Huh? Since when did R-73 outrange AIM-9M? You can comfortably use that missile up to 6km while the R-73 is just straight up a lucky shot beyond 3km
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Oh you mean experimental missile that barely works, doesnt have any range nor ırccm? Not to mention it has no business in top tier.
Lol.
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What in the missile spreadsheet tells you it’s the best IR missile? The PL-8B and Magic II have the same exact seeker, both of which have a better range and aerodynamic performance than the R-73. The only advantage it has is TVC, you trade its kinematic performance for that. You can easily argue that stand-off range and acceleration is more important than TVC.
yes?
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I disagree, tvc is a very usefull niche. Range is usefull but i got other missiles for that, r73 allos you to sneak in shots you cant with anything else other than a mica.
Yeah I agree it’s useful, it has a different play style and use case, but I don’t think it’s fair to say it’s objectively better than the others. I would not say it’s OP or unbalanced especially considering the wet toilet paper flight model it’s mounted on.
Statcard overload is meaningless, and often is wrong.
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Even in files it’s 40g.
Brother, I’ve tried to tell them but they don’t listen 😢
No ik, but im saying in the files its hard capped at 40gs. the statcard g is a different line
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wont it help after the missile runs out of fuel ?
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Doubtful, since the missile has to be going fast to pull high G, if it had to pull high G then it would have just used TVC and destroyed its speed.
Aero missiles like 9M331 or AMRAAM do hit the limit, TVC doesn’t since they don’t build speed when maneuvering.
I’d be more surprised if maneuvering actually builds speed lol
if u fire at a target from high alt (far away) then it would be very helpful.
Possibly, but the R-73 is already impossible to dodge on farther shots, an extra 20g would not do anything.
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It would help with longer range shots where the target comes towards you
No dual plane is 70gs
Lol, lmao even.