Why not add battle rating for Air AB & RB ?
I dont have experience from AB/RB for that jets.
In a folder with MiG-23M & MiG-23 MLD (23-18) ?
One from the few possible options but I would put MLD rather to tier VIII after that changes.
Located before MiG-21SMT & MiG-21Bis group ?
Here are possible options:
According to the project:
1.MiG-23-98-1 - A multifunctional tactical fighter with radically increased combat effectiveness due to the ability to intercept all types of air targets, detect and destroy ships, small-sized ground and radio-emitting targets. It is installed on the aircraft:
on-board automated system “core” consisting of: a digital computing system MVK, ILS, two multifunctional color LCD displays, two multifunctional control panels, a video recording system;
multifunctional radar with a range of detection of air targets of the “fighter” type 90-100 km-2 options were considered (Mosquito-23/Topaz_N019MP)…
modern guided weapons (air-to-air missiles - RVV-AE, R-27R,T, R-27E(R,T); R-73; air-to-surface missiles - X-25ML,MP, X-29L,T, TD, X-31A,P and KAB-500L aerial bombs, KR);
new SUO (from the MiG-21-93 aircraft), NSC, INS/KNS, SHS, radio altimeter;
new means of radio communication.
The main options offered are:
reduced visibility;
installation of a stake (from a MiG-29 aircraft);
the use of a diverse range of containers that expand the tactical capabilities of the aircraft;
refueling in the air;
Increased combat survivability;
additional avionics systems.
In a moment-23-98-1 All types of fighters and interceptors based on the MiG-23 can be converted…
2.MiG-23-98-2 - a tactical fighter with increased combat effectiveness in the fight against aerial targets. They are installed on the plane:
upgraded Saphir-23 radar and SUO, which ensure the use, in addition to standard weapons, of RVV-AE and R-73E air-to-air missiles;
a new inertial system with correction from the KNS;
new means of radio communication.
The main options offered are:
reduced visibility;
installing the NSC;
containers with an active radio interference station or reconnaissance equipment;
refueling in the air;
new avionics systems.
In an instant option-23-98-2 All modifications of the MiG-23 aircraft equipped with the Sapphire-23 radar can be retrofitted.
3.MiG-23-98-3-- installation of the Mosquito-21K radar (target detection range in the front hemisphere is 45 km, in the rear - 20 km) in a suspended container in addition to the standard Saphir-23 station. As a result, without serious redesign, the aircraft is able to carry the same weapons as in the first version (but with a shorter range of missile combat)…
Mosquito-23… БОРТОВАЯ РЛС «МОСКИТ» - описание и технические характеристики (military-club.com)
Wow that is way more than I expected, time to get to translating.
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Is there a practical difference between the MLA and MLD (in game)?
MLD have SPO-15 RWR and vortex generators to better low speed stability.
What was said earlier, BUT, the MiG-23MLD in WT loses speed a lot more than the MLA and ML, for some reason, when doing sustained turns.
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Technically it would lose speed faster at certain angles of attack but generally speaking at lower angles of attack and at sustained turn rate speeds it would be more likely to just handle better and the leading edge flaps as well as other refinements would prevent flow separation, thus prevent further drag.
The flow separation is more of an issue on delta designs, or lower aspect ratio wings though.
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Yes, so I don’t understand why it loses so much more speed than the ML or MLA.
Summed it up for you
Since the wings are high aspect ratio, when they are forward… the vortex causes turbulent airflow when airflow separation is not a real problem. This causes higher drag when wings are forward. When wings are full back you might see less airflow separation due to the vortices but again - it still adds drag.
The delta between them may be off, but the MLD is trading raw aerodynamic performance for stability at higher angles of attack.
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I just tried this in a test flight, but its not true?
The cockpit sight is only standard and cannon on ground target, the radar itself doesnt provide gun lead.
(Which isnt realistic, I know)
Im pretty sure it was on DEV, no?
Yes its dev.
Ooooohh sorry I don’t read data mines, but regardless can’t wait to install the update now.
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Yeah it still doesn’t work. It works in 3rd person but not in first person. Which makes it useless for Sim
It’s not that it doesn’t work, they added it, they just didn’t add the HUD mode for the cannon on air targets, so they literally just slapped it on and called it a day.
There is HUD images of the lead indicator I’m pretty sure.
What manual is this specifically? Do you have the rest? I am interested in the IRST section right after the radar section.
Its from MiG-23MLD addition to MiG-23ML manual. Its everything what I have.
Are you sure it is the MLD addition to the ML manual?
Look here: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 'FLOGGER' - History, Design, Performance & Dissection - #410 by _Fantom2451
The pages you had linked are 73 - 84, which there are the Radar pages within the regular 23ML section.
Also, those pages do not discuss the new modes that N008 on the MLD has, namely ББ, МПХ, and ПСЦ:
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