設(shè)計(jì)用途：
空優(yōu)戰(zhàn)機(jī)
制造方：
米高維奇-格列維揚(yáng)（Mikevich-Gurevoyan）航空公司
原產(chǎn)國：
蘇聯(lián)
量產(chǎn)方：
蘇聯(lián)野戰(zhàn)機(jī)場
主要特征：

• “套娃”（Matryoshka）爆破導(dǎo)彈發(fā)射架x2

• 超輕抗刺穿機(jī)體

• 緊急自動駕駛系統(tǒng)

• 垂直升降穩(wěn)定裝置

• 薰衣草味空氣清新劑

歷史資料：
???? KA-3特斯拉原型飛行器的測試曾發(fā)生了一場聳人聽聞的爆炸，克拉斯納航空公司的首席飛機(jī)設(shè)計(jì)者和飛行測試員都因此喪命，自那以后，蘇聯(lián)的戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)設(shè)計(jì)工作便舉步維艱?？死辜{航空公司內(nèi)部一片混亂，業(yè)內(nèi)分析師認(rèn)為，蘇聯(lián)至少十年內(nèi)，都不能設(shè)計(jì)出一款可靠的空優(yōu)戰(zhàn)機(jī)了?？上н@些分析師沒能猜到兩位年輕的設(shè)計(jì)師，米高維奇和格列維揚(yáng)，有遠(yuǎn)見卓識，會為軍方效勞，而他們的設(shè)計(jì)成果則是世上最成功的空優(yōu)戰(zhàn)機(jī)之一。

???? 無論怎么看，米格戰(zhàn)機(jī)都是劃時代的設(shè)計(jì)。米格戰(zhàn)機(jī)主武器的可靠性不輸任何其他武器，即便是面對最先進(jìn)的電子航空反制手段，也能精準(zhǔn)的鎖定并摧毀敵方飛行器。其爆破飛彈能分裂出更多的彈頭，在目標(biāo)內(nèi)部造成爆炸，因而得到了“套娃”的俗稱。有了這套武器，米格就能適應(yīng)多種角色，無論是攔截?cái)晨哲娡{，還是護(hù)衛(wèi)蘇聯(lián)轟炸機(jī)等對地飛行器。

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???? 基于空優(yōu)戰(zhàn)機(jī)設(shè)計(jì)的米格，沒有什么空對地能力，面對地對空火力就非常脆弱。不過，遇到防空火力的威脅時，米格飛行員早已明白《熊和狗》——一個老掉牙的蘇聯(lián)故事，其中所蘊(yùn)含的道理。故事是這樣的，暴風(fēng)雪即將來臨，狗一個勁地朝風(fēng)雪來的方向狂吠，而此時熊卻已經(jīng)躲進(jìn)了溫暖的洞穴度日。能干的米格飛行員就像熊一樣，發(fā)揮速度和敏捷優(yōu)勢，趁風(fēng)暴來臨之前趕緊跑路。
???? 米格戰(zhàn)機(jī)還是全蘇聯(lián)第一款完全具備垂直升降能力的戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)，能部署在前線的空軍基地內(nèi)。常規(guī)航行中，流線型的設(shè)計(jì)賦予了米格極為優(yōu)秀的速度和機(jī)動性。但是，由于缺乏精制的部件，結(jié)果就搞得米格在豎直和水平方向上轉(zhuǎn)向的機(jī)構(gòu)有些不好使。許多飛行學(xué)員學(xué)不會轉(zhuǎn)動，都很懊惱，而教官也差不多，因?yàn)樗麄儽仨氉岋w機(jī)重新回到航道上。而那些掌握了轉(zhuǎn)向技能的飛行健將，就發(fā)現(xiàn)空戰(zhàn)動作還是比較簡單的。

