I usually take the mig to the deck flanking, going full burner until I hit max speed then never full burner again until i find myself in a proper dogfight. The SMT is amazing at exploiting the longevity.
Hey tim, i really liked you showing the MFD modes on the heads down display, idk if you resd my previous few comments suggesting to show the MFD modes but i really liked it, great review as always too
Guess I'll be watching this video again once I unlock it. The information presented in the video is honestly pretty damn useful, especially for me as I don't know much about 4th gen Russian aircraft
The big problem with top tier is the bugged RWR. I fly 2-3km behind a teammate, he locks an enemy plane ahead, i get a lock warning too. meaning that most of time i don't know who's actually locking me. on the same way i get missile warnings when teammates shoot at enemies and i have to either ignore it as a false alarm and risk getting shot or try to notch just in case getting myself out of position. now i understand that RWR can give a false positive is someone BEHIND ME locks someone who is ahead of me because i'm in the way of the radar beam but not when he's in front by several km
Gosh, Tim. Another great review and video. The aircraft’s history at the beginning and attention to detail adds an extra touch that separates your videos apart from others.
After having flown the f16c, f14b and mig29g for a while I'd take the 29 anyway of the week. The missiles are simply better and the fuel and rwr is no issue once you get used to it. SA is key. Having your missiles reach first in a head on with the 27ER/ET is just superior to carrying more missiles like f14. And most of the time you can hold your own in bfm against other fighters. Sure you can win every battle but not every battle is even
close in furball like Ace Combat is really fun if your plane can tango but the problem is not every plane can. I learn that the hard way after comimg back to the game (flying F105) after a very long time out of the loop
For seeker slaving, to have an accurate rate-of-closure indication so it'll be easier to tell if they're trying some maneuver to force me to overshoot them, and yes for the EEGS if the opportunity comes up.
r27er is not arguably the best radar missile, it is objectively. taking r73's over 2x27er is pretty bad, taking IR missiles over radar just lets you not think about positioning but it's worse.
Hey Tim, do you plan on reviewing the JH-7? Reading up on it , the capabilities of it in the game are a bit of a letdown. Maybe we'll see a later model come, featuring the radar jamming pods, etc.
3:05, if "multiple ACM targeting frames" refers to the ability to change the radar scope while in ACM mode, (IE change from the tall long ACM mode to a more focused box like in western jets) this might have been correct at the time of uploading, but it's no longer correct at time of my commenting.
I dont have prem acc, and use stock Mig29G, I already happy with only 2 x R-73. Yeah I can kill like 1-3 enemies easily. But I think this plane have issue while dogfight with F-16 (but thx to R-73 again it save me a lot), the most hardest dogfight for me so far is with Mirage, this plane almost in every single match will lose while dogfight with Mirage even R-73 in many case cant help you while dogfight with mirage.
Its best in GRB as you can dog fight f16 usually 1v1. At top tier i get team killed by friendly missiles if i go into the mosh quiet often. Thw r27's are great but the r73 are so broken its funny 😂 i get kills with my nose facing 90 degres away fron enemies dumoing flares and it still hits them 😂
I think I speak for everyone when I say I really appreciate your reviews. Your reviews are BY FAR the most useful out there, and incredibly underrated. Keep it up! 🫡
@TimsVariety I see, and I know you don't play ground too often, but I'd love it if you could make a video on the ztz96 but not the a version thanks tim:)
Hi Tim. İ need help and quescion maybe u help me. After august patch agm-65 missiles laser lock system is broken. İf u try use 3. View camera lock to every thing.. Trees, rocks, sea, road... Etc.etc.. i check forum and wrote Gaijin but no turns. U know anything about this ??
Maxed out ace pilot, bruh you need to get a ton of xp on a specific plane to get an ace pilot. they should just remove ace and expert unless they're going to improve the base pilot to be usable with modern jets.
