MiG-21SMT In War Thunder : A Basic Review

[@ANDREWISNTSOGOODER]

See Tim, I have notifications on. It would be really cool if you pinned me

[@TimsVariety]

Ya Pinned!!!!

[@ANDREWISNTSOGOODER]

@@TimsVariety THX!!!

[@23enjoyer]

Very cool

[@ilija_]

Including history behind the plane was pretty cool

[@TimsVariety]

I always do with my reviews. 👍

[@Cythil]

And a huge reason why I started to follow. ^_^

[@WarHunter57]

​@@TimsVarietyur amazing keep it up

[@whiskyhyena6801]

the SMT is one of my favorite jets at 10.0 great engine, maneuverability, armament and speed, its great at an aggressive playstyle as long as you stay with an eye open

[@kalui96]

6:09 "When you take the Mig-21 out you get an opportunity for some really exciting gameplay" Couldn't agree more. It was fun watching this video for the background fighting, and other peoples' Mig-21 vids are pretty fun too!

[@randomotter6346]

Really wanna see a mig21-93 come to war thunder to help round out the end of the mig21 line

[@TeeSkee86]

More migs would kill 10.0 but could see it coming

[@randomotter6346]

@@TeeSkee86 fair but I think that’s more of a warthunder issue than just the mig itself. I just really like the late upgrade 21s

[@NMcG111]

I love your way of reviewing aircraft, so much information and little nuggets of knowledge. Watch every new video, and the back catalogue any time I get a new plane 👍

[@Scandanaviator]

I've been thinking about and talking about the MiG-21 all week, what a coincidence. Keep up the great reviews!

[@TimsVariety]

Its a little known fact, but if enough players think really hard about the same vehicle, at the same time, a Tim's Variety review just suddenly appears ....

[@Scandanaviator]

Wow! I'll have to think real hard about some of my favorite vehicles then...@@TimsVariety

[@underskillednunderpaid]

Tim, you are criminally underrated, one of a kind content.

[@Wujtass_]

I just starter reasearching it and i was looking for video like that for a week thank you ,you posted it just in time

[@thelettuceconsumer]

Perfect timing as I’m researching this right now

[@thatlocalnerd8455]

Got the SMT recently and I got to say its agility is a very welcome suprise despite having flown a few other migs the SMT is at a br where it can really flex what it can do if it needs to defend itself often. Great review as always tim 👍

[@alessiodiniad]

I put a talisman on it, and in like 4 hours i grinded the 175k rp needed for the mig 27k. Definitely one of my favorite plane in the game

[@miromadrid4641]

I'm just starting to grind it and was searching for review then found the best one. Thanks for your Work

[@WRoark]

Love your videos Tim no one puts this much effort in their reviews like u!

[@TimsVariety]

o7

[@brentbesser]

Hey Tims Variety, I just wanted to say thank you all youve done in your work and sharing information about Warthunder with us, I want to wish you a Happy Hollidays and say Thank You, have a Merry Christmas

[@Sagaleon14]

Awesome, I adore this thing.

[@jasperhunter8386]

I was literally just searching for this plane, wth

[@askamikaze3936]

It happens often am i right?

[@TimsVariety]

I knew. I hit publish.

[@uss_liberty_incident]

Tim sees all

[@lechampy]

I just finished research all modifications on this mig and got the next mig a few jours ago Tims knows things

[@Daniel-de2jh]

HES IN YOUR WALLS

[@Bombrothers]

Dope af, gonna be my go to after i get to the rank

[@slas3rr_813]

I like this new style of thumbnails

[@TimsVariety]

I had a bit of a channel audit recently, and one of the bits of feedback was I should try to make the vehicles more "visually distinct from the background" in my thumbnails. So far, the drop-shadow style of highlighting seems to come out well.

[@slas3rr_813]

It work really well

[@Chetanoo]

Love your vids man

[@araknas3981]

I think this is one of the best Soviet jets to talisman. It's rank 7 so it can grind top tier (for now anyway, but rank 9 is not coming for a while), it won't see too many troublesome additions around it, it doesn't see top tier and it won't be moved in BR. I talismaned it during the sale since pretty much all of my friends I play with also have it tali'd. So worth it, I'm having a blast with it. It's a much better and more exciting grinder than the Su-7BMK (worth mentioning that I bought that one just after the MLD came out, wasn't so terrible back then).

