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==Me and the Wiki==
 
==Me and the Wiki==
 
I started editing the wiki in December 2017 with the aim of improving the (at the time) almost completly barren [[:Category:Maps_and_missions|Maps and Missions]] section. I have since written articles for all o the ground forces maps in the game and have started progress on the air forces maps. I have also used my knowledge of the CDK to help improve the (at times lacking) documentation covering it on the wiki.
 
I started editing the wiki in December 2017 with the aim of improving the (at the time) almost completly barren [[:Category:Maps_and_missions|Maps and Missions]] section. I have since written articles for all o the ground forces maps in the game and have started progress on the air forces maps. I have also used my knowledge of the CDK to help improve the (at times lacking) documentation covering it on the wiki.
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==About Me==
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I joined the War Thunder in December 2013 and have been playing it ever since. I have been a member of the Tanks and Ships CBT. When [[https://live.warthunder.com/feed/ War Thunder Live]] launched I joined in from the start and have been a regular contributor, posting User Missions, the occasional skin, and anything else I feel like.
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I also started messing around with the War Thunder CDK when it was launched. Over the years I have become very experienced with the mission editor, releasing many missions on WT Live, as well as making many missions to be released with user made vehicles, by [https://live.warthunder.com/user/_Beckett/ _Beckett] and [https://live.warthunder.com/user/Snozzeltoff/ Snozzeltoff], and a few to be used in various YouTube videos. Along with other CDK users I was invited to partake in the closed testing of Multiplayer User Missions, before their public release.
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My main (WT related) interests are British aircraft and tanks.
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==Me and the Wiki==
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I am reasonably new to the Wiki (joined December 2017). I have managed to update and add a lot of information to the article for every ground forces maps in the game (as of 1.77), most of which were almost completely empty. I have also updated some of the CDK pages and written a page on how to make CSV files for missions. In the future I plan to look at making further improvements to the missions and maps section and expand / improve the CDK related pages.
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I am currently writing articles for all the air forces maps in game, and updating the relative section of the missions and maps page to match the ground forces maps section, in the process. Take a look below to see what it will look like when finished.
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==My templates==
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* [[User:U13682523/Tree-Custom]]
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* [[User:U13682523/Tree-Custom-Old]] - It's better but it also breaks the wiki, apparently.
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* [[User:U13682523/Tree-Text]]
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The '''AIM-9 Sidewinder''' is an American family of short range [[Air-to-air missiles|air-to-air missiles]]. The term AIM-9 Sidewinder may refer to any of the following missiles in game:
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The naming of AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles can be a little confusing due to the development of the missile being split between the United States Navy (USN) and United States Air Force (USAF). This means that missiles with later letters can have inferior performance compared to those with earlier letters (e.g. the AIM-9D is better than the AIM-9E), and the predecessor of a missile is not always what you would logically assume (e.g. the AIM-9G is developed from the AIM-9D, not the AIM-9E of AIM-9F).
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The "family tree" of AIM-9 Sidewinder can be seen below. The development of the Sidewinder was started by the USN at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in 1950. The first missile firing occurred in 1951 and the first air-to-air hit on a target drone was achieved on on 11 September 1953. The first missiles began low-rate production in 1955, designated Sidewinder 1 (later known as the AIM-9A), and were used for test and evaluation. Various improvements were made leading the first full production version designated Sidewinder 1A (later known as the AIM-9B), which entered production in 1956.
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The AIM-9 Sidewinder was originally only used by the USN with the USAF using their own air-to-air missile, the AIM-4 Falcon. The performance of the AIM-4 proved disappointing during combat in South East Asia, and so the USAF decided to adopt the AIM-9B alongside the USN. This is where the family tree splits; the USN conducted major upgrades to the AIM-9B resulting in the AIM-9C and AIM-9D; while later on the USAF conducted their own, more limited, upgrades resulting in the AIM-9E. The USN and USAF sidewinders continued to be developed separately until both forces came together to make the AIM-9L and its successors, the AIM-9M and AIM-9X.
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Originally known as the AAM-N-7 Sidewinder I, the AIM-9A was the first version of the Sidewinder missile, low rate production of which began in 1955. Only 240 AIM-9As were produced, they did not see active service, instead being used for test / evaluation purposes. The name AIM-9A is seemingly often used as a blanket term covering the 240 AAM-N-7 Sidewinder I missiles, along with the various XAAM-N-7 prototypes.
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I joined the War Thunder in December 2013 and have been playing it ever since. I have been a member of the Tanks and Ships CBT. When [[https://live.warthunder.com/feed/ War Thunder Live]] launched I joined in from the start and have been a regular contributor, posting User Missions, the occasional skin, and anything else I feel like.
 
