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Hello everyone :), what I would like to introduce today is MiG-23-98-1.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, countries equipped with MiG-23s encountered problems such as insufficient combat effectiveness, inadequate maintenance, and outdated weapons and equipment. Therefore, the Mikoyan Design Bureau began a series of modernization upgrades and maintenance plans.
The MiG-23-98-1 is a modernized and upgraded version of the MiG-23ML developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau in the 1990s. Similar to the MiG-21-93, it is equipped with more advanced radar, compatible with more weapons, and can handle both air and ground combat simultaneously. The MiG-23-98-1 introduced in this article is the most advanced and expensive among the three different models of the project.
As the most advanced modification in the project, the MiG-23-98-1 uses the Moskit-23 multi-purpose Doppler radar to replace the old Sapphire 23 radar and upgrade the fire control system. This radar is a derivative model of N010 and has multi-purpose functions. It can search and track up to 8 airborne targets, ground targets, and even sea surface targets. It can detect targets up to 90 kilometers long, is equipped with a Kh31 anti-ship missile control system that can also guide other surface weapons, and is equipped with a helmet mounted display.
Air to air weapons are also a major highlight of it. The most prominent feature is its compatibility with the R-77 active radar missile, which can carry up to 4 missiles. At the same time, it can also use R-27 series missiles, but can only carry up to two on the wings. For infrared guided missiles, they can carry up to 4 R-73 missiles or 6 R-60M missiles.
It also has many ground weapons, in addition to traditional unguided weapons, it can carry two Kh-29T/Kh-25ML or four FAB-500KR/FAB-500L, and can mount an electro-optical pod at the center of the fuselage In addition, if users have sufficient funds, they can also install more powerful fire control radar, making the combat effectiveness of MIG-23-98-1 close to that of MiG-29SMT but at a lower cost
In terms of power, it uses the R-35-300 engine, which can provide a thrust of 13000 kilometers and a maximum speed of 2450 kilometers per hour. In battle, the wing sweep angle decreased from 45 ° to 33 °. It is also equipped with a new GLONASS/GPS navigation system and comes with an MFI-68 LCD multifunction display.
In 1999, the only prototype of the White 36 aircraft was manufactured. The technical features of this aircraft were modernized and capable of handling multi-purpose combat, attacking aerial, ground, and surface targets, making its overall combat effectiveness close to that of fourth generation fighter jets Mikoyan Company highly recommends the MIG-23-98-1 upgrade plan to foreign users, who believe that this plan can give the MIG-23 combat power close to that of the F16C, as it is equipped with HMD sights and has a variety of ground attack weapons However, after the launch of the plan, there was little response and orders were never received, as these countries tended to directly purchase the more advanced F16C or JAS-39 rather than upgrading the old MiG-23.Some countries choose to retire the MiG-23 and switch to the cheaper MiG-21 due to their inability to maintain and reduce military spending.
The MiG-23-98-1 is an advanced improved version of the MiG-23, with its active radar missile R-77 that can be launched without hesitation. At the same time, it can also launch missiles such as R-73 and R-27R/T.The updated radar also provides better enemy detection capabilities than the current MiG-23 in the game, and a variety of ground weapons can be used by players in land warfare. It is very suitable as a gift pack plane to join the game, and it is recommended that the BR be 13.0.
- Crew：1
- Gun：GSh-23L (200 rounds)
- Engine：1 × Khatchaturov R-35-300
- Radar：Moskit-23
- Maximum takeoff：17800 kg
- Maximum speed: 2450 km/h
- Air to air missile：R-77、R-27R/ER、R-27T/ET、R-73
- Air to ship missile：Kh-31 missile
- Air to ground weapon：Kh-31P、Kh-23、Kh-25ML、Kh-29L、Kh-29T、KAB-500L、
KAB-500KR
The mounting position is shown in the following figure.
