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| − | The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]]. | + | The '''{{Specs|name}}'''(NATO: Flogger-F) is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]]. |
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| + | Based on previous MiG-23S modified MiG-23B that was dedicated for ground attacking and the predecessor of MiG-27 series; while it looks exactly like another previous MiG-23 series in-game, but all the GP bombs, AGMs and rocket pods will certainly tells another story to the targets on the ground while exceling its rather fast speed to leave the combat area. Alternatively it can take down aircrafts with its gunpods and similar mobility to its interceptor ancestors. | ||
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| − | + | At first glance, aside from having the LSK (East German Air Force) emblem, MiG-23BN looks exactly like any other Floggers; but a closer inspection on its nose gives its identity away- due to its identity of an attacker in this case, MiG revised its nose with a flat bottom for the B variants; but BN removed the optical equipment for this exact job. Since it was based on the first-generation MiG-23 but with a R-29B-300 engine, the overall flight performance is very similar to the [[MiG-23M]] on Soviet tech tree but without AAMs; experienced players might take the use of its iconic variable swept wing for dogfights, but do keep in mind that a major problem of these 1st generation Floggers were exactly the wings, it might be sufficient to take down heavier jets like Phantoms if utilized the wings well, but having only guns for A2A operations makes it a huge target for other jets. Any extra ordnance ranging from bombs up to AGMs affects the flight model severely, so utilize its speed in missions and avoid dogfights unless in dire situation. | |
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| − | + | A bad news for MiG-23BN is that it has only a pair of 16 mm steel plates on the side of the cockpit as extra protection against other targets; if it does have the needs for a head-on fight or sometimes a dogfight, it might not have sufficient survivability to leave the combat in one piece. | |
=== Modifications and economy === | === Modifications and economy === | ||
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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| − | + | For players who jumped from the subsonic [[G.91 R/3 (Germany)|G.91 R/3]] into the MiG-23BN, not only it is supersonic and goes up to mach 2.0, it also carries as much ordnance as its TT predecessor [[IL-28 (Germany)|IL-28]]. While for players of MiG-27 or MiG-23 variants, the flight performance are very similar as they were built under similar airframe but with some revision differences per blocks (batches), so some players might want to take it for a dogfight for its maneuverability as well as the variable swept-wing; but do note that this is an attacker and for BN's case, it doesn't have any AAMs at disposal at all, the only viable option is (are) the 23 mm gun(s; with wing-mount gunpods) for gunning down enemy jets with its fast rate of fire and sufficient damage; it doesn't have counter-measurements either, the airframe is also rather unprotected other than 2 steel plates on the sides of the cockpit, so for MiG-23BN's case, avoid enemies at all cost and only fight enemies when there's only one of them- any more than this number means it will become an easy prey for the enemies due to its enormous size. | |
| − | + | But there are some good news for the jet though: it is among the fastest attacker (only slower than its [[Su-22UM3K (Germany)|Sukhoi counterpart]]) in game and the payload is sufficient to done devastating damage to enemies. It might not be as much as USAF's [[F-4C Phantom II|F-4C]] or British's [[Buccaneer S.2|Buccaneer]], but the varieties of bombs or AGMs fit player's playstyle one way or another- for players who demand a firework show on the ground and create as many crater as possible, FAB series GP bombs and incendiary bombs are at your disposal; while for a safer approach or for those who are not used with manual-guided missiles like [[AGM-12B Bullpup|AGM-12B]] or [[AS-20 Nord|AS-20]], it does comes with a pair of Kh-23M AGMs using mouse control with devastating damage; if the enemies' SPAAGs, interceptors or in some occasion, helicopters with AAMs (namely, [[TY-90|TY-90s]] found on PLAGF helicopters) are in business, the excellent speed of MiG-23BN will certainly helps you to get away from trouble since there are few jets that can catch up with your mach 2.0 top speed (but in high-altitude). Speed is what makes MiG-23BN unique among jet attackers of its era and BR; any prolonged fights in combat area hugely increase its risk of meeting a miserable end. | |
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| − | ''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".'' | + | <!-- ''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:''' |
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| + | * One of the fastest attacker in game at up to mach 2.0 | ||
| + | * Sufficient payload for ground-attacks | ||
| + | * Variable swept-wing gives it extra flexibility against different targets | ||
| + | * Rather powerful engine for better acceleration | ||
| + | * Equipped with RWR for incoming radar signals | ||
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| + | * Lacks of flares | ||
| + | * Lacks of AAMs | ||
| + | * Relatively small ammo pool for the fixed 23 mm cannon | ||
| + | * Rather unprotected against enemy weaponries | ||
| + | * Huge size that makes it a relatively easy target for enemies | ||
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Revision as of 19:30, 8 October 2022
| This page is about the strike aircraft MiG-23BN (Germany). For other versions, see MiG-23 (Family). |
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Contents
Description
The ◊MiG-23BN(NATO: Flogger-F) is a rank VI German strike aircraft with a battle rating of 9.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Drone Age".