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I also started messing around with the War Thunder CDK when it was launched. Over the years I have become very experienced with the mission editor, releasing many missions on WT Live, as well as making many missions to be released with user made vehicles, by [https://live.warthunder.com/user/_Beckett/ _Beckett] and [https://live.warthunder.com/user/Snozzeltoff/ Snozzeltoff], and a few to be used in various YouTube videos. Along with other CDK users I was invited to partake in the closed testing of Multiplayer User Missions, before their public release.
 
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I am reasonably new to the Wiki (joined December 2017). I have managed to update and add a lot of information to the article for every ground forces maps in the game (as of 1.77), most of which were almost completely empty. I have also updated some of the CDK pages and written a page on how to make CSV files for missions. In the future I plan to look at making further improvements to the missions and maps section and expand / improve the CDK related pages.
 
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Latest revision as of 09:35, 6 June 2023


Seeing as the old wiki is no more, looks like I need a new user page.

About Me

I've been playing War Thunder fairly continuously since December 2013 (Update 1.37). When War Thunder Live launched in April 2014, I joined up on launch day and have been a fairly active community member since (although not so much recently). April 2014 also saw the Launch of the War Thunder CDK, I picked up the CDK shortly after launch and have since become very experienced with the mission editor. I have released plenty of missions on my WT Live page and have also made missions in support of custom vehicles released by other community members, and some videos from WT YouTubers. When multiplayer user missions were being developed I was among other members of the CDK community selected to partake in closed testing.

Me and the Wiki

I started editing the wiki in December 2017 with the aim of improving the (at the time) almost completly barren Maps and Missions section. I have since written articles for all o the ground forces maps in the game and have started progress on the air forces maps. I have also used my knowledge of the CDK to help improve the (at times lacking) documentation covering it on the wiki.


My Testing Area

Pulling BR of a vehicle from the game

A little proof of concept here: the BR of the Wirraway is being pulled from wherever the sidebar info is from and displayed in an article.

The BR of a Wirraway is 1.3(AB), 1.3(RB), 1.3(SB).


Map Icons


Map Icons

Air Forces Maps

Arcade Only Air Maps

These maps are (under normal circumstances) only available in Air Arcade Battles. They tend to be small in size compared to other maps (32km x 32km or less), and usually contain unrealistic or exaggerated terrain features, to make combat more interesting. They do not aim to recreate real-world locations, although they may take inspiration from them.

MapIcon Air AfricanCanyon.jpg MapIcon Air DesertedCoast.jpg MapIcon Air AlpineMeadows.jpg MapIcon Air Ireland.jpg MapIcon Air Crater.jpg
MapIcon Air Fjords.jpg MapIcon Air Foothills.jpg MapIcon Air GraveRobbersCliffs.jpg MapIcon Air Greece.jpg MapIcon Air GreenRidge.jpg
MapIcon Air GuianaHighlands.jpg MapIcon Air IronRange.jpg MapIcon Air MountainGorge.jpg MapIcon Air PacificHiddenBase.jpg MapIcon Air RiceTerraces.jpg
MapIcon Air TopOfTheWorld.jpg

General Air Maps

Most of these maps have configurations for all three air game modes (Arcade Realistic and Simulator). They are larger than Arcade maps, generally being between 64km x 64km and 131km x 131km, with a couple of exceptions. All of these maps are based off of real world locations; the level of accuracy varies between maps, but in general they tend to be reasonably accurate to the real world.

