User blog:SPARTAN 119/Deadliest War Machine: MiG-15 vs Ta-183

The MiG-15, the deadly Soviet fighter of the Korean War.

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The Ta-183, the advanced proposed Nazi jet fighter that would have carried the world's first air-to-air missiles, had it ever been built.

Only one can be THE DEADLIEST WAR MACHINE!!!

=Combatants=

MiG-15
The MiG-15 is was a Soviet-built jet fighter most famous for its use against the American F-86 Sabre in the Korean War. The MiG also possessed the innovation of swept wings to reduce drag at high-speed. The aircraft was also the winner of the first jet-vs-jet dogfight in the early days of the Korean War.

Ta-183
The Ta-183 was an advanced jet fighter designed by Nazi Germany in the last days of World War II. The Ta-183 was never built, but had it been constructed, it would have, like the MiG-15 after it, had swept wings, and carried the Ruhrstahl X-4, the world's first guided air-to-air missile.

=Armament=

NS-23 23mm cannon x2 (MiG)
The NS-23 is a Soviet single-barreled autocannon firing 23mm shells. The weapon had a rate of fire of between 650 (USAF test of captured weapons) and 850 official Soviet numbers. The weapon had a muzzle velocity of 690 meters/second.

MK 108 30mm cannon x4 (Ta-183)
The MK 108 was a German 30mm single-barreled autocannon with a rate of fire of 650 rounds per minute. The 30mm round had a muzzle velocity of 540 meters per second, and four rounds could reliably bring down an Allied bomber such as a B-17.

119's Edge
The Ta-183's MK 108 for its greater number of guns and their larger 30mm rounds.

N-37 cannon (MiG) x1
The N-37 was a large, powerful 37mm cannon capable of destroying an enemy bomber aircraft in a single shot. The weapon had a rate of fire of 400 rpm and a muzzle velocity of 690 meters per second.

Ruhrstahl X-4 (Ta-183) x4
The Ruhrstahl X-4 was an experimental German wire-guided air-to-air missile. The missile was never deployed in combat, but was intended to have a range of 1.5-3.5 kilometers, carry a 20 kilogram explosive warhead. =X-Factors=

Explaination
The MiG takes the X-factors of Speed, Service Ceiling, and Thrust/Weight, but has a higher wing loading, meaning, while its wings will produce more lift, it will be less maneuverable than the Ta-183. =Other Notes= Match ends on Saturday, 10/15.