The Aircraft That Almost Shot Down The Eagle | Mig-25 Foxbat Vs F-15C Eagle

The Aircraft That Almost Shot Down The Eagle | Mig-25 Foxbat Vs F-15C Eagle | DCS |

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@GrowlingSidewinder 3 місяці тому

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@yogatira1041 3 місяці тому

I see you are a good player 👏

@SSJ4Brohan 3 місяці тому

Thanks for the followup on your last video when you mentioned something about fox1's being shot from an aircraft with superior radar range. ❤

@hkguitar1984 3 місяці тому

I've read that the engines used for the Mig-25 were originally designed as single use units intended for cruise missile application. The Mig-25 used the Tumansky R-15 engines which were originally intended for the unsuccessful Tupolev TU-121 cruise missile as it was the most powerful engine available that could be used in the Mig-25 design. As such these engines would be scrapped after each flight to Mach 3.2. During the era the Mig-25 was being designed the Soviet's resources were greatly limited as to what steels/alloys could be procured/produced. The Mig-25 with all it's short-comings is still a bruiser of an aircraft. Great content GS, and a big thank you to 4NVIL for piloting the aggressor.

@carfactor4518 3 місяці тому

GS, you should live stream

@allaltitudeproductions 2 місяці тому

Day 9 asking for F-22 vs 10 MiG 21

@oliabid-price4517 3 місяці тому

If I recall correctly, the Foxbat had the largest engines ever fitted to a fighter jet (certainly until fairly recently at least). The Turmansky R11s were monsters.

@SledgeFox 3 місяці тому

I think you misstyped. Tumanski R-15 were used.

@vasilije94 3 місяці тому

Foxbat is not a fighter jet. Its an interceptor.

@demetrioshristovski4518 3 місяці тому

@@vasilije94 Interceptors are fighters professor. Multi role fighter, lightweight point defense fighter, interceptor, air superiority fighter Fighters can have different tactics and strategies and capabilities - but they still are fighters.

@helplmchoking 3 місяці тому

Yep, western intelligence absolutely freaked out when they started seeing images of it - though they did think it was built from titanium as an incredibly fast and manoeuvrable fighter with crazy power. But it was actually designed to intercept supersonic nuclear bombers, was super heavy, made from steel and while it was crazy fast it couldn't go full speed for more than a couple minutes without destroying the engines

@debbiestimac5175 3 місяці тому

For those that don't know the Foxbat and it's long range missile were designed to counter the B-70 Valkyrie. The Eagle was then produced to counter the Foxbat, later the Foxhound and Fulcrum to counter the Eagle and Viper respectively.

@codenamecrusade1083 3 місяці тому

The Flanker and Fulcrum were the counters, MiG-31 was a continuation of the Foxbat programme and would eventually become the SR-71 counter.

@sohrabroozbahani4700 3 місяці тому

And then there was the Flanker... one fighter to rule them all 😉

@debbiestimac5175 3 місяці тому

Raptor has entered the chat.@@sohrabroozbahani4700

@Pyreax865 3 місяці тому

The Flanker was made to counter the Eagle, the Foxhound was just an improved Foxbat.

@lippytheoneguy8968 3 місяці тому

@@codenamecrusade1083no, its exactly as he stated. The su-27 is a counterpart to the F18

@rogerpennel1798 3 місяці тому

A common practice for Soviet and American interceptor aircraft was to fire both heat-seeking and radar-guided missiles in tandem to increase the likelihood of a kill. The F-102 and F-106 did it with their Falcon missiles which came in both varieties. The Soviets also did it with their interceptors like the Su-15, Tu-128, and MiG-25.

@milkmunstr 3 місяці тому

This is the first video I've seen you do a fight that starts in BVR and actually make it to the merge, let alone end with a gun kill. That was awesome

@LessAiredvanU 3 місяці тому

I understood that Soviet practice was to shoot an active radar seeker missile and an IR seeker missile at the same time, as counter radar manoeuvres allowed the heat seeker to lock on. Certainly that was intercept procedure. That might have been interesting in this fight.

@termitreter6545 3 місяці тому

Note its semi-active radar and IR missile. Its kind of a weird strategy tho, considering the semi-active missile has more range, so it would be a waste to shot the IR first.

