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HiView attachment 867853Does anyone know what the "A" in MiG-23MLA stands for?
very thanks!but......I noticed that the MiG-23MLA still uses the Sapphire radar?Hi
According to various sources the 'A' for 'Ametist' (Amethyst), the name of the then new radar fitted.
Mike
very thanks!but......I noticed that the MiG-23MLA still uses the Sapphire radar?
oh, just found it on the russian wiki page for the RP-23,thanks!Yes, the radar for MiG-23MLA was actually the Sapphire 23MLA-2 that was an improved variant of the Sapphire 23ML unit used for the MiG-23ML. But it was also called the Amethyst.
The designation MiG-23MLA was unofficial, although it sometimes even appeared in pilots' logbooks. Officially, these aircraft were still called MiG-23ML, but it was mandatory to indicate that they were equipped with a "modified S-23MLA surveillance and targeting system with an RP-23MLA radar sight and an ASP-17ML gun sight," and the Amethyst station was still referred to as Sapphire-23MLA in all documents. Those were the peculiarities of late Soviet document management.Yes, the radar for MiG-23MLA was actually the Sapphire 23MLA-2 that was an improved variant of the Sapphire 23ML unit used for the MiG-23ML. But it was also called the Amethyst.
Pro, I have another question.....does the "A" in RP-23MLA also stand for "Amethyst"? :0
Pro, I have another question.....does the "A" in RP-23MLA also stand for "Amethyst"? :0
oh,thanksIt looks like ...
РЛС Н003 «Аметист» ( Сапфир-23МЛА ) — самолёт МиГ-23МЛА (литера «А» означает «Аметист»)