@@jadenhalstead7290 Well, its the smallest bomber with a huge loadout. Of course, it is slow. The thing is, it has decent survivability and also very nice canon to play with. Mobility is it's only downside.
I feel like the Savage is a good option aswell. Unlike the Lazer and Hydra, the Savage's autocannon didn't get nerfed, making it as powerful as it always was. It can also take 2 homing missiles before blowing up. It's slow and it's not agile so not the best against aircraft, but against ground targets it's really good
The good old can opener 👍😂 its rhe best Heli against Heavy Armored vehicles talking about MOC Acid Lab etc. Little tip the Anti Aircraft trailer is the most OP thing against armored vehicles ever 😅 Acid lab is gone with 7-8 Dual 20mm cannon shots
For grinding, alongside Buzzard and Sparrow for the light attack roles, the Savage is one of best options for helicopters to use in business missions, vip work and even some contact missions if you want a heavier armed platform since the pilot can control all weapons and it's high rate of missile fire and cannons have their uses in different mission situations.
The Savage deserves to be a Honorable mention. It’s now the only aircraft with the original cannons. Also, it’s a Pegasus vehicle. So you can have 1 as personal and one that can be called from Pegasus.
I think the rogue is a bit underrated, one of the best planes for dogfighting, super maneuverable, top speed is insanely high, has decent cannons, has bombs and super cheap. Very overlooked in my opinion
Rogue while underrated still gets beat out by the likes of Pyro and Starling. I havent used it but it seems to do better against the Hydra and by extension the Raiju.
12:00 FH1 Hunter also has a bombing bay. It is really useful for that one Hanger Supply (Air) mission that gives you the FH1 Hunter where you have to destroy signal jammers.
Best vehicle for that mission I find is the Savage. This mission and the Titan mission where the main two reasons I own a Savage. It's explosive minigun is just super useful on both them. Much easier then using bombs or missiles on the Hunter to take out those jammers.
The starling is my favourite plane for bombing because it annoys greifers when they can't get their mk2 Also why no savage? It's still got the overpowered fuck you cannon from the laser and hydra
That's because it's slow speed and straight wing design. The old prop planes are the same way... Irl, the A-10 was designed for ground targets, not dogfighting. So it needs slow speed and high maneuverability instead to linger around an area for long periods whereas conventional jets (including 5th gen fighters F22 and F35) would overshoot the target area and run out of fuel alot quicker.
As someone said in the comments, the Sparrow, unlimited spammable missiles and it's still pretty fast. And also The toreador, rocket powered, spamable and extremely good tracking missiles.
some stuff you didn't mention: 1.: Sparrow / Buzzard -> The 2 you can simply spawn right next to you. 2.: Deluxo: The one you can keep in any garage 3.: The one and only most important feature of the Raiju: It has not even just 1, but 2 Princess Robot Bubblegum liveries! (One is shiny wasabi kitty, one is PRB herself). The Raiju is the 2nd plane in the game after the Volatol to have this feature. 4.: Technically the Seabreeze has a bomb bay if I recall correctly, and it's a plane you can land in water, while also reasonably fast. 5.: How the hell are the Akula and the FH1 Hunter ahead of the newly upgraded Avenger? The B-11 however is a nice touch, I had a model of an A-10 that I really liked when I was a kid, so I appreciate seeing it on any list.
The Akula has stealth mode and the avenger’s back hold cannot be used during missions. As for the Hunter it is fast and agile while the Avenger can take a while to turn into plane and helicopter modes. The other problem is size the Avenger struggles to find big enough landing zones when in the city so you have to park away from the mission and then go to it wasting time. The same goes for spawning the avenger as it can’t spawn on Helipads or smaller areas that helicopters can.
@@blackhawkuh-6026 The Avenger is literally the only aircraft in the game that provides content. In the form of 6 lame and badly paying, and some not well enough paying missions. On a sidenote, why look for a spot to land it? It has a thruster now. As for the Akula / Hunter, it might just be me, but I really don't like the Akula's handling. Maybe I just went with a too sensitive option when upgrading mine, who knows, I'm not using it anyway, why check. While the Hunter is only at full power proper aim on the explosive MG, while those are a pain to aim properly. Still, I'd say all of them are better than some lame a$$ planes. Like the Raiju for example. Plane controls in the game are still terrible. At least the Volatol and a Raiju look nice with the correct liveries, while not being used in the hangar.
Interesting thing about the Akula as well as Annihilator stealth, while liveries and paint jobs on vehicles are just cosmetic, there is some practicality in pairing the right colours and liveries because they can aid your stealth by blending you with some environments while flying low and can reduce your chance of being visually detected by enemy aerial threats.
Hydra's trade price comes after doing the Humane Labs heist.* As of planes/aircrafts missing, I'd add the Savage for its cannon, the Seabreeze for its amphibious capabilities and the Nokota as an equal alternative to the Molotok/Pyro. People might talk about the Rougue, but its control schemes on max upgrades are weird.
