Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air Missile

The Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air Missile, or QAAM in short, is a short-range all-aspect missile present as a special weapon starting from Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies. It has similar range with standard missiles, but the difference is that the QAAM has better agility, in which that if it misses the target, the missile will turn around in an attempt to chase the target again until it runs out of fuel, and it has double the damage of standard missiles, in which that they can one-shot most enemy aircraft if it hits. The incarnation in Ace Combat 04 was notorious for its very deadly accuracy, in which that about 9 out of 10 launches, the missile will always destroy the target. Starting from Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, the missile's performance was subsequently toned down, however it got a re-buff for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon.

It is based on AIM-9X for NATO aircraft, AAM-5 for Japanese aircraft, and the Vympel R-73 (AA-11 Archer) for Russian aircraft.

Game Analysis[]

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown[]

"Air-to-air missiles. Their wide lock-on and homing capabilities allow them to hit targets across a greater range than other missiles."

― Hangar

Aircraft

Aircraft	Price (MRP)	Ammo (base amount)	Ammo (Takeoff Weight Augmentation (Sp. W) Lv. 1)	Ammo (Takeoff Weight Augmentation (Sp. W) Lv. 2)
F-15J	40,000	12	20	28
F/A-18F Super Hornet	0	10	18	26
F-22A Raptor	0	18	26	34
Su-30SM	90,000	16	24	32
Su-47 Berkut	60,000	14	22	30
ADF-11F Raven	0	22	30	38

Ace Combat Infinity[]

"An air-to-air missile with excellent homing capabilities.
It has a higher target execution rate than the standard missiles.
If it is fired after you have locked on to the target, the missile will continue to home in on its target regardless of the state of your aircraft."

― Hangar

Aircraft

	Cst	A2A	A2G	HOM	DIS	DMG	REL	Price
Lv.1	10	E+	F	C+	E+	F	B+	0
Lv.2	24	E+	F	B	E+	F	B+	22,200
Lv.3	32	E+	F	B	E+	F	B+	86,400
Lv.4	58	E+	F	B	D	F	A	339,000
Lv.5	84	E+	F	B	D	F	A	739,500
Total Credit Price from Lv.0 to Lv.5								1,187,100

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy[]

"The missile's advanced guidance system can stay locked onto a target at your six o'clock"

― Hangar

Aircraft	Price	Ammo
F-4E Phantom II	Starting weapon	8
F-14D Super Tomcat	12,000	8
F-15SE Silent Eagle	Starting weapon	8
F/A-18E Super Hornet	Starting weapon	8
Su-47 Berkut	Starting weapon	8
X-29A	Starting weapon	8

Statistics

Gallery

Hangar view

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon[]

This weapon is available for fighter and multirole aircraft. This weapon is first officially available on the F-16C/F, after completing mission 2. The QAAM has received an overhaul, making it more powerful than the one in last three games, making it similar to its destructive power in Ace Combat 04.

Aircraft

F-22A Raptor (AIM-9X Sidewinder)
F-16C Fighting Falcon (AIM-9X Sidewinder)
F-16F Fighting Falcon (AIM-9X Sidewinder)
MiG-29A Fulcrum (Vympel R-73 (P-73, AA-11 Archer))
Su-47 Berkut (Vympel R-73 (P-73, AA-11 Archer)).
Su-24MP Fencer (Vympel R-73 (P-73, AA-11 Archer)).
Gripen C (IRIS-T)
F-35B Lightning II (AIM-9X Sidewinder)
T-50 PAK-FA (Vympel R-73 (P-73, AA-11 Archer)).
Su-35 Flanker-E (Vympel R-73 (P-73, AA-11 Archer))
Su-37 Terminator (Vympel R-73 (P-73, AA-11 Archer))

Gallery

Russian QAAM
Swedish QAAM
American QAAM

Ace Combat: Joint Assault[]

"This missile’s advanced guidance system can stay locked onto a target at your six o’clock."

― Hangar

Cost

Each QAAM deployment costs 40 credits per use.

