Meme Guide: MiG-21 and Comrades

Yes, this video is inspired by ManyMilesAway's "Salty Unicorn Reviews" series.
Yes, its a meme and not meant to be taken 100% seriously. Please dont type 10 paragraphs in the comments about how butthurt you are
Since some of the utter idiots at War Thunder top tier are too stupid to fly the MiG-21s, and especially the premium ones at 9.7, so here is a simple guide (full of memes). This video was originally intended for the MiG-21bis and J-7E since they faced F-16s and MiG-29s, but branched out to also include the rest of the MiG-21 family. Lets hope that gaijin does not further ruin top tier jets with AMRAAMs and R-77 in the upcoming update and make this video outdated.
I swear to GOD if gaijin adds a MiG-21-93 next update im going to flip.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Prologue
0:30 - Introduction
1:53 - History
8:51 - MiG-21F-13/PFM - 9.3
15:48 - MiG-21S/PS-K - 9.7
24:52 - MiG-21MF/SMT - 10.3
31:54 - MiG-21bis - 11.0
40:29 - J-7 Family - Chinese Dragons
45:47 - J-7E - Harbinger of Social Credits
50:12 - Modifications
53:50 - Epilogue

[@DonutWithMustache]

[UPDATE - May 5, 2024] next person to write a comment about how the leak-list for next update has a new MiG-21Bis-UPG and this video will be outdated, im going to hit you with a frying pan. Keep in mind leak lists are not confirmed and take them with a grain of salt. I will make a smaller special-episode Meme Guide on the MiG-21Bis-UPG if it does come to the game.

[@zenelsamircervoj5923]

Bro what was that music in the video like the Russian rock what is that i want the link pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee i love you my doughnut

[@zenelsamircervoj5923]

Also where u get the manuel from i want to know where do you find the info about all the soviet cold war planes its so hard to find manuels for

[@MTF-EPSILON-11-5-NULL]

I think you forgot a 1.0-1.3 mach the f104 as long as the pilot doesnt turn into go in the seat can actually turn like a mf

[@flowgamer4089]

Naaaaaaa me a total badass who definitely grinned my way to top tier knows there will be one and it’s gonna get phoenixes 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@SteelxWolf]

Save your sanity

[@mikelol487]

Imagine gaijing adding a new mig 21 the next update

[@CaptainLegionary]

Gaijin moment:

[@hubril7921]

Mig-21 bison(late) with R-27ER and R73 when

[@chad-mt3ud]

​@@CaptainLegionary*snail moment*

[@snicholas5739]

MiG-21-93 GG

[@AUsernameWeShallMarchToKiev]

I really want an East German MiG-21 F-13 (the GDR camouflage paint scheme for the MiG-21 is so sexy, and the F-13 is the sexiest MiG-21)

[@TheGuyYouLostTo]

This guide may come in "handy" after I "hand" what remains of my soul to gaijin so that I can "singlehandedly" just grind to this plane.

[@DonutWithMustache]

these jokes are quite a handful

[@Otto_Von_Rizzmark]

They seem like they are handed to us from our brains

[@badluck-cp8bv]

@@Otto_Von_Rizzmark Well this is a very *handy* trait that i lack lol

[@carroteer]

hands down best comment here

[@ArchVile98]

@@DonutWithMustache yeah but this is getting out of hand already

[@OldinaryChimera]

Which vehicle has the most variants in the game? A) sherman B) Mig-21 C) stuart D) ATTACK THE D POINT

[@gugaa2226]

sherman

[@Siddich]

P-51?

[@Russinh0]

T-34

[@anm10wolvorinenotapanther32]

If a country's tech tree doesn't have a Sherman, is it really a country?

[@cookiecraze1310]

There were 22 variants of the spitfire.

