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Some were BVR yes and some accounts do give range (<12 miles). There are some sources that claim certain number of BVR kills but not certain where they have obtained the actual firing ranges from. The two downed on the 17th (the first day of Desert Storm) were attacking a large US formation head on when they got taken out..........the Iraqi air force were not quite ready to run just yet. https://ospreypublishing.com/mikoyan-gurevich-mig-21 https://ospreypublishing.com/arab-mig-19-mig-21-units-in-combat-pb

2 were claimed by FA-18s on 17 Jan by VFA-81 (Fox/Mongillo ) ACIG list them as Bis although not updated for a while.......hopefully some newer research might shed more light. http://www.acig.info/CMS/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=62 This was a blog I'd saved with various sources listed so not verified. http://www.rjlee.org/air/ds-aakill/

Mirage F-1s apparently carried effective Jamming pods vs Iran so may have had some capability in 1991 GCI and C&C was likely taken apart / jammed early on. Even early MiGs had SRO-2 type IFF transponders and basic Sirena/SPO type RWR......thing is if they had them it doesn't mean they were all updated or able to pick up allied radar signals etc. The MiG-25s probably did have RWR because multiple accounts of engagements from the 80s to that period show them going defensive when locked up. IFF is of limited use by itself.......... no response does not actually mean it's a bad guy.............you will note F-15s used it as part of an EID matrix they were not allowed to fire on IFF only.

What sources are you using? MiG-21s didn't see much action and 2 sources list the 2 x MiG-21s shot down as either bis or F-7B.

Sorry never heard of them

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I could be wrong but I thought Edge added a terrain engine with many changes and improvements but it could still be dependent on needing a tile set.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36064659

MiG-23BK / BN / MS / MF / ML MiG-21F-13 / PF / PFM / PFMA / MF / UTI / UM (MiG-21bis delivered in 1983 but not present in 1991) F-7B MiG-25P / PDS / RB

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The MiG-29 was 9.12B Have the MiG-21 variants if you want them?

Good in full screen https://fightersweep.com/4972/the-magic-of-aviation/

https://fightersweep.com/4960/first-s-300pmu-2-favorit-delivered-iran/ Kozhin’s statement confirms an earlier report in which Iranian ambassador to Russia Mehdi Sanai said Tehran had received its first S-300 batteries. The S-300PMU-2 Favorit has a range of more than 120 miles and can hit targets as high as 100,000ft. The system can engage half-a-dozen or more targets simultaneously.

They had a French designed IADS run by a computer system called KARI.(IRAK backwards).......... The SA-2 was apparently SA-2F / S-75M2 type. There might be some changes from this old source (SA-7 was also used I have)

Surprised I missed this excellent piece of work from a former South Vietnam resident. Quite a big book but very detailed.

When was the last time you dusted out the PC?.....any clogged up fans on the card?

H was supposed to be solid state.....not so sure on the N but the P was apparently a solid state version of the J. Iran seem to have used the P-1 so there might be something to go on with that. Israeli F-16s used the P-3 in the early 80s alongside the L and got a few kills. On the P-4 it looks like they just stuck the L seeker on it anyway.

2 kills listed in F-4E 67-0362

Several years back, Iran rolled out its Qaher F-313 ‘stealth fighter’ in front of then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Within hours it was met with near universal derision from defense and aerospace experts around the world http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/whatever-happenned-irans-super-stealth-fighter-15654

Yes am very tempted

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Seems the improvements on the J were mostly at higher altitudes (also doubled the sea level G over the E). Most of the combat firings were at lower levels where it seems to have been no better than the E. I suppose no guarantee the RHAW picked up the launch anyway. Another annoyance on the radio was apparently Disco...............being described total waste of time by some.

I would like to think the child like non arguments you have spammed this thread with are more trolling rather than you having a vested interest in certain car manufacturers or the oil industry........guess you didn't understand my earlier post.

I gather your superior cars are fire proof............oh