ATAS (AIM-92)

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

• A129CBT
• AH-64A
• ▃AH-64A Peten
• AH-64D (Modification)
• AH-64DJP (Modification)
• EC-665 Tiger UHT
• G-LYNX
• Lynx AH.Mk.1

General info

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Effective damage

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

This missile is designed with helicopter-based air to air combat in mind, with an emphasis on defence 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

Pros:

• Best lock-on range of all helicopter IR missiles
• All-aspect tracking

Cons:

• Worse tracking than other missiles of its class
• Abysmal explosive mass compared to contemporaries

History

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See also

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External links

• [Wikipedia] AIM-92 Stinger
• [Wikipedia] FIM-92 Stinger - Original shoulder fired variant of the launcher