Stealth Showdown: America's F-22 Raptor vs. Russia's PAK-FA

[rangerrebew]

Stealth Showdown: America's F-22 Raptor vs. Russia's PAK-FA


Who would win?


Both planes carry deadly long-range radar-guided missiles of comparable effectiveness. Russia has its cutting-edge K-77M missiles with a reported range of two hundred kilometers and the United States has the AIM-120D Scorpion with a range of one hundred sixty. (The greater range of the K-77M may be an advantage, but not against a low-observable stealth fighter.) Superior ramjet-powered missiles, such as the Meteor and PL-15, are already being fielded, though it is not clear if either the F-22 or PAK FA will receive them.

The F-22 can carry six AIM-120s in its internal bays, whereas the PAK-FA is limited to four. This does give it a modest edge, as future aerial clashes are likely to involve a lot of missiles flying back and forth, and likely more than one will be launched to ensure a kill.

http://nationalinterest.org/print/blog/the-buzz/stealth-showdown-americas-f-22-raptor-vs-russias-pak-fa-20010

[geronl]

I hope the K-77 is as bad as the AA-10 (R-27) was in the Eritrean-Ethiopian War

In the 1999 Eritrean-Ethiopian War, Eritrean MiG-29s fought Ethiopian Su-27s both piloted by Russian mercenaries.[6] There were possibly as many as 24 R-27s fired by both sides. Only one R-27 fired by an Ethiopian Su-27 at an Eritrean MiG-29 proximity-fuzed near enough the MiG that the damaged aircraft eventually crashed on landing, giving the R-27 a hit ratio of only 4%.

Wikipedia

[Restored]

Russian gear is notoriously bad. It's like getting a badly built used Alfa Romeo that was never serviced.