Well, technically we already have modern IR missiles, so we know what to expect, unless they rework them in the mean time.
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Yeah that is true
I think they’ve said in the past that seeker performance is like that because they struggle to find sources which work for direct comparisons?
Personally, whike I do agree seeker modeling could be improved, generally speaking it’s not that big a deal in most cases (ie how often do you fire a 9M at maximum range anyways?).
I really do think they just underestimate missile performance by that much though, its been a very consistent trend, and they have repeatedly denied purposefully pre-nerfing missiles (except for that stuff with brimstones). Now as for them taking that long to fix stuff, i dont really have anything i can speak on that.
I’ve had dozens upon dozens of times where the target was not jsut in range according to the radar, but in the LSZ but couldnt fire because I didnt have a lock.
Given the Aim-9M struggles in close quarters (sub 1.5km) being able to reliably fire in the 3-5km range would be a MASSIVE buff
Perhaps… but the number of accepted reports accross the board, not just for missiles. Is concerning. Even relatively minor things like sooty exhausts for dozens of aircraft reported years ago with primary sources that leave no doubt
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isnt sub 1.5 perfect for rear aspect on a sidewinder
Impossible to argue with
Ive played with every single top tier jets whether it was on my main or my alt
Tried every single fox 3
I can confidently say that the aim 120a is the jack of all trades
But thats my opinion
Other people may say otherwise because they play air differently
So long as that target isnt actively defending and pulling hard. Then i’ve found the 9M wont track. Especially if they just drop a singel flare to blind the seeker.
It also requires a rear-aspect shot. Not possible in everything
Usually yeah
how about R-77-1?
ik, side aspects are more common which is where the 9M shines
I didn’t really liked it but its good
I wish it was on the su 27sm instead
grinding the su30sm on a friend account was quite painful
the plane is a bus, cant rate properly because tvc automatically makes you pull more aoa when you reach speeds bellow 900 km/h which kills the sustained rate and it relies on the gimmic too much
Its just a bvr missile bus that is annoying to play or deal with
But the r77-1 and r73 are good and it compensate for all of that
so its more of a platform issue than anything to do with the missile itself?
Yes
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It is, though even there, the ability to relaibly lock a little further out, especially if the target wasnt on AB, would be a major buff, and the increase lock range would also mean increased tracking ability at closer range, making those shots harder to defeat.
Couple wth enabling front-aspect IRCCM. And the 9M would actually become competitive enough to compete with R-73 and Magic II
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Funny thing the 9m has issues locking a single engine plane
But any plane with a twin engine ive been able to lock past 6 km
My longest kill with the 9m is 8 km front aspect against a flanker
My longest kill ever with an ir missile is with the aam3 10 km kill
I would need to dig in my clips to find it but yeah
I dont know if I can confirm that pattern, but i’ve had too many times where the target was fast approaching the min range before getting a lock, and not firing at all because to do so was a waste of a missile.
Nothing really, the real issue with the aam4 is the insane long fusing time. It’s has enough time to travel 10 kilometers before fuzing
well apparently its seeker was also pretty bad. maybe they should correct the AAM-4 and then remove AIM-120 from the F-15JM so its a sidegrade to the F-15C with AAM-3, instead of a straight upgrade
Seekers are universally bad in-game.
well, even then it was apparently especially bad if it was so reliant on DL.
paired with the long fusing time i think it would still bring the same effect