The MiG's monstrous Thrust-to-Weight Ratio and turn rate will leave most opponents in the dust, forcing the enemy to either disengage or bleed away energy in a futile attempt to keep up. A reliable tactic when an enemy is on your tail is entering an upward spiral. A smart Farmer pilot will abuse this to turn seemingly untouchable faster opponents into easy prey. Though the MiG-19S's top speed is lower than some of its contemporaries, such as the F-4C Phantom II or J-7II, the Farmer instead boasts an immense thrust-to-weight ratio when the afterburner is active, allowing pilots to engage in energy-burning manoeuvres with faster opponents, who will struggle to keep up with the acceleration of the MiG-19 when recovering speed afterwards. Little at top tier can match the raw power of the MiG-19S's dual afterburning engines, which allow the pilot the safety to deal with slower aircraft at his or her own pace, as the defender slowly loses their energy. 2 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (500 kg total)įarmer pilots will need to rely on the power of their engines above all else to come out victorious in battle.The plane's high thrust-to-weight also allows it to take off quicker than most other jets it will find itself with and against. Thanks to the plane's access to a drogue chute, as well as the relatively strong landing gear, the MiG-19S is capable of pulling of high-speed landings, with a touchdown at over 350 km/h being easily possible. Elevator authority is not terrible, but subsonic fighter jets will easily beat out a MiG-19S in a turning engagement. In exchange for these great engines however, MiG-19S pilots will find their fighter's manoeuvrability moderately worse than their opponents, with the Farmer's rudder being especially poor compared to its contemporaries. Thanks to the two afterburning turbojet engines, the MiG-19S is able to accelerate very well at all speeds and can use this thrust to achieve a considerable climb rate matched by nearly no other aircraft at its tier. The MiG-19S 'Farmer' serves as a capable supersonic fighter boasting an incredible thrust-to-weight ratio, a highly competitive top speed, and lethal primary armaments. All in all, the MiG-19PT is a great introduction to supersonic jets, as it has great performance and flight characteristics, allowing players of the German tech tree to learn kinematic missile evasion techniques and higher tier dogfight doctrine, aspects that the F-104G on the other side of the tech tree lacks. The MiG-19S also receives an extra gun, giving it more firepower and ammo to use. However, due to the absence of such systems, the aircraft is noticeably lighter. Unlike the PT in the Soviet tree, the German MiG-19S lacks any air-to-air missiles or dedicated search and track radar systems. The MiG-19S may seem worse at first, but in the hands of an experienced pilot, it is merely a sidegrade, if not better than its Soviet tree counterpart. The ◊MiG-19S (NATO designation: "Farmer-C") was introduced in Update 1.87 "Locked On" as the German equivalent to the MiG-19PT found in the Soviet tech tree. The German MiG-19s would serve until 1969, when they were replaced with mid-life models of the MiG-21, such as the MiG-21SPS-K and MiG-21MF One of the countries to receive and use the MiG-19S was Germany, which operated 12 MiG-19S alongside 12 other aircraft of the MiG-19PM variant. The MiG-19S entered production in 1956, and was exported to multiple countries shortly after. It was armed with three 30 mm NR-30 cannons in comparison to the two found on most other models. The MiG-19S was a special variant of the MiG-19, incorporating an all-moving slab tail and the Svod long-range navigation receiver.
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