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Wow, that's a pretty good explanation. I've already have an idea of where I'm going wrong, I'm always at a height disadvantage, the bandit is usually above me and can fire earlier since the missile isn't fighting too much with gravity. As for the types of missiles, the PvP servers that I usually fly on are DDCS and the Blue Flag server which have a ban on Active Radar missiles.

I have a basic understanding of BVR and how to use the munitions of the FC3 aircraft like the F-15 and Su-27, but I never seem to come out on top of BVR PvP fights. Are there any good tutorials that cover BVR and how to defeat oncoming missiles? My understanding is when firing a semi active radar guided missile like the Aim-7 you should fire it and then turn your aircraft 70 degrees left or right and start deploying countermeasures but most of the time this never really works.