DCS: Mig-15bis Vs F-86 Sabre | Korean War 1950-1953

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In todays Video we have the Russian or North Korean and Chinese Mig-15 against the American F-86 Sabre. We look at the strengths and weakness of the 2 aircraft and pitch them against each other in a good old fashioned dogfight.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thank you for watching and Tolerating my horrific gunnery in the Mig-15. Thanks to Feisty for helping out and don't forget to support the channel at teespring.com/stores/growling-sidewinder-store

[@abdulmismail]

I love the way you post your losses too. Especially the sound you make when you get hit by your opponent. You sound dejected (but far from pissed - as I'd be). BTW, may I ask. 1) what is your monitor specification and 2) when software do you use to record your videos? I had a look at your specs but it was only the hardware in your computer, e.g. RAM, HD, graphics card etc.

[@MasterChief773]

Growling Sidewinder One of your best videos in my opinion, you seemed to be having a fun time

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thanks man, I just 2 40inch OLED TVs as monitors and I use OBS to record my videos.

[@abdulmismail]

@@GrowlingSidewinder That's very kind of you; thanks. The clarity is something else. Waiting for a few big contracts so will throw a few pennies your way when that comes through. Your content is excellent. One suggestion though. While your narration is superb. I think it would also be great to get the narration of your opponent to hear his/her thoughts so we can understand why they made the decisions they did. Then, splice the dialogue together for 'segment by segment decision making'. Keep up the great work.

[@kentwilliams4152]

Didn’t the US have hydralicly assisted controls and the Mig 15 not? Also, I believe I read that the US was using “G” suits while the mig pilots were not equipped with them.

[@jasonosmond6896]

F-86 also had a radar ranging gunsight, which meant it could put rounds on target at longer ranges than the MiG-15.

[@the_answeris6694]

The radar ranging gunsight also had the lead for the guns already calculated. That is, you put the pipper on the MiG and the guns were already pointed ahead of the MiG. You didn't have to guess.

[@georgesakellaropoulos8162]

50 BMG also has a flatter trajectory. This is especially true at higher elevations.

[@radioactive9861]

Jason Osmond...exactly what I was thinking. I believe it was referred to as 'LCOS' or 'Lead Computing Optical Sight'...I could be wrong...

[@IldarIsm]

USSR imvent a counter measure againsts ranging radar succefully. It sent wrong signal so the pilot shoot in an air.

[@TexasGreed]

@@IldarIsm what counter measure? Do you have a source for what you're talking about. I'm genuinely curious.

[@connarcomstock161]

"One round from my 37mm can kill him" *gets hit by like 2 .50 cal rounds* "Wellp. The MiG quit on me..."

[@orcasea59]

Considering who gave the Soviets their turbojet I would say it was good old British engineering ;)

[@999is666upsidedown]

more like 6

[@snotcycle]

he ran out of gas

[@zhiqiandu3110]

@@ГеоргийМурзич Yeah the engine intake is right behind wing trailing edge. Pretty nice packaging that the wing root force bearing structure is not affected if one need to maintain the engine.

[@alje311]

He might have been losing oil pressure and the engine finally seized up

[@148crusader]

It seems like in this dogfight he used the position of the sun to blind you a lot when you were lining up. At least it happened to many times enough to be more then just a coincidence.

[@flutter8712]

Coincidence lol

[@ray.shoesmith]

Beware the Hun in the sun (or in this case the Feisty in the brightsy)

[@mike7-17]

One of the most instense and longest dogfight I've ever seen

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Hard-fought for sure man

[@crew-rest]

Man this Fiesty is an amazing pilot. You both are. I love your videos, for me it's better than watching any sporting event. Keep them coming!

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

thank you man Much appreciated

[@ricktoberfest]

If there’s one thing flying the Sabre has taught me about the MiG 15, it’s that you should have just done multiple vertical loops until he gave up in disgust. ;)

[@JohnnyFaber]

I I friggin dies when i read this comment. I had literally just pit my goggles down after a running out of fuel chasing a MiG15 through endless loops.

