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Shafrir 2

2024-01-14T04:33:56Z

U106058988: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ added Kfir Canard PROPERLY this time

{{About
| about = Israeli air-to-air missile '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = the other version
| link = Shafrir
}}
== Description ==

The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an Israeli [[Air-to-air_missiles#Infrared_homing_.28heat-seeking.29_missiles|infrared homing air-to-air missile]], it was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]].

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|a_4n}}
* {{Specs-Link|md_460_saar}}
* {{Specs-Link|mirage_3cj}}
* {{Specs-Link|kfir_c7}}
* {{Specs-Link|nesher}}
* {{Specs-Link|kfir_c2}}
* {{Specs-Link|kfir_canard}}

== General info ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
|-
| '''Mass''' || 90 kg
|-
| '''Guidance''' || IR
|-
| '''Aspect''' || Rear-aspect
|-
| '''Lock range (rear-aspect)''' || 4 km
|-
| '''Launch range''' || 20 km
|-
| '''Maximum speed''' || 2.1 M
|-
| '''Maximum overload''' || 18 G
|-
| '''Missile guidance time''' || 30 secs
|-
| '''Explosive mass''' || 7.62 kg TNTeq
|-
|}

=== Effective damage ===

The warhead has 7.62 kg of TNT equivalent, doing short work and destroying the targets most of the time in one hit. Sometimes aircrafts with reinforced airframe like the Su-25 can resist a hit, but the damage would force them out of the fight.

=== Comparison with analogues ===

One of the closest analogues to the Shafrir 2 is the [[AIM-9D]] Sidewinder, but the Shafrir 2 has an uncaged seeker so it is possible to lead the missile and proportionally having a higher tracking rate. However, when it comes to burn time, range, acceleration and G-tolerance, the two missiles are practically identical to each other.

It could be considered inferior to the [[AIM-9D Sidewinder|AIM-9D]] however, it's slower to accelerate and takes some time to start tracking, but the worst thing its the seeker, with a performance more comparable to the first [[Shafrir]], it will go for flares without any problem, and it's also easily attracted by the sun or other heat sources, and sometimes it will start tracking other enemies if they get in between you and your target.

== Usage in battles ==

As the Shafrir 2 has a considerably high burning time and range, firing on enemies at 2.5 km or even 4 km with a considerable speed difference is quite usual to do with a proper leading, and having a pretty decent G overload of 18 G makes the missile difficult to dodge, destroying enemies with their guard down or distracted from a surprisingly far distance.

But the main problem of Shafrir 2, especially if it's used in high tier battles, is not having a good flare resistance and much worse than its contemporaries, and almost impossible to use in short ranges against maneuvering targets.

=== Pros and cons ===

'''Pros:'''

* Good range and high burning time, being almost identical to AIM-9D
* Has an uncaged seeker that is able to lead targets
* Pretty good G overload of 18G, being extremely difficult to dodge against enemies without flares, mainly against supersonic aircrafts or heavy aircraft like bombers
* Standard missile for many IAF planes, meaning the general missile performance is the same from planes of lower BR to higher BRs, allowing players to better familiarize around the missile's strength and weaknesses

'''Cons:'''

* Missile loses most of its strength in higher BR battles like above 11.0, being extremely limited and primitive compared to others like the [[R-60M]] and [[AIM-9L]] in every aspect, especially by not being an all-aspect missile.
* Terrible performance in short ranges with minimal flare resistance, being easily distracted by flares even against afterburning or hot targets
* Takes time to start tracking and has a mediocre acceleration after being launched

== History ==
The Shafrir program was intended to develop an air-to-air missile domestically, to reduce Israeli reliance on exports and promote domestic defence companies. However, after the introduction of the first Shafrir missile, the IAF realized that its performance was very bad and no kills were ever achieved with it. In fact, pilots would rather use the guns in their Mirage fighters than using the missile itself. In fact, the whole Shafrir program was intended

The Shafrir 2 was developed almost instantly after the first Shafrir went into service. It had an improved engine, G-tolerance, seeker and a much longer range. The Shafrir 2 proved to be an excellent missile, and would be credited with 89 kills during the Yom Kippur War of 1973 out of 176 missiles launched. After the introduction of the more capable Python 3 (now called Python to use more Western names), the Shafrir 2 was exported in large quantities to South America, the countries that used it the most were Honduras, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==


