
MiG-21 PFM, Rank VI, USSR, Event
This vehicle will be the exclusive award in the “Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.” event.
During the modernization of the second generation of MiG-21 fighters, the Soviet military authorities demanded the design team to modify the aircraft for takeoff and landing from unpaved airfields. As a solution, the engineers proposed equipping the aircraft with a system for blowing the boundary layer from the flaps, and the Tumansky and Metskhvarishvili design bureau began developing a version of the R11F-300 engine with an air stream from the compressor. The boundary layer blowing system significantly improved the take-off and landing characteristics of the aircraft, the takeoff and run lengths were reduced, and the landing speed drastically reduced. Along with other modifications and improvements, the serial modification of the MiG-21 with the boundary layer blowing system began to be produced under the MiG-21 PFS index, later upgraded to the MiG-21 PFM version. Aircraft of this modification were produced in fairly large numbers since 1964, both for domestic use and export. The MiG-21 PFM served in Vietnam and Afghanistan.
In War Thunder, the MiG-21 PFM is a further development of the F-13 version. Offensive armament was dismantled, since it seemed to have finally lost its relevance in modern air combat. Nonetheless, the fighter could be equipped with a double-barreled cannon pod in the ventral container. The MiG-21 PFM has a radar, carries rockets and bombs, as well as two guided missiles of different models - air-to-air R-3S, or the new to the game H-66 air-to-surface missiles. A distinctive feature of the MiG-21 PFM is the boundary layer blowing system, which greatly simplifies takeoff and landing. Otherwise, it is the same magnificent MiG-21, with an excellent climb rate, great speed, easy controls and a good choice of weaponry for any game task. The MiG-21 PFM will become yours for completing the tasks of the in-game event “Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.”, and it will be worth your efforts!
Comments (112)
Would be nice to have but yet another painful event grind.... Really don't feel like it. Just not worth the time and effort and definitely not for money.
It does seem like a hell of a grind. But I've found a nice way to get through it nice and fast! 1) Just two of the PE-8's 5000kg bombs complete the bombing task. 2) Using ground target ammo against air targets gets plenty of critical hits without landing kills, so all you need to do is land a crit then move on. Assists will rake in all on their own! 3) After completing the assist and bombing tasks, you're already most of the way to the victory task! It's all nice and easy to do in arcade mode ^^
i will sell you mine on the market XP i doubt ill even get it
@gaijiggles, pls gib pr.12412 DB, I wanna dakka dakka w/ muh AK-630 COMMUNISM dispenser, just like god and mikhail intended! also do we get gunpods on le mig? also also, do you have any tips to boost performance on DAGOR6? also also also any plans on TV-guidance? some of the weapons we have in-game, I believe, had TV-guidance, and I was wondering where we were on that, considering we have radar lock and IR guidance.
"COMMUNISM dispenser, just like god and mikhail intended!" Hahahaha good one. Go talk about god in a communist country. I'm sure that will work out well for you.
are kills in ab and rb combined together or can i only do AB or RB for air kills task? IE if i get 10 kills in rb and 20 kills in ab will it count as 40 kills for the star or can i only do 20 kills in rb or 40 in ab?
you can mix RB and AB, since every single kill in AB counts as 1, and in RB it will count as 2 for the total that you should reach
about Italy: G1 YS still dead...
it means it will not have R-60 AAMs?
No, it won't.
Admins , please tell me if it has R-60s as i saw on Youtube!
No r60? Get ready for auction:)