MapIcon Air Berlin.jpg MapIcon Air Britain.jpg MapIcon Air Bulge.jpg MapIcon Air DoverStrait.jpg MapIcon Air Guadalcanal.jpg
MapIcon Air Guam.jpg MapIcon Air Honolulu.jpg MapIcon Air Hurtgen.jpg MapIcon Air IwoJima.jpg MapIcon Air KhalkhinGol.jpg
MapIcon Air Korea.jpg MapIcon Air Korsun.jpg MapIcon Air Kuban.jpg MapIcon Air Kursk.jpg MapIcon Air Ladoga.jpg
MapIcon Air Malta.jpg MapIcon Air Midway.jpg MapIcon Air Moscow.jpg MapIcon Air Mozdok.jpg MapIcon Air Norway.jpg
MapIcon Air Peleliu.jpg MapIcon Air PortMoresby.jpg MapIcon Air Ruhr.jpg MapIcon Air Saipan.jpg MapIcon Air Sicily.jpg
MapIcon Air Spain.jpg MapIcon Air Stalingrad.jpg MapIcon Air StalingradWinter.jpg MapIcon Air WakeIsland.jpg MapIcon Air Zhengzhou.jpg

Ground Forces Air Maps

These maps are the Air Battles area of their respective Tank Maps. As well as being used in combined arms battles, some are also used as standalone maps in air battles (AB, RB & SB), in these cases the tank battles area forms part of the scenery of the map. Being based off tank maps they are a mixture of historically accurate and fictional locations. Maps tend to be 65km x 65km, although some are smaller and some are bigger.

Special Maps

These maps are do not occur in normal air or ground battles. They are only normally available to play in specific game modes / events or in user made missions.

Air Maps

MapIcon Air PacificOcean.jpg MapIcon Air TropicalIsland.jpg

List of all tank sight magnifications

To save on the guessing here's a list of the default and zoomed in gunner's sight magnifications for every tank in the game. Use the value displayed in game as a primary source (for consistency), but for most vehicles where the zoom value isn't listed this list should be accurate.

This is a programmatically generated list, it seems to be accurate from my own testing, but do some sanity checking with it first. The zoom numbers are rounded to 2 d.p. in the list. When filling in pages it might be best to round the numbers to the nearest 0.05 to keep it a bit cleaner and inline with the values shown in game. There are some minor differences between the numbers in here and those in game (out by a few decimals sometimes), but for the most part they are accurate and it may well be the game displaying a clean number instead of a number closer to the actual value.

Tanks are grouped by nation in this order: China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, USSR, US


