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The MiG-27 is very similar to the MiG-23, but has a somewhat simplified powerplant and more fuel economy. Top speed is lower, at 1200 mph compared to 1550 mph for the MiG-23. A 30 mm multi-barrel cannon replaces the 23 mm gun of the MiG-23, and the airframe can carry a 30 percent greater ordinance load, which can include tactical nuclear weapons.<ref>''The Vital Guide to Military Aircraft'', ed. by Sophearith Moeng, Aerospace Publishing, 1994</ref>
The MiG-27 is very similar to the MiG-23, but has a somewhat simplified powerplant and more fuel economy. Top speed is lower, at 1200 mph compared to 1550 mph for the MiG-23. A 30 mm multi-barrel cannon replaces the 23 mm gun of the MiG-23, and the airframe can carry a 30 percent greater ordinance load, which can include tactical nuclear weapons.<ref>''The Vital Guide to Military Aircraft'', ed. by Sophearith Moeng, Aerospace Publishing, 1994</ref>
The MiG-27 hasn’t been as widely exported as the MiG-23, but [[India]] has a contract to build them under license.<ref>''The Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft'', ed. by Paul Eden, Aerospace Publishing, 2004</ref>
The MiG-27 hasn't been as widely exported as the MiG-23, but [[India]] has a contract to build them under license.<ref>''The Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft'', ed. by Paul Eden, Aerospace Publishing, 2004</ref>
==Operational History==
==Operational History==
Like most Soviet attack aircraft, the MiG-27 saw service in [[Afghanistan]], although it wasn’t as prominent there as the [[Sukhoi Su-22]] or [[Sukhoi Su-25|Su-25]].
Like most Soviet attack aircraft, the MiG-27 saw service in [[Afghanistan]], although it wasn't as prominent there as the [[Sukhoi Su-22]] or [[Sukhoi Su-25|Su-25]].
A Soviet unit of MiG-27s arrived in [[Iraq]] in March 1985 during the [[Iran-Iraq War]], to assist the Iraqi war effort and to test the Flogger in combat. The Soviet pilots flew in support of Iraqi counter-attacks against the Iranian Fatima Zahra offensive, using bombs and [[Kh-29 missile|AS-14 air-to-surface missiles]]. The Floggers made many successful strikes, prompting the Iranians to redeploy some of their [[F-14 Tomcat|F-14 interceptors]]. In late March, the Iranian pilots sprang an ambush, and four MiG-27s were shot down, three by Tomcats and one by an [[F-4 Phantom]], with the loss of three pilots. The unit was withdrawn immediately.<ref>''Iranian F-14 Units in Combat'', by Tom Cooper and Farzad Bishop, Osprey Publishing, 2004</ref>
A Soviet unit of MiG-27s arrived in [[Iraq]] in March 1985 during the [[Iran-Iraq War]], to assist the Iraqi war effort and to test the Flogger in combat. The Soviet pilots flew in support of Iraqi counter-attacks against the Iranian Fatima Zahra offensive, using bombs and [[Kh-29 missile|AS-14 air-to-surface missiles]]. The Floggers made many successful strikes, prompting the Iranians to redeploy some of their [[F-14 Tomcat|F-14 interceptors]]. In late March, the Iranian pilots sprang an ambush, and four MiG-27s were shot down, three by Tomcats and one by an [[F-4 Phantom]], with the loss of three pilots. The unit was withdrawn immediately.<ref>''Iranian F-14 Units in Combat'', by Tom Cooper and Farzad Bishop, Osprey Publishing, 2004</ref>