[@samuelparker9882]

The sabre had a better rudimentary computer gun sight as well. It would lead the target some what. Also the 86 was hydraulically controlled surfaces. Especially in the earlier models. The mig was still fly by wire. Making it much harder to control and maneuver in combat flying. Making it stick heavy. So says the documentary I saw. Stated by actual combat veterans and Chuck Yeager whom flew the first surrendered mig-15 the Americans had gained control of. So stick heavy, he bent the stick column trying to gain control of the plane pulling out of a dive.

[@zhiqiandu3110]

@@samuelparker9882 Call it fly by cable please XD

[@Nyx_2142]

@@zhiqiandu3110 What?

[@krzysztofgawe1089]

@@samuelparker9882 That's very subjective opinion. I spoke with many MiG 15 (well actually Lim 2) pilots. They didn't confirmed such thing. There's also a lot of US pilots actually owning today a Lim 2 or MiG15bis privately. Here you can read what MiG15 is really like. From a US pilot himself: www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2013/april/04/mig-15-flying-the-enemy-fighter It's not a perfect plane and surely has it's faults (and there's a lot), but most what you write is just mistake. "In a powered dive, I reach Mach 0.85 before leveling off to perform a series of high-speed turns. At the upper reaches of the MiG’s speed range (this aircraft’s upper limit is lower because of the drop tanks), its controls feel balanced and responsive." >>Larry Salganek, owner and flight instructor of Jet Warbird Training Center in Santa Fe, N.M

[@JohnnyFaber]

I love the gunfights in the older jets. I feel like it really takes more skill and effort, i guess that's why it feels so rewarding. Awesome man, love this channel.

[@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043]

Johnny Faber missles are better. New cars are better. New tech is better. Old shit sucks

[@rubiconnn]

@@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 Yes missiles are way better but there isn't much fun in simply pushing a button and having a missile fly 40km and then take out a target without them knowing. Perfecting the old planes that don't have fly by wire is a lot of fun and the gunfights are really tense and last a lot longer.

[@Derpy-qg9hn]

@@rubiconnn The "delete a bitch halfway across the world with no chance of resistance" stereotype just isn't true. You have an RWR, listen to it; you can guess when they're TWSing you, dive if you think they are; missiles have limited energy just like you, do some S-turning. Fox 3 is not an instant kill as long as you keep your wits about you.

[@KJ-kn8pg]

@@rubiconnn both of you are wrong here... It's fully based on opinion, if you prefer gun shooting or missile fights. And you probably never played dcs before, when your saying that missiles requires no skill. Especially BVR fights are based on tactics and skills. Both are hard, gun shooting needs good aim, and missiles needs knowledge of your aircraft, the aircraft that the enemy is flying of you can recognize it, the tactics versus the enemy etc.

[@davidian7787]

It's a game and a video made from a game so I do prefer the guns only fights as they're more fun to watch. Though heat seeking missiles do liven things up.

[@RANDALLBRIGGS]

For the record, "5,200 lbs of thrust plus all-flying tail" indicates that we're talking about an F-86E. The significantly superior F-86F (with 5,900+ lbs of thrust plus slightly larger wing) started equipping USAF units in Korea in early 1953. It was both faster and more maneuverable than the F-86E.

[@whalehands]

I love when you fly against feisty. Because you're so annoyed by his jinky ways. You can hear him giggling as he pulls that stuff off.

[@Stinger522]

Why didn't you eject after losing control? Great match by the way and I just ordered two of your mugs.

[@lknanml]

While I do try and live right to the end most people who are going to jump right back into a fresh plane or move onto something else forgo the extra action and time of bailing out. You see it a lot in tutorial type videos.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Videowatcher198 tbh I was just absorbing the loss and wasn't thinking. Thanks for supporting the channel man

[@glizzyman3956]

You have the most generic name I've ever seen

[@pantharrr8872]

I've noticed that he watches videos

[@SteveCrowe37]

Better than any "Dogfights" episode; Absolutely love your work man

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

thank you steven thats a huge compliment, very grateful.