@@bucketcat7599 fastest jet in game and has very good maneuverability as well as instant vtol with good maneuverability as well makes it have a ton of utility
personal list would be riaju b11 starling savage 10.akula because the stealth is helpful and its super quick, just doesn't have very affective weapons. 9.avenger, a lot of people would put it higher and disagree but the avenger is only really affective with a full crew of people and the chance of having that every time you use it is not likely, without them the armour doesn't mean anything because explosive cannons and missiles will destroy the controls easily. 8.hunter, personally I love the hunter and like all the helis in the game, it had a buff due to the cannons being nerfed. but the problem is, is that the hunter is very large so can be an easy target but it is still underrated as its weapons and speed r insane. 7.lazer, still a very good dogfighter but with the cannon nerf it makes dog fighting the only thing it can do now compared to before where u could demolish ground targets. 6. sparrow, this one sounds ridiculous but the missile fire rate matched with the speed and agility for dodging missiles is unmatched. the fact that you can spawn it next to you is the biggest thing for me. 5. pyro, if you get good with the pyro its pretty much unmatched honestly the only reason I didn't put it higher is because its lack of weapons as they are very standard, other than that and one thing ill say later its just insane, personally my 2 favourite dog fighters are the pryo and starling so I know them in and out. the speed of it is amazing, its great at landing and has two seats unlike most jets. 4. savage, the savage is now the only vehicle in the game with the op cannon it can only take two missiles but is very good at dodging them. at this point id say its one of the best at taking ground targets. its cannon is so good it can fight jets now since the hydra and lazer don't have the old cannons, id say the only problem with it is the agility and speed compared to a lot of other helis. 3.starling this one is unbelievably close to second place but there are some things that this thing cant do that second can. the starling is my favourite plane and almost the strongest, if it wants to it can outrun anything in the game just not in the long run, it has missiles to stop anyone close from running away, when your a highly skilled pilot you can force the turn radius to be much smaller than any other plane in the game, its amazing at bombing because of its slow speed without the boost. basically everything about this plane. its also a really small target so hard to hit. 2. b11, the b11 in my opinion is the best looking but most boring jet. it has the most weapon on a jet but is very slow, its a tank so landing, crashing and taking hits from other jets are no problem and it has the speed boost at a certain height. its turn radius makes it almost unmatched in dog fighting, the only exception are really really good lazers and really good starling and pyro players. The reason why its higher then them though is somewhat because of the things i already listed but mainly because it can somewhat counter the number one spot and ill explain that now. 1. Raiju, just insane this jet is amazing. the stealth allows you to ambush players, it looks and feels amazing as its now the new fastest jet in the game. it has a better hover mode than the hydra by far making ground targets easier and also making it able to use this in dog fighting to make up for it's not too good turn radius. if you feel you are about to lose a dog fight you can out speed them and fly away in stealth mode. you can abuse the hover mode in battle with some good timing if the jet your fighting is turning better than you and its biggest property is the fact that its almost fully immune to machine guns, this basically means you counter half the jet roster making it impossible for them to win. I do wish they nerf this jet and get rid of the invincible to machine guns feature, and that's why the b11 is just under it because it can take this thing out but it's still not easily as usually the raiju will just fly away in danger. really just a broken jet tbh but it is very cool I will admit. a lot of ranting but at least its a detailed opinion that might give some less experienced players a good idea of what counters what and how to use them. and mad respect if you had the patients to read all of it. respect in general goes to my fellow pyro and starling mains and lovers.
I personally feel that the avenger with all the cannons and the Imani tech missile lock-on jammer is no. 1 u are basically indestructible u can easily take down mk2s raijus tanks and players in seconds.
My top 5: 1: avenger (I got 23 kills on a level 8000 who tried griefing me by soloing it with stealth-module and gun turrets 🤣) 2: laser (purely because I could absolutely annihilate anyone with this back in the day) 3: the savage. The only downside is how sluggish it is to manoeuvre. The cannon is the best in the game at the moment. 4: the raiju. I bought it for the stealth capabilities. Nothing that uniquely useful about it I’m my opinion. 5: the hunter. I’m putting this here because I can only really use it effectively when I have a copilot using the gun turret. It’s the most effective way to kill ground enemies, particularly if you’re a good pilot. I think some good mentions are the B-11, starling, pyro, molotok, and of course the hydra. I got really good at flying purely because I used the hydra as a transition from helicopters (which are quite easy to use) to jets (which take more skill). It’s super versatile, and is far cheaper than the raiju.
My top 5 list 1. Raiju - Best dogfighting jet and best jet for missions due to VTOL 2. FH-1 hunter- most stacked helicopter in the game and super maneuverable 3. B-11 strickforce- seems to be the only plane that can hang with the rajiu in a dog fight 4. Savage - cannons are t nerfed like laxer 5. Oppressor Mk2- too over powered
my top 5 1. the savage; very useful for missions and its cannons that haven’t been nerfed 2. raiju; amazing and very useful plane. Only reason why it’s below the savage is because the savage has better weapons 3. sparrow; its accessibility is so useful 4. starling; very interesting plane. Great weapons, very easy to land so its also useful for missions 5. oppressor mk2; best grinding vehicle
my top 5: 5. lazer, all around decent jet, better than hydra 4. b11, best plane for dogfighting by a mile, shreds raiju 3. raiju, decent at dogfighting, insanely fast, and most importantly stealth 2. mk2, best money maker in the game 1. prius
4:05 It's the Prison Break Mission you steal the Hydra, that gets you the Discount. Set Up Mission I believe 3-4. It's after the mandatory first 2 in order, to unlock missions 3-4, and then eventually 5, and then finale.
the B11 is THE best against anything but mk2 and Raiju in VTOL, the Missile Barrage is a last resort if you run out of Bombs, I'd compair the Missiles Barrage to the Pipe Bombs and it would of been top 3 or 5 if it had Free Aim Missiles
8:10 It is not very accurate against NPCs. I was surprised when I found out when it could not hit a target about 20 meters away from me 15 degrees to the left, consecutively. It does turn a little bit, but * just * misses. It turns about %90 of the way of the definitely-very-hard-to-turn 15 Degrees, but then misses the stationary target. It's like as if Rockstar was doing this intentionally. When you are playing solo in a PvE environment, it will not be very accurate. So it can piss you off into getting better helicopters and the homing missiles for them, making you buy Shark Cards. When you are against players though, it WILL hit. To piss both the attacker side and the defender side into buying more arms and ammunition, therefore making them buy Shark Cards. Now I know this is a full-on Tinfoil-Hat Conspiracy Theory here, and I was joking when I wrote this, but this could very well be a thing.
