MiG-23 really?

[TotenDead]

https://zen.yandex.ru/media/id/5caf51070b1fb500b33a8cff/sravnenie-letnotehnicheskih-harakteristik-modifikacii-mig23-5caf5142c47f7300b2a87582

Comparison between MiG-23 '71, 23M and 23ML

[Pilot Ike]

17 hours ago, Dragon1-1 said:

The Phantom, for instance, started out as a fighter-bomber, before being abruptly switched over to a fleet defense interceptor...

The F-4 startet out as a naval fleet defense interceptor.

 

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The F-4 Phantom is a tandem-seat fighter-bomber designed as a carrier-based interceptor to fill the U.S. Navy's fleet defense fighter role.

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Then on 26 May 1955, four Navy officers arrived at the McDonnell offices and, within an hour, presented the company with an entirely new set of requirements. Because the Navy already had the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk for ground attack and F-8 Crusader for dogfighting, the project now had to fulfill the need for an all-weather fleet defense interceptor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II

[Dragon1-1]

If you're going to cite Wikipedia, try reading it first. From that very article:

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The McDonnell design was therefore reworked into an all-weather fighter-bomber with 11 external hardpoints for weapons and on 18 October 1954, the company received a letter of intent for two YAH-1 prototypes. Then on 26 May 1955, four Navy officers arrived at the McDonnell offices and, within an hour, presented the company with an entirely new set of requirements. 

It started out as a fighter bomber, because this was the point at which it stopped being a "Super Demon" and became its own thing. They were working on it for half a year before the change came. 

[Pilot Ike]

Right. The first F-4 that took to the skies (not a concept on paper) was what, a fighter-bomber or a fleet defense interceptor? You are talking about an early concept that was abandoned in the early stages and has nothing to do with the aircraft the Navy eventually wanted and received. 

[Dragon1-1]

It was a fighter-bomber adopted into a fleet interceptor midway through the design. It was well beyond concept phase when the change came, and thus it retained many of the fighter-bomber traits, while gaining things such as a WSO station and a better radar. For example, if it started out as an interceptor, nobody would have given it 11 hardpoints, especially since not all of them were used for missiles. Had it been a "purebred" interceptor, it likely wouldn't have been nearly as effective in a fighter-bomber role. 

 

You can't just come in midway through the design phase and completely turn the project around. The Navy thought otherwise, and they ended up with more or less exactly what was designed before, only with a radar and a back seat slapped on to meet the new requirements. As it happens, it turned out to be a winning combination.

Edited December 17, 2020 by Dragon1-1

[Pilot Ike]

I don't see why 11 hardpoints are an argument against being a fleet defense interceptor when you look at the fact that this aircraft should carry lots of missiles and tanks to intercept targets at long range.

 

Also, adding a second crewmember and the best and biggest radar at that time plus designing the whole system around the AIM-7 is hardly "just a slap-on". It's a whole different aircraft. I think it rather proves Rossmun's point that many aircraft can serve many different roles - within some limitations. I remember when the MiG-21 came to DCS many people stated they where happy to have the "first multi-role capable aircraft in DCS".

 

All in all this is just another of these pointless discussions around words. I'd simply state that aircraft that are designed to shoot down other aircraft are "fighters". Any fighter can "intercept" other aircraft, some better, some worse. If you can put bombs (or other A2G ordnance) on them they turn into fighter-bombers. It's that easy.

[TotenDead]

Seems like F-18D is an interceptor as well as it has about as many hardpoints and 2 crew members

[Dragon1-1]

Now it's a pretty standard number. Its predecessor, the F3H Demon, carried four, as did Phantom's contemporary, the F-106 (the very definition of a US-designed interceptor). The F6D Missileer, which was supposed to be a missile-only subsonic fleet defense fighter, had only six. The considerably greater number of hardpoints on the Phantom is the result of its fighter-bomber heritage, not that they suddenly decided that it needed to carry a ton of missiles plus two or three wing bags.

 

F-18D isn't sufficiently speed-focused to be much of an interceptor. In fact, the US doesn't really have anything of that sort since the F-14 was removed from the inventory. It was designed as multirole from the start, while the F-4 sort of became multirole by accident (since that's what you get if you add interceptor features to a fighter-bomber, and then thrown in SEAD later down the line).

[Bremspropeller]

On 12/17/2020 at 8:03 PM, Pilot Ike said:

Right. The first F-4 that took to the skies (not a concept on paper) was what, a fighter-bomber or a fleet defense interceptor?

 

It was an interceptor with a secondary fighter-bomber capability.

