Huh ? That 3G difference is insane
Statcard Andy.
Oh really ? Can YOU see China is dominating in air ? Like for a long time ?
PL-12 is ~15-20% bigger than aim-120 (bigger engine + more fuel) yet it has less range (~half the delta V)
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lol get outta here
the buggyness of the radars doesn’t help (and somehow seems even worse after being “fixed” this patch), if you fire over 20km with TWS you have a high chance the datalink sends your missile after a ghost return, so you either have to hard lock to guide the missile in and alert the target with plenty of time to go defensive, wait until you are close enough that the missile goes straight on to its internal guidance which nullifies the rang advantages of the AIM-120s and to a lesser extent the AAM4s and PL-12s.
It actually DOES have an HMD now, Which can most likely slave the radar.
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3358043/f-22a-raptor-pilots-test-next-gen-helmet/
https://www.thalesdsi.com/2024/09/20/thales-awarded-diu-contract-f22-hmd-interface-dev/
Edit: Yes, It should be able to slave the radar, since it’s a Scorpion HMD.
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/solutions-catalogue/defence/air/scorpion-fighter-aircraft
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Which we know means either one or the other is verifiably modeled incorrectly.
As while there it is up for debate as to when the AIM-120C received it’s additional ~5" of propellant, we know that it happened with either the C-5 or the C-7, and that is not the same thing as how the C-5 is currently modelled with it being full boost.
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The C5 gained the additional 5" of thrust it’s shown in GAO fiscal year docs. The C7 got a better seeker (I think)
Furthermore, the R-77-1 actually only draws 40 G in real
Up to approximately 40 G is mentioned in some technical specifications for the R-77-1.
– This figure describes the maximum overload that the R-77-1 can reach or tolerate in a close-quarters battle (e.g., when tracking a highly maneuvering target).
Other, more general military sources indicate target maneuver loads of up to approximately 12 G for the corresponding missile class (R-77 family).
And then there’s the additional fact that the AIM-120 currently does less damage, hitting bots or getting critical hits but no kills in sim maps
The purpose was to show how long the problem has been known and how long it has been ignored.
Equal treatment? Sure we have gotten equal treatment (and sometime been more favored) but i would strongly disagree with that in this update. While everyone is getting stuff like spice 250 they still refuse to give US GBU 53 which are in file. I know US has not been one of the worst CAS nation before this update but at least they could give us GBU 53 if they don’t want to give other air to ground weapons or they could just fix the AGM 65
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One possible fix is to accurately/buff the seeker head technology for the AMRAAMs to make up for its lackluster experience.
I don’t understand what is Gaijin’s plan with ARHs at this stage.
Blanket nerf on all of their seekers, but let ONLY the MICA have the better seeker.
Nerf the 120’s maneuverability, but… add the R-77-1.
Everything feels incredibly arbitrary.
On that note, nope; the U.S. should patiently wait for its fifth gen.
A lot of nations had their own dry spells at top tier. The U.S. is having theirs.
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Well in my opinion I would be happy with new AIM-120s in the next patch or coming future, I’m okay with either the AIM-120C-6 or C-7 as long as it is a worthy replacement for the venerable but still good AIM-120Bs in the next patch or future cause to be honest the AIM-120C5s were a huge disappointment since it isn’t modeled correctly in the game.
Typical of a Russian/Chinese Company since they hate the western powers so much lol.
I think the best thing that could be done now would be fixing the 120c-5. That would be giving it the improved seeker it has irl so that players just dont need to pop 3 chaff in a notch to defeat it, and making it actually pull somewhat off the rail. If it would get an actual seeker it has irl it might change the meta to more bvr because rn its non existent. But still i think all 120s should get better off the rail as playing the j10 with the pl12 i could immediately tell just how much stronger it was. Despite only having alledgedly 3 more g’s
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Problem there is the annoying seeker delay the 120’s got nerfed with, which is modeled after a drop launch [so like for the belly pylons of EFT, Tornado ADV, Gripen E, modernised F-4’s, perhaps the belly mounts on the F-18 (i don’t know if those are drop launchers or rail ones), {future weapons-bay on stealth jets}, &c. &c.]
I was under the impression we were talking solely about the Aerial combat as the post was referring to those.
The post was referring to Air to air missies not ATGM’s, but ok.
those are engines
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