Tank sight zooms
Tank Default magnification Maximum magnification
CM11 7.25 8
␗ISU-122 1.85 3.5
␗ISU-152 1.85 3.5
␗IS-2 1.85 3.5
␗IS-2 (1944) 3.8 4
LVT(A)(4) (ZiS-2) 1.85 3.5
␗M10 GMC 1.85 3.5
␗M113A1 (TOW) 4 8
␗M18 GMC 2.9 3
␗M24 4.35 5
␗M36 GMC 2.9 3
␗M3A3 Stuart 1.85 3.5
␗M48A1 6.7 8
␗M4A1 (75) W 4.35 5
␗M4A4 1.85 3.5
␗M4A4 (1st PTG) 1.85 3.5
␗M5A1 1.85 3.5
␗M60A3 TTS 7.25 8
␗M8 LAC 1.85 3.5
␗M8 HMC 1.85 3.5
␗PT-76 3.36 4
␗SU-100 3.36 4
␗SU-76M 1.85 3.5
Т-34-85 Gai 3.8 4
Type 59 3.5 7
ZTZ59D1 3.5 7
Type 62 3.5 7
Type 63 3.36 4
Phòng không T-34 3.8 4
Type 69 3.5 7
ZBD86 5.6 6.1
␗Chi-Ha 1.85 3.5
␗Chi-Ha Kai 1.85 3.5
␗T-26 1.85 3.5
T-26 No.531 1.85 3.5
␗T-34 (1943) 1.85 3.5
␗Т-34-85 (S-53) 3.8 4
Т-62 №545 3.5 7
AMC.34 YR 1.85 3.5
AMC.35 (ACG.1) 1.85 3.5
AMR.35 ZT3 1.85 3.5
AMX-10RC 8.8 10
AMX-13 6.85 7.55
AMX-13 (SS.11) 6.85 7.55
AMX-13-90 6.85 7.55
AMX-13 DCA 40 6.85 7.55
AMX-13 (FL11) 6.85 7.55
AMX-13 (HOT) 6.85 7.55
AMX-30 6.85 8
AMX-30 (1972) 6.85 8
AMX-30B2 8.8 10
AMX-30B2 BRENUS 8.8 10
AMX-30 S DCA 6.85 7.55
Roland 1 6 12
AMX-30 Super 8 12
AMX-40 8.9 10.14
AMX-50 (TOA100) 5.56 6
AMX-50 Foch 1.85 3.5
AMX-50 Surbaissé 5.56 6
AMX-50 Surblindé 5.56 6
AMX M4 5.56 6
ARL-44 1.85 3.5
ARL-44 (ACL-1) 1.85 3.5
B1 bis 1.85 3.5
B1 ter 1.85 3.5
Char 25t 5.56 6
CCKW 353 AA 2.1 3.7
P.7.T AA 1.85 3.5
FCM.36 1.85 3.5
H.35 1.85 3.5
H.39 1.85 3.5
H.39 "Cambronne" 1.85 3.5
Leclerc 8 12
CA Lorraine 5.56 6
Lorraine 155 Mle.50 5.56 6
Lorraine 40t 5.56 6
▄M10 GMC 1.85 3.5
▄M4A1 1.85 3.5
M4A1 (FL10) 6.85 7.55
▄M4A3E2 4.35 5
M4A4 (SA50) 6.85 7.55
Panther "Dauphiné" 2.5 5
R.35 (SA38) 1.85 3.5
S.35 1.85 3.5
SAu 40 1.85 3.5
Begleitpanzer 57 4 12
Flakpanzer 38 2.1 3.7
Kugelblitz 2.1 3.7
Ostwind 2.1 3.7
Ostwind II 2.1 3.7
Wirbelwind 2.1 3.7
Flakpanzer I 2.1 3.7
Flakpanzer 341 2.1 3.7
Gepard 1.46 6
FlaRakPz 1 6 12
▀Pz.Kpfw. Churchill 1.85 3.5
Jagdpanzer 38(t) 4.7 5
Jagdpanzer IV 4.7 5
JPz 4-5 8 16.1
KPz-70 7 14.1
▀KV-IB 1.85 3.5
▀KW I C 756 (r) 1.85 3.5
▀KW II 754 (r) 1.85 3.5
Leopard 2A4 8 12
Leopard 2A5 8 12
Leopard 2K 8 16
Leopard A1A1 (L/44) 10.36 12
Leopard I 8 16.1
Leopard A1A1 8 16.1
mKPz M47 G 6.8 7.5
M48A2 C 6.7 8
M48A2 G A2 7.25 8
Nb.Fz. 1.85 3.5
Panther II 2.5 6
Pz.Bef.Wg.IV J 1.85 3.5
Bfw. Jagdpanther G1 9.25 10
Pz.Bef.Wg.VI P 1.85 3.5
Panzerjäger I 2.1 3.7
Nashorn 5 9.25
Jagdpanther G1 9.25 10
Jagdtiger 9.25 10
Ferdinand 4.7 5
15 cm Pz.W.42 2.1 3.7
Pz.35(t) 1.85 3.5
Sd.Kfz. 140/1 1.85 3.5
Pz.38(t) A 1.85 3.5
Pz.38(t) F 1.85 3.5
