The AIM-54 Phoenix missile - Technology, History and Performance

Turns out there is no speed cap.

The speed cap doesn’t matter because it has a metric load of drag which has it lose double the velocity it gains while the motor is active. (while falling)

It’s too slow in basically every way. It’s just too much drag.
It will never hit 4.3, especially since the F-14 itself can’t hit the proper mach 2.3 speed, capping out at about 2.01 at height, after a full fuel load of climbing and accelerating.

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There is, but its not a hardcoded thing. Seems to be an engine limitation for ehich at a certain speed range, it becomes realistically impossible for a missile to go any faster in-game.

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How did you test this? In a custom? That’s why, live matches have different limits. Which is why fakour 90 and co can hit Mach 6 nearly.

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Yeah was a custom, I’ve never actually seen anyone post the F90’s hitting M6.0 in sensor view so im not sure if it can actually hit the speeds you claim.

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Casual hypersonic activities, i never knew anything could do it in wt tbh

The ER could do it.

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