Foxbat Tales

The MiG-25 in Combat

By Mike Guardia

2020

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4.11

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135

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4H07M

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From the Middle East to the Iron Curtain \x26#8230; the definitive combat history of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25. July 1967: At the Moscow Air Show, the Soviets unveiled six new state-of-the-art aircraft. From among this lineup of new fighters and interceptors stood the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25\x26#8212;purportedly capable of outrunning and outmaneuvering any aircraft in NATO\x26#8217;s inventory. Yet even before its public appearance in Moscow, the MiG-25 had been a grave concern for Western analysts. Indeed, this new interceptor could fly at speeds in excess of Mach 3 and cruise at altitudes heretofore deemed unreachable for a tactical fighter. Moreover, NATO\x26#8217;s intelligence community was baffled by how the Soviet Union had cobbled together such a \x26#8220;masterpiece\x26#8221; of modern engineering. The reality, however, was that this \x26#8220;interceptor\x26#8221; was a poorly-designed airframe with an oversized motor. Although it excelled as a reconnaissance aircraft, it fared poorly as a dogfighter\x26#8211;and it was typically the loser when pitted against Western aircraft like the F-14 Tomcat and F-15 Eagle. From the Sinai Peninsula \x26#8230; to the Soviet-Afghan War \x26#8230; to Operation Desert Storm, Foxbat Tales is the definitive operational and combat history of the MiG-25.

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Author

Mike Guardia

Author · 15 books

Mike Guardia is an internationally recognized author and military historian. A veteran of the United States Army, he served six years on active duty as an Armor Officer. He is the author of the widely-acclaimed "Hal Moore: A Soldier Once...and Always," the first-ever biography chronicling the life of LTG Harold G. Moore, whose battlefield leadership was popularized by the film "We Were Soldiers," starring Mel Gibson. He has twice been nominated for the Army Historical Foundation's Distinguished Book Award and is an active member of the Military Writers Society of America. As a speaker, he hosts the lecture series "Hal Moore: Lessons in Leadership," which is available for presentation at schools, businesses, and civic organizations worldwide. Mike Guardia has given presentations at the US Special Operations Command and the International Spy Museum. His work has been reviewed in the Washington Times, Armchair General, ARMY Magazine, DefenceWeb South Africa, and Miniature Wargames UK. He holds a BA and MA in American History from the University of Houston. He currently lives in Texas.