except for the letter XD
Alternatively, billions spent on a fraud.
Or more likely, “item meets the required specifications” where no one bothered to specify new, more powerful motor and/or improved maneuverability.
AMRAAM-equipped fighters can attack several targets simultaneously. The AIM-120C series began deliveries in 1996 and continues for US allies. Joint procurement of the AIM-120D series began in fiscal 2006 and continues today. The AIM-120D features improved accuracy via Global Positioning System aided navigation, kinematics, lethality and hardware and software updates to enhance its electronic protection capabilities against more capable threats.
there it is, the US navy said that the D have more Power than the C, and we get exact the same XD
One could argue about what “more power” (as I’ve termed it) actually means. But what’s undeniable is the fact that the D model has exactly the same, or rather, worse performance than the C model.
Now tell gaijin “Navy said D has higher stats than C”. And to make things funnier, BVVD or who was Ru dev during the stream stated 120D is “improvement that will help US”.
You have amazingly vague “kinematics” which can mean everything and nothing. Meanwhile I bring you that chart I’ve posted earlier, stating C and D share motors and propellant. Is it true? Dunno, but any sekrit dokuments stating 120D has different/more powerful propulsion likely will be shot down by Gaijin own policy of not using classified stuff. Maneuverability is case of no one can prove anything, so Gaijin did a Gaijin.
Thus we’re here and now.
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tbf, the chart you posted is known to contain inaccuracies
eg, motor length is known to have been increased between 120A and 120D but that is not shown in the chart
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the missile has an enhanced motor with an additional 5 inches of propellant and is commonly referred to as the
“+5 rocket motor”.
no it means something and not nothing or exact the same
Which is in game, modeled as well as it can be since C5 entered the chat.
AFAIK it was controls/steering section that was reworked/compacted, to allow more propellant? Motor itself total length didn’t changed, as it is restricted by missile body
Then Gajin should invent the AIM120Z; they invented the PL12A, and that doesn’t exist in real life.
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The reworked motor section comes with the D-3 under the F3R upgrade
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Pl12a exist and the seeker of the pl12a has been displayed before and its been mentioned to be in service
Issue is theres no pictures of the missile itself
Only documents stating that the missile is in service and its maximum range
Ccp unfortunately has done a good job keeping the military information secret
Which brings entirely different motor than WPU-16B in service since 120C5, does it?
idk about the desgination stuff but F3R is the one that freeed up space to have more motor
The same was done with C5, to introduce “+5” motor, WPU-16B.
That will never happen… even on big maps you have to climb and you usualy end up closer then 80km from the enemy… add also that enemy players turn (notch) and the missile won’t have any energy
so you climb backwards flying away from the battlefield. Also how does the GNSS even work?
The “range” is useless. The enemy goes into notch and it can’t follow. It only makes sense in real life because it can be fired without radar lock and automatically seeks out the first available target. You can fire it at an F-16 from 15 km away, but if it notches, it’ll go to Narnia. And GNSS only means that it stays straight on a line in the way to the miss and doesn’t wobble around. And ECCM is missing too. Two Chaffs are enough, and it goes to Narnia even with a hard lock
when I do that it comes back to me fast… players belpw you can launch missiles and your own rwr wont see it so you are a sitting duck
They can can rename it to 120XD