[@atvkid0805]

it's garbage what are you talking about? go get slapped by a busted f5c for the millionth time

[@Olyvia..]

this uploading date is quite unfortunate, just TODAY the R-13 also got radar slaving

[@bigboi5962]

MiG-21SMT doesn’t get R-13s

[@pandoranbias1622]

One of my favorites of the Soviet air tree. This thing absolutely destroys premiums and if flown right is practically untouchable.

[@DieErsteKartoffel]

Ayo love to see a bonus Friday video, especially the SMT. One of my favorite 10.3 jets

[@Loudward__]

Very well made 👌

[@RedTail1-1]

A-10 A-10 SU-25 A-10 F-5C A5C F-5C SU-25 SU-25 A-10 A5C A-10 A-10 F5C A5C.... This is why I don't play anything anywhere near 10.0. It's so annoying.

[@RedTail1-1]

Oh yeah. Forgot that the J35XS is a big one now too...

[@dsg4500]

(im close to 10.0 br) is there any point using other jets over just su25, a10, f5c and a5c at that br?

[@PaiSAMSEN]

A minor bit of useless knowledge - The pod that the MiG-21SMT seem to came with at the centerline pylon by default is the SPS-141 Jammer & Countermeasure pod, even though ECM isn't in game yet. Whether this is a prelude to eventually adding ECM capability into the game or simply just to give the SMT some countermeasure slot is unknown. Also...there's a nuke control box in the cockpit. As this thing was added into War Thunder before nuke, why Gaijin included it is unknown.

[@jakoot733]

Always loved this plane. It sits at a good BR and I have so much fun with it

[@pierrematthieupaglia3707]

Damn tim, I was thinking about this plane all day

[@TimsVariety]

Yup. I knew.

[@hepgoat7693]

I have heard that this jet is a really nice one and this just verifies that!

[@theverminator8048]

Just got this one, need a grinder for rank 8 russia so i was thinking of maybe using this one, the 21bis or the 23mld. What do you think Tim?

[@TimsVariety]

Whichever you're best at. The 23MLD has the best weapons out of the ones you listed, but the 21SMT is in the best matchmaker position.

[@gammafox5431]

S-24 rockets on mig-21s are a personal favourite

[@Великий_Кукурузо]

Amazing jet❤❤❤! And best for talisman in soviet tech tree.

[@kazline1455]

I do wanna mention hat the MiG21 (and its chinese variants) fly a bit like a mix of a rate and radius fighter, against stuff like F5s and other energy maneuverability fighters it can easily keep up in one circles but against other deltas and phantoms its better to fly it into rate fights, my guess is that the tailed delta config minimizes the aoa of the delta wing but and keeps some energy retention Thats at least how I've experienced the mig21 in my many years if flying it in warthunder sim

[@ВячеславФролов-д7я]

Its wings are smaller than in other delta wing designs, and the twr is great, probably that's the reason

[@norske_ow3440]

I love to force A10s into 2 circle fights at the end of the match with it just for giggles. It’s surprisingly good at standing on the engine and cranking around at super low speed lol

[@BunnyRabbit62]

Tim can you please give a tutorial on how to aim the rocket for the SKR-7. If anyone can figure it out it is you.

[@user-nt1nz5dk1f]

My opimion but if you play sim battles and understand how it works without CCRP then you dont need it for accurate bombing

[@edgy_dabs9167]

i love R3Rs one of my favourite missiles, you can full off some really close range shots of with them. i love the SMT too, great for bullying A-10 and A-6 players, the spine annoys me but a multi cam can help hide it

[@joewhite3559]

for some reason i will not let me remove the flair pod

[@redkaladin6864]

This is one of my favorite planes!

[@FTL1511]

With the mig 21 you don't need no air brake, you just do the screw and drop as much speed as you want in like a few seconds 😂, I usually flew mine with afterburner until like 1/2km from the arifield and then did the screw. EZ af

[@_ace_defective_]

I see they broke the internal cockpit's radar scope color. It was orange in the past rather than green like right now haha

[@marekcvoliga3813]

and here we are in 2024 with 10.7

[@Saabporty777]

are there any notable differences (aside from the fuel spine) between the MIG-21SMT and the MIG-21MF?

[@genericslavdude2919]

SMT is quite a lot heavier and has a lot more fuel, MF is better in the smaller maps because the flight model is noticeably more manoeuvrable while the SMT is good on the big maps cuz of the extra fuel

[@Saabporty777]

@@genericslavdude2919 thank you

[@Attack_The_D_Point]

Smt has way more engine power

[@WirableCrown1]

J7D next? Please?

[@camaradeKC]

the premium hunter

[@CleverTen]

is putting talisman on mig 21smt worth it?

