That's a training loadout, the missiles are dummies with real seeker heads, for Air-to-air combat training
edit: I just realized the comment was from 2019 and probably answered, sorry lol
There is one external pod type structure, but its model and details were never released and rest are internal, unfortunately most of that stuff is classified. The thing about the jammer pods carried by the Jeff and vipers have some blind spots, and still require the user to perform evasive...
Regarding the r73, normally in fighter aircraft if you dont hold down pickle for about two seconds, it messes up the weapon pylon, causing a failure and not being able to be launched from the pylon. Again there could be many reasons to why the r73 malfunctioned, but this theory is based on...
Ok thats pretty impressive, but just a teeny tiny question: what's a ball park figure? Distance b/w the F-16 and the Su30 when the missile went pitbull?
Well normally youll have the FCR lock on to a target, which will automatically be selected for the missile aswell and then you can fire. You also can fire a missile without the help from the aircraft's FCR but since the missile radar lacks IFF systems, there is a chance of friendly fire
I just have a tiny problem, but please do hear me out: It is possible that the flanker was hit but managed to land, but is it also possible for RAW to hide an aircraft crash site? Also, Ive read many of your posts regarding op swift retort and found them very interesting. Keep it up!