XF-2A/F-2A did use American stuff like AIM-9Ls and sparrows but they mainly focus on additions like AAM-3 for early versions and AAM-4 and AAM-5 varients for late versions.
F-15Js however are fully compatible with AIM-120s and also the typical AIM-9L and sparrows BUT they also use the others i mentioned.
So it really depends when gaijin wants to add these missiles. AAM-3 is the closest right now.
Damn, this is hot.
Too bad we won’t get it until like… never!
Type 81 (C) firing I believe the IR version of it’s missile. Note the radar version to the right.
Video showing launches of the AAM-5 not sure which version. Nothing crazy for the most part except near the end with the last launch which seems to be tracking a target behind the F-15J or to the side of it.
https://www.mod.go.jp/asdf/adtw/adm/shiken/kakoshiken_missile2.html
Well, they tested AIM-120B on F-15J
Type 01 LMAT
According to ATLA they tested a new ship borne version of the Rail gun! If im not mistaken this prototype is a world’s first on a ship. The ship was not named but it’s likely the JS Asuka which is used for experiments. Hopefully more news will be announced.
https://twitter.com/atla_kouhou_en/status/1714204202266919004?t=sMCMeeCT-XtAsDE-55twFQ&s=19
Uh oh giga boom stick
best new pics and additional info on the XAAM-2 that have been found so far. credit to @tanuki10 for finding the post
https://x.com/hunini181202/status/1723508123372277983?s=20
Does AAM-3 has a reduced visibility motor like the 9M?
Im not sure i don’t believe so however. At least i haven’t found anything regarding that.
Its pros will be high manuverability and good IRCCM if gaijin models that of course tho taking a mix of 9Ms and AAM-3s might be pretty nice.
So bit late but AAM-3s are here. Currently they are more like better AIM-9Ms
Here is a nice post about some of its capabilities
https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/comments/18dalr7/aam3_potential_performance/
Also i think Currently the AAM-3 has its seeker on the 3d model covered when it should be like this:
Vs how it currently is
(Also yes used his thumbnail sorry)
bug report made for the seeker cover
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/jtFZ1PJWh0ZY
A small post about the supposedly “3 times wider off-boresigth” capabilities of the AAM-3 over the AIM-9L.
First and foremost the AIM-9L has a 45° gimbal. But that does not mean the AAM-3 has 3*45° gimbal = 135° gimbal
Indeed its litteraly imposible to have +90° gimbal when you look at picture of the seeker position.
What i think it means is a “3 times bigger circle of what the missile see”.
At 2km:
The gimbal of the AIM-9L is 45° meaning it’ll see a circle with a radius of 1657m at 2km. The area of this circle will be PI*(1657)^2= 8.6 * 10^6 meter square
The gimbal of the AAM-3 currently modelled is 60° meaning it’ll see a circle with a radius of 2309m at 2km . The area of this circle will be 1.67 * 10^7 meter quare.
If we do 1.67 * 10^7/8.6 * 10^6 we get a 1.94, meaning the circle the missile see at 2km is 2 times bigger.
If we do the same at 3km:
Aim-9L: radius =2485 m, Area = 1.9410^7
AAM-3: radius = 3464 m, Area = 3.7710^7
3.77/1.94=1.94
If we do the same at 5km:
Aim-9L: radius =4142 m, Area = 5.3910^7
AAM-3: radius = 5773 m, Area = 1.0410^8
1.04 * 10^8/5.39 * 10^7= 1.92
So from calculus with the 60° HOBS of the AAM-3 actually implemented in game we only get a “2 times bigger circle”.
If we want a “3 times bigger circle” then:
For 2km, area of the AAM-3 circle = 3*area of the AIM-9L circle → area of the AAM-3 circle = 2.58 * 10^7 m^2.
→ radius of the circle = 2866m → gimbal of the seeker = 71.25°.
It’s a lot better than the 45° you can find on the 9L but still a lot more reasonnable than the 135° gimbal.
*I just used random distance values (ie 2km for the gimbal calculacion) because the relation between the size of the circle of both missile didn’t changed mutch with the distance so i simplified it and assumed it was proportional.
Im more of a IJA and IJN fan myself but you moderners do your thing
Why not just make it a thread for anything Japanese? Restricting it to the Japanese Self-Defense Force doesn’t make much sense.
Because it would be just to much. Also im more knowledgeable on post war Japan. If you look at my lists there is a bunch of info and weapons listed and thats not even all of it, i have also yet to update the OP due to being busy with IRL. By all means if you want to make a WW2 Japan thread then do so.
I dont mind if people talk about ww2 japanese weapons here too though.
Another thing is this thread is relly more of a catalog of weapons and some info and new developments found.
That shouldn’t be a reason to only focus on Post war when your thread’s title is Japanese Weapons Master Thread it doesn’t apply that this is specifically only Post War Japan. Also just cause you are knowledgeable of Post War doesn’t mean we aren’t knowledgeable about Japan in the past. Both work like Cup noodles and an egg. Smooth and Consistent. Fair enough though. Not going to argue about this honestly since it makes no sense.
