Four Mirage 2000 fighters shot down four F-16 Fighting Falcons

[walterbibikow]

TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Four Mirage 2000 fighter jets shot down four F-16 Fighting Falcons in a simulated dogfight. This is what Taiwanese journalist Lu Jiongchang wrote for the local online portal NOWnews on YahooNews on January 11, 2023.

The reporter said that he went on January 11th to gather information about the Dragon Exercise, a traditional military exercise held in Taiwan in November. Various awards such as King of Air Combat, King of Gunnery, and King of Aircrew Bomber are awarded to this exercise.

The training is important to Taiwan as it reveals the capabilities of the Taiwan Air Force combat capability to counter foreign threats. Lu Jiongchang meets with the 2022 Air Combat King-Mission Leader title winner Lt. Col. Zhuang Weibo. Lt. Col Weibo is a member of the 42nd Combat Team of the Taiwan Air Force.

During the simulated air battles, Taiwan’s military headquarters decided to include the 2nd Wing of the Taiwanese Air Force and their Mirage 2000 fighters. Thus, four Mirage 2000s would have to face four F-16 Fighting Falcons.

It is interesting to note that the Taiwan Army HQ gives the role of “Chinese Invader” or “China’s First Army” to the four F-16s. Thus, four Mirage 2000 fighters were sent against the Red Army. “With good training and tacit cooperation, all 4 F-16s were shot down and one of the Mirage 2000 fighters were shot down, resulting in a 4:1 fighter,” said Lt. Col. Weibo.

The Taiwanese Air Force has 45 units of French Mirage 2000 fighters. They were bought in the late 1980s, and the first batch of Mirage 2000s arrived in Taiwan in 1996. The Taiwanese Air Force at the time operated F-104 and F-5E/F multirole fighter jets, but they were aging and a replacement was needed.

So Taiwan bought a Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet equipped with an RDY radar. The RDY radar has various ground/air combat modes, can simultaneously track 8 targets, and fire 4 medium-range mica [MICA] rockets air at once. Thus, in the 1990s, the Mirage 2000-5 was the most powerful fighter in the composition of the Taiwanese Air Force, surpassing many times the American F-5E/F and the local F-CK-1 Ching-kuo multirole fighter jet.

Taiwan’s Mirage 2000-5s, however, prove to have much higher maintenance costs compared to both the indigenous F-CK-1 Ching-kuo fighter and the American F-16. Then Taiwan, having already purchased an F-16 fighter from the US later, decided to upgrade precisely the American and locally produced fighter. The Mirage 2000 became the only three major Air Force fighters not to be modernized.

Four Mirage2000 fighters shot down four F16 Fighting Falcons

bulgarianmilitary.com

 

[walterbibikow]

Mirage's self protection system can jam AMRAAM missile while none of F16 variations is able to jamm or trick MICA IR or escape its thrust vector by manouvering.
Also Viper's AESA has small azimouth scan & poor cooling which resulted in mediocre radius. By applying smart tactics you can exploit its weaknesses. Its main advantages is parallel functions (for example Air to Air, Air to surface & syntetic aperture scan at the same time) & high endurance in EW.
Mirage 2000-5 provides sufficient cooling for its radar & self protection system

 

[manpk77]

If indians can shoot down F16 with a Mig21 then anything is possible? LOL

 

[SQ8]

Mirage's self protection system can jam AMRAAM missile while none of F16 variations is able to jamm or trick MICA IR or escape its thrust vector by manouvering.
Also Viper's AESA has small azimouth scan & poor cooling which resulted in mediocre radius. By applying smart tactics you can exploit its weaknesses. Its main advantages is parallel functions (for example Air to Air, Air to surface & syntetic aperture scan at the same time) & high endurance in EW.
Mirage 2000-5 provides sufficient cooling for its radar & self protection system

Good luck trying it in practice

 

[Path-Finder]

bulgarianmilitary.com sounds like eurassiantimes!!!

 

[Sayfullah]

Mirage 2000 is so good so why did Indian mirages pus*y out on 27 Feb?

 

[Trango Towers]

If indians can shoot down F16 with a Mig21 then anything is possible? LOL

In this simulation the f16s were flown by Indians

 

[Beast]

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Four Mirage 2000 fighter jets shot down four F-16 Fighting Falcons in a simulated dogfight. This is what Taiwanese journalist Lu Jiongchang wrote for the local online portal NOWnews on YahooNews on January 11, 2023.

The reporter said that he went on January 11th to gather information about the Dragon Exercise, a traditional military exercise held in Taiwan in November. Various awards such as King of Air Combat, King of Gunnery, and King of Aircrew Bomber are awarded to this exercise.

The training is important to Taiwan as it reveals the capabilities of the Taiwan Air Force combat capability to counter foreign threats. Lu Jiongchang meets with the 2022 Air Combat King-Mission Leader title winner Lt. Col. Zhuang Weibo. Lt. Col Weibo is a member of the 42nd Combat Team of the Taiwan Air Force.

During the simulated air battles, Taiwan’s military headquarters decided to include the 2nd Wing of the Taiwanese Air Force and their Mirage 2000 fighters. Thus, four Mirage 2000s would have to face four F-16 Fighting Falcons.

