The MiG-21bis is a Cold War-era fighter jet that is seen throughout the Ace Combat series.
History
Strangereal
Numerous countries on Strangereal utilize the MiG-21bis as a sort of "first-strike" aircraft; these are typically the aircraft a belligerent will send in first before any of their other, more advanced aircraft. As such, encounters with these MiGs are usually brief, favoring the pilots not flying them. Still, they retained this status quo until at least 2010, when they were used by Yuktobania immediately prior to the Circum-Pacific War.
MiG-21bis's have not been confirmed to be in use following 2010. It is highly likely that after Osean President Vincent Harling released all information concerning Circum-Pacific War, other countries took notice of the uselessness of the MiGs against rookie pilots and scrapped the planes.
Infinity timeline
Thanks to Advanced Automated Aviation, the MiG-21bis rose to fame once more in the late 2010s since they were some of the cheapest aircraft to reproduce. Arrows Air Defense and Security acquired a number of these, allowing Viper to use one. The ace pilot heavily customized it using the majority of his earnings from operations.
Game Analysis
Ace Combat Infinity
- "An old Soviet Union fighter created in the pursuit of smaller size, lighter weight and lower costs. While it is old, with dubious electrical equipment and weapon carrying capabilities, its light weight provides excellent speed capabilities. However, due to low stability when rolling, it takes a while to become accustomed to handling it. Known by the NATO codename of "Fishbed", more than 10,000 were produced (including variants) and distributed to the countries of the old Eastern Bloc, making it an extremely well selling fighter."
- ― Hangar
How to Unlock
- The MiG-21bis is available for research on the Aircraft Tree immediately when logging into the game.
| Lv. | Cst | Price | GUN | MSL | HPAA | MGP | SAAM | SP | MO | ST | AA | AG | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 375 | 12,000 | 143 | 72 | 6 | – | – | F | E | F | F+ | F | F |
| 2 | 408 | 1,800 | 157 | 76 | 8 | – | – | F+ | E+ | F+ | E | F | F |
| 3 | 441 | 3,750 | 171 | 80 | 10 | – | – | F+ | E+ | F+ | E | F+ | F+ |
| 4 | 474 | 6,900 | 185 | 86 | 12 | 350 | – | E | D | E | E+ | F+ | E |
| 5 | 507 | 12,750 | 200 | 92 | 14 | 400 | – | E+ | D | E | E+ | E | E |
| 6 | 540 | 72,000[a] | 214 | 98 | 16 | 500 | – | E+ | D+ | E | D | E | E+ |
| 7 | 573 | 37,800 | 228 | 104 | 17 | 550 | 13 | D | C | E+ | D | E | D |
| 8 | 606 | 87,000 | 243 | 110 | 18 | 600 | 14 | D | C | E+ | D+ | E | D+ |
| 9 | 639 | 292,500 | 257 | 116 | 19 | 650 | 15 | D+ | C+ | E+ | D+ | E | C |
| 10 | 672 | 528,000 | 272 | 122 | 20 | 700 | 16 | D+ | C+ | D | D+ | E | C |
| 11 | 719 | 783,360 | 286 | 126 | 21 | 750 | 17 | C | B | D | C | E+ | C+ |
| 12 | 766 | 963,900 | 300 | 130 | 22 | 800 | 18 | C+ | B+ | D+ | C+ | E+ | B |
| 13 | 813 | 1,356,600 | 315 | 134 | 23 | 850 | 19 | B | A | D+ | B | E+ | B+ |
| 14 | 860 | 2,030,400 | 329 | 138 | 24 | 900 | 20 | B+ | A+ | C | B | D | A |
| 15 | 907 | 2,688,000 | 344 | 142 | 26 | 1000 | 22 | B+ | S | C | B+ | D | A |
| 16 | 966 | 3,990,600 | 357 | 144 | 27 | 1050 | 23 | A | S+ | C+ | A | D+ | A+ |
| 17 | 1025 | 5,070,000 | 370 | 146 | 28 | 1100 | 24 | A+ | S+ | C+ | A+ | D+ | S |
| 18 | 1084 | 5,700,000 | 383 | 148 | 29 | 1150 | 25 | S | S+ | B | S | D+ | S+ |
| 19 | 1143 | 7,284,000 | 396 | 150 | 30 | 1200 | 26 | S+ | S+ | B | S+ | C | S+ |
| 20 | 1202 | 9,186,000 | 410 | 152 | 32 | 1300 | 28 | S+ | S+ | B+ | S+ | C | S+ |
- Part Slots
- At Lv.1, this aircraft carried 11 BODY, 9 ARMS, and 10 MISC part slots. See Tuning § Slot Expansion for further information.
