Our discord recently held a debate on the topic of “Which MiG-21 (or its derivatives) is the best MiG-21 in game?”, and, before said debate died off, it was pretty much a tie between J-7D or MiG-21 Bison.
Obviously, these two sit at different BRs, have vastly different kits and face vastly different foes.
So, it got me thinking about what the WT community as a whole thinks.
What is the best MiG-21 (and/or its derivative) for its BR, and how would all MiG-21s (and/or its derivatives) rank between each other?
how does it compare to 21MF, beside stronger engine and what i assume bit heavier? Because I definetively wouldnt call 21MF undertiered on account of R-60s being…well rear-aspect only R-60s.
Its at 10.3, meaning it faces flareless planes quite often, and the R-60’s make short work of flareless aircraft. It also has a very good airframe for the BR and plenty of CM’s.
Purely based on preference, I like the 21bis because good acceleration + fast + funny head on r60m only 0.3 higher than the smt, but I haven’t played one in years, I think
The correct question to ask would be:
With which MiG-21 can I get better results in matches?
In this regard, without a doubt, it is the J-7, which has the best armament of the MIG-21s, with the exception of the Bison, but unlike the latter, it is in an extremely comfortable BR.
I actually got around to playing Bis SAU after not touching it since Ground Breaking, and let me tell you, right now its great since you dont run into F-16s anymore.
Its great at jumping lone players and shanking them for money, but im not sure i would call it best for its BR.
better by nautical miles. It actually holds energy because of the double delta and the RWR is actually good as it can identify radar, track and launch from all direction. if there’s a grievances from me it’s that the engine is using R-13-300 equivalent (WP-13I) instead of WP-13FI which gives massive non afterburning thrust upgrade.