Based on previous MiG-23S modified MiG-23B that was dedicated for ground attacking and the predecessor of MiG-27 series; while it looks exactly like another previous MiG-23 series in-game, but all the GP bombs, AGMs and rocket pods will certainly tells another story to the targets on the ground while exceling its rather fast speed to leave the combat area. Alternatively it can take down aircrafts with its gunpods and similar mobility to its interceptor ancestors.
General info
Flight performance
At first glance, aside from having the LSK (East German Air Force) emblem, MiG-23BN looks exactly like any other Floggers; but a closer inspection on its nose gives its identity away- due to its identity of an attacker in this case, MiG revised its nose with a flat bottom for the B variants; but BN removed the optical equipment for this exact job. Since it was based on the first-generation MiG-23 but with a R-29B-300 engine, the overall flight performance is very similar to the MiG-23M on Soviet tech tree but without AAMs; experienced players might take the use of its iconic variable swept wing for dogfights, but do keep in mind that a major problem of these 1st generation Floggers were exactly the wings, it might be sufficient to take down heavier jets like Phantoms if utilized the wings well, but having only guns for A2A operations makes it a huge target for other jets. Any extra ordnance ranging from bombs up to AGMs affects the flight model severely, so utilize its speed in missions and avoid dogfights unless in dire situation.
| 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 | 2,182 | 2.172 | 15000 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 133.3 | 126.5 | 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 | 11,305 kg | ___ kg/m2 | ||||
| Engine characteristics | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) | Max Gross Weight | |||||
| Weight (each) | Type | 11m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 39m fuel | ||
| 1,780 kg | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet | 12,666 kg | 13,612 kg | 14,765 kg | 15,835 kg | 18,905 kg | |
| Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB) | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP) | ||||||
| Condition | 100% | WEP | 11m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 39m fuel | MGW |
| Stationary | 7,950 kgf | 10,208 kgf | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.54 |
| Optimal | 8,282 kgf (1,417 km/h) |
12,633 kgf (1,400 km/h) |
1.00 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.80 | 0.67 |
Survivability and armour
A bad news for MiG-23BN is that it has only a pair of 16 mm steel plates on the side of the cockpit as extra protection against other targets; if it does have the needs for a head-on fight or sometimes a dogfight, it might not have sufficient survivability to leave the combat in one piece.
Modifications and economy
| Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Armaments
| Ballistic Computer | |||
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| CCIP (Guns) | CCIP (Rockets) | CCIP (Bombs) | CCRP (Bombs) |
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Offensive armament
The MiG-23BN (Germany) is armed with:
- 1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon, belly-mounted (200 rpg)
Suspended armament
The MiG-23BN (Germany) can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:
- Without load
- 2 x Kh-23M missiles
- 64 x S-5K rockets
- 128 x S-5K rockets
- 80 x S-8KO rockets
- 4 x S-24B rockets
- 8 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (800 kg total)
- 18 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,800 kg total)
- 6 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (1,500 kg total)
- 6 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (3,000 kg total)
- 4 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs
- 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 500 total)
Custom loadout options
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | .png) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg) | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| ZB-500 incendiary bombs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| S-5K rockets | 16, 32 | 16, 32 | 16, 32 | 16, 32 | |||
| S-8KO rockets | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||
| S-24B rockets | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Kh-23M missiles | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 750 kg | |||||||
Usage in battles
For players who jumped from the subsonic G.91 R/3 into the MiG-23BN, not only it is supersonic and goes up to mach 2.0, it also carries as much ordnance as its TT predecessor IL-28. While for players of MiG-27 or MiG-23 variants, the flight performance are very similar as they were built under similar airframe but with some revision differences per blocks (batches), so some players might want to take it for a dogfight for its maneuverability as well as the variable swept-wing; but do note that this is an attacker and for BN's case, it doesn't have any AAMs at disposal at all, the only viable option is (are) the 23 mm gun(s; with wing-mount gunpods) for gunning down enemy jets with its fast rate of fire and sufficient damage; it doesn't have counter-measurements either, the airframe is also rather unprotected other than 2 steel plates on the sides of the cockpit, so for MiG-23BN's case, avoid enemies at all cost and only fight enemies when there's only one of them- any more than this number means it will become an easy prey for the enemies due to its enormous size.