Great plane great review... now all Gaijin has to do is get a fucking grip and provide fun gameplay. RB sucks SB is not only dead since forever but punishes everyone who still wants to play this mode. I am off to DCS where I can fly whatever I want however I want without being punished by some bs economy. I still pay upfront in SB just to spawn the damn plane and I need 3 kills just to break even on that spawn fee... for a plane that I had to grind for ages or even paid for. Very regrettable experience as usual.
In short, like the MiG-29 9.12A but with R-73s, R-27ETs, and slightly more engine thrust and have to research another 400k for better missiles.
And better fuel consumption the biggest shortcoming of the first 29 of germany
But I mean a lot of coming planes are gonna be like this
Also NATO avionics wich are barely modelled
It was worth it.
at least you keep the good flight model :/
Fun fact - Polish MiG-29s were very much able to use NATO weapons.
I usually take the mig to the deck flanking, going full burner until I hit max speed then never full burner again until i find myself in a proper dogfight. The SMT is amazing at exploiting the longevity.
Always a treat when you post a new review, keep up the good work Tim!
Hey tim, i really liked you showing the MFD modes on the heads down display, idk if you resd my previous few comments suggesting to show the MFD modes but i really liked it, great review as always too
I saw. Thats exactly why I showed it ;-)
Guess I'll be watching this video again once I unlock it. The information presented in the video is honestly pretty damn useful, especially for me as I don't know much about 4th gen Russian aircraft
Yeah I’m jealous, I have the SMT which does have a crazy radar and more flares but the flight performance isn’t great
The big problem with top tier is the bugged RWR. I fly 2-3km behind a teammate, he locks an enemy plane ahead, i get a lock warning too. meaning that most of time i don't know who's actually locking me. on the same way i get missile warnings when teammates shoot at enemies and i have to either ignore it as a false alarm and risk getting shot or try to notch just in case getting myself out of position. now i understand that RWR can give a false positive is someone BEHIND ME locks someone who is ahead of me because i'm in the way of the radar beam but not when he's in front by several km
Pd radars generate a very strong return signal so no its not completely unrealistic
Man I love your reviews, always interesting and informative... thanks for that mate🙏😄❤️
yet another rewiev!!! havnt watched it but looking foward to it!
Ayy, back to War Thunder Wednesday
Very nice video! I am on my way to this plane right now, so I wanted to watch something about it and your video was perfect hahah.
Gosh, Tim. Another great review and video. The aircraft’s history at the beginning and attention to detail adds an extra touch that separates your videos apart from others.
Gosh that demo color scheme looks so good
After having flown the f16c, f14b and mig29g for a while I'd take the 29 anyway of the week. The missiles are simply better and the fuel and rwr is no issue once you get used to it.
SA is key.
Having your missiles reach first in a head on with the 27ER/ET is just superior to carrying more missiles like f14.
And most of the time you can hold your own in bfm against other fighters. Sure you can win every battle but not every battle is even
I prefer 9m honestly also in pure dogfight you loose every time against f16 block 15 and mirage 2k
bro why is South America the key???
How? this thing bleeds speed way to much, i beat it in my f5e and im not a skilled player
I just got this plane, thanks for the vid!
I just finished the vid, very useful and entertaining, loved it
Remember, despite how maneuverable the Mig-29s are, do not enter a 2-circle fight with the F-16. Favor the 1-circle and you should do fine.
This is the best thing I ever saw.
I like the 29G but I have to say:
Grinding for it and flying it is REALLY not a great time. Top tier is really hard right now.
it´s not hard, it´s just boring cause personal skill matters little, your weapons matter.
@@AndyAttrition Well, I rarely even get a kill, no matter if I am stock or if I am at reference.
I find top tier to be hard because of that.
Very excited for this!
I've got a question. why is the Icon so wacky on the FAB-500/250M?
Great as always thank you
close in furball like Ace Combat is really fun if your plane can tango but the problem is not every plane can. I learn that the hard way after comimg back to the game (flying F105) after a very long time out of the loop
Dude love the video. I’m currently grinding this out! 😂
Great review!
I-I'm sorry can you repeat that? As soon as you mentioned the fuel burn it was all i could focus on on-screen.
Just...damn
Any reason why you always lock the enemy with the radar while shooting an IR missile? Just for the guns in case the missile didn't hit?