Marder III 1.85 3.5
Marder III H 1.85 3.5
E-100 9.25 10
Pz.III B 1.85 3.5
Pz.III E 1.85 3.5
Pz.III F 1.85 3.5
Pz.III J1 1.85 3.5
Pz.III J 1.85 3.5
Pz.III L 1.85 3.5
Pz.III M 1.85 3.5
Pz.III N 1.85 3.5
Pz.II C 1.85 3.5
Pz.II C (DAK) 1.85 3.5
Pz.II F 1.85 3.5
Pz.Sfl.Ic 1.85 3.5
Pz.IV C 1.85 3.5
Pz.IV E 1.85 3.5
Pz.IV F1 1.85 3.5
Pz.IV F2 1.85 3.5
Pz.IV G 1.85 3.5
Pz.IV H 1.85 3.5
Pz.IV J 1.85 3.5
Maus 9.25 10
Tiger II (H) 2.5 5
Tiger II (10.5 cm Kw.K) 2.5 5
Tiger II (H) Sla.16 2.5 5
Tiger II (P) 1.85 3.5
Tiger E 2.5 5
Tiger H1 1.85 3.5
␠Tiger 1.85 3.5
VK 45.01 (P) 1.85 3.5
Panther A 2.5 5
Panther D 1.85 3.5
Panther F 2.5 6
Panther G 2.5 5
Ersatz M10 2.5 5
Sturer Emil 4.7 5
Dicker Max 5 9.25
Panzer IV/70(V) 4.7 5
Panzer IV/70(A) 4.7 5
RakJPz 2 6.17 12.33
RakJPz 2 (HOT) 6.17 12.33
Ru 251 7.25 8
Sd.Kfz.221 (s.Pz.B.41) 2.1 3.7
Sd.Kfz.234/2 2.1 3.7
Sd.Kfz.234/3 2.1 3.7
Sd.Kfz.234/4 2.1 3.7
Sd.Kfz. 6/2 2.1 3.7
8,8 cm Flak 37 Sfl. 1.85 3.5
StuG III A 1.85 3.5
StuG III F 4.7 5
StuG III G 4.7 5
StuH 42 G 4.7 5
15cm sIG 33 B Sfl 1.85 3.5
Brummbär 1.85 3.5
TAM 7.25 8
▀T 34 747 (r) 1.85 3.5
VFW 5.56 6
VT1-2 8 16.1
Waffenträger 5 9.25
AB 41 2.1 3.7
AB 43 2.1 3.7
AS 42 2.1 3.7
AUBL/74 HVG 7.25 8
Centauro I 105 8 12
Centauro I 105 R 8 12
Ariete 10.36 12
Ariete (P) 10.36 12
Ariete PSO 10.36 12
FIAT 6614 2.1 3.7
AUBL/74 2.1 3.7
L3/33 CC 1.85 3.5
L6/40 1.85 3.5
M113A1 (TOW) 4 8
M11/39 8 16.1
M13/40 (I) 1.85 3.5
M13/40 (II) 1.85 3.5
M13/40 (III) 1.85 3.5
M14/41 1.85 3.5
M15/42 1.85 3.5
M42 Contraereo 1.85 3.5
M26A1 4.35 5
M26 "D.C.Ariete" 4.35 5
M36B1 4.35 5
M47 (105/55) 6.8 7.5
M60A1 "D.C.Ariete" 7.25 8
OF-40 8 16.1
OF-40 Mk.2A 8 16.1
OF-40 (MTCA) 8 16.1
SIDAM 25 2.1 3.7
SIDAM 25 (Mistral) 2.1 3.7
OTOMATIC 8 16.1
R3 T106 FA 2.1 3.7
R3 T20 FA-HS 2.1 3.7
P40 "G.C. Leoncello" 1.85 3.5
P40 1.85 3.5
Breda 501 2.1 3.7
47/32 L40 1.85 3.5
90/53 M41M 1.85 3.5
75/18 M41 1.85 3.5
75/32 M41 1.85 3.5
75/34 M42 1.85 3.5
105/25 M43 1.85 3.5
M43 "G.C.Leoncello" 1.85 3.5
75/34 M43 1.85 3.5
75/46 M43 1.85 3.5
Sherman Ic 4.35 5
▅M24 4.35 5
▅M41A1 7.25 8
▅M42 2.1 3.7
▅M4A3 (76) W 4.35 5
▅Heavy Tank No.6 2.5 5
ST-A1 8 16.1
ST-A2 8 16.1
STB-2 8 16.1
Type 16 8 16.1
Chi-He 1.85 3.5
Ho-I 1.85 3.5
Ka-Mi 1.85 3.5
Chi-Nu 1.85 3.5
Chi-Nu II 1.85 3.5
Ho-Ni I 1.85 3.5
Ho-Ni III 1.85 3.5
Chi-To 1.85 3.5
Chi-To Late 1.85 3.5
Ho-Ro 1.85 3.5
Chi-Ri II 1.85 3.5
Ho-Ri Production 5.56 6
Ho-Ri Prototype 5.56 6
Na-To 1.85 3.5
Type 60 ATM 6.17 12.33
Type 60 SPRG (C) 4.35 5
