Going Against Everything In a DCS MiG-21 in DCS Cold War | DCS Multiplayer | Enigma Cold War Server

[@Enigma89]

9 out of 10 engineers agree that by subscribing to this channel your thrust to weight ratio grows in DCS. If you are one of the new people in the cold war scene, let me know how it is going so far in the comments below.

[@conan670431]

One thing that is incorrect with the 21 compared to the real jet is the ease of the engine quitting . We never ever had such a high rate is engine stalls even with high stress combat maneuvering...... Do you carry the R-3R as well on a sortie like I do or you stick to the R-60M's ?

[@rhysgoodman7628]

@@conan670431 I believe he carries the R3R.

[@Enigma89]

@@conan670431 When you say we, were you a Mig-21 pilot? If so, there is a rework going on the Mig-21 so may be interesting for you to link up with that team to be a SME. I carry one R-3R.

[@conan670431]

@@Enigma89 Not a 21 pilot ( only had a ride in the back seat once) but let say very familiar with the 29. The guys flying the 21's were not reporting such a high level of flameouts and we were flying Bis version that we do have in DCS with some improvements to the engine that supposed to reduce that risk. I had a chat with a 21 guy about an year ago and in his 23 years in the Fishbed he only had 5 engine restarts performed of wich one was a bird injestion and he managed to rtb on all ocasions. So around 2600hrs clocked in all weather and sorties and only 5 events .... I take DCS as it is as I told ED that the Fulcrum does not pop up tyres at 300 kph and even at 330kph on a full load and the bird is still stable when touch down ad 250kph whete in DCS it drops like a rock .... but they have their ways..... Just here to enjoy it and I certanly enjoy your content and looking forward to fly on the Syria cold war conflict :)

[@sasquatch2753]

I subbed. I find your in-game chatter is most enjoying. It's calm and not over the top. Thanks for sharing.

[@dimitrispatsiaouras713]

The Mirage F-1 is going to be a really nice addition to the cold war servers . I personally haven't joined yet but your videos convinced me and together with the F-1 I will join the cold war DCS community.

[@rhysgoodman7628]

The F1 will also have a plethora of mission types available to it. In the MiG-21, the only thing you can really do is air-to-air. The F1, while very good at air-to-air, will have a very strong air-to-ground ability. It *should* have the ability to carry four 1000lbs bombs, two 2000lbs bombs, two 1150L drop tanks, and two Magics/Sidewinders. Of course that isn’t a practical load, but it’s possible. And the F1EE will have the same load, but with more precise bomb delivery, and probably anti-ship weapons.

[@rhysgoodman7628]

The F1 also seems to have a VERY detailed suite of failures and mechanical system. So it’ll be a great challenge to actually fight with the F1.

[@dimitrispatsiaouras713]

@@rhysgoodman7628 Indeed the Atar 9k50 needs to be treated nicely . The Mirage F-1 has a lot of potential in AtA and AtG . I haven't heard anything about the AM-38 Exocet but it would be a wonderful inclusion , tasmo strikes together with the viggen are going to be awesome .

[@rhysgoodman7628]

@@dimitrispatsiaouras713 If it has the Exocet, it would be amazing! I doubt the CE will have it, but the EE and M could very well!

[@Sunesen]

@@rhysgoodman7628 I disagree a bit on that. The Mig-21 is surprisingly good at air-to-ground. It can carry bombs, clusters, rockets, gunpods, illumination flares and the beam riding grom missile for ships and hardened targets and even a freakin' tactical nuke. I know most people take it out for air-to-air, but it's by no means a slouch when it comes to killing things on the ground.

[@Pokri-eg9ud]

Very good fight you guys had, the most important advice for MiG flyers is to be less conservative with fuel, the lower your fuel state the better the plane will behave. I like to say that a 21 with less than 2000 liters is a 4th Gen plane IF you are not very heavy on the stick. It's nice to have someone to fly with that does the right thing at the right time. Great video as usual, keep it up.

[@marduk87]

That landing was wild.

[@Seventeeenth]

Syria really brings the cold war aspect imo. The isolated dogfights and the “patrolling” type atmosphere really gives it life. Cant wait to go back to Syria again.

[@Dr_Jebus]

Awesome as always. Love the 3rd Person POV shots mixed in.

[@Enigma89]

Thanks, they really do make it nice but damn they are a pain to do.

[@Dr_Jebus]

@@Enigma89 oh yes. So many times I've done all the faffing with converting to miz file and back to trk, only to find its completely corrupted. Hats off to your patience.

[@TheMiGger]

Wow, that was really tense! I enjoyed a lot. I'm still learning the Fishbed; every time I fly it's a real joy, even simply flying around (I'm not really a multiplayer person, but I can't wait to try it in the future)

[@Enigma89]

Glad you enjoyed it! Should definitely hop into multiplayer as soon as you can, it brings the game to a whole new level.

