DmitriKozlowsky Posted July 23, 2022 Posted July 23, 2022 So the secret of battlefield survival in aircraft that has low digit chaff/flare and no ECM? I don't know. Speed and low alt, I guess.
Nealius Posted July 23, 2022 Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) Teamwork. Most likely used as part of a much larger package of multiple aircraft types performing specific roles supporting each other to achieve the objective. Edited July 23, 2022 by Nealius
Llanero Posted July 23, 2022 Posted July 23, 2022 This is a plane that entered in service in 1973 for battlefields of that era. Not to drop those planes in battlefields of the 90´s or the 2000´s is a good idea. Mig-19, Mig-21 and Mig-23 should be its main enemies. Also, it´s not a plane for deep attacks into enemy territory (ground attack is just a secondary mission for this version, F1CE), but to intercept enemy bombers and fighter-bombers into its own territory where there were no concern about SAM. The F1M (modernized) had better avionics (including better RWR), and ECM and Chaff pods, so it was a capable fighter-bomber that could enter into enemy territory to perform attacks. 1
razo+r Posted July 23, 2022 Posted July 23, 2022 The secret to survival in any aircraft is not to get shot at in the first place.
okopanja Posted July 23, 2022 Posted July 23, 2022 Iraqi variant had ECM, and was used for deep strikes. Even killed a tomcat Condition: amber
Lace Posted July 23, 2022 Posted July 23, 2022 Planning. One pass, haul ass. No need to loiter - this isn't an A-10. Laptop Pilot. Alienware X17, i9 11980HK 5.0GHz, 16GB RTX 3080, 64GB DDR4 3200MHz, 2x2TB NVMe SSD. 2x TM Warthog, Hornet grip, Virpil CM2 & TPR pedals, Virpil collective, Cougar throttle, Viper ICP & MFDs, pit WIP (XBox360 when traveling). Quest 3S. Wishlist: Tornado, Jaguar, Buccaneer, F-117 and F-111.
Biggus Posted July 23, 2022 Posted July 23, 2022 Weren't some of the French produced ECM pods the very best of the era? I recall stories of French F1s being escorted by USAF fighters where the US fighters were more interested in gathering data on the French ECM systems than they were interested in Iraqi fighters, and that the pods that the Iraqis had on their EQs were better than what the AdA were using at the time. That's probably a bit of a derail, but most of the secret is to not be shot at and to work as a team with other assets.
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