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Fallout Re: mI-8 / mI-24 in German Service

By way of an update...
As the DDR/German MiGs were the MiG-29A it's becoming clear that they were purely used as interceptors as designed. The MiG-29S had some very limited Air Ground capabilities, but it was the MiG-29SM which was designed to fulfill this role. It was this version that is the only one that could be called an F/B though again it's primary role still was to be an interceptor. Also before the MiG-29S all previous versions had very limited range, think earlier Bf-109s, you didn't want to get in a dogfight with it but it wasn't going to hang around long either.

So here's where I'm at for my list...
1. Germany OOB delete both the MiG-29 and Mil-8T. It is now clear the Luftwaffe MiG-29A/G was only used as an interceptor. Also it was the ONLY aircraft from the DDR to fly in the Luftwaffe beyond the evaluation phase.

3. East Germany OOB the same issue as above with the following possible exception of the SEAD version for which I'm awaiting conformation. This one in my mind is possible though not likely. This is why after all the Russians gave the DDR the very good MiG-23ground attack aircraft, also the DDR flew the most advanced versions of it as well which might be an issue of it's own in the OOB.

I of course have other data but the site given in the previous post is confirming all of it thus far and they've been very helpful to my requests.

To the Mil-24 HIND question no response, but my feeling is that since the Russians (Soviets) supplied everything that it is likely the DDR HIND D/P helos carried any of the following rockets, either the 54mm, 80mm, 130mm, 240mm rockets and or AGS-17 30mm GL. The Soviet/Russians did and do.

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Pat
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