LAAM

Long-Range Air-to-Air MissileAIR TO AIR LOCK-ON MISSILE

An extremely long range air-to-air missile. Enables target engagement from beyond enemy's range. However, homing capabilities are very poor at close ranges.

Weapon specifications

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

Air-to-Air: 55
Air-to-Ground: 0
Homing: 54
Reload: 51
Range: 70
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	10,000 m
Lock-on angle	27.5°
Top speed	5,000 km/h
Acceleration	1,200 km/h/s
Launch speed	0 km/h
Lifetime	25 s
Homing angle	90°
Turn rate	150
Initial lock-on speed	40
Max lock-on speed	640
Lock-on speed-up time	2.75 s
Lock-on range lost in clouds	0%

From BP_plwp_laam_a0, BP_plwp_laam_e0, BP_plwp_laam_r0

Aircraft (5)

Aircraft	Slot	Ammo	Unlock
F-14D	Special weapon 1	22 (12 paired)	Included
Gripen E	Special weapon 3	26 (14 paired)	24,000 MRP
MiG-31B	Special weapon 1	22 (12 paired)	Included
Rafale M	Special weapon 3	30 (16 paired)	35,000 MRP
Typhoon	Special weapon 2	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: 90° → 117° · Turn rate: 150 → 195
New High-Energy Propellant (Air-to-Air MSL) Top speed: 5,000 km/h → 6,250 km/h · Acceleration: 1,200 km/h/s → 1,320 km/h/s
Combustion Optimization Unit (Air-to-Air MSL) Lifetime: 25 s → 34 s
Air-to-Air Electronic Optical Hybrid Sight Lock-on range: 10,000 m → 11,000 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: +10

Online

Guidance Optimization Software (SP. W) Normal Homing angle: 90° → 97.2° · Turn rate: 150 → 162
Guidance Optimization Software (SP. W) II Rare Homing angle: 90° → 100.8° · Turn rate: 150 → 168
New High-Energy Propellant (Air-to-Air MSL) Normal Top speed: 5,000 km/h → 5,400 km/h · Acceleration: 1,200 km/h/s → 1,320 km/h/s
New High-Energy Propellant (Air-to-Air MSL) II Rare Top speed: 5,000 km/h → 5,600 km/h · Acceleration: 1,200 km/h/s → 1,380 km/h/s
Combustion Optimization Unit (Air-to-Air MSL) Normal Lifetime: 25 s → 26 s
Combustion Optimization Unit (Air-to-Air MSL) II Rare Lifetime: 25 s → 27 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: 10,000 m → 10,300 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: 10,000 m → 10,500 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