[@ehitried2312]

Imagine a Mirage 6000 with 3 engines

[@leoshiphistory]

this makes me want to put locks on my bedroom doors and a blast shield on my bed cause of how scary and cursed that thought is

[@AUsernameWeShallMarchToKiev]

Mirage 12000, four engines

[@grandmoffrex]

Mirage 24000 five engines

[@leoshiphistory]

@@grandmoffrex stop please

[@yotte7959]

⁠@@leoshiphistorymirage 48000 six engines

[@stavbycz6866]

3:50 that in game chat💀

[@firestar7890]

A month of cooking, hours of clips, and then donut never ceases to edge us with a premiere 😭 hopefully you get like 100k views on this one

[@thegreenlandicgamer]

Honestly the best 1 hour i've spent on YT in a long time

[@Plyine]

hi bro just wanna say love your channel

[@huntershark88]

52:30 Well now all the Mig 21BIS get 2 R-60M stock, thank you Gaijn for something from last month BR changes!

[@salt_of_souls]

I was like "imagine if there's a sisyphus reference" wow

[@aesthetic3355]

I really like how this video isn't only a very funny actual guide to the mig 21 but also a clear celebration of its history

[@montey7574]

Who let him cook Gorden ramsy would step down if he were to see this masterpiece

[@koju_]

😅ùùu

[@mab2187]

The Russians nicknamed it "Balalaika" and were kinda pissed off when NATO nicknamed it "Fishbed". I like the double delta wing J-7E since it performs the best. Wish all deltas irl would be double delta.

[@DuckIsDaddy]

Draken liked that

[@happywombat]

What does Balalaika mean?

[@mab2187]

@@happywombat Russian musical instrument

[@linecraftman3907]

​@@happywombattriangular string instrument, so the neck and body looks like fuselage and triangle wing

[@spaghettinoodles7913]

I've around 500 games in the Mig21s and it's not that bad. Especially if you space climb and r3r whatever is up there with you

[@vavord5181]

Lmao none of MiG21 are bad. Even that goofy ass F-13 at 9.3 BR (it just lacks ammo but otherwise very good at its respectable BR). SMT, on the other hand is one of the strongest 10.3 aircrafts if not the strongest. bis is great in downtiers and decent in uptiers (even bought myself a talisman for it to boost research) MF might be worse than SMT but you don't really notice it playing random battles, unless it's some rare situation where the difference kicks in. J-7E is one of the greatest 11.0 in game surpassed, maybe, only by viggen due to better kit. Ah yes, forgot the SPS-K, but it's hidden and as for now unobtainable. This one sucks.

[@masarutas]

J-7E in-game: doesn't have all aspect missiles. Also J-7E in-game: using funny radar to lob PL-5s in head-ons at 1.5km.

[@darykeng]

Wait.... it can do that?!

[@pko6596]

@@darykeng definetly not from 1.5km but yeah non all aspect missles still can often get lock even from a head on if you are within like 500m and the enemy is afterburning but due to the fact that pl5's accelerate that quickly there is no point in firing them in a head on since they will never pull in unless the enemy doesnt dodge and you lead the missle perfectly

[@darykeng]

@@pko6596 Yeah, that makes more sense

[@doorknobsoup]

When you're going up against jets that are built specifically to destroy you before you even see them, but their congress makes it illegal for them to fire at any plane they haven't visually identified. (History will forget that part and you'll be given full credit)

[@crocidile90]

Don't forget congress completely screwing over South Vietnam by gimping them with Korea era weapon systems all for public brownie points and to blame their political rivals for losing a "war" that wouldn't have happened in the first place had their "darling" of a president didn't orchestrate the incident that brought the country into the war. Also president Ike for not telling the former colonial empire to get bent and let colonies be free would have been better in the long run.

[@mlodyt5332]

Bro the whole format of the video is a pure art! def will stay for more!

[@EricThyKaiser]

The new cinematics are not going unnoticed

[@paulsteaven]

USSR: *sells Mig-21 to China* China: *It's a free real estate baby!*

[@Micro-Lander]

Now that you made a video, MiG-21 with R-73 and R-77 next update

[@blobert62]

Unironically might happen. It is on the leak list from the same guy who’s been right on the last few.

[@RhysShuhai]

Very underrated video, your editing and clip choice was really fun to watch, keep it up man

[@snneakydevil]

I gladly will take all your advertisements because how much quality and effort you put in your videos! really man I love them! keep doing them comrade !

