this x2
Germany never had R-27ERs or ETs.
The JAS39C has comparable flight performance to the F-16C, on top of having 8 hardpoints. It very much will be competitive.
I know but they required a software update to the Radar and Launch computer to be used on other MiG-29 9.12As and the German ones got that update too when they were modified to NATO standard
Germany before reunification only ever used R-73Es and R-27Rs.
6 wing hardpoints, 2 of which are reserved for IR missiles only(which’ll probably be the 9L because they dont use the 9M and we’re not getting the IRIS-T), with the other 4 for amraams. thats not competitive against an f-16c which can carry 6 amraams or 4 amraams and 2 9Ms IN ADDITION to some bombs or fuel tanks under the wings because it gets 8 wing hardpoints.
I am aware because R-27E wasn’t avalibe then
Literally just stay close to the ground and AMRAAMs are harmless.
So then what are you talking about when Mikoyan came out and did a software update so they could fire 27-ERs?
On the blog they say that the gunpods are coming for it, I assume they only showed a limited weapon set they had ready for the strikemaster in the streams.
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I don’t know why they did it either
the german MiGs were modifed from GDR 9.12A to NATO standard G by MiG in Russia, they also got a full maintenance while they were in Russia and for some reason they updated the software too
maybe they thought they could sell those missiles to Germany or something after all the soviet union was already dissolved by the time
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Please reread what you just wrote.
I know what I wrote
and I know they never used R-27E
the modifications were done in a time where just post Soviet Russia had especially good relations to Germany which they kept up until last February
I really don’t know what your problem with my comments is honestly
I do know they never had R-27Es and you don’t need to explain this to me
I did some quick googling and you are right but MiG weren’t the leads in the project. I got my wires crossed there for a moment.
Also what is a R-27E?
R-27ER and ET.
R-27E = R-27ER/ET but im too lazy to spell them out
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I know they didn’t lead the project but they did the mods, after all they know the airframe best