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A British engine, a Soviet aircraft
After the war Soviet designers drew on German research into swept wings, but they had no powerful jet engine. In 1946–47 the British government sold Rolls-Royce Nene engines to the Soviet Union, which copied and developed it into the MiG-15’s engine. The aircraft was a light, simple bomber interceptor that climbed quickly; its heavy cannon were meant for large targets such as the B-29.
MiG Alley
In Korea, MiG-15s fought F-86s along the Yalu River, in what the Americans called “MiG Alley”; some of them were secretly flown by Soviet pilots. After they inflicted heavy losses on a daylight B-29 raid in October 1951, the US stopped daylight B-29 raids. After the war ended, a North Korean pilot defected to South Korea in his MiG-15, and the aircraft was studied from end to end in the United States.
In WarSimBox
In the game it is a jet fighter in the energy line: light, a very fast climber, with a 37 mm and two 23 mm cannon that are very powerful against bombers but carry little ammunition. Its controls become difficult near the speed of sound, and it snaps into a spin when it stalls.
Unlocked in the aircraft tree after researching Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a, Swept wing (35°) and High-thrust turbojet.
- Top speed
- 1,061 km/h · 500 m
- Climb
- 56.2 m/s
- Sustained turn
- 19.9 s
- Stall speed
- 205 km/h
These figures come from the game’s flight model (climb, turn and stall at sea level).
Fly it in WarSimBox