FOX-3s Are Here!! And AMRAAM Sucks...

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War Thunder's Fox 3 testing is here and missiles are amazing!! except for the AMRAAM which to be honest sucks! but i talk about the R77, Aim120, R-Darter and PL-8, I left out the mica missile since it doesnt thrust vector for now.
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[@galacticdragon9841]

Something to note: this test event is most definitely not meant to be balanced and also as you’ve said, subject to change. Everyone is talking about different fox-3s like they are so bad or what ever as if they are going to be added this update in its current state and people should really just relax about it.

[@Silent_WT]

thank you for your comment and you are absolutely correct so this deserves a pin!

[@christopherchartier3017]

@@Silent_WTNot to mention, Jaek did an experiment and the R-77 and the AMRAAM currently perform pretty similarly, though at further ranges the amraam tended to be towards the front

[@batlax18]

I wouldn’t say the AMRAAM sucks. It just doesn’t, it’ll pull probably 10 more Gs than the Sparrow, a SIGNIFICANTLY better seekerhead, it’s active obviously, it accelerates much faster too. In BVR, it’ll be interesting to see how it plays out against the ER, but closer range, it’ll be better, because you don’t have to maintain a lock. And it’s, again, all up to change, and most the Fox 3s stats are placeholder rn anyways. The moral of the story, we need 8v8

[@robanson32]

Thumbs up here, I very much agree the AMRAAM is much much better than the current in-game sparrow and better than the R-27ER in most practical uses despite what @silent is saying. First of all, it tracks, very very well, it does not get notched or chaffed easily and it will run you down if you try to run away cold from 3 miles. Second off, it lofts, like a lot, so much so that it can get to a target 20 miles away at mach 1, which you can see with the new tacview. But most importantly is the tracking seems to hold from far distances, say 10-12 miles in game, this means in most practical situations you can shoot and pretty comfortably run away without worrying if your missile needs more track assistance.

[@Silent_WT]

agreed

[@alexandreabecasis6659]

But it sucks compared to the r-77, and every other fox-3…

[@batlax18]

@@alexandreabecasis6659 no it doesn’t…

[@batlax18]

@@alexandreabecasis6659 the AMRAAM has very good range and speed, it’s still very maneuverable, has a good motor, lofts well, has a very good seeker, and there’s really nothing it’s bad at. The R77 is more maneuverable, but has less range than most of the Fox 3s. The MICA is hyper maneuverable, but sacrifices speed, energy retention, and range for its maneuverability. The PL12 has a crazy good first stage motor, so close range, especially rear aspect, it will catch a target super quick, but it’s second stage is worse than the AMRAAM’s I think, so in practice, their range is similar. I believe their maneuverability is similar, and I think the PL12’s seeker is better because it’s newer. The Derby is extremely light, making early acceleration and maneuverability very good, and it lofts at a greater angle than the other Fox 3s, making it super funny to watch. Good seeker and motor, overall good missile, just like the AMRAAM. And I don’t know much about the Darter, but I’ve heard it’s similar to the Derby. Overall, every nation will have a radar missile that is competitive with the others. Some do some things better than others, while sacrificing other stats to focus on one super good stat, while others sacrifice doing something super good for doing everything well

[@cristalhalo5357]

Well technically the micaER is the best missile outhere

[@Silent_WT]

kinda, it still looses energy because of the bad coding of thrust vectoring.

[@ReviveHF]

PL12 sucks too. People already complaint about this issues but they turn a deaf ears against players.

[@Silent_WT]

that is sad.

[@TheDougsSB]

how have they turned a deaf ear to this, the dev server has been open for like a day, and the missiles are just placeholders rn, most of the missiles perform similarly rn, and like i said, they are just placeholders

[@willthomas9635]

Yeah bro everyone get their own opinion but I pretty much disagree with you across the board. You take your r27er and I will use an amraam and I will win 9 in 10 times. It’s all down to knowing how

[@Silent_WT]

already did so its coming next vid.

[@Elbereth_TV]

derby andd R darter are identical statswise

[@batlax18]

I think the Derby lofts more, higher angle and for longer etc. but as far as I’m aware, thats the only difference as of now

[@Elbereth_TV]

yea maybe, but like, weight, thrust, burn time, etc is the exact same as of now@@batlax18

[@InsaneHexe]

@@batlax18 they are copy/paste the same

[@Theratsnatcher]

1:14 idk about long range but the aim120 doesn't suck at close range its way better than clocking at 3600km/h aim7m is 2800km close to 27er 4400km/h in 5km to 8km shot and really that's what you want to be in to beat players the only fox3 to get to 4000km/h is the mica em to think that you can shot mica em vs 27rt at 10km range and win/ trade is really big up from the winky r530d

[@crnpheonix2507]

2024 gonna be big for War Thunder!

