Ralfi's Alley - Taking out B-52's in Mig-21's (with Hellreign82)

A very simple mission with Hellreign82, where we get scrambled to intercept some inbound B-52's.
Technically there were supposed to be two Phantoms attacking but for some reason one of them got lost.... Don't ask, we don't know either. We would run this mission like 4 times and get different results every time from the AI, it's insane.
Take into account I haven't flown the Mig-21 in over a year so I remembered nothing aside from where the trigger was. Hellreign kind of carried my ass here. Either way we had fun with it, it obviously could have been better and more dramatic but I think leaving it as is was just more fitting.
Enjoy and cheers!
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Game: DCS MIG-21
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I stream from time to time at:
/ ralfidude
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You can keep in touch with me through:
Twitter: / ralfidude
Facebook: / ralfidude
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My PC Specs:
i7-8700K
GTX 1080ti
Corsair 32GB DDR4
Kraken X62 AIO
Phantek Enthoo Evolv case
ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
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Song at end:
It Is Such A Good Night- The Charlie Steinmann Orchestra & Singers (remix by ThaKniceOne9287)
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[@machete83]

The landing could be better. The Russian standard for landing the 21 is a rapid removal of lift vectors by rolling the plane on the tarmac and screaming during the whole process.

[@UkraineStar77]

Comment of the day!

[@SogenOkami]

Had to share that with my discord server. Fucking hilarious m8!

[@saeidyazdani]

Russian Standard is a brand of Vodka!

[@pzl_iskra320]

Tf is a tarmac

[@nastyspartan1550]

PZL_Iskra ? Runway

[@tigera3807]

The rain drops at the beginning was just amazingly beautiful

[@JohnF0X]

i know right? its a beautiful game aint it?

[@tigera3807]

yes

[@ylem5002]

@@tigera3807 you should take a look at ace combat 7 if you like great weather effects... but it is not much of a simulation

[@tigera3807]

yes i like the nice effects but i want the simulation aspect as well that is why i find myself uninterested in ace combat

[@venom56]

Damn Ralfi, you've got a gift from God. When Hellreign is flying with you, HE CAN TALK! Amazing xD

[@Nackenzwei]

Beautiful, old piece of machinery. Wish we had way more planes from that timeframe like the F-104 etc. Nice video =)

[@hansgold58]

Yes, 104 please!!!!!! That would be a dream come through. Love that era.

[@19Koty96]

I'd love to see more birds from the MiG-21 family alone ^^; Imagine the F-13 and PF/PFM... the classic, yet least appreciated birds...

[@gsauceprimary9363]

Not to flex on you all, but ive seen the only one still flying in europe, up close even!

[@Newtype93]

@@gsauceprimary9363 I thought there were multiple F-104s flown by that company? (I cannot remember the name)

[@5000mahmud]

Ohhh, low alt supersonic course in a f104 would be fun

[@NotAgentAJ]

2 is sneaky telling 1 that he was low on the landing so he would overshoot the runway, well played

[@kennylippiatt]

Wow for someone that never speaks in his videos, I never expected Hellreign's voice to be so soothing to listen to.

[@Wikkus]

Schweeeeeet! Just watched after a long night at work; something very calming about this vid; fluid flying, both your voices, the rain on the canopy... Yes, I'm weird.

[@ralfidude]

ASMR dogfighting

[@brendanraistrick5923]

Oh that's hot

[@maxmark122]

that's hot *looking through binocs*

[@vgtboy]

Needs some Fortnite

[@ErnestoLopez-qj7iu]

*YAAAAAAAHHH*

[@the88tench3]

That was a tidy flight, not bad for someone who hasn't flown the MiG 21 for a year!! You might find this interesting, check out the lightning association website for some interesting stories on how the English Electric Lightning was flown on QRA scrambles by the RAF intercepting aircraft in the Norway-UK-Greenland gap. They'd be doing intecepts 450 miles from base with air to air refuelling from sea level to 50,000ft in all weather and times of day, in complete radio silence for the most part in a jet that is more or less a twin engined MiG 21!!

[@the88tench3]

I'll second you on that, that plane desperately needs a full fidelity flight sim for it, would be great to see the feranti ai23 radar modeled on it, it'll be perfect for the cold war servers to sit QRA with. F6 would be the best to model in dcs

[@silenthunteruk]

@@the88tench3 Ah, the Lightning. The only aircraft that is in fuel emergency as soon as it leaves the ground.

[@the88tench3]

There's always plenty of tankers around!! According to lightning pilots they had a sixth sense for finding tankers so that solves that problem!