[@kevinweber2554]

I pay on console and don't get these nice skins! is there any way that I can get them?

[@SalSal-om1en]

What is the pod under the mig21?

[@Attack_The_D_Point]

Ecm pod with flares and chaff

[@SalSal-om1en]

Ty

[@halolime117]

The AK of the airplanes 😅

[@tornado_user]

I am from 2024 and idk what happened but it fights 11.0 now and also the radar missiles aren't as good.

[@aldocarulli3054]

And It still slaps anything It faces. Did the stock to spade yesterday and It was really really good. R3R are worthless tho, they cannot joust the AIM9C and on 30 launches i probably scored only 2 Kills. Flight performance and r60 are awesome tho.

[@Monkey_Spunk]

This is the best thing I ever saw.

[@Jack931]

I've always been told that the Mig-21SMT is better than the Mig-21 MF when both use to be top tier jets along side the F-4E. in your opinion is this still true today? also love your content, I hoped one day you would do a review on my fav Jet, the Mig-21 MF but atlas the SMT and MF are so similar I don't think there is a point :/

[@genericslavdude2919]

You know I’m going off of memory here but if I remember right the MF is a lot better in most maps because it’s a LOT lighter. The SMT is very fat, which plays to its advantage on the huge EC maps because it’s got a lot of extra fuel so you can go max blast for a lot longer

[@Attack_The_D_Point]

The smt is much better bc it has so much more engine power.

[@SerosNym]

SMT has a great deal more engine power -- a stock SMT has more thrust than a fully upgraded MF, though the extra weight of the SMT is a factor, especially if you fill up its larger fuel tanks. I find the speed difference in combat to be very noticeable, an SMT will leave an MF in the dust in a drag race, but the MF can still perform and has a slight edge in agility due to the lighter weight.

[@mey.tomhero4876]

This is one of my favorite planes, I have the highest k/d ratio of any planes

[@atvkid0805]

Liar, busted op f5c 0 skill trash

[@t2av159]

I call it the hunchback mig21

[@augustollorens2209]

good content

[@jayklink851]

I'm a mediocre top tier pilot, my KD ratios aren't very impressive; and I'm not being modest. In the SMT and MF, however, I have and 8 to 1 (SMT) and 9 to 1 (MF); that says it all about these aircrafts.

[@Peonion]

is this still viable in 2024 june?

[@TimsVariety]

Yep! Its bracket hasn't changed much.

[@Peonion]

@@TimsVariety ok then i need to git gud :D cheers

[@nguyenkhoa5825]

The B52 killer

[@badgoatnation1714]

coming from the 19pt to this highly reccomend skip other migs and grind 29 with this

[@sicksixgamer2694]

Put a Talisman on this jet!

[@atvkid0805]

It's trash, u just want people to play it so u get more free kills in busted over powered trash f5c

[@yfxxiii]

The SMT is as good a talisman candidate as it gets IMO.

[@atvkid0805]

No it's not, enjoy being cannon fodder for f5c

[@chillypenguin4449]

First 🎉

[@bigmatthews666]

Best 10.7 in the game with F5E

[@someguy2393]

This thing is a monster at 10.3 one of those planes that really suprise you and you fall in love with

[@J4ckmaestro]

This thing deserves 10.7 tbh

[@coffeenator3219]

Smt rules

[@landedcreator194]

funny plane

[@Con5tantine]

The SMT is the power-check against new players that buy the F-5C. You'll clown on them almost instantly and they'll have to either learn quick or stop flying for a bit to get better.

[@ANDREWISNTSOGOODER]

Yeah, pretty much. To be fair, the F-5C only has 2 AAMs, the crappy AIM-9Es. The MiG-21 SMT gets four, R-3Rs, or the amazing(ish) R-60

[@mr.harness1444]

Love the video, great entertaining as always. I was wondering though, why didn't you mention a single time, tha this jet has a 100% copy in german tech tree, in the MF version. I thought that for newer players that would clear some things up and... Well i suppose you play this game longer then me and know it better, why would i try and teach you anything about ot 😂

[@rensjosephus3152]

It really isn’t a copy though. The SMT has a different engine and can carry different weapons, among other things

[@mr.harness1444]

@@rensjosephus3152 mig-21 MF is a direct copy of mig-21 SMT in game

[@rensjosephus3152]

@@mr.harness1444no, it’s not. Have you looked at the in game stats? They’re literally different numbers. Someone else in the comment section here also asked the difference between the two and other people said they’re different.

[@obhbo9192]

what a trash plane to play