I find this movie on YT
It talks about AWG-10 that I know mounted on H and later versions of Phantom.
In the movie, the USNavy tested the use of Sparrow E ad M versions with AWG 10 in different situations.
In air to air intercept operation the AWG-10 Pulse Doppler Mode provide to Automatic acquisition of Head On aspect of 5 meters square object at a range 58 NM in Vector search and 39 NM in Indipendent search
Regardless to weather and target location requires up look, coaltitude or down look operation.
In addition to Pulse Doppler mode, the AWG-10 provides a Pulse mode using even conventional or expansion compression technics …for mapping ground.
First launch AIM-7E in dive angle 12° from 10.000 ft toward a closing target at 200 FT 0,62 mach destroying after 16 seconds
Second launch (Low coaltitude target) AIM-7E toward a closing target 22° off from Head on right aspect and hit the target in 24 seconds
The third launch AIM-7D toward a closing target from 7300 ft with a 30° AoA in 8.5 sec
The fourth launches of a couple of AIM-7M toward a closing target over 45000 in head on aspect from 12 and 11 NM
I tried a single mission in QMB against a Fishbed in
BAT version 3.8.2, many times simulating all the four situations above mentionated, by 2NM to 6NM, not any Sparrow hit the target.
I hope this could help.
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