The range for a ground launched Sidewinder is 9000m (See MIM-72 Chaparral) and it takes up muck more space because of its fins.
It also has both a passive/active seeker head and the Radio Guidance options.
Also, the RAM is already using quite a few Sidewinder parts.
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