[@jonwood8648]

excellent and helpful vids. pretty sporty landing putting the gear down at 20 feet!

[@spurgaming5400]

Great fight! Really enjoyed the vid!

[@mab01]

Amazing fight you and tempest put out there! Great video!

[@iNcog_AoE]

Syria is gorgeous as a map and lends itself to the Cold War setting very well on top of that. Thanks for the upload!

[@Enigma89]

Best map in DCS

[@tim-3705]

love the takeoff in the beginning of the video.

[@madaxe606]

Very very impressive flying. Thanks for sharing! I’m still struggling with just seeing bandits at all. The weird thing is that in SP I can spot bandits at 10-20km relatively easily. MP? It’s at least 20:1 getting shot down while never having seen a bloody thing. Tacview shows they were right in front of me, crossing my nose. Saw nothing. :(

[@MoleUK1]

If you're in 1440p, go to 1080p. It's unfortunate, but higher resolutions completely borks spotting in DCS atm.

[@madaxe606]

@@MoleUK1 Thanks for the tip, but I've had it set at 1080p for a while, based on previous suggestions. Appreciated, though! I'd simply put my crappy SA up to being new to DCS and eyes that ain't 20y/o any more, but the difference in SP vs MP spotting has me baffled.

[@Enigma89]

Are you using the overlord or textlord system?

[@madaxe606]

@@Enigma89 Both. Overlord initially, but Textalord since it was introduced. Textalord is fantastic - super helpful, but I can’t figure out a keybind for it on the HOTAS, so it gets me close to a merge and then its Mk 1 Eyeball time. That’s where I’ve been struggling. Tacview will show aircraft right smack in my field of view that I just never see. I would simply chalk it up to being new and not having uncorrected 20/20 vision anymore, but SP I manage just fine. ‘Git gud’ seems to be the consensus. :/ I’m trying!

[@ChickentNug]

exactly my issue. I've never tried the 1080p thing that you guys are talking about so I'll try that. Can't say for certain, but I think a big part of the issue is not knowing what altitude to look at for me. I'm trying to practice recognizing what 1k, 2k, 3k, etc feet agl looks like to help narrow down where I need to search from BRAA calls. I feel like it's hopefully going to help, and I bet if you are having a similar issue that might help so that way you can zoom in further

[@theonefrancis696]

The Miggo never disappoints.

[@UWfalcin]

That was a pretty damn good sortie. Nice to see man, I need more inspiration on how to fight with the mig-21. Currently I just start by going vertical and then just simply try to get in the bandit. No thought if one circle or two circle, no specific plan in mind at all.

[@Enigma89]

The plan is to be patient. You have a lot of thrust, you can wear down opponents.

[@lucky_luke4785]

Best Fishbed adverstisement in the west. Good fights!

[@Enigma89]

lol thanks!

[@beltempest4448]

This looks like so much fun. I’ve just gotten DCS and I’m struggling my way through the Frogfoot tutorial In the hopes that I’ll eventually be competent enough to join in

[@cfranko1860]

That’s good to hear but just be aware that the free su-25T is not available on the Cold War server, only the older su-25A available in the FC3 pack

[@beltempest4448]

@@cfranko1860 aye that makes sense. Do you suggest simply jumping in and trying to learn from other players? Do I have to buy the planes that are used on the server?

[@fineline2212]

@@beltempest4448 You only need to buy the planes you want to fly.

[@romagnolo]

Any chance of creating Mig-21 tutorials or tips for begginers? Because of you I got this module and I'm having some hard time learning it. Great video as always, the mix of 3rd person and 1st person shots are incredible! I bet it took a lot of work, but it was totally worth it!

[@ВячеславФролов-д7я]

There are complete series of mig tutorials, breaking down all the systems and how to operate them. Want to stress out grim reapers series. They are quite too long, so don't watch whole series, but only videos about systems you have problems with. And on this channel there are some videos with mig21 tips for multiplayer

[@crazygmanssimstuff]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGauiYCkeL9mjbM

[@Enigma89]

I try not to make tutorials that talk about process because I feel like other people do that and I don't really like making those videos. What I try to focus on is taking a concept and then showing it being applied. For the Mig-21 I have a R3R video and a flat turning video.

[@DanielDrake]

Very nice sortie

[@Enigma89]

Thanks mate!

[@captainflipflop]

This is your best video so far! When I grew up I want to dogfight like you!

[@Enigma89]

Thanks!

[@captainflipflop]

@@Enigma89 times ago you posted a guide for the outside cockpit view, you still have it?

[@RHaenJarr]

Feels to me that viggen is deceivingly responsive at very low speeds and encouraging to keep taking advantage of this until it no longer works and it plunges down like a brick

[@Enigma89]

I know exactly what you mean. The first turn you feel like a god and then your engine chokes out.

