R-3S

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| about = infrared homing missile '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = the semi-active radar homing version
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== Description ==

[[File:WeaponImage R-3S.png|thumb|left|420px|The R-3S missile (scale is approximate)]]
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The '''R-3S''' (K13A, AA-2A 'Atoll') is a Soviet [[Air-to-air_missiles#Infrared_homing_.28heat-seeking.29_missiles|infrared homing air-to-air missile]], it was introduced in [[Update 1.85 "Supersonic"]]. It is an improved version of the original R-3 missile, which was itself a reverse-engineered [[AIM-9B]]. In-game the R-3S performs similarly to the AIM-9B, but is slightly worse in some respects.

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|mig-17_cuba}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig-19pt}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig-21_f13}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig-21_pfm}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig-21_s}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig-21_sps_k}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig-21_mf}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig-21_smt}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig-21_bis}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig-21_bis_sau}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig_23m}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig_23mf_germany}}

== General info ==
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=== Effective damage ===
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== Usage in battles ==
keep in mind that this is one of the first air-to-air missiles in the game, that is, they are really very rudimentary in their operation, they can only lock on the target if they are right behind it, it will also not be able to lock if the target is in in front of the sun. its use can be summarized in a simple tactic, first stay well behind the opponent, after that turn on the missile target lock, when the ball turns red shoot the missile, also keep in mind that any curve tighter than 9g will be enough for the missile to miss the target only fire if the target is distracted or running away.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Able to reach out and attack non-manoeuvring aircraft

'''Cons:'''

* Poor tracking
* Very low launch overload limit
* Low in-flight G-overload

== History ==


The origin of the '''R-3''' missile has many stories, but it starts in 1954 with Matus Ruvimovich Bisnovat's OKB-4 (renamed 1967 as GMKB ''Vympel''), which was specialized in the development of air-to-air missiles. Bisnovat's OKB-4 soon received a captured and intact [[AIM-9B Sidewinder]] from China.<ref name="GordonAAMpg1">Gordon 2004, p.24</ref> The Chinese reportedly obtained the Sidewinder either as an unexploded missile launched by a Taiwanese F-86,<ref name="LaiDragon">Lai 2016</ref> or in a crashed fighter wreckage that carried the missile.<ref name="GordonAAMpg1" /> Either way, OKB-4 was instructed to reverse-engineer the missile into a working design for Soviet aircraft.

By 1959, OKB-4 has reproduced the missile and tested their design on a Mikoyan SM-9/3T (a variant of the [[MiG-19S_(Germany)|MiG-19S]] for testing purposes) and the Ye-6T (likewise variant of the [[MiG-21F-13|MiG-21]]). The conclusion of the tests allowed OKB-4's missile to move towards production and service as the '''R-3S''' (''S'' - ''sereeynaya'' (Production)). The missile was also known by the name ''K-13'', or under its NATO designation ''AA-2A Atoll''.<ref name="GordonAAMpg1" />

The missile would first arm the MiG-21F-13 , and would go on to arm many other variants of the MiG-21 family and other Soviet fighter aircraft. It would later be improved in the [[R-3R]] and [[R-13M]] missile.

== Media ==
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== See also ==
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
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== External links ==


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;Bibliography:

* Gordon, Yefim. ''Soviet/Russian Aircraft Weapons Since World War II.'' Midland Publishing, 2004.
* Lai, Benjamin. ''The Dragon's Teeth: The Chinese People's Liberation Army - Its History, Traditions, and Air Sea and Land Capability in the 21st Century.'' Casemate Publishers, 14 July 2016.

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