 

 

But please, people, tell us more about the F-4 in this MiG-23 thread!

Edited December 18, 2020 by Bremspropeller

[Pilot Ike]

19 minutes ago, Bremspropeller said:

But please, people, tell us more about the F-4 in this MiG-23 thread!

You are right.

 

Here's my BTT comment trying to immitate the mood of this whole MiG-23 thread called "Holy sh**t really?":

 

"Hell yeah!" 

[Apok]

On 12/16/2020 at 5:55 PM, Wizard_03 said:

Nope and absolutely not, might do ok against the F-4E, and F-5Es though 

 

Actually one of guys that did Constant peg stated that MiG-23 had such good acceleration and that tho for example F15 had higher top speed, there wasnt enough fuel to catch up with him. One pass and run was the tactic.

 

Edited December 25, 2020 by Apok

[TLTeo]

On 12/16/2020 at 1:36 PM, rossmum said:

Maybe this is a cultural thing that I somehow missed out on, but to me, an aircraft is not an interceptor unless that is its sole design role. The Soviets would apparently agree, and when talking about Soviet aircraft that is what actually matters.

It's not really a cultural thing, people just do not understand how fighter roles work. You get the same useless conversations about plenty of other jets (looking at you, F-104A and C...)

Edited December 27, 2020 by TLTeo

[Lovcar]

Миг23 это перехватчик?).Парни,это фронтовой штурмовик!).Истрибитель бомбардировщик если хотите).Очень жду этот самолёт! Когда его доделают?

[JunMcKill]

5 hours ago, Lovcar said:

Миг23 это перехватчик?).Парни,это фронтовой штурмовик!).Истрибитель бомбардировщик если хотите).Очень жду этот самолёт! Когда его доделают?

Это версия МИГ-23МЛА, да, это перехватчик, неизвестно, когда он будет завершен, пока мы видели только часть внешней модели, а не кабину пилота.

[Кош]

Перехватчик из 23-х это П с РЛС Н006. Все остальные 23 - фронтовые истребители. Напалм, кассеты, Х-23. 

23P is interceptor with N006. MLA with N003 and Delta-N is frontline fighter which makes it both multirole in terms of 1970-s and relatively independent. Expecting missions with directions from combat control officer getting info from radar and ELINT networks and also forward air controller(who is also a VVS officer but riding in the KShM of the infantry or tank battalion tactical group) getting info from getting bombed by phantoms/starfighters/hogs. 

[303_Kermit]

Hi!

I'm writing in the name of polish 100 PLMB - We all (there's about 20 active pilots of us) are very interested in progress of work over MiG-23MLA. May I ask for short update? When may we expect these amazing plane in DCS?

[manintan2016]

Seems DOA.....no updates.

 

[rossmum]

Not everything is "DOA" because new renders aren't posted every week, dude.

[303_Kermit]

I subscribed to discord topic (link on Forum) there's constant update

[TotenDead]

MiG-23 pilot offers assistance to RAZBAM in developing the module

[Wadim]

Hello.

Yesterday I spoke with one person on your team. His name is Elmo.

This person does not understand what a Soviet pilot's "book оf pilot" .

 

I am a real pilot who flew this type. In addition, I am a tester of the ED team. And I'm also a test pilot both in real life and in the preparation of virtual models.

 

I can help you.

 

Probably the person with whom I spoke does not understand with whom he is talking. Because he refused to give me permission to test the MiG-23. If you have more competent people, please contact me.

Edited January 17 by Wadim

[zhukov032186]

On 1/17/2021 at 5:50 AM, Wadim said:

Probably the person with whom I spoke does not understand with whom he is talking.

  Well, at this point, it's not looking good.

 

On 1/17/2021 at 5:50 AM, Wadim said:

 Because he refused to give me permission to test the MiG-23. 

  Cause surely this is the ONLY reason they might refuse access.

 

On 1/17/2021 at 5:50 AM, Wadim said:

If you have more competent people, please contact me.

  I think you've done an excellent job of shooting yourself in the foot. Whining on the forums is DEFINITELY the way to present yourself as a mature professional deserving of respect @@

[Dragon1-1]

Well, with that kind of attitude he's clearly some sort of fighter pilot...  

 

You know what's the difference between a fighter pilot and God? God doesn't think he's a pilot.  

Edited Wednesday at 09:56 AM by Dragon1-1

[TotenDead]

20.01.2021 в 12:55, Dragon1-1 сказал:

Well, with that kind of attitude he's clearly some sort of fighter pilot...  

 

You know what's the difference between a fighter pilot and God? God doesn't think he's a pilot.  

 

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