;Related development

* [[Shafrir]]

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* [[wikipedia:Python_(missile)|[Wikipedia] - Python (missile)]]

{{Missiles}}

[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

Shafrir 2

2024-01-14T04:31:23Z

U106058988: Added Kfir Canard to list of vehicles equipped with this missile

{{About
| about = Israeli air-to-air missile '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = the other version
| link = Shafrir
}}
== Description ==

The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an Israeli [[Air-to-air_missiles#Infrared_homing_.28heat-seeking.29_missiles|infrared homing air-to-air missile]], it was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]].

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|a_4n}}
* {{Specs-Link|md_460_saar}}
* {{Specs-Link|mirage_3cj}}
* {{Specs-Link|kfir_c7}}
* {{Specs-Link|nesher}}
* {{Specs-Link|kfir_c2}}
* {{Specs-Link|Kfir_Canard}}

== General info ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
|-
| '''Mass''' || 90 kg
|-
| '''Guidance''' || IR
|-
| '''Aspect''' || Rear-aspect
|-
| '''Lock range (rear-aspect)''' || 4 km
|-
| '''Launch range''' || 20 km
|-
| '''Maximum speed''' || 2.1 M
|-
| '''Maximum overload''' || 18 G
|-
| '''Missile guidance time''' || 30 secs
|-
| '''Explosive mass''' || 7.62 kg TNTeq
|-
|}

=== Effective damage ===

The warhead has 7.62 kg of TNT equivalent, doing short work and destroying the targets most of the time in one hit. Sometimes aircrafts with reinforced airframe like the Su-25 can resist a hit, but the damage would force them out of the fight.

=== Comparison with analogues ===

One of the closest analogues to the Shafrir 2 is the [[AIM-9D]] Sidewinder, but the Shafrir 2 has an uncaged seeker so it is possible to lead the missile and proportionally having a higher tracking rate. However, when it comes to burn time, range, acceleration and G-tolerance, the two missiles are practically identical to each other.

It could be considered inferior to the [[AIM-9D Sidewinder|AIM-9D]] however, it's slower to accelerate and takes some time to start tracking, but the worst thing its the seeker, with a performance more comparable to the first [[Shafrir]], it will go for flares without any problem, and it's also easily attracted by the sun or other heat sources, and sometimes it will start tracking other enemies if they get in between you and your target.

== Usage in battles ==

As the Shafrir 2 has a considerably high burning time and range, firing on enemies at 2.5 km or even 4 km with a considerable speed difference is quite usual to do with a proper leading, and having a pretty decent G overload of 18 G makes the missile difficult to dodge, destroying enemies with their guard down or distracted from a surprisingly far distance.

But the main problem of Shafrir 2, especially if it's used in high tier battles, is not having a good flare resistance and much worse than its contemporaries, and almost impossible to use in short ranges against maneuvering targets.

=== Pros and cons ===

'''Pros:'''

* Good range and high burning time, being almost identical to AIM-9D
* Has an uncaged seeker that is able to lead targets
* Pretty good G overload of 18G, being extremely difficult to dodge against enemies without flares, mainly against supersonic aircrafts or heavy aircraft like bombers
* Standard missile for many IAF planes, meaning the general missile performance is the same from planes of lower BR to higher BRs, allowing players to better familiarize around the missile's strength and weaknesses

'''Cons:'''

* Missile loses most of its strength in higher BR battles like above 11.0, being extremely limited and primitive compared to others like the [[R-60M]] and [[AIM-9L]] in every aspect, especially by not being an all-aspect missile.
* Terrible performance in short ranges with minimal flare resistance, being easily distracted by flares even against afterburning or hot targets
* Takes time to start tracking and has a mediocre acceleration after being launched

== History ==
The Shafrir program was intended to develop an air-to-air missile domestically, to reduce Israeli reliance on exports and promote domestic defence companies. However, after the introduction of the first Shafrir missile, the IAF realized that its performance was very bad and no kills were ever achieved with it. In fact, pilots would rather use the guns in their Mirage fighters than using the missile itself. In fact, the whole Shafrir program was intended

