read the entire post to get the best and most immersion experience with the missile.

Part of a series on TritonAerospace's lore. | designed to work with the ANNA Networking System.

Lore, use cases, and missile specifications are listed here!

I genuinely think this is the smartest missile in game 😦

Included in Package

• AAM-12A-1 "Dagger" Supershort range AAM
• thrust vectoring and unstable frame allowing for extreme maneuverability (264Gs was the peak i got it to 🥹✌🏾)
  
  
  
  • this allows it to hit targets regardless of orientation, even behind you
  
  
• integrated into the ANNA system to allow for LOAL up to 34km
• 8.5km detection range without ANNA
• smart target selection (choses the target its most likely to hit)
• smart filtering (refuses targets that it identifies as friendly, are too far away, or are the launch platform)
• Inertial Onboard Guidance mode, so even when the target breaks lock the missile will still attempt to chase and hit them
• no special decal this time 😔
  

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Roadmap

AAM-12A-2

• more optimized guidance tuning?
• bug squashes if anything comes up
• the ability to have lock broken by ducking behind terrain (shouldn't be too hard)
• not sure what else to add fr, give me suggestions
  

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Lore

Separated from Main post for simplicity

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Missile Specifications (AAM-12A-1)

• speed cap: Mach 3.8+ (launched @ 15km altitude/mach 2), Mach 2.5 (launched @ sea level altitude/mach 0.8)
• Rangebands: short (0-30km/0-18mi)
• Altitude cap: 15km (50,000ft)
• Probability of Hit: 95% (under ideal conditions)
• Probability of Kill: 99% (good warhead on a proxy fuse)
• Off-The-Rails Weight (excluding ejection rack): 111kg
• TWR: 10x (off-the-rails), 16x (empty)
• burn time: 6 seconds
• Steering: Tailfins + Thrust Vectoring with 5° control authority
• Launch platforms: F-4C Block 2 MLU, F-5A, F-6B, F-8B, F-9C, AT-2, any aircraft equipped with Triton Aerospace's Air Fire-Control Module
  

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CAUTIONS, WARNINGS & NOTES

1. DO NOT CLONE MISSILES. this causes an error inside Fire-Control that makes either multiple missiles fire at once or none to fire at all.
2. WATCH OUT AFTER THE MISSILE FIRES. if it comes into contact with your aircraft after separation, it may detonate prematurely if fusing is activated while still in contact. This is a known issue on all weapons in the network, and is primarily caused by user error.
3. Missile is intended to work with the ANNA network; you wont get the full experience without it.
   

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That's all of the important stuff. happy hunting! :D