MiG-25 Help

[latertimelord]

I usually fly with GAC's MiG-25BM "rapid" ground attack aircraft, so I noticed I could take some tips/tricks.

Any help, please?

[LeCricket84]

Stay away from AGM's, and AA guns, and blow stuff up. That's about all the advice I can give you.

[latertimelord]

Stay away from AGM's, and AA guns, and blow stuff up. That's about all the advice I can give you.

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I understand, but, isn't there any ideas about high speed bombing raid tactics?

[LeCricket84]

Ok, I've got a couple of tactics for you. First is toss bombing. Basically, you fly low over you target and start a loop right after you fly over them. When you reach 90 degrees pitch up, proceed to pitch five more degrees to finish the loop. When you reach that point, release a bomb, and hope it hits. This is very hard to do, and takes a lot of practice.

Image of toss bombing


Next, try high altitude bombing. This isn't quite as challenging, but can prove very fun at high speeds.

[Shiny Rice]

The MiG-25's for interception and recon, not for bombing. The best planes to do that are bombers, or attack planes like the F-15Es or A-10. Kuro has some awesome F-15s, and YSMajor improved the Oranleed A-10s, and they are in grey and woodland paints.

[Bombcat]

The Mig-25P was an interceptor, the reconnaissance variants were equipped for a secondary role as high speed bombers.

In general, with an aircraft like the MiG-25, I would stick with a level bombing approach at high altitude. SAMs generally can't touch you above 47000 feet or so, and the Foxbat can easily do better than that. Aiming can be a bit tricky at the higher altitudes, and I recommend that you use the radar in bombing mode as your primary aiming tool. The MiG-25 would make a poor toss bomber, with it's limited agility and high altitude bias.

[Taskforce 58]

Do a lob-toss:

Make sure you have bombs selected. Turn on radar, switch to 25 miles range, and line up your target. Switch the radar to 10 mile range. Come in low (< 200') and fast (500kt+). When the target appears at the top of the radar display, pull up, and use the impact indicator on the radar screen (ignore the CCIP on your HUD) as the cue to drop your weapons. Usually this should happen with your nose up at 20-40 degrees, depending on your speed and altitude. If you pull past 45 degrees and the impact indicator still hasn't reached the target, you are either too slow or too far away, in which case abort, turn around and try again. Once you released your bombs you can break away and exit the area.

Not as accurate, but you won't have to overfly the target area.

[latertimelord]

Ok, I've got a couple of tactics for you. First is toss bombing. Basically, you fly low over you target and start a loop right after you fly over them. When you reach 90 degrees pitch up, proceed to pitch five more degrees to finish the loop. When you reach that point, release a bomb, and hope it hits. This is very hard to do, and takes a lot of practice.

Image of toss bombing


Next, try high altitude bombing. This isn't quite as challenging, but can prove very fun at high speeds.

Hello? We're talking about a giant here?
I'd use the second technique.

The Mig-25P was an interceptor, the reconnaissance variants were equipped for a secondary role as high speed bombers.

In general, with an aircraft like the MiG-25, I would stick with a level bombing approach at high altitude. SAMs generally can't touch you above 47000 feet or so, and the Foxbat can easily do better than that. Aiming can be a bit tricky at the higher altitudes, and I recommend that you use the radar in bombing mode as your primary aiming tool. The MiG-25 would make a poor toss bomber, with it's limited agility and high altitude bias.

Yes, this giant MiG is perfect for high-alt bombing... But what about SEAD ops?

Do a lob-toss:

Make sure you have bombs selected. Turn on radar, switch to 25 miles range, and line up your target. Switch the radar to 10 mile range. Come in low (< 200') and fast (500kt+). When the target appears at the top of the radar display, pull up, and use the impact indicator on the radar screen (ignore the CCIP on your HUD) as the cue to drop your weapons. Usually this should happen with your nose up at 20-40 degrees, depending on your speed and altitude. If you pull past 45 degrees and the impact indicator still hasn't reached the target, you are either too slow or too far away, in which case abort, turn around and try again. Once you released your bombs you can break away and exit the area.

