Have anyone actually tested PL-12/SD-10’s claim on 70km range , Vt=Vl at Mach 1.2, headon at 10km altitude
Supposedly the none escape zone against an F16 is quoted at 35-45km… without conditions given, maybe we can assume at 10km altitude, head on launch at Mach 1.2, while F-16 performs a 9G turn and cold and dropping altitude to 5km.
Also the missile’s delta V is quoted at Mach 3… ie ~1000m/s…
I am not sure if the in game representation is close.
I’ll test it shortly, what altitude?
10km
Supposedly the seeker should be J band as well. Detection range is quoted as 25km against 5m^2 RCS Target
Aaaand supposedly the max 38G is achieved in Mach 4 at 6000m
it’s said PL-12 still have the strange swing problem while gliding, causing extra air resistance.
@MiG_23M can you check it too?
Testing in the next ~10-15 mins
Yes, I’ll take a look
Closure rate should be ~600 m/s, 1.2 mach at 10km altitude is ~299 - 300 m/s.
I’m making the mission right now. Need to ensure proper speed and closure rate of target and launch aircraft are set and then I’ll launch at 71 km to see if it hits or not.
@InterFleet I am running into an issue, when both target and launch aircraft are set to 1.2 mach speeds the closure rate is higher than expected at 700+ m/s. Is there an issue with how the closure rate is being measured or is this test invalid?
Mach 1.2 at 10,000 m altitude is 359 m/s. You’ve confused it with the speed of sound at 10 km alt, which is 299 m/s (both rounded to nearest whole number).
I’ve been awake for too many hours, you are correct. The closure rate is accurate and the missile hits (barely) at 70km it seems. Any further and it might reach, but the missile begins to tumble as seen in the video.
When you have time, retest the scenario in a live custom match with bots in the match, and see if the missile continues to perform properly.
I can test it again with a player if needed on a custom battle
But you know,i just need gaijin give PL8b for J8F.
What do you mean F104s? The F104s can bomb base and they get missiles and they fly much faster. The only way for my Q5I to get RP consistently is to bomb vehicles and try to survive. (unless I want to kill missile SPAAs at 10.3, like Strella)
Hear me out, how about a x16 ty90 loadout for j8f and j11a
I hope gajin working another unique WVRAAM on another china and ROCAF aircraft rank 6 ~ 8 for next major update or 4th major update
I just want PL8B in game
