R-24R
Starting in 1975 an improved version of the weapon was developed to arm the MiG-23ML/MLD, entering service as the R-24 in 1981. Both SARH and IR variants were heavier at 243 and 235 kg (536 and 518 lb) and featured a larger 35 kg (77 lb) warhead with a lethal radius of 10 m (33 ft). The warhead also had a more reliable radar fuse, which greatly reduced the minimum range to 500 m (1,600 ft) for a rear-quarter engagement and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) for a head-on attack. Both could also be launched by and against fighter-sized targets maneuvering at 7 G.
The SARH R-24R featured a RGS-24 seeker head with superior ECM resistance and lock-on-after-launch capability, which avoided interference from the launching aircraft's own radar as the missile passed by its nose. This feature, along with a larger rocket motor and a lengthening of the missile's inertial phase of flight, gave it a 30% longer range than its predecessor: 17 km and 4 km against a head-on and tail-chase target at low altitudes, and 35 km and 20 km respectively at high altitudes. The missile could hit targets at altitudes of 40 to 25,000 m (130 to 82,020 ft) and even glide into helicopters which were hovering. The IR R-24T had a much improved TGS-23T4 seeker with greater sensitivity, but still required lock-on before it could be launched. At low altitudes its maximum range was similar to the R-23, but at high altitudes it could be used against a tail-chase target from 20 km and a head-on target from 12 km. The missiles were known officially as izdeliye (Product) 140 and 160 in the USSR, and AA-7C and AA-7D in the west. The R-23/24 was also produced under license in Romania as the A-911/A901.
The R-24 remained in at least limited Russian service until the withdrawal of the last Russian MiG-23s in 1997.
| Real World against Arma | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Real | ARMA | Config Value |
| Weapon Type | MRAAM | weaponType = "x"; | |
| Mass | 230 | 230 | mag: mass = "n"; |
| Warhead Mass | 40Kg | 250 | ammo: hit = "n"; |
| Warhead Type | HE Blast Frag | HE | ammo: warheadName = "x"; |
| Fuse Type | Prox/impact | NOTE: No Direct Arma value | |
| Fuse Range | 3-5m | 30 | ammo: proximityExplosionDistance = n; |
| Seeker | Semi Active Radar | Datalink /Active Radar | See class component type |
| Auto Seek Target | No | No | ammo: autoseektarget = n; (0 or 1) |
| Counter Measure Immunity | Med | 0.80 | ammo: cmimmunity = n; (Range 0 > 1) |
| Camera View Available | No | No | ammo: cameraViewAvailable = n; (0 or 1) |
| Flight Profile | N/A | N/A | ammo: flightProfiles[] = {"<TYPE>"}; |
| BoreSight Angle | 62 | 90 | ammo: missileLockCone = n; (Degrees) |
| Max Speed (m/s) | 1372 | 1200 | ammo: maxSpeed = n; (n= m/s) |
| Min Range | 1000 | 800 | ammo: minRange = n; (Dist in m) |
| Max Range | 14000 | 10000 | ammo: maxRange = n; (Dist in m) |
| Indirect Hit Value | 125 | ammo: indirectHit = 50; | |
| Indirect Hit Range | 13 | ammo: indirectHitRange = n; (m) | |
| Maneuverability | 35G | 23 | ammo: maneuvrability = n; (Higher = more agile) |
| Danger Radius Hit | N/A | ammo: DangerRadiusHit = n; (Dist for AI aware in m) | |
| Suppression Radius Hit | N/A | ammo: SuppresionRadiusHit = n; (Dist for AI suppresion in m) | |
| Pylon/Rail | APU-470 | N/A See Hardpoint below | |
| ARMA Class details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammo | Mag | Weapon | Hardpoint |
| rksl_amo_r24r | rksl_mag_r24r_x1_direct | rksl_wpn_r24r | R24R_DIRECT |
| rksl_mag_r24r_x1_apu430 | R24R_APU470 | ||