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| − | This aircraft has an excellent top speed, which means it can speed away from enemy fighters if needed, with flares and chaff assisting in countering incoming missiles. Despite being a heavy aircraft, the | + | This aircraft has an excellent top speed, which means it can speed away from enemy fighters if needed, with flares and chaff assisting in countering incoming missiles. Despite being a heavy aircraft, the MiG-27M has one of the best sustained turning abilities among top tier jets thanks to its variable swept wing design. |
| − | + | Compared with its fighter jet version, the MiG-23M, the MiG-27M is slightly heavier and has a lower thrust (despite the difference being very little). As a result, the MiG-27M can pull less Gs than the MiG-23M, specifically, it tends to pull one less G than the MiG-23M across all speeds. For example, at 800-900 km/h, the best speed range for these two aircraft to manoeuvre, the MiG-23M can pull 12Gs, whereas the MiG-27M can pull 11Gs. This characteristic, despite seemingly lowering the manoeuvrability of the aircraft, actually improves the experience since both the MiG-23M and MiG-27M break their wings at 12G. As a result, the MiG-23M could risk ripping its wings during manoeuvres, whereas the MiG-27M has no risk of damage. | |
| − | The | + | The MiG-27M, just like the MiG-23M, feels sluggish in manoeuvres. However, despite the bad instantaneous turning and rolling ability, the MiG-27M has exceptional sustained turning and rolling ability for a medium-heavy fighter. At speeds lower than 900 km/h and with the wings turned to forward position, the MiG-27M can outmanoeuvre most top-tier jets, even including the F-5Cs and MiG-21s. At 400 km/h, with the wings set to the most forward position, the MiG-27M somewhat resembles a piston-engine attacker, with superb lift and great sustained turn rate. This is extremely helpful in a 1v1 situation, where you can use this characteristic to trick your enemy into low speed and outmanoeuvre them easily. |
| − | To be noted though, the high-speed | + | To be noted though, the high-speed manoeuvrability of the MiG-27M is not exceptional at all. At supersonic speeds and the wings fully swept back, the MiG-27M can only pull 8Gs of overload, significantly less than the 10 to 11Gs of the F-4Es and the JA-37s. Also, the MiG-27M does not hold its speed well in turns. In such case, it is advised to keep your speed and do less manoeuvres in most times during a battle. |
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! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel) | ! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel) | ||
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| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup> | | colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup> | ||
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! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW | ! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW | ||
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| − | | ''Stationary'' || | + | | ''Stationary'' || ___ kgf || ___ kgf |
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__ | | _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__ | ||
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| − | The plane gets some 10 mm armor behind the pilot, and 9 mm on each side of the pilot. This will not really save you against the firepower faced in top-rank jet battles and is more against the stray machine gun round or shrapnel from ground attacks. | + | The plane gets some 10 mm armor behind the pilot, and 9 mm on each side of the pilot. This will not really save you against the firepower faced in top-rank jet battles and is more against the stray machine gun round or shrapnel from ground attacks. |
=== Modifications and economy === | === Modifications and economy === | ||
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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| − | '''Air | + | '''Air RB:''' |
| − | Thanks to its great low-altitude performance and powerful cannon armament, the | + | Thanks to its great low-altitude performance and powerful cannon armament, the MiG-27M can be a good fighter jet in Air RB. Generally speaking, the best tactic for playing it as a fighter jet is similar to that of the MiG-23M: heading to the left after take-off, keeping the altitude under 500 m, postponing your entry as late as possible, then engaging in head-on combat using the all-aspect R-60Ms and your powerful GSh-6-30 cannon. |
| − | Since the | + | Since the MiG-27M has a significant low-altitude speed advantage compared with most of its opponents, it is advised to keep your speed throughout the battle. However, when there's only one or two enemies left, the MiG-27M could quickly become a dogfighter by setting its wing to about 50% angle. In such a setting without load, the MiG-27M can pull 11Gs at 900 km/h, and with even more aggressive dogfighting techniques and less angle for the wing, the MiG-27M is capable of dogfighting light fighters like F-5Cs and MiG-21MFs. |
Enemies worth noting: | Enemies worth noting: | ||
