The IRIS-T is actually the WORST AA in the GAME (game-breaking bug) - War Thunder

Please, if you have been frustrated with your AA missiles simply missing for seemingly no reason, go to the report and click "I have the same issue".

https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/XT3HT35czuVe

What is the bug?
Well, the IRIS-T (in both current variants) has a really wonky targetting/guiding system and will simply LOSE LOCK and go schizo if the target plane shoots a missile (KH38, Hellfire, Maverick, etc, but NOT the Hammers). This video demonstrates how easy and hilariously consistent it is to defeat the ~~arguably~~ most advanced missile system in the game by just using your ordinance. Many players survive strafing runs against them because of this bug, totally unaware.

How to reproduce:
- IRIS-T missile is fired at target;
- Target fires a missile of their own whose rocket starts burning in close proximity to the aircraft;
- IRIS-T missile completely loses lock to the target, either "tracking" or attempting to incercept a ghost (or the ground). It sometimes changes lock to the missile or regains lock after a few seconds (which can cause some hilarious "loop around" moments with the SLM variant, the SLS doesn't have the energy to it).

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