But I also wanted to say you seem to be an honest guy you don't rely on clickbait like a lot of UA-camrs just wanted to let you know a lot of people appreciate that
It'd be pretty cool to try to shoot out a missile, outrun it and get in front of the missile you shot and then eject right before the missile catches up and blow your own jet up... Anyone wants to try doing this challenge? You only succeed in you are able to get your jet blown up by your own jet's missile and also be able to eject and parachute down to safety.. Maybe HarmNone can make a video out of trying it until you pull it off successfully... lol
Meanwhile my mind will still see the Annihilator as the best weaponized aircraft. Perhaps not for the weapon aspects, besides air to air fights, but it handles wonderfully, has a bunch of nice lil quirks, and I mean.. it's impressive as hell if you do kill someone with it when they're on the ground, you just gotta respect that person.
I think the b11 is the best because I only use a jet to fight Griefers if I’m doing missions I use the mk2 and for me the b11 is the hardest jet to go against and I like that it goes slow because in dog fights that is needed for sharper turning and unlike the ruiju once you kill the Griefers you can drop bombs or use the barrage missiles to spawn kill them. But if I’m only killing ground targets then it’s the fh1-hunter all day you just need someone else with you.
I have the raiju, but personally I think it is rivaled by the pyro and sparrow. I've fought with great pilots in both, and the pyro is UNSHAKEABLE. My god is that thing sticky. Unless you get the drop in stealth mode from the beginning of the fight, you hardly stand a chance. The sparrow, on the other hand, isn't nearly as fast. It is so manueverable that in good hands they are very hard to lock on to.
Been playing gta for years now, and im finally at almost 7 mil… im bouta dump that all into a raiju… it seems like the best choice… afterwards, I’ll aim for that akula again, those were good days
I Main Hunter and its so Underrated and i never see any people fly it Seriously the most fly there Mk Noob around and feel hella good when the noob you out of the sky
@@Holdertheaviatior sure but its wonderful against oppressor mark2 and heli. Hes only weak point is canon But exept this its really fast and his rockets are brilliant
@realgriffin7569 even if you get hit once on either platform you should retreat and return to base if possible. Plus with the A-10 you should use it in different combat situations to the Raiju, use the B-11 for ground attack missions and the Raiju for air to air combat and strike missions using the stealth to infiltrate the airspace
I hate how instead of giving a buff to planes like the Rogue and B11 by giving explosive machine guns that were good enough to compete Lazer and Hydra, they instead nerf Lazer and Hydra to make the cannons suck like the B11
The cannons were OP let's not beat around the bush about it. You could just instantly evaporate enemies on foot and in the air with horrible aim. The cannons are still good just not op.
@j.c._gaming4671 Nerfed way too hard in the end. You have to be perfectly dead on accurate to hit anything now, and if you do hit something, it isn't even a 1 shot kill anymore. Not nearly as useful as before.
Seems a small content update happened yesterday. I noticed the super car that was on the casino wheel last Tuesday was there again yesterday. And they added almost all weaponized helicopters on sale.
I think #1 has to be the MKII. I agree it's not my favourite vehicle but I still use it all the time. It spawns in right beside you, quick and nimble, fits anywhere, hard to destroy, fairly hard to fall off of. Just great for getting around, doing free roam work and missions. I'd put Buzzard at 2 mainly for the CEO Buzzard. Fits in must places, can actually take a fair bit of bullet damage before going down unlike the Sparrow that feels like it starts smoking after a couple shots. Pretty strong miniguns despite being explosive, infinite capacity missiles. Sadly no countermeasures, but still great for mission work as like the MKII it spawns in right beside you. Not that it matters to me, but it carries 4 players as well. Kosatka Sparrow gets my #3 spot as it's basically a bigger faster CEO Buzzard. This is actually my second most used vehicle. However it seems like not all the CEO Buzzard spawn points work for the Sparrow. Like when you call in a Sparrow down at the airport, it can spawn either on the road or back beside the building. I've had it happen multiple times where the Sparrow spawns beside the building and just instantly breaks it tail off before you can even turn to look at it. So then you has to send it back, probably wait a cool down, call it again and hope it spawns on the road. There are also various spawns where the Sparrow pops in with it's blades halfway into the wall, though those spawns are no big deal as you can easily clear the wall before breaking the blades. But yeah that's the Sparrows bigest flaw is it seems to use the Buzzard spawn points, which unfortunately it doesn't always quite fit into. The rest of my top 10 would probably just be various helicopters to be honest. lol Was using the Raiju today, good jet but like the Hydra the VTOL still feels rather slow and cumbersome to me compared to a helicopter. The straight line speed from getting from the Hangar to say a barge is great, but I do still prefer just how much more manoeuvrable a helicopter is when fighting NPC's compared the VTOL of jets. Helicopters you can sway side to side with ease, super easy to circle around enemies. Super easy to tilt the nose forward if you ever wanted to fire missiles piratically straight down. VTOL's are just a lot slower, stiffer and cumbersome. So while I like the speed the Raiju and Hydra has in jet mode, I prefer helicopters for combat (at least NPC combat anyway)
another thing abt the mk2 is that it conpletely outclasses every other aircraft in the game as far as combat goes. Its maneuverability makes it damn near impossible to hit with a jet and allows it to get into an attacking position extremely quickly and easily. Really the only counter for a jet against a mk2 is to fly straight up as the mk2 cant go straight into the sky
I have used both raiju and b-11 and I must say i like both but I use mostly planes for dogfighting and b-11 is the best for that in my opinion. Can be that I am more used to b-11 so it can be that. But for air to ground i would use hydra mostly.
