RUSSIA, CHINA to sell planes to Pakistan

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SABRE

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adeptitus said:
Iran requested fighter aircraft from the US in early 1970's, and was offered a choice of F-14 & F-15. At the time the F-15A was equipped with the APG-63 radar, along with sidewinders and sparrows. The F-14A was equipped with the AN/AWG-9 and the AIM-54A Phoenix missile (as well as AIM-9 & AIM-7). I think the F-14 prolly looked more impressive, so the Iranians ordered 80 + 714 Phoenix missiles (284 delivered).

Comparred to the other AF in the region, perhaps with exception to Russians, the F-14A's would've made the Iranian AF the strongest in equipment. It was reported that Jan 1979, the Iranian AF test-fired a Phoenix missle and successfully hit a drone target at range of 212 km.
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Sorry for being off-topic here mods ...

The reason US sold Iran F-14 was that 1st. Iran was number-1 allie in middle east, 2nd it was number-1 allie in Muslim world, 3rd Major oil supplier, 4th main front against Soviet Union and 5th & importent reason Russian MiG-25s were making high flights over Iran for spy purposes. When Iran conveyed its concerns to US, they were offered F-14s which were the only fighters which could go upto a hight where it could shoot down MiG-25. Infact according to many experts F-14 was built keeping in mind the max altitude of MiG-25s. Right after Iran inducted F-14s it shot down three Soviet MiG-25s. Although they bought 80 F-14s, their major interest was in F-16s which were yet to be exported to any country. The Shah ordered 200 F-16s but they were haulted by Americans after the revolution.
 
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darth sidious

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SABRE said:
Sorry for being off-topic here mods ...

The reason US sold Iran F-14 was that 1st. Iran was number-1 allie in middle east, 2nd it was number-1 allie in Muslim world, 3rd Major oil supplier, 4th main front against Soviet Union and 5th & importent reason Russian MiG-25s were making high flights over Iran for spy purposes. When Iran conveyed its concerns to US, they were offered F-14s which were the only fighters which could go upto a hight where it could shoot down MiG-25. Infact according to many experts F-14 was built keeping in mind the max altitude of MiG-25s. Right after Iran inducted F-14s it shot down three Soviet MiG-25s. Although they bought 80 F-14s, their major interest was in F-16s which were yet to be exported to any country. The Shah ordered 200 F-16s but they were haulted by Americans after the revolution.
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no Russian Mig-25 was shot down over Iran the ones they manage to shoot down was teh monkey version exported to iraq

the-16 order were actualy canceled by Iran after the islamic revoulation the actual aircraft were later deliverd to Israel and used to bombed teh Iraqui reactor

P.s F-14 is not that impressive at high altiude due to its weak engine they may not be any better then a Mig-25

the phoneix was design to shoot down heavy bombers like teh tu-22M dont except them to shoot down anything more agile
 
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SABRE

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darth sidious said:
no Russian Mig-25 was shot down over Iran the ones they manage to shoot down was teh monkey version exported to iraq

the-16 order were actualy canceled by Iran after the islamic revoulation the actual aircraft were later deliverd to Israel and used to bombed teh Iraqui reactor

P.s F-14 is not that impressive at high altiude due to its weak engine they may not be any better then a Mig-25

the phoneix was design to shoot down heavy bombers like teh tu-22M dont except them to shoot down anything more agile
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Well may be we are here and there, but the point is clear. Iran was an allie in need of a fighter to counter Soviet high flyinn aircrafts and US sold them F-14s. Iranians than was richest oil producing country and had established one of the best airforces in the world and F-14s provided them a unique edge.

Sorry for being off topic.
 
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