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''Describe situations when you would utilise this missile in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)'' | ''Describe situations when you would utilise this missile in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)'' | ||
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| + | This missile is designed with helicopter air to air combat in mind, with an emphasis on defense against strafing attacks by jets. | ||
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| + | The Stinger allows the helicopter to counterattack an aircraft that is quickly closing in, usually destroying or crippling it before it can fire. | ||
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| + | It is also useful against other helicopters, and its longer lock-on range than most IR missiles will give it a competitive advantage. | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
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| + | * Best lock-on range of all helicopter IR missiles | ||
| + | * All-aspect tracking | ||
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'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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| + | * Worse tracking than other missiles of its class | ||
| + | * Relatively low explosive mass | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:'' | ||
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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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* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;'' | * ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;'' | ||
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* [[wikipedia:AIM-92_Stinger|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> AIM-92 Stinger]] | * [[wikipedia:AIM-92_Stinger|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> AIM-92 Stinger]] | ||
* [[wikipedia:FIM-92_Stinger|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> FIM-92 Stinger - Original shoulder fired variant of the launcher (Wikipedia)]] | * [[wikipedia:FIM-92_Stinger|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> FIM-92 Stinger - Original shoulder fired variant of the launcher (Wikipedia)]] | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 18 March 2020
Contents
Description
The AIM-92 Stinger is an American infrared homing air-to-air missile, it was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision". It is a helicopter-mounted variant of the well known FIM-92 Stinger fire and forget shoulder-fired anti-air missile.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
General info
Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the missile.
Effective damage
Describe the type of damage produced by this type of missile (high explosive, splash damage, etc)
Comparison with analogues
Give a comparative description of missiles that have firepower equal to this weapon.
Usage in battles
Describe situations when you would utilise this missile in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)
This missile is designed with helicopter air to air combat in mind, with an emphasis on defense against strafing attacks by jets.
The Stinger allows the helicopter to counterattack an aircraft that is quickly closing in, usually destroying or crippling it before it can fire.
It is also useful against other helicopters, and its longer lock-on range than most IR missiles will give it a competitive advantage.
Pros and cons
Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.
Pros:
- Best lock-on range of all helicopter IR missiles
- All-aspect tracking
Cons:
- Worse tracking than other missiles of its class
- Relatively low explosive mass
History
Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.
Media
An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.
See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links
- [Wikipedia] AIM-92 Stinger
- [Wikipedia] FIM-92 Stinger - Original shoulder fired variant of the launcher (Wikipedia)