| − | * | + | * J35Ds, since it is the only aircraft that could certainly win a dogfight against MiG-27M. |
| − | * F-5Es, F-5Cs and | + | * F-5Es, F-5Cs and MiG-21s, since they are great dogfighters, but it is still possible to defeat them in dogfights. |
| − | * F-4EJ Kai, | + | * F-4EJ Kai, JA37C, Phantom FG.1/FGR.2, since they have doppler radars and great mid-range missiles. |
| − | The | + | The MiG-27M could also be played as an attacker in Air RB. When doing so, though, it is still advised to take the 4 R-60Ms and play using the tactic mentioned above to maximize your survivability. Once flanked to the back of the enemy, rush to a base and drop your bombs, then either play it as a fighter jet or ground strike the enemy targets. |
| − | '''Ground | + | '''Ground RB''' |
| − | + | The MiG-27M is a great aircraft for ground RB because of its decent manoeuvrability, the variety of guided weapons it can carry, and its GSh-6-30 cannon. To use it effectively, first shoot down any opposing aircraft using the R-60Ms, then deploy whatever weapons you have on-board against tanks. The cannon is also remarkably effective against the thin sides of western MBTs and other lightly armoured targets. Using all your armaments effectively, it is possible to kill quite a few targets in one run. | |
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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| + | '''Pros:''' | ||
* Very high top speed at low altitude. | * Very high top speed at low altitude. | ||
| − | * Good | + | * Good sustained turning ability, could even dogfight F-5Cs at lower speed. |
* Variable swept wing design allows impressive performance at any speed. | * Variable swept wing design allows impressive performance at any speed. | ||
| − | * | + | * Powerful cannon, highly effective at destroying both ground and air targets. |
| − | * Wide variety of suspended weapons | + | * Wide variety of suspended weapons. |
* KAB-500 guided bombs provide all the advantages of air-to-ground missiles with none of their drawbacks. | * KAB-500 guided bombs provide all the advantages of air-to-ground missiles with none of their drawbacks. | ||
* The TV-guided weapons lock on to target faster than their NATO counterparts. | * The TV-guided weapons lock on to target faster than their NATO counterparts. | ||
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* Lacks radar and IRST for air-to-air combat. | * Lacks radar and IRST for air-to-air combat. | ||
* Lacks mid-range missiles. | * Lacks mid-range missiles. | ||
| − | * The cannon has a | + | * The cannon has a warm-up time before it can be launched. |
* The cannon has a paltry ammunition capacity for its rate of fire, requiring stringent trigger discipline. | * The cannon has a paltry ammunition capacity for its rate of fire, requiring stringent trigger discipline. | ||
* Bad instantaneous turn and roll rate, making it hard to catch most windows at high-speed. | * Bad instantaneous turn and roll rate, making it hard to catch most windows at high-speed. | ||
| − | * R-60Ms | + | * R-60Ms are easily defeated by countermeasures. |
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Media == | == Media == | ||
Revision as of 07:57, 13 September 2021
Contents
Description
The MiG-27M is a rank VII Soviet jet fighter with a battle rating of 11.3 (AB/RB) and 11.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".
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
This aircraft has an excellent top speed, which means it can speed away from enemy fighters if needed, with flares and chaff assisting in countering incoming missiles. Despite being a heavy aircraft, the MiG-27M has one of the best sustained turning abilities among top tier jets thanks to its variable swept wing design.
Compared with its fighter jet version, the MiG-23M, the MiG-27M is slightly heavier and has a lower thrust (despite the difference being very little). As a result, the MiG-27M can pull less Gs than the MiG-23M, specifically, it tends to pull one less G than the MiG-23M across all speeds. For example, at 800-900 km/h, the best speed range for these two aircraft to manoeuvre, the MiG-23M can pull 12Gs, whereas the MiG-27M can pull 11Gs. This characteristic, despite seemingly lowering the manoeuvrability of the aircraft, actually improves the experience since both the MiG-23M and MiG-27M break their wings at 12G. As a result, the MiG-23M could risk ripping its wings during manoeuvres, whereas the MiG-27M has no risk of damage.
The MiG-27M, just like the MiG-23M, feels sluggish in manoeuvres. However, despite the bad instantaneous turning and rolling ability, the MiG-27M has exceptional sustained turning and rolling ability for a medium-heavy fighter. At speeds lower than 900 km/h and with the wings turned to forward position, the MiG-27M can outmanoeuvre most top-tier jets, even including the F-5Cs and MiG-21s. At 400 km/h, with the wings set to the most forward position, the MiG-27M somewhat resembles a piston-engine attacker, with superb lift and great sustained turn rate. This is extremely helpful in a 1v1 situation, where you can use this characteristic to trick your enemy into low speed and outmanoeuvre them easily.
