Mirage 2000C-S5

Mirage 2000C-S5

Mirage F1C

Mirage 2000-5F

Mirage 2000C-S5

Mirage F1C

Mirage 2000-5F

France

VIII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
12.0	12.3	12.3

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:400 000

Purchase:1 080 000

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Description

The Mirage 2000C-S5 is a rank VIII French jet fighter with a battle rating of 12.0 (AB) and 12.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Drone Age".

A timeless classic, and an icon of delta-wing fighter design, the Mirage 2000C-S5 is the penultimate production variant of the "C" variant of the Mirage 2000. Unlike the earlier production models of the Mirage 2000C, this version comes equipped with an upgraded SNECMA M53-P2 engine, an Eclair chaff-flare dispenser to increase the number of countermeasures available, as well as an improved Thomson-CSF RDI radar that allowed the use of the much improved Matra Super 530D missile.

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 12 000 m2 351 km/h

Turn time25 s

Max altitude16 000 m

EngineSNECMA M53-P2

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight13 t

Pilots familiar with delta-wing fighter designs will be at home in the Mirage 2000. While you still bleed airspeed rapidly when pulling tight manoeuvres - which you can do quite easily thanks to its large delta wing, and leading-edge slats - speed is much less of a problem thanks to its new engine which provides excellent acceleration. Its combination of decent top-speed, excellent acceleration, and its stunning nose authority ensures that anyone who finds the Mirage 2000 on their six o'clock is going to find it difficult to shake. Pilots of the Mirage 2000 will have to watch their energy at all times, ensuring they do not waste it all unwisely, leaving them in a vulnerable position.

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	___	___	16000	__._	__._	__._	__._	750
Upgraded	___	2,346		__._	25	__._	194.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
X	X	X	✓	X	✓

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1,365	426	N/A	N/A	N/A	~__	~__

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

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
SNECMA M53-P2		1	7,570 kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)				Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		10m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	34m fuel
1,450 kg	Afterburning low-bypass turbofan		8,572 kg	9,533 kg	10,515 kg	10,910 kg	12,936 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	10m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	34m fuel	MGW
Stationary	6,200 kgf	9,688 kgf	1.13	1.02	0.92	0.89	0.75
Optimal	6,879 kgf (1,365 km/h)	12,862 kgf (1,365 km/h)	1.50	1.35	1.22	1.18	0.99

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

Gear426 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 491 → 4 095

RB7 516 → 12 356

SB8 562 → 14 075

Total cost of modifications304 000

464 000

Talisman cost3 100

Crew training310 000

Experts1 080 000

Aces3 400

Research Aces1 280 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 320 / 540 %

250 / 250 / 250 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 400 New boosters Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 Engine Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 670	Fuselage repair Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 400 Airframe Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 Wings repair Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 510 Cover Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 670	MAW Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 400 aden_belt_pack Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 400 G-suit Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 Type 25C Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 aden_new_gun Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 510 Matra JL-100R Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 510 Matra 530D Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 510 EFS Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 670 Matra R550 Magic 2 Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 670

Armaments

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

Offensive armament

The Mirage 2000C-S5 is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 2 x 30 mm DEFA 554 cannons, belly-mounted (135 rpg = 270 total)
  • 2 x 30 mm DEFA 554 cannons + 90 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The Mirage 2000C-S5 can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• Without load
• 2 x Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles
• 2 x Matra R550 Magic 2 missiles
• 72 x SNEB type 23 rockets
• 2 x Matra Super 530F missiles
• 2 x Matra Super 530D missiles
• 7 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 bombs (1,750 kg total)

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
250 kg SAMP Type 25 bombs		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
SNEB type 23 rockets	18	18						18	18
Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles	1								1
Matra R550 Magic 2 missiles	1								1
Matra Super 530D missiles		1						1
Matra Super 530F missiles		1						1