Aircraft

Aircraft	Price	Ammo
Typhoon	Starting weapon	10
F-22A Raptor	41,500	17
F-35C Lightning II	51,400	22
F/B-22	54,900	23
AJS 37	17,700	12
F-4E Phantom II	Starting weapon	7
F-5E Tiger II	6,700	9
Su-37 Terminator	Starting weapon	11
Su-47 Berkut	34,800	15
MiG-1.44 Flatpack	27,300	13
XR-45 Cariburn	29,000	14
XFA-27	Starting weapon	16
X-02 Wyvern	40,500	16
X-29A	Starting weapon	5
YF-23 Black Widow II	57,200	21
GAF-1 Varcolac	Starting weapon	13

Gallery

Stats

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception[]

"This missile’s advanced guidance system can stay locked onto a target at your six o’clock."

― Hangar

Aircraft

Aircraft	Price	Ammo
F-5E Tiger II	3,700	6
X-29A	Starting weapon	10
XFA-27	Starting weapon	10
XR-45 Cariburn	13,100	10
F-35C Lightning II	15,900	10
YF-23 Black Widow II	Starting weapon	12
Su-37 Terminator	Starting weapon	12
MiG-1.44 Flatpack	21,800	12
S-32	Starting weapon	12

F-5E Tiger II (x06)
X-29A (x10)
XFA-27 (x10)
XR-45 Cariburn (x10)
F-35C Lightning II (x10)
YF-23A Black Widow II (x12)
Su-37 Terminator (x12)
MiG-1.44 (x12)
S-32 (x12)

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation[]

"The most agile of all missiles, the QAAM boasts a tracking time and guidance system far exceeding that of standard missiles. Once it has acquired a lock-on, it will continue to track the target even at the firing aircraft's six o' clock, making this the ultimate in dogfight missiles. A helmet mounted reticule allows the QAAM to be lock-on to a target outside of the aircraft's flight trajectory."

― Hangar

Aircraft

Aircraft	Price	Ammo
F-2A	8,400	20
Su-33 Flanker-D	Starting weapon	25
F-117A Nighthawk	10,700	15
Su-47 Berkut	Starting weapon	40
F-22A Raptor	12,150	40

Gallery

QAAM (AAM-5), used by the F-2A
QAAM (Vympel R-73/AA-11 Archer), used by the Su-33 and Su-47
QAAM (AIM-9X Sidewinder), used by the F-117A and F-22

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War[]

"This missile’s advanced guidance system can stay locked onto a target at your six o’clock."

― Hangar

Aircraft

Aircraft	Price	Ammo
F-5E Tiger II	Starting weapon	4
MiG-21bis Fishbed	3,700	6
MiG-31 Foxhound	19,900	10
EA-6B Prowler	25,700	4
F-15C Eagle	35,000	14
X-29A	Starting weapon	10
F-117A Nighthawk	41,800	8
F-35C Lightning II	50,400	10
YF-23 Black Widow II	Starting weapon	12
X-02 Wyvern	77,400	14

Gallery

Russian missile Vympel R-73 (P-73, AA-11 Archer)
US missile AIM-9X Sidewinder

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War[]

"This missile's advanced guidance system can stay locked onto a target at your six o'clock."

― Hangar

Aircraft

Aircraft	Ammo
X-29A	10
MiG-21-93 Fishbed	12
Su-37 Terminator	14
YF-23 Black Widow II	12
S-32	14
Hawk	6

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies[]

"Quick Maneuver Missile: highly maneuverable dogfight missile, good even against targets at your six o'clock."

― Hangar

Aircraft

Aircraft	Price	Ammo
Su-37 Terminator	Starting weapon	8
S-37A	Starting weapon	10
X-02 Wyvern	160,000	16

Russian missile R-73 (AA-11 Archer)
US missile AIM-9X Sidewinder

Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air Missile

Game Analysis[]

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown[]

Ace Combat Infinity[]

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy[]

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon[]

Ace Combat: Joint Assault[]

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception[]

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation[]

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War[]

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War[]

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies[]

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