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Hey Gang,

 

Anyone here like me who likes to build aircraft from opposing nations of conflict? Like the Bf-109 vs Spitfire or Yak-3 for example. Now that I am almost finished my Mig-25PDS in Russian markings, what combat jet fighter might it have come across from NATO? I have an F-15C to be built, would that be a good match? Maybe an F-16 perhaps?

 

TIA

Brad 

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Ok Guys, thanks for the replies. I was thinking a Russian Mig-25, even though it never happened, I was thinking a Russian 146th Guard Regiment bird versus a NATO combat fighter. I know why the Mig-25 was developed, but I was thinking in terms of a What-If scenario between Russia and NATO. 🙂

 

Brad

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MiG-25P/PD/PDS in Soviet Union belonged to PVO units whose primary role was defense from strategic bombers and cruise missiles, though it was not really optimized for low-altitude intercepts to which NATO shifted later on due to long range SAM proliferation. A what-if Cold War scenario could go so many ways and I'm not really familiar on Soviet plans on PVO use over strategic front areas in case of a conflict with NATO.

 

I would wager these units to be involved in defensive missions against NATO deep-strike or perhaps offensive counter-air operations so they could meet e.g. F-15s (or perhaps some F-4Es depending on the year) as potential escorts in some of these missions (if the SAM suppression level permits them to operate over enemy territory). I guess it could technically even face some F-14s as escorts in case of some deep strike missions from a NATO carrier group in the Med or perhaps the North Sea, but its combat range was not really wide, especially at lower altitudes.

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Since the MiG-25 was developed to intercept the XB-70 (if it had gone into service), what about a forced-perspective in-flight diorama with the Cyber-Hobby 1/200 XB-70 kit in the background, and the MiG-25 in the foreground as if its closing in on the XB-70?

 

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3 hours ago, arg said:

Since the MiG-25 was developed to intercept the XB-70 (if it had gone into service), what about a forced-perspective in-flight diorama with the Cyber-Hobby 1/200 XB-70 kit in the background, and the MiG-25 in the foreground as if its closing in on the XB-70?

 

I definitely like that idea! Very cool 😎

If that doesn't appeal to you Brad, I just might steal this idea!! 😄

Andy

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14 hours ago, Dutch said:

None of you have suggested the obvious answer!  RC-135U/V/W.  

 

Or, possibly a civil 707!

 

The fact that the question was "what combat jet fighter might it have come across from NATO" might have had something to do with it.

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I recall seeing in a magazine a (long) while back of a Phantom attempting to intercept a MiG-25 and failing by several thousand feet and a few hundred knots.  I want to say an Israeli Phantom but don’t quote me on that.

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4 hours ago, Slartibartfast said:

I recall seeing in a magazine a (long) while back of a Phantom attempting to intercept a MiG-25 and failing by several thousand feet and a few hundred knots.  I want to say an Israeli Phantom but don’t quote me on that.

It was an Iranian F-4E Phantom II.  That is why the Shah wanted the F-14A Tomcat and it's AIM-54 Phoenix missiles so badly.

 

18 hours ago, ijozic said:

 

The fact that the question was "what combat jet fighter might it have come across from NATO" might have had something to do with it.

Now if your flying recce missions all along the perimeter of your enemy's border, if it ain't combat, it comes awful close. Too darn close in some cases.  In fact, we have lost over 20 recon aircraft and over 100 crew to Soviet, Chinese, North Korean, etc... interceptors and missiles.  Okay, so pair a RC-135U/V/W with a MiG-25 and have both pilots waving the international peace symbol at each other!   

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