For seeker slaving, to have an accurate rate-of-closure indication so it'll be easier to tell if they're trying some maneuver to force me to overshoot them, and yes for the EEGS if the opportunity comes up.
r27er is not arguably the best radar missile, it is objectively. taking r73's over 2x27er is pretty bad, taking IR missiles over radar just lets you not think about positioning but it's worse.
Hey Tim, do you plan on reviewing the JH-7? Reading up on it , the capabilities of it in the game are a bit of a letdown. Maybe we'll see a later model come, featuring the radar jamming pods, etc.
JH-7A is next week's review.
3:05, if "multiple ACM targeting frames" refers to the ability to change the radar scope while in ACM mode, (IE change from the tall long ACM mode to a more focused box like in western jets) this might have been correct at the time of uploading, but it's no longer correct at time of my commenting.
There's a running joke on the channel that the snail loves to change minor details of stuff immediately after I post a video about it.
I dont have prem acc, and use stock Mig29G, I already happy with only 2 x R-73. Yeah I can kill like 1-3 enemies easily. But I think this plane have issue while dogfight with F-16 (but thx to R-73 again it save me a lot), the most hardest dogfight for me so far is with Mirage, this plane almost in every single match will lose while dogfight with Mirage even R-73 in many case cant help you while dogfight with mirage.
Do you have(or plan on making)a discord server?
Its best in GRB as you can dog fight f16 usually 1v1. At top tier i get team killed by friendly missiles if i go into the mosh quiet often.
Thw r27's are great but the r73 are so broken its funny 😂 i get kills with my nose facing 90 degres away fron enemies dumoing flares and it still hits them 😂
Is that the mig of 87!??!
Maybe the MiG of 87 was the friends we made along the way...
Haha, the Russians are finally getting that feeling of another country having the best variant of their vehicle
except that happens all the time. the only thing that doesn't get that is the helicopters at top tier.
I think I speak for everyone when I say I really appreciate your reviews. Your reviews are BY FAR the most useful out there, and incredibly underrated. Keep it up! 🫡
Can you review the new mi8 amtsh? Thank you:)
Its on the list. I'm still trying to decide if I want to do one vid for the Mi-8 family, or just the AMTSH, or maybe just one of the lower ones.
@TimsVariety I see, and I know you don't play ground too often, but I'd love it if you could make a video on the ztz96 but not the a version thanks tim:)
Hi Tim. İ need help and quescion maybe u help me. After august patch agm-65 missiles laser lock system is broken. İf u try use 3. View camera lock to every thing.. Trees, rocks, sea, road... Etc.etc.. i check forum and wrote Gaijin but no turns. U know anything about this ??
I haven't noticed that myself, I'll try to find time to check it out.
Any western munitions, *yet :p
Thank you so much!
He still looses way too much energy in turns compared to f16 and mirage 2k. If you do more than 3 turn u loose
It really hurts watching you sling radar missiles into a group of your teammates.
Yeaaaa I am early. Thanks for this review
Maxed out ace pilot, bruh you need to get a ton of xp on a specific plane to get an ace pilot. they should just remove ace and expert unless they're going to improve the base pilot to be usable with modern jets.
Great plane great review... now all Gaijin has to do is get a fucking grip and provide fun gameplay. RB sucks SB is not only dead since forever but punishes everyone who still wants to play this mode. I am off to DCS where I can fly whatever I want however I want without being punished by some bs economy. I still pay upfront in SB just to spawn the damn plane and I need 3 kills just to break even on that spawn fee... for a plane that I had to grind for ages or even paid for. Very regrettable experience as usual.
"It will be meta for a long time." 8 months after this plane sucks beacuse fox 3.
F16 laughs at this review lol
Пусть смеётся. Ибо эта курица на ф-16 будет съедена как вошь
The radar user interface is so bad in War Thunder.
I've been teamkilled by so many friendly R-73s or 9Ms the last month in top tier. It's just not fun even if you fly the best planes in the game...
Lmao
Migger power
Migger power
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