Air-to-Air Missile Types in War Thunder EXPLAINED | War Thunder AAM Guide

The critically acclaimed Ammo Types Explained series is back once again with another episode! This video explains every single air-to-air missile in the game, with detailed explanations and visual guides to help you understand how they work. From the missiles themselves to the small differences in their classifications, I'll go over everything you need to know about AAMs.
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0:00 - Intro
0:20 - Common parameters
1:15 - Infrared
2:05 - Infrared - Guidance and Aspect
2:37 - Radar-Guided: Semi-Active Radar Homing
3:39 - Radar-Guided - Signal
4:16 - Radar-Guided - IOG & DL
4:46 - Radar-Guided: Active Radar Homing
5:08 - Beam-Riding (SACLOS)
5:28 - Command-Guided (MCLOS)
5:44 - Conclusion
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Thank you all for 40k subscribers!

[@skDoger]

Air nation guide part 2 will be uploaded next week, I just had to continue the tradition for this year as well )))

[@colony3610]

lets go

[@xEasyMan]

Hi. How can I shoot two radar-guided missiles? When I release the second on a separate target, the first tends to self-detonate. I'm using AIM-7 Sparrow.

[@hudsondeweerd3910]

Perfect timing. I just got my first jet with missiles after 800 hours.

[@johnzermeno3106]

Jeez that sucks

[@hudsondeweerd3910]

@@johnzermeno3106 Never focused one one tree for long and didn't usually have a premium account.

[@nvs0p]

@@hudsondeweerd3910 is it alright to have around 50 hours in wt but almost have rank 3 fighters? (I mainly play USA tech tree but I'm almost at rank 2 for german and USSR tech tree. Same for ground USA and USSR)

[@hudsondeweerd3910]

@@nvs0p I wouldn't say it's uncommon. Especially if you play so many different trees and don't have a premium account, both of which apply to me. I'm currently in rank 6 US Air, early rank 5 Britain and German Ground, rank 4 Britain Air and US Ground, rank 3 German Air, and Italian Ground, and rank 2 Russian and Japanese Air, and French Ground.

[@sooryan_1018]

Which jet?

[@mnguy98]

"Friendlies are also not immune to IR missiles, something the level 6 top tier premium owners know all too well." Yup, figured that one out the hard way... pro-tip, _never_ fire a heat-seeker into an active furball

[@BagPiper02]

Great video as per usual Sk, keep it up

[@MausOfTheHouse]

You and Tim's Variety are my favourite WT channels.

[@nicholasleon7819]

really nice job with the graphics

[@nvs0p]

One thing about IR missiles though. The caged missiles arent always worse. They might asem easier to use but dont forget that flares exist too, its harder for them to deflect the missile like that

[@MazonKun]

Damn let me take notes professor shit thats a lot

[@Disappointing925]

Love your videos ❤

[@Riskh_Mk7]

Great video like always, you put lot if work into these animation so that's good to watch and dynamic
My only complain is that you speak a bit too fast, so as a non native English speaker it sometimes difficult to understand, but it's not a big problem i can still put the video in 0.75

[@TURQOlSE]

All you need to know is that the missile knows where it is at all times

[@tartzmir7934]

For those people who uses the superbly engineered R-27ER, launch it into the sky and de-lock, let it fly a little bit and re lock onto your target, they won't see it coming until it's too late

[@John-li6sk]

Great video

[@TioSombras]

Thx bro ❤

[@bigboi5962]

Radar AAMs don’t receive any signals from the launch aircraft, they instead track the radar returns reflecting off the locked aircraft

[@sc7440]

Best Time
I opened one now

[@cameronviney8343]

You should do a video explaining the different fighting types bc as a fairly new player, I only rlly know sniping, so uhh maybe make a short on it

[@skDoger]

Sure, could be a good video, thanks for the idea

[@Skyvibes10]

Thanks

[@Ccaraaa]

3:32 no? They do need to be able to pick up the radar waves to steer properly, that's why you can lose lock and the missile will still track and kill the correct target, specifically on CW radar missiles.

[@cyruschiu5292]

the f5-c missiles is bad I know is a heat seeker but a jet just move the missiles move out off the target, like what small move that’s it

[@dinouchiha9788]

Sometimes the missile doesn’t lock even tho I’m within range, do you know how I could fix that?

[@GrimaceTheMask]

Can you do ground-to-air next? Thx fam

[@skDoger]

That is indeed a planned video

[@Mr_porkchop]

When I try to fire missiles on controller I have to hold down l2 to use my heat seeker and I have to hold it down again to fire my missile do you think you could help me

[@skDoger]

Sorry, I don't have much experience with controllers. You could ask on Reddit or the War Thunder forums though, they might be able to help you out

[@MrBonzi-ez6ho]

Private! Private! Missile cleanup needed in ammo depot 6

[@baguette2847]

can you do an air nation guide on France? that would be cool

[@skDoger]

Definitely planned

[@cooperelliott7796]

How do you tell difference between radar and infrared missles when they’re tracking you?

[@jlad6735]

If your aircraft has a radar warning recver it will make this sound but that’s only if a radar missile is tracking you and the only way you can tell if a IR missile is tracking you is if you see it in the air

[@OutragedCreator]

Hey mate my channel logo is so familiar to yours lol 😂

[@bluetox6989]

top infos

[@charlzgormanov8430]

Do you have any videos about Vehicle Stat Cards?

[@skDoger]

Currently not, but if you have any suggestions for a video like that I'd be glad to hear them

[@RogueGMR]

That ending...

[@ramiruccigucci2387]

Wait so that means if i turn my Radar off a F14 with its Radar rockets cant shoot me down right?

[@skDoger]

No, the missile will detect you either way

[@josiahemrick]

i bet theyre going to instill AI in missiles in the future that way flares and what not dont work. it would constantly know where the aircraft is at all times. right?

[@skDoger]

Then they'd invent countermeasures for AI as well

[@josiahemrick]

@@skDoger probably

[@99999bomb]

I swear every video you speak faster, im scared your next video will be too fast to even listen

[@skDoger]

I'm gonna be the next Eminem just you wait

[@99999bomb]

@@skDoger rap about war thunder :D

[@AntiFurry174thInfantryRegiment]

Aim-9B be like
f*** this s*** im out

[@eddubs688]

At this point this is litterly a guide for how to be a real fighter pilot haha

[@nsr-ints]

DCS players: first time?

[@noom_real]

Pretty elaborate April fools joke

[@luckycorn8590]

Wait how.is.this an April fools joke?

[@harveywilleford1217]

Promo*SM

[@noobbonexd]

ehm.... i love the video! but... ehm... i had to watch the video on half the speed to even understand what your saying and that sounds cruel.... can you please repeat all you said but only talk half as fdast for those that arent as good in english? XD

[@MausOfTheHouse]

He's a Belgian, don't mock him.

[@equido7905]

cute

[@georgiodavid]

Please talk slower....😮

[@josiahemrick]

i just slowed down the video

[@baselhazem692]

why you talk so fast

[@cdollar67]

can you talk a bit faster I understood too much