is this why it loses track if the target turns around before it reaches it?
https://youtube.com/shorts/MHgXVGTlSV8?si=kM2bt_WMFjFP84HK
This video clearly shows that the AIM-9B does and will trace a straight line to the target.
No, that’s a bad launch by the attacker and the missile’s narrow seeker coming to play.
Rear aspect just means “Needs to see the engine exhaust in order to track”. The MiG-21 in that short was very slightly side aspect with his afterburner in full field of view of the missile the entire time. Had he turned so that the engine and afterburner were not visible, it would have lost track.
You are right that it compresses at high speed, but slight pre turns when you expect one to he launched can help a ton.
Barely played it myself; I think it’s bad but not as bad as people say, so maybe 7.7?
At around 20 seconds in, you can see the straight line contrail of the sidewinder and the La-200’s perpendicular contrail. The sidewinder took a straight line to the Lavochkin. No afterburner
This is going to blow your mind but that shot was a rear aspect shot.
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Still rear aspect.
If you brought up how slow it is, I’d get it, but let’s please not pretend the AIM-9B is any kind of issue for someone who is neither unaware nor desperately slow or stalling.
The only time I died to one I saw coming while I wasn’t stalling was a time I was compressing so badly I couldn’t turn at all.
I’m not arguing it’s fine where it is, would probably deserve a 7.7 because it’s incredibly slow, but it’s not that bad and the missiles are certainly not an issue at that br
Am I talking Greek to you?
The shot was rear aspect but the missile calculated a straight line route instead of directly following behind the aircraft.
What is your point
The aim-9b is a good missile, people just treat it like a Aim-9X and expect everyone to be a Cessna 172
The missile is rear aspect upon launch. It will adjust itself on turns to hit the target, hence making it not impossible to hit a Vampire as everyone says it is
The aim-9b is a good tool at that br but it has a lot to do with the fact most players will target-fixate very easily or just panic when they see a missile
If you just check your surroundings are don’t let yourself compress, you should always be fine
The vampire can and will always dodge this if he is awake
Get flinged with 4 AIM-9Bs then (G.91 R-4)
The Vampire will dodge all 4, very easily mind you, then probably die to the G.91 because its a G.91 and it didn’t need 4 AIM-9Bs to kill a vampire
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Go above 200kn and see this maneuverability
Do we really need to go in a custom with me in a vampire and you in an AIM-9B mobile to prove this? It is REALLY not difficult to dodge 9Bs in a jet as agile as a vampire
Try in a real battle, customs are easy