[@bigblue6917]

Watching this I was reminded of a low flying pilot who reported a bird strike. When they check out his jet the ground crew said that if it was a bird strike then it was still in its nest because all they found was bits of twigs.

[@JamisonMK3]

An absolute legendary dogfight. Probably the best I've seen on your channel yet! Your knowledge of every planes strengths and weaknesses is astounding. You're making me want to venture into DCS territory. I've been all WarThunder sim and IL2 BOS up until now. Thanks for the great content!

[@kevinferguson7751]

Really enjoyed the dogfight lots of humourous moments, which made me laugh. Thanks again GS for sharing with us all :)

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

My pleasure Kevin thank you for dropping by to check it out brother

[@casesully50]

This is a cool new format, love the editing and thorough background of the aircraft. The Korean war is always overlooked but the aerial battles in that war outclassed the Vietnam war if you ask me. Vietnam was all missile shots. By the way, when you were talking talking about him flying fine without an aileron, didn't you win a dogfight against an f-5 with one elevator??

[@timandshannon03]

Absolutely legendary battles over Mig Alley!!!! Shame some folks have no idea what that was.

[@RaamiKala]

"SINGLE SHOT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK"

[@Valkyrie427]

I think it's funny that you posted this video today, when I had been watching various DCS Sabre videos yesterday afternoon. XD

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

THAREALDAN I'm watching ur search results.....

[@Valkyrie427]

Growling Sidewinder Oh shit. 👀👀👀👀👀

[@darksidetize5183]

That was super fun to watch. My grandfather was a Korean War vet which also makes this kinda cool to see... Definitely do more of these Korean war era videos .

[@tkso.philly3879]

This was EXCELLENT.The graphics,the details,the narration.I give you my highest accolades.Good DAMN job fellas'-I felt like I,was in the cockpit-

[@RX7GSLSEowner]

Really liked the intro in this episode, in which you explained the history of the respective aircraft. That included their advantages and disadvantages. Great idea and definitely better than previous videos that do not contain such an intro.

[@TMS5100]

Read the book "A MiG-15 to Freedom", about the korean defector. It paints a very grim picture of the Mig15bis vs Sabres. The Sabres had a radar gunsight which gave them a huge advantage over the Mig15bis. Due to this the sabres had a much longer effective range for their guns.

[@TheAmazingCowpig]

After eating so much grass, the MiG's engine just couldn't handle some .50s, lol. With a 10 minute dogfight, there might not be physical exhaustion on your end, but I bet some mental exhaustion was setting in.

[@ericsissenwein3601]

Great video and commentary. Don’t forget the Russian WW2 veteran pilots on the N. Korean side. This is one of the most iconic match ups in aerial combat history. My neck hurts from following the action. One of my cherished moments was watching this in person at an air show at Planes of Fame in California. Wonderful sounds as those two jets went at it!!!!

[@MagnoliaSupreme]

Need more of this. Definitely my favorite era of dog fighting.

[@greghorine4995]

Educational as always, @Growling Sidewinder. Nicely done.

Man, everytime I see you "trying to eject" like at the last second I want to send you the "Ejection : A Second Too Late !" US Air Force training film from 1989 ! 🤣

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

lolol I've seen that actually, I'm just a moron man lol its a good thing this shit isnt real.

[@redwatch1100]

@@GrowlingSidewinder You'd probably approach all of this quite differently if it was real.

[@dwightlooi]

The F-86 is empirically faster. It can be safely flown past the sonic barrier; the MIG-15 not so much. This basically means that the F-86 has the ability to disengage by diving and reaching speeds the MIG-15 cannot. That is a huge deal.

