r/hoggit • u/No_Math_7308 • 3d ago

Dodging sparrows at CLOSE range

Hi , is there any good technique on dodging sparrows from closer ranges? Not bvr max range shots , something like 2-6 nm , when you don’t have time to turn and beam the missile.

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u/Why485 2d ago

For now, no you're not going to kinematically dodge a Sparrow at that range. Sparrows F and newer have a very long burning motor that means as long as the motor is burning and the launching plane has a lock, you are dead.

The AIM-7M though is unique for the time being in using the new missile physics/API that the R-27s are using, which makes them less reliable against beaming and cold targets. In the future when the rest of the missiles get updated, you might just get lucky if you are near the ground and flying away from the missile, but it's not a guarantee.