HVAA

Hyper-Velocity Air-to-Air MissileAIR TO AIR LOCK-ON MISSILE

A high-speed air-to-air missile that makes mincemeat of slow-to-act targets. Its ability to travel long distances makes it ideal for surprise attacks.

Weapon specifications

The game's own ratings for this weapon (DT_LiveWeapon Graph*).

Air-to-Air: 60
Air-to-Ground: 0
Homing: 45
Reload: 56
Range: 37
Damage Range: 0

Stats

Base values from the weapon blueprint, before parts and before the game's damage rates per target type.

Damage	80
Reload	6.5 s
Lock-on range	5,000 m
Lock-on angle	27.5°
Top speed	8,000 km/h
Acceleration	3,000 km/h/s
Launch speed	0 km/h
Lifetime	9 s
Homing angle	65°
Turn rate	55
Initial lock-on speed	40
Max lock-on speed	640
Lock-on speed-up time	1.5 s
Lock-on range lost in clouds	0%

From BP_plwp_hvaa_a0, BP_plwp_hvaa_r0

Aircraft (5)

Aircraft	Slot	Ammo	Unlock
F-2A	Special weapon 3	22 (12 paired)	13,000 MRP
F-4E	Special weapon 1	18 (10 paired)	Included
F-14A	Special weapon 1	18 (10 paired)	Included
Su-33	Special weapon 3	26 (14 paired)	18,000 MRP
Su-35S	Special weapon 3	30 (16 paired)	35,000 MRP

Parts that change it

Campaign

Air-to-Air Ballistic Correction Module (SP. W) Damage: 80 → 96
Airborne Target ID Accelerator (SP. W) Reload: 6.5 s → 5.3 s
Guidance Optimization Software (SP. W) Homing angle: 65° → 84.5° · Turn rate: 55 → 71.5
New High-Energy Propellant (Air-to-Air MSL) Top speed: 8,000 km/h → 10,000 km/h · Acceleration: 3,000 km/h/s → 3,300 km/h/s
Combustion Optimization Unit (Air-to-Air MSL) Lifetime: 9 s → 18 s
Air-to-Air Electronic Optical Hybrid Sight Lock-on range: 5,000 m → 5,500 m · Initial lock-on speed: 40 → 160 · Max lock-on speed: 640 → 770
Air-to-Ground Electronic Optical Hybrid Sight Max lock-on speed: 640 → 770
Reinforced Mount (Air-to-Air MSL) Ammo: +12

Online

Guidance Optimization Software (SP. W) Normal Homing angle: 65° → 70.2° · Turn rate: 55 → 59.4
Guidance Optimization Software (SP. W) II Rare Homing angle: 65° → 72.8° · Turn rate: 55 → 61.6
New High-Energy Propellant (Air-to-Air MSL) Normal Top speed: 8,000 km/h → 8,640 km/h · Acceleration: 3,000 km/h/s → 3,300 km/h/s
New High-Energy Propellant (Air-to-Air MSL) II Rare Top speed: 8,000 km/h → 8,960 km/h · Acceleration: 3,000 km/h/s → 3,450 km/h/s
Combustion Optimization Unit (Air-to-Air MSL) Normal Lifetime: 9 s → 10 s
Combustion Optimization Unit (Air-to-Air MSL) II Rare Lifetime: 9 s → 11 s
Reinforced Mount (Air-to-Air MSL) Normal Ammo: +2
Reinforced Mount (Air-to-Air MSL) II Rare Ammo: +4
Air-to-Air Electronic Optical Hybrid Sight Normal Lock-on range: 5,000 m → 5,150 m · Initial lock-on speed: 40 → 70 · Max lock-on speed: 640 → 675
Air-to-Air Electronic Optical Hybrid Sight II Rare Lock-on range: 5,000 m → 5,250 m · Initial lock-on speed: 40 → 80 · Max lock-on speed: 640 → 685
Additional Aerial Suppression Explosives Normal Damage radius: ×1.05
Additional Aerial Suppression Explosives II Rare Damage radius: ×1.1