![]() ![]() Unlike Jet tengus that can be built in unlimited numbers Migs are limited on an airfield so the soviet commander must build more airfields to build more migsīattlefield reconnaissance has revealed at least these facts about the Mig Fighter:.Tier 2, unlike the Apollo fighter which is tier 1.Weaker armor compared to even an unupgraded Apollo. ![]() Airfields provide no repair capability to MiGs on their own the airfield's bays must be included within the repair radius of a Crusher Crane, or else the MiG must hover a Crane to repair.Delays between salvos will cause it to lose on-on-one to an Apollo of equal rank and health.A rival to the Apollo and superior to the Empire's Jet Tengu.Available once Airfield has built (if the Super Reactor is destroyed or sold off, MiGs can still be built).Much more effective against large targets than Apollos because of burst damage.Can use its special ability to return to base faster. ![]() Deals area damage, making it more effective against massed targets than Apollo fighters.Allied Apollo fighters, however, are still a threat, possessing greater speed and in a one-on-one battle it will typically win. an enemy Apollo Fighter), then the MiG can engage its Return to Base special ability afterburners, and thanks to the vastly increased speeds with the afterburners on, the MiG can catch up to the enemy, turn off the afterburners once it catches up, and blast the enemy aircraft out of the sky.ĭollar for dollar, MiGs are superior to Empire of the Rising Sun's Jet Tengus. If an enemy aircraft is heading in the vague direction of the MiG's home Airfield, and the MiG cannot quite catch up with the enemy (e.g. It also enable commanders to return the MiGs should they get embroiled in a fight they cannot win.Ī clever tactic for MiGs involves using the Return to Base ability to catch up with fast-flying enemy aircraft. The MiG Fighter has been equipped with special thrusters which enable it to return to it's airfield with a much higher speed, thus often avoiding much enemy anti-air fire on the return to the airfield. The prospect of a brave defender of the Motherland in a fighter inspires, even dissidents, such as Boris Denisov, creator of The Empty Chair documentary. The image of a fighter pilot is an alluring one in the Soviet society. ![]() However, once mastered, flying the MiG is surprisingly straightforward.Ĭadets for the prestigious Soviet National Air Combat Division are picked by political officers, who scour schools for girls and boys that possess just the right mix of daring, aggression, and patriotism, qualities that are then honed for years by the Soviet Military Affairs Bureau. However, due to the lack of precision-machined parts in mass produced fighters, the transition from hovering to flight is not as smooth as one might think - many flight students are unable to perform the maneuver of transitioning, much to the chagrin of flight instructors. Markedly, it is the first Soviet fighter to have full VTOL capability, allowing it to be deployed close to the front line from temporary airbases. Therefore, MiGs deplete their ammo faster and are more fragile, due to its exposed hardpoints. As a missile, it takes more room in MiGs than the bullets in the Allied and Imperial counterparts. In addition, the missile is capable of doing splash damage, thanks to its clustered warheads. Its main weapon, the Type M burst missile, can accurately track and destroy enemy aircraft, no matter how many electronic countermeasures they use, thanks to the multiple smaller warheads embedded in each missile. The end result is a formidable air dominance fighter, with a revolutionary design. With Krasna in disarray and predictions that the Soviet Union would be unable to create a credible air superiority fighter for at least a decade, the two began their work under the auspices of the Mikevich-Guroyan Aircraft Design Bureau. The MiG is a plane created by Mikevich and Guroyan, two young Soviet designers that joined forces to create a next-generation air superiority fighter after the fiasco of the KA-3 Tesla plane, the crash of which took the life of Krasna Aerospace's lead aircraft designer. ![]()
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