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???? 即便駕駛米格困難重重、危險(xiǎn)不斷，可目前蘇聯(lián)國家空軍師團(tuán)的報(bào)名表卻記滿了人，軍方也沒料到，會有這么多新鮮血液涌現(xiàn)，報(bào)名接受艱苦訓(xùn)練以駕駛這種桀驁的戰(zhàn)機(jī)。出現(xiàn)這種情況，一部分的原因是一場聲勢浩大的宣傳運(yùn)動，但根本上來說，應(yīng)該是米格飛行員勇敢無畏、為國獻(xiàn)身的形象與俄羅斯精神產(chǎn)生了共鳴。僑居國外的電影制作人波利斯·堅(jiān)西沃，就連在他那譴責(zé)蘇聯(lián)軍方管理不善、能力不足的紀(jì)錄片《空蕩座椅》中，米格飛行員的形象都非常正面，是一個為人民無私奉獻(xiàn)的巾幗英雄，同敵人周旋，有時甚至還會主動吸引火力，以保護(hù)被圍攻的基洛夫艇員?！犊帐幾巍罚@篇堅(jiān)西沃的收官之作，為他在死后贏得一片贊譽(yù)。
???? 空戰(zhàn)師候補(bǔ)生們的聲望已經(jīng)滲透進(jìn)了人民的生活中，因而蘇聯(lián)軍方可以直接從小學(xué)挑選候補(bǔ)飛行員進(jìn)行培訓(xùn)。政府官員一間又一間地檢視學(xué)校，尋找少男少女，送至軍務(wù)局接受數(shù)年的訓(xùn)練，培養(yǎng)出集勇敢、好斗和愛國于一身的戰(zhàn)士。即便選拔過程非常嚴(yán)苛，只有不到一半的人能畢業(yè)，但畢業(yè)了的人總還是能在軍方找到了一份事做。

戰(zhàn)場筆記：?通過戰(zhàn)地偵察，已獲悉米格戰(zhàn)機(jī)至少具有以下幾個特征：

• 可別忘了我——大型“套娃”導(dǎo)彈發(fā)射后，再次鎖定目標(biāo)會需要一些時間，又由于導(dǎo)彈發(fā)射后會自動追蹤，這段時間內(nèi)米格戰(zhàn)機(jī)就能突然脫離戰(zhàn)斗，為下一發(fā)導(dǎo)彈爭取時間。米格戰(zhàn)機(jī)能攜帶的導(dǎo)彈有限，因此必須時不時地返回基地補(bǔ)充。

• 空優(yōu)戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)——能躋身與世界其他空軍同列，米格戰(zhàn)機(jī)收獲了盟軍和帝國飛行員的敬畏。對地攻擊的飛行器面對米格的速度與威力時更是脆弱。一旦米格可以開火了，就沒什么東西能僥幸逃脫。

• 小心為上策——米格雖然對空很強(qiáng)，但對地對空火力來說不過就是個紙飛機(jī)而已。地面威脅不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，可有時表象是欺騙人的。海參崴附近近期發(fā)生了一場遭遇戰(zhàn)，自那以后，蘇聯(lián)軍務(wù)局建議所有米格飛行員在對抗帝國的直升機(jī)-VX時都要打起十二分的警惕。

• 貢獻(xiàn)者不拒——臭名昭著的逃命M.沃克曾造訪蘇聯(lián)位于羅馬的大使館，他帶來了一份圖紙，上面所描繪的設(shè)備能自動校準(zhǔn)航線以減小氣流影響，允許飛行器能以更快的速度自動返回可?？康臋C(jī)場。這項(xiàng)盟軍科技為蘇聯(lián)米格錦上添花，大大提高了其早已很高的戰(zhàn)場生還率。

Designation: Air Superiority Fighter

Designation: Mikevich-Gurevoyan Aircraft Corp.

National Origin: U.S.S.R.

Mass-Produced at: Soviet AirfieldKey Features:

? "Matryoshka" burst-missile launcher (x2)

? Ultralight puncture-resistant fuselage

? Emergency autopilot system

? VTOL stabilizers

? Air freshener (Lavender)

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history

After the spectacular explosion of the prototype KA-3 Tesla plane killed both Krasna Aerospace's lead aircraft designer and test pilot, the state of Soviet fighter design was in shambles. Krasna was in disarray, and industry analysts predicted that the Soviet Union would not be able to field a credible air superiority fighter for at least a decade. They could not have foreseen that two young visionary designers, Mikevich and Gurevoyan, would join forces to create one of the most successful air superiority fighters in the world.

