Changes: MiG-21bis Fishbed

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The MiG-21bis Fishbed is a fighter jet that is seen throughout the Ace Combat series.

History

Strangereal

The MiG-21bis served with multiple nations in several conflicts in Strangereal. During the Belkan War, the Belkan Air Force deployed MiG-21s on the stable and low intensity eastern front of the conflict, although it was still the choice aircraft for several famous Belkan aces for front line fighting.

The Federal Erusea Air Force used the aircraft during the Continental War.

During its covert reconnaissance attempts against Osea prior to the Circum-Pacific War, Yuktobania used unmarked MiG-21s to harass interfering Osean aircraft.

MiG-21s were fielded in the Lighthouse War, the extent of which is currently unknown.

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 7: Skies Unknown

How to Unlock

It is not currently known how to unlock the MiG-21bis.

Weapons

Machine Gun Pod

Gallery

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

Cockpit
The MiG-21bis over Tokyo
Hangar view
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Hangar view
Event Skin #01 icon
Banner advertising Event Skin #01 and the F-4E "Inferno" Skin
Event Skin #01 Flyby
Event Skin #01 Hangar
Event Skin #02 icon
Event Skin #02 hangar view
Event Skin #02 hangar view
Flyby with Viper's emblem, and Viper in background
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

AVAILABILITY

The aircraft is available upon aircraft selection for Inferno.

STATISTICS: Speed: Medium; Mobility: Medium; Stability: Low; Fire Power: Medium; Defense: Low

WEAPONS: Semi-Active Air-to-Air Missile; Machine Gun Pod

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
Hangar view of Color 1
Color 2
Hangar view of Color 2
Color 3
Hangar view of 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

WEAPONS: MSSL x56; QAAM x6; RKTL x8; UGB x10

NAMED ACES: Glueck; Huckebein; Eisente

COLORS: Standard: Plain white paint with green tail tip; Mercenary: Dual green tone forest camouflage; 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

WEAPONS: MSSL x56; RCL x8

COLORS: OS: Two-tone green forest camouflage; RZ: Black/Dark Grey two-tone camouflage with the tail emblem; YK: Light grey with green tail tip

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".
The "Knight" paint scheme in Ace Combat Zero appears to be based on a scheme worn by the MiG-21 LanceR operated by the Romanian Air Force
The MiG-21bis Fishbed's deployment in the Usean coup d'état is non-canon as the aircraft does not appear in Ace Combat 2's remake, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy, where it is replaced by the MiG-21-93 Fishbed.

References

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 MiG-21s were fielded in the [[Lighthouse War]], the extent of which is currently unknown.
-==Assault Horizon==
-[[Blatnoi]] provided MiG-21s to the [[SRN]] in Africa as part of their conspiracy to overthrow the Russian government. Against the NATO [[Task Force 108]], the planes were woefully inadequate leading to the SRN to be defeated in most of its engagements.
 ===''Infinity'' timeline===