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@makegaminggreatagain3907

11 ай бұрын

@WeaponDetective, Idea for a future video, although Germany has retired them, the S77/79 Dachs aka Schnellboot's. Great coverage of the MiG.

@arandomfawn5289

11 ай бұрын

15:33 what do you mean the first Cold War mr Detective???

21 bis pilot here. Let her go. Even with updates, she is outdated in every way you can think of. Thank you for your love for the 21, but she is just a memory of heroism at this point.

Importantly for us scale-model building enthusiasts, the Mig-21 is not just an iconic aircraft, but also a beautiful one🙂

On 26 April 1974, Flight Lieutenant S. Alvi of the Pakistan Air Force, while flying a SAF MiG-21F-13 (Serial No. 1863) on deputation to No. 67A Squadron, Syrian Air Force (SAF) out of Dumayr Air Base, shot down an Israeli Mirage.

@greencresset6056

7 ай бұрын

read about that encounter and did a little research. the israelis had the mIg 21 in their possession from 1966, having stolen one from the Iraqi air force, whereas the Pakistanis had never flown one, did fight those though during the 1971 war, having actually shot a Mig 21 with their subsonic F86. when the Pakistanis reached the ME war theater during 1973, there was a ceasefire in place already. so they only settled for patrolling missions. from when they started learning about the Mig 21 until the 1974 encounter, they had only few months to understand this aircraft. that against israeli air force's study of the aircraft for years is full marks to the Pakistanis. So when the encounter happened it was a single Mig 21 of the Syrian air force flown by a Pakistani against two israeli mirages IIIJ (J for Jewish). the israelis were careful; they engaged only when the Mig21 was on fumes, the outer end of their patrolling range. they wanted to score a kill against the Pakistanis, perhaps to prove a point having been humiliated during the 1967 war by few Pakistani pilots. didnt work out for them. a K13 Russian missile fired from Mig 21 sent one Mirage into a fireball while the other Mirage bee-lined back home.

I heard it became very difficult to fly due to a shifting centre of gravity when the fuel tanks were nearly empty. In Vietnam the F-4s had a secret advantage for a while - The APX-80 (combat tree) could remotely ping the MIG's IFF transponder in a way even the pilot was unaware of, essentially telling the F-4 that it was hostile beyond visual range.

Love from India 🇮🇳❤️

Excellent video Warrior jet fighter 💪

No combat valor today? A indian mig-21 shotdown a pakistanese f-16 recently.

@labeedimrankhan9205

3 ай бұрын

No it didn't, it just got shot down itself with all missiles still attached.

Super informative video about Famous Mig 21 several versions characteristics and their's designs background 👌 in USSR during First Cold War 🥶 Mig 21 historical participants in Vietnam war ,meddle east war ,Indian conflicts and eastern Europe countries ...thank you ( weapon detective) channel for sharing this remarkable substance

It would be really cool if you could do a video about the T-54/55 series that ended up becoming the most produced and used tank in history. It has fought in dozens of conflicts and is still active in many countries.

My all time favorite Soviet fighter jet. Great video presentation, very well done.

A legend indeed and truly formidable when well-flown. Besides training shortcomings, US pilots were seriously handicapped by restrictive and often-changing rules of engagement during the Vietnam War.

アメリカの戦闘機とも違う(独特の形状をした)Mig21は割に好きな機体だったりします…。

Good video! I appreciated the "Aviamarsh" playing in the background.

I believe that both the Syrian and the North Korean Air Force still use the MiG-21

@Radbot776

11 ай бұрын

Romania too lol

@jrjer7760

11 ай бұрын

@@Radbot776 and Indian plus Croatian

@PyromaN93

11 ай бұрын

@@jrjer7760 Indian is a different story. They use MiG-21-98, with new radar and BWR capability.

