BVR combat in 4.33.1
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Do you have sources for this ? Mine seem to indicate that the Sirenas were fitted on MiG-17s at factory only beginning with the PF variant.
MiG-17 (Yefim Gordon, 2002 )
Fresco A i40, Sirena-2 RHAW (initially refereed to as a tail protection device) with characteristic antennas on the fin/stabilizer fairing and the wing leading edges and wingtips to give 360 degree coverage.MiG-17 Fresco Walk Around No.46 (Hans-Heira Stapfer, 2007)
Shows close up photos of the antennas and states the system was added on the MiG-17 Fresco A late in production and was standard on MiG-17F Fresco C. All Fresco As were retrofitted with Sirena via a field modification.A SIRENA RWR was actually exploited during HAVE DRILL in the 60’s on a LIM-5 (MiG-17F) Fresco C (1C-07-18 built in Poland 1956-7)
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Interesting, thanks.
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Clearly launching the 120-C from 32k provides kills far more often than at 20k. F15C at 32k can down any red fighter@l3crusader:
FYI, no matter what your speed is, if you are BVR’ing at only 20 000 ft, you’re doing it wrong. Try 30 000 or 35 000 ft with loft, the missile will have much more energy and really “fall” on the target.
RTR assums the target do not change altitude. If your friend turns and runs to the deck, there is a good chance he can escape RTR. But he’s pretty much out out the BVR fight anyway.