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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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| − | + | Here are some tactics to use in a match in RB and SB: | |
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| + | -Low altitude, High speed, side of the map - So try to get as much speed as possible maintaining very low altitude and go to the left if you want a more head on engagement or to the right if you want a side/back of the enemy attack position (as a majority of maps and matches people go to their left so if you go to the right, like as much as possible inside the map you probably will get them from the side or back and form below where they are not looking but you can do this going left as well). Better yet used with a squadron, can eliminate half or more of the enemy aircraft if played right with 4 people. Normally use the all IR missile load out with the R23T (low emission and a low profile loadout) | ||
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| + | -High altitude, high speed, together with your team, BVR - So this one is a more relaxed not so much guerrilla tactic, fly along with your team, maintain the high altitude until all enemy aircraft are below you , make surprise attacks on enemies that are busy, normally use the R23R's to destroy the high altitude F-4's or f104's first by BVR, after that going low with your team with the rest of your team and helping out with the IR missiles. | ||
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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| − | {{Youtube-gallery|I0Q3ZuD5o1U|'''The Shooting Range #255''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:25 discusses the {{PAGENAME}}.|wbRt9S_ZYes|'''How To Use IRST (Infrared Search and Track)''' - ''TeaRex''}} | + | {{Youtube-gallery|I0Q3ZuD5o1U|'''The Shooting Range #255''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:25 discusses the {{PAGENAME}}.|wbRt9S_ZYes|'''How To Use IRST (Infrared Search and Track)''' - ''TeaRex''|5Irmx9wqi38}} |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' --> | * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' --> | ||
| − | + | * MiG-23M - A guide on tactics and how to use ingame - Air Force Academy - War Thunder - Official Forum | |
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 27 August 2021
Contents
Description
The MiG-23M is a rank VII Soviet jet fighter with a battle rating of 11.3 (AB) and 11.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Red Skies".
General info
Flight performance
Air brakes
Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps
Drogue parachute
Reduces braking distance when landing on any runway
Max speed
at 13 000 m2 358 km/h
Turn time35 s
Max altitude16 000 m
EngineTumansky R-29-300
Type
Cooling systemAir
Take-off weight20 t
| Characteristics | Max Speed (km/h at 13,000 m) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 2,349 | 2,346 | 16000 | 35.4 | 35.5 | 149.5 | 144.6 | 750 |
| Upgraded | 2,369 | 2,358 | 34.6 | 35.0 | 192.3 | 169.9 | ||
Details
| Features | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear | Drogue chute |
| X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ |
| Limits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings (km/h) | Gear (km/h) | Flaps (km/h) | Max Static G | |||
| Combat | Take-off | Landing | + | - | ||
| 1423 | 630 | ___ | ___ | ___ | ~__ | ~__ |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < ___ | < ___ | < ___ | N/A |
Engine performance
| Engine | Aircraft mass | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine name | Number | Basic mass | Wing loading (full fuel) | ||||
| Tumansky R-29-300 | 1 | 11,155 kg | 395 - 445 kg/m2 | ||||
| Engine characteristics | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) | Max Takeoff Weight | |||||
| Weight (each) | Type | 10m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 35m fuel | ||
| 1,780 kg | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet | 12,367 kg | 13,462 kg | 14,615 kg | 15,195 kg | __,___ kg | |
| Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB) | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP) | ||||||
| Condition | 100% | WEP | 10m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 35m fuel | MTOW |
| Stationary | 7,950 kgf | 10,494 kgf | 0.85 | 0.78 | 0.72 | 0.69 | _.__ |
| Optimal | 8,268 kgf (1,400 km/h) |
12,987 kgf (1,400 km/h) |
1.05 | 0.96 | 0.89 | 0.85 | _.__ |
Survivability and armour
Flares/Chaff
Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar
Crew1 person
Speed of destruction
Structural0 km/h
Gear630 km/h
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
Repair costBasic → Reference
AB2 738 → 3 981 
RB8 039 → 11 688
SB8 211 → 11 938
Total cost of modifications273 500 
430 000
Talisman cost2 900 
Crew training240 000
Experts830 000
Aces3 000
Research Aces1 140 000
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
100 / 310 / 600 %
238 / 238 / 238 %
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Armaments
Offensive armament
The MiG-23M is armed with:
- 1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon, belly-mounted (200 rpg)
Suspended armament
The MiG-23M can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
- Without load
- 2 x R-3S missiles
- 16 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,600 kg total)
- 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs + 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,300 kg total)
- 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs + 2 x R-3S missiles (800 kg total)
- 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs + 2 x R-13M1 missiles (800 kg total)
- 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs + 2 x R-60 missiles (800 kg total)
- 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs + 2 x R-23R missiles (800 kg total)
- 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs + 2 x R-23T missiles (800 kg total)
- 4 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,000 kg total)
- 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs + 64 x S-5K rockets (500 kg total)
- 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs + 2 x R-3S missiles (500 kg total)
- 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs + 2 x R-13M1 missiles (500 kg total)
- 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs + 2 x R-60 missiles (500 kg total)
- 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs + 2 x R-23R missiles (500 kg total)
- 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs + 2 x R-23T missiles (500 kg total)
- 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (1,000 kg total)
- 4 x R-3S missiles
- 6 x R-60 missiles
- 4 x R-60 missiles + 2 x R-3S missiles
- 4 x R-60 missiles + 2 x R-23R missiles
- 4 x R-60 missiles + 2 x R-23T missiles
- 4 x R-13M1 missiles
- 2 x R-13M1 missiles + 2 x R-3S missiles
- 2 x R-13M1 missiles + 2 x R-23T missiles
- 2 x R-13M1 missiles + 2 x R-23R missiles
- 2 x R-23R missiles
- 2 x R-23T missiles
- 64 x S-5K rockets
- 64 x S-5K rockets
- 96 x S-5K rockets
- 4 x S-24 rockets
- 2 x Kh-23M missiles
Usage in battles
Here are some tactics to use in a match in RB and SB:
-Low altitude, High speed, side of the map - So try to get as much speed as possible maintaining very low altitude and go to the left if you want a more head on engagement or to the right if you want a side/back of the enemy attack position (as a majority of maps and matches people go to their left so if you go to the right, like as much as possible inside the map you probably will get them from the side or back and form below where they are not looking but you can do this going left as well). Better yet used with a squadron, can eliminate half or more of the enemy aircraft if played right with 4 people. Normally use the all IR missile load out with the R23T (low emission and a low profile loadout)
-High altitude, high speed, together with your team, BVR - So this one is a more relaxed not so much guerrilla tactic, fly along with your team, maintain the high altitude until all enemy aircraft are below you , make surprise attacks on enemies that are busy, normally use the R23R's to destroy the high altitude F-4's or f104's first by BVR, after that going low with your team with the rest of your team and helping out with the IR missiles.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Amazingly high top speed.
