J-7 'Fishbed'



The J-7 'Fishbed' is a People's Republic of China-built version of the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. Though production ceased in 2008 it continues to serve, mostly as an interceptor, in several air forces.
 * Tech Level: 5
 * Damage Base: 14
 * Min./Max. Airspeed: 3/16
 * Maneuver (Loaded): 3 (3)
 * Aerobatic (Loaded): 1 (1)
 * Defence (Loaded): 14 (13)
 * Climb Rate (Loaded): 1 (1)
 * Shallow/Steep/Power/Vertical Dives: 2/4/5/7
 * Operational Ceiling: 12
 * Stores External/Pylon/Internal: 1/2/0
 * Guns: 2 x 30mm Cannon
 * Cost: 638
 * Maintenance Cost: 64

Voodoo Scuttlebutt
"We arrived at the warehouse, where our flight's MiG-21s were being held. To our surprise we found some cheap Chinese ripoff. Well let's just say we ended out contract there and the J-7s became these." - Ivan "Stacks" Stakhovsky, revealing a fork