@knightonwarbeck1969 3 місяці тому

Yes, IR missile first otherwise the IR would track the heat from the radar missile.

@sniperh2o325 3 місяці тому

@termitreter6545 the idea is them going defensive from the pings from the radar missiles would show their engines heat and cause it to track. After I'd assume they'd defend themselves and possibly break lock. When the bandit turns to re-engage they have a silent missile to the face

@timonsolus 2 місяці тому

@@termitreter6545 : Unless the range is already down to 20 km or less, yes

@endor244 3 місяці тому

Love your videos GS! Also if you ever need to take a longer break please do so! Your upload rate is insane but if you ever feel like you need a break just know that your viewers will support you! (I still need to watch some of your older videos)

@GrowlingSidewinder 3 місяці тому

I appreciate you, thank you.

@toddrigsby2854 3 місяці тому

Yeah man I started this ride after watching one of your videos. We need you GS. Take as much time as you need

@valkyrie1994 3 місяці тому

As someone who is trying to get into DCS thanks for having those little indicators on the screen pointing to what you're talking about. Cant wait to get into it

@v8makoshark 3 місяці тому

Gotta' luv the Foxbat and the myth's surrounding it - the west thought it a super fast mysterious killer, but when Viktor Belenko defected with a Mig 25, crash landing on a small airport in Japan, it was found to be a 'sledgehammer to crack a nut', a crude missile. The thing could fly so fast, but destroyed engines and the leading edges melted because the Russians could not afford the alloys to battle the heat generated at speed. Yet, still my personnal favourite Mig

@neighbor-j-4737 3 місяці тому

With a four county turning radius...

@stephenallen4635 3 місяці тому

They saw the design and thought the large wings meant it was a fighter, then got scared when they saw the speeds it could reach. Then they realised it was so heavy that the large wings were needed just to get off the ground

@timbaskett6299 3 місяці тому

From a comparison standpoint, I'd like to an F-4 Phantom vs. the F-15C armed with Sparrows. Just to show how much of an improvement the Eagles radar was vs. the Phantoms.

@th1ng1296 3 місяці тому

I know some people say the su 27 is the f15s nemesis but in reality it’s the fox at, the f15 was literally made to combat to revolutionary foxbat, also they are so similar which is why I love these videos between two nemesis

@Razgriz0111 3 місяці тому

" He's way too close for sidewinders, I'm going to guns!" I could sense the restraint on that. Almost had to pay a fine there.

@yonakatsu4878 3 місяці тому

I love hearing you go through the history while you fly these

@aaronliddell4280 3 місяці тому

Awesome video, really enjoyed the period correct 80’s themed scenario 👍

@crebostar Місяць тому

Those r40s make it look like he’s launching the entire Eiffel Tower at you.

@PhilTParker 3 місяці тому

This is such a great channel to learn about DCS. I really enjoyed this video. Thank you GS for putting up such great content!

@rmp5s 3 місяці тому

The foxbat is one of the coolest looking planes ever. It looks like something out of a cartoon or comic book or something...lol

@EliteRock 3 місяці тому

Heard that once or twice U2 pilots saw Mig-25's appear in visual range on intercepts but at that altitude their control surfaces hardly did anything at all so they were like unguided missiles.

@williamduckworth305 3 місяці тому

The scary foxbat if 1973 flew 100,000 ft at mach 3 with only cameras on board. Upon landing the big turnanski engines had to be scrapped....but u can imagine the west shat them selves

@horusfalcon 3 місяці тому

An interesting scenario, and ripped from the pages of history. Nicely done!

@Yaaasuko 3 місяці тому

I would love to see you do BVR engagements in the Foxbat/Foxhound. I don’t ever see you fly that.

