Shafrir

This page is about the Israeli air-to-air missile Shafrir. For the other version, see Shafrir 2.

Description

The Shafrir missile (scale is approximate)

The Shafrir is an Israeli Infrared homing air-to-air missile, it was introduced in Update 1.87 "Locked On". The design of the missile resembles the AIM-9B and it performs similarly to it in game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Sambad
• Vautour IIA
• Vautour IIA IDF/AF
• Vautour IIN

General info

Missile characteristics
Mass	65 kg
Guidance	IR
Aspect	Rear-aspect
Lock range (rear-aspect)	4 km
Launch range	10 km
Maximum speed	1.7 M
Maximum overload	11 G
Missile guidance time	20 secs
Explosive mass	7.62 kg TNTeq

Effective damage

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Comparison with analogues

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• AIM-9B FGW.2 Sidewinder - A European-licensed version of the AIM-9B with their own improvements; however the performance in-game are quite similar.
• R-3S/PL-2 - Infamous as a reverse-engineered variant of the AIM-9B, the R-3 missile shares many of its in-game performances with the AIM-9B, only falling slightly short in locking and launching range.
• Shafrir - Shares in-game performance values despite their design differences
• Rb24 - Licensed-produced version of the AIM-9B for the Swedish, and as such shares in-game performance values.

Missile		Guidance					Lock range (rear-aspect)(km)	Launch range (km)	Maximum speed (Mach)	Maximum overload (g)	Mass (kg)	TNT Equivalent (kg)
		Type	Aspect	Time	Uncaged seeker	Radar slaving
	AIM-9B Sidewinder	IR	Rear	20			4	10	1.7	10	72	7.62
	AIM-9C Sidewinder	SARH	Front	60			9	18	2.5	18	95	4.69
	AIM-9D Sidewinder	IR	Rear	20			5.5	18	2.5	18	88	4.69
	AIM-9E Sidewinder	IR	Rear	20			5.5	18	2.8	10	76	7.62
	AIM-9G Sidewinder	IR	Rear	60			5.5	18	2.5	18	88	3.53
	AIM-9H Sidewinder	IR	Rear	60			5.5	18	2.5	18	88	3.53
	AIM-9J Sidewinder	IR	Rear	40			5.5	18	2.5	20	76	7.62
	AIM-9L Sidewinder	IR	All	60			11	18	2.5	30	84	4.58
	AIM-9M Sidewinder	IR	All	60			11	18	2.5	30	84	4.58
	AIM-9P Sidewinder	IR	Rear	40			5.5	18	2.5	20	76.93	7.62
	AIM-9P4 Sidewinder	IR	All	40			11	18	2.5	20	76.93	7.62
	AIM-9B FGW.2 Sidewinder	IR	Rear	20			5.5	10	1.7	10	72	7.62
	Shafrir	IR	Rear	20			7	10	1.7	11	65	7.62
	RB24	IR	Rear	20			4	10	1.7	10	72	7.62
	R-3S	IR	Rear	21			9	10	1.7	10	75	8.8
	PL-2	IR	Rear	21			9	10	1.7	10	75	8.8

Usage in battles

Found in-game on the Israeli Vautours and Sambad. They can be used on the Vautours to turn the bomber into a pseudo heavy fighter/interceptor. They are best used at the start of the game when you have more energy than the enemy who has just taken off, and when the enemy does not know you are behind them. If you have used the AIM-9B or R-3S before, you will get used to these missiles quickly.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Reliable at close to medium range

Cons:

• Loses tracking easily

History

The Shafrir 1 is the first of the Rafael Python family. Designed to fulfil the IAF's demand for a domestic air-to-air missile to reduce reliance on foreign countries, the Shafrir 1 was originally intended to be mounted on French-built Mirages, but because of their poor performance to what they were expecting, development on the much more successful Shafrir 2 was started immediately. After the Shafrir 2, all further missiles in the family would be called Python, and subsequent missiles had all-aspect capabilities.

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See also

• AIM-9B
• Rb24
• Shafrir 2

External links

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