[@crazzy8873]

thats some of the best flying ive seen yet to quote top gun but yea both of you guys awesome is that 25.6 it looks great 2

[@floridahdshooter]

In my youth ('93) in Tustin California I went to a airshow to see a mock dog fight between these 2 aircraft. For some reason the Mig pilot became sick (we were told) and the F86 Pilot decided to do a demo in the Saber. On the second loop it was clear something was wrong and he came down with a nose up but continued to fall. Pancaked on the runway 300 some meters right in front of me. I remember the smoke being yellow and orange. That memory has been seared in to my brain since. 5 years later a entered recruitment training at San Diego

[@jschmalzel1787]

Been waiting to see if you'd jump in the older stuff. great video

[@iuploadrandomthings7783]

I like the color settings you chose for this fight. I can tell the colors are quite "Vivid". Making the cockpit of your aircraft "Pop" more than usual. Your mic quality is doing better than ever aswell. And, for the people who don't know the difference between these two beasts of an aircraft have been told their pro's and cons. Thanks for that. As per usual, keep up the good work.

[@stephenrigdon374]

I read a book about aerial dogfighting between Mig 15's and F-86's in the Korean War when I was 15 in 1975. Thanks for bringing it full circle.

[@rougehawk]

What a battle! Dude was a wizard in that Sabre!

[@jordancourse5102]

That 37mm was devastating. Pretty crazy idea but it worked lol. I love MiGs.

[@whells195]

I have been waiting for this

[@mika-se5rw]

I love how you always tell the history pf the planes ❤️

[@lonniebailey4989]

If I'm correct, the cannons on the MiG-15 were built for bomber interception purposes, but not really for dogfighting. On the other hand, the F-86 Sabre only had the 50 calibers for dogfighting purposes.

[@shannonnezul4903]

This really comes down to pilot skill they are very close, I'd give the edge to the sabre but it really is going to be who makes the most mistakes.

[@kenthigginbotham2754]

So ENJOYABLE!! Thank you!

[@joshuapettus6973]

Absolutely loved this. My Grandfather was a mechanic in the Airforce during Korea, he would tell me how he would use to work on the f-51 aircraft ( Thats P-51 until the airforce separated from the Army). I don't know if you recreated P-51 vs Mig-17 dog fights. How all the poor P-51 pilots could do was roll out of the way.

[@billwessels207]

A nice video. Thank you for sharing.

[@bearmegmoo]

The Australian Sabres had 20 mm canons and Rolls Royce Avon engine

[@Karyovin]

Actually 30mm ADEN Cannons plus two AIM-9B/GAR-8s later on

[@kdrapertrucker]

A few U.S. air force sabers went to Korea and combat trialed the 20mm cannon installation. But there was a lull in might activity during that time due to heavy migration losses.

[@kdrapertrucker]

The cannons trailed were colt 20mm, but I'm sure the Aden installation was probably fairly similar.

[@davidsike734]

That "engine" wasn't really "Soviet" engineering, it was given to them by the English.

[@gavynhohon2818]

Good ole’ Soviet reverse engineering!

[@SQfighterpilot]

Nice video, fun stuff. He was pulling good moves. Keep in mind the MiG has a slower stall speed, and decelerates better, like you said. If the Sabre is low & slow in front of you like that, and you have closure, all you have to do is get slow early enough to prevent an overshoot-- pop the breaks, manage throttle. You'll win the race to 0, there's nothing he can do but go in, or give you time in the gunsight. But MiG's handling changes pretty dramatically with fuel load, which may have been a factor here. Not sure what you had it set for.

[@Hellreign82]

SeaQuark Sims holy crap. Where’ve you been bud?

[@SQfighterpilot]

@@Hellreign82 Life & work and stuff! Not much time for DCS, but will definitely be back for the P-47 release. = )

[@johnroscoe2406]

ME: "What the fuck is my plane doing?!>!>!>!230ptru4230ujvAAAAARGHGHGH!!" Trained Pilots: "We've departed flight."

[@konamanstudio2447]

It's always nice to get a little history lesson thank you 🍻🍺

[@theleninist4272]

Biggest advantage the F86 had was the pilot training , while many were WW2 veteran pilots the North korean and Chinese pilots were poorly trained with limited flying time.

[@orcasea59]

If I remember correctly the lack of powered flight controls gave the MiG a huge disadvantage in a high speed dive. The heavier F-86 could dive faster and once the MiG's ailerons seized up it was all over. It would be good to know if this is modeled in the 15.

