Low-altitude performance was poor due to environmental interferences on the Sidewinder's IR seeker, and the IR seeker was only able to attack from the rear to lock onto the engine exhaust of an enemy aircraft. The experience with the AIM-9 Sidewinders in the Vietnam War and Yom Kippur War showed that there were still many improvements that could be made to the Sidewinder's performance. Low track rate means it can be defeated by moderate manoeuvres.Still fairly vulnerable to flares, especially when launched head-on.Up to 5 km in which the missile can turn (5.2 s of burn time).Can pull hard with an overload limit of 30 G.It is best used against targets who are unaware, do not have flares, or have low energy. The AIM-9L is best used in rear-aspect within a 3 km range from the target. It features an intermediary payload between the two previous branches of Sidewinder, and an intermediary weight.ĭescribe the type of damage produced by this type of missile (high explosive, splash damage, etc) Comparison with analoguesĬompared to every other Sidewinder in-game, it has a high maximum overload of 30 G, a motor burn time identical to the naval Sidewinders, a slightly longer rear-aspect lock range, and is the only Sidewinder to feature all-aspect IR lock, although front-aspect locks are very vulnerable to flares. It is directly based on the USN AIM-9H, but features improvements utilized in the USAF AIM-9J, including a new radar-slavable uncaged seeker head. The AIM-9L variant is the first Sidewinder since the AIM-9B to be jointly used by the USAF and the USN, and was jointly developed by the two branches as well. Vehicles equipped with this weapon Vehicles equipped with this weapon Its first large scale usage was by the United Kingdom during the Falklands War, with an 80% launch-to-kill ratio. It was first used by a pair of F-14 Tomcats in 1981, successfully destroying two Libyan Su-22s. The AIM-9L entered service in 1977 as the first Sidewinder with all-aspect capabilities. The AIM-9L Sidewinder is an American infrared homing air-to-air missile, it was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic". The AIM-9L Sidewinder missile (scale is approximate)
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