@Mxll3r 3 місяці тому

The cinematics are always insane

@theamazingwally3015 3 місяці тому

too sweet ive been waiting for some foxbat action

@brianbrooks4504 3 місяці тому

Well done good sir. I’ve learned so much from watching ur videos. Thank u so much👍

@knightonwarbeck1969 3 місяці тому

Very good match up GS, good fight. Like to see you fly the FOXBAT next time. Should be a Mach 2+ launch of the R-40 from 65,000ft. The IR version, the R-40T, is a hypersonic missile at altitude and was the biggest threat for the SR-71. When launched from a Mach2+, 60,000ft+ FOXBAT chasing a Blackbird, the Mach 6 R-40T has an overtake of Mach 2-3 on the Blackbird. Next mission, double or triple the take off distance between the Eagle and the FOXBAT, giving more time to reach proper cruising altitude for the FOXBAT. Watched an interview with Eagle pilot "Disco". He had the Eagle to Mach 2.35 at 30,000 ft with 8 missiles and a centerline tank. I've always said the high Mach/Altitude performance data in DCS are bunk.

@HeatMyShorts 3 місяці тому

Great video as always. I love watching and listening. Learning to fly the F-15C currently myself. I've got a few gun kills but nothing more advanced than a MiG29S

@eamonnurey6987 3 місяці тому

I’d imagine this is every real Eagle drivers dream. This exact scenario. Having listened to the Fighter Pilot Podcast for years, those actual fighter pilots would ask for exactly this scenario.

@pju28 3 місяці тому

Would be nice to see you on a Mig 25 vs F15C. Nice work!

@meteorknight999 3 місяці тому

Mig31 also the first BVR fighter jet with longest possible range and hypersonic glide missile securing its future for next decades

@rinneganitachi4840 3 місяці тому

Mig 41 is gonna be a monster

@yogatira1041 3 місяці тому

I challenge you, me using su 57, and you using a f22

@toddrigsby2854 3 місяці тому

Have you seen GS in the f22?

@rhodie33 3 місяці тому

The copium this guy is inhaling is something else.

@antonyvalverde437 3 місяці тому

Well, GS beat a F-22 using a Su-57 in BVR

@SpiderYT23 3 місяці тому

Ima just say this yogatira must be pretty good at DCS if he's challenging GS.

@ricardosimoes1820 3 місяці тому

Ooooh

@Ankhobo 3 місяці тому

I kind of have been waiting for this one. The hype vs the thing built to go up against the hype.

@alpereneyibil2396 3 місяці тому

i wonder why he didnt maintain his range

@dontworry2379 3 місяці тому

Probably for video sake

@Registered_Simp 3 місяці тому

6:50 - 7:13 "I'm shooting them just to give him something to do. Give dim something to think about... ...so he doesn't just push me and kill me" **Watches Mig-25 go cold on radar scope defending Sparrow** We all miss something every now and then. Just thought it was funny timing

@Generic_Name_1-1 3 місяці тому

exactly I was screaming at him because hes flying like its still a Fox 3 fight. Like bro you see him turn cold and the lock tone goes away what are you doing turning cold for 30 seconds?

@GrowlingSidewinder 3 місяці тому

Yes lol, mistakes were made

@Jay-O_Carlow 3 місяці тому

The F-15 A Wing & A Prayer!! Fucking Awesome Aircraft

@nightslon6695 3 місяці тому

GS never flew a mig25, did he? Would be interesting to see

@tacticaltoolbox7046 3 місяці тому

I really wish it was possible to either expand the FC3 to include Foxbat and Foxhound, or a full fidelity module Foxbat.

@zomfgroflmao1337 3 місяці тому

The interesting thing about these fights is that they might be closer to reality than the high tech stuff, because the numbers are less classified because it is old tech, so you might get a more accurate representation in the simulation.

@davidpalmer4184 3 місяці тому

I am fairly sure that some pencil pusher would complain that you used a perfectly good missile to shoot down an opposition fighter that was already gunned down. We are talking about million dollar missiles if you believe the Pentagon.Good video anyway, loved it.

@jameslanning8405 3 місяці тому

One BIG factor that I haven't heard you mention is, "Pilot Training." I hope American fighter jocks, don't become too dependent on tech, and not keep their pilot skills sharp. That's one big reason for the American fighter pilot success rate. They are constantly training! Even their battles become teaching aids!

@sohrabroozbahani4700 3 місяці тому

Yet 31 remains a hard challenge to beat for the Eagle...

@Hyposonic 3 місяці тому

Only in BVR with hypersonic missiles. Otherwise, not so much.