Usage in battles

The aircraft's weapons suite paired with its flight performance makes it a dangerous foe to any aircraft opposing it. The aircraft is a formidable foe in BVR engagements and even more so in a dogfight. This versatility offered by its great weapons and flight performance means that it can perform as a support fighter, slinging its Super 530D's from afar and at high altitudes. Thanks to its flight performance, it can also comfortably perform well as a frontline fighter, diving straight in to fire its Super 530D and excellent all-aspect IR R550 Magic 2 missiles. However, pilots of the Mirage 2000 will have to be careful of when they fire their missiles as it carries only 4 missiles in total, which is little compared to a lot of its competition. In addition, missiles such as the AIM-7F Sparrow, carried by some American fighters, possess a higher effective range than the Super 530D missile. Therefore, the Mirage 2000 pilots are advised to stay out of the range in which a longer-range missile can strike the Mirage, while being too far for the Mirage's Super 530D to strike back.

The worst-case scenario for a Mirage 2000 pilot would be to be caught in a low-altitude sustained turn (or rate fight) with an adversary such as the F-14 Tomcat, or the MiG-23MLD, which will create a host of problems for the Mirage 2000 that bleeds its airspeed quickly. The Mirage-2000 pilot will almost always prefer to dogfight at higher altitudes, avoiding sustained turns with enemies, and compensating for the rapid loss in energy by manoeuvring by converting altitude into airspeed that can be vital to victory as the Mirage manoeuvres into a position to secure victory.

When it comes to dogfighting, the Mirage's flight performance enables a skilled pilot to be a formidable adversary to any of its opponents, even to those such as the F-14A Early, and the MiG-23MLD. The Mirage's game plan should almost always be to get in, and out as quickly as possible. Taking advantage of the high AoA capability of the Mirage, and utilizing as much airspeed and altitude as is necessary, to engage and defeat the target as quickly as possible to give any prospecting enemies minimal time to find and defeat the Mirage while it is slow and vulnerable being occupied in a dogfight.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Has access to excellent Matra R550 Magic II and Matra Super 530D missiles
• Very good acceleration
• Great manoeuvrability
• Powerful pulse-Doppler radar
• DEFA cannons deal heavy damage

Cons:

• Poor energy retention
• Low ammo count for the DEFA cannons
• Carries a maximum of only 4 missiles
• Low top speed, the Mirage III and Milan are able to reach higher speeds than the Mirage 2000 due to it ripping its wings
• Very limited options for ground attack ordnance

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] Mirage 2000C-S5: The New & Improved Classic
• [Wikipedia]Dassault Mirage 2000

Dassault Aviation
WW2*
Fighters	M.B.152C1 · M.B.157
Bombers	M.B.162 · M.B.174A-3 · M.B.175T
Jet Aircraft
M.D 450	M.D.450B Barougan · M.D.450B Ouragan
Mystère	M.D.452 IIA · M.D.452 IIC · Mystere IVA
Super Mystère	Super Mystere B2
Étendard	Etendard IVM
Super Étendard	Super Etendard
Alpha Jet	Alpha Jet E**
Mirage
Mirage III	Mirage IIIC · Mirage IIIE · Milan
Mirage V	Mirage 5F
Mirage F1	Mirage F1C · Mirage F1C-200 · Mirage F1CT
Mirage 2000	Mirage 2000-5F · Mirage 2000C-S4 · Mirage 2000C-S5 · Mirage 2000D-R1 · Mirage 2000D-RMV
Mirage 4000	Mirage 4000
Export
M.D 450	M.D.450B Ouragan
Mystere	Mystere IVA
Super Mystère	Sambad · Sa'ar***
Mirage	Shahak · ▄Mirage 5BA · ␗Mirage 2000-5Ei
	*The company was named "Société des Avions Marcel Bloch" before being renamed in 1947
	**Jointly manufactured with Dornier Flugzeugwerke
	***Israeli Super Mystère refitted with new avionics and an American engine
See also	SABCA