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I've looked for records from the other side but I've not found anything :( Perhaps someone else will have better luck.

 

It might be that those MiG-23's were just being vectored by their GCI. The F-14's stayed below their altitude since the MiG-23's had no look-down capability, thus mitigating the MIG-23's ability to engage in any sort of BVR fight, and dealing a blow to their SA probably.

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So, fixing speed is quick, but it would be a drag to adjust all the drag :D

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^^^^

Funny :D

 

Oh, that was just an MZ simulation - it's not LOMAC :)

LOMAC's drag factors are fine as they are I think, the problem is the drag of munitions on pylons, if we talk about drag ... basically when on your plane, your stores are far too draggy.

 

Easy proof: An F-15 with a nominal warload (4 AIM-7, 4 AIM-9, 10000lbs fuel) should be able to get to mach 1.3 easily. Try it in LO ... and its even worse for the flanker. Missiles right now in LO, as long as they hang on your wings, are super-airbrakes.

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GG I'm not sure the drag numbers are quite correct,

especially @ 0 AoA, real amraam should (for example)

have better terminal velocity than a free falling human

beeing ;).

 

It seems like currently lo missiles are not affected that much

in terms of slowdown speed, wether they are pulling a lot

or not. I believe you talked about this earlier though, so perhaps

what you meant above is something along the line that the missiles

in flight modelled drag might be bad, but not nearly as bad as the

one modelled when fixed to the wing of a jet.

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That is exactly what I meant :)

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When I listen to that recording I'm amazed at the F-14 pilot's discipline.

 

Just a small point of clarification... The main guy talking is the radar intercept officer in the back seat (rio)... Transcripts are on the net

 

Please continue with Aim-120 discussion... These discussion should be had from time to time for the new people... and oddly enough, for the old people as well.

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Just a small point of clarification... The main guy talking is the radar intercept officer in the back seat (rio)...

 

Interesting...I didn't know the RIO would make the Fox call after a missile was fired since the pilot would probably be firing it.

 

And yes, continue the discussion!

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The rio can fire all radar missiles.

 

I had a feeling that was the case after I posted that. Shows what I know. That seems rather cumbersom seeing as how so much of using missiles depends on where the plane is relative to the bandit, but oh well. Worked well enough in the recording. ;)

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Actually there's a lot of indications a radar gives you now that it didn't back then. The RIO had to do a lot of stuff in his head - by not having the pilot do this, he was free to fly the plane.

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Real AMRAAM has lesser range and is less maneuverable then real AMRAAM-ski. Case closed! :)

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Ok ... I will concede three points. :)

 

The real one is worse in that:

 

1. It smokes more

2. It takes a couple sends to launch when you pull the trigger

3. Its scan sector is not atrociously large

I think No.3 is a biggie if we get a better AMRAAM in LOMAC than we have now while still keeping the huge seeker cone, then we are gonna have something far superior to any missile in use today.

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I think that's only true in some respects ... there's a lot that needs to be done in terms of guidance anyway, with that I agree.

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problem is, if we remove that super scan, our current amraam will never EVER hit if

the enemy finds a chaff button. =(

 

Same is true for all other missiles as well...

I think we need it in combination with other stuff, or we might just as well

go back to guns (hey that's not a problem with me, but kind of something that

doesn't portrait "modern air combat" :))

 

I think GG loves his amraam :P

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I think No.3 is a biggie if we get a better AMRAAM in LOMAC than we have now while still keeping the huge seeker cone, then we are gonna have something far superior to any missile in use today.

 

 

Its not AMRAAM specific and while it should be fixed it will affect all fire and forget russian missiles as well. :)

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I hope it will be fixed for all missiles, so effectiveness drop slightly, it will be more fun and more realistic by my opinion.

 

More realistic? Care to validate that opinion?

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imo missiles need to hit more......a LOT more.......to be realistic,

but maybe that's just me :P.

 

Currently missiles are statistically about as powerful as vietnam era ones

(if even that)

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The AIM-120A is better in every respect than the one in Lock On.

 

AIM-120C and AIM-120B have difference in electronics (I believe some electronics were miniaturized more), I think the fins, and software.

 

 

 

Well, why don't we just call it AIM-120A then. They never called it C version in the game any way. Except that it have a C version's engine (very little smoke), which makes it a little weired.

So may I ask that what is the difference bewteen the A version and the B version?

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Hmm....

I'm curious.

Has there ever been a single recorded bvr kill by R-27 in real life?

Just an honest question. There probably aren't many records to

go by, especially not for statistical certainty. =/

But if anyone knows of one it would be nice to hear.

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Well, why don't we just call it AIM-120A then. They never called it C version in the game any way. Except that it have a C version's engine (very little smoke), which makes it a little weired.

So may I ask that what is the difference bewteen the A version and the B version?

 

The 120 had the reduced smoke motor from the A model. It is indeed called the C model in LO. Regarding the difference between the A and B models:

 

The AIM-120B, which was first delivered in late 1994, had a new WGU-41/B guidance section. It had software in reprogrammable EPROM modules, a new digital processor and other electronics updates.

 

http://designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-120.html

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So in the only different in the missile from version to version is its CPU and auto pilot stuff.

By the way, in the Lock on the missile don't have smoke at all. I don't think it is for real.

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There's more differences than that, some electronics components may be replaced, etc. It depends on the upgrade. Software is also upgraded to make th notch smaller, to make countermeasure and ECM rejection better, etc.

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