AIM-9L Sidewinder
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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
- AH-1Z (Modification)
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
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Pros:
- Lock on Fire-And-Forget missle
- One of the best Air-To-Air Missles(AAM) in the game
- 20G Max overload
- 18KM Max range if the hostile plane were to go in a straight line
- 4KM Max range wich the missle could turn
- 6.5KM Rear-aspect lock-on
- 3KM All-aspect lock on
Cons:
- Flares can distract missles
- Friendly or Enemy missle could distract the missle
- Easy to shake off the missle beyond 4km if the missle traveld that far
- IRCM modules acts as a shield against the AAM
History
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