Mig-23 after nerf

So i realised this nerf changed the playstile for this jet, i started playing Sim battles again to grind this event, before the nerf i used to do good with it and i was able to turnfight very well.
Now the moment you decide to turn and use your wing sweep you will lose control and fall into the ground. I know some people say it was OP for so long (the moment i unlocked it, they nerfed 4 months later lol) but i feel like NOT being able to turnfight at all its kinda an excesive nerf

i guess i need to learn again how to play it and adapt the new style

Oh no, the uh checks list terrible fighter performed terrible irl also does ingame!

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in that case its interesting how loong it took to gaijin to nerf a russian vehicle (of course after they got a new and better toy)

Its how the vehicle was, it was made as an interceptor. It never should’ve been able to do what it was doing.

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So just do what the F3, Phantom FGR2, etc etc etc all have to do, dont turn fight, R-24Rs are very strong, you have all-aspect IRs vs aircraft that often dont. You can outrun nearly everything, if you are in the MLD (I cant recall if the others do as well) you have IRST meaning you can track a target without alerting any RWRs.

You just cant steam roll every match without any effort. Play the aircraft to its strengths like everyone else has to.

I’ve also heard though that the Mig-23s are still OP in a turn fight, but you just have to learn to use manual wing sweep instead of auto.

(P.S, Mig-23ML should be 11.7 in Sim and not 11.3. the MLA its identical equivalent is 11.7)

i do use the manual wing sweep, but the moment you use it to 0% you will fall down
i guess im just gonna be a speed jet, if i fail to get a lock i will fly away then come back i guess

me in the mig-23mf (no r-24s)

also its really hard to play because the mirage f1 is 11.7 and not 12.0 like it should be (tfw irccm all aspect missiles and one of the best radars at the br)

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yeah lately all i find on Sim is Mirage F1C, idk why i see a lot of em lately, is a new vehicle or smthing?

No, it’s really old actually. It’s just really good for the bracket, so people are using it a lot.

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Lol, maybe not pull so hard?