Nice work so far on those textures RedPhantom... they're coming along quite nicely! :)

I got the UV mapping and textures done on the MiG-21 Weapons Sets... Here are the various weapons options that I modeled (as with the Phantom I only made models for the most common loads). I deliberately chose to put Soviet markings on the weapons as many of the weapons sent to North Vietnam (including most of the Aircraft) arrived and were pressed into service with Russian Markings still painted on (the textures for the main MiG model also have mainly Russian makings and labels except for the Nose Numbers, Roundels, and North Vietnamese Service Flags/Squadron Patches)... or simply painted out on arrival... It was quite common for MiG's in Vietnam to still have all the Russian markings intact except for the tail numbers (which would be painted over when Nationality Roundels and new Aircraft Nose Numbers were applied).

Center-line Pylon (23mm GSH- G-9 Gun Pod, 130Gal Drop Tank, 550lb Bombs)

Inner-wing Pylons (K-13 AA2 Atoll Missiles or 550lb Bombs)

Outer-wing Pylons (130Gal Drop Tanks or K-13 AA2 Atoll Missiles)

During the Vietnam Conflict the MiG-21 had few alternatives for weapons.. sometimes older Beam-riding, Radar Guided K-5 Alkali Missiles were carried, but due to limited combat effectiveness were replaced with the K-13 Atoll which was a cloned Aim-9 Sidewinder reverse engineered from captured examples. The Mig-21 could also be armed with a selection of unguided Rockets and Rocket Pods but this was also not very common as the Fishbed had poor Ground Attack performance on the best of days. Like most dedicated Interceptors of the 50's and 60's, the MiG was mainly designed for high altitude Bomber Interceptions and so suffered (like most Bomber-Interceptors of the era) from poor range and deficiencies in Electronics and Counter-measures... and a lack of weight capacity for Weapons carriage.

Oddly enough, despite these deficiencies, the North-Vietnamese Air Force (VPAF) made good use of the MiG-21 scoring a high Kill Rate against US Air Force F-105's and B-52's engaged in Air Operations over South Vietnam. The MiG-21 could also out-maneuver the F4 phantom in a turning fight and often bested early F4B's in the "Dog-fight" environment of close air combat where the MiG's greater agility allowed it to avoid the missile attacks of the F4. In post-Vietnam studies the MiG-21 easily compared to smaller US Fighters such as the F-16 for speed and maneuverability and it is still in service in many countries around the world today...