Comments by "Solo Renegade" (@SoloRenegade) on "Found And Explained"
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@phunkracy "this is just a bad take. MiG-29 wasnt designed to last more than 20 years because with the tempo of cold war armaments, it would be replaced by a next gen plane by that time."
proving it was inferior to the F-16 all along. In 1991, the following US aircraft were still in active service. A-4, F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18, F-4, C-130, B-52, U-2, SR-71, and aircraft like the F-8 and F-106 had only just been retired from US service. Aircraft of good design always last. also, development of armaments was always slowing down as technology and costs increased, look at the F-22 and Seawolf submarine....
The reason the Soviet Union collapsed was partially economic. They could never spend enough to keep up with the US. and look at the Russian economy today compared to the US. What is a typical Russian income compared to the US? How much do teachers make? how about a college graduate with a bachelors in engineering? Russia was running out of money Long before the collapse.
"MiG couldnt compete because there was no competition. "
correct, it always lost in combat. It's kill ration in Desert storm alone was 0.03:1 🤣 how embarrassing. And it's kill ratio is much worse when you factor in total losses in all conflicts. The only country who seems to have managed to make them work was Ukraine. And Ukraine used them to defeat "superior" Russian aircraft/missiles.
38 countries operated it.
"Russia itself had to cut the 29 in favour of Su-27 because it couldn't afford to keep two platforms."
further proving my point. And it was so bad even Russia didn't want it. When poorer nations than Russia can afford Mig29s but Russia can't.....that tells you something.
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@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko "That's a ridiculous statement. BVR missile is a fire and forget type missile that cannot differentiate friend from foe."
Wrong. The Mig29 lacks sufficient long range radar, as Ukraine shows. US missiles and radar are more advanced, and US datalink and such CAN differentiate friend and foe in BVR and provide targeting guidance to the missile. Thus the Mig29 never gets close enough to maneuver with teh F-18, and since they never get close enough, teh missile doesn't have to worry about friendlies mixed with enemies in BVR shots.
Russia can't distinguish friend from foe, but US can, as ukraine is proving.
"In 2019 The Indian Air Force confirmed that it shot down one of its own helicopters during clashes with Pakistan in February over Kashmir, killing all six on board. "
exactly, flying russian aircraft, lacking US friend or foe technology in teh F-18.
"BVR missiles, according to data from the Gulf war, the accuracy of BVR missiles is only 34%."
the Gulf War was OVER 30 YEARS AGO!!!!!
Shit has changed since then, in the US (not in Russia).
"Nowadays, there are many countermeasures such as flares, missile decoys, electronic warfare system and laser to misdirect, disrupt or blind oncoming missiles."
which modern US and Israeli systems have been designed to ignore.
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@sheevinit1490 "It's not the plane, it's the pilot. Is the F-16 a better airplane than the MiG-29? Yes."
yes, exactly, the F-16 is a better plane, and so with equal pilots, the F-16 wins. With better pilots the F-16 always wins. It would require a better than average Mig29 pilot, against a lesser F-16 pilot, and/or element of surprise or vastly superior numbers to beat the F-16.
This also means that Ukraine has better pilots than Russia since they have been able to survive and defeat superior Su-27 family aircraft and weapons using inferior Mig29. This is why russia fears Ukraine getting F-16, as they know it's a better plane and that Ukraine has the better pilots.
"In the hands of a skilled pilot and armed with equivalent weaponry, the MiG-29 is easily a counter to the F-16."
yes, if you stack the deck in the Mig29 favor, it's possible.
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@zerofighterfairy F-8, F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, Bird of Prey, X-29, F-16XL, F-4, AH-64, AH-66, etc.
And unlike Russia, the US built these, and have concepts for far more.
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