Tenom1 Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 Is this data accurate? USAF explosives are less than half their USN counterparts and have worse maneuverability and G launch load. It seems it isn't until the introduction AIM-9N (fairly late in my campaign) that the USAF gets a IRM that can match even the USN's early AIM-D. Was this the case in real life as well? I'm using SFP1 patched to Oct 08' with January 09 Mirage Factory weapon pack. [WeaponData055] TypeName=AIM-9D FullName=AIM-9D Sidewinder ModelName=aim-9d Mass=89.360001 Diameter=0.127000 Length=2.830000 SubsonicDragCoeff=0.699000 SupersonicDragCoeff=2.113000 AttachmentType=USN SpecificStationCode= NationName=USN StartYear=1968 EndYear=1975 Availability=3 BaseQuantity=4 Exported=TRUE ExportStartYear=1969 ExportEndYear=1975 ExportAvailability=2 WeaponDataType=1 RailLaunched=TRUE RocketPod=FALSE Retarded=FALSE FinStabilized=TRUE SpinStabilized=FALSE HasGrowl=TRUE EffectClassName=SmallMissileEffects ReleaseDelay=0.000000 WarheadType=0 Explosives=10.200000 FusingDistance=0.500000 ClusterBomblets=0 ClusterDispersion=0.000000 GuidanceType=10 Accuracy=70 MaxTurnRate=24.000000 MaxLaunchG=4.000000 LockonChance=70 LaunchReliability=75 ArmingTime=0.500000 SeekerFOV=2.500000 SeekerGimbleLimit=30.000000 SeekerTrackRate=12.000000 SeekerRange=14000.000000 MinLaunchRange=400.000000 MaxLaunchRange=14000.000000 Duration=45.000000 CounterCountermeasure=60.000000 NoiseRejection=40.000000 CapabilityFlags=0x00000200 LoftAngle=0.000000 DescentAngle=0.000000 MaxLoftAltitude=0.000000 CLmax=25.379999 MinFreq=0.000000 MaxFreq=0.000000 BoosterStart=0.000000 BoosterDuration=4.700000 BoosterAccel=13.900000 [WeaponData056] TypeName=AIM-9E FullName=AIM-9E Sidewinder ModelName=aim-9e Mass=74.480003 Diameter=0.127000 Length=2.830000 SubsonicDragCoeff=0.663000 SupersonicDragCoeff=2.080000 AttachmentType=USAF SpecificStationCode= NationName=USAF StartYear=1967 EndYear=1976 Availability=0 BaseQuantity=4 Exported=TRUE ExportStartYear=1967 ExportEndYear=1976 ExportAvailability=0 WeaponDataType=1 RailLaunched=TRUE RocketPod=FALSE Retarded=FALSE FinStabilized=TRUE SpinStabilized=FALSE HasGrowl=TRUE EffectClassName=SmallMissileEffects ReleaseDelay=0.000000 WarheadType=0 Explosives=4.500000 FusingDistance=0.500000 ClusterBomblets=0 ClusterDispersion=0.000000 GuidanceType=10 Accuracy=75 MaxTurnRate=18.000000 MaxLaunchG=2.500000 LockonChance=75 LaunchReliability=75 ArmingTime=0.500000 SeekerFOV=4.000000 SeekerGimbleLimit=40.000000 SeekerTrackRate=16.500000 SeekerRange=8000.000000 MinLaunchRange=400.000000 MaxLaunchRange=8000.000000 Duration=25.000000 CounterCountermeasure=60.000000 NoiseRejection=20.000000 CapabilityFlags=0x00000200 LoftAngle=0.000000 DescentAngle=0.000000 MaxLoftAltitude=0.000000 CLmax=22.509001 MinFreq=0.000000 MaxFreq=0.000000 BoosterStart=0.000000 BoosterDuration=2.300000 BoosterAccel=24.400000 Quote
+suhsjake Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 That is becuase the Air Force and Navy developed different Sidewinders after the B model based on their needs and wants. So they use different motors, explosives, seeker heads, etc. USAF: B/E/J USN: B/C/D/G/H NATO: B/F In the 70s, the USAF and USN finally started jointly developing the Sidewinder starting with the AIM-9L and it was exported to NATO. Germany produced a model called the AIM-9B FGW.2 (AIM-9F) for NATO. Quote
Lt. James Cater Posted November 1, 2010 Posted November 1, 2010 The USAF Aim9 specs are pretty much spot on. In my current campaign (WOE Red Hammer NF4)the Sidewinder performance is very near to what i've read about. The AIM7s are even more realistically modeled. They are as atrocious as they were in real life. Quote
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