[@inri1589]

I'm pretty sure the MiG-15 had hydraulic controls seeing as the 17 had them. As a MiG-17 pilot said,it'd be impossible to fly the plane at all without hydraulic controls.

[@thomasbrinch6813]

@@inri1589 Mig 15 only had hyd elevators not ailerons or rudder :)

[@lknanml]

If pause at 13:30 you can see Darwin waving at him. The look one the squirrels faces are priceless. Who knew their eyes could open that wide... 13:50 Oh crap. Looks like Karma tried to get in on some of that action as well.

[@aksmex2576]

Very good video. Nice intro. Beautiful graphics. And entertaining dogfight. That tree Dodge was incredible. And BTW you were flying at low altitude which is where the sabre performs better, so you did well. I think IRL these planes were equivalent and maybe the Mig was better but pilot skill makes the biggest difference.

[@ryankiesow1418]

There's one of these on display at a little park in south Whitley Indiana I used to play at as a kid

[@pkxpanz3r241]

"good ol soviet engineering" IT WAS AN ENGLISH ENGINE!~

[@michaelmartin9022]

Really? "I say, sorry America, but those Russian johnnies insisted they wouldn't use those engines for warplanes and we took their word for it. That's jolly well not cricket, bad show all round."

[@sincereeastman6972]

Christopher Smith whatever Werhaboo

[@jeandupont8501]

@Christopher Smith You know it was Von Braun, german engineer who built the V2 missiles for Hitler, that helped America build the rockets used in the Apollo program don't you? Everybody pillaged WWII German innovations.

[@jeandupont8501]

@Christopher Smith Even Einstein was a German scientist, who left his country to escape the Nazi regime and nearly didn't make it to America because they thought he was a communist sympathizer.

[@agiftfromdracosfather3490]

@Christopher Smith It wasn't a copy from the germans all, all four of those nations had started work on jet engine in the 30s, USSR stopped because they were invaded but the germans and Uk and usa stayed working on them. The british and german designs were fundamentally different, the british, i believe favoured the centrifugal flow design and the german favoured the Axial flow design.

[@robertturner1094]

One other thing, i cant remember in the video if you mentioned it or not (im very tired while typing this), the f86 was loaded with tons of ammo, while yes they needed more of it to put a mig down, they could still afford to spend the ammunition while pursuing a target. The mig on the other hand, while it had hard hitting cannons, had a low ammo count and had to use it sparingly. Also, as another commenter mentioned, the f86 had a radar assisted gunsight while the N.Koreans had to lead their targets manually

[@DCIagent]

Very interesting video. One advantage of the F-86 armed with six .50 cal. guns is that it carried around 1,800 total rounds. In a sustained dogfight as displayed in your video, the F-86 can get in more shots without worrying about running out of ammo as quickly as the MIG-15. At approx. 3,600 total rounds per minute firing rate (600rpm per gun x 6 = 60 rds. per second in one second bursts), that is 30 times the F-86 could take iffy shots and hope for a lucky hit, as happened in your video. Also, as in your video, it only takes one good hit to disable a sophisticated, modern jet aircraft. Since the development of the German Me-262, all jet aircraft are crammed with essential parts that require all of them to operate correctly in order to function. One little bitty bullet hole in the right place will doom the aircraft. Americans also used Armor-Piercing Incendiary bullets that easily penetrated the MIG's. Due to the high operating temperature and pressure of jet engines, one hole in a fuel, hydraulic or oil line will eventually disable the aircraft. Gun-camera footage from the Korean War showed the vapor trails from wounded MIG's that didn't make it back to their bases. Great video series, keep them coming!

[@Gyyghhhhjjjkk]

Real problem is not only with the shells being heavy and low velocity but the trajectory of the bullets are different making landing shots way harder.

[@Speedtale]

The F-86 were equipped with 20mm cannons but I think they were discontinued because the gasses would make the engine off itself when firing.

