MiG-23MLD_Comparisons_New[1]

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1、MiG-23MLDvsWesternFighters–theSovietAirForceViewAlexanderMladenovlooksattheformerSovietAirForceconcepts,datingfromthemid-1980s,fortheMiG-23MLD’semploymentintheairsuperiorityrolepittedagainsttheF-15A,F-16A,F-4EandKfirC.2Althoughthisarticlecanberegarded

2、asbeingofsomewhathistoricalvalue,infactitstillhasacertainpracticalvalueforthepresentday.InRussia,theotherCISrepublicsandEasternEuropetheagingFloggerwasretiredfromservicecompletelybetween1997and2002,butintheThirdWorldcountries,consideredhostiletotheWes

3、t,thetypeisregardedyetasmatureandcapableenoughdesign,performingusefulworkintheair-to-airrole,withperhapsbettermissioncapableratesthantheearly-seriesMiG-29soperatedbythosenations.Asmanyas30fighterFloggersarebelievedtobemaintainedincombat-readystatebyth

4、eIraqiAirForce;nolessthan60moreareinservicewiththeSyrianairarm(includingmorethan40highly-modifiedMiG-23MLDs);theCubanAirForcehasonstrengthslightlylessthanthreedozensMiG-23MF/MLAs;andmorethan40Flogger-GscontinuetosoldieronwiththeNorthKoreanAirForce.Som

5、eofthecountriesontheroguelisthavedeterminedandskilledFloggerpilotsandtounderestimatethemandtheirmountswouldbefoolish,and,incaseofwar,potentiallydangerous.TheBekaaValleyDefeat–aStimulusforFurtherFloggerUpgradesInJune1982,theSoviet-styleairsuperiority/a

6、irdefenceratherorthodoxdoctrine,trainingandtacticshaveprovedtobefullyinadequateandineffectivewhenemployedagainsttheIsraeliDefenceForce/AirForce(IDF/AF).Syrianlosses–fighters,fighter-bombersandhelicoptersbetweenJune6and11-numberedsome85(between82and92a

7、ccordingtosomesources)whileSyriansclaimedforsome27IDF/AFfixed-androtary-wingaircraftshootdownwhichisobviouslyabogus.ItiswellknownthatIsraelisdenylosinganyaircraftinaircombatsduringthe1982Lebanonwarthoughsuchstatementsmayalsobeconsidered,tosomeextent,a

8、sdubious.AccordingtotheauthoritativeresearcharticleEarlyMiG-23sinOperationalService,writtenbythe1960s-1980slocalconflictsresearcherTomCooper(publishedinAirEnthusiast,Vol100,July-August2002,p56-67),theSyrianfighterFloggersplayedonlyasecondaryro