I hate seeing my favorite heli in the game, the annihilator stealth, getting little to no attention, sure its not as good as the akula or the hunter, but we can all agree its one of the most badass helicopters in the game, with the repel mechanic, it stands out as jusy a badass helicopter
I think raiju will nerf soon, because how much capapble that plane. The manuverbility of this plane is so massive and have vtol that can be use to fight npc or player in the ground
I'm sorry but the Avenger should be number 1 on this list. Especially with the upgrades it just received it's the most OP aerial vehicle in the game. Fully manned with anti lock on technology and it's durability? Eats the Raiju for breakfast.
The usefulness of the Hydra and the Pyro and the Sea Breeze are usually underrated. The Hydra is a Pegasus so you can have your personal out and when you get shot you can call in the Pegasus while you're still in the air and land to it so you can get right back up in the air, the Hydra also spawns at helipads so it's spawn locations are way more convenient than any other airplane except for the new F160. The Sea Breeze and the Pyro as well as the Rogue are all two seaters and they're very small so you can land on the street but they are great for getting around a teammate who is low level or slow moving and the Sea Breeze can even pick people up who have got trapped out in the water if they don't have a dinghy and it is great for KO missions and other Water Missions. The Rogue is excellent because as far as I know it is the only two-seater playing in the game with explosive machine guns and the handling in these three planes that I just named is absolutely awesome. Bottom line is no matter what your opinion is on the MK2 I take out Jets all day long in my MK1 and mk2s don't really stand a chance against the MK1 anymore. In my opinion the number one and number two flying vehicles in the game are the MK1 and the F160. Although the convenience of the Buzzard and the Sparrow because of how close they drop to you is supremely hard to beat unless you're keeping an MK1 or a Hydra or F160 in your Moc.
The Hydra is still a good option for a mission jet, for example if you do air freight it is one of the better options alongside the Savage even after the nerf to the jet's cannons for the mission where you escort the Titan because of how it's VTOL works and lay out of the cannons, this also makes it a good option for headhunters. The VTOL alone makes it a good option for Duggan shipments for Casino heist, Buzzard disruption prep for Cayo Perico and the business battle where you have to take out targets across the map, it also used to be good for the aircraft carrier battle.
@@crimsoncarnotaurus i agree, and with its faster vtol movement and its guns closer together its much better at chasing cars on the highway in vtol because the f160 vtol mode is just to slow for it. I like how the f160 stops on a dime and makes smaller movements in vtol, the amount of control in tight quarters works out real nice. They actually complement each other real well. I think gta did a great job on balance with the new nerf and the f160. Been flying everything a lot more, especially the hydra and savage. The guns on all the jets are def more like they should be in my opinion.
@4thbranch834 the Raiju takes more away from the Lazer than it does the Hydra in terms of practicality, with the Lazer being that practical even before outside of PvP air to air combat, combining Raiju, Hydra and B-11 you can make a decent doctrine with jets, Raiju for air to air combat focused missions, Hydra for strike missions and B-11 for ground attack.
raiju s easier, but in the hands of a competent pilot who knows how to use the starling, it beats everything (probably not the raiju, as mgs do nothing to the raiju)
Wanna see someone who uses the Starling good is Putther hes funny asf he targets griefers with random good vehicles and kills em in embarrassing ways😂 to be fair i think hes only used the starling like once or twice
You can call in the truster from the avenger in the vehicle service menu, but its slow still you can enter the avenger in the air with it. The hunter is over rated, really all you need is the akula, avenger and of course the rajiu
The mark 2 is hard to hit but it's missiles if you just fly a circle with almost any airplane or jet they will never hit you iFly circles Interjet with 5 Mark twos all shooting missiles at me they don't even get close
The Hydra IS NOT faster than the P996, in a straight up race for speed, the lazer pulls on the Hydra after a couple seconds. Hydra also is slower to maneuver
the b11 fire rate is very effective against the raiju as well as the high speed at altitude
My rogue shots the b11 and the ryjue all day
@@billybridger4232cool, but the OC was about the b11 and the Raiju.
B-11 is the slowest jet in the game?
@Pairduck I was refuting his claim the b-11 had a high speed. Even at altitude it’s still slower than other aircraft
@@jadenhalstead7290 Well, its the smallest bomber with a huge loadout. Of course, it is slow. The thing is, it has decent survivability and also very nice canon to play with. Mobility is it's only downside.
I feel like the Savage is a good option aswell. Unlike the Lazer and Hydra, the Savage's autocannon didn't get nerfed, making it as powerful as it always was. It can also take 2 homing missiles before blowing up. It's slow and it's not agile so not the best against aircraft, but against ground targets it's really good
The Savage is a really good helicopter for grinders because it is very useful in a lot of business missions, VIP work and some contact missions.
The good old can opener 👍😂 its rhe best Heli against Heavy Armored vehicles talking about MOC Acid Lab etc.
Little tip the Anti Aircraft trailer is the most OP thing against armored vehicles ever 😅 Acid lab is gone with 7-8 Dual 20mm cannon shots
Savage! Wish it was just a bit more responsive. Canon makes me grin every time, tho.
Bought savage full price,
My question is? What dumb a would by a Lazer instead of a hangar on mill base and steal when wanted ?
@@rusterkat1188love the Canon, was a tad disappointed in speed and handling... easy to crash I find
Honorable mention for the Savage as a PVE vehicle as I think it might be the last surviving original-spec explosive cannon. Love that gun!
For grinding, alongside Buzzard and Sparrow for the light attack roles, the Savage is one of best options for helicopters to use in business missions, vip work and even some contact missions if you want a heavier armed platform since the pilot can control all weapons and it's high rate of missile fire and cannons have their uses in different mission situations.
My top 5:
1 - Raiju
2 - Akula
3 - Hydra
4 - Hunter
5 - Sparrow
Honourable mentions: B11, Seabreeze, Molotok, Lazer, Pyro.
The Seabreeze is ass
The Savage deserves to be a Honorable mention. It’s now the only aircraft with the original cannons. Also, it’s a Pegasus vehicle. So you can have 1 as personal and one that can be called from Pegasus.
