Add North Korean MiG-29S-13 Fulcrum-C x3

[Tdhla1]

DB Selector

DB3K

Baseline

741

Hypothetical

No

Name

MiG-29 Fulcrum C - 1993, S-13

Country

North Korea

Service

Air Force

In Commission

1993-

Number in Service

3x

Length (m)

17.3

Wingspan (m)

11.4

Height (m)

4.73

Empty Weight (kg)

10900

Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) (kg)

18500

Payload Weight (kg)

No response

Crew

1

Propulsion

2x RD-33

Rate of Climb (ft/min)

No response

Service Ceiling (ft)

59000

Military/Afterburner Speed (kt)

1320

Cruise Speed (kt)

810

Supercruise

No

Ferry Range (nm)

1100

Endurance (min)

No response

Takeoff / Landing Distance (m)

No response

Fuel Capacity (kg)

3500

Sensors

• 1x OLS-K [IRST]
• 1x Slot Back [N-019 Rubin]
• 1x SPO-15 Beryoza [L-006]
• OLS-K [Laser Rangefinder]

Mounts

1x 30mm Gsh-30-1

Loadout Options

Air to Air

• 2x R-27R (AA-10 Alamo-A)
• 4x R-60M (AA-8 Aphid)
• 1x 1500 liter Drop Tank

Air to Air (Long Range)

• 2x R-60M (AA-8 Aphid)
• 2x 1150 liter Drop Tank
• 1x 1500 liter Drop Tank

Ferry

• 2x 1150 liter Drop Tank
• 1x 1500 liter Drop Tank

Comms/Datalinks

No response

Aircraft Codes

Supermanouverability, Night Navigation (Ferry, Air-to-Air, Air-to-Surface Missiles), Helmet Mounted Sight / Display (HMS/HMD)

Comments

North Korean version of the 9.13 Fulcrum-C that Russia sold to North Korea in knock-down kits. Only three were completed.

Sources

• The Armed Forces of North Korea - On the Path of Songun (Stijin Mitzer & Joost Oliemans)

• Colors of the MiG-29 Fulcrum - North Korea

[FrangibleCover]

Probably better off as a copy request for Aircraft 2017, with the R-73s swapped for R-60MKs. IIRC it's unclear whether the 9.13S kits they received included the Gardenya DECM system. I'd probably say no, then if you think yes you can use the Russian 9.13Ss in your scenario; otherwise if the DB says yes and you think no, you're out of luck.

[Tdhla1]

Yefim Gordon's book does state that North Korea didn't get Fulcrum-Cs with the L203B. Wether or not Gordon is correct or not, It's possible that the Soviets/Russians didn't trust NK with the L203B Jammer.

[Tdhla1]

Old Oryx Blog Post. States that North Korea's Fulcrum-Cs did have the L203 Jammer and that they tested it on several occasions.

[PavelNovak79]

I note here that "MiG-29S 9.13" is incorrect. It is either "MiG-29 9.13" as it was produced for Soviet AF from 1986 in large numbers or "MiG-29S 9.13S" of which only few were made in 1990/91. Both however are "Fulcrum C" and both got that internal jammer.

[Tdhla1]

I think Oyrx probably meant the 9.13 variant, since the 9.13S was a more advanced version of the Fulcrum-C. Based of the typical Soviet doctrine of not exporting their most advanced weapons to client states, I would assume the S-13 was just a 9.13 not a 9.13S.

[Tdhla1]

Oryx also did note the variant as "S-13 9.13", meaning its just a 9.13.

[PavelNovak79]

Btw. here is also stated that just three 9.13 were made operational: http://mig.mariwoj.pl/mig-29-kp.htm

It seems to me that it is not probable for North Korean 9.13 to not have jammer as this is the main difference from 9.12 variant.

[Tdhla1]

Due to how secretive North Korea is, there really is no way of knowing if Oryx's past statement about the jammers is accurate or not. However, like you said, the 9.13's main difference of having jammer will most likely meant the North Korean Fulcrum-Cs did have one.