@robertbauer3419

Ай бұрын

@@jrjer7760 Yes, Croatia is still using MIG-21 for literally few more days when first 6/12 French Rafales arrive to Croatia ( I am writing this on April 16, 2024). It will be a quite a change for the Croatian pilots and the Croatian AirForce in general. I am not sure what they are going to do with the leftover MIGs (I believe only 4-5 are fully operational), but they will always have a place in every Croatian's heart because back in the 1990s when we fought our war for independence against the Milosevic''s Fascist Serbian regime ( and all the weapons of the former Yugoslav Federal Army which were ironically paid by Croatia & Slovenia through its tax and other financial contributions to the federal treasury which controlled and robbed by the Serbs in the late 80s). While were under an international arms embargo the Serbs suddenly got ALL the weapons of the former gigantic YU military including over 300 jet fighters, MIG-21 being the most numerous one with over 200+ planes, some Yugoslavian-made planes and 16 brand new at the time MIG-29s. Neeldess to say, Serbia had a complete control of the Croatian sky. So the only thing Crotaia could do is buy the weapons it needed (including the jet fighetrs) on the black market . So, Croatia purchased around 36 MIG-21s through some real slim shady secret back channels that went through Kyrgizstan, the Ukraine, Tajikistan, and Russia itself of course (back then the Russians would probably sell you a smal nuke warhead for 100 pairs of original Levi's 501 jeans lol). In any case, once Croatia got it's first MIG-21 squadrom there were no more Serbian planes flying over Croatia and the jet proved itself as a powerful weapon which caused fear amongst the enemy Serbian soldiers. Croatian pilots did some unbelievable maneuvers and ground assaults with laser precision target destructions using a 1960's plane in the war that took place 1991-1995. MIG 21 was originally designed as an air-to-air interceptor, not a bomber and not for supporting the ground troops during battles. During the final days of the Croatian War For Independence when the Croatian military launched Operation Storm in August of 1995 which liberated almost all of Croatia's occupied territory which was held by the Serbs for 4 years, Croatian MIGs took out all of Serbian communication centers and towers with super=precision hits using 1000lbs bombs. The Serbs thought they were being bombed by the NATO planes because they couldn;t believe MIG 21 could be used as such a precisive bomber. But it was and it was precise. So, I say one last hip hip hooray to the old MIGs and thank you for your service. Greetongs from Croatia:)

love that you use the soviet aviation anthem in the background. simple and amazing video with focus on details.

Cant wait for the J7 video!

mig-21 was the queen of air battle of mansoura ✈✈

I believe that the MiG-21 could be outfitted with modern 4th generation avionics and weapons systems could be formidable against most Western fighters. There is nothing wrong with the airframe. It is capable of Mach 2+ and very maneuverable and nimble.

@eaglemach9992

11 ай бұрын

Airframe is very outdated and heat signature is massive

@edwardwongiii2229

11 ай бұрын

@@eaglemach9992 Again, there is nothing wrong with the airframe. It is super nimble in the right hands. That is the most important single part of the equation. New 21rst century avionics, a more powerful radar, combat management systems, electronic countermeasures and modern jet engines can make an older platform like this quite formidable. Radar and heat signature is very comparable to legacy Western fighters like the F-15 and F/A-18, and America still flies them. I mean, it's a single engine while the other two I mentioned are twin engine so saying the MiG-21's heat signature is "massive" is moot. That said, Russia has designed and built far superior combat aircraft like the Flanker series, especially advanced ones such as the SU-35 S and SU-30 SM, but in most situations, they are an overkill to what they would normally face in aerial combat.

@sarinr8226

10 ай бұрын

The Russians actually came out with a version on the 21 with the enigines from the mig 29(turbofan) and updated avionics, bvr missiles , ir and chaff countermeasures etc ,nobody bought it due to the age of the design

@ohlawd3699

10 ай бұрын

​@@eaglemach9992 Same can be said about the F-15 and yet, they're making the "Silent Eagle" to replace older ones. Like with the MiG-21, there's not wrong with the design. 😏

@Archer89201

10 ай бұрын

The MiG-21-93 was to be this but MiG-29 was superior platform, Indians got some of the upgrades in there MiG 21 Bison , it is equipped with better radar, BVR capable with AA-12 Adders and HOBS with AA-11 Archers and Israeli jamming pods

Can we get a video about the german U212 class (plus export variants, future CD upgrade) next?

Very good video..

Thanks for the video,if its possible can you make a video about modern Chinese tanks

I give a like for the Mig21

Really interesting movie.

Eid mubarak

"The first Cold war"....... are we in the Second now? Best mig21 aka jf17

Sorry, but this episode less info than the wiki page for the mig.

아마 인간이 만든 모든 전봇대 중에서는 가장 멋진 전봇대일 것, 묘한 아름다움을 지녔어요.

Awww yeah I guess we are in the second Cold War now.

Look... That's me!

The Only Bison which slayed a Falcon...(If you know you know)

@kaiservon2936

11 ай бұрын

Only falcon to be slayed as well

@maitreytelang2312

11 ай бұрын

@@kaiservon2936Please go read history 😂

@misterbig9025

11 ай бұрын

That is not true! All F-16 accounted for and verified by USA

@maitreytelang2312

11 ай бұрын

@@misterbig9025 By ‘unnamed sources’, no U.S. official has confirmed any such statement. For all we know, all that BS could be from a tea seller of NCY’s streets. ☠️

@Abdullah-mn6sw

11 ай бұрын

Yet there is no proof of that

i am confused was it an underdog sold well?

@BIGM-gg9ln

10 ай бұрын

It was cheap, plentyfull and easy to get and operate.

Gresit plafonul maxim de zbor al MIG-21 este de 2.125metri altitudine si nu de 17.500 metri cum se afirma aici. Stiu acest fapt deoarece am pilotat acest supersonic cativa ani buni .Wrong, the maximum flight ceiling of the MIG-21 is 2,125 meters altitude and not 17,500 meters as stated here. I know this fact because I flew this supersonic for several years.