[@0jakinho0]

f4 vs mig would be interesting

[@irenduin2686]

theres no f4 in game:(

[@priest0701]

Saucer 1985 f8, perhaps?

[@swiggy2972]

I love the MiG-15 but one thing I have definitely noticed is speed management is very important. When I get an F-86 slow/jinking I either use airbrakes or just go vertical.

[@avegromek]

you could be the top gun instructor by now buddy, thanks!

[@MrWiggo91]

Fair play to that guy, damaged fairly early on but kept fighting the platform and in the end got a successful conclusion.

[@dannyboy5775]

Excellent vid once again! Keep them coming.

[@Jimbo-in-Thailand]

+1 Growling Sidewinder - I really enjoyed this one-on-one guns only dual since the planes are fairly evenly matched and pilot skills as well as a bit of luck determine who flies home to fight another day. I do wonder how long the average dog fight lasted over N. Korea back in the day. Also wonder how common duals like this were with no wingmen present.

[@avidgamer5676]

Spitfires next? cough cough..... This was cool dude enjoyed it loads.

[@SqlMitch]

Awesome demo of classic F-86 vs Mig-15 dogfight... ED needs more of this kind of coverage to include Korea & Vietnam units/maps.

[@danmallery9142]

Wow, What a great fight! Having 2 evenly matched pilots shows how even the planes are. If each of you exploit your advantages to and equal degree, you get a prolonged fight where the slimmest margin is the difference in the fight. Man, Feisty played that to perfection. Kudos to both of you.

[@captainicelander3898]

WOW love this video man! Just awsome!

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

U the man buddy thanks for all ur support my icelandic bro

[@alastair9446]

Another advantage Sabres had was they had experieced pilots from World War 2.

[@ATP-Flo]

What an amazing fight! Nice job guys!

[@eracer1111]

Fist of all, as a new DCS pilot, I'm trying to absorb as much info as I can. Your videos are teaching me a lot, and I thank you for making them. I (think I) understand the tactical reasons for dogfights ending up close to the ground. It takes away one axis in six-axis space. And it denies gravitational potential energy to your opponent. But in this case, the MIG has a climb rate advantage. Why wouldn't you use that advantage to gain a potential energy advantage and be able to dictate the rate fight?

[@GregsAirplanesandAutomobiles]

I'm 10 mins in and this seems to be your best video yet. I will have to watch the rest later, can't wait to see how this works out. Great job showing when to exit scissors!

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

hey greg, hope youre doing well brother, thanks for checking out the video ur channel is looking really awesome man keep it up.

[@GregsAirplanesandAutomobiles]

@@GrowlingSidewinder Great flying, I think your tactics and flying were great. As you know, it's your lack of time with those guns that let you down. Plus Feisty's jinking, and use of the sun were first rate.

[@Gosub315]

And, yes, please do more of this Korean War stuff. Such a huge fan of those planes. Would love to see you and Feisty trade planes!

[@jeandupont8501]

Great video !

[@shashlik7959]

Why did it take you so long to do this

[@RANDALLBRIGGS]

Korean War stuff is great! And the Mig vs. Sabre duel is maybe the best matchup in all of air combat history.

[@gvii]

Very cool, please do more early stuff, if you like. I tend toward the earlier aircraft, so as long as you're willing to make them, I'm sure as heck going to watch them. Lol. On another note, I really do like the lighting tweaks ED did. I think they need a bit more tweaking, but that 15's cockpit looks like a whole new thing with what they did to the lighting.

[@nochilljay6369]

I love these videos, I just wish I had more time/energy to watch them.

[@MrMJpilot]

Good fight, great video. Very funny.

[@LordVulcan93]

The 15 was an all-around superior fighter. It had speed, guns, altitude advantage and maneuvering over the 86.

[@RANDALLBRIGGS]

If you read battle reports from USAF fighter pilots who fought the Mig-15, the only area that they think it is better is the higher service ceiling. The F-86 was an easier airplane to fly at its limits than the Mig-15 was. Plus it had a much better gunsight. All the 23mm and 37mm rounds in the world don't do any good if you can't put them on the target. For shooting down bombers, the Mig-15 was hands-down better because of its heavier guns, but for fighter vs. fighter, not so much.