Type 61 4 8
Type 74 (E) 8 16.1
Type 74 (G) 8 16.1
Type 75 SPH 8 16.1
Type 75 MLRS 1.85 3.5
Type 87 2.1 3.7
Type 89 2 8
I-Go Ko 1.85 3.5
Type 90 8 16.1
Type 94 2.1 3.7
Ha-Go 1.85 3.5
Ha-Go Commander 1.85 3.5
Ro-Go 1.85 3.5
So-Ki 1.85 3.5
Chi-Ha 1.85 3.5
Chi-Ha Short Gun 1.85 3.5
Chi-Ha Kai 1.85 3.5
Ke-Ni 1.85 3.5
Ta-Se 1.85 3.5
Achilles 1.85 3.5
Achilles (65 Rg.) 1.85 3.5
Gun Carrier (3-in) 1.85 3.5
Tetrarch I 1.85 3.5
Independent 1.85 3.5
Cromwell I 1.85 3.5
Cromwell V 1.85 3.5
Cromwell V (RP-3) 1.85 3.5
Challenger 3 6
Avenger 3 6
Tortoise 1.85 3.5
A.C.IV 1.85 3.5
AEC Mk II 1.85 3.5
AEC AA 1.85 3.5
Matilda III 1.85 3.5
A13 Mk I 1.85 3.5
A13 Mk I (3rd R.T.R.) 1.85 3.5
A13 Mk II 1.85 3.5
A13 Mk II 1939 1.85 3.5
Churchill III 1.85 3.5
Churchill VII 3 6
Churchill I 1.85 3.5
Excelsior 1.85 3.5
Comet I 3 6
Comet I "Iron Duke IV" 3 6
Black Prince 1.85 3.5
Centurion Mk 1 4.9 6
Centurion Mk 10 4.9 6
Centurion Mk 3 4.9 6
▄Strv 81 (RB 52) 4.9 6
Centurion Mk.5 AVRE 4.9 6
▄Sho't Kal Dalet 4.9 6
Challenger Mk.2 7 10
Challenger 2 4 10
Challenger Mk.3 7 10
Charioteer Mk VII 4.9 6
Chieftain Marksman 7.25 8
Chieftain Mk 10 8 10
Chieftain Mk 3 7.25 8
Chieftain Mk 5 7.25 8
Conqueror 5.3 6.1
Crusader AA Mk I 2.1 3.7
Crusader AA Mk II 2.1 3.7
Crusader II 1.85 3.5
Crusader III 1.85 3.5
Daimler Mk II 1.85 3.5
Falcon 2.1 3.7
Striker 6.17 12.33
Caernarvon 4.9 6
Conway 5.3 6.1
FV4005 4.9 6
FV4202 4.9 6
Swingfire 6.17 12.33
Warrior 7.2 8
Grant I 1.85 3.5
Sherman IC "Trzyniec" 3 6
Sherman II 1.85 3.5
Sherman Firefly 3 6
Archer 1.85 3.5
Stormer HVM 10 39.36
Staghound AA 2.1 3.7
Valentine I 1.85 3.5
Valentine XI 1.85 3.5
Valentine IX 1.85 3.5
Vickers Mk.1 4.9 6
Light AA Mk I 2.1 3.7
Shturm-S 7.25 8
ASU-57 5.1 5.5
ASU-85 3.36 4
▂MK-II "Matilda" 1.85 3.5
BMP-1 5.6 6.1
BMP-2 5.2 5.6
BM-13N 2.1 3.7
BM-8-24 1.85 3.5
BTR-152A 1.85 3.5
BT-5 1.85 3.5
BT-7A (F-32) 1.85 3.5
BT-7 1.85 3.5
GAZ-AAA (4M) 2.1 3.7
GAZ-AAA (DShK) 2.1 3.7
GAZ-MM (72-K) 2.1 3.7
ISU-122 1.85 3.5
ISU-122S 1.85 3.5
ISU-152 1.85 3.5
IS-1 1.85 3.5
IS-2 1.85 3.5
IS-2 (1944) 3.8 4
IS-2 "Revenge" 3.8 4
IS-3 3.36 4
IS-4M 3.5 7
IS-6 1.85 3.5
IS-7 3.5 7
IT-1 5.7 8.2
KV-122 1.85 3.5
KV-1E 1.85 3.5
KV-1S 1.85 3.5
KV-1 (L-11) 1.85 3.5
KV-1 (ZiS-5) 1.85 3.5
KV-220 1.85 3.5
KV-2 (1939) 1.85 3.5
KV-2 (1940) 1.85 3.5
KV-2 (ZiS-6) 1.85 3.5
KV-85 1.85 3.5
▂M3 Medium 1.85 3.5
▂M4A2 4.35 5
Object 120 3.5 7
Object 268 3.1 8
Object 685 3.5 8
Object 906 3.5 7
PT-76B 3.36 4
▂T-III 1.85 3.5
▂T-V 2.5 5
