we are soo close to greatness
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Do wanna note that it says “optional twin flare launchers” so my interpretation is that they were only showing ONE of them to show the mounting point on the opposite. Hoping this gets changed eventually.
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The flare dispenser is significantly bulkier than the original wing fence, as a result its aerodynamic characteristics are different. It makes no logical sense for such a disparity to be ok for a Mach-3 aircraft. This must be an error on their part.
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meanwhile random mobile games can do it but gaijin multi-million $ company can’t be bothered to model it
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Probably counts as a weapon suggestion. You got to suggest it (the feature) if I am not mistaken. It not being bug is kind of true. It just isn’t a feature yet.
I do not know if there are any other jets featured in game that have the same capability, but if they do Gaijin might need to add a keybind to the settings, specifically for this feature. And then they’ll have to reprogram the other vehicles (if any) to have the same or similar capability. It’s kind of a headache, but it shouldn’t be for a multi-million dollar company.
On the other hand they could just allow the missiles to be launched without a lock, in a similar way you’d launch an S-5K rocket. This might be an easier option.
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First time I see mentioned ASO-2 dispensers on MiG-25PD. Do you have also some other sources which mention them or real photos?
might be oblivious here, but what about the weight of said mig-25 itself?
Check the specifications
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MiG-25PD in Soviet service. With SPO-15 antennas and KDS-155 large caliber flare dispensers together with 60 flares. I do not know know why Gaijin chose to follow that schematic instead of what we have here.
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Yep blue 45. Another photo of it.
In 1985, a serial copy of the MiG-25PD (Foxbat E) high-altitude interceptor fighter was equipped with a retractable in-flight refueling pod in front of the cockpit, at a position slightly to the right of the fuselage longitudinal axis, at one of the repair plants. The MiG-25PD (Foxbat E) (blue 45) thus modified became known as the MiG-25PDZ and first took off from the runway in early 1986.
I can imagine it as TT version.
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My mistake. This could’ve been added instead. Fits more naturally as an event.
We have already serial PD as event. Better variant need to be TT. Adding prototypes to TT isn’t that unusual after all.
In that case we got our answer. I think the Soviets never used flares.
On PDZ they did. On PD I dont have evidence.
A bit off topic, just a curious moment… why is everyone referring “ПДС” as “PDZ”? Shouldn’t it be literal “PDS”?
PDS and PDZ are different variants. PDS is P which was modified to PD standard with small changes as non ability to carry drop tank and different parachute. PDZ was prototype, based on serial MiG-25PD, on which was tested air refueling system. It had little bit longer hull, where was installed this system and reportedly limited thrust vectoring which should help during refueling. Also photos of this variant show it with SPO-15 RWR and also with KDS-155 countermeasure dispensers, what make it only Soviet MiG-25 plane, on which we have photographical evidence that it carried those things.
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Well guys i bought it aaaand it’s disgusting. Its climb rate should be 200+ m/s. In fact, it’s 120 m/s. It’s completely blind. Its radar doesn’t see anyone or anything. It doesn’t turn at all. I wouldn’t advise anyone to waste their money on this “piece of code.”
well lets hope they fix the manull MTI, report got accpted some time ago for it. also for the 23
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