Mirage F1C - Revision history

U38088265: /* Armaments */

2024-08-23T08:01:48Z

‎Armaments

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2024-06-21T17:10:24Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U38088265: /* Description */

2023-11-29T15:55:10Z

‎Description

U120313908: /* Description */ Updated

2023-11-27T22:55:11Z

‎Description: Updated

U38088265: /* Details */

2023-10-21T20:26:30Z

‎Details

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2023-06-18T10:44:46Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U38088265: /* Engine performance */

2023-03-19T21:41:39Z

‎Engine performance

U38088265: /* Pros and cons */

2023-01-02T20:45:21Z

‎Pros and cons

U38088265: /* Offensive armament */ Updated

2023-01-02T20:44:44Z

‎Offensive armament: Updated

U44629479: Corrected About template

2022-12-23T22:29:05Z

Corrected About template

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 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 |-
-! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]
+! colspan="5" | [[Ballistic Computer]]
 |-
-! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)
+! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs) !! EEGS
 |-
-| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}}
+| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}}
 |-
 |}
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 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
-* A choice between two presets:
+* 2 x 30 mm DEFA 553 cannons, belly-mounted (135 rpg = 270 total)
-** 2 x 30 mm DEFA 553 cannons, belly-mounted (135 rpg = 270 total)
+* 48 x large calibre countermeasures
-** 2 x 30 mm DEFA 553 cannons + 252 x countermeasures
+* 144 x countermeasures
 === Suspended armament ===

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-| rowspan="16" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
+| rowspan="17" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
 |-
 ! [[DEFA 553 (30 mm)|30 mm DEFA 553]] cannons (180 rpg)
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 ! [[Matra Super 530F]] missiles
 | || || 1 || || 1 || ||
 |-
 | colspan="8" | Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 500 kg
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 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
-* Without load
+* 3 x 1,200 l drop tanks
 * 72 x SNEB type 23 rockets
 * 144 x SNEB type 23 rockets

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The Mirage F1C was a result of an experiment, when a smaller swept wing design of the Mirage outfitted with the latest and more powerful SNECMA Atar 9K-50 turbojet engine garnered the interest of Dassault engineers as a possible future replacement to the existing Mirage III and Mirage 5 fighters. Dassault began conducting further design work under the official name Mirage F1 as part of a private venture. In late 1966, the first prototype conducted its maiden flight and the initial test results were positive. Shortly after the French Air Force expressed interest in the aircraft and adopted the development program. Entering official service with the French Air Force in March 1974, the Mirage F1 took part in their first combat operations a decade later flying sorties against insurgent forces in Chad. Mirage F1s also took part in French operations during the Gulf War in 1990. It was also operated by several countries like Spain, Morocco, Qatar and Irak.
+The Mirage F1C was a result of an experiment, when a smaller swept wing design of the Mirage outfitted with the latest and more powerful SNECMA Atar 9K-50 turbojet engine garnered the interest of Dassault engineers as a possible future replacement to the existing Mirage III and Mirage 5 fighters. Dassault began conducting further design work under the official name Mirage F1 as part of a private venture. In late 1966, the first prototype conducted its maiden flight and the initial test results were positive. Shortly after the French Air Force expressed interest in the aircraft and adopted the development program. Entering official service with the French Air Force in March 1974, the Mirage F1 took part in their first combat operations a decade later flying sorties against insurgent forces in Chad. Mirage F1s also took part in French operations during the Gulf War in 1990. It was also operated by several countries like Spain, Morocco, Qatar, and Iraq.
-It was introduced in [[Update "Wind of Change"]]. The Mirage F1C has a relatively mediocre flight performance, it is able to pull high G manoeuvres at high speeds but the airframe is not suited for high angle of attack manoeuvres. However the wing design does allow the Mirage F1C to retain energy relatively well. The armament is nothing special, you do have access to 2 x Matra Magic 2 air to air missiles that are very hard to flare since they use IRCCM, however the other missiles may seem mediocre for a top tier jet. Thus the F1 is better suited for a support role, using your heavy long range missiles to attack enemies at high altitudes or surprising them from long ranges, specially with the IR guided missiles, since the Mirage F1s radar is not consistently capable of acquiring targets at low altitudes.
+It was introduced in [[Update "Wind of Change"]]. The Mirage F1C has relatively mediocre flight performance, it is able to pull high G manoeuvres at high speeds but the airframe is not suited for high angle of attack manoeuvres. However, the wing design does allow the Mirage F1C to retain energy relatively well. The armament is nothing special, you do have access to 2 x Matra Magic 2 air-to-air missiles that are very hard to flare since they use IRCCM, however the other missiles may seem mediocre for a top tier jet. Thus, the F1 is better suited for a support role, using your heavy long-range missiles to attack enemies at high altitudes or surprising them from long ranges, specially with the IR guided missiles, since the Mirage F1's radar is not consistently capable of acquiring targets at low altitudes.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Wind of Change"]].
+The Mirage F1C was a result of an experiment, when a smaller swept wing design of the Mirage outfitted with the latest and more powerful SNECMA Atar 9K-50 turbojet engine garnered the interest of Dassault engineers as a possible future replacement to the existing Mirage III and Mirage 5 fighters. Dassault began conducting further design work under the official name Mirage F1 as part of a private venture. In late 1966, the first prototype conducted its maiden flight and the initial test results were positive. Shortly after the French Air Force expressed interest in the aircraft and adopted the development program. Entering official service with the French Air Force in March 1974, the Mirage F1 took part in their first combat operations a decade later flying sorties against insurgent forces in Chad. Mirage F1s also took part in French operations during the Gulf War in 1990. It was also operated by several countries like Spain, Morocco, Qatar and Irak.
 == General info ==
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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * Without load
 * 72 x SNEB type 23 rockets
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 ;Related development
 * [[Mirage F1CT]]

