MiG-29 (Italy)

This page is about the fighter aircraft MiG-29 (Italy). For other versions, see MiG-29 (Family).

◔MiG-29

◔MiG-23MF

◔JAS39EBS HU C

◔MiG-29

◔MiG-23MF

◔JAS39EBS HU C

Italy

VIII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
12.7	12.7	12.7

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:400 000

Purchase:1 080 000

Description

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Hungarian air force was in a very weak state, with their best fighters at the time being a selection of poorly maintained MiG-23MFs. However, in 1993, a welcomed surprise upgrade happened, as the Russian Federation's debt compensation package to Hungary included twenty-eight MiG-29 aircraft, of the 9.12 chassis standard. Hungary would operate these aircraft extensively and begin the most in-depth pilot training program for its air force since the 50s as a result. The Hungarian MiG-29s would begin the end of their service in 1999 when Hungary joined NATO and was essentially forced to upgrade to a NATO fighter aircraft for compatibility and interchangeability purposes. As the JAS-39C Gripen was chosen and purchased, the MiG-29 fleet was slowly retired as deliveries of the Gripen took place over the next decade. The last Hungarian MiG-29 was retired in December 2010, when the decision was made to sell all former Hungarian MiG-29s to the highest bidder.

The ◔MiG-29 (9-12B) is a rank VIII Hungarian jet fighter in the Hungarian sub-tree of the Italian tech tree. It was introduced in Update "Alpha Strike" alongside many other Hungarian aircraft and provides a nice alternative to the F-16A ADF in the Italian tech tree at the same battle rating. Building upon dogfighting doctrine established with the earlier MiG-21MF and MiG-21bis in the Hungarian sub-tree, along with the advanced weapon employment techniques learned with the MiG-23MF that precedes it, the MiG-29 not only builds upon the playstyles of its predecessors, but adds on to it with many new tools and weapons, such as the powerful R-27ER1 missile and a HMD (Helmet Mounted Display) targeting system for its all-aspect IR missiles. In general, the MiG-29 in the Hungarian sub-tree brings a formidable aircraft to that rank for Italian tree players, proving a great alternative to the F-16A ADF at the same battle rating.

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 14 000 m2 452 km/h

Turn time19 s

Max altitude16 000 m

Engine2 х Klimov RD-33

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight46 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 14,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	2,358	2,306	16000	20.4	20.7	274.9	261.5	750
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	700	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	-

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
_____		_	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
___ kg	___		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	___%/WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MGW
Stationary	___ kgf	___ kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

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

Gear700 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 898 → 4 396

RB8 371 → 12 698

SB9 873 → 14 977

Total cost of modifications309 600

480 000

Talisman cost3 100

Crew training310 000

Experts1 080 000

Aces3 400

Research Aces1 280 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

90 / 320 / 490 %

250 / 250 / 250 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 320 New boosters Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 510 Wings repair Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 480 Engine Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 920	Fuselage repair Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 320 G-suit Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 510 Airframe Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 510 Cover Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 480 EFS Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 920	S-24 Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 320 R-60 Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 320 GSh_301_belt_pack Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 320 ZB-500 Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 320 Flares/Chaff Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 320 B-8M1 Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 510 OFAB-100 Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 510 R-27ER1 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 480 R-60MK Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 480 GSh_301_new_gun Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 480 FAB-250 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 480 R-27T1 Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 920 FAB-500 Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 920

Armaments

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

Offensive armament

The MiG-29 (Italy) is armed with:

• 1 x 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon, wing root-mounted (150 rpg)
• 60 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

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.

Default weapon presets

Without load 2 x R-60MK missiles 6 x R-60MK missiles 6 x R-60 missiles 2 x R-27T1 missiles 2 x R-27R1 missiles 2 x R-27ER1 missiles 80 x S-8KO rockets 4 x S-24B rockets 16 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,600 kg total) 4 x 250 kg FAB-250M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total) 8 x 250 kg FAB-250M-54 bombs (2,000 kg total) 4 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,000 kg total) 8 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (2,000 kg total) 4 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (2,000 kg total) 4 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (2,000 kg total) 4 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (2,000 kg total) 4 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (2,000 kg total) 8 x 250 kg OFAB-250Sh bombs (2,000 kg total) 6 x 500 kg FAB-500Sh bombs (3,000 kg total) 4 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs 1 x 1,520 l drop tank

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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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] The Hungarian Aircraft Line is Coming to the Italian Tree!

Italy jet aircraft
Aerfer	Sagittario 2 · Ariete
Fiat	G.91 pre-serie · G.91 R/1 · G.91 R/4 (Portugal) · G.91 Y · G.91 YS
AMX International	AMX · AMX A-1A (Brazil)
Panavia	Tornado ADV · ▄Tornado IDS · ▄Tornado IDS (1995)
	Foreign:
Vampire	Vampire FB 52A
F-84	▄F-84F · ▄F-84G-21-RE
F-86	CL-13 Mk.4 · ▄F-86K
F-104	▄F-104G · F-104S · ▄F-104S TAF (Turkey) · F-104S.ASA
F-16	▄F-16A ADF
AV-8	▄AV-8B Plus
Hungary
Mikoyan-Gurevich	◔MiG-15bis · ◔MiG-17PF · ◔MiG-21MF · ◔MiG-21bis-SAU · ◔MiG-23MF · ◔MiG-29
Ilyushin	◔IL-28
Sukhoi	◔Su-22M3
Saab	◔JAS39EBS HU C