy a target, which was 14km at the time. Oh, and 9L range was proven correct in the same test environment.
You can change the colour anytime, its the paint pallette in the bar. Just dont use red .
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