1 x Mk1 Eyeball
1 x E-700 (P-42 AEW) ; #5393
1 x Generic ESM [Advanced; 1980s]
Mounts
None
Loadout Options
Only Airborne Early Warning
Comms/Datalinks
UHF/VHF Radio [Unsecure]
Aircraft Codes
Night Navigation (Ferry, Air-to-Air, Air-to-Surface Missiles), Probe Refuelling
Comments
Designed to operate from the Project 1160 Orel carriers and developed in the mid-1970s this Airborne Early Warning and Control variant of the P-42 fulfils a similar role to the E-2 in the US Navy
DB Selector
DB3K
Baseline
DB3K E-2C, S-3A
Hypothetical
Yes
Name
P-42RLDN AEW
Country
Soviet Union
Service
Naval Fleet [V-MF]
In Commission
1984
Number in Service
No response
Length (m)
20
Wingspan (m)
25.3
Height (m)
7.5
Empty Weight (kg)
16000
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) (kg)
29000
Payload Weight (kg)
No response
Crew
3
Propulsion
2 x D-36
Rate of Climb (ft/min)
No response
Service Ceiling (ft)
36000-45000
Military/Afterburner Speed (kt)
430
Cruise Speed (kt)
350
Supercruise
No
Ferry Range (nm)
3000
Endurance (min)
No response
Takeoff / Landing Distance (m)
451-900
Fuel Capacity (kg)
6600
Sensors
1 x Mk1 Eyeball 1 x E-700 (P-42 AEW) ; #5393 1 x Generic ESM [Advanced; 1980s]
Mounts
None
Loadout Options
Only Airborne Early Warning
Comms/Datalinks
UHF/VHF Radio [Unsecure]
Aircraft Codes
Night Navigation (Ferry, Air-to-Air, Air-to-Surface Missiles), Probe Refuelling
Comments
Designed to operate from the Project 1160 Orel carriers and developed in the mid-1970s this Airborne Early Warning and Control variant of the P-42 fulfils a similar role to the E-2 in the US Navy
Sources
From Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age https://www.redstar.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2162:beriev-p-42-aew-c&catid=413&lang=en&Itemid=526 https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/p-42.htm https://forum.warthunder.com/t/project-orel-a-catobar-carrier-for-redfor/151657 https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/okb-korchagin-typhoon-multirole-carrier-based-aircraft.353/