blahdy Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 Hey guys, When I see F-15 CAP flights firing AIM-120C, sometimes I see the missile being cold-launched (missile drops dead cold like a gravity bomb then ignites in mid-air), and other times it's hot launched. Is this completely random or is there like deciding factor (i.e. speed of fighter jet) that determines whether missile is fired cold or hot off the rail?
Snoopy Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 It's the type of launchers...some have rails like on the A-10 others "eject" the missile... v303d Fighter Group Discord | Virtual 303d Fighter Group Website
Frostiken Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) It's the type of launchers...some have rails like on the A-10 others "eject" the missile... Stations 2A / 2B / 8A / 8B are the rails under the wings. They fire forward. Stations 3, 4, 6, and 7 are along the belly, and have pistons and swaybars that knock the missile away as part of the firing sequence. I have no idea how far the missile actually makes it before the rocket fires and if it's accurate in DCS, but yeah, the missiles fired off the belly get thrown outwards prior to the rocket igniting. If it just shot forward off of the belly stations, it would hit all kinds of crap and you'd end up with a missile missing half its fins :) Edited January 29, 2012 by Frostiken [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
blahdy Posted January 29, 2012 Author Posted January 29, 2012 I see, thanks! As far as RL, you can see it here firing from F-22:
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