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DCS Reference/Missile Ranges
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All numbers in these tables are based on vague intelligence estimates and/or PR posturing and will not be even remotely accurate. For a more sane and realistic estimate of actual effective ranges, divide all numbers by 2 or 3. In addition, all numbers will be reduced further when dealing with a manoeuvring and/or cold-aspect target, especially at lower altitudes (i.e. anything below 25,000').
At best, some of the wire- or laser-guided air-to-ground missiles have proper ranges since they are limited by the wire length and laser coherence, which are fairly well-known entities, more than by aerodynamics and propulsion capacity. Even then, however, guiding the missile on an odd path will reduce the effective range accordingly.
Air-to-Air Missiles
| Name | Models and ranges | Note | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIM-7 “Sparrow” | E | F | M | MH | MH variant offers improved loft logic that allows for more efficient use of the flight energy and longer effective range. | ||||
| 24nm | 37nm | ||||||||
| 45km | 70km | ||||||||
| AIM-9 “Sidewinder” | B | J | L | M | P | P5 | X | X variant offers over-the-shoulder launching that significantly reduces effective range. | |
| 2.5nm | 10nm | 20nm | |||||||
| 4.5km | 18km | 37km | |||||||
| AIM-54 “Phoenix” | A Mk47 | A Mk60 | C Mk47 | C | The Mk60 engine offers higher acceleration and speed, and thus lower time on target, but also lower manoeuvrability. | ||||
| 100nm+ | |||||||||
| 180km+ | |||||||||
| AIM-120 AMRAAM | B | C | C variant has clipped wings for internal carry on the F-22, resulting in slightly lowered manoeuvrability. | ||||||
| 40nm | 57nm | ||||||||
| 75km | 105km | ||||||||
| MICA | IR | RF | Offers over-the-shoulder launching that significantly reduces effective range. | ||||||
| 43nm | |||||||||
| 80km | |||||||||
| Mistral | 3.5nm | ||||||||
| 6km | |||||||||
| R-3 / R-13 | M | M1 | R | S | All variants are based on the same K-13 platform reverse-engineered from the GAR-8 (AIM-9B). | ||||
| 8nm | 4.5nm | 4nm | |||||||
| 15km | 8km | 7km | |||||||
| R-24 | R | T | |||||||
| 27nm | 8mn | ||||||||
| 50km | 15km | ||||||||
| R-27 | ER | ET | R | T | Guidance logic allows for a maximum vertical separation of ±10km (32k ft) for the R/T variants and ±12km (39k ft) for the ER/ET. | ||||
| 35nm | 28nm | 23nm | 18nm | ||||||
| 65km | 52km | 42km | 33km | ||||||
| R-33 | 110nm+ | ||||||||
| 200km+ | |||||||||
| R-40 | R | T | |||||||
| 43nm | 10nm | ||||||||
| 80km | 20km | ||||||||
| R-55 / RS-2US | 3.5nm | All variants are based on the same K-5 platform, only with different seeker heads. | |||||||
| 6km | |||||||||
| R-60 | base model | M | The M variant has an 20° wider seeker FoV and significantly lower minimum range. | ||||||
| 4.5nm | |||||||||
| 8km | |||||||||
| R-73 | 16nm | Offers over-the-shoulder launching that significantly reduces effective range. | |||||||
| 30km | |||||||||
| R-77 | 54nm | ||||||||
| 100km | |||||||||
| R.550 Magic 2 (Matra Magic II) |
8nm | ||||||||
| 15km | |||||||||
| Super 530D | 20nm | ||||||||
| 37km | |||||||||
Air-to-Ground Missiles
| Name | Models and ranges | Note | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADM-141 TALD | 68nm | The purpose of the TALD is not to hit a target but to reach a SAM WEZ and have it expend missiles while tracking radars are attacked with ARM:s. | |||||||
| 125km | |||||||||
| AGM-45 “Shrike” | A | B | Intermittent emissions may cause the missile to jink and lose energy, thereby reducing effective range. | ||||||
| 9nm | 21nm | ||||||||
| 16km | 40km | ||||||||