Valid
Raiju > Akula > Sparrow
My top 3
Why is the hunter lower than the akula
I think the rogue is a bit underrated, one of the best planes for dogfighting, super maneuverable, top speed is insanely high, has decent cannons, has bombs and super cheap. Very overlooked in my opinion
insanely sad that nobody else has mentioned the rogue, its my favorite plane by a longshot
I love the rogue, there's something about prop planes which I enjoy more than jets
I just purchased it lastnite & it’s amazing to fly way better than the starling
Love the Rogue PVE.
Rogue while underrated still gets beat out by the likes of Pyro and Starling.
I havent used it but it seems to do better against the Hydra and by extension the Raiju.
Surprised to not see savage on the list. Only vehicle left with full power explosive MG
It definitely could’ve made it
It should be there instead of the redundant overpriced lazer
12:00 FH1 Hunter also has a bombing bay. It is really useful for that one Hanger Supply (Air) mission that gives you the FH1 Hunter where you have to destroy signal jammers.
Best vehicle for that mission I find is the Savage. This mission and the Titan mission where the main two reasons I own a Savage. It's explosive minigun is just super useful on both them. Much easier then using bombs or missiles on the Hunter to take out those jammers.
Signal Jammers is better with the Hydra all day.
Wait you have bombs on the helicopter F11??!!
Akula is better then hunter for everything unless you're a greifer
@@Andrew-q2w4f I’m new to GTA. The Akula looks to be a lot more nimble than the Hunter. I just picked up the Hunter this week because it was 30% off.
The strikeforce is good but because nothing is perfect in this game they made it with 30 missle capacity. Rockstar😡 you ruined my day again
Really gonna miss this game when it finally goes. I've tried to not be nostalgic about it but it's not possible
The starling is my favourite plane for bombing because it annoys greifers when they can't get their mk2
Also why no savage? It's still got the overpowered fuck you cannon from the laser and hydra
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Yes, yes! Bomb the ever loving s×÷t out of the oppressor before the griefer gets back on it! 😂
i love the b11 for the turn radius to take out lazers and raijus , which is weird for a plane made 50 years ago thats made out of titanium.
That's because it's slow speed and straight wing design. The old prop planes are the same way... Irl, the A-10 was designed for ground targets, not dogfighting. So it needs slow speed and high maneuverability instead to linger around an area for long periods whereas conventional jets (including 5th gen fighters F22 and F35) would overshoot the target area and run out of fuel alot quicker.
As someone said in the comments, the Sparrow, unlimited spammable missiles and it's still pretty fast. And also The toreador, rocket powered, spamable and extremely good tracking missiles.
Toreador is not an aircraft tho
@@remy3019 you're right haha, it's still a good weaponized vehicle, but it has rockets🤔
I didn’t know the toreador could fly lol
@@HarmNone it can if you’re a bad enough driver
@@HarmNone well yeah, it has rockets haha
some stuff you didn't mention:
1.: Sparrow / Buzzard -> The 2 you can simply spawn right next to you.
2.: Deluxo: The one you can keep in any garage
3.: The one and only most important feature of the Raiju: It has not even just 1, but 2 Princess Robot Bubblegum liveries! (One is shiny wasabi kitty, one is PRB herself). The Raiju is the 2nd plane in the game after the Volatol to have this feature.
4.: Technically the Seabreeze has a bomb bay if I recall correctly, and it's a plane you can land in water, while also reasonably fast.
5.: How the hell are the Akula and the FH1 Hunter ahead of the newly upgraded Avenger?
The B-11 however is a nice touch, I had a model of an A-10 that I really liked when I was a kid, so I appreciate seeing it on any list.
The Akula has stealth mode and the avenger’s back hold cannot be used during missions. As for the Hunter it is fast and agile while the Avenger can take a while to turn into plane and helicopter modes. The other problem is size the Avenger struggles to find big enough landing zones when in the city so you have to park away from the mission and then go to it wasting time. The same goes for spawning the avenger as it can’t spawn on Helipads or smaller areas that helicopters can.
Also the missiles and machine guns they added to the avenger aren't that powerful
@@blackhawkuh-6026 The Avenger is literally the only aircraft in the game that provides content. In the form of 6 lame and badly paying, and some not well enough paying missions.
On a sidenote, why look for a spot to land it? It has a thruster now.
As for the Akula / Hunter, it might just be me, but I really don't like the Akula's handling. Maybe I just went with a too sensitive option when upgrading mine, who knows, I'm not using it anyway, why check. While the Hunter is only at full power proper aim on the explosive MG, while those are a pain to aim properly.
Still, I'd say all of them are better than some lame a$$ planes. Like the Raiju for example. Plane controls in the game are still terrible. At least the Volatol and a Raiju look nice with the correct liveries, while not being used in the hangar.
The savage?
@@frederikbach252 Fair, the savage is the Pegasus Hunter.
Interesting thing about the Akula as well as Annihilator stealth, while liveries and paint jobs on vehicles are just cosmetic, there is some practicality in pairing the right colours and liveries because they can aid your stealth by blending you with some environments while flying low and can reduce your chance of being visually detected by enemy aerial threats.
Is chrome good or bad
@Harry83639 chrome works best when flying high but it's not so good in lower altitudes tho
Hydra's trade price comes after doing the Humane Labs heist.*
As of planes/aircrafts missing, I'd add the Savage for its cannon, the Seabreeze for its amphibious capabilities and the Nokota as an equal alternative to the Molotok/Pyro. People might talk about the Rougue, but its control schemes on max upgrades are weird.
Don’t max upgrade it, most people that praise it don’t have handling at the second one
My top 3 goes
1: Akula, it’s my first aircraft
2: raiju, it looks insanely fun and can’t wait to get it.
