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| colspan="2" | Tumansky R-29-300 || 1
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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* Amazingly high top speed.
 
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* Underwhelming instantaneous turn rate.
 
* Underwhelming instantaneous turn rate.
 
* Low countermeasure count.
 
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MiG-23M
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MiG-23M

Description

The MiG-23M is a rank Soviet jet fighter with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Red Skies".

General info

Flight performance

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 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 ___ ___ ___ ~__ ~__
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

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

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: GSh-23L (23 mm)

The MiG-23M is armed with:

  • 1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon, belly-mounted (200 rpg)

Suspended armament

Main articles: OFAB-100 (100 kg), FAB-250M-62 (250 kg), FAB-500M-62 (500 kg)
Main articles: R-3S, R-13M, R-23R, R-23T, R-60
Main articles: Kh-23M, S-5K, S-24

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)
  • 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs + 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,300 kg total)
  • 2 x R-3S missiles + 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (800 kg total)
  • 2 x R-13M missiles + 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (800 kg total)
  • 2 x R-60 missiles + 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (800 kg total)
  • 2 x R-23R missiles + 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (800 kg total)
  • 2 x R-23T missiles + 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (800 kg total)
  • 4 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,000 kg total)
  • 2 x R-3S missiles + 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (500 kg total)
  • 2 x R-13M missiles + 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (500 kg total)
  • 2 x R-60 missiles + 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (500 kg total)
  • 2 x R-23R missiles + 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (500 kg total)
  • 2 x R-23T missiles + 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (500 kg total)
  • 64 x S-5K rockets + 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (500 kg total)
  • 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (1,000 kg total)
  • 4 x R-3S missiles
  • 2 x R-3S missiles + 2 x R-13M 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-60 missiles
  • 4 x R-13M missiles
  • 6 x R-60 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

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

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

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


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

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