[@ehitried2312]

Love this video your quality per each video just increases

[@arminferdinand5849]

The production quality of this video is amazing and I like the long format yapping

[@booyahgenius]

The fucking “lmao” used to describe the F-104A’s turning ability sends me for some reason and idk why

[@DonutWithMustache]

its always the little unexpected jokes that are the funniest

[@BlackThanator]

I was expecting this video to be pretty long, just due to the sheer amount of variants in the game. But jesus, an hour? I'm all here for it!

[@zenelsamircervoj5923]

This was just perfect, you made a good point, told the truth and just nailed it to make it funni 29:39

[@Biznatski]

I've gotta *hand* it to you, you really make some awesome videos man! Thank you for the respect! o7

[@athenakremin1745]

Yo dude. Thanks for making these videos and for doing what you do. I just want to say keep at it and keep going awesome. 😎

[@galacticthreat3164]

Fantastic video. As a Fishbed fanatic myself, this video did justice to a favorite aircraft of mine. Well worth the wait and take a break if you need it!

[@Piglady00]

This is one of the most well made video about mig21 and I loved it

[@user-vgrau]

That was wild, especially the part about the 21bis. Great video!

[@tankiplay5383]

Masterpiece 👏 Best MiG-21 review I've ever seen. Bravo!

[@Lukas-nw2ll]

One of the BEST VIDEOS I've seen in a long time. 👌

[@darthnihilus7742]

I can not stress this enough, the teaser for this video was the coolest shit ever

[@xanderwusky3001]

was flying into the match during that montage song at the start with the different year migs. Felt cool af xD

[@Hoarding_Bug]

Just found your channel and it's the best! I would love to see a guide on the ME 262 / kikka family. Or if you're willing to do props, the Japanese christmas lights often mistaken for planes known as the A6M zero family would be awesome. Ps: Definetly not in the middle of grinding the Japanese tt right now :)

[@Idkwhattoputhere886]

Nice vid donut. Never fails to make banger vids.

[@jeremy.klakson]

You have just earned a fan by putting Kerbal Space Program to your vid

[@BTechUnited]

Referencing the BF3 FAMAS nerf gave me PTSD flashbacks well done.

[@MageOtter27]

I just started looking for a vid on the mig21mf and you just spawned. THANK YOU

[@Darth_Wader07]

The soundtrack for this version absolutely slaps (please share), also when f-4 meme guide or f-16 idk

[@Lexus-fo3ey]

Isnt there an F-16 meme guide?

[@GethGaming]

Man the mass effect reference in j7e part was fire

[@nicholasleon7819]

THIN YOUR PAINTS

[@starliner2498]

the PFM in MiG-21PFM means "Pray for me"

[@Lexus-fo3ey]

No it means "Please dont fuck me" as this is the only thing u will be thinking about when u play that thing

[@nakkipate1953]

the free GE app is really sketchy

[@TankGuy-bx6kb]

Come on you cannot just drop a vid with music that hard and not tell us the name of the songs you used

[@Skyfighter64]

Wow, the gloves really came off for this meme guide.

[@iansysoev9462]

When I was spading my fishbeds I had a terrible experience playing them. I guess I should revisit them later, those sections go very hard

[@user-if4zv5nj5m]

A note about mig's radar. It was intended to guide pilot towards a visual range in low visibility weather. The idea was that general instructions for the intercept were provided by gci (and later by an auto intercept system, a predecessor of modern datalinks), and the radar was used for precise guidance towards an intercept/dogfight at close range, where the precision of a ground radar isn't high enough

[@djendjendjendjendjen9442]

I’ve been struggling with the Finbed so this’ll come in handy

[@lucinator8582]

me when i fish the bed instead of peeing it this time or smth idfk Absolutely wonderful video, literally had me on the edge of my seat during the cinematic shots, along with a comically large spoonful of jokes to go along with the incredibly informative video maybe just maybe maybe this is the one to beat the gambling video

[@asdq123456789]

I liked the history being explained, very cool!

