military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) (02/09/91)
From: alberta!atrc!pandora!sharma (Rohit Sharma)
I would appreciate if someone can provide a description
of the weapon systems on these Soviet aircrafts:
MiG 21 (fishbed?)
MiG 23 (Flogger)
MiG 25 (Foxbat)
MiG 29 (Fulcrum) (very well covered in Carlo Kopp's article)
and the avionics on :
Soviet AWACS - MOSS and others
Thank you
Rohit Sharma
Alberta Telecommunications Research Centre
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada.
p.s. Note for moderator: Re: Fulcrum & Flanker by Carlo Kopp
KEEP 'EM COMING !!!!
[mod.note: This has been the unanimous response, so I'll gladly post
future articles as Carlo sends them to me. - Bill ]NU169303@VM1.NoDak.EDU (Mark Weishaar) (02/12/91)
From: Mark Weishaar <NU169303@VM1.NoDak.EDU>
In response to the weapons systems of the Soviet aircraft, they are as follows:
MiG-21: 1. AA-2-2 Advanced Atoll AAM (Air to Air Missile)
2. UV-16-57 Rocket Launcher (2.24 in. rockets)
3. "Non-slick" GP Bomb 1102 lb.(Free fall,nuclear,chemical,napalm,
and fuel/air explosives)
4. GSH-23 Gun 23mm (200 rounds)
5. AA-8 Aphid advance close-range AAM
6. AA-22 Atoll IR-homing AAM
MiG-23: 1. Twin-paired AA-8 Aphid close-range AAMs
2. GSH-23 gun and 23 mm ammo.
3. AA-2 Atoll IR-homing AAM
MiG-25: 1. AA-6 Acrid AAM (Radar Homing Version)
2. AA-6 Acrid AAM (Infrared Homing Version)
3. AA-7 Apex medium-range AAMs
4. Uncomfirmed reports of an internal gun
MiG-29: Sorry, no information on MiG-29
te dave writing article on netnews, be back in few minutes
Information from Modern Air Combat by Bill Gunston & Mike Spick
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Mark Weishaar with help from John Revier.
Let's kick Saddam's butt!!!!