We all know that on modern aircraft radars, the computer independently calculates the optimal missile launch range and the dash in the middle indicates the so-called “dead zone”, from which we are guaranteed a one hundred percent hit, no matter how the enemy maneuvers and no matter how fast he tries to gain. At least, that’s what I thought until my recent battles in the Aviation Security Service on the Su-27SM. For some reason, it turns out that God forbid 40% of my P-27ER or P-77 reach their targets within the boundaries of this zone, everything else somehow miraculously flies into the milk, even at the tightest distances, when I am already in the middle of this zone. Not so long ago, he fired 5 missiles in this area and none hit the target. I would have uploaded a replay, but I’m too lazy to search. Maybe someone has encountered the same problem or am I doing something wrong?
This is your mistake. The “no-escape zone” guarantees a hit on a non-manoeuvring target, but enemies can still chaff/flare, notch, and multipath in order to defeat your missiles.
In sum, while launching within the no-escape zone your chances to hit the target are maximised, but there is never any 100% guarantee.
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Exactly, NEZ is best used as a guide for knowing when your missile is more likely to impact a target.
It does not indicate a guaranteed kill.