MiG-21 SPS-K (Germany)

2023-06-19T22:07:56Z

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{{About
| about = German jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = other versions
| link = MiG-21 (Family)
}}
{{Specs-Card
|code=mig-21_sps_k
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|StoreImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (NATO Code: Fishbed-F) is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} German jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced as a premium pack in [[Update "Ground Breaking"]].

== General info ==
=== Flight performance ===
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
! colspan="2" | Max Speed (km/h at 13,000 m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (metres)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (metres/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (metres)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
! Stock
| 2,210 || 2,195 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 37.7 || 38.3 || 124.6 || 117.8 || rowspan="2" | 750
|-
! Upgraded
| 2,280 || 2,240 || 34.5 || 36.0 || 167.0 || 145.0
|-
|}

==== Details ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="6" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
|-
| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="7" | Limits
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
|-
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
|-
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 500 || 450 || ~11 || ~5
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
|-
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
|-
| < 650 || < 600 || < 900 || N/A
|-
|}

==== Engine performance ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine
! colspan="5" | Aircraft mass
|-
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="3" | Wing loading (full fuel)
|-
| colspan="2" | Tumansky R-11F2S-300 || 1
| colspan="2" | 5,692 kg || colspan="3" | 342 kg/m2
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
! colspan="4" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff Weight
|-
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 35m fuel
|-
| 1,120 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet
| 6,340 kg || 6,906 kg || 7,513 kg || 7,852 kg || 9,500 kg
|-
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="5" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
|-
! Condition || 100% || WEP
! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 35m fuel || MTOW
|-
| ''Stationary'' || 3,536 kgf || 5,304 kgf
| 0.84 || 0.77 || 0.71 || 0.68 || 0.56
|-
| ''Optimal'' || 3,536 kgf (0 km/h) || 5,398 kgf (1,200 km/h)
| 0.85 || 0.78 || 0.72 || 0.69 || 0.57
|-
|}

=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}

The aircraft gets 60 mm bulletproof glass in front of the pilot and 10 mm of steel behind the pilot, making it more survivable in head-on attacks. Even with the bulletproof glass, the pilot isn't immune to any enemy fire. The plane gets self-sealing fuel tanks in the wings and over the engine.

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]
|-
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)
|-
| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}}
|-
|}
=== Suspended armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}

{{main|OFAB-250sv (250 kg)|FAB-500M-54 (500 kg)|S-5K|S-24|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}
{{main|R-3R|R-3S|R-13M1|R-60}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

* 1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon (250 rpg)
* 4 x R-3S missiles
* 4 x R-3R missiles
* 2 x R-3R missiles + 2 x R-3S missiles
* 64 x countermeasures + 2 x R-13M1 missiles
* 64 x countermeasures + 2 x R-60 missiles
* 64 x S-5K rockets
* 2 x S-24 rockets
* 2 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (500 kg total)
* 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total)
* 1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon + 2 x R-60 missiles
* 1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon + 2 x R-3S missiles + 2 x R-3R missiles

==== Custom loadout options ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! !! width="15%" | 1 !! width="15%" | 2 !! width="15%" | 3
| rowspan="11" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
|-
! 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg)
| || 1 ||
|-
! 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs
| 1 || || 1
|-
! 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs
| 1 || || 1
|-
! S-5K rockets
| 16, 32 || || 16, 32
|-
! S-24 rockets
| 1 || || 1
|-
! R-3R missiles
| 1*, 2 || || 1*, 2
|-
! R-3S missiles
| 1*, 2 || || 1*, 2
|-
! R-13M1 missiles
| 1 || || 1
|-
! R-60 missiles
| 1 || || 1
|-
! Countermeasures
| || 64 ||
|-
| colspan="5" | * Single R-3R missiles can only be equipped in conjunction with a single R-3S missile on the same hardpoint
|}

== Usage in battles ==

''Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''

=== Pros and cons ===

'''Pros:'''

* Has access to R-3R, R-3S, R-13M1, and R-60 air-to-air missiles
* Decent radar to slave R-60s for easier target locking
* In a downtier, it can dominate with its gun and flight characteristics
* Quick plane with good speed for its br
* Decent manoeuvrability at high speed
* Ballistic computer for rockets, making it good for quick attack runs on ground targets

'''Cons:'''

* Bad energy retention in turns
* Poor acceleration making to plane hard to fly in turnfights
* Has to give up the gun for flare/chaff pod
* Hard to make use out of in uptier matches
* RWR is only working in the rear, not all around
* Gun runs out of ammo quickly due to high rate of fire and low ammunition storage

== History ==

The MiG-21 SPS (also MiG-21 PFS) was a subvariant of MiG-21 PF. The acronym SPS comes from "сдув пограничного слоя" ("sduv pogranichnogo sloya") which means "blown flaps". For this, the engine was modified and received a new name R-11F2S-300, this engine redirected some air from the compressor to the flaps. The military wanted it to be able to take off from unpaved airfields, and these modifications shortened the takeoff run to 480 m on average and reduced the landing speed to 240 km/h. Two SPRD-99 (СПРД-99) boosters could be installed to shorten the takeoff run even more. It was mass-produced from 1961 to 1965.

== Media ==


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;Videos
{{Youtube-gallery|QiTm32YVGWc|'''2 Premiums, One Playstyle: MiG-21 SPS-K & MiG-21S''' - ''Spit_flyer''|11i6nBt4rYY|'''The Little Plane That Couldn't - MiG-21-SPS-K''' - ''DEFYN''|YbLIfh0nbfg|'''Should You Buy The MiG-21 SPS-K? - Premium Review''' - ''Sako Sniper''}}

== See also ==

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