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Did it fire R73?
The version that may have been capable of using the R-73 never saw production or service.
What does that have to do with what I said
That the plane in the video would not be capable of firing R-73. I assumed you confused the planes because of the similar paint scheme, but now I think I got it wrong with the F-8II being R-73 compatible
Edit: nvm I just read your reply too quickly 👍
I mean if both missile had their proper irccm
R73 would be basically unflareable
Same for the magic 2 but it’s even smaller gatewith than the r73 and has the 9m irccm incorporated with it
It would be beyond broken
PL-5EII is using a 2-color multi-element seeker and onboard DSP for flare rejection. It would literally have similar, if not slightly better flare resistance than TY-90 if it was implemented realistically. Obviously, it had to be nerfed for balancing reasons.