I would like to know what was the conclusion of AIMVAL/ACEVAL trials regarding SARH missiles ?
How useful are they in aircombat involving mutliple fighters aka “furball”
Also can someone point to a source in which the conclusions are summarized
e.g in 1 vs 1 combats the F-15s would have a 20:0 kill loss ratio but I think in multiple aircraft combats it decreased to 3 : 1 ?
does that prove that in modern aircombat at that time numbers did prove decisive
anyone verify that
thanks
By: djcross - 25th October 2017 at 03:17
AIMVAL/ACEVAL shaped the requirements for F-22 and AIM-120. It is also why F-22 still doesn’t have a helmet-mounted sight to this day.
By: FBW - 24th October 2017 at 22:35
I believe the ratio was closer to 1.5:1 in “many vs many” but yes the difference was marked. I think I have the files saved. Will post later if I have time. You can also look on my profile for a thread called “what metrics of manuverablity matter” I posted some ACEVAL/AIMVAL literature there I believe.
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October 24, 2017 at 10:18 pm