The Shafrir 2 was developed almost instantly after the first Shafrir went into service. It had an improved engine, G-tolerance, seeker and a much longer range. The Shafrir 2 proved to be an excellent missile, and would be credited with 89 kills during the Yom Kippur War of 1973 out of 176 missiles launched. After the introduction of the more capable Python 3 (now called Python to use more Western names), the Shafrir 2 was exported in large quantities to South America, the countries that used it the most were Honduras, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==


;Related development

* [[Shafrir]]

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* [[wikipedia:Python_(missile)|[Wikipedia] - Python (missile)]]

{{Missiles}}

[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

MiG-23ML

2022-12-21T19:06:36Z

U106058988: Added Flight Characteristics for Speed and Flaps. Few gaps in my knowlege.

{{Specs-Card
|code=mig_23ml
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
|store=11807
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Apex Predators"]].

== General info ==
=== Flight performance ===
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}

''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
! colspan="2" | Max speed (km/h at 13,000 m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (metres)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (metres/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (metres)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
! Stock
| 2346 || 2342 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 33.6 || 33.9 || 196.1 || 190.6 || rowspan="2" | 750
|-
! Upgraded
| 2371 || 2358 || 32.4 || 33.0 || 246.1 || 220.0
|-
|}

==== Details ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="6" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
|-
| _ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || _ || ✓
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="7" | Limits
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
|-
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
|-
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || ___ || ___ || ___ || ~__ || ~__
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
|-
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
|-
| < ___ || < ___ || < ___ || N/A
|-
|}

==== Engine performance ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass
|-
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)
|-
| colspan="2" | Tumansky R-35-300 || 1
| colspan="2" | __,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m2
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Max Gross Weight|Mass of the fully equipped aircraft with heaviest weapons load}}
|-
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel
|-
| ___ kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg
|-
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
|-
! Condition || 100% || ___%/WEP
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MGW
|-
| ''Stationary'' || ___ kgf || ___ kgf
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__
|-
| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf (_ km/h) || ___ kgf (_ km/h)
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__
|-
|}

=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}

''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
=== Offensive armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}

{{main|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:

* A choice between two presets:
** 1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon, belly-mounted (200 rpg)
** 1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon + 72 x large calibre countermeasures

=== Suspended armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}

''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.''

== Usage in battles ==

''Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''

=== Pros and cons ===

''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".''

'''Pros:'''

*

'''Cons:'''

*

== History ==

''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''

== Media ==

''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==

''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{USSR jet aircraft}}
{{USSR premium aircraft}}

MiG-23ML

2022-12-21T18:55:42Z

U106058988: Speed

{{Specs-Card
|code=mig_23ml
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
|store=11807
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Apex Predators"]].

== General info ==
=== Flight performance ===
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}

''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
! colspan="2" | Max speed (km/h at 13,000 m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (metres)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (metres/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (metres)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
! Stock
| ___ || 2342 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | ___
|-
! Upgraded
| ___ || ___ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._
|-
|}

==== Details ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="6" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
|-
| _ || _ || _ || _ || _ || _ 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="7" | Limits
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
|-
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
|-
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || ___ || ___ || ___ || ~__ || ~__
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
|-
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
|-
| < ___ || < ___ || < ___ || N/A
|-
|}

==== Engine performance ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass
|-
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)
|-
| colspan="2" | _____ || _
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m2
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Max Gross Weight|Mass of the fully equipped aircraft with heaviest weapons load}}
|-
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel
|-
| ___ kg || colspan="2" | ___
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg
|-
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
|-
! Condition || 100% || ___%/WEP
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MGW
|-
| ''Stationary'' || ___ kgf || ___ kgf
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__
|-
| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf (_ km/h) || ___ kgf (_ km/h)
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__
|-
|}

=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}

''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
=== Offensive armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}

{{main|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:

* A choice between two presets:
** 1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon, belly-mounted (200 rpg)
** 1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon + 72 x large calibre countermeasures

=== Suspended armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}

''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.''

== Usage in battles ==

''Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''

=== Pros and cons ===

''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".''

'''Pros:'''

*

'''Cons:'''

*

== History ==

''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''

== Media ==

''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==

''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{USSR jet aircraft}}
{{USSR premium aircraft}}