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MiG-31BM/Κ Interceptor/Attack aircraft: News #2
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@AMCXXL, I don't think this has been posted before on this thread. Impressive stuff, MiG-31BM firing at least 3 R-37Ms that I can see of including the one already showing its smoke trail at the start of the clip. Now if the genius who decided to add such a huge and irritatingly moving watermark for some stupid reason could get a little smack upside the head so he never does that again, I I would appreciate that.
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Awesome find gomig. Those R-37m travel so fast even at long range the missiles are travelling at about mach 4 streaking downwards towards you. As soon as its active seeker head lights up, it is already over doe you. They describe it as lightning out of the blue.
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TMA1 wrote:Awesome find gomig. Those R-37m travel so fast even at long range the missiles are travelling at about mach 4 streaking downwards towards you. As soon as its active seeker head lights up, it is already over doe you. They describe it as lightning out of the blue.
Dang, bro! That was quite the description you had me looking behind me for a second lol. Imagine the receiving aircraft's MAWs sensors lighting up in the cockpit with all sorts of alarms and red lights and the old common, supposedly soothing female voice recording saying "Warning...Warning" "Missile lock" oooff talk about stress. At that speed, by the time the warning bells are chiming there isn't much time left for any evasive tactics, especially using electronic warfare countermeasures and trying to jam the missile unless it's merely a flick of a switch. Either way, what are the percentages of dodging the first missile let alone the 2nd as well.
After further reviewing that short clip, it appears the first missile is fired from another aircraft, one that is much closer to the one filming. It's amazing it would be that close because you can even see the start of the smoke trail and where the missile ignites its propellent after being released from whatever aircraft was there, most likely another MiG-31BM, regardless of the depth of field.
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Mig 31 using Zaslon with R37 in TWS (track while scanning)
The pics are awesome but the video is better, you can see the flight path of r37 on the right which shows the perspective of the target longitudinally
The missile weaves in an S-curve going from high to low to gain as much speed in the initial phase
We can also see IFF on the zaslon as well as the cone of the radar waves
Red is enemy, green is the missile
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Looks like Space Invaders 2.0Mig 31 using Zaslon with R37 in TWS (track while scanning)
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MiG-31I fighters receive air refueling system
MOSCOW, April 18. /TASS/. MiG-31I fighter jets have been upgraded and received an air refueling system to increase the combat radius, a defense industry source told TASS.
"MiG-I fighters of the Russian long-range aviation received a possibility to refuel in the air and increased the combat engagement distance," the source said.
Another source said MiG-31I differs from previous MiG-K option by "different engines, avionics and missiles."
TASS has no official confirmation of the report.
The Izvestia daily earlier said MiG-31I will be able to refuel in the air. The fighter has electronic systems that increase the flight characteristics and capabilities. The jet is equipped with an electronic remote control system and onboard computers that automatically bring the jet into the required trajectory and fire a hypersonic missile at the calculated time.
https://tass.com/defense/1776985
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Russia lost 2 31s on attack on the Belbek AB among S400...
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Make it 20, because why not?
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You have satelite images of two destroyed planes on that base...are you fking ignorant or something....
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They can always buy the kazakh mig-31 that are being sold.
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galicije83 wrote:You have satelite images of two destroyed planes on that base...are you fking ignorant or something....
I choose "or something".
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What do you mean Alamo... the wests performance has been impeccable in terms of telling the truth and not showing lies and fabrications... how can you possibly question their integrity.
I mean they believe in free speech so much they won't let promoters of nazism be stopped from speaking in public... of course if you are Russia Today or want to defend the rights of Palestinians then obviously you can't be allowed to speak and now will be arrested...
If you don't understand why we don't trust the west or Kiev then read the book about the boy who cried wolf... fool me once naughty you... fool me 1,000 times and then it is my gullibility that is the problem so we don't trust any more... because we are sick of being lied to.
Sometimes there is an element of truth in their lies but they exaggerate and make them lies... for very very temporary gain in propaganda victories... which of course means nothing in the field.
Even if they lost 10 MiG-31s in this attack, they will work out what happened and it wont happen again... that is the pattern I trust in.
And even losing 10 would not effect the war effort, and will likely lead to retaliation which is going to make Ukrainian civilians suffer more... is that a victory?
I don't think it is, but as those dollars disappear into hidden secret bank accounts they will claim they are winning...
I mean they believe in free speech so much they won't let promoters of nazism be stopped from speaking in public... of course if you are Russia Today or want to defend the rights of Palestinians then obviously you can't be allowed to speak and now will be arrested...
If you don't understand why we don't trust the west or Kiev then read the book about the boy who cried wolf... fool me once naughty you... fool me 1,000 times and then it is my gullibility that is the problem so we don't trust any more... because we are sick of being lied to.
Sometimes there is an element of truth in their lies but they exaggerate and make them lies... for very very temporary gain in propaganda victories... which of course means nothing in the field.
Even if they lost 10 MiG-31s in this attack, they will work out what happened and it wont happen again... that is the pattern I trust in.
And even losing 10 would not effect the war effort, and will likely lead to retaliation which is going to make Ukrainian civilians suffer more... is that a victory?
I don't think it is, but as those dollars disappear into hidden secret bank accounts they will claim they are winning...
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