@-..----.--.-... 3 місяці тому

@@Hyposonic BVR is the only purpose of mig-31

@Hyposonic 3 місяці тому

@@-..----.--.-... Yes, and it wasn't much of a threat until those missiles came about.

@sohrabroozbahani4700 3 місяці тому

@@Hyposonicfighters are like playboys, they come in full package , you don't get to cherry pick their abilities... if you want to punch him the nose, you need to get up to his face first...

@theandf 3 місяці тому

GS, is there a Foxbat module you can fly in DCS? If so, I think the most interesting video you could make is actually flying the Iraqi Foxbats that almost shot down the F-15, that was a work of art and had a slight chance of succeeding. Playing the underdog seems more interesting, and it would be interesting to see if you can pull it off!

@timrogers2638 3 місяці тому

I really enjoy these BVR fights. It's an entirely different type of flying...altogether.

@thegameplaymemer3248 3 місяці тому

MiG-25 vs SU-25 dogfight sounds interesting

@planestrainsandautomobiles8065 3 місяці тому

MiG 25 is my favorite jet behind the MiG 31.

@ascenxt 3 місяці тому

Gs should revisit Vtol Vr and check out the new radar and EW mechanics

@kswas2784 3 місяці тому

Nice - how about A-10 vs F-35 CAS competition?

@timsullivan4566 3 місяці тому

GS, I'm sorry but that was cold-blooded merger!😉😄

@turtuhl 3 місяці тому

man that RuS missle is a big boi!

@theboostedbass5297 3 місяці тому

i would love to see an F-14 vs MiG-25 BVR fight

@ItzRetro2019 3 місяці тому

I always love watching your videos and missions. If possible, i would love to see a video featuring the YF-23!🇺🇸🆚🇷🇺

@bahe57 3 місяці тому

He does

@centra_fo 3 місяці тому

There's loads of YF-23 vids

@akdomun 3 місяці тому

Would love to see a Mig25 vs P47 Thunderbolt - two very different, very large and big aircraft of different eras.

@ThunderChunky101 3 місяці тому

Going to guns is pretty impressive there.

@voorhees7796 3 місяці тому

Agree with you last words

@frisofokker9504 3 місяці тому

I like this "pre-amraam" battles

@championknife 3 місяці тому

The Mig 25 is an interceptor and not a battlefield fighter, but it can outrun a missile fired at it. I talked to the former Mig 25 pilots, he told a story that in the 80s they did a trick, removed the weapons from the Mig 25, and removed the engine power limiters. And the mig 25 caught up with the American SR 71, which was flying along the southern border of the USSR. This is approximately a speed of 3300-3500km per hour. After that, the Americans stopped flying on this route.

@Registered_Simp 3 місяці тому

Is there a credible report for this encounter, or is it just word of mouth?

@PyromaN93 3 місяці тому

@@Registered_Simpof cource not. During test flights, MiG-25 hit 3200, but.... After a landing, ground crew was forced to use crowbars to let pilot out cockpit. Even though, they wait about 10 minutes to let fuselage cool enough. Thats all because at such speed plane was so heated, that canopy just stuck with fuselage and refuses to open in the ground

@LittleBill5463 3 місяці тому

@@Registered_Simphighly doubt it’s anything more than a good story.

@championknife 3 місяці тому

@@Registered_Simp It was an oral account by a former pilot, as far as it was true, I did not find out.

@jmtpolitico80 3 місяці тому

Great flying my friend! Man I bet you would make for a Badass Raptor Pilot or any kinda Pilot cause you use Tactics so well, and use the Aircraft you are in to its strengths while forcing the other plane to fly to its weakness. You are extremely good at that. You also know how to move an Aircraft Around while still dealing with everything inside the cockpit! It just seems Natural to you and I know you have been doing this for a long time now so I understand it is not like you could just hop into a F-15 Cockpit and take her out and bring her home by yourself. It just seems like if you had done that you would've been really good at it...

@wren7195 3 місяці тому

What a lovely and challenging map for visibility

@realitysux_0128 3 місяці тому

Is it me or is that fox bat launching scuds at you??😳

@rinneganitachi4840 3 місяці тому

i really lauged when i read this...