RBT-5 1.85 3.5
SMK 1.85 3.5
SU-100P 5.1 5.5
SU-100Y 1.85 3.5
SU-100 3.36 4
SU-122 1.85 3.5
SU-122P 3.36 4
SU-122-54 3.5 7
SU-152 1.85 3.5
SU-57 1.85 3.5
SU-57B 3.8 4
SU-5-1 1.85 3.5
SU-76M 1.85 3.5
SU-76M (5th Gv.Kav.Corps) 1.85 3.5
SU-85A 1.85 3.5
SU-85M 1.85 3.5
SU-85 1.85 3.5
▂Type 62 3.5 7
▂Phòng không T-34 3.8 4
T-10M 3.1 8
T-126 1.85 3.5
T-26E 1.85 3.5
T-26 1.85 3.5
T-26 (1st Gv.T.Br.) 1.85 3.5
T-26-4 1.85 3.5
T-28 1.85 3.5
T-28E 1.85 3.5
T-34E 1.85 3.5
T-34E STZ 1.85 3.5
T-34-100 3.8 4
T-34 (Prototype) 1.85 3.5
T-34 (1941) 1.85 3.5
T-34-57 1.85 3.5
T-34 (1st Gv.T.Br.) 1.85 3.5
T-34 (1940) 1.85 3.5
T-34 (1942) 1.85 3.5
T-34-57 (1943) 1.85 3.5
T-34-85E 3.8 4
T-34-85 (D-5T) 3.8 4
T-34-85 3.8 4
T-35 1.85 3.5
T-44 3.8 4
T-44-100 3.8 4
T-44-122 3.36 4
T-50 1.85 3.5
T-54 (1947) 3.5 7
T-54 (1949) 3.5 7
T-54 (1951) 3.5 7
T-55A 3.5 7
T-55AM-1 3.5 8
T-60 1.85 3.5
T-62 3.5 7
T-62M-1 3.5 7
T-64A (1971) 7.25 8
T-64B 3.9 9
T-70 1.85 3.5
T-72A 7.25 8
T-80 1.85 3.5
T-80B 3.9 9
T-80U 2.7 12
ZiS-30 1.85 3.5
ZiS-43 1.85 3.5
2S6 7.25 8
ZSU-23-4 2 6
YaG-10 (29-K) 2.1 3.7
ZSU-37 2.1 3.7
ZSU-57-2 2.1 3.7
ZUT-37 2.1 3.7
ADATS 6 12
M13 MGMC 2.1 3.7
M15 CGMC 2.1 3.7
M16 MGMC 2.1 3.7
M3 GMC 1.85 3.5
▃LVT(A)(4) (ZIS-2) 1.85 3.5
LVT(A)(1) 1.85 3.5
M10 GMC 1.85 3.5
M103 6 7.55
M163 2.1 3.7
M18 GMC 2.9 3
M18 "Black Cat" 2.9 3
Super Hellcat 4.35 5
M19A1 2.1 3.7
M1A1 3 10
M1 Abrams 3 10
IPM1 3 10
M22 1.85 3.5
M247 12 12
M24 4.35 5
M24 (TL) 4.35 5
M26E1 4.35 5
M26 4.35 5
M26 T99 4.35 5
M2A2 1.85 3.5
M2A4 1.85 3.5
M2A4 (1st Arm.Div.) 1.85 3.5
M2 1.85 3.5
M36 GMC 2.9 3
M3A1 Stuart 1.85 3.5
M3A1 (USMC) 1.85 3.5
M3 Bradley 4 12
M3 Lee 1.85 3.5
M3 Stuart 1.85 3.5
M41A1 7.25 8
M42 2.1 3.7
M46 4 8
M46 "Tiger" 4 8
M47 6.8 7.5
M48A1 6.7 8
M4A1 1.85 3.5
M4A1 (76) W 4.35 5
▀M4 748 (a) 2.9 3
M4A2 (76) W 4.35 5
M4A2 2.9 3
M4A3E2 (76) W 4.35 5
M4A3E2 4.35 5
Cobra King 4.35 5
M4A3 (76) W 4.35 5
M4A3 (105) 4.35 5
M4A5 1.85 3.5
M4 1.85 3.5
Calliope 2.9 3
M50 5.56 6
M551 8 12
M56 4.1 8
M5A1 1.85 3.5
▃Stuart VI (5th CAD) 1.85 3.5
M60 7.25 8
M60A1 (AOS) 7.25 8
M60A1 RISE (P) 7.25 8
M60A2 7.25 8
M6A1 1.85 3.5
M8A1 GMC 1.85 3.5
M8 LAC 1.85 3.5
M8 HMC 1.85 3.5
M901 3 13
▃Magach 3 (ERA) 8 10.1
MBT-70 7 14.1
▃Merkava Mk.1 7.25 8
▃Grant I 1.85 3.5
T114 4.35 5
T14 1.85 3.5
T18E2 2.1 3.7
T20 4.35 5
T25 4.35 5
T26E1-1 4.35 5
T28 7.25 8
T29 4 8
T30 4 8
T32 4.6 5
T32E1 4.6 5
T34 4 8
T54E1 6 7.55
T92 4.35 5
T95 7.25 8
T95E1 8 10.1
XM1 (Chrysler) 8 12
XM1 (GM) 8 12
XM803 8 12

