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What do you mean? There was only ever one HMS compatible with it

They can take their time. I rather something more polished and closer to complete then early access. I mean imagine it releases and ARU switch doesn’t work, Nav drift isn’t implemented, radar has no false targets or inaccuracies, no missile tones and voice for LA, no KMOD, autopilot as bugged as FC3, flare switch doesn’t change release program and can’t set our flare release pattern in ME, SPO-15 missing features such as PD fighters in X category until 15-20 km range where they switch to F, or how the 50/90 degree light only works at close range. What if TWS mode doesn’t automatically select most dangerous target, which would suck since HUD won’t show target speed. Or interaction between radar and IRST is simplified forcing you to relearn it when they properly implement it.

Well, 1988/89 is pretty early for 9.12A……

As it is now well jut be flying around in dead reckoning mode and it’s 4% of distance travelled error

It’s saying it generates coordinates where it is based off dead reckoning in basic mode or RSBN correction in correction mode, and just compares that to waypoint coordinates to see if it’s there yet

Yes, so it makes sense why both would have the update.

Ah! Ideally we should be able to have a total of 6 with a Kord gunner. Even having 4 with cargo doors closed would be epic. Wonder how it feel inside hanging onto your gun attached to the gun mounts while you maneuver around!

I have never seen sources on ratio of different variants. I’ve seen rough numbers for ER given without source. It’s very possible that practically no one knows except those in Russia. Not many users used all different versions.

It depends . We can verify that Yugoslavian MiG-29B delivered in 1989 could fire R-27ER if mounted because there manuals mention KMOD and the radar features that come with the BZPP-44 update. I believe most MiG-29s were only exported after 1988, and including German MiGs that were later modified by MiG for wing tanks. So it’s conceivable to believe that any other MiG-29 that was delivered or upgraded from 1989 to later would be able to fire R-27ER There is a specific MiG-29 manual that specifies all the different software updates. It gives me the impression that the Soviets and Russians did not update the software of their MiGs very often. There’s also the impact of procedure, if they save ER for other platforms, why right it in the manual even if it can technically carry it. I would think both possibilities could happen

There is not space for 2x Kord

And what do you think your chances are of convincing a government that becuase of this they should buy it in large enough stocks? Yeah it might help, but try convincing the politicians of that!

The BZPP-44 update is not anecdotal. It was in base MiG-29A and 29B of many export customers. As Okapanja mentions, the same update gives KMOD function, and ED’s store mentions KMOD as a function. With websites don’t list it as a weapon? Maybe because those export customers didn’t buy ER. Why buy a missile that easily outranges the radar? The fact that these customers didn’t buy ER, and this websites list it as not a weapon, is not proof of incompatibility. Correlation does not equal causation.

With software update BZPP-44 the MiG-29 can use these weapons even if the customer did not purchase them. This software update was seemingly available around 88-89 when many MiG-29s were being exported to say Germany or Yugoslavia. In addition a US exchange pilot confirmed that the German MiG-29 he flew did show the expanded DLZ of 27ER when the 27ER training plug was mounted. It is the same seeker and the same missile electronics after all.

I’ve been doing some testing to do a YouTube video on sync mode. It’s kind of ridiculous, I switch to ASYNC and do lead manually and I’m nailing them on the first shot easy. So while SYNC works, I think I agree with you, usually just manually doing lead in ASYNC is way better and faster

Yes but it looks very different on the inside. Reason it has a TV/FLIR turret

It’s the great misunderstanding and assumption. Soviet jets just built different….. What…. Why can I raise my gear on the ground????? Ummm, better question is, why did you raise the gear lever on the ground???

I mean, your rear wheels likely tried to retract as well but couldn’t do to the force of the mass of the jet

Yak-B is also much more shortly ranged, and has only about 6 seconds worth of ammo if they don’t model the jamming As for PKT and inboard weapons, there is difference between someone putting a smaller 7.62mm gun in the window mount and putting a Kord with 1m long barrel out the door. There is no reason that seeing Hinds with window PKTs and inboard ordnance means that the same ordnance is possible with a Kord sitting in the door.

Not sure what you mean? They are describing A. TWS/TWF mode, where it tracks and predicts 10 targets B. STT with R-27R/ER is launched and radar is alternating between maintaining the lock, sending out datalink instructions, and illuminating the target.

Even without CCIP?

The only commands really applicable are “B” to increase height when below target, “Fi” for afterburner when slower then target, Thw r (Gorka) is not GCI command but comes from own system depending on altitude of you, altitude of locked target, and what the setting of deltaH knob is. If I set it to -1, it will try to get me to maintain 1,000m lower altitude until weapon range.

For second picture, showing phases of Lazur intercept, the left side is showing HUD and right side showing HDD. It makes one mistake in that when you lock a target the heading tape should go away

Full thing you can find in places is 450 pages

Always forget something!

Guess I have to do some reading!