Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21PF Fishbed-D – The Fishbed of The Missile Age

+1, would be an interesting parallel to something like the F-102

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I just realized, this is a MiG-21F-13 equipped solely with unguided weapons. Interesting, but I doubt they’ll add it, as you can already do the same with the current F-13 loadout. I guess the same could be said about the PFM and PF…

Main difference is in cannon armament. 3x NR-30 with 180 rounds.

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Juicy, I might consider making it.

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I’ve always been a big fan of the early MiG-21’s, even if they aren’t really meta.

+1

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Would be nice, i just think that the PFM should be shown some love first, it desperately needs some better missiles like the r13 or r3r

It never had those historically, I am afraid.

Maybe the PFM had R-13Ms at one point, but @csla1972 needs to find the images.

While the MiG-21PF did have a version that was testing a new radar and R-3R missiles, as shown on the image given by csla1972.

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I dont have any information about R-13M on PFM but there is a lot of info about RS-2US and also IR guided R-55 (also photos of them on PFM - training variant of those missiles). But they was already sent to developers for consideration together with all available informations. It was exactly 10. april 2021.

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Even if the beam rider is being considered, it does not mean we’ll see a PF unfortunately. As the other MIGs that used it might get the priority being a bit more “unique”.

As for the PFM, indeed that missile could be added. But, I do not know if the current PFM will keep its 9.3 B.R if it gets given the R-55.

Definitely will go up with BR.

I doubt it would, it wouldn’t make any sense since there is MiG21S at 9.7 with 4 radar missiles and rwr and a better engine.

R-55 is 18G missile.
+PFM should have RWR as well (Sirena-2).

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I thought about mentioning this, now that the Su-7, MiG-17 and IL-28 have Sirena-2, would it be possible for the MiG-19 and early MiG-21 to get it?

MiG-19 dont have it already? Only early MiG-21 missing it.

The UK has got at least Two Hungarian MiG-21PF jets. One in Duxford and the other in Cosford.

Duxford

Cosford

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