But there are some good news for the jet though: it is among the fastest attacker (only slower than its Sukhoi counterpart) in game and the payload is sufficient to done devastating damage to enemies. It might not be as much as USAF's F-4C or British's Buccaneer, but the varieties of bombs or AGMs fit player's playstyle one way or another- for players who demand a firework show on the ground and create as many crater as possible, FAB series GP bombs and incendiary bombs are at your disposal; while for a safer approach or for those who are not used with manual-guided missiles like AGM-12B or AS-20, it does comes with a pair of Kh-23M AGMs using mouse control with devastating damage; if the enemies' SPAAGs, interceptors or in some occasion, helicopters with AAMs (namely, TY-90s found on PLAGF helicopters) are in business, the excellent speed of MiG-23BN will certainly helps you to get away from trouble since there are few jets that can catch up with your mach 2.0 top speed (but in high-altitude). Speed is what makes MiG-23BN unique among jet attackers of its era and BR; any prolonged fights in combat area hugely increase its risk of meeting a miserable end.
Pros:
- One of the fastest attacker in game at up to mach 2.0
- Sufficient payload for ground-attacks
- Variable swept-wing gives it extra flexibility against different targets
- Rather powerful engine for better acceleration
- Equipped with RWR for incoming radar signals
Cons:
- Lacks of flares
- Lacks of AAMs
- Relatively small ammo pool for the fixed 23 mm cannon
- Rather unprotected against enemy weaponries
- Huge size that makes it a relatively easy target for enemies
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
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
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.
| Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (Микоя́н и Гуре́вич Опытное конструкторское бюро) | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | MiG-3-15 · MiG-3-15 (BK) · MiG-3-34 |
| I-225 | |
| Jet fighters | MiG-9 · MiG-9 (l) |
| MiG-15 · MiG-15bis · MiG-15bis ISH | |
| MiG-17 | |
| 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 | |
| Export/Licensed | ␗MiG-9 · ␗MiG-9 (l) |
| ◊MiG-15bis · ◔MiG-15bis · J-2* | |
| MiG-17AS · ◔MiG-17PF · J-4* · Shenyang F-5* | |
| ◊MiG-19S · J-6A* | |
| ◄MiG-21 SPS-K · ◊MiG-21MF · ◔MiG-21MF · ▄MiG-21bis · ◔MiG-21bis-SAU · ◊MiG-21bis-SAU · ◊MiG-21 "Lazur-M" · J-7II** | |
| ◊MiG-23BN · ◊MiG-23MF · ◔MiG-23MF · ◊MiG-23MLA | |
| ◔MiG-29 · ◊MiG-29 · ◄MiG-29G | |
| *Licensed and domesticated with Chinese designations. | |
| **Unlicensed, reverse-engineered and domesticated with Chinese designations. | |
| See Also | Shenyang · Chengdu |
| Germany jet aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Ar 234 | Ar 234 B-2 · Ar 234 C-3 |
| He 162 | He 162 A-1 · He 162 A-2 |
| Ho 229 | Ho 229 V3 |
| Me 163 | Me 163 B · Me 163 B-0 |
| Me 262 A | Me 262 A-1a · Me 262 A-1a/Jabo · Me 262 A-1a/U1 · Me 262 A-1/U4 · Me 262 A-2a |
| Me 262 C | Me 262 C-1a · Me 262 C-2b |
| Tornado | ◄Tornado IDS WTD61 · ◄Tornado IDS MFG · ◄Tornado IDS ASSTA1 |
| West Germany | Alpha Jet A |
| USA | ◄F-84F |
| ◄CL-13A Mk 5 · ◄CL-13B Mk.6 · ◄F-86K | |
| ◄F-104G | |
| ◄F-4F Early · ◄F-4F | |
| USSR | ◊MiG-15bis |
| ◊MiG-19S | |
| ◄MiG-21 SPS-K · ◊MiG-21MF · ◊MiG-21bis-SAU · ◊MiG-21 "Lazur-M" | |
| ◊MiG-23BN · ◊MiG-23MF · ◊MiG-23MLA | |
| ◊MiG-29 · ◄MiG-29G | |
| ◊Su-22UM3K · ◊Su-22M4 | |
| ◊IL-28 | |
| Poland | ◊Lim-5P |
| Britain | ◄Sea Hawk Mk.100 · ◌Hunter F.58 (Swiss) |
| Italy | ◄G.91 R/3 · ◄G.91 R/4 |