| AGM-65 “Maverick” | A | B | D | F | G | E | H | K | Range is primarily limited by the locking capabilities of the seeker head: low contrast or cluttered conditions will reduce the ability to identify and track a target. Flight range is in excess of 10nm/18km at sea level; 20nm/37km at altitude. |
| 2nm | 4nm | 8nm | 15nm | 5nm | |||||
| 3.5km | 7km | 15km | 27km | 9km | |||||
| AGM-84 “Harpoon” | A | E (SLAM) | Range is highly dependent on launch platform and attack profile. Sea-level launch and sea-skimming approach yields lower range. | ||||||
| 50–70nm | |||||||||
| 92–130km | |||||||||
| AGM-86C ALCM | 600nm+ | ||||||||
| 1,100km+ | |||||||||
| AGM-88C HARM | 80nm | Less affected by intermittent or lost emissions but still susceptible to energy and range loss if used against a moving target. | |||||||
| 150km | |||||||||
| AGM-114K “Hellfire” | 4.5nm | ||||||||
| 8km | |||||||||
| AGM-119B “Penguin” | 30nm | ||||||||
| 55km | |||||||||
| AGM-122 “Sidearm” | 9nm | ||||||||
| 16km | |||||||||
| AGM-154 JSOW | A | B | C | Technically a gliding bomb rather than a self-propelled missile, the range highly dependent on release altitude. | |||||
| 12–70nm | |||||||||
| 22–130km | |||||||||
| ALARM | 50nm | ||||||||
| 93km | |||||||||
| AS.34 “Kormoran” | 12nm | ||||||||
| 23km | |||||||||
| BGM-71D TOW | 2nm | ||||||||
| 3.5km | |||||||||
| BK-90 “Mjölner” | 5.5nm | Technically a gliding bomb with a fixed skimming altitude rather than self-propelled missile, accurate ranging is dependent on a 50–500m AGL release. | |||||||
| 10km | |||||||||
| HOT3 | 2nm | ||||||||
| 4km | |||||||||
| Kh-22N | 320nm | ||||||||
| 600km | |||||||||
| AS.34 “Kormoran” | 12nm | ||||||||
| 23km | |||||||||
| Kh-25 | ML | MP | MPU | MR | MP and MPU models require emissions to be picked up by an L-081 pod and lock-on range is also affected by the strength and range of the original emission. | ||||
| 6nm | 10nm | 16nm | 6nm | ||||||
| 11km | 18km | 30km | 11km | ||||||
| Kh-29 | L | T | |||||||
| 5nm | 6nm | ||||||||
| 10km | 12km | ||||||||
| Kh-31 | A | P | Range is highly dependent on launch platform and attack profile. Sea-level launch and sea-skimming approach yields lower range. | ||||||
| 14–54nm | 54nm | ||||||||
| 25–100km | 100km | ||||||||
| Kh-35 | 70nm | ||||||||
| 130km | |||||||||
| Kh-58U | 130nm | Requires emissions to be picked up by an L-081 pod and lock-on range is also affected by the strength and range of the original emission. | |||||||
| 250km | |||||||||
| Kh-59M | 62nm | ||||||||
| 115km | |||||||||
| Kh-58U | 130nm | Requires emissions to be picked up by an L-081 pod and lock-on range is also affected by the strength and range of the original emission. | |||||||
| 250km | |||||||||
| Kh-66 | 5.5nm | Minimum range 1nm/2km | |||||||
| 10km | |||||||||
| “Kokon” 9M114 |
3nm | Fired from 9K114 “Shturm-V” launchers. | |||||||
| 5km | |||||||||
| Rb-04E | 17nm | Released from 450m ASL; Sea-skimming at 10m ASL; group targets may not be spread out more than 2,700m. | |||||||
| 32km | |||||||||
| Rb-05A | 5nm | ||||||||
| 9km | |||||||||
| Rb-15F | 37nm | Range accounts for all turning points Bx6–Bx8; the sum of course changes along the flight path must be <135°; sea-skimming at 10–30m ASL, or 10–80m AGL. | |||||||
| 70km | |||||||||
| Rb-75 | B | Range is primarily limited by the locking capabilities of the seeker head: low contrast or cluttered conditions will reduce the ability to identify and track a target. Flight range is in excess of 10nm/18km at sea level. | |||||||
| 2nm | 4nm | ||||||||
| 3.5km | 7km | ||||||||
| Sea Eagle | 60nm | ||||||||
| 110km | |||||||||
| “Vikhr” 9M121 / 9M4172 |
9M121 Vikhr | 9M4172 Vikr-1 | Range is primarily limited by the laser designator on the carrying platform: ~5.5nm/10km on the Su-25T and -25MT; 4.5nm/8km on the Ka-50 | ||||||
| 6.5nm | |||||||||
| 12km | |||||||||