The AIM-9C Sidewinder missile has significant limitations including susceptibility to ground clutter interference and unreliable tracking in rear-aspect shots, making it less effective for close-range or rear-quarter engagements compared to other missile systems.
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Added:Hello. It is your boy Goose. Today we're flying out on the Crusader and we're bringing AIM-9Cs.
AIM-9C is a hot garbage and doesn't track reliably.
Sounds like fun.
Let's roll. So, the AIM-9C is extremely susceptible to ground clutter. Also, it doesn't really track in rear aspect. You might get lucky, but still, it is not a good missile. That is why I'm going to climb and I'm going to try to shooting at high altitude targets. Although, I might not get any. I cannot fly past this J-35.
Come here.
She does not see him.
She saw him.
It's too close.
Time for guns. Aim and he gets killed, unfortunately. Rear aspect shot is not ideal.
Although, she does see him.
Oh.
What was that lag? It's tracking. Oh.
Yes. Got a critical.
Uh I think he's going to get stolen.
Right. Right. We got an AIM-9C kill. All right. Uh that's a good aspect, but my radar Yeah.
My radar did not see him.
Saw him last second.
He's turning back in, but it's an opportunity for guns.
Let's line up.
Critical.
All right.
AIM-9C.
She saw him for a second.
Yeah. She does not see him.
Hello. Hello.
No, it's not tracking at all. Oh, he crashed. Nice. Three kills. All right.
Kill my child.
Come on, track.
Oh, no.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, my bird is trying to eat my keyboard once again.
Missile out.
Fox one. That's Bullish fox one. Yes. Yes.
Yes. We got a kill.
We got a kill.
I don't remember if J7 has a pretty decent or non-decent RWR. He's tracking.
Hit.
We hit him.
He does not care.
Another one.
Track, my child.
Yes.
M9C, ladies and gentlemen. M9C. Can we get another one?
Uh He's tracking.
He's no longer tracking.
Unfortunate. Time for some primitive guns.
Yes, MiG-21 explodes. She sees.
M9C sees.
Yes, it actually tracked.
Come here.
Oh, yes.
Double kill.
All right. I hate going head-ons with eight hands. It is extremely dangerous.
He's not paying attention.
Severe damage.
Severe damage.
Yes.
That is cheeky All right. All right. Not bad. Fire.
Please track.
He chaffed.
He knows how to use chaff.
That is not fair. F-111 is not paying attention. Yes, racks. Another M and C kill. All right.
Come on.
Don't.
Right, he's stalled out.
Yeah.
He's in a spin.
Hello bird.
Another one.
Huh?
What was that? Time for some head-ons.
And dodge. Yes, severe damage. All right, he's missing a wing.
And dodge.
What did I say about going head-ons with A-10?
Man, please go up.
Yes.
Track my child.
She's tracking.
Yes.
Another one. Get them.
Get them.
Shoot them.
Shoot them.
Yes.
Yes.
Victory has been achieved. Get back here.
Come on.
Hit them. Yes, severe damage. All right.
That is quite a lot of enemies.
Uh do I go for that G.7?
Mhm, let's try.
Hello.
Let's try getting somebody.
Somebody's chaffing. Please stop chaffing.
My radar is already struggling to see anything.
That guy got exploded by 9J.
B21 Oh, yes.
J7 I'm fire.
She does not track.
Right, we killed his pilot.
Nice. Finally, he's turning.
Let's not miss it. I missed it.
I love the tail on this plane.
Please, do not run away.
Yes.
I'm in gun's range still.
Come here.
Just a matter of time.
Right.
That's our fourth. He's coming head on.
And dodge.
>> [laughter and gasps] >> Uh that missile was maybe a little bit too much.
Right, that was our fifth kill.
Pretty decent game so far. Let's be sneaky.
Very sneaky.
Extremely sneaky. I don't have a lot of ammo.
Rockets away.
Come on, get the pilot. He's on fire.
Do you bail out?
He's not bailing out.
Okay, his pilot is dead.
We have 16 rounds remaining.
Can I get him?
Moment of truth.
Little bit Yep, severe.
>> [gasps] >> I ran out of ammo and he's on airfield and he's no longer burning. So, yeah, uh Let's dodge. That was close.
Fly over him.
Right, so I am I am offensive, but I don't have ammo. I only have M9 C left.
So, we have to get him to be not over the ground, but over the sky.
Otherwise Yeah, she's not tracking.
She deployed air brakes.
Let's slow down.
Oh, man, if only I had ammo. This is killing the world.
The second I don't have ammo I get into an interesting dogfight.
My M9 sees him for like half a second.
That is not Hello, A-5.
I should have shot. I should have shot.
And dodge.
Let's try to make that SU-25 crash.
Fly under him.
Yep, he's going for it.
Please crash.
He's crashing.
Yes, maneuver kill.
I don't care. That was a maneuver kill.
And A-5 is flying away. Unfortunately, I'm almost out of fuel, but I'm still ooh, maneuverable enough to launch, I really hope that F-111 will actually help me.
And he will get that A-5.
Let's start running back to where the airfield.
I'm running on fumes right now.
Right, he shot them.
That is a good start.
That is pretty decent.
Can we make it? 10 seconds of fuel.
F-111 still engages A-5.
So, at least I will not get strafed.
All right, he gets them.
Pretty nice.
How many kills did I get?
Five?
Six.
Six kills, all right.
So, yeah.
I think it is going to be it. Thank you for watching, gentlemen. Have a great day.
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