To be noted though, the high-speed manoeuvrability of the MiG-27M is not exceptional at all. At supersonic speeds and the wings fully swept back, the MiG-27M can only pull 8Gs of overload, significantly less than the 10 to 11Gs of the F-4Es and the JA-37s. Also, the MiG-27M does not hold its speed well in turns. In such case, it is advised to keep your speed and do less manoeuvres in most times during a battle.
| 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 | 2340 | 2330 | 15000 | 37.6 | 37.8 | 133.9 | 127.3 | 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 | 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 | _,___ kg | ___ kg/m2 | |||
| Engine characteristics | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) | Max Takeoff Weight | ||||
| Weight (each) | Type | _m fuel | __m fuel | __m fuel | ||
| 1780 kg | Jet | _,___ 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
The plane gets some 10 mm armor behind the pilot, and 9 mm on each side of the pilot. This will not really save you against the firepower faced in top-rank jet battles and is more against the stray machine gun round or shrapnel from ground attacks.
Modifications and economy
Repair costBasic → Reference
AB2 722 → 3 987 
RB7 992 → 11 708
SB8 679 → 12 714
Total cost of modifications262 200 
409 000
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 %
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Armaments
Offensive armament
The MiG-27M is armed with:
- 1 x 30 mm GSh-6-30 cannon, belly-mounted (300 rpg)
Suspended armament
The MiG-27M can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
- Without load
- 7 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,750 kg total)
- 4 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
- 7 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (3,500 kg total)
- 80 x S-8KO rockets
- 4 x S-24B rockets
- 2 x Kh-23M missiles
- 4 x Kh-25ML missiles
- 2 x Kh-29L missiles
- 2 x Kh-29T missiles
- 4 x R-60M missiles
- 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 500 total)
- 128 x S-5KP rockets
- 20 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (2,000 kg total)
- 12 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs + 64 x S-5KP rockets (1,200 kg total)
- 2 x R-13M1 missiles
- 2 x R-13M1 missiles + 2 x Kh-25ML missiles
- 2 x R-13M1 missiles + 40 x S-8KO rockets + 3 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (1,500 kg total)
- 2 x R-13M1 missiles + 2 x S-24B rockets
- 2 x R-13M1 missiles + 12 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,200 kg total)
- 2 x R-13M1 missiles + 2 x S-24B rockets + 3 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (1,500 kg total)
- 4 x R-60M missiles + 5 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,250 kg total)
- 4 x R-60M missiles + 5 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (2,500 kg total)
- 4 x R-60M missiles + 12 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,200 kg total)
- 80 x S-8KO rockets + 3 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (1,500 kg total)
- 80 x S-8KO rockets + 3 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (750 kg total)
- 40 x S-8KO rockets + 4 x R-60M missiles + 3 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (1,500 kg total)
- 40 x S-8KO rockets + 4 x R-60M missiles + 3 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (750 kg total)
- 40 x S-8KO rockets + 5 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (2,500 kg total)
- 2 x S-24B rockets + 4 x R-60M missiles
- 2 x S-24B rockets + 5 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,250 kg total)
- 2 x S-24B rockets + 5 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (2,500 kg total)
- 2 x S-24B rockets + 40 x S-8KO rockets
- 2 x S-24B rockets + 40 x S-8KO rockets + 3 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (1,500 kg total)
- 2 x S-24B rockets + 4 x R-60M missiles + 3 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (1,500 kg total)
- 2 x S-24B rockets + 4 x R-60M missiles + 3 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (750 kg total)
- 4 x R-60M missiles + 2 x Kh-25ML missiles
- 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons + 2 x S-24B rockets
- 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons + 40 x S-8KO rockets + 3 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (1,500 kg total)
- 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons + 5 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,250 kg total)
- 4 x 500 kg KAB-500 bombs (2,000 kg total)
- 2 x 500 kg KAB-500 bombs + 4 x R-60M missiles (1,000 kg total)
- 2 x 500 kg KAB-500 bombs + 2 x R-13M1 missiles (1,000 kg total)
Usage in battles
Air RB:
Thanks to its great low-altitude performance and powerful cannon armament, the MiG-27M can be a good fighter jet in Air RB. Generally speaking, the best tactic for playing it as a fighter jet is similar to that of the MiG-23M: heading to the left after take-off, keeping the altitude under 500 m, postponing your entry as late as possible, then engaging in head-on combat using the all-aspect R-60Ms and your powerful GSh-6-30 cannon.
