https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=U55675064War Thunder Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-23T20:10:23ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=R-23T&diff=127785R-23T2022-04-25T01:15:09Z<p>U55675064: /* Pros and cons */ Edited the maximum overload for the R-23T as based on the stat card as well as fixing a typo for maneuverability.</p>
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<div>== Description ==<br />
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[[File:WeaponImage R-23T.png|thumb|left|420px|The R-23T missile (scale is approximate)]]<br />
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a Soviet [[Air-to-air_missiles#Infrared_homing_.28heat-seeking.29_missiles|infrared homing air-to-air missile]]. It was introduced in [[Update "Red Skies"]]. It is an aircraft-mounted all-aspect IR-guided anti-air missile.<br />
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===<br />
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* {{Specs-Link|mig_23m}}<br />
* {{Specs-Link|mig_23mf_germany}}<br />
* {{Specs-Link|mig_23mla}}<br />
* {{Specs-Link|mig_23mld}}<br />
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== General info ==<br />
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=== Effective damage ===<br />
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=== Comparison with analogues ===<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* All aspect missile.<br />
* Fast missile (Mach 3).<br />
* Long range (27 km).<br />
* Good explosive mass (20 kg of TNT), can obliterate any plane.<br />
* Quite nimble for a long range missile (20<ref>The stat card for the R-23T on the MiG-23M, MiG-23MLD, MiG-23MF, and the MiG-23MLA state that the maximum overload is 20Gs.</ref>G).<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Poor maneuverability and acceleration.<br />
* You must lock targets for the rear aspect, otherwise the missile will be avoided.<br />
* Can be bypassed using flares.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[R-23R]] - semi-active radar-homing variant<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''<br />
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