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
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
- 20 G Max overload
- 18 km maximum range if the hostile plane were to go in a straight line
- 4 km maximum range which the missile could turn
- 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
- Easy to shake off the missile beyond 4 km if the missile traveled that far
- IRCM modules acts as a shield against the missile
History
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Media
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See also
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