OVERVIEW: The AIM-9H Sidewinder is a short-range, supersonic, infra-red guided (IR) air-to-air missile with a 10.2 kilogram warhead.   

DETAILS: The AIM-9H was a solid-state version of the AIM-9G with similar specifications. Like the AIM-9G, it had the Sidewinder Expanded Acquisition Mode  
(SEAM), allowing the seeker to slave to the aircraft's acquisition radar, giving it an 'off boresight' targeting capability. The seeker tracking rate was  
also increased to 20 percent to complement the more powerful actuators, giving the AIM-9H greater maneuverability and a higher kill probability. It also  
had a Nitrogen cooled Lead Sulphide seeker, and a decreased minimum firing range.  Like earlier Sidewinders, the AIM-9H Sidewinder is capable of only  
rear-aspect attacks. The AIM-9H also featured a larger 9-kilogram continuous rod warhead providing a fragmentation effect.   

Specifications:
Weight:			84.5 kg 
Length: 		2.87 m 
Diameter: 		127 mm 
Wingspan: 		0.63 m
Warhead:		10.2 kg, continuous rod 

PERFORMANCE: 
Operational range: 	17.7 km (9.5 mn)
Speed: 			4.6 mach
Maneuverability:	unknown g

NOTES: IOC 1972. More reliable than the AIM-9G, due to its solid-state electronics higher resilience to carrier operations.


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