[@sailing8130]

@@silenthunteruk Let's not forget those Lucas electrical issues.

[@spheren]

Loved this. Moar Mig 21!

[@RodrigoVerdugo]

As usual great video, calm and precise, take care Ralfi!

[@tyoma_14]

I was waiting for a MIG-21 video. So beautiful.

[@jasonharrop98]

Looked really professional with you and hellreign

[@consume_vegetables]

i can't get to waypoints right most of the time and i always play with labels on. You guys are amazing.

[@og-bleistift]

the landing at the end was suprisingly relaxing...

[@apex771]

That was actually so impressive. I was hanging on the edge of my seat.

[@theonefrancis696]

I love how Hellreign Mig has the 82 number on it haha

[@veeaa]

Absolutely fantastic video!

[@ralfidude]

Thankies

[@mikemontgomery2654]

It was cool watching this same mission from both perspectives.

[@aMegaMaxProductions]

When I saw him overshoot the tire marks, it was over. Kinda hoping he would do around at that point. Good video, makes me want to jump into the 21!

[@lalxl]

The Mig-21 is the best looking jet period IMO! Such a beautiful machine!

[@MatthewHolevinski]

I was watching this muted, listening to everybody gets high by missio in the background and right when it dropped someone kicked on the engines to taxi and it was Awesome.

[@Le_Petit_Lapin]

That rain on canopy noise at the start

[@what1462]

Love watching this , you and hellreign82 should do more vids together

[@GunniesLetsFlyVFR]

Great vid mate. :)

[@deadmanfoot6864]

What a beautiful landing oh my

[@williambenedictalava2634]

Gorgeous Mig-21

[@WinchesterDelta1]

Good stuff again.

[@maikbanner7552]

The Landing howling sound at 12:11 minute is amazing.

[@luma9007]

9:53 That sound reminded me of something I can't quite put my finger on. Suddenly had to go check the fridge.

[@existentialdonut]

Gorgeous video, only thing to make it better is the ol' 4K reso.

[@TheKentrom]

Beautiful

[@mattcope8982]

Tight flying guys, nice

[@clooterus4456]

Just started watching your stuff and I gotta say. Holy fuck. I dont think i could ever be this good at a sim.

[@MrDredthizz007]

Are you gonna be able to stop before the end of the runway? Yeeesss...?

[@windigo000]

micron precision op. love it . maybe few more microns for Hellreign to land on xD

[@dogetothemoon223]

Awesome synchronized flight.

[@truisticprince]

*fortunate son intensifies*

[@Kikazino]

Close But not close enough

[@mulsannebump]

Very cool.

[@MarkosManiadakis]

Awesome

[@REPOMAN24722]

Good landing, I had a chance to fly on a mig-21 simulator with cockpit and the damn thing was almost impossible to land and the controls were so heavy felt like a gym workout, that said, nice plane to fly. Hardest plane to control at low speed.

[@yd3941]

Хорошо, guys!

[@borgel1545]

You guys making a dockfight and i'm not even able to start up a plane xD

[@brucehearn2621]

You flew against B-52H? Or did your missiles take out the rear gun of the G?

[@Dragon.7722]

Mig21 still my favorite plane in DCS. Moar please.

[@MaximilianoAedo]

Vietnam War flashbacks intensify.

[@ShoulderPorkHam]

That's one weird sounding IASGATG you got there mate.

[@surakhiri]

"YES!?" :D

[@F139]

Good kill

[@theflyinggasmask]

i have missed the fishbed sorties

[@Akm72]

What altitude were the B-52s flying at? Seemed pretty low to me; as I understand it B-52s would usually be found above 50,000 ft or, less commonly, flying nap of the Earth to go in below the radar (though the USAF turned away from the low-altitude approach after examining their losses in Vietnam).

[@ThePaulv12]

Would be nice if the B-52s had their rear turrets working. In an old flight sim I loved, Janes F-15 if you turned on your own country (there was only the F-15) and attacked a B-52 it would absolutely hammer you if didn't approach from the right angle. If you attacked head on the cannon would still land a few shots on you as you flew past.

[@avycn7563]

Rain is nice look

[@rpeltier2621]

I find it interesting that the three B52s didn't use any countermeasures against the MiGs, such as chaff, flares, ECM, guns, or evasive maneuvers. Must be like shooting fish in a barrel.

[@slobama]

That's because it's an amateur game. Very little to almost no realistic play.

[@WTCheatShaming]

Im sort of sad they dont model the B52 in game with the twin 20mm bofors they used to have in the back of those. Also makes me sad since I work on the B52.

[@Kimchi_Studios]

That new DCS trailer tho..

