EVERY SIDEWINDER COMPARED: AIM-9B to AIM-9L

Watch them add a new one next update and make this video obsolete

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0:00 - Overview
0:29 - AIM-9B / RB24
2:19 - AIM-9E
3:18 - AIM-9B FGW.2
3:46 - AIM-9J / P / RB24J / Flz Lwf 63/80
5:02 - AIM-9D
5:46 - AIM-9C (goofy ahh)
7:01 - AIM-9G
7:24 - AIM-9H
8:01 - AIM-9L
10:01 - Recap
10:27 - Some other variants not added to WT yet
11:04 - Outro

[jaek_]

Yes, I know the R-3S is derived from the AIM-9B. No, it is not an AIM-9B, it's different (worse), I guess a lot of people think it's copy paste. When I say USSR is the only tree without a 9B, I mean they're the only one without an actual name brand 9B. The soviet/chinese sidewinders from wish might look like their american counterparts, but they are unique and they deserve their own video.

Keep in mind launch ranges vary drastically depending on the situation- an AIM-9B might struggle to hit a 1.5km shot in a supersonic chase while an AIM-9L might be able to reach over 10km in ideal conditions. "2-3km" was a generalization for the 9B.


Also I guess I used the 9G when talking about the 9D's range, it doesn't matter since the 9D, 9G, and 9H all have identical range anyway

[SkinkUA]

EVERY PLANE COMPARED: FROM PO-2 TO F-14B

[perennialE]

This is me when I compare the differences between every AIM-9 Sidewinder in the game

[ODST_Parker]

Video would've been too long?! My guy, you make these as long as you want. I'm here for it, all the way.

Thank you so much for making simple yet comprehensive guides like this. It's always useful information, answering small questions I've had for a long time, but never bothered to research myself. Love learning anything I can about these things.

[dinner_is_kay]

The 9L flare resistance part explained something that happened to me earlier today very well. The clip on how not to flare it looked exactly like what I did :sob: so thanks for the clarification. Very good video.

[Sweeps_]

There’s a high chance of gaijin adding AIM-9M to the game soon since the R73 is coming and they’ll need a suitable counterpart for it

[luckytronc]

Ive been waiting for a good comparison for the sidewinder thank you so much!

[greywhizzadventurer]

Dude I gotta admit your channel is one of the best at providing this sort of highly detailed yet at a glance info. No other Warthunder channel I've found is as informative and concise as yours.

Here's hoping to lots more comparison guide videos from you!
(P.S. I am grinding through the German Soviet jets right now, can we see a Russian Missiles comparisons sometime soon?)

[gruneflamme]

A nice bonus for the AIM-9G (and above) is that some rangefinders can also slave the missile seeker, though you sometime don't get to choose which aircraft is targeted if you have a tight group ahead of you. My Kfir C2 grind was really bad until I unlocked the G.

[red_moon_]

If you are willing to sacrifice a bit of accuracy, its easier to read the booster force in kilo newton instead of newton. For example in the aim 9e, it can be just 18.1 kN instead of 18100 N.

[SeekerHead]

-4:50 you saying stuff like this mid video completely catches me off guard, professional and clean script then randomly says “kind of cheeks” 💀

[TheDAWinz]

Another informative Jaek BANGER!!! Thanks for the information jaek.

[ImLoreYT]

Bro is a godsend to the war thunder community

[Skoodelly]

Ngl your videos about missiles are genuinely one of my favorites across war thunder yt, they are really well made.

[emergency_broadcast_system]

I remember when the aim9L actually resisted flares back a few updates ago. But now it's basically just a longer ranged r60m

[PraecipeWrit]

Great job! Every missile in the game deserves such an imformative guide.

[christianmariogreco]

ac music while on a war thunder lesson is therapeutic. thank you for this wonderful explanation.

[tartzmir]

Note: the new AIM-9Ms have IRCCM similar to the Russian R-73s, the catch being that the R-73s use Gateway whilst the AIM-9M uses a querky unlock mechanic, simply to put, if it sees multiple heat source, it will turn off it's lock, this means that after it passes the flare and only see a single heat source left, it'll relock, the best way to counter it right now is to flare with afterburner off whilst changing aspect

[theegunpro]

I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH, THAT ACE COMBAT 5 OST IS GODLIKE. PURE NOSTALGIA

[jackschenk]

Small note, absolutely love the background choice for music. I’m a huge AC fan