3: B-11: BBRRRRTT
I’m not gonna lie the raiju is kinda trash and it’s missiles definitely Arnt the greatest
@@bucketcat7599 fastest aircraft not including hydra speed glitch, really good agility, cannons are pretty good, so it makes up for the missiles
@@bucketcat7599 fastest jet in game and has very good maneuverability as well as instant vtol with good maneuverability as well makes it have a ton of utility
I agree with you 100%
Gotta love the reach music in the background
personal list would be
riaju b11 starling savage
10.akula because the stealth is helpful and its super quick, just doesn't have very affective weapons.
9.avenger, a lot of people would put it higher and disagree but the avenger is only really affective with a full crew of people and the chance of having that every time you use it is not likely, without them the armour doesn't mean anything because explosive cannons and missiles will destroy the controls easily.
8.hunter, personally I love the hunter and like all the helis in the game, it had a buff due to the cannons being nerfed. but the problem is, is that the hunter is very large so can be an easy target but it is still underrated as its weapons and speed r insane.
7.lazer, still a very good dogfighter but with the cannon nerf it makes dog fighting the only thing it can do now compared to before where u could demolish ground targets.
6. sparrow, this one sounds ridiculous but the missile fire rate matched with the speed and agility for dodging missiles is unmatched. the fact that you can spawn it next to you is the biggest thing for me.
5. pyro, if you get good with the pyro its pretty much unmatched honestly the only reason I didn't put it higher is because its lack of weapons as they are very standard, other than that and one thing ill say later its just insane, personally my 2 favourite dog fighters are the pryo and starling so I know them in and out. the speed of it is amazing, its great at landing and has two seats unlike most jets.
4. savage, the savage is now the only vehicle in the game with the op cannon it can only take two missiles but is very good at dodging them. at this point id say its one of the best at taking ground targets. its cannon is so good it can fight jets now since the hydra and lazer don't have the old cannons, id say the only problem with it is the agility and speed compared to a lot of other helis.
3.starling this one is unbelievably close to second place but there are some things that this thing cant do that second can. the starling is my favourite plane and almost the strongest, if it wants to it can outrun anything in the game just not in the long run, it has missiles to stop anyone close from running away, when your a highly skilled pilot you can force the turn radius to be much smaller than any other plane in the game, its amazing at bombing because of its slow speed without the boost. basically everything about this plane. its also a really small target so hard to hit.
2. b11, the b11 in my opinion is the best looking but most boring jet. it has the most weapon on a jet but is very slow, its a tank so landing, crashing and taking hits from other jets are no problem and it has the speed boost at a certain height. its turn radius makes it almost unmatched in dog fighting, the only exception are really really good lazers and really good starling and pyro players. The reason why its higher then them though is somewhat because of the things i already listed but mainly because it can somewhat counter the number one spot and ill explain that now.
1. Raiju, just insane this jet is amazing. the stealth allows you to ambush players, it looks and feels amazing as its now the new fastest jet in the game. it has a better hover mode than the hydra by far making ground targets easier and also making it able to use this in dog fighting to make up for it's not too good turn radius. if you feel you are about to lose a dog fight you can out speed them and fly away in stealth mode. you can abuse the hover mode in battle with some good timing if the jet your fighting is turning better than you and its biggest property is the fact that its almost fully immune to machine guns, this basically means you counter half the jet roster making it impossible for them to win. I do wish they nerf this jet and get rid of the invincible to machine guns feature, and that's why the b11 is just under it because it can take this thing out but it's still not easily as usually the raiju will just fly away in danger. really just a broken jet tbh but it is very cool I will admit.
a lot of ranting but at least its a detailed opinion that might give some less experienced players a good idea of what counters what and how to use them. and mad respect if you had the patients to read all of it. respect in general goes to my fellow pyro and starling mains and lovers.
Thanks for the opinions and details.
Yeah, thanks.
I'm pleased I found this Vid & also your comments. I don't have any planes yet so this helps. 😊
I feel like people need to talk about the savage bc it’s cannon is op because everything else got nerfed
This is true
i love how secunda or wtv started playing as he starts talking about the stealth helicopter 😭😭😭 i love you sir
I personally feel that the avenger with all the cannons and the Imani tech missile lock-on jammer is no. 1 u are basically indestructible u can easily take down mk2s raijus tanks and players in seconds.
My top 5:
1: avenger (I got 23 kills on a level 8000 who tried griefing me by soloing it with stealth-module and gun turrets 🤣)
2: laser (purely because I could absolutely annihilate anyone with this back in the day)
3: the savage. The only downside is how sluggish it is to manoeuvre. The cannon is the best in the game at the moment.
4: the raiju. I bought it for the stealth capabilities. Nothing that uniquely useful about it I’m my opinion.
5: the hunter. I’m putting this here because I can only really use it effectively when I have a copilot using the gun turret. It’s the most effective way to kill ground enemies, particularly if you’re a good pilot.
I think some good mentions are the B-11, starling, pyro, molotok, and of course the hydra. I got really good at flying purely because I used the hydra as a transition from helicopters (which are quite easy to use) to jets (which take more skill). It’s super versatile, and is far cheaper than the raiju.
The cannon on the Savage is insane. Its just cuts through anything. As long as you get in close.
I spent about 40 minutes getting destroyed by a guy in a F-160 the other day and now I want one.
