How do I kill the fast MiG-25 and MiG-31 interceptors?
When you decide to go after a group of MiG-25 or MiG-31 interceptors it is important that you order your fighters as high and as fast as possible. Due to the way Harpoon 3 calculates firing parameters and no-escape zones, a missile like the AIM-54A Phoenix has a launch range of only about 40nm against these speeding targets. If your own fighters are traveling at Mach 1.5, the enemy air-to-air missiles will have a reduced effective range too, about 25nm for the AA-6 and 40nm for the AA-9. If your fighters are flying at lower speeds you give the enemy a major advantage since he can launch his missiles at longer ranges – in most cases before you can.