[@rom2987]

Where are you been?!?!

[@pontiacGXPfan]

B52 actually did shoot down a Mig-21 in Vietnam. I couldn't believe it myself

[@Tx556]

So what Hotas are you running now? I know you had gotten some of the virpil or vkb stuff.

[@ralfidude]

I'm running my Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS for most things, but I like my VIRPIL setup for things like the 21 and 18, while I use the t16000 FCS for things like ARMA and Shit Thunder, etc. It's a mixed bag of combinations.

[@peter10245]

Dropping empty externals over crowded City. "Bombs away Bitches !!" :-) I don´t think it´s a standard Procedure to drop them except in a Emergency. That Cans cost some Rubels Comrades.

[@ralfidude]

It costs your life as well in a turn fight.

[@kensai7]

@ralfidude, by this lousy weather, wouldn't it have made sense to set up the "cloud mode" for the radar? Or was it already on?

[@ralfidude]

The reduced cloud effect button was on, nothing I can do about ground clutter though

[@TheWuffball]

How do you use your mouse w/ your joystick and throttle? Do you sit it beside one or the other?

[@Nackenzwei]

It is Telekinesis. He mentioned it during one of his streams. He actually puts his mouse as far away from his HOTAS as possible.

[@polaskatyu9368]

Wuffball to avoid using a mouse you could use an eye tracker also

[@peterlaanguila6089]

Oh dear I miss Linebacker and the fuck counter so much

[@elestromusicgamesfun1101]

4:55 - I rly need to clean my monitor...

[@18eNick]

What did you set to make your zoom fast?

[@ralfidude]

friction slider on my warthog hotas throttle

[@TwoHeadedHawk]

Quick question ralfi, do you play standalone or through steam?

[@ralfidude]

standalone

[@existentialdonut]

4K please!

[@LazzySeal]

Got some Bartek's textures mode there?

[@ralfidude]

Nope, default

[@anupsethi8050]

I want this in my pc

[@carlchristophercalo4845]

Is it possible that i can master this plane? I mean like know all the controls. Im no pilot btw..

[@wraith444]

Those two missiles you rippled off against the bomber looked a bit like they collided with each other instead of the target... You wouldn't happen to have a Tacview recording of this flight, would you?

[@ralfidude]

Those 52's were tanking up to 3-4 missiles in our testing, it wasn't missile collision.

[@wraith444]

@@ralfidude Fair enough, I suppose I'm not surprised. Big target and anemic missiles and all...

[@ShadeAKAhayate]

@@wraith444 Let's hope for the modern damage model coming to DCS...

[@Bullet4MyEnemy]

Double missiles? Is that a bug?

[@francesboy2]

Probably intentional, bombers can take multiple missiles to take down and the mig-21 has double launch capability

[@yoongilimerence]

Nice gits intro

[@ralfidude]

Danke!

[@wiwihfirman8499]

did you kill the mig 29?

[@FSX3000]

How can you learn/fly this beast with the russian cockpit labels ?

[@ralfidude]

I had the english mod cockpit a long while ago, and it made me remember where certain things were, but mostly Hellreign jogged my memory for all the essential things I had to re-remember. Some things I forgot, like locking the nose wheel before take off and silly little things like that.

[@roygarrett1865]

Lol you got smoked by the tail guns

[@ralfidude]

What tail guns, where, when?

[@alexanderherrmann743]

I'm anticipating the F4 Phantom 2

[@Chibbs.E]

Someday... Someday...

[@Iffy350]

F-16 in 2019 and F-4 in 2020

[@Chibbs.E]

@@Iffy350 But where's my F-15E?

[@venom56]

Well, F-15E is a different story. It's in development, not by ED but RAZBAM, so theoretically it can also come in 2k19. But let's be realistic, it probably ain't gonna happen right.

[@alexanderherrmann743]

I love the 70s aircraft. People think they are ugly but many aces were made in those aircraft. They were the backbone of the Cold War. I would love to fly an A6 and all it's variants. Imagine flying a supersonic bomber/tanker/elint/SEAD aircraft. The A6 did all of those roles.

[@stately1967]

would you use vr headsets with this game?

[@ralfidude]

You can, as absolutely

[@poobertop]

Is the 21 a true multi-roll or is it designed as a fighter first?

[@ralfidude]

The multi-role is more of a gimmick than anything, but it can do air to ground. It's really an intercept fighter. Short range, take off from field and get guided on towards what needs killing and come right back home. But they expanded on this bird quite a bit because it was so popular among several nations due to how cheap it was. The most recent variant has a radar equivalent to that of an F-16. That's nothing to sneer at.