[@heinrickthunder]

Never got a chance to check it out but will the mig-29g and su-27 get the r77?

[@Julio_Tortillia]

I mean most of the missile shots in this video were total ass so no wonder they didnt go well. You didnt use TWS at all, basically negating the no RWR lock ability of fox-3s, you launched at cold targets 7-15 km away and didnt really try to use the ARH, you just used it as a sparrow. No wonder you think its ass.

[@Silent_WT]

Congrats!! you just found an issue that bothers you! if you think that you can do it better; Then by all means make a video about it.

[@Boris_The_Turtle]

I mean the stats aren’t really meant to be super accurate and tuned correctly. They are all just placeholder.

[@Silent_WT]

true!!!

[@House_of_Schmidt]

We need team size reduction.

[@theflyinggasmask]

Well, it's neither an AIM-120B or C

[@SlipKnot7866]

pretty funny you're comparing missiles which don't even have complete models or set stats and might as well not even exist yet because they literally don't yet in WT. You might as well be comparing the new Pixie Dust Hypersonic Fart Cannon vs. the Hydro-Electric Railgun and Radome targeting system they copy pasted from Metal Gear Solid...

[@zenki_ls400]

what do you think about the R-27EA? it is the same as a ER but with a ARH seeker head which may be the same as the R-77s seeker but i may be wrong but id argue the AIM-120 will just be a upgrade that is much needed to replace the Sparrow because i hate having my AIM-7 just go on its own little side quest into a cloud and then disappear...

[@Silent_WT]

The EA as far as i know is the ARH version of the 27, i dont know if it was used extensively or not or if its just a paper missile, so that is outside my zone of expertise. And yes your points on the aim120 are spot on

[@arjunsarkart]

It was never in service with anyone so it wont be added (unless they pull what they did with the yak141)

[@salamaahmedbalash6548]

isntreal ? how dare u 😂 with thunbergs face ok 👌 👌

[@Silent_WT]

🤣

[@kingghidorah8106]

what a surprise! Every new missile is doodoo except the russian ones! Ever since the invasion of Ukraine, Gaijin stopped babying patriotic American brats and switched to real russian bias (and mig23ML packs oversold the F-4S lol)

[@nick4819]

AMRAAMS suck because you people don't know how to use AMRAAMS. You are still flying a low altitudes trying to use a missile designed for high altitude and medium range. Just like how everyone bitches about speeds and ranges of weapons meanwhile you are literally chilling in the densest part of the atmosphere the entire game. Most players don't notch missiles, don't cut out afterburner when a IR is tracking them, and hardly ever go cold. You are trying to play it like an arcade game.

[@rhards]

fax! no cap b fr fr on god.‼

[@Silent_WT]

Congrats!! you just found an issue that bothers you! if you think that you can do it better; Then by all means make a video about it.

[@nick4819]

@@Silent_WT Just trying to give you some info. AMRAAM's are not designed for low altitude short range. Do they work? Sure. But that's not what they were designed for. War Thunder maps are going to have to be much larger. I mean 200km or more between each sides spawn points. This gives time to gain altitude, strategize, and use the missiles to their full capabilities. It isn't going to be as fast paced as past gameplay. AMRAAM fights will need to use real air combat tactics which are going to be much slower and no where near as visually exciting as current gameplay because most of the time these battles take place BVR. After Gaijin does some tweaking and some changes, try it out.

[@Silent_WT]

@nick4819 in an ideal scenario sure 100% yet in a 16 vs 16 plot it is very difficult since im going to be at high alt and other players will pick me up easily and shoot everything at me; I am saying this because I have tried it and you can too! so all im going to be doing is notching and cranking all game and that not interesting at all imo. Now another thing to note about these missiles currently, they always over correct and do minor adjustments therefor they loose a ton of energy to effectively BVR. You see the issue now?

[@DigitalShaolin]

War thunder and dcs are 2 different games if you haven’t noticed

[@V4Ng0]

tbh i'm more hyped for MICAs

[@Silent_WT]

they nasty xD

[@V4Ng0]

@@Silent_WT the IR version should be in the game tbh

[@Silent_WT]

bro the ir version will be busted!!!!!!

