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{|{{Infobox aircraft begin
 |name= Super-Mirage
 |image= File:Dassault_Mirage_4000%2C_France_AN2164548.jpg
 |caption= Super-Mirage prototype 001 in the late 1970s.
}}{{Infobox aircraft type
 |type=  {{wpl|Interceptor aircraft|Interceptor}}, {{wpl|air superiority fighter}}, {{wpl|Strike fighter}}
 |national origin= Sieuxerr
 |manufacturer= Dassault
 |designer= Dassault
 |first flight= 1977
 |introduced= 1984
 |retired=
 |produced= 1984–present
 |number built= 300~
 |status= In service
 |unit cost= 
 |primary user= [[Sieuxerrian Air Force]]<br>[[Air_Force_(Solevant)|Solevant Air Force]]
 |more users=
 |developed from={{wpl|Dassault Mirage 2000}}
 |variants with their own articles=
 |developed into=
}}
|}

The '''Dassault Super Mirage''' (Known also as the '''Super Mirage 4000''' or simply the '''Mirage 4000''') is a twin or single-seat, twinjet, {{wpl|Interceptor aircraft|interceptor}}, {{wpl|air superiority fighter}} and {{wpl|Strike fighter}} used by the [[Sieuxerrian Air Force]] and other allied countries. Developed from the {{wpl|Dassault Mirage 2000}}, the Super Mirage is enlarged with better overall capabilities. It is analogous with the Letnian Su-27, Menghean SR-8, Anglian Typhoon, and the Tir Glasian F-15.

The Mirage 4000 was initially developed to maximize use of older and previously used parts developed for other aircraft, as the Mirage 4000, along with the Mirage 2000, had been developed right before and into the [[Great Malaise]]. Both the 2000 and 4000 were designed to be later expanded upon as economic and material conditions would improve in Sieuxerr. The Mirage 2000 would encounter problems later in life as its design was relatively difficult and costly to upgrade, with the majority being removed from service before 2020. Contrary to this the Mirage 4000 has enjoyed a long service life and is expected to serve well into the 2040s as a strike fighter to complement the 5th generation fighters coming into service.



==Design==
===Overview===
===Cockpit===
[[File:Mirage4000earlycockpit.jpg|thumb|Cockpit of an early Mirage 4000]]

===Engines===
The Super-Mirage is equipped with two {{wpl|Snecma M53}} afterburning turbofan engines. Equipped with the improved M53-P2 found in the [[Menace|Mirage-Menace]] and the {{wpl|Dassault Mirage 2000}}. From 2005 to 2011, the entire fleet was upgraded with the {{wpl|Snecma M88|M88-10}} engine, based off the M88-2 engine used by the Rafale, generating 70 kN (15,500 lbf) and 100 kN (25,000 lbf) (with afterburner). The engine greatly improved handling of the aircraft at speed.

===Weaponry===
The Menace is equipped with a single 30mm {{wpl|GIAT 30}} revolver cannon with selectable rate of fire of 300 rpm to 2,500 rpm. It is mounted under the right intake.

===Avionics===
The Super-Mirage uses a derivative of the Thomson-CSF Giraffe radar from the Menace. It achieves upwards of 165km range against comparable fighter-sized objects with over 270km range against large bomber-sized objects. It has multi-target tracking abilities. In the mid-2000s, apart of a major overhaul, the older mechanically scanned radar arrays were replaced by electronically scanned active radar arrays.

==Operational history==


==Operators==
===Current===
*[[File:Flag of France.svg|22px]] [[Sieuxerr]]
**[[Sieuxerrian Air Force]] -
**[[Sieuxerrian Navy]] - 48 in active service, with an additional 8 in storage for parts.
***''Flottille 17F'' - 12
***''Flottille 20F'' - 12
***''Flottille 23F'' - 12
***''Flottille 25F'' - 12

==Specifications==
===Mirage 4000C (1985)===
[[File:Mirage40002view.png|right|400px]]
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**Air-to-air:
***8× {{wpl|R.550 Magic|R.550 Magic II}}
***8× {{wpl|Super 530|Super R.530F/D}}
***8× {{wpl|Meteor (missile)|Meteor}}
***16× {{wpl|MICA (missile)|MICA}}
**Air-to-ground:
***2× [[MM80]]
***2× {{wpl|Storm Shadow}}
***4× {{wpl|AS-30|AS-30L}}
***4× {{wpl|Martel (missile)|Super Martel AS.37}}
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***4× {{wpl|Bombe Guidée Laser|BGL-400}} or {{wpl|Armement Air-Sol Modulaire|AASM-400}}
***10× {{wpl|Bombe Guidée Laser|BGL-250}} or {{wpl|Armement Air-Sol Modulaire|AASM-250}}
***18× {{wpl|BLG 66 Belouga|BLG-66}}
***27× {{wpl|Matra Durandal|Durandal}}
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***Up to 3 2,500 l external fuel tank
***{{wpl|Damocles (targeting pod)|DAMOCLES}} targeting pod
***{{wpl|PDLCT}} targeting pod
***Navigation pod
***Eletronic warfare pod
***Reconnaissance pod
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===Mirage 4000 NG===
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[[Category:Sieuxerr]]