It is interesting to note that the Taiwan Army HQ gives the role of “Chinese Invader” or “China’s First Army” to the four F-16s. Thus, four Mirage 2000 fighters were sent against the Red Army. “With good training and tacit cooperation, all 4 F-16s were shot down and one of the Mirage 2000 fighters were shot down, resulting in a 4:1 fighter,” said Lt. Col. Weibo.
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The Taiwanese Air Force has 45 units of French Mirage 2000 fighters. They were bought in the late 1980s, and the first batch of Mirage 2000s arrived in Taiwan in 1996. The Taiwanese Air Force at the time operated F-104 and F-5E/F multirole fighter jets, but they were aging and a replacement was needed.

So Taiwan bought a Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet equipped with an RDY radar. The RDY radar has various ground/air combat modes, can simultaneously track 8 targets, and fire 4 medium-range mica [MICA] rockets air at once. Thus, in the 1990s, the Mirage 2000-5 was the most powerful fighter in the composition of the Taiwanese Air Force, surpassing many times the American F-5E/F and the local F-CK-1 Ching-kuo multirole fighter jet.

Taiwan’s Mirage 2000-5s, however, prove to have much higher maintenance costs compared to both the indigenous F-CK-1 Ching-kuo fighter and the American F-16. Then Taiwan, having already purchased an F-16 fighter from the US later, decided to upgrade precisely the American and locally produced fighter. The Mirage 2000 became the only three major Air Force fighters not to be modernized.

Four Mirage2000 fighters shot down four F16 Fighting Falcons

bulgarianmilitary.com

LOL... ROCAF vs ROCAF? Sounds like a rigged match.

 

[applesauce]

obvious rigged exercise.
F-16V are a little hobbled by the fact that taiwan uses old air frames and old engines to power all the new electronics so its sluggish. but it shouldn't be any worse than mirage 2000s thrust to weight. plus its new aesa and electronics should run circles around mirage 2000.
but of course in all the exercises the ROC has ever done, they've literally never let themselves lose, no matter how dumb the premise has to be for them to win.

 

[Laser]

Lagta hai in F-16 main Indian Pilot bethay thay.

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

LOL... ROCAF vs ROCAF? Sounds like a rigged match.

But what would they get out of this useless excercise?

PLAAF or PLAN do not operate neither of these aircrafts.

Is this to simunate pro-china versus anti-china forces in Taiwan?

 

[Beast]

But what would they get out of this useless excercise?

PLAAF or PLAN do not operate neither of these aircrafts.

Is this to simunate pro-china versus anti-china forces in Taiwan?

Adding pressure to USA to lower the price of F-16.

 

[crigar]

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Four Mirage 2000 fighter jets shot down four F-16 Fighting Falcons in a simulated dogfight. This is what Taiwanese journalist Lu Jiongchang wrote for the local online portal NOWnews on YahooNews on January 11, 2023.

The reporter said that he went on January 11th to gather information about the Dragon Exercise, a traditional military exercise held in Taiwan in November. Various awards such as King of Air Combat, King of Gunnery, and King of Aircrew Bomber are awarded to this exercise.

The training is important to Taiwan as it reveals the capabilities of the Taiwan Air Force combat capability to counter foreign threats. Lu Jiongchang meets with the 2022 Air Combat King-Mission Leader title winner Lt. Col. Zhuang Weibo. Lt. Col Weibo is a member of the 42nd Combat Team of the Taiwan Air Force.

During the simulated air battles, Taiwan’s military headquarters decided to include the 2nd Wing of the Taiwanese Air Force and their Mirage 2000 fighters. Thus, four Mirage 2000s would have to face four F-16 Fighting Falcons.

It is interesting to note that the Taiwan Army HQ gives the role of “Chinese Invader” or “China’s First Army” to the four F-16s. Thus, four Mirage 2000 fighters were sent against the Red Army. “With good training and tacit cooperation, all 4 F-16s were shot down and one of the Mirage 2000 fighters were shot down, resulting in a 4:1 fighter,” said Lt. Col. Weibo.
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The Taiwanese Air Force has 45 units of French Mirage 2000 fighters. They were bought in the late 1980s, and the first batch of Mirage 2000s arrived in Taiwan in 1996. The Taiwanese Air Force at the time operated F-104 and F-5E/F multirole fighter jets, but they were aging and a replacement was needed.

So Taiwan bought a Mirage 2000-5 fighter jet equipped with an RDY radar. The RDY radar has various ground/air combat modes, can simultaneously track 8 targets, and fire 4 medium-range mica [MICA] rockets air at once. Thus, in the 1990s, the Mirage 2000-5 was the most powerful fighter in the composition of the Taiwanese Air Force, surpassing many times the American F-5E/F and the local F-CK-1 Ching-kuo multirole fighter jet.

Taiwan’s Mirage 2000-5s, however, prove to have much higher maintenance costs compared to both the indigenous F-CK-1 Ching-kuo fighter and the American F-16. Then Taiwan, having already purchased an F-16 fighter from the US later, decided to upgrade precisely the American and locally produced fighter. The Mirage 2000 became the only three major Air Force fighters not to be modernized.

Four Mirage2000 fighters shot down four F16 Fighting Falcons

bulgarianmilitary.com

hey man! yesterday i shoot down 5 su-35, 7 rafale and 9 mig-29s using my f-16 MLU .

 

[IblinI]

bulgarianmilitary.com sounds like eurassiantimes!!!

F16 is actually simulating PLAAF, you figured.
A rigged exercise.

 

[Vapnope]

Taiwan is instead buying F16s. Enough said !