[@V4Ng0]

@@Silent_WT that's why i want it 😂

[@Silent_WT]

@@V4Ng0 I low key want the R-27EA xD

[@atlasrowe864]

Would be better if you stopped using them like aim7s. Literally every one of these your flying in a straight line and holding lock. TIP: TWS fire and forget.

[@Silent_WT]

TIP : The code is messed up! they don't pitbull right or consistently.

[@Craeshen]

1st gen amraam was pretty mediocre and got better from there.

[@Silent_WT]

indeed

[@robanson32]

It was very much not mediocre, for its time in the early 90’s when the Russians were just releasing the ER which was by no means a standard missile it was dominate. A period line up of 95’ would have seen AMRAAMs against 27R’s

[@gialby]

Did he spelled the word AMRAAM wrong in both the tittle and minitaure

[@Silent_WT]

ty i fixed the title but thumbnail will stay messed up xD i lost the file :(

[@Em_Youl]

2:14 Did you mean to say R-77? And are you sure with mach 6??????

[@zeqiem]

No its R-27ER, It can go like Mach 5.8

[@Silent_WT]

nope R-27ER the current missile on the russian planes at top tier and its exactly 5.8 mach while iirc the R77 is mach 4 on dev.

[@vince3573]

AMRAAM

[@johnparker7663]

Where is fox 5?

[@Silent_WT]

we have it, i think its a news channel xD

[@MoisesMartinez381]

It just shows classic Russian bias at its best

[@Silent_WT]

where?

[@genericamerican.]

Who would have guessed that they would make the main western fox 3 missile dogshit and the russian one op as hell.

[@RoachEatsVipers]

I can't tell if this is satire

[@Silent_WT]

same.

[@Migthunder]

yk... all of the fox3s suck right?

[@Julio_Tortillia]

They are really good if you actually use them with the brain in your head. I mean the MICA is a fucking 50G missile with comparable delta V to R-27ER.@@Migthunder

[@Registered_Simp]

I mean, none of the seekers are anywhere near finished, which is what the crux of the issue is for their effectiveness. All of these should be as hard, if not harder to notch than an R-27ER. All the doppler gates are currently as wide as Aim-54. While they may not have as much kinetic range as ER, the Fox-3 aspect allows you to get a little riskier in BVR with your usage since you can just notch of go cold for safety while your missile keeps going. Gives you first shot at re-commit too if you time it right. That paired with the crazy agility of all these missiles (Holy fin angle...) gives me hope that these missiles will be VERY good once polished. A properly modeled Aim-120A/B, R-77, or anything else here would be nothing short of monstrous in good hands.

[@SirMikato]

i just read the titel and i had the best experience with the aamram like they where the consitant missles if played (this comment will change maybe after the i watched the vid)

[@Silent_WT]

Since we are sharing experiences here, i played it like a fancy aim7M and it lacked the range as you've seen in the video. ofc this will change in the future im sure.

[@SirMikato]

@@Silent_WT if watched the vid btw and think that the aamram can counter the er if played right i made consistand kills on abou 35km ranges at abou 7.5km alt. If played other missles as well like the mica or the r77 but i like the aamram the most. For example i was in the middle of a dogfight and had 2 aamrams to use and a gripen was aproaching 23km away at about 2km alt and i was at about 1.5 so i got the hmd lock shot, broke the lock and continued the dogfight and the aamram connected.

[@SirMikato]

@@Silent_WT sorry for the long comment btw

[@SirMikato]

@@Silent_WT and yes i agree with you that all of this will change and its just to test. But they should add 10v10

[@Silent_WT]

I have read all of your comments and you are correct to a certain extent, however it is easier to play an ER compared to the AMRAAM; with that said though I will still try to do some extensive research about the subject to see which is which, and what works and what doesn't. And with Fox3s i would actually advocate for any team size reduction so you are right!

[@fqeagles21]

Who coul've guessed hamraam would have sucked 😂😂😂 usual Gaijin

[@tristanblair4453]

Its not even bad though. Its relatively on par with everything else. Its just that early fox 3's apart from the MICA were dogshit

[@fqeagles21]

then why they added the more advanced mica more modern too @@tristanblair4453

[@hemendraravi4787]

is bro expecting aim120 to have more energy than r27er ?

[@fqeagles21]

@@hemendraravi4787 nope not that