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The MiG fighter is in every way a revolutionary design. Its main weapon system is as dependable and successful as any in the world, able to accurately track and destroy enemy aircraft even when confronted with the most advanced in electronic aerial countermeasures. The MiG's burst-missiles earn their "Matryosha" nickname from the Russian dolls-within-dolls, due to the missiles' multiple sub-warheads that cause explosive damage inside their targets. This makes the MiG well suited to both intercepting enemy air threats and escorting Soviet bombers and ground attack aircraft.

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Before Allied Air Command could begin to rest on its laurels after a string of victories, the Soviet Union redoubled its efforts to reclaim the skies with its powerful and sleek MiG fighter.

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Designed from the ground up as an air superiority fighter, the MiG fighter has no air-to-ground capability, making it vulnerable to anti-air fire. However, when faced with such threats, MiG pilots are taught to recall the age-old Soviet tale of the Bear and the Dog: While the Dog barks at the oncoming snowstorm in earnest, the Bear retreats to the warmth of the cave to strike another day. Like the Bear, a talented MiG pilot will take advantage of the speed and agility of the aircraft to vacate the airspace before the storm arrives.

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It is also the first Soviet production fighter aircraft to have full VTOL capability, allowing it to deploy at forward airbases near the front lines. In normal flight, a sleek aerodynamic design gives the MiG excellent speed and maneuverability. However, due to a lack of precision-machined parts, the mechanism for transitioning between vertical and horizontal flight is somewhat unwieldy. Many flight students find themselves unable to execute the transition, to both their chagrin and that of their flight instructors who must then recover control of the aircraft. Those talented few who master the transition find air combat maneuvering to be relatively straightforward.

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A practical VTOL design and top-of-the-line self-guided ordnance makes the MiG deadly to enemy aircraft, even those capable of returning fire.

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In spite of the difficulties and dangers of flying the MiG fighter, current Soviet National Air Combat Division rosters are full to capacity, the result of an unexpected flood of volunteers signing up for the strenuous flight training required to fly this demanding aircraft. This is partly due to an intensive propaganda campaign, but the image of a daring fighter pilot defending the Soviet Union also seems to resonate with the Russian spirit. Even expatriate filmmaker Boris Denisov's documentary The Empty Chair, which castigated the Soviet military for mismanagement and incompetency, painted a powerful portrait of a MiG fighter pilot, a selfless heroine for the people, darting between enemy aircraft and, at times, even drawing fire upon her own aircraft in order to protect the crew of a besieged Kirov Airship. His final work, The Empty Chair won Denisov a significant level of posthumous acclaim.

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The aura of prestige shared by cadets in the Air Combat Division has thoroughly permeated civilian life, allowing the Soviet military to begin recruiting candidates straight from elementary school. Political officers scour schools for boys and girls with just the right balance of daring, aggression, and patriotism--qualities that are then honed for years at the Soviet Military Affairs Bureau. Even with the rigorous selection process, less than half of the candidates will graduate; all will find a career in military services in one form or another, however.

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notes

Battlefield reconnaissance has revealed at least these facts about the Mig Fighter:

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? Forget me not! -- While the M-Type "Matryoshka" missile system takes a few moments to reacquire a target after the previous missile was fired, the missiles are fire-and-forget, giving the MiG the flexibility to break off the attack and move out of danger while the system is resetting for the next shot. The MiG can only carry a limited number of missiles, forcing it to return to base periodically to reload.

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? Air Superiority -- Able to stand toe-to-toe with any other air combat plane in the world, the MiG commands respect and fear from Allied and Imperial pilots. Ground attack aircraft are especially vulnerable to its speed and powerful weaponry. Once the MiG is in range to fire, there is little on Earth that can escape from it.

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? Check your six -- As powerful as the MiG is against aircraft, it is extremely vulnerable to ground based anti-air weapons. While some ground-based threats are obvious, appearances can be deceiving: After a recent incident near Vladivostok, the Soviet Military Affairs Bureau advises all MiG pilots to use extreme caution when attacking Imperial Chopper-VX aircraft.

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? Anything you can do -- When the infamous defector M. Walker entered the Soviet embassy in Rome, he carried with him plans for an auto-pilot device that would automatically cause an aircraft to return to an available airfield, while simultaneously calibrating the trajectory to offset air currents, allowing for a significantly more rapid retreat . This Allied technology now graces the MiG fighter, increasing its already-impressive survivability.