- Good sustained turn rate.
- Reasonably high acceleration for its size.
- R-23T all aspect missiles.
- Swept-wing aircraft.
- HUD displays speed and altitude information, most useful in simulator mode.
- Can carry 6 x R60 AAMs.
- Contains IRST tracking system and decent radar that allows you to track aerial targets at ground level.
- Varied armament preset selection.
Cons:
- Underwhelming instantaneous turn rate.
- Low countermeasure count.
- 23 mm cannons are rather weak with Default belt.
- Rather low ammunition count for the 23 mm cannon.
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: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).
Media
- Skins
- Videos
The Shooting Range #255 - Metal Beasts section at 00:25 discusses the MiG-23M.
How To Use IRST (Infrared Search and Track) - TeaRex
See also
- MiG-23M - A guide on tactics and how to use ingame - Air Force Academy - War Thunder - Official Forum
External links
- [Development] The MiG-23M and rank VII for aviation
- Official data sheet - more details about the performance
| Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (Микоя́н и Гуре́вич Опытное конструкторское бюро) | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | MiG-3-15 · MiG-3-15 (BK) · MiG-3-34 |
| I-225 | |
| Jet fighters | MiG-9 · MiG-9 (l) |
| MiG-15 · MiG-15bis · MiG-15bis ISh | |
| MiG-17 | |
| MiG-19PT | |
| MiG-21F-13 · MiG-21PFM · MiG-21S (R-13-300) · MiG-21SMT · MiG-21bis | |
| MiG-23M · MiG-23ML · MiG-23MLD | |
| MiG-27M · MiG-27K | |
| MiG-29 · MiG-29SMT | |
| Export/Licensed | ␗MiG-9 · ␗MiG-9 (l) |
| ◊MiG-15bis · ◔MiG-15bis · J-2* | |
| MiG-17AS · ◔MiG-17PF · J-4* · Shenyang F-5* | |
| ◊MiG-19S · J-6A* | |
| ◄MiG-21 SPS-K · ◊MiG-21MF · ◔MiG-21MF · ▄MiG-21bis · ◔MiG-21bis-SAU · ◊MiG-21bis-SAU · ◊MiG-21 "Lazur-M" · ▄MiG-21 Bison · J-7II** | |
| ◊MiG-23BN · ◊MiG-23MF · ◔MiG-23MF · ◊MiG-23MLA | |
| ◔MiG-29 · ◊MiG-29 · ◄MiG-29G | |
| *Licensed and domesticated with Chinese designations. | |
| **Unlicensed, reverse-engineered and domesticated with Chinese designations. | |
| See Also | Shenyang · Chengdu |
| USSR jet aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Bereznyak-Isayev | BI |
| Yakovlev | Yak-15 · Yak-15P · Yak-17 · Yak-23 · Yak-28B · Yak-30D · Yak-38 · Yak-38M · Yak-141 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich | MiG-9 · MiG-9 (l) · MiG-15 · MiG-15bis · MiG-15bis ISh · MiG-17 · MiG-17AS · MiG-19PT |
| MiG-21F-13 · MiG-21PFM · MiG-21S (R-13-300) · MiG-21SMT · MiG-21bis | |
| MiG-23M · MiG-23ML · MiG-23MLD · MiG-27M · MiG-27K | |
| MiG-29 · MiG-29SMT | |
| Lavochkin | La-174 · La-15 · La-200 |
| Sukhoi | Su-9 · Su-11 |
| Su-7B · Su-7BKL · Su-7BMK · Su-17M2 · Su-17M4 · Su-22M3 | |
| Su-24M | |
| Su-25 · Su-25BM · Su-25K · Su-25T · Su-25SM3 · Su-39 | |
| Su-27 · Su-27SM | |
| Su-34 | |
| Ilyushin | IL-28 · IL-28Sh |
| Tupolev | Tu-14T |