- Nicknames
- Upgrading this aircraft to these levels unlocked the respective nicknames for use at any time.
- Lv.3: Balalaika
- Lv.10: Mass Production Master
- Lv.15: Missile Lover's Worst Enemy
- Lv.20: Living Fossil
Skins
- Default: Standard gray paint
- Event Skin #01: Dark green and brown camouflage
- Event Skin #02: Israeli Aircraft Industries MiG-21-93 Fishbed paint scheme
- Event Skin #03: Czech Air Force MiG-21MFN paint scheme
Gallery
The MiG-21bis over Tokyo
Hangar view
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Event Skin #01 icon
Banner advertising Event Skin #01 and the F-4E "Inferno" Skin
Event Skin #01 Hangar view
Event Skin #02 icon
Event Skin #02
Flyby with MGP
Event Skin #03 icon
Banner advertising Event Skin #03 and the F-14A -Chopper-
Event Skin #03 Hangar
Event Skin #03 Flyby
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
- "A fighter created by the former Soviet Union in the pursuit of small size, light weight, and low cost. Its outdated electronic equipment and weapons equipping performance are unreliable, but its light weight gives it excellent speed performance. However, stability during high speed rolls is low, so a high level of flight experience is required. Called by the NATO codename "Fishbed", more than 10,000 of this hugely popular fighter were deployed by former Eastern Bloc nations."
- ― Hangar description
- STATISTICS
- Speed: Medium
- Mobility: Medium
- Stability: Low
- Fire Power: Medium
- Defense: Low
- ACES
- Baobab (Oil Field)
- Mamba (Oil Field)
- Savannah (Oil Field)
- Alikuwa (East African Town)
- Roho (East African Town)
- Mwanga (East African Town)
- COLORS
- Color 1: Light gray paint with green tail-fin.
- Color 2: Green and brown camouflage.
- Color 3: MiG-21-93 color scheme from IAI (Israel Aircraft Industries).
- GALLERY
Color 1.
Color 2.
Color 3,
MiG-21bis of SRN forces destroyed
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
- "A small, single-engine fighter, codenamed "Fishbed". While its electronics and weapons capability are outdated, it makes up for it with high maneuverability and low cost."
- ― Hangar
- AVAILABILITY
- Complete campaign mission 1: Glacial Skies. Costs 8,500 credits to purchase.
- STATISTICS
- Speed: 73
- Mobility: 35
- Stability: 29
- Defense: 42
- Air-to-Air: 22
- Air-to-Ground: 47
- COLORS
- Standard: Plain white paint
- Mercenary: Dual green tone forest camouflage, reused from Ace Combat 5
- Soldier: Brown and green camouflage
- Knight: White and gray camouflage
- Special: White paint with black/powder blue livery
- GALLERY
Profile shot
Side view
A MiG-21bis in "The Round Table
The MiG-21bis in VS Mode
Cockpit view
A disabled MiG-21bis
Standard color
Mercenary color
Soldier color
Knight color
Special color
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
- "A small, single-engine fighter, codenamed "Fishbed". While its electronics and weapons capability are outdated, it makes up for it with high maneuverability and low cost."
- ― Hangar
- AVAILABILITY
- Complete campaign mission 3: Narrow Margin. Costs Ƶ7,600 per aircraft.
- STATISTICS
- Speed: 73
- Mobility: 35
- Stability: 29
- Defense: 42
- Air-to-Air: 22
- Air-to-Ground: 47
- COLORS
- OS: Two-tone green desert camouflage
- RZ: Standard Razgriz black with the tail emblem
- YK: Plain white paint
- GALLERY
OSEA color in the hangar
Razgriz color in the hangar
A MiG-21bis in Yuktobanian colors
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
- AVAILABILITY
- This plane cannot be unlocked for use by the player.
- GALLERY
An Erusian MiG-21
Ace Combat 2
- AVAILABILITY
- Available as first aircraft instead of the F-4E Phantom II if playing in Extra mode.
- STATISTICS
- Power: Low
- Defense: Low
- Mobility: Low
- Stability: Medium
- Climbing Ability: Low
- Air-to-Air: Low
- Air-to-Ground: Low
- GALLERY
A collection of five MiG-21's, as seen in the intro
Player color
Ally/wingman color
Enemy color A
Enemy color B
Trivia
- In Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, the cone sticking out of the plane's nose is retractable.
- In the "Unlockables" section, the name of the aircraft is misspelled as "Mig-21bis".
References
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