boogabooga -> RE: Aircraft with SARH while engaging defensive shouldn't break lock (1/7/2022 2:22:42 PM)
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I've examined this problem when developing my series of BVR Quick Battles. Evasion maneuvers include a violent notch to "beam" the incoming missiles and an altitude change. So, dodging hostile missiles means you can't reliably maintain lock for your own missiles, unless your radar cone is more than 180 degrees, which it is usually not in the SARH era. Thus, SARH missile combat is often a game of "chicken" where the first one to shot and/or the last one to start evasion has an advantage. For a while around the end of the Cold War, the data link technology on the R-27 series (AA-10) gave Russian-equipped units an advantage. But ultimately, the problem was addressed by the development of active radar missiles like the AIM-120 and R-77. The OP is arguably WHY they were developed...
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