you have to know that the mig-23 started arriving in iraq in 1980 with the start of the iran iraq war units started swiching from mig-21 to 23 MS first then ML next,,the radar capability was very basic and its air-air capabilty is reagrded among the IRAQi airforce pilots as less than the MIG-21MF,,IF you follow the iranian air to air kills you will find that F-4E air to air kills against the iraqi airforce is higher in the MIG-23 than the MIG-21 although the mig-21 in recc. role and cole air support was used more commonly,,i am a MIG-25 pilot but a very tranied MIG-21MF muyself IF I GO INTO COMBAT AGAINST A f-4E i would rather be in a MIG-21MF with french air-air missiles rather than in a mig-23,,,i flew the MIG-23MS in traning not in combat and did not like it,,flew the mig-21mf in combat for 3 years before going to MIG-25 which i flew in RECC role and INTERCEPTOR ROLE AND a-g role,,,in RECC magnificent i am in and out so fast no plane can put up a chase,,,in interceptor role highly superiore to anything the iranians can put in the air even the F-14,,in A-G role against ground targets very disappointing.
i hope i answered your questions
dear IRAF_PILOT
There is some information here not accurate.
the IRAF have the first unit of MIG-23MS in 1976 and the first unit of MIG-23MF in 1983 that you didn’t mention it and the first unit of MIG-23ML in the late 1984.
and the IRAF used the MIG-25PD in interceptor role not the MIG-25RB.
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