@jahwannmcintyre4663 2 місяці тому

does full ab affect fuel load?

@mcbgaming95 3 місяці тому

Now you on the mig25 gs vs f15

@brianlamaack3722 3 місяці тому

have you flown the f111

@choctaw2sticks193 3 місяці тому

lets see some more modern and up to date sims, love the videos by the way . . .

@kaumelt1961 3 місяці тому

In the real life incident the f-15c shot multiple times and only 2 sparrows came of the rail

@benchaffer7397 3 місяці тому

God I love the Fox Bat…..I don’t know why…I can’t explain it

@potatoskunk5981 3 місяці тому

Hey, I don't pay taxes for you to waste missiles on a bandit that's already dead.

@SovietBear4 3 місяці тому

But do you get access to the Bisnovet R-45 missile???

@LadyWarmachine 3 місяці тому

That's my girl. I've not been able to confirm it, so absolutely take this with a grain of salt; The F15 Streak Eagle was capable of Mach 3 however, at those speeds apparently the windscreen started to warp/bow. The windscreen is comprised of Poly-carbonate over an inch thick.

@HandFromCoffin 3 місяці тому

And that Sparrow was slung at 1.1 mach.

@JebHoge 3 місяці тому

It's interesting to see the AIM-7s be just absolutely useless even in DCS. That shot of the last Great White Hope steaming past the Foxbat was pretty sweet.

@YouGotsTheRabies 3 місяці тому

Imagine that. Losing a missile fight to an F-15 that guns you down. Vicious.

@AG1LA 3 місяці тому

Serious question, how do you 'ambush' an F-15 equipped with an awesome radar?

@hb419058 3 місяці тому

Bro you have to bring tacview back!

@louislochner5713 3 місяці тому

Missing your tact view synopses. In the above scenario, a tact view analysis would have been great for an in-depth look at the engagement.

@IndraDJM 3 місяці тому

Do more 80s loadout with sparrow

@violet4576 3 місяці тому

a cool video would be F22 and YF23 vs SU57 and J20

@deltaforceshuttles3749 3 місяці тому

I was hoping you would be flying the mig 25

@turtuhl 3 місяці тому

I'm fairly confident that the F15 not being shot down was due to the excellent training of the US and Allied pilots as well as the superiority of the aircraft in its era of operation.

@craigpeacock6698 3 місяці тому

How substantial are the planes drop tanks? Lots of times they are dropped over built up areas? What could the damage be???

@Mike_Romeo 3 місяці тому

They weight a few hundred kilograms, depending on the altitude, they can do decent damage

@level30boss27 3 місяці тому

Would be nice to see f14a vs mig 31, r33 vs aim 54a

@megalamanooblol 3 місяці тому

Check his old videos, not only did he do F14 v Mig-31, they did the 2 idiots version of that fight as well, it is absolutely hilarious.

@akmm468 3 місяці тому

Make f15 vs the foxhound bvr...

@mkaverage1791 3 місяці тому

When you get visual on a Mig 25 you know you're at 30 miles...

@tuskegee87 3 місяці тому

@GrowlingSidewinder you should start calling it the F-15 "Seagle" (C-Eagle)

@mattdill8090 3 місяці тому

Same fight with the F-14

@redbirdsrising 3 місяці тому

Just shows it’s “easier” to get to the merge with Fox 1s.

@FrostYT4444 3 місяці тому

104 and 0 look out below

@Pyreax865 3 місяці тому

I wanna see a MiG-25 vs F-15 dogfight video.

@Hyposonic 3 місяці тому

That would last less than a minute per round.

@Pyreax865 3 місяці тому

@@Hyposonic yeah 😂

@timdillon3344 3 місяці тому

How are you getting atmospheric effects? Where did you get those clouds?

@sepehralaie6716 3 місяці тому

The name of the Iranian pilot who gunned down Mig 25 by F5 is Mohammadreza Zarenejad. Iranian pilots also shot down a few Mig 25s by phoenix missile. Iraq was using Mig 25 for bombarding cities and ordinary people of Iran, thanks god, Shah of Iran had bought Tomcats which really saved our people.