Since the MiG-27M has a significant low-altitude speed advantage compared with most of its opponents, it is advised to keep your speed throughout the battle. However, when there's only one or two enemies left, the MiG-27M could quickly become a dogfighter by setting its wing to about 50% angle. In such a setting without load, the MiG-27M can pull 11Gs at 900 km/h, and with even more aggressive dogfighting techniques and less angle for the wing, the MiG-27M is capable of dogfighting light fighters like F-5Cs and MiG-21MFs.
Enemies worth noting:
- J35Ds, since it is the only aircraft that could certainly win a dogfight against MiG-27M.
- F-5Es, F-5Cs and MiG-21s, since they are great dogfighters, but it is still possible to defeat them in dogfights.
- F-4EJ Kai, JA37C, Phantom FG.1/FGR.2, since they have doppler radars and great mid-range missiles.
The MiG-27M could also be played as an attacker in Air RB. When doing so, though, it is still advised to take the 4 R-60Ms and play using the tactic mentioned above to maximize your survivability. Once flanked to the back of the enemy, rush to a base and drop your bombs, then either play it as a fighter jet or ground strike the enemy targets.
Ground RB
The MiG-27M is a great aircraft for ground RB because of its decent manoeuvrability, the variety of guided weapons it can carry, and its GSh-6-30 cannon. To use it effectively, first shoot down any opposing aircraft using the R-60Ms, then deploy whatever weapons you have on-board against tanks. The cannon is also remarkably effective against the thin sides of western MBTs and other lightly armoured targets. Using all your armaments effectively, it is possible to kill quite a few targets in one run.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Very high top speed at low altitude.
- Good sustained turning ability, could even dogfight F-5Cs at lower speed.
- Variable swept wing design allows impressive performance at any speed.
- Powerful cannon, highly effective at destroying both ground and air targets.
- Wide variety of suspended weapons.
- KAB-500 guided bombs provide all the advantages of air-to-ground missiles with none of their drawbacks.
- The TV-guided weapons lock on to target faster than their NATO counterparts.
- Thanks to its laser targeting system, it is no longer needed to point the nose exactly at the target, just need to point it at the general direction.
Cons:
- Lacks radar and IRST for air-to-air combat.
- Lacks mid-range missiles.
- The cannon has a warm-up time before it can be launched.
- The cannon has a paltry ammunition capacity for its rate of fire, requiring stringent trigger discipline.
- Bad instantaneous turn and roll rate, making it hard to catch most windows at high-speed.
- R-60Ms are easily defeated by countermeasures.
History
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Media
- Skins
- Videos
The Shooting Range #269 - Metal Beasts section at 00:27 discusses the MiG-27M.
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
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
| USSR jet aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Bereznyak-Isayev | BI |
| Yakovlev | Yak-15 · Yak-15P · Yak-17 · Yak-23 · Yak-28B · Yak-30D · Yak-38 · Yak-38M · Yak-141 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich | MiG-9 · MiG-9 (l) · MiG-15 · MiG-15bis · MiG-15bis ISh · MiG-17 · MiG-17AS · MiG-19PT |
| MiG-21F-13 · MiG-21PFM · MiG-21S (R-13-300) · MiG-21SMT · MiG-21bis | |
| MiG-23M · MiG-23ML · MiG-23MLD · MiG-27M · MiG-27K | |
| MiG-29 · MiG-29SMT | |
| Lavochkin | La-174 · La-15 · La-200 |
| Sukhoi | Su-9 · Su-11 |
| Su-7B · Su-7BKL · Su-7BMK · Su-17M2 · Su-17M4 · Su-22M3 | |
| Su-24M | |
| Su-25 · Su-25BM · Su-25K · Su-25T · Su-25SM3 · Su-39 | |
| Su-27 · Su-27SM | |
| Su-34 | |
| Ilyushin | IL-28 · IL-28Sh |
| Tupolev | Tu-14T |