[@Tigerbythetoe]

According to Wikipedia the Soviets denied using captured German plans of the FW Ta-183 to base the MiG-15. If you look at the two side by side you can see the resemblance. What I always thought impressive was how forward thinking the German military designers were. Why else would there have been a project paperclip?

[@davidewhite69]

The F-86s biggest advantage over the Mig-15 was it's AN/APG-30 radar that fed the A-4 radar gunsight.

[@JimUSCM]

Love your videos sir, fun and informative o7

[@connarcomstock161]

7o

[@Fizwalker]

It wasn’t acknowledged by either side but Soviet pilots flew some of the MiG-15s. It was well known by the U.S. but nothing was said to avoid WWIII.

[@hertzair1186]

MiG 15: Captured German aerodynamics combined with a British engine given to them by the British.

[@onoff8520]

Wellp, fun indeed. Mig 15 was clearly designed for sneaky BnZ in a close range like Soviets used to.

[@privatelisting366]

Mig-15 and all Soviet jets were designed for GCI control. The original NPCs.

[@xx_lightning_xx5781]

The Mig-15 can : -Out climb -Out turn -Out Accelerate The F-86 The F-86 Can : -Outroll -Guns Radar -Better Top Speed -G suit

[@kentwilliams4152]

Didn’t the F-86 have hydraulically boosted controls while the Mig didn’t? Also did both have RADAR assited gun sights?

[@FroggyFrog9000]

Nice. Ive been flying the Sabre and it is very tough to defeat Mig 15s, one advantage I think I have is the Sabre's radar-gyro gunsight, can be useful at longer ranges.

[@jberry1982]

Basically feisty won the game of patience and wore you down and then just picked apart your mig15 till you flamed out and went down which serves ya right picking a commy plane that's insane LoL

[@tristanblair4453]

I've been waiting for this for so long

[@jacksparrow6218]

Tristan Blair Me too. I've been hoping that this exact matchup would happen. I was so happy to see it. Now I want to see Sidewinder in the Sabre.

[@anasazkoul4899]

#GrowlingSidewinder I’ve had so much fun watching this video as I do for every video you post but this one is a bit sentimental cuz I’m really into Korean era fighters 😊 so please if you make it into a series that’d be extra special. Moreover I’ve always heard that the mig has an extra edge in terms of maneuverability but the fast roll rate of the Sabre made it almost impossible to hit I don’t know how Russian and Korean pilots managed to down some Sabres

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thanks man I would imagine they got inexperienced pilots or caught some guys not paying attention

[@JeremyMcMillan]

DEAD STICK: when at 0G the rounds travel down the boresight to the pipper, so pull some lead, then unload the g's and squeeze.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

Maybe you could have used the rudder during the head on and side slip a shot in while avoiding being hit by him.

[@SledgeHammer43]

The F86 also had more armor around the pilot than the Mig 15.

[@stahlhelm5755]

Please continue making videos like this they are very fun and interesting

[@SiaarZH]

intense. i also appreciate the history lesson in the beginning.

[@rcpilot9963]

What a beautifull DCS sunset.

[@Tomartyr]

Why is your Mig cockpit so much prettier than I usually see in people's videos?

[@CuestaHDTV]

The MIG-15's engine wasn't "...good old Soviet Engineering." It was a Rolls Royce Nene that that the Soviets "bought" then reverse engineered. In talking with pilots that flew both the MIG-15 and F-86, they said that the MIG-15 could out climb and out turn the Sabre, but was difficult to control, and could easily get into a spin. Just ask Yuri Gagarin and his flight instructor.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

i dont remember saying it was good old soviet engineering tho where are u getting that from?

[@CuestaHDTV]

@@GrowlingSidewinder 28:00 to 28:05. No worries. Keep up the great flying. You should write a textbook on strategy.

[@Gosub315]

Ohmygawd!! That "Holy shit!" moment and your laugh is the absolute BEST!!