[@XxSnom16]

As an Ultrakill and wart hunder fan, you have no idea how happy I am rn

[@Bober_s_benzopiloi]

2:07: Video: epic MiG-21 squadron flying Music in the back: The Moscow is talking, the news beareu is happy to say: We have successfully taken a first man into space

[@DonutWithMustache]

space climbers getting out of hand

[@ZinxTheJinxed]

Donut is the only man who can entertain both war thunder and ultrakill players

[@Que_Drum]

Death of god’s will for the 23, War for the 21, I wonder what Order will be in lmao

[@user-oj6js8lz3d]

Невероятная работа, comrade! Отличный подбор музыки, хороший баланс между историей и игровыми особенностями. Спасибо!

[@user-oj6js8lz3d]

Очень легко понять произношение, чистейший английский

[@Foodcritic8]

@DonutWithMustache Pls see this what is the song you used during the montage for the history part?

[@DonutWithMustache]

BEA-D Theme - Atomic Heart OST

[@Foodcritic8]

@DonutWithMustache Thxs mate 😄

[@MrBucket9158]

Great video man!

[@riolixa2908]

god the music is godlike

[@bbburst3585]

This guy makes videos that go harder than a 1v1 dogfight at top tier.

[@oniceguard9205]

when i grinded the mig 21 F13 every match was 10.3 because the F-5C and A-10 spam. And even then i enjoyed it (more than the mig19), idk why but getting a kill or several kills without going RTB is one of the best fellings i had in this game

[@shikikanaz4624]

Yooooo lets gooooo!!! Also no mention of j8?

[@TheDepressedMig]

I watched the entire thing and the MiG 21 is so underrated

[@ack5567]

Only 39k views... Man I hope you get seriously big some day.

[@EricThyKaiser]

The guide for every noob that bought the mig21s / sps-k and is so unaware

[@Nebulachadlazzar]

Babe wake up DonutWithMustache uploaded again

[@wardsuetens5525]

Could you link me the 3d model you used to 3d print the little fishbeds?🙏

[@harry-John785]

This was an hour long shit post and I love it

[@Russinh0]

I got a Talisman in a Box and the veichle it goes for was the MiG-21SMT, fkn so good

[@tieroneoperator635]

Ok. You just got a new subscroober! Moskva jokes were fun like first 10-15 times, but it's overused imo. However... You've an actual fcking manual and a dedication to fly all these variant. The only thing I can say to that is... УВАЖАЮ! Постарался ты на славу!

[@mikailvito7200]

It's the pride of the black sea fleet sunk by pure idiocy, should never be forgotten imo

[@152mmapfsds]

This video actually has it's rightfully deserved 500 million views they're just blocked by the snail

[@Damian-03x3]

MiG-21 MF is my absolute favourite jet to play. The combination of flares and R-3R's is the only reason (especially in 8.7-10.7 battles). It's still very ugly though. 3:56 This looks so, so much better.

[@blacksky121_]

I do declare that this was sooo worth the wait Also did you really have to show the pakistani f104 getting slammed 😭😭

[@LordGangrel]

Might have to grind a new tree, that MiC-21 looks interesting and the battlepass mustang might help get trough the first few tiers. Although I'll probably get the Indian bison first if the leaks are true.

[@LaggySoupDealer]

Gaijin is about to nerf the mig-21 40:26

[@dominikadamkowski6684]

I feel like the map at 1:16 is *slightly* incorrect, I know India still operates Mig21s, but they promised to retire them soon(TM) But still another great video donut :)

[@ViperFox_]

Yup MF and SMT are the top MiG 21s. Such a fun plane at 10.3. Literally just sky climb and swoop in behind the a10s and bam you have a 4 kill game right at the start

[@jaxonwhite2267]

dude this video is amazing but can you do a video about the sabre family?

[@kirbydr.argentina8135]

23:56 my man 🥶

[@23thenicu]

19:42 I highly disagree with statement that R-13M1 is an AIM-9J equivalent. R-13M1 always had superior acceleration compared to any AIM-9J clone on it's BR, extending it's range and making TTK much shorter. I would ALWAYS choose R-13M1 over AIM-9J under any circumstances since it has much greater effective range and I would even choose it over 1x R-60M (Usually used mixed load of 2xR-13M1 + 4x R-60M on later MiG-21s) because effective range is so much better and due to short burn time of just 2s compared to 5s of AIM-9G family it is also quite stealthy at those ranges(3-4km in rear aspect easily).

