So active missiles dont find their own target until a certain range. For the AMRAAM, it's 16km before the missile starts tracking its own target. This is known as going pitbull. Guide the missile in until it gets to about 16km, then disengage. However, if the situation dictates, disengage early based on threat level. If your break lock early, the AMRAAM will try to predict the path of the target as if it was flying straight and go there until it gets close enough (16km) to actually track it. If the target isn't there or near enough to there, it won't track.
So active missiles dont find their own target until a certain range. For the AMRAAM, it's 16km before the missile starts tracking its own target. This is known as going pitbull. Guide the missile in until it gets to about 16km, then disengage. However, if the situation dictates, disengage early based on threat level. If your break lock early, the AMRAAM will try to predict the path of the target as if it was flying straight and go there until it gets close enough (16km) to actually track it. If the target isn't there or near enough to there, it won't track.
you were shooting the amraams from too far away, you should shoot them at around 30 or 40km away
yea i kinda figured thats what was happening but honestly i just use them as very highly upgraded aim7s now
ew wingwinders, use wingraams instead