According to Raytheon itself, the AMRAAM-ER is like a zombie, with the missile head being an AIM-120 and the propeller from the ESSM, which definitely makes them physically different, in my opinion.
no no i asked for the weight source of the AMRAAM-ER that reflects the irl weight of it, cause according to you comparing war thunder’s derived in game AMRAAM-ER weight is wrong comparing it to the ESSM…
Now comes the ability to think. There are no clear sources on the weight of the Amraam-er, but I believe that a warhead, thinner than a lighter missile, ultimately makes a difference greater than 1 kg. What I do know is that the ESSM engine alone weighs as much as an AIM-120. But considering the weight of the AIM-120 after burn, around 110 kg, add the 168 kg of the ESSM engine and the 278 kg, which is already a difference of 2 kg, but obviously the AIM-120 warhead does not weigh 110 kg.
I don’t even know if there is one, but thank you for agreeing with me. What we do know is that it supposedly has 50% more range than the AIM-120C7, according to Raytheon. So we’ve come to the conclusion that we’re all just speculating.
different by only changing the seeker, retaining the same weight and shape and drag profile and the same exact motor powering both missiles… so how could it not be the same exactly?
i am sorry but you have provided 0 sources so far, only 2 pictures which reinforce the points others made, and physics? you havent even considered those as far as i can see, you have made zero attempts to bring those into your agruments, so as far as i can see you are in the wrong
They have more than most people think, I think the community has less than them. And this thread is an example that, deep down, this is nothing more than something that seeks an artificial buff in the AIM-120C5s that are in the game.