[@tonk9246]

i remember getting the 21PFM in the hopes of receiving R-60 at a later date. was massively dissapointed. still a decent plane to smack level 1 with top tier jets tho

[@aaroniskandarahmadzulkarna2037]

Countries that lost to rice farmer in mig 21😭🙏 1:18

[@Foodcritic8]

That’s middle finger felt personal… damn

[@sturmovik_80]

I'll be honnessed, i had a lot of fun in the Mig-21 F-13, of course, it's hard to master it, but when you learn how to fly it you easily get 2 or 3 kills every match. But yes i takes a while to learn flying with it, so i understand that most people don't like it. And about the Mig-21bis: I got an ace in a 12.0 match with it while it was completely stock. That's why i love it most among all Mig-21s

[@xanderwusky3001]

Great video!

[@Not-So-Bulletproof]

There was a leak 2 hours ago that a MiG-21 Bison is going to be added to the GB tech tree part of the mini India tree next update. US is also getting a tech tree A6E SWIP so that's neat.

[@mpondachongo1138]

Do you think the new A6 is going to be below 11.0?

[@_iFo]

oh boy oh boy where do I even begin...

[@OnlyEeveePL]

I love those montages

[@lordkanesoulreaver]

I CAN SEE THE MIG -21 BEING ADAPTED for space flight

[@k0ost]

the bis section is the very picture of good mental health. also mig21s is the best mig21

[@Frogg-YT]

this is gonna be nice

[@Plyine]

new drinking game drink everytime he says talk about later

[@moldypotato4656]

The Mig-21S is probably my favorite soviet jet to play. It sits at a BR where it outperforms nearly everything with its fm, while having a fairly competent missile set. I run ~24min of fuel, 3x R3R & 1x R3S, and I just space climb at the start of every match and dick on anybody that tries climbing. The only other decent radar missile at the BR is the Aim-9C and I think I've died to it like 5 times across 800 matches. after you've let off your radar missiles you just dive down and pick people off with bnz attacks and use your remaining IR missile on targets of opportunity (usually an unaware A10A early). When you space climb you typically avoid running into any A10s, as they're forced to stay near the ground, and end up behind them by the time you've finished taking care of the higher alt opponents. They also typically run out of missiles by the time you run into them so they're easy kills. The Sapphire-21 radar is also surprisingly good at low altitude and you can keep a lock on people while in a 90 degree dive while looking straight into the ground, or targets on the horizon above like 500m.

[@joshuawarren-qq6nf]

Man watching a Donut vid makes me realize im borderline mentality handicapped in Air RB and i should take my dumbass to world of warplanes...

[@nattybird1146]

i call the mig21SMT the ball slapper for a reason

[@DonutWithMustache]

because its inflated like a ball?

[@nattybird1146]

@@DonutWithMustache that too lmao

[@RaNoL1N_ilia]

i love j7e and 21mf and ur vid

[@blessthismessss]

i remember when New Power dropped and the bis was mistakenly added with thrust curves as if it was always in its highest power emergency mode (which the engine only withstood for a few mins at a time irl) and it could maintain mach 1 in an almost 45° climb on low fuel *with* missiles. in my opinion that jet's still the first high performance fighter ingame, though its t/w is only marginally worse now

[@blessthismessss]

also 38:45 the mig21 is really interesting abt this! i personally call it 'rudderswinging' cuz if ya drop flaps and hit aileron one way while ruddering the other, it can induce this crazy maneuver by swinging the ass end of the aircraft around. hit elevator during that and you can induce a weird spin while basically drifting! this is because the rudder of 2nd and 3rd gen MiG-21 airframes becomes EXTREMELY powerful during situations of high drag (e.g wing damage, flaps down). you can learn how to control and finesse this in a dogfight, and force the MiG-21 to ''swing'' impossibly fast around a circle it may otherwise never be capable of turning. definitely love using it as my go-to sleeper build for destroying Mirage 2Ks and F-16s in custom battles because to them it really does look like im pulling PSMs :D

[@misterpepe118]

the day the J-7G gets added top tier won't be the same even again because of me 😈