Python-5
The Python-5 is currently the most capable air-to-air missile in Israel's inventory and one of the most advanced AAMs in the world. As a beyond-visual-range missile, it is capable of "lock-on after launch" (LOAL), and has full-sphere/all-direction (including rearward) attack ability. The missile features an advanced seeker which includes an electro-optical and imaging infrared homing seeker which scans the target area for hostile aircraft, then locks-on for terminal chase, and a complex design utilizing a total of eighteen aerodynamic surfaces. The Python-5 was first used in combat during the 2006 Lebanon War, when it was used by F-16 Fighting Falcons to destroy two Iranian-made Ababil UAVs used by the Hezbollah. On 13 May 2021, an Israeli F-16 shot down an Hamas operated Shehab suicide drone with a Python-5 air to air missile.
- Length: 310 cm (120 in)
- Span: 64 cm (25 in)
- Diameter: 16 cm (6.3 in)
- Weight: 105 kg (231 lb)
- Guidance: IR + electro-optical imaging
- Warhead: 11 kg (24 lb)
- Range: > 20 km (12 mi)
- Speed: Mach 4
| Real World against Arma | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Real | ARMA | Config Value |
| Weapon Type | SRAAM | weaponType = "x"; | |
| Mass | 105 | 105 | mag: mass = "n"; |
| Warhead Mass | 11 | 110 | ammo: hit = "n"; |
| Warhead Type | HE Blast Frag | HE | ammo: warheadName = "x"; |
| Fuse Type | Prox/impact | NOTE: No Direct Arma value | |
| Fuse Range | 3-5m | 30 | ammo: proximityExplosionDistance = n; |
| Seeker | IIR | IR | See class component type |
| Auto Seek Target | No | No | ammo: autoseektarget = n; (0 or 1) |
| Counter Measure Immunity | High | 0.92 | ammo: cmimmunity = n; (Range 0 > 1) |
| Camera View Available | No | No | ammo: cameraViewAvailable = n; (0 or 1) |
| Flight Profile | N/A | N/A | ammo: flightProfiles[] = {"<TYPE>"}; |
| BoreSight Angle | 70 | 100 | ammo: missileLockCone = n; (Degrees) |
| Max Speed (m/s) | 1372 | 800 | ammo: maxSpeed = n; (n= m/s) |
| Min Range | 1000 | 250 | ammo: minRange = n; (Dist in m) |
| Max Range | 15000 | 7500 | ammo: maxRange = n; (Dist in m) |
| Indirect Hit Value | 85 | ammo: indirectHit = 50; | |
| Indirect Hit Range | 13 | ammo: indirectHitRange = n; (m) | |
| Maneuverability | 20G | 33 | ammo: maneuvrability = n; (Higher = more agile) |
| Danger Radius Hit | N/A | ammo: DangerRadiusHit = n; (Dist for AI aware in m) | |
| Suppression Radius Hit | N/A | ammo: SuppresionRadiusHit = n; (Dist for AI suppresion in m) | |
| Pylon/Rail | LAU-7,LAU127 | N/A See Hardpoint below | |
| ARMA Class details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammo | Mag | Weapon | Hardpoint |
| rksl_amo_python5 | rksl_mag_python5_x1_direct | rksl_wpn_python5 | PYTHON5_DIRECT |
| rksl_mag_python5_x1_lau127 | PYTHON5_LAU127 | ||
| rksl_mag_python5_x1_lau7 | PYTHON5_LAU7 | ||