The AAM-4 can, somewhat. I don’t know if it’s a full SARH mode, but it can compare doppler signatures from the host plane bouncing off the target to be better at detecting targets against clutter.
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Yes. The Aim-54s start off in SARH until they go pitbull. In real life, the A model needed to reach pitbull range to exit SARH mode and enter ARH mode. The Aim-54B and C did not have this issue and went into ARH mode on their own.
If you’re asking if they could switch back and forth inflight, not really unless the missile loses lock on the original target and the next target on the F-14s radar is hard locked and outside of the pitbull range. But even that probably isn’t possible.
Improved motor for the C
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dogfight capabilities
Mach 5 for the AIM-54C instead of Mach 4.3
100 NM = 185 Km instead of 150 km
https://weaponsystems.net/system/219-AIM-54+Phoenix
AIM-54C top speed : Mach 5
https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_old_pdf.cfm?ARC_ID=1066
Speeds of up to Mach 5 again
107 NM or 200 km range
https://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-54.html
Mach 4.3 and Mach 5 speeds
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none of these are new info and most isn’t accurate
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Come with better public ones and what not
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Shiver me timbers
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forecast international has been wrong on so many things over the years that Gaijin refuses to use them as a source for anything. Their real sponsor is JANES.
All relevant sources have already been forwarded and reports have been made on all of the stuff you’ve discussed. In lieu of overwhelming amount of evidence Gaijin has made almost zero changes to the Phoenix and likely won’t.
and no duel plane still
that seem like a pretty absurd take, aim47 is clearly based of the aim4/26 both are american missiles.
iris t and aam 5 are completely unrelated missiles developed by different countries
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Calling it now
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Quotes from F-14A Tomcat RIO:
“Sorry for the delay in responding. Although I never fired the AIM-54 in an exercise (I did launch them in a normal mode) it did have an ACM mode that gave it an active launch and higher maneuverability. So in effect it was like an AMRAAM.”
"Again we were at Top Gun over the desert doing gun defense maneuvers. When we got back to base and they checked the G meter it was pegged at 11.0. My pilot, Sluggo, complained of a bad back for a few days. They had to fly a new plane out from Oceana for us in Miramar. "
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Can yall imagine if we had the biblically accurate Phoenix ingame?
- Notch tracking perfectly (even with CMs)
- Great Acceleration
- High G maneuverability
- ACM mode
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The DCS missile is not well modeled.
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I abused the hell of F-14B and AIM-54A MK.60 when it was unnotchable/unchaffable and could fly Mach 4 at sea level in multiplayer. It was always fun to fire at 15 NM using horizontal ACM and then watch the missile (via F6) fly and manouver.
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54s in DCS is aren’t that hard for nothing.
I mostly play F-14A in GS server but missed lot of shots.
Also, I really hate Jester.
dcs planes cant pull 13-15g
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- looks at the G paddle detent on my F/A-18C
Sustained no, but you can 100% peak at like 12 to 14 in DCS, you just risk causing your wings to implode.
not with normal FCS modes.