SAAM

Semi-Active Air-to-Air MissileAIR TO AIR LOCK-ON MISSILE

A semi-active long-range homing air-to-air missile. Once a missile is fired, the pilot needs to keep the target in their sights until impact.

Weapon specifications

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

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

From BP_plwp_saam_a0, BP_plwp_saam_r0, BP_plwp_saam_r1

Aircraft	Slot	Ammo	Unlock
F-14A	Special weapon 2	22 (12 paired)	No cost listed
F-14D	Special weapon 2	22 (12 paired)	9,000 MRP
MiG-31B	Special weapon 2	22 (12 paired)	13,000 MRP
Su-47	Special weapon 1	26 (14 paired)	Included

Air-to-Air Ballistic Correction Module (SP. W) Damage: 80 → 96
Airborne Target ID Accelerator (SP. W) Reload: 8 s → 6.8 s
Guidance Optimization Software (SP. W) Homing angle: 150° → 195° · Turn rate: 150 → 195
New High-Energy Propellant (Air-to-Air MSL) Top speed: 4,000 km/h → 5,000 km/h · Acceleration: 900 km/h/s → 990 km/h/s
Combustion Optimization Unit (Air-to-Air MSL) Lifetime: 20 s → 29 s
Air-to-Air Electronic Optical Hybrid Sight Lock-on range: 6,000 m → 6,600 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

Guidance Optimization Software (SP. W) Normal Homing angle: 150° → 162° · Turn rate: 150 → 162
Guidance Optimization Software (SP. W) II Rare Homing angle: 150° → 168° · Turn rate: 150 → 168
New High-Energy Propellant (Air-to-Air MSL) Normal Top speed: 4,000 km/h → 4,320 km/h · Acceleration: 900 km/h/s → 990 km/h/s
New High-Energy Propellant (Air-to-Air MSL) II Rare Top speed: 4,000 km/h → 4,480 km/h · Acceleration: 900 km/h/s → 1,035 km/h/s
Combustion Optimization Unit (Air-to-Air MSL) Normal Lifetime: 20 s → 21 s
Combustion Optimization Unit (Air-to-Air MSL) II Rare Lifetime: 20 s → 22 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: 6,000 m → 6,180 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: 6,000 m → 6,300 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