WORK IN PROGRESS February 22nd 2007 - Posted by clivewil

due to a few PC problems i missed the update that Kysterama posted on the 18th of Feb, so better late than never, eh? several of you at BFSP will have already seen these in various forms in my (everchanging) sig so it won't be news to you, but this will at least make them official...

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MiG-19/J-6
go on, have a good laugh - you'll giggle all the way into the ground. these elderly Chinese fighter/bombers are enduring because they are rugged and are almost unbeatable in a close-quarters dogfight (almost) because they are a small plane with 2 engines, a dynamite combination. they also pack 3x 30mm cannons as well as their Alkali missiles and 250kg bombs. looks like this is one geriatric you won't be beating up in a dark alley...

Su-21 NATO name "Flagon"
this is an upgraded version of the Su-15, with better avionics and as such can carry laser-guided missiles as well as two cannon and two bombs. (this is not to be confused with the J-8 Finback, which was also developed from the Su-15) - they are not as agile as some of the other jets, but it would be foolish to ignore them - they tend to destroy whatever they hit.

MiG-23 NATO name "Flogger"
a product of the 70's era of 'swing-wing' variable geometry fighters, the Flogger was built in very large numbers, many of which found their way into African and Middle Eastern airforces as fighters and ground-attack jets after being sold off by the Soviets.

BAe GR.7 Harrier/McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II
beauty and the beast, pleasure and pain, the ultimate mount for a BF2 jet pilot. carrying a devastating loadout of weaponry, the Harriers in the hands of a good pilot will win any dogfight hands down due to their superior maneuverability. but beware, they can be unforgiving to an unskilled pilot who may suddenly find himself painted all over the nearest hill

these two variants are essentially the same aircraft (but there are subtle differences) - the British invented the original Harrier, licensed it to the US who improved on it and built it into the AV-8B, which impressed the British enough to license the new technology back as their own GR.7 version. want to win? choose the Harrier. enough said.