Aim-9G vs Aim-9H

[ProfessorParker]

What's the difference?

[Jaes]

AIM-9H has better Countermeasure resistance due to how its seeker works. Otherwise, they function the same.

That doesn't mean that it will outright reject flares, but you'll have a higher hit probability if the target is defending.

[ProfessorParker]

Originally posted by Jaes:

AIM-9H has better Countermeasure resistance due to how its seeker works. Otherwise, they function the same.

That doesn't mean that it will outright reject flares, but you'll have a higher hit probability if the target is defending.

So is the only advantage the F-4S has over the F-4J is barely better missiles?

[Jaes]

Originally posted by ProfessorParker:

Originally posted by Jaes:

AIM-9H has better Countermeasure resistance due to how its seeker works. Otherwise, they function the same.

That doesn't mean that it will outright reject flares, but you'll have a higher hit probability if the target is defending.

So is the only advantage the F-4S has over the F-4J is barely better missiles?

The F-4S is basically the Naval F-4E. It will outrate an F-4J in a two circle, but naturally you don't want to do be in that situation with most of the opponents you will run into.

There are other improvements to the F-4S, but most of them don't have a factor within War Thunder. That may change if Gaijin decides to add ECM systems in the future, but I wouldn't hold my breath as Gaijin is usually pretty bad at retroactively applying systems capabilities to "old" vehicles and only applies them to newer ones.