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The second part takes readers into combat. Follow No. 39 Squadron as its MiG-23s attack Kermanshah Air Base during Operation Echo of Qadessiya, then immediately switch from offensive strike missions to exhausting combat air patrols over Iraq
Animation of MiG-23MLA HUD symbology I made some time ago.
Shown in order:
- waypoint navigation
- radar search + lazur (GCI DL) guidance
- radar track
- jamming (active + passive)
- IRST search
- IRST track
- missile launch (R-24T)
- HUD gun mode
Bottom lights bar is the primary indicator for Lazur datalink guidance apart from symbology directly on HUD. The side lamps are relevant to gunsight (non-HUD) modes and also not covered for now. Some differences apply compared to M, MF and MLD models but they are mostly related to layout rather than functionality.
There are some small mistakes in it but nothing major. It's meant to briefly showcase all important features in A-A and navigation, A-G symbology is not covered.
I will eventually come back to this subject and cover HUD and related systems in much more detail, so treat this as a primer.
@Combination_K@heatloss1986 (this time not forgotten) and @BaA43A3aHY
By September 1980, the MiG-23 had become an important part of Iraqi air defence and tactical aviation—but its real combat test was still ahead.
Read the full article https://t.co/WHLzEJxX5U... for the story of technology, politics and adaptation behind Iraq’s MiG-23 force.
at times, costly accidents.
The article also explores the political background: Baghdad’s uneasy relationship with Moscow, Iraq’s growing military cooperation with France, Soviet pressure over Western arms purchases, and the expansion of the Flogger fleet before the Iran–Iraq War
The first MiG-23MS fighters arrived in 1974 without adequate technical documentation and with downgraded avionics, limited radar capability and obsolete missiles. Iraqi personnel had to learn much of the aircraft’s demanding flight behaviour through experience, improvisation and,
@aria7q@citrinowicz US and Israel "removed" IRGC command and - supprise - IRGC commande is replaced owernight and the system of commande is still in place. WHat else you want to know
@aria7q@citrinowicz If this "smart operations to remove all current and former IRGC commanders" is required, WHY Israel and USA are doing only those dumb and innefective all the time???