使いやすく航続距離が短い

I hate to be that guy but… pretty sure at 13:00 that’s a Su-9 (larger bubble cockpit, thinner fuselage, shorter nosecone) 🤷🏻‍♂️

@gunner3548

10 ай бұрын

I think it's a MIG-21 F-13.

mig-21 vs mig-31 who battleproven in war ?

@PyromaN93

11 ай бұрын

21. 31 is mostly used as missile platform, and up to today shot down 2-3 aircrafts.

The "Empire"??

@duartesimoes508

11 ай бұрын

You should be at least a teen in 1980 and go to theatres to understand the joke. He refers to the second Star Wars movie series, _The Empire strikes back._

Strange how North Vietnam had success with it but the arabs didnt

@chodiusmaximus4042

11 ай бұрын

prob because the arabs are incompetent, the arabs also had MiG 29's and they got whop'd by western fighter jets, but a east german MiG 29 was able to take out a F18 (american pilot) in a simulated battle.

@Abdullah-mn6sw

11 ай бұрын

Comparing Iraqi air war to a simulation isn't fair. It's equivalent to saying that f16 is better than f35 because of the excercise results

@jaws848

11 ай бұрын

@@Abdullah-mn6sw who said anything about a simulation?

@duartesimoes508

11 ай бұрын

That's because Arabs are clumsy beyond any help. They will never be able to operate an average weapon system efficiently. See how it went in Desert Storm. They're just plain stupid - except the Jordanians maybe - and the Israelis, like it or not, are one of the most capable people in the World. On top of that the Arabs were using the Soviet Doctrine, which is very lacking to say the least. The North Vietnamese were certainly more aggressive, more stubborn and more capable but still they suffered heavy losses.

@matovicmmilan

11 ай бұрын

​@@chodiusmaximus4042 The problem with the MiG-29 was that the models exported by the USSR were significantly degraded compared to the original ones. Add to this the fact that Iraq was under the American-imposed sanctions so they couldn't fly their MiG-29s to the USSR for the necessary general service.

You failed to note many encounters of the war in vietnam were accounted from mig-17's against very suspect f-105 fighter-bombers, emphasis on the bomber not the fighter. As for respecting the mig-21 in fighting with israel, a lot of migs bit the sand by far compared to the israeli mirages neshars and f-16 and f-15's. A cool looking plane but visibility was an issue also with the 21.

Finland was the first country to receive MiG 21s before any communist country outside of Soviet Union. Finland didn’t have modern jets to prevent American over flights. Nikita Khrushchev forced Finns to purchase SU secret fighter. Finns had tiny Gnat British fighters and was a “democratic” country. Soviets liked to meddle in Finnish politics. After collapse communism, Finns bought F-18s and are waiting to get F-35s.

@phunkracy

11 ай бұрын

Not exactly how it went, but at the time MiG-21 was literally the best fighter Finland could possibly get

@Radbot776

11 ай бұрын

@@phunkracymig 21 can take on f16s It’s definitely a unique aircraft, especially for it’s time.

The number of kills by the Mig-21 appears too inflated to me, specifically over Vietnam and in the Iran / Iraq war.

@Radbot776

11 ай бұрын

F4 phantoms we’re trash compared to mig 21s That’s why America jumped a whole generation of aircraft so they could have air superiority. America has air superiority because of the mig 21

@jerryle379

10 ай бұрын

Not sure about iran iraq war , but vietnam war the american lost shitload of plane to our airforce and air defense , so much free aluminium :)

@matovicmmilan

10 ай бұрын

​@@jerryle379 Your pilots bravely confronted the most powerful airforce of the time and gave the Americans a proper lesson! The US lost a total of 10.000 aircraft during the invasion of Vietnam which speaks of itself!

@debratakahara2494

9 ай бұрын

@@matovicmmilannot even close. Closer to 2,250. But good job with your made up bs. And the majority of US losses were from anti aircraft fire and SAM’s. Most US vs Vietnamese air to air encounters ended with US victories. Especially as the war progressed.

Russian aircraft are the best

Still in use for my country "defense"......⚔️

Hunter (4G F16), Hunter Killed(2G Mig-21Bison)

Go home russia fys

The AK 47 of Fighter Jets

Excellent plane!! Would have faired better with better pilot training.

First English speaker!! 😂

Roughly a dozen countries are still using the jet. With updated electronics it's still a surprisingly capable jet. Surely not competitive anymore. 🤺🪖😉

@Radbot776

11 ай бұрын

It’s not a good 1v1 aircraft but it’s good in packs

On 26 April 1974, Flight Lieutenant S. Alvi of the Pakistan Air Force, while flying a SAF MiG-21F-13 (Serial No. 1863) on deputation to No. 67A Squadron, Syrian Air Force (SAF) out of Dumayr Air Base, shot down an Israeli Mirage.