The Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air Missile, or QAAM in short, is a short-range all-aspect missile present as a special weapon starting from Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies. It has similar range with standard missiles, but the difference is that the QAAM has better agility, in which that if it misses the target, the missile will turn around in an attempt to chase the target again until it runs out of fuel, and it has double the damage of standard missiles, in which that they can one-shot most enemy aircraft if it hits. The incarnation in Ace Combat 04 was notorious for its very deadly accuracy, in which that about 9 out of 10 launches, the missile will always destroy the target. Starting from Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, the missile's performance was subsequently toned down, however it got a re-buff for Ace Combat: Assault Horizon.
It is based on AIM-9X for American aircraft, IRIS-T for European aircraft, AAM-5 for Japanese aircraft, and the R-73 (AA-11 Archer) for Russian aircraft.
Game Analysis
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
- "Air-to-air missiles. Their wide lock-on and homing capabilities allow them to hit targets across a greater range than other missiles."
- ― Hangar
Aircraft
Gallery
American QAAM (AIM-9X Sidewinder)
Russian QAAM (R-73, AA-11 Archer)
Japanese QAAM (Mitsubishi AAM-5)
Ace Combat Infinity
- "An air-to-air missile with excellent homing capabilities.
It has a higher target execution rate than the standard missiles.
If it is fired after you have locked on to the target, the missile will continue to home in on its target regardless of the state of your aircraft."
- ― Hangar
Aircraft
|
|
Cst
|
A2A
|
A2G
|
HOM
|
DIS
|
DMG
|
REL
|
Price
|
| Lv.1
|
10
|
E+
|
F
|
C+
|
E+
|
F
|
B+
|
0
|
| Lv.2
|
24
|
E+
|
F
|
B
|
E+
|
F
|
B+
|
22,200
|
| Lv.3
|
32
|
E+
|
F
|
B
|
E+
|
F
|
B+
|
86,400
|
| Lv.4
|
58
|
E+
|
F
|
B
|
D
|
F
|
A
|
339,000
|
| Lv.5
|
84
|
E+
|
F
|
B
|
D
|
F
|
A
|
739,500
|
| Total Credit Price from Lv.0 to Lv.5
|
1,187,100
|
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy
- "The missile's advanced guidance system can stay locked onto a target at your six o'clock"
- ― Hangar
Statistics
Gallery
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
- "An air-to-air missile with excellent maneuverability. It is able to hit targets with a high rate of accuracy in comparsion with standard equipped missiles, due to its superior guidance performance."
- ― Hangar
Aircraft
Gallery
American QAAM (AIM-9X Sidewinder)
Russian QAAM (R-73, AA-11 Archer)
Ace Combat: Joint Assault
- "This missile’s advanced guidance system can stay locked onto a target at your six o’clock."
- ― Hangar
Cost
- Each QAAM deployment costs 40 credits per use.
Aircraft
| Aircraft
|
Price
|
Ammo
|
| Typhoon
|
Starting weapon
|
10
|
| F-22A Raptor
|
41,500
|
17
|
| F-35C Lightning II
|
51,400
|
22
|
| F/B-22
|
54,900
|
23
|
| AJS 37
|
17,700
|
12
|
| F-4E Phantom II
|
Starting weapon
|
7
|
| F-5E Tiger II
|
6,700
|
9
|
| Su-37 Terminator
|
Starting weapon
|
11
|
| Su-47 Berkut
|
34,800
|
15
|
| MiG-1.44 Flatpack
|
27,300
|
13
|
| XR-45 Cariburn
|
29,000
|
14
|
| XFA-27
|
Starting weapon
|
16
|
| X-02 Wyvern
|
40,500
|
16
|
| X-29A
|
Starting weapon
|
5
|
| YF-23 Black Widow II
|
57,200
|
21
|
| GAF-1 Varcolac
|
Starting weapon
|
13
|
Gallery
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception
- "This missile’s advanced guidance system can stay locked onto a target at your six o’clock."
- ― Hangar
Aircraft
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
- "The most agile of all missiles, the QAAM boasts a tracking time and guidance system far exceeding that of standard missiles. Once it has acquired a lock-on, it will continue to track the target even at the firing aircraft's six o' clock, making this the ultimate in dogfight missiles. A helmet mounted reticule allows the QAAM to be lock-on to a target outside of the aircraft's flight trajectory."
- ― Hangar
Aircraft
Gallery
QAAM (AAM-5), used by the F-2A
QAAM (R-73/AA-11 Archer), used by the Su-33 and Su-47
QAAM (AIM-9X Sidewinder), used by the F-117A and F-22
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
- "This missile’s advanced guidance system can stay locked onto a target at your six o’clock."
- ― Hangar
Aircraft
Gallery
Russian missile R-73 (R-73, AA-11 Archer)
US missile AIM-9X Sidewinder
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
- "This missile's advanced guidance system can stay locked onto a target at your six o'clock."
- ― Hangar
Aircraft
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
- "Quick Maneuver Missile: highly maneuverable dogfight missile, good even against targets at your six o'clock."
- ― Hangar
Aircraft
Russian missile R-73 (AA-11 Archer)
US missile AIM-9X Sidewinder
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American QAAM (AIM-9X Sidewinder)
Russian QAAM (R-73, AA-11 Archer)
Japanese QAAM (Mitsubishi AAM-5)
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