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They are still tweaking it, but you can definately notice the higher OBS capability, and Im feeling like it is faster aswell, but that is maybe on me. Range is better aswell. HOBS should really shine with the JHMCS as you said.

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They are still tweaking it, but you can definately notice the higher OBS capability, and Im feeling like it is faster aswell, but that is maybe on me. Range is better aswell. HOBS should really shine with the JHMCS as you said.

 

I have noticed it was faster, but I expected it to use higher AoA to find a TGT....also, have you noticed a continuous beeping sound after you've engaged and fired missiles? It continues even after all bandits are splashed....Is it coming from friendly based AA or SAMs? Didn't see anything on the EW

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Is a bug. The digital tone never goes off.

 

Seriously?? E_M let's not go down that path again...you get me to think it's a bug, I pull the fire alarm, and you have a fun time laughing when it's discovered it's something simple...unless you're being serious

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I fired one pretty close at a target flanking hard that I most probably would not have hit with the M or L. Those X models are featuring vector thrust and are controlled via the tail fins to be more maneuverable. You might compare it to the R-73...

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has anyone noticed different behavior of the 9X compared to the 9M? Or do we need the helmet to really see the benefits?

 

 

Based on Wags' mini-update and his mention of flare rejection, it appears the (IMO) main advantage of the 9X is not yet in. In the real world, the 9X is very good at distinguishing between flares and its locked target. Dropping flares after a launch of a 9X may be very ineffective, though you can still drop flares in anticipation of a launch to prevent the lock in the first place.

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Based on Wags' mini-update and his mention of flare rejection, it appears the (IMO) main advantage of the 9X is not yet in. In the real world, the 9X is very good at distinguishing between flares and its locked target. Dropping flares after a launch of a 9X may be very ineffective, though you can still drop flares in anticipation of a launch to prevent the lock in the first place.

 

Interesting..but can you not also lock the target in STT with, let's say, Boresight, like you can with the 9M and therefore you would have both radar lock and "heat source" lock at the same time?

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Interesting..but can you not also lock the target in STT with, let's say, Boresight, like you can with the 9M and therefore you would have both radar lock and "heat source" lock at the same time?

 

Yes but as another has said, the STT only guides the Aim9 seeker to the target while it's still on the rail. That means even with an STT lock, the seeker may not register an IR lock unless lock parameters like distance, heat signature aspect are met. But another point is that STT alerts the enemy. Some prefer the silent method - use only IR seeker (no radar lock). I've noticed (I think) the AI is a little less likely to use flares if locked up by IR only.

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Only if you uncage it, right? Otherwise, it's getting info from the launching platform...what I thought anyway

 

 

The info it gets is only directional data which the AIM-9 then uses to look in the indicated direction. The seeker head is gimbaled inside so it will physically turn its seeker to look in that direction. It then uses its own internal logic as normal to acquire a target, which may not always be what the radar is locked onto. The Sidewinder doesn't know the exact position of the target the radar is locked onto, only which direction the target is in.

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And then when we get the JHMCS we'll be able to slave the seeker to our frickin HEADS!!! :).

 

 

Like we can do in the Ruskie planes :).

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The info it gets is only directional data which the AIM-9 then uses to look in the indicated direction. The seeker head is gimbaled inside so it will physically turn its seeker to look in that direction. It then uses its own internal logic as normal to acquire a target, which may not always be what the radar is locked onto. The Sidewinder doesn't know the exact position of the target the radar is locked onto, only which direction the target is in.

 

Yes, that's what I was referring to in "info from platform" otherwise what's the point of locking if the missile never gets info, you're just alerting the aircraft you're targeting

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Based on Wags' mini-update and his mention of flare rejection, it appears the (IMO) main advantage of the 9X is not yet in. In the real world, the 9X is very good at distinguishing between flares and its locked target. Dropping flares after a launch of a 9X may be very ineffective, though you can still drop flares in anticipation of a launch to prevent the lock in the first place.

9X alredy has the highest flares rejection capability in the DCS.

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The 9X is far more than just a Heat seeking Missile, if I remember correctly it also has video capability, as quiet as kept. Don't think has come full circle in the fleet so must have just been testing phase when I was in WTS/VX-9 back in the day, but as stated above, it is a nice gimbled crystal not like the 9M series and is internally cooled so days of the IR Cool switch are pretty much gone. Yes it can look behind itself, pilots used to use ground crew to track us, when it first came out it was kind of unsettling.

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