TGP and Maverick for Air to Air?

Does anyone use the Maverick for Air to Air? Every now and then I'm on a mission where there is a red aircraft flying and I'd like to take it out but its to far for the Sidewinder. Are we supposed to use the TGP and the Maverick for that? I've heard that the Maverick is too slow and is often not successful for Air to Air and that I should save it for a ground target. Anyone use Mavericks for air targets or is that not recommended?

Does anyone use the Maverick for Air to Air?

Yes, Viggen pilots. They do that quite a lot for some reason. :huh:

Warthogs not so much, at least I haven't seen them doing it much.

Personally I'm not really using Mavericks for A2A as it's an air to ground missile, although a few months ago I was chasing an enemy back to his base and as he was flying away from me in a straight line and was out of range for my sidewinders, I did launch a Maverick at him and it struck him just before he touched down :music_whistling:

I already shot down a few choppers with Maveriks, but I don't know if that happens IRL. :huh:

AGM-65

AGM = Air to Ground Missile

So, some might try to make use of it as an A/ A weapon, it is not intended to be used in such way.

I’m torn by your question. In a computer science way, asking if DCS allows an maverick missile to be effective as A2A: I’m intrigued; it may be possible, but at best you are hacking the system. If realistic combat scenario: hard no. A-10s would avoid air to air whenever possible. They are well equipped to defend themselves when provoked but not with Mavs.

When in doubt, listen to @Stuka :)

this was a thing back when DCS only had the A10C and black shark as the only full fidelity modules you could get a lock and nose up before launch to get the MAV loft to make the kill but that has since been Nerfed you can still get a lock but odd of getting a hit is not good it will not loft at all now