FlankerMan Posted November 4, 2019 Posted November 4, 2019 So please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the range of the medium-range missiles in DCS goes like this: R-27ER/AIM-120C>R-27ET/AIM-120B>R-77/Super 530D>R-27R/T/AIM-7M.
draconus Posted November 5, 2019 Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) more or less right Edited November 5, 2019 by draconus ok, medium range then Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
RvETito Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 Depends which range you mean. ER and ET are actually one and the same missile with different seeker (semi-active vs IR) so in theory their range in terms of flight envelope should be the same. The 77 I'd put in the same boat as 27R/7M while the 530D in between those short sticks and 120B. "See, to me that's a stupid instrument. It tells what your angle of attack is. If you don't know you shouldn't be flying." - Chuck Yeager, from the back seat of F-15D at age 89. =RvE=
draconus Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 about R vs T, all sources always give the T slightly less range, don't ask me why Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
RvETito Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 Being fire-and-forget for an IR missile it's natural the effective range to depend on the seeker/target IR signature while the semi-active depends on radar lock. Other than that the R-27E() missile variants share the same body (rocket motor, warhead, controls). "See, to me that's a stupid instrument. It tells what your angle of attack is. If you don't know you shouldn't be flying." - Chuck Yeager, from the back seat of F-15D at age 89. =RvE=
BlackPixxel Posted November 6, 2019 Posted November 6, 2019 The IR variants have a less aerodynamic nose, so they will have a little less range than the radar variants with their pointy radome.
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