[@jonredcorn862]

I like how this is some new fangled thing for DCS players, like whhaaa I can't blow people away from 50km meanwhile us ww2 fighters are like damn yall got range.

[@Enigma89]

Yeah it is interesting, cold war was always played but not on the forefront. I think some people who didn't realize it before are now starting to get exposed to it for the first time since the server launched.

[@Enigma89]

My wingman in this fight was Tempest, he can be found here www.twitch.tv/tempest7mr

[@AndrewH2791]

What a massacre for those blue boys.

[@coldclaws2479]

love the tacview

[@vincecowell6891]

awesome sortie. im in training with the mig 19 see u in the sky very soon🙂

[@Enigma89]

Oh you got the Mig-19! Nice to hear, hope to see you on one day V!

[@kiubekpl5863]

So far i flew only a4e from cold war planes. Looking to get else f5e or mig21.

[@Finis08]

The more and more I look into it I might have to pickup some Cold War planes to learn. Still very new to DCS, and flight sims in general, and learning the F18 at the moment. This looks more like the content I want to be playing though.

[@Enigma89]

Learning one modern module is a very interesting journey as you get really dive deep in something so I would not dissuade you from stopping. I would just encourage you to be curious as you are now being and to come join us and compare and contrast your modern sorties vs cold war.

[@ziosam850]

Great video! i should invest more time in CW scenarios

[@horstweihrauch1]

4:00 °_° activated the matrix

[@iNcog_AoE]

I'm confused. it called the two tigers as merged but they only merged after 5-10 seconds of flying? I've been turning instantly upon seeing the tripwire, should I be waiting a bit?

[@Enigma89]

You are doing that out of habit because of the default DCS awacs system which calls things so late. A merge is defined as a contact being within 5nm from you. Because Overlord is more reliable in prioritizing target call outs, you should expect them to be in front of you if the BRA is in that direction.

[@iNcog_AoE]

@@Enigma89 I had no idea that merge was defined that way. This explains a LOT. I've been turning immediately which gives the bandit a perfect shot at my 6 every time. Now I know.

[@bazej1080]

@@Enigma89 Even more precisely "merge" is defined as "so close contacts merged into single blip on the radar and can't be distinguished anymore", the distance vary and depends on radar resolution of the AWACS/GCI radar and the range from the target. The further AWACS/GCI radar is the longer distance between two aircrafts is a called "merge". DCS AWACS is greatly simplified at this moment though. Cheers, great server!

[@SA_Rocket]

do you ever play with the F-5? would be nice to see you flying it

[@Enigma89]

I don't really like flying the F-5 that much, when I play blue I usually fly the Viggen. The F-5 never really sparked joy for me, it is my least played module on the server i think.

[@Kalbach19]

Great flying

[@zooweemama911]

How do you feel about the R-3R on the MiG-21Bis? I find it incredibly difficult to use, not the functions of launch envelope, locking and maintaining said lock; but more so actual missile performance. In theory, it should give the MiG-21 more punching power with more range. Everytime I launch this POS missile it goes dead half the time and the other half is just the missile improperly tracking the target. I’ve seriously gotten a single kill with it in MP. Worth taking, or just bring more R13M’s or R-60M’s?

[@Enigma89]

This should answer all of your questions. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJ6bo6KvbbeGiLc

[@SafetyHammer.]

I wish I could see this clear in VR... We need syria map again

[@Enigma89]

The Syria map will come again, we rotate when the campaigns end. In order to make sure we keep ourselves at pop, we rotate maps to make it accessible to people who don't have Syria. My hope is that as people start to like the server, they will buy Syria.

[@vandesras]

I dont know how to take off with F-5 but someday I will join this server. I WILL

[@Enigma89]

Just practice! We will be around when you are ready.

[@HoLyzPiNoyZ]

how do you know how much ur pulling here 1:14 ? my biggest issue is losing speed because im thinking im not pulling too hard but im actually am lol then the factor of trying not to lose visual.. cuz dcs spotting is eye straining 😅

[@Enigma89]

At first it was looking at the AoA indicator but over time and holding the stick in the same position, you start to get a feeling where you know how much AoA you are pulling. tldr, practice. :)

[@phat3330]

What head tracking do you use?

[@Enigma89]

TIR5

[@horstweihrauch1]

funny how second viggen makes the same thing as first one:)

[@Enigma89]

lol

[@alonsoquijano9555]

will people be able to join your cold war server using the low fidelity mig-15 and f-86 sabre that will come with flamming cliffs 2024?

[@Enigma89]

No we do not have the space to add those slots

[@alonsoquijano9555]

@@Enigma89 understood. thanks a lot.

[@filipeabdo5485]

Great !

