ForumsWEPRThe F-15C or the MiG-29M ?

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Communist
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The F-15C is one of the most advanced generation 4 fighters made by the USAF, It downed many MiG-21 fighters at the end of the Yom Kippur War ( sorry if I misspelled that ) And was the reason why many Iraqi fighter pilots flying downgraded soviet MiG-29s and french Mirage fighters never retured to base, or fled to Iran.

And the MiG-29M a more advanced version of the MiG-29A, is very manouverable with advanced RADAR and effective missles compared to the F-15C.

So what do you think is the better plane? the Russian MiG-29 or America's F-15?

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Ricador
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One of the rare occasions i have heard of someone choosing bombers over fighters.


Yeah...i was quite surprised.
woody_7007
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The F-15 has a slightly better armarment.


Both their primary AA weapons are medium air to air misslies with active radar homing devices so they really are not that different at all.

so you have eyes to watch behind the plane for you.


In a more realistic scneario your wingman would be able to check your six anyway.

Yeah...i was quite surprised.


Although you quite often get to see more action in B2s, theres always lots of bombing to do.
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Are MiG-29s not infamouse for their superior agility? If I was in a dogfight with a plane that I know has weapons eqaul in effectivness to mine, I would want to be in the plane that has a better turning radius.

The F22 seems to solve almost every problem with combat flight

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The thing is the F-15 wasn't made for dogfights, it's a multi role combat assualt plane, it either kills you before you see it, or it gets out of the hotspot fast, the F-16 however would kill the mig.

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I think you have the F-16 and the F-15 mixed up.

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No hes just saying that he thinks the f16 fighting falcon could beat the MiG. I think that would be very close, but i cant be bothered to post a long reply to that, In a nutshell f16 wins.

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I know of the agility of an F-16, I just thought the F-16 was the close support multi-role fighter. But then again there is the F-15E.

samy
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I know of the agility of an F-16, I just thought the F-16 was the close support multi-role fighter. But then again there is the F-15E.


The F-16 is much more agile though, take one in a dog fight over anything.
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The f16 is a great aircraft, but it is over 30 years old now. More advanced jets like the eurofighter would best it in a dogfight.

samy
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The f16 is a great aircraft, but it is over 30 years old now. More advanced jets like the eurofighter would best it in a dogfight.


No idea what that is sorry lol, I'm big on American aircraft don't know much out of this country though, the JSF might be ok as well but I'm not a big fan of it at all.
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The eurofighter is probably the second best jet in the world after the raptor. Seriously, if you are interested in the USAF you should look it up. The RAF and the USAF do lots of international excercises together.

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Isn't the SU-47 the best before the Raptor?

samy
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ooo pretty lol, but i thought the new MiG was suposibly the second best?

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Isn't the SU-47 the best before the Raptor?


It probably is, BUT because it is too expensive the Russians arent putting it into production.
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Isn't the SU-47 the best before the Raptor?


No not even close, the raptor is the best publicaly known plane in the world, the SU-47 is a bit more agile but has much less fire power, and is easier to detect on radar.

Sorry for the double post got ninjad
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