My top 5 list
1. Raiju - Best dogfighting jet and best jet for missions due to VTOL
2. FH-1 hunter- most stacked helicopter in the game and super maneuverable
3. B-11 strickforce- seems to be the only plane that can hang with the rajiu in a dog fight
4. Savage - cannons are t nerfed like laxer
5. Oppressor Mk2- too over powered
I disagree, I have both the Raiju and B-11 and in a straight dogfight B-11 wins every time bc of the superior turn rate
@@jackhoulihan6004 pilot changes everything i fighted with a b11 player and he was a pole lover
my top 5
1. the savage; very useful for missions and its cannons that haven’t been nerfed
2. raiju; amazing and very useful plane. Only reason why it’s below the savage is because the savage has better weapons
3. sparrow; its accessibility is so useful
4. starling; very interesting plane. Great weapons, very easy to land so its also useful for missions
5. oppressor mk2; best grinding vehicle
my top 5:
5. lazer, all around decent jet, better than hydra
4. b11, best plane for dogfighting by a mile, shreds raiju
3. raiju, decent at dogfighting, insanely fast, and most importantly stealth
2. mk2, best money maker in the game
1. prius
4:05 It's the Prison Break Mission you steal the Hydra, that gets you the Discount. Set Up Mission I believe 3-4. It's after the mandatory first 2 in order, to unlock missions 3-4, and then eventually 5, and then finale.
the B11 is THE best against anything but mk2 and Raiju in VTOL, the Missile Barrage is a last resort if you run out of Bombs, I'd compair the Missiles Barrage to the Pipe Bombs and it would of been top 3 or 5 if it had Free Aim Missiles
Isn't it if u shoot the barage and keep shooting u get free aim missiles?
8:10 It is not very accurate against NPCs. I was surprised when I found out when it could not hit a target about 20 meters away from me 15 degrees to the left, consecutively. It does turn a little bit, but * just * misses. It turns about %90 of the way of the definitely-very-hard-to-turn 15 Degrees, but then misses the stationary target. It's like as if Rockstar was doing this intentionally. When you are playing solo in a PvE environment, it will not be very accurate. So it can piss you off into getting better helicopters and the homing missiles for them, making you buy Shark Cards. When you are against players though, it WILL hit. To piss both the attacker side and the defender side into buying more arms and ammunition, therefore making them buy Shark Cards.
Now I know this is a full-on Tinfoil-Hat Conspiracy Theory here, and I was joking when I wrote this, but this could very well be a thing.
Loving the back ground music as always!
But I also wanted to say you seem to be an honest guy you don't rely on clickbait like a lot of UA-camrs just wanted to let you know a lot of people appreciate that
Loving the halo reach music
W Halo Reach theme
It'd be pretty cool to try to shoot out a missile, outrun it and get in front of the missile you shot and then eject right before the missile catches up and blow your own jet up... Anyone wants to try doing this challenge? You only succeed in you are able to get your jet blown up by your own jet's missile and also be able to eject and parachute down to safety.. Maybe HarmNone can make a video out of trying it until you pull it off successfully... lol
Meanwhile my mind will still see the Annihilator as the best weaponized aircraft. Perhaps not for the weapon aspects, besides air to air fights, but it handles wonderfully, has a bunch of nice lil quirks, and I mean.. it's impressive as hell if you do kill someone with it when they're on the ground, you just gotta respect that person.
I think the b11 is the best because I only use a jet to fight Griefers if I’m doing missions I use the mk2 and for me the b11 is the hardest jet to go against and I like that it goes slow because in dog fights that is needed for sharper turning and unlike the ruiju once you kill the Griefers you can drop bombs or use the barrage missiles to spawn kill them. But if I’m only killing ground targets then it’s the fh1-hunter all day you just need someone else with you.
I have the raiju, but personally I think it is rivaled by the pyro and sparrow. I've fought with great pilots in both, and the pyro is UNSHAKEABLE. My god is that thing sticky. Unless you get the drop in stealth mode from the beginning of the fight, you hardly stand a chance. The sparrow, on the other hand, isn't nearly as fast. It is so manueverable that in good hands they are very hard to lock on to.
The Starling is definitely decent. I've taken down pyros, Hydras and lazers with it
Been playing gta for years now, and im finally at almost 7 mil… im bouta dump that all into a raiju… it seems like the best choice… afterwards, I’ll aim for that akula again, those were good days
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Love the halo music
Hes crazy talking about how good the missles on oppressor 2 are.
The oppressor missiles are next to useless for air to air now. The even miss the police helis sometimes. And forget about landing a hit on a jet.
😂 good
i really enjoyed this 100 percent accurate and un-arguable list, keep it up
Love the skyrim background noise
I Main Hunter and its so Underrated and i never see any people fly it Seriously the most fly there Mk Noob around and feel hella good when the noob you out of the sky
0:56 Half the time people say "intermittent" they use it wrong. It doesn't mean slower, it means irregular.
Just came back to GTAO... loving the vids great struff
The molotok and the savage are highly underated
The molotok is good at certain things but there re better options
@@Holdertheaviatior sure but its wonderful against oppressor mark2 and heli. Hes only weak point is canon
But exept this its really fast and his rockets are brilliant
Savage still has the op explosive mg. Definitely could have made the cut
Agreed tbh
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Bro thinks he is the main character
Love the content brother keep it up
The halo music 🥹
He was talking about how the mk2 missiles will still make a 90 degree turn but almost all of the time mine stop track at like 30 degrees
Main issue with the new plane is that it doesn’t have counter measures, the A-10 literally has everything but VTOL and stealth.
It doesn't need them at all 😂
The Raiju doesn't really need counter measures, except for maybe Chernobog missiles, the Raiju can fly fast enough to get out of range from missiles.
That is true, plus it can get hit twice before it starts smokin
@realgriffin7569 even if you get hit once on either platform you should retreat and return to base if possible. Plus with the A-10 you should use it in different combat situations to the Raiju, use the B-11 for ground attack missions and the Raiju for air to air combat and strike missions using the stealth to infiltrate the airspace
Thanks bro I needed this
HarmNone: rates Raiju highly
R*: (as Burns) Eeeexcellent!