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 |-
-| 1,457 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 555 || 549 || 416 || ~__ || ~__
+| 1,457 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 575 || 549 || 416 || ~11 || ~5
 |-
 |}
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 |-
 | colspan="2" | SNECMA Atar 9K-50 || 1
-| colspan="2" | 8,036 kg || colspan="3" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup>
+| colspan="2" | 8,036 kg || colspan="3" | 458 kg/m<sup>2</sup>
 |-
 ! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics

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 {{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.'' -->
-The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:
+The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
 |-
 ! !! width="6%" | 1 !! width="6%" | 2 !! width="6%" | 3 !! width="6%" | 4 !! width="6%" | 5 !! width="6%" | 6 !! width="6%" | 7
-| rowspan="14" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
+| rowspan="16" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
 |-
-! 30 mm DEFA 553 cannons (180 rpg)
+! [[DEFA 553 (30 mm)|30 mm DEFA 553]] cannons (180 rpg)
 | || || 1 || || 1 || ||
 |-
-! 500 lb SAMP Mk 82 bombs
+! [[SAMP Type 25 (250 kg)|250 kg SAMP Type 25]] bombs
 | || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||
 |-
-! 250 kg SAMP Type 25 bombs
+! [[SAMP Type 21 200 (400 kg)|400 kg SAMP Type 21 200]] bombs
 | || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||
 |-
-! 400 kg SAMP Type 21 bombs
+! [[SAMP Mk 82 (500 lb)|500 lb SAMP Mk 82]] bombs
 | || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||
 |-
-! 1,000 lb SAMP Mk 83 bombs
+! [[SAMP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|1,000 lb SAMP Mk 83]] bombs
 | || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||
 |-
-! 2,000 lb SAMP Mk 84 bombs
+! [[SAMP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|2,000 lb SAMP Mk 84]] bombs
 | || || 1 || 1 || 1 || ||
 |-
-! SNEB type 23 rockets
+! [[SNEB type 23]] rockets
 | || 18, 36 || 18, 36 || || 18, 36 || 18, 36 ||
 |-
-! Matra R530 missiles
+! [[Matra R530]] missiles
 | || || 1 || 1 || 1 || ||
 |-
-! Matra R530E missiles
+! [[Matra R530E]] missiles
 | || || 1 || 1 || 1 || ||
 |-
-! Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles
+! [[Matra R550 Magic 1]] missiles
 | 1 || || || || || || 1
 |-
-! Matra R550 Magic 2 missiles
+! [[Matra R550 Magic 2]] missiles
 | 1 || || || || || || 1
 |-
-! Matra Super 530F missiles
+! [[Matra Super 530F]] missiles
 | || || 1 || || 1 || ||
 |-
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 |-
 |}
 == Usage in battles ==

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 |-
-| 1,351 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 555 || 549 || 416 || ~__ || ~__
+| 1,457 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 555 || 549 || 416 || ~__ || ~__
 |-
 |}
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 ! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
 |-
-| < 650 || < 600 || < 900 || N/A
+| < 650 || < 800 || < 900 || -
 |-
 |}
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 ! 13m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 44m fuel || MGW
 |-
-| ''Stationary'' || 4,878 kgf || 6,745 kgf
+| ''Stationary'' || 4,890 kgf || 6,801 kgf
 | 0.75 || 0.71 || 0.66 || 0.59 || 0.43
 |-
-| ''Optimal'' || 5,904 kgf<br>(1,200 - 1,351 km/h) || 9,142 kgf<br>(1,200 - 1,351 km/h)
+| ''Optimal'' || 5,917 kgf<br>(1,200 - 1,400 km/h) || 9,875 kgf<br>(1,200 km/h)
-| 1.02 || 0.96 || 0.89 || 0.81 || 0.58
+| 1.09 || 1.03 || 0.95 || 0.86 || 0.63
 |-
 |}
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 * Very slow acceleration with ordnance
 * Poor manoeuvrability at low and high speeds with only "workable" agility at mid speeds
 * The Matra Super 530F missiles are very heavy and strongly impact flight performance
 * 30 mm DEFA cannons are difficult to use, particularly against high-speed targets

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 * Availability of Matra Super 530F and R550 Magic 2 air-to-air missiles
 * The Cyrano-IV allows low altitude Pulse-Doppler (MTI) and ACM, an upgrade from the previous Mirages (IIIE & IIIC)
-* 184 countermeasures
+* 252 countermeasures
 * Decent acceleration at higher speeds

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 {{About
 | about = French jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
-| usage = the other version
+| usage = other versions
-| link = Mirage F1CT
+| link = Mirage F1 (Family)
 }}
 {{Specs-Card