MiG (Red Alert 1)

The MiG was the primary attack aircraft used by the Soviet Union and its vassal states during GWWII. It was a swept wing fighter-bomber that mounted numerous missiles, and usually fired them all in a swarm. Due to external carriage it could load missiles and fire them very quickly. They were built and reloaded at Airfields.

The GWWII-era MiG, the MiG 29, was a swept wing fighter-bomber that mounted numerous missiles, and usually fired them all in a swarm. Due to external carriage of a number of missiles, it could load missiles and fire them very quickly. They were built and reloaded at airstrips.

MiGs were equipped with at least 3 undercarriage mount AS-12 missiles, which were optimized for use against armoured targets, against which they did significant damage. The Migs reloaded extremely quickly and flew to and from their targets with equal speed, allowing savvy commanders to make strike after strike against an opponent. The Mig was also used against enemy attack columns. However, the missiles lacked homing apparatus, thus making it extremely difficult to successfully hit moving targets. Since the Soviets did not have an effective anti-tank mine, this was the next best solution.

Unfortunately, the price paid for such remarkable versatility was AA guns. However, this was mitigated somewhat by the fact that these cannons had short range. However, any concentrated anti-aircraft defense could deny an area to the Migs.

After their defeat in the Great World War II, the Soviet's airforce was greatly reduced, and the production of new MiGs wasn't allowed. To compensate this the Soviets developed the Kirov Airship, and later started constructing MiGs again by the time of the Psychic Dominator Disaster.

Behind the Scenes
The MiG is portrayed by a MiG-29 Fulcrum in the cutscenes and a MiG-23 Flogger for the in-game unit.