Despite being overshadowed by more glamorous aircraft over the last 30 years, the Dassault Mirage 2000 series of multi-role fighter jets has quietly delivered excellent functionality and cost efficiency for its operators, which as of 2012, includes nations from Europe, through the Middle East and on to Asia. Of course, it is not all über-hyped eco-credentials and safety features that have heightened and maintained the Mirage’s popularity among air forces worldwide – but primarily its ability to deliver extreme lethality to air, sea and land targets alike with a whole arsenal of deadly weapons.
We’re talking nine hardpoints, two powerful revolving 30-millimetre (1.2-inch) cannons, multiple Matra rocket pods each capable of launching 18 68-millimetre (2.7-inch) unguided rockets, two R550 Magic short-range air-toair missiles, two Super 530 medium-range air-to-air missiles, two…
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History of War Book of Combat Machines (Digital) - 1 Issue, History of War Book of Combat Machines 2016