Abrams tank trying to crush a Mig-25

[vK_man]

It's designed to be tough. The Soviets faced a fundamental difficulty when trying to craft a defense against the B-70: yes they could make a plane to catch a Mach 3 bomber at 70,000 feet, but how to shoot it down when Soviet air-to-air missiles were unreliable, lacked range, and were slower than the plane they were supposed to catch?

The solution: train their most ideological air defense pilots to fly a fast, strong, aircraft and in extremis - the B-70 would never be seen over Russia save in a nuclear war - command them to ram the bomber. So the MiG-25 is made mostly of steel, not aluminum or titanium save in critical spots, is propelled by two powerful and massively fuel-guzzling engines, lacks the swing wings of other Soviet aircraft of the period in favor of sharp edges and strength, and has a comparatively short combat radius.

MiG-25 fans should note that the only confirmed kill scored by this aircraft was when one overran the end of a runway and sliced through a school bus, decapitating most of its passengers. (ref: MiG Pilot)

It shot down a F-18 and a israeli F-15 (according to syrian sources)

 

[HRK]

What was it ? A U2. Did PAF had the authorization to use U2.

he is talking about RB-57F Canberra which had a service ceiling of 80,000+ ft .....

 

[T90TankGuy]

As you can see, the Mig-25 is far tougher than it looks.

The MiG-25 was constructed from 80% nickel steel alloy, 11% aluminium, and 9% titanium, it was built to withstand high speeds and g forces.

 

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he is talking about RB-57F Canberra which had a service ceiling of 80,000+ ft .....

In 1965, one RB-57F from the 56th SRS on loan to Pakistan, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, was operated by 24 Squadron of the Pakistan Air Force. The original reason for the 56th SRS deployment to Pakistan was to monitor Communist Chinese nuclear tests, which had begun in October 1964. The aircraft were flown by USAF crews during these operations. One of the RB-57Fs was returned to Yokota AB before the outbreak of hostilities with India, but the other remained.

With American agreement, the RB-57F operated by No 24 Squadron used the aircraft to carry out daily sorties over Indian Air Force airfields at altitudes of up to 65,000 ft, carrying out strategic reconnaissance. The RB-57F was also locally modified by the PAF to carry a 4,000 lb bombload, but it was never actually operated in a bombing role. On some occasions, the RB-57F operated alongside a pair of PAF B-57Bs that were jamming Indian military radio transmission and were monitoring the location of the Indian Army's mobile radar installations. ....
All three aircraft were involved in directing attacks on the Indian radar station at Amritsar, and during these operations, one of the PAF B-57Bs was shot down in error by Pakistani Anti-Aircraft Artillery. Eventually, on 15 September 1965, the aircraft was straddled by two SA-2 SAMs as it commenced its descent towards Peshawar. Despite suffering major structural damage and sustaining over 170 holes, the pilot managed to nurse the aircraft back to Peshawar where he made a successful forced landing. The aircraft was eventually repaired and returned to the USAF.

from wiki

 

[Esc8781]

Well one thing is almost for sure, to Tonopah Test Range for exploitation.

 

[Tacticool]

Some other pics of abraham riding on mig