MiG-23BN (Germany)

This page is about the strike aircraft MiG-23BN (Germany). For other versions, see MiG-23 (Family).

◊MiG-23BN

◊IL-28

◊MiG-23BN

◊IL-28

Germany

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.0	9.7	9.7

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:220 000

Purchase:620 000

Description

The ◊MiG-23BN is a rank VI German strike aircraft with a battle rating of 10.0 (AB) and 9.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Drone Age".

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 200 km/h

Turn time36 s

Max altitude15 000 m

EngineTumansky R-29B-300

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight20 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	15000	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
_	_	_	_	_	_

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	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-29B-300		1	11,305 kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)				Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		11m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	39m fuel
1,780 kg	Afterburning axial-flow turbojet		12,666 kg	13,612 kg	14,765 kg	15,835 kg	18,905 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	11m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	39m fuel	MGW
Stationary	7,950 kgf	10,208 kgf	0.81	0.75	0.69	0.64	0.54
Optimal	8,282 kgf (1,417 km/h)	12,633 kgf (1,400 km/h)	1.00	0.93	0.86	0.80	0.67

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear630 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 852 → 4 146

RB8 769 → 12 750

SB9 632 → 14 004

Total cost of modifications197 000

305 000

Talisman cost2 700

Crew training175 000

Experts620 000

Aces2 600

Research Aces1 010 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 310 / 600 %

226 / 226 / 226 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 7 800 Cost: 12 000 340 New boosters Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 390 Wings repair Research: 9 800 Cost: 15 000 430 Engine Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 570	Fuselage repair Research: 7 800 Cost: 12 000 340 Airframe Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 390 G-suit Research: 9 800 Cost: 15 000 430 Cover Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 570	ns23_belt_pack Research: 7 800 Cost: 12 000 340 ZB-500 Research: 7 800 Cost: 12 000 340 UB-32 Research: 7 800 Cost: 12 000 340 ns23_new_gun Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 390 OFAB-100 Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 390 B-8M1 Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 390 Gun pod UPK-23-250 Research: 9 800 Cost: 15 000 430 FAB-250 Research: 9 800 Cost: 15 000 430 S-24 Research: 9 800 Cost: 15 000 430 EFS Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 570 FAB-500 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 570 Kh-23M Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 570

Armaments

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)	CCRP (Bombs)

Offensive armament

The MiG-23BN (Germany) is armed with:

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

Suspended armament

The MiG-23BN (Germany) can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• Without load
• 2 x Kh-23M missiles
• 64 x S-5K rockets
• 128 x S-5K rockets
• 80 x S-8KO rockets
• 4 x S-24B rockets
• 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (800 kg total)
• 18 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,800 kg total)
• 6 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 6 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (3,000 kg total)
• 4 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs
• 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 500 total)

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4	5	6
23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg)	1					1
100 kg OFAB-100 bombs	4	1	4	4	1	4
250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs	1	1	1	1	1	1
500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs	1	1	1	1	1	1
ZB-500 incendiary bombs	1		1	1		1
S-5K rockets	16, 32		16, 32	16, 32		16, 32
S-8KO rockets	20		20	20		20
S-24B rockets	1		1	1		1
Kh-23M missiles	1					1
Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 750 kg

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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See also

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