Not as accurate, but you won't have to overfly the target area.

My brother, who is flying with the Su-39, is always giving exact locations about the ground units over VoIP. He shoots the main targets, then I come up as a strike bomber.

The MiG-25's for interception and recon, not for bombing. The best planes to do that are bombers, or attack planes like the F-15Es or A-10. Kuro has some awesome F-15s, and YSMajor improved the Oranleed A-10s, and they are in grey and woodland paints.

Oh no, F-15E is so overpowered. So does the A-10. I'd use Su-17 -which is an old wolf- instead of F-15E.

[Seagull]

Be careful when enemy fly fast planes like F-22, F15 or Typhoon...
With this planes i usually intercept mig25s
And dont turn to hard because you will loose speed and planes with a better acceleration could get you..

[latertimelord]

Be careful when enemy fly fast planes like F-22, F15 or Typhoon...
With this planes i usually intercept mig25s
And dont turn to hard because you will loose speed and planes with a better acceleration could get you..

All of them are semi-futuristic multi-role aircrafts. I'd use Su-30/33 against them.

[Seagull]

Be careful when enemy fly fast planes like F-22, F15 or Typhoon...
With this planes i usually intercept mig25s
And dont turn to hard because you will loose speed and planes with a better acceleration could get you..

All of them are semi-futuristic multi-role aircrafts. I'd use Su-30/33 against them.

I mean you have to be carefull when you fly mig25 or can you fly su30 and mig25 at same time?
EDIT: Try ID_F-16 its very agily and the second best dogfighter at east side. Mig-35 is best but its kinda cheat..

[latertimelord]

Be careful when enemy fly fast planes like F-22, F15 or Typhoon...
With this planes i usually intercept mig25s
And dont turn to hard because you will loose speed and planes with a better acceleration could get you..

All of them are semi-futuristic multi-role aircrafts. I'd use Su-30/33 against them.

I mean you have to be carefull when you fly mig25 or can you fly su30 and mig25 at same time?
EDIT: Try ID_F-16 its very agily and the second best dogfighter at east side. Mig-35 is best but its kinda cheat..

Erm... F-16's designed for short range dogfighting, while the MiG-25BM was designed for SEAD?

[Seagull]

Hell no i mean try ID_F-16 for dogfighting against west planes....
Because you said you use Su30/33 against them.

[latertimelord]

Hell no i mean try ID_F-16 for dogfighting against west planes....
Because you said you use Su30/33 against them.

Yes... Sorry, my bad.

[decaff_42]

Mig-35 is best but its kinda cheat..

That's an understatement. Whenever i try to fly against it in the dogfight mode I can never out-turn it and it sits on my tail like a heat-seeking missile...which it likes to send after me.

[Crazypilot]

Never try to outrun a Mig-25/35.Always try to out-turn it.

[Seagull]

Never try to outrun a Mig-25/35.Always try to out-turn it.

Mig-35 is not THAT fast..

[Crazypilot]

It is.

[Seagull]

It is.

I didnt said its not fast i just said its not that fast. A f-15 is still faster a f22 and typhoon too....

[latertimelord]

Mig-35 is best but its kinda cheat..

That's an understatement. Whenever i try to fly against it in the dogfight mode I can never out-turn it and it sits on my tail like a heat-seeking missile...which it likes to send after me.

Also it has horrible high speed G issues.

Never try to outrun a Mig-25/35.Always try to out-turn it.

Mig-35 is not THAT fast..

Low ammo, low fuel = more than 680kts of speed

Never try to outrun a Mig-25/35.Always try to out-turn it.

My brother who is 9 years old shot down a PolAF F-16 in a dogfight with MiG-25PDS. He did not need to use the afterburner, since he had to stay below 400kts.