Why does the Su-30SM get R-77-1 while the F/A-18C is stuck with AIM-120B?

Don’t all fox-3’s have the same seeker besides Mica?

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It does if u are up high, IDK how the newer seeker’s chaff resistance are gonna be, but just for a point, u are forcing ur enemy to dodge and especially with things like Su27SM which can’t use TWS in notch method, pretty much neglects their chance of firing back. Same with AMRAAM, not an advantage enough to take easy kills from long range, but almost guarantees that 1. you are safe, 2. the enemy need to notch 3. u could still get a kill on someone watching youtube.

I don’t think any complaints about AMRAAM being bad is fair, it is by far the best in terms of kinetics and seekers are the same. I can get what you are going at though, seems like R-77-1 is the only missile not affected, but some ARH has the behaviour to turn off seeker after a short period, which happens to most ARH missiles, it looks like it ate chaff but in reality just went into IOG mode.

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yes. Afaik MICA has the best seeker in game rn, with an improvement within the margin of error kek

Also I just found out that 77-1 Wobbles really bad that makes it lose small amounts of energy that stacks up lol

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No fox 3 is bad, derby is the only one half bad. But amraam is extremely overrated

I havent noticed it. Is it aim7m levels if wobble?

Hang on let me video it in a match, wobble doesn’t appear in test drive

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They aren’t? The Su-35 is quite literally worse in every way with the Su-37 having the POSSIBILITY of a better engine (that was never procured until half a decade later).

Its a fact that ur talking trash. Aim120 on of the worst missles in the game, good joke xD

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I mean, if Gaijin decided to add the AIM-120C this year or maybe months from now would it make the F-15E almost unbeatable and overpowered?

C-5 is 77-1 equivalent irl (even by the time 77-1 around C-7 already in service but i wouldn’t go that far)

If we’re going by the introduction to service date, technically the 120D is the 77-1’s equivalent, as both entered official service in 2015.

Good thing service dates have nothing to do with it

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aim-120A was the best until it was nerfed. Now it’s a piece of crap that gets distracted by traps or flies into the ground. AIM-120 constantly shakes, its beam is very wide, which is why the missile can switch to an ally or traps or even forget why it was flying and fly in the other direction.

Its an exceptional missile

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Of cource! :D

ingame

Best of the best :)
You can see it for yourself.
https://warthunder.com/en/tournament/replay/320878771917517484

Sounds more like a player issue.

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