Seek & Destroy: Best AAMs

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Air-to-air guided missiles are an essential part of the modern aviation arsenal, and there’s one type of them that is especially worth discussing in detail. Today, we'll talk about the best infrared-guided air-to-air missiles.


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sure do hope this won’t brew anger in people who thing X is best missile and others say X missile is the best

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Too bad Gaijin won’t model BTT or 2 plane G limits

They modeled thrust vectoring for the R-73 though :D

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I love this sort of informational videos!

Lower the team sizes in top tier air rb please. At least half of what it is now… cant even enjoy these new missiles and learn they’re full capabilities when they getting spammed by everyone as they fly back to their airfield to re-arm and go again…

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My favorite AAM is Aim-9B XD

PL-8 is the best air-to-air missile 💀, I think Chinese players need PL-8B,The video is great, please continue.

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The best missile is the one that kills me when i didnt see it lol.

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I love the Derby because the trajectory and physics of it cracks a smile on my face every time I launch one. It’s just fun.

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I love the Python 5

we need python 5, I dislike it when I can’t launch my missile at the guy at my 6!

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Gaijin when AIM-174B (i want to see the world burn by destroying the enemy team the moment i took off from the runway)

Seek and Ruin: China and Russia Suck A**

The AIM-174B apparently has the same seeker as the AIM-120 so you’d need to stick lock for a bit before getting the kill and runways are usually obscured behind terrain and such.

Okay

Gaijin when AWACS,i want to blind fire my future AIM-174B and use the datalink with the AWACS to destroy the enemy team the moment they are taking off

2 plane is likely in development.
So plausible aging of milk with your post.

Just wait til we get the AIM-120D, the range of that thing is greater than any map in the game.

Could be fun if they implemented the Eurofighter correctly, it uses a similar system as the F-35, so all the eurofighters share their AESA radars, and you can lock on an enemy through your teammates radar.

But they prob won’t because most nations dont have it until they give us the F-35, and Russia and China doesnt have it at all.

RU have R-37M, CN have PL-15 and 17, UK have Methor :)
Though these long-range AAM’s data might be changed manually like Phoenix

The AIM-174B is a thic boi. The AIM-260 is closer to a Meteor

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