Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-7445818-20140224065809/@comment-88.0.136.7-20140225143624

The Lock-on range was that short because it would be too easy to shoot down targets 10+ km away (lock-on range of the real AIM-9M), and just imagine how easy it would be when using the XMAA or XLAA... But why missiles are so slow and planes too? That, I don't know.