[@poobertop]

@@ralfidude Thanks for the Reply Ralph, very interesting. $2m per unit according to wiki, that's dirt cheep. f-16 is $19m for comparison. 9 Migs per 1 F-16. Operation Mole Cricket 19 illustrates the effectiveness of Western Jets though.

[@AudieHolland]

@@poobertop Vietnam Air War illustrates the effectiveness of Eastern Block anti air capabilities though.

[@maximme]

sorry to ask, which game is this?

[@ralfidude]

Description

[@maximme]

@@ralfidude / haahahahaha I thought Hellreign82 was your wingman call sign....thanks anyway

[@minhluxuan3207]

25 B52 was shoot down in 12 days dien bien phu on the air :V :V

[@ralfidude]

And? What does that have anything to do with this video?

[@Riotdrone]

@@ralfidude sometimes you just love to see a b-52 explode

[@andrewwilliams9419]

Do you recommend track IR?

[@ralfidude]

Highly, IR 5

[@andrewwilliams9419]

@@ralfidude Thanks I do have trackIR and tried using with FSX but I cant get past the looking away from the monitor thing, I guess I'll try again to get used to.

[@ShadeAKAhayate]

@@andrewwilliams9419 Use moar curves m8! Like, very smooth at center 10% (5% to each side), 1:1 at 10-40% and exponential at more than 40%. Adjust %% corresponding to your comfort and monitor size.

[@andrewwilliams9419]

@@ShadeAKAhayate Thanks I downloaded a (your) profile and it works great..I love it now thanks

[@divyamjaiswal3361]

Which game is this?

[@ralfidude]

The description has a purpose mate

[@MTMGaming]

2:29 didn't smash mean speed ?

[@ralfidude]

It's both. Officially only for exterior lights, but certain flight squadrons have adopted it to mean speed as well.

[@davornovosel2018]

now I wanna se f35. To see what is the difference.

[@nathanskupowski4726]

What game is this

[@EmilBeaird]

Digital Combat Simulator on PC

[@josh-uk9627]

Do you ever think this game will come to console

[@ralfidude]

Hahahahah, ahhh, no.

[@MrGtubedude]

Are you in the military?

[@ralfidude]

niet

[@DarKFrenzy108]

Wait. Hellreign talks?! I've always enjoyed his videos but the biggest downside for me is the lack of voice. I can't always read subtext while watching.

[@martialme84]

I like the video itself, but please correct the title. Cheers.

[@ralfidude]

no

[@edelstahl_blackbird]

What game

[@ralfidude]

What description

[@ShadeAKAhayate]

DCS World (free) with MiG-21Bis addon (paid).

[@matthewhaythorpe]

10:12 Somebody is very fortunate his gear went down after not returning the lever to neutral.

[@ikonane]

Nah, he just accidentally pressed up instead of down if you look carefully. Look at 6:52 for example. In neutral and locked in place.

[@mayankriyal3091]

What is the name of simulator game?

[@superlumbagoman9370]

DCS

[@ralfidude]

it's always in the description

[@dvorgaz]

Doesn't the 21 run like shit for anyone else? For me it stutters unplayably.

[@rahsaanmoore3986]

Love you daddy

[@Wayoutthere]

2/10. Way to slick

[@TheCerebralDude]

All the 52s lost over North Vietnam were lost to SAMs none lost to fighters

[@ralfidude]

K, so?

[@ngocvunguyen4695]

look at this joke =))) in fact, many 52s were shot down by Vietnamese fighters

[@TheCerebralDude]

ralfidude So the title is false

[@TheCerebralDude]

Ngoc Vu Nguyen None were. All 15 were lost to Surface to Air missiles during Operation Linebacker 2 during December, 1972 you can look it up yourself

[@GloriousChickenYT]

your title has hurt his american pride @@ralfidude

[@SomsoKca]

Only 1 phantom? at least put 2,

[@ralfidude]

description

[@SomsoKca]

ralfidude 🤭 most realistic simulator, what are the ED guy doing? lol

[@bobsnyder3309]

While you're playing your silly little games remember the real score B-52 2 (5 if you count the unconfirmed kills) Migs 0

[@streetrider2487]

hahaha taking out bombers w a fighter jet? first try taking out their accompanying F22 raptors n F35s

[@ralfidude]

You must be new around here

[@streetrider2487]

@@ralfidude yes I am.

[@ralfidude]

@@streetrider2487 Yup, it shows. But stick around and maybe you can get a gist of what to expect from a flight simulator, and not base it off of real life as those comparisons are pointless here.