Although one "War-11B" pilot insisted that the "KK-6M" he had fired had caught up with an MG-25, there was no evidence of a shootdown.
From the radar detection, it seemed likely that after being attacked, the MG-25 had evaded by diving from an altitude of 20,000 meters to below 5,000 meters, moving out of the "War-11B" radar detection area and possibly escaping the pursuit of the "KK-6M" missile.
Indeed, this was not surprising.
Throughout the Iran-Iraq War, the Iraqi Air Force's only challenge to the Boi Air Force's F-14A was the MG-25. Even with poor maneuverability, it could easily evade enemy missiles fired from tens of kilometers away with a top speed exceeding Mach 3.
This was also the only praiseworthy reprisal action by the Iraqi Air Force on the first day of the war.
During the day, the alliance army launched two larger-scale bombing operations.
However, compared to the first round of surprise attacks at dawn, these fell short.
