In Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air combat a missile doesn't have a single fixed value for range. It depends on a lot of factors. A fighter pilot that knows these factors can get an edge on an opponent that doesn't. So what are those factors and how can they be exploited?
We answer that question in this video.
Intro to BVR: https://youtu.be/O03KEOxV79M
Offensive BVR: https://youtu.be/DSwYS-6InZw
How Fighter Pilots Talk About BFM: https://youtu.be/xkBhJVY4U8Q
References:
Brevity: https://www.alsa.mil/Portals/9/Documents/mttps/brevity_2023.pdf?ver=FmQkpQ3BYGk3XkAUd_vQWA%3d%3d
Brevity(mirror): https://rdl.train.army.mil/catalog-ws/view/100.ATSC/5773E259-8F90-4694-97AD-81EFE6B73E63-1414757496033/atp1-02x1.pdf
USAF BVR Sim Research Report: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA461867.pdf
Ausairpower Article on Russian BVR: https://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Rus-BVR-AAM.html
Attribution:
R-27 photo
By Vitaly V. Kuzmin - http://vitalykuzmin.net/?q=node/437, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26459240
R-77 photo
By Allocer - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7642131
Obligatory disclaimers:
The presence of DOD Visual Information in this video does not constitute endorsement by the DOD or any of its departments. Any views expressed by the presenter are those of the presenter and do not represent the views of the DOD or any of its components.