[@Enigma89]

Thanks!!

[@LiteralGiraffe]

Awesome video! Makes me stoked for the F-1CE coming out soon! Is that module going to be flyable on your Cold War server? It looks so good and I’d love to fly some sorties with it on the enigma server!

[@Enigma89]

Yes it will be available on our server

[@jarllunde]

How do you do the external shots? Replay mode?

[@Enigma89]

This video explains how to do it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6Slm62nn6eYfKs

[@Dogface1984]

Yes sir Cold War 4eva

[@Enigma89]

🙏

[@dougnixon6464]

8:48 was that a purposeful jabait by tempest to save you?

[@Enigma89]

Spur of the moment not planned

[@sinatraaaaaaa]

What were you doing when you were using your voice to queue awacs. What was that and how do I use it?

[@tempest1210]

It's called Overlord bot and it was built by a community member and it's open source. If you want to know more join the discord and read the FAQ.

[@Enigma89]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l53ClYiblJyXoKM This should help you!

[@vehicleboi5598]

against all of it fishbed

[@g.55centaurosimp18]

Why do you call the F-5 “Viggen”? They are completely different planes

[@Enigma89]

There were 4x F-5s and 2x Viggens in the fight

[@mikameinecke5541]

I have a question i cant find the cold war server in dcs i tried to find it day after day but i couldnt see it on the Server list

[@Enigma89]

Are you in open beta? Do you have the Syria map?

[@mikameinecke5541]

@@Enigma89 thank you i didnt had the open beta

[@zlotnikk]

great game. Are you able to talk to overlord with simpleradio? Is this a server functionality, or it comes with simpleradio? This Overlord bot.

[@Enigma89]

You talk to Overlord via SRS. It listens and then turns it into a form that a computer can understand then talks back to you over srs.

[@zlotnikk]

@@Enigma89 Nice. I'll visit your server soon and check it out!

[@davidryanlawrencd]

That’s the SMT variant not the bis right?

[@Lemard77]

This is the 21bis, SMT has a bigger spine

[@davidryanlawrencd]

@@Lemard77 i thought it was the bis but i guess you didn't pick out the two R-60's on one pylon

[@Lemard77]

@@davidryanlawrencd Both SMT and bis can carry either two or single R-60s per pylon, also Enigma was using single missiles per pylon anyways.

[@19Koty96]

There is also no SMT in dcs yet

[@rossmum]

@@davidryanlawrencd There is no limitation on carrying double racked R-60s on bis, this isn't War Thunder where Gaijin just make whatever bullshit up for "balance" or to nickel and dime the players harder. In fact, Polish 21s even had indigenous double racks for R-3 family missiles - the bis could carry those, but they aren't modelled in DCS as nobody else used them.

[@colderwar]

Flying cold war DCS would be a lot more fun if you could spot another aircraft without having to reduce your screen resolution to Minecraft levels and turn off antialiasing.

[@ondrejs1741]

If only Syria didnt run like sh*t on my hardware for some reason, Id love to play on this server.

[@doktahkommik7571]

allow us to use the su25t pls!! i wanna fly in the bloody server but i dont have anything for what you need(only the a10a but i dont wanna fly that) plus i have the planes you need 10 points for but i cant get points bec i cant fly the su25t

[@Enigma89]

I am sorry but we do not have plans to include the Su-25T.

[@brandonmoisesblandonflores1483]

Common Viggen L

[@dariofox6667]

I need help on how to ask for a bogeydope or a bra call please help me😭

[@tempest1210]

Join the discord and read the FAQ that's pinned. It will walk you through the INS and outs of overlord

[@Enigma89]

This video should help you kzbin.info/www/bejne/l53ClYiblJyXoKM

[@bobr8766]

F-5 equal to the Mig 21? 2 missiles vs. 4 missiles. Your fight would have been over if only 2 missiles. M2000C vs. Mig 21.is a fair fight. Good vid…love the server, tired of being outclassed…always fun in virtual!

[@MoleUK1]

Two P5's are a lot more reliable than four R60M's, imo. And the missiles are only part of it. In particular, the F5 being able to uncage it's P5's is a huuuuuge point in it's favor. They each have their own strengths, but I'd say they're one of the best/closest matchups there is.

[@ВячеславФролов-д7я]

Also f5 have better cockpit ergonomic and visibility, and in the merge you'll need them

[@bobr8766]

You didn’t get it…the fight would be over at 2 missiles…and how many planes did Emiggy down? What does ergonomics have to do with it?

[@marduk87]

@@bobr8766 The viggen probably had 6 missiles and how did he do?

[@tempest1210]

The Mig21 I think is a bit better than the F5. I think the Mirage F1 will be a closer match to the 21 bis... If you think the 2000C is a fair fight against a 21, you're smoking rocks