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== Description ==
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[[File:WeaponImage R-23R.png|thumb|left|420px|The R-23R missile (scale is approximate)]]
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a Soviet [[Air-to-air_missiles#Semi-Active_Radar_Homing_.28SARH.29_missiles|semi-active radar-homing air-to-air missile]]. It was introduced in [[Update "Red Skies"]].

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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* {{Specs-Link|mig_23m}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig_23mf_germany}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig_23ml}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig_23mla}}
* {{Specs-Link|mig_23mld}}

== General info ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Missile characteristics
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| '''Mass''' || 223 kg
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| '''Guidance''' || SARH
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| '''Signal''' || CW
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| '''Lock range''' || 20 km
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| '''Launch range''' || 27 km
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| '''Maximum speed''' || 3 M
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| '''Maximum overload''' || 20 G
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| '''Missile guidance time''' || 35 secs
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| '''Explosive mass''' || 20.8 kg TNTeq
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=== Effective damage ===
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== Usage in battles ==
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=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''

* All-aspect SARH missile
* Fast missile
* Long range
* Good explosive mass, can obliterate any plane

'''Cons:'''

* Poor manoeuvrability and acceleration

== History ==
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== Media ==
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== See also ==
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* [[R-23T]] -  infrared homing variant
* [[R-24R]] -  radar-guided successor

== External links ==
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[[Category:Suspended armaments]]