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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS-T
After German reunification in 1990, Germany found itself with large stockpiles of the Russian Vympel R-73 missiles (NATO reporting name: AA-11 Archer) carried by the MiG-29 Fulcrum and concluded that the AA-11's capabilities had been noticeably under-estimated. In particular, it was found to be both far more manoeuvrable, and far more capable in terms of seeker acquisition and tracking than the latest AIM-9 Sidewinder. These conclusions led Germany to question certain aspects of the design of ASRAAM related to the airframe which was a British responsibility. Of particular concern was the lack of thrust vectoring to aid manoeuvrability in close in air combat. When these concerns were raised, Germany and Britain could not come to an agreement about the design of ASRAAM, so in 1990 Germany withdrew from the ASRAAM project while Britain resolved to find another seeker and develop ASRAAM according to the original requirements.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vympel_R-27
R-27R AA-10 Alamo-A, semi-active radar homing. Range up to 80 km under optimal conditions [1]
R-27T AA-10 Alamo-B, infrared homing, passive homing using the Avtomatika 9B-1032 (PRGS-27) IR seeker head. Weight 248 kg. Range 3.0 km to 70 km.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-7_Sparrow#Sparrow_II
Operational range
AIM-7E/E2: 45 kilometres (28 mi)
AIM-7F/M: 50 kilometres (31 mi)
Mig-29 in quantità INFERIORE rispetto agli americani? Ma di che anno stiamo parlando? Io parlo del 1989!!!
Il su-25 è inferiore all'A-10, col quale va confrontato
L'F-14 è un caccia aria-aria e non c'entra nulla con l'aria-terra
L'F-15 è un caccia aria-aria, non c'entra nulla con l'aria-terra, e nel 1989 l'F-15E non era ancora operativo
Il Su-24 Fencer era nel complesso superiore all' F-111 Aadvark americano, e disponibile in quantità superiori........
Fai un po' te..........
E' meglio il Mi-24 oppure l'AH-1 Cobra?
Di qualità scarsa rispetto a cosa? Agli M60A3 oppure agli Abrams col cannone da 105mm?