badatthis Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 the sparrow missile im lost on is it any better than the 120 am missile, i am a bit lost
speed-of-heat Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 The sparrow missile is generally regarded as inferior to the aim120, the big difference is the sparrow is a semi active radar homing missile, which broadly means your radar has to guide it all the way in, and was a weapon of the early cold War. The aim120 is a more modern missile with active radar, and you do not have to remain pointed at the target. Meaning you can "fire and forget". SYSTEM SPECS: Hardware AMD 9800X3D, 64Gb RAM, 4090 FE, Virpil T50CM3 Throttle, WinWIng Orion 2 & F-16EX + MFG Crosswinds V2, Varjo Aero SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows 11, VoiceAttack & VAICOM PRO YOUTUBE CHANNEL: @speed-of-heat
Tholozor Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 The fire-and-forget aspect of an AMRAAM is only truly valid once the missile goes active. It's always best to radar-support the missile for as long as possible, otherwise it has to make estimations on where the point of intercept will be based on last known target parameters. 1 REAPER 51 | Tholozor VFA-136 (c.2007): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3305981/ Arleigh Burke Destroyer Pack (2020): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3313752/
Dr_Pavelheer Posted January 12, 2023 Posted January 12, 2023 It's a legacy weapon, not much point in using them unless you're in a pre-AMRAAM scenario 2
Bunny Clark Posted January 14, 2023 Posted January 14, 2023 The AIM-7 Sparrow first entered service in 1958, and the versions most commonly seen on the DCS Hornet started being produced around 1982. The Sparrow started being removed from active service in the late 1990s, and is at this point completely retired from active service on US aircraft - though some remain in inventory and variations of it continue to actively serve as a surface to air missile. The AIM-120 AMRAAM first entered service in 1991, and the versions most commonly used in DCS (AIM-120C5) first entered service in the late 1990s. It, alongside the AIM-120D, continues today as the primary US beyond visual range air to air missile. The AIM-120 AMRAAM is better than the Sparrow in almost every way. Oil In The Water Hornet Campaign. Bunny's: Form-Fillable Controller Layout PDFs | HOTAS Kneeboards | Checklist Kneeboards
idenwen Posted January 14, 2023 Posted January 14, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 11:58 PM, BuzzU said: I never load on a sparrow. Came back after a break and started to brush up my hornet skills again and noticed something strange: 1 vs 1 against an AI F-14 Guns ony: I win but sometimes it takes way longer then it should 120 vs phoenix: hard work lots of ordonance shot aim-9: fast an fun lots of flares and ordonance shot Sparrow vs Sparrow: He never even get's a shot out: 1 early, 1 late and kill with the second or a follow up third. Seems defending against a long range lofted sparrow is useable at least against AI. In PvP I guess the other one notches and breaks the lock easily.
CBStu Posted January 16, 2023 Posted January 16, 2023 Any time I load a mission and the jet has 7s on the wings, I hit 'R' and re-arm.
BuzzU Posted January 16, 2023 Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/14/2023 at 1:01 PM, idenwen said: Came back after a break and started to brush up my hornet skills again and noticed something strange: 1 vs 1 against an AI F-14 Guns ony: I win but sometimes it takes way longer then it should 120 vs phoenix: hard work lots of ordonance shot aim-9: fast an fun lots of flares and ordonance shot Sparrow vs Sparrow: He never even get's a shot out: 1 early, 1 late and kill with the second or a follow up third. Seems defending against a long range lofted sparrow is useable at least against AI. In PvP I guess the other one notches and breaks the lock easily. Interesting. Buzz
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