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The AIM-9 Sidewinder is an American family of short range air-to-air missiles. The term AIM-9 Sidewinder may refer to any of the following missiles in game:

American missiles
Foreign versions

AIM-9 Sidewinder family tree

Main article: AIM-9 Sidewinder (Family)

The naming of AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles can be a little confusing due to the development of the missile being split between the United States Navy (USN) and United States Air Force (USAF). This means that missiles with later letters can have inferior performance compared to those with earlier letters (e.g. the AIM-9D is better than the AIM-9E), and the predecessor of a missile is not always what you would logically assume (e.g. the AIM-9G is developed from the AIM-9D, not the AIM-9E of AIM-9F).

The "family tree" of AIM-9 Sidewinder can be seen below. The development of the Sidewinder was started by the USN at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in 1950. The first missile firing occurred in 1951 and the first air-to-air hit on a target drone was achieved on on 11 September 1953. The first missiles began low-rate production in 1955, designated Sidewinder 1 (later known as the AIM-9A), and were used for test and evaluation. Various improvements were made leading the first full production version designated Sidewinder 1A (later known as the AIM-9B), which entered production in 1956.

The AIM-9 Sidewinder was originally only used by the USN with the USAF using their own air-to-air missile, the AIM-4 Falcon. The performance of the AIM-4 proved disappointing during combat in South East Asia, and so the USAF decided to adopt the AIM-9B alongside the USN. This is where the family tree splits; the USN conducted major upgrades to the AIM-9B resulting in the AIM-9C and AIM-9D; while later on the USAF conducted their own, more limited, upgrades resulting in the AIM-9E. The USN and USAF sidewinders continued to be developed separately until both forces came together to make the AIM-9L and its successors, the AIM-9M and AIM-9X.

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AIM-9A
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AIM-9B
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AIM-9B
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AIM-9B FGW.2
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AIM-9C
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AIM-9D
AIM-9C & D
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AIM-9E
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AIM-9G
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AIM-9J
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AIM-9H
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AIM-9N
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AIM-9L
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AIM-9P
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AIM-9M
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AIM-9S
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AIM-9X

Individual missiles

AIM-9A (not in game)

Originally known as the AAM-N-7 Sidewinder I, the AIM-9A was the first version of the Sidewinder missile, low rate production of which began in 1955. Only 240 AIM-9As were produced, they did not see active service, instead being used for test / evaluation purposes. The name AIM-9A is seemingly often used as a blanket term covering the 240 AAM-N-7 Sidewinder I missiles, along with the various XAAM-N-7 prototypes.

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