MiG-23M

MiG-23M

MiG-21bis

MiG-23MLD

MiG-23M

MiG-21bis

MiG-23MLD

USSR

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.3	11.0	11.0

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:300 000

Purchase:830 000

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Description

The MiG-23M is a rank VII Soviet jet fighter with a battle rating of 11.3 (AB) and 11.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Red Skies".

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 358 km/h

Turn time35 s

Max altitude16 000 m

EngineTumansky R-29-300

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 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	___	___	16000	__._	__._	__._	__._	750
Upgraded	___	2,358		__._	35.0	__._	169.9

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)
_____		_	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Takeoff 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	MTOW
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

Gear630 km/h

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

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 738 → 3 981

RB8 039 → 11 688

SB8 211 → 11 938

Total cost of modifications273 500

430 000

Talisman cost2 900

Crew training240 000

Experts830 000

Aces3 000

Research Aces1 140 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 310 / 600 %

238 / 238 / 238 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 7 500 Cost: 12 000 320 New boosters Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 510 Wings repair Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 470 Engine Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 600	Fuselage repair Research: 7 500 Cost: 12 000 320 Airframe Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 510 G-suit Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 470 Cover Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 600	ns23_belt_pack Research: 7 500 Cost: 12 000 320 Flares/Chaff Research: 7 500 Cost: 12 000 320 UB-16 Research: 7 500 Cost: 12 000 320 R-3S Research: 7 500 Cost: 12 000 320 OFAB-100 Research: 7 500 Cost: 12 000 320 UB-32 Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 510 R-13M Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 510 FAB-250 Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 510 ns23_new_gun Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 470 S-24 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 470 R-60M Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 470 FAB-500 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 470 FAB-500 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 470 ZB-500 Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 600 EFS Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 600 Kh-23M Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 600 R-23R Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 600 R-23T

Armaments

Offensive armament

The MiG-23M is armed with:

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

Suspended armament

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

Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".

Pros:

• Above average speed.
• Amazingly high top speed.
• 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 that allows you to track aerial targets at ground level.
• Varied armament preset selection

Cons:

• Underwhelming turn rate.
• Low countermeasure count.
• 23 mm cannons are rather weak with Default belts.
• 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

Videos

The Shooting Range #255 - Metal Beasts section at 00:25 discusses the MiG-23M.

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

• [Development] The MiG-23M and rank VII for aviation
• Official data sheet - more details about the performance