Difference between revisions of "AIM-9L Sidewinder"
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | === Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
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* Lock on Fire-And-Forget missle | * Lock on Fire-And-Forget missle | ||
* One of the best Air-To-Air Missles(AAM) in the game | * One of the best Air-To-Air Missles(AAM) in the game | ||
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* 18 km maximum range if the hostile plane were to go in a straight line | * 18 km maximum range if the hostile plane were to go in a straight line | ||
| − | * | + | * Up to 5 km in which the missile can turn (5.2 s of burn time) |
* 6.5 km rear-aspect lock-on | * 6.5 km rear-aspect lock-on | ||
* 3 km all-aspect lock on | * 3 km all-aspect lock on | ||
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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* Flares can distract the missile | * Flares can distract the missile | ||
* Friendly or Enemy missile could distract the missile | * Friendly or Enemy missile could distract the missile | ||
| − | * | + | * Very high speed loss due to weak engine and high drag coefficient |
* IRCM modules acts as a shield against the missile | * IRCM modules acts as a shield against the missile | ||
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;'' | * ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;'' | ||
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' --> | * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' --> | ||
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* [[AIM-9B]] | * [[AIM-9B]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* ''topic on the official game forum;'' | * ''topic on the official game forum;'' | ||
* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;'' | * ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;'' | ||
Revision as of 20:47, 4 July 2020
Contents
Description
The AIM-9L is an American infrared homing air-to-air missile, it was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
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Effective damage
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Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Lock on Fire-And-Forget missle
- One of the best Air-To-Air Missles(AAM) in the game
- 30G Max overload
- 18 km maximum range if the hostile plane were to go in a straight line
- Up to 5 km in which the missile can turn (5.2 s of burn time)
- 6.5 km rear-aspect lock-on
- 3 km all-aspect lock on
Cons:
- Flares can distract the missile
- Friendly or Enemy missile could distract the missile
- Very high speed loss due to weak engine and high drag coefficient
- IRCM modules acts as a shield against the missile
History
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Media
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See also
External links
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- topic on the official game forum;
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