![]() ![]() Narrow firing circle compared to later missiles with uncaged seekers.Effective against aircraft with low manoeuvrability, aircraft compressing at high speed, and low energy targets.Decent effective range can travel fairly far in a straight line to intercept. ![]() The AIM-9B may be used to force the enemy to manoeuvre and bleed their speed, making it easier for the pilot to acquire a traditional firing solution and destroy the enemy with cannon fire. The missile may lock onto either of these, causing at the best a miss, and at worst an unintended teamkill. When firing this missile, watch out for nearby friendly aircraft, and for the sun. You can use this to your advantage by launching at aircraft high above you, who believe themselves to be safe due to their altitude, and may thus neglect to check their rear.įiring the missile at aircraft moving in a straight line less than 900 m away usually guarantees a kill, as by the time the target can react to the missile, it is already upon them. The missile can hit targets at up to 2.7 km of range if they are moving in a straight line and make no effort to dodge. ![]() The AIM-9B is especially effective against jet bombers, such as the Vautour IIA IDF/AF (France), which generally have poor manoeuvrability. This will allow the pilot enough time to close the distance and acquire a target lock before firing the missile. This missile is best utilised when trailing an enemy. Rb24 - Licensed-produced version of the AIM-9B for the Swedish, and as such shares in-game performance values.Shafrir - Shares in-game performance values despite their design differences.R-3S/ PL-2 - Infamous as a reverse-engineered variant of the AIM-9B, the R-3 missile shares many of its in-game performances with the AIM-9B, only falling slightly short in locking and launching range.AIM-9B FGW.2 Sidewinder - A European-licensed version of the AIM-9B with their own improvements however the performance in-game are quite similar.Even a near-miss with the proximity fuse detonating can cause significant damage to the rear control surfaces so that a critical hit will cause the plane to lose air controllability, leading to a credit when the plane eventually smashes into the ground. With a 4.76 kg HBX explosive (7.62 kg TNT equivalent) warhead, the AIM-9B Sidewinder can ensure the destruction of the hit aircraft's tail section. The AIM-9B can lock targets up to ±4 degrees off its pointing direction. In lower-tier jet combat, the AIM-9B is the gold standard for long to medium range air-to-air combat. Careful positioning and trigger discipline are required. Still, as one of the first air-to-air missiles in the game, the missile is quite effective for dealing with enemies in the right circumstances. For greatest lethality, use this missile on slow targets that cannot manoeuvre well (though, in this case, guns may be just as effective). All the enemy needs to do is to turn slightly, and the missile will likely miss. Therefore, it is quite easy for an enemy to dodge it. For one, this missile only has a 10G overload. Although it contains enough explosive filler to eliminate or cripple an enemy given a direct hit, those direct hits may be hard to come by. Like other early air-to-air missiles, the AIM-9B is limited in is destructive capabilities. Vehicles equipped with this weapon Vehicles equipped with this weapon The AIM-9B also served as the basis for the design of the Israeli Shafrir missile, although there are notable differences between the two. The Rb24 is an AIM-9B built under license in Sweden, while the R-3S, R-13M and PL-2 are all decedents of the Vympel R-3 missile, which was a Soviet reverse-engineered version of the AIM-9B. It was the basis for the later Sidewinder missiles, as well as many other missiles found in the game. The AIM-9B is the earliest and least capable member of the Sidewinder family of missiles found in the game. The AIM-9B Sidewinder is an American infrared homing air-to-air missile which was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic". The AIM-9B Sidewinder missile (scale is approximate) ![]()
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