[DEV] AIM120D lacking HOBS and other performance issues // Gaijin.net // Issues another report denied these mods need to be screened or something.
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I am sure they did screen all comrade’s already
Its almost funny how they made the internal ammo rack for the bmpt external (at least for a while)
despite the source saying the opposite
But we have to fight to get a better aim120c
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No he’s not. How is it US pilot fault/skill issue that they can’t perform as well as the Rafale/Su-30SM2 when they’re stuck with inferior planes and inferior missiles?
You think Rafale and Su-30 pilots don’t do that? Lol, lmao even.
Not only that but calling skill issues on others when you personally rock a K/D of 0.5 in the F-16C and 0.3 in the F-18C is funny. And you can’t even say that ground RB is polluting your air stats judging by the really low amount of ground kills you have with them.
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I never claimed to even try to be good. I just like the pretty plane. But clearly you dont understand people play games for fun. Plus my best plane is probably the f4c. But idk i never check player stats.
I sure can. Most of the deaths are getting spawn killed by pansir. And another reason is because i go afk to smoke. But yeah.
No issue there, I haven’t played War Thunder seriously in years either. That said, it’s not reasonable to tell players who are clearly more experienced than you to ‘learn to play’ simply because they point out that a mid aircraft with mid missiles is, unsurprisingly, mid.
Using ‘skill issue’ as an argument is already weak in most cases. But if you’re going to rely on it, you should at least be prepared to support that claim with your own performance.
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Good news(ish), 120C5, C7, D have all recieved a slight buff to their turning performance.
The distance from CoM to stab was increased to match that of the 120A/B
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Any changes to seeker?
Doesn’t seem so
That’s sad to hear, but at least they are more manurable now
I think this change should improve the responsiveness of the missile, so at lower speeds(terminal and at launch, the missile can start to turn more easily)
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Was this in response to your report on terminal maneuverability?
no that report was specifically looking at 120B based on source data, and the effects of that report should trickle down to the other variants(basically all of the them need a slight increase in wing area), i assume this is just fixing an oversight from when c5 was first introduced.
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This is going to be a bit of an unpopular opinion… and I by no means think that the 120C-5 and D are perfect, but after playing with them for a bit, I have noticed a marked increase in lethality with the 120D. The GNSS/Zero IOG drift make a HUGE difference in lethality with regard to reacquiring the target if the missile is spoofed. If you are able to defeat their missile and turn back in quickly, you can update the missile with your radar, and I find it will ACCURATELY relock and continue pursuing. I’ve even had instances where I’ve hit enemies who are notching the missile itself through frequent updates from the AESA radar on my jet.
Tldr: I still think kinematic fixes are needed but the improvements on the guidance end of the missile make it noticably more lethal. A step in the right direction for sure.
Ok. I accept that maybe the AMRAAM is really shit for WVR, but can gaijin at least give it a better seeker so it can actually be used in BVR. At least similar to the one on the MICA
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How does it turn compared to other missle though? Like against R-77-1/PL-12/Darter. If it still turns worse than those it’ll still be a mid missile best case , which the Aim-120A barely is, if not one of the worst ARH Missles.
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Is anyone realistically expecting it to outturn other bvr arh?
It still turns substantially worse, which is broadly speaking correct. The issue is just the rate at which it is worse is incorrect.
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my issue with the AIm-120 is not that it cannot out turn other ARH missiles, the problem is that its the absolute worst at close range, which matters more right now then BVR. these days you’re not getting a bvr kill unless someone is AFK or doesnt know what they are doing. back when the aim-120 came out they were great and then randomly its fin AOA was slashed in half making it useless for any sort of HOBS. I will admit, the R-77 was bad as well, but that was quickly retified with the addition of the R-77-1. The aim-120 has been bad for almost 2 years or so at this point, with no end in sight, as well as being mounted on mid airframes at best in the US tech tree.
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is there a way to see old aim-120c vs new 120C performance
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