Why is nobody buying the MiG-21S?
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Published 2024-02-14
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The MiG-21S is a plane a really enjoyed playing... Until I ran into an enemy with missiles like the R-60M or AIM-9L. Honestly, although this Rank 6 premium fighter jet isn't the worst premium in War Thunder, I still think other aircraft like the MiG-23ML and the Su-25K are much more worthy of your money. And if you really dont want to spend more than 50 USD on 10K GE, then I'd argue the best WT premium to buy instead is the Su-11.
All Comments (21)
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With the amount of 5Kβs in jaekcord I should have put money on this being the next video.
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This feels like a nice format for a premium review.
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The sponsor feels sus
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As someone who is fond of the fishbed airframe and has bought it I agree with everything said but the MiG-21s I feel has it's own aircraft specific play style that is primarily dictated by the aircraft's br which can't be replicated in other models such as the SMT or bis. I'd definitely say it needs honing if you look to get anything out of it but once achieved, in my personal experience its an absolute monster. (especially with the R-3Rs as they're commonly overlooked)
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Grinded almost the whole Soviet tree with 21S, leaving massive SL in my account. Tips for grind : 2xR3r , 2XS5k rocket pods. First run into a base and rocket shower. It'll get you atleast 20k SL and decent RP. And hunt A10s or other sluggish subsonics. Never full-turn. Keep your speed around mach 0.8-1. Every hour I earned 100K RP with this method. Rocket is kind of an insurance. Better safe than sorry init?π
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9:08 dear god not the brainrot cat dancing
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Great to be part of that 9% gang. Great vid Walvis, I love this plane and its R-3R's lots of people just don't expect it to slap them :)
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Bro this aircraft is pretty OP, i mean its a mig21 but at 9.3 so SPEED and r3r headon when people dont expect it.
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The quality of this video is mind-blowing coming from such a small channel. Hope you see growth and keep this work up
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I got from Rank II to Rank VII in USSR and went from a measly 100,000 SL (for 2 years) to 3,000,0000 SL in just a month. The SL rewards are just one of the highest in all airplanes Also catching afk space climbing players such as F-104s and Harriers with R-3Rs are such a treat. This plane was my first ever premium and it was so worth it. I hope it remains relatively underrated like this
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you can use a rocket pod as poor man's flares but on a plane like this with such limited hard points you're giving up quite a lot of firepower. If you can spend the extra money, mig23ml is leagues better. Literally one of, if not the best premium jet. It carried me all the way to the mig-29 and I'm still flying it occasionally to grind other parts of the tree.
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after this video was released there is like 8 MIG 21 in my round every game. thank you so much youve made my war thunder grind so much easier -_-
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I so, so SO strongly respect your balanced view of the plane. You dont needlessly hype it like certain youtubers cough cough which is absolutely brilliant for people making financial decisions on war thunder
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I have the same relationship with the Ariete. I love (mostly) how it flys (locks up horribly above ~850), has very good guns, and not afraid to dogfight with anything with it, but its A/ over BR-ed, and B/ too slow on its BR (can't even catch a Hunter). And in most games I end up flying around 10-15 min doing nothing, do to every plane (even bots, and my team) runs away from me!
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Another thing: This plane is great in ground RB since you can use it's engine power to fly in fast, knock out a few tanks with bombs, and then run back to base at top speed. Enemy SPAA at 9.7 can't fire missiles fast enough to actually mean anything to you, and other enemy aircraft get wiped. The lack of energy retention also makes it easier to land quickly since you can just snake a bunch prior to landing to bleed a ton of speed.
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by the way, remember that with the mig-21 you should enter a shallow climb once at your max IAS because unlike the F-5 and MiG-19, it can go MUCH faster the higher it is (it is mach 2 capable after all). by having altitude, it means you can maneuver more freely around by slightly diving when turning to stay above 1000 kph and ensure higher engine efficiency.
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THE 10.7 mig 21 is a monster in the right hands
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This is probably one of my favorite Jets to play. Im at almost 400 battles in it and still love it. There is something really enjoyable about popping unsuspecting players with a radar missile. No flares isnt as big of an issue as you might think, there are only a few jets that have missiles to worry about. Overall its a solid jet and Ive always been surprised by the hate it gets.
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21s is actual baller tbh i like it a lot got in on sale though
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As someone who bought it, I agree, itβs fun to play but God bless all the missles that I canβt flair or doge is horrible, I like climbing in it and using the radar missles to get a cheesey kill on a f104
