So to sum it up for BM:
- 10x FAB-500M62 (6 under hull - 4 under wings)
- 4x Kh-58U (when ARM become a thing)
- 4x R-60M (many sources write about that but no photos)
- 60x flares (KDS-155 - same countermeasure modules as on PD variant)
Not bad at all.
I don’t think it had flares, that’s the problem. XD
Only one MiG-25RB variant came with flares, and it’s not a BM. Also, the original pylons can still be mounted on the regular RB, so it could theoretically carry R-60s, but I’ll think about it. Matter of fact all of them could carry all of these upgrades, so it is really not that deep which variant we get.
RBSh also had radar warning receivers on the engine nozzles, it was exactly similar to what the Iraqi MiG-25PDs had with flares.
Another problem is that we don’t yet have SEAD in game.
Thats not a big problem. It can use KDS-155 from RB variant due to balance reasons same like in case of MiG-23M/ML/MLA, F-15A or F-5C. Non of them had flares irl. As BM is developed from RB so there is no technical limitation why it should not be able to carry them. Also BM have better RWR (SPO-15 compared to SPO-10).
Kh-58U can get additionally when SEAD will be thing.
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Do we even know what bands are available to whatever seeker(s) it has available?
As if the faithfully modeled I don’t think it would be able to even detect many of the Tactical radar’s That it would see as threats. Also considering that it far outranges missiles like the Shrike and Standard-ARM It’s probably not going to be very useful as most relevant targets would be outside the band of the seekers, and the excessive range means it doesn’t really have a direct Western counterpart in any relevant respect.
Also, as the sheet is somewhat depreciated, the AGM-78 B / -C /-D cover E through I / J bands as per
What I know is that it can guide to Osa radar.
You are 100% right, I have just seen a cockpit picture of it. It looks like the BM has an optical sight for the R-60 missiles.
I will have them delete my RBSh suggestion and I will rewrite it to focus on the BM.
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Here is wrote about bands where it operates. According to this sources 1.2 - 11 GHz so it goes to J-band (as mentioned Osa radar).
anyone?
MiG-25BM suggestion has been posted for consideration. Thank you for your sources.
I have asked them to delete my RBSh pending suggestion.
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It should be probably same as on MiG-23. Only bigger diameter and power probably.
Thing is that MiG-23 radar is currently modeled absolutely wrong in game and should be manually be able to change radar mode based on the manual.
Thank you that you made suggestion on this wonderful machine. :)
The MiG-25 has always been one of my favorite aircraft and it will be nice to have it in a bomber/SEAD version. Hope that it will be approved soon as possible.
I’m gonna kms if it turns out to be like mig23, what is the point of look down shoot down capability being limited to 1.5 - 2km when your avg altitude is 6km in mig25.
What does ones pitch and altitude has to do with mti anyways, checking wiki they don’t matter much. It’s some of the blind speeds which limits the MTI
Maybe it was changed to higher altitude. Would be good to check manual but I dont have any.
Back to MiG-25BM. This can be ideal position for MiG-25BM. BR is only placeholder value (I really dont know what BR it should be).
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Uhrmmm actually, 1.6% of the MiG-23Ms produced carried the KDS-23 dispensers, lol
Technically they had the KDS-23s, but the ML/MLA definitely never had the BVP-50-60 CM dispensers.
Iraq did some funky conversions like giving their MLAs ASO-2 dispensers and I think Su-24 dispensers lol
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They carried? Good to know.
I have good news. This is for MiG-23 radar Sapphire-23 report. According to manual it have switch which allow use MTI in higher altitude. As Sapphire-25 from MiG-25PD is based on MiG-23 radar (but bigger and stronger) so it should be same way.
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/JYls1faLEq27
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I checked wiki, it says 25pd used uplse doppler not mti.
This is also strengthened by reports that ussr took the pulse doppler technology from f4j jets captured in vietnam
For some reason also Sapphire-23 is called as pulse-doppler.
https://ruslet.webnode.cz/technika/ruska-technika/letecka-technika/a-i-mikojan-a-m-i-gurjevic/mig-23s-flogger-a-/
It will be both MTI as 25 was developed from 23.
https://ruslet.webnode.cz/technika/ruska-technika/letecka-technika/a-i-mikojan-a-m-i-gurjevic/mig-25pd-pds-foxbat-e-/
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Unable to find where i read the f4j being captured in vietnam by soviets for mig25 radar. It can be helpfull in this case
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