The rouge is the most underrated plane in the game and idk why, better than starling for dogfights
I hate how instead of giving a buff to planes like the Rogue and B11 by giving explosive machine guns that were good enough to compete Lazer and Hydra, they instead nerf Lazer and Hydra to make the cannons suck like the B11
The cannons were OP let's not beat around the bush about it. You could just instantly evaporate enemies on foot and in the air with horrible aim. The cannons are still good just not op.
@j.c._gaming4671 Nerfed way too hard in the end. You have to be perfectly dead on accurate to hit anything now, and if you do hit something, it isn't even a 1 shot kill anymore. Not nearly as useful as before.
Love the Skyrim music
Thunder Beast makes for an amazing money grind machine.
The avenger is just a big battering ram. And I love it
True I use the engines to ram into a jet
7:05 My job is to keep you out of the harm's way.
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Historians or Nerds reacting to the Starling- OMGGGGGGGGGGGG MY PERSONAL KOMETT! GIVEMEGIVEME 😂😂
The B11 just blew up in one missile must have been nerfed
Just the vid I was lookin for
Seems a small content update happened yesterday. I noticed the super car that was on the casino wheel last Tuesday was there again yesterday. And they added almost all weaponized helicopters on sale.
I think #1 has to be the MKII. I agree it's not my favourite vehicle but I still use it all the time. It spawns in right beside you, quick and nimble, fits anywhere, hard to destroy, fairly hard to fall off of. Just great for getting around, doing free roam work and missions.
I'd put Buzzard at 2 mainly for the CEO Buzzard. Fits in must places, can actually take a fair bit of bullet damage before going down unlike the Sparrow that feels like it starts smoking after a couple shots. Pretty strong miniguns despite being explosive, infinite capacity missiles. Sadly no countermeasures, but still great for mission work as like the MKII it spawns in right beside you. Not that it matters to me, but it carries 4 players as well.
Kosatka Sparrow gets my #3 spot as it's basically a bigger faster CEO Buzzard. This is actually my second most used vehicle. However it seems like not all the CEO Buzzard spawn points work for the Sparrow. Like when you call in a Sparrow down at the airport, it can spawn either on the road or back beside the building. I've had it happen multiple times where the Sparrow spawns beside the building and just instantly breaks it tail off before you can even turn to look at it. So then you has to send it back, probably wait a cool down, call it again and hope it spawns on the road. There are also various spawns where the Sparrow pops in with it's blades halfway into the wall, though those spawns are no big deal as you can easily clear the wall before breaking the blades. But yeah that's the Sparrows bigest flaw is it seems to use the Buzzard spawn points, which unfortunately it doesn't always quite fit into.
The rest of my top 10 would probably just be various helicopters to be honest. lol Was using the Raiju today, good jet but like the Hydra the VTOL still feels rather slow and cumbersome to me compared to a helicopter. The straight line speed from getting from the Hangar to say a barge is great, but I do still prefer just how much more manoeuvrable a helicopter is when fighting NPC's compared the VTOL of jets. Helicopters you can sway side to side with ease, super easy to circle around enemies. Super easy to tilt the nose forward if you ever wanted to fire missiles piratically straight down. VTOL's are just a lot slower, stiffer and cumbersome. So while I like the speed the Raiju and Hydra has in jet mode, I prefer helicopters for combat (at least NPC combat anyway)
another thing abt the mk2 is that it conpletely outclasses every other aircraft in the game as far as combat goes. Its maneuverability makes it damn near impossible to hit with a jet and allows it to get into an attacking position extremely quickly and easily. Really the only counter for a jet against a mk2 is to fly straight up as the mk2 cant go straight into the sky
Not the best after the missile nerf
the lazer did not have its range nerfed
I have used both raiju and b-11 and I must say i like both but I use mostly planes for dogfighting and b-11 is the best for that in my opinion. Can be that I am more used to b-11 so it can be that. But for air to ground i would use hydra mostly.
I hate seeing my favorite heli in the game, the annihilator stealth, getting little to no attention, sure its not as good as the akula or the hunter, but we can all agree its one of the most badass helicopters in the game, with the repel mechanic, it stands out as jusy a badass helicopter
Been needing this video
I think raiju will nerf soon, because how much capapble that plane. The manuverbility of this plane is so massive and have vtol that can be use to fight npc or player in the ground
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3:56 actually it's humane labs
I once wasted a full set of rockets on the mk2 shooting a lock on police helicopter and they get even worse in hanger missions
I'm sorry but the Avenger should be number 1 on this list. Especially with the upgrades it just received it's the most OP aerial vehicle in the game. Fully manned with anti lock on technology and it's durability? Eats the Raiju for breakfast.
I really wanna get the hydra and raiju, the VTOL mode is awesome
Thanks bro know i can save and get it Thanks bro❤
Starling is dope just tap the boost i only started using it a month ago or so
The usefulness of the Hydra and the Pyro and the Sea Breeze are usually underrated.
The Hydra is a Pegasus so you can have your personal out and when you get shot you can call in the Pegasus while you're still in the air and land to it so you can get right back up in the air, the Hydra also spawns at helipads so it's spawn locations are way more convenient than any other airplane except for the new F160.
The Sea Breeze and the Pyro as well as the Rogue are all two seaters and they're very small so you can land on the street but they are great for getting around a teammate who is low level or slow moving and the Sea Breeze can even pick people up who have got trapped out in the water if they don't have a dinghy and it is great for KO missions and other Water Missions.
The Rogue is excellent because as far as I know it is the only two-seater playing in the game with explosive machine guns and the handling in these three planes that I just named is absolutely awesome.
Bottom line is no matter what your opinion is on the MK2 I take out Jets all day long in my MK1 and mk2s don't really stand a chance against the MK1 anymore. In my opinion the number one and number two flying vehicles in the game are the MK1 and the F160.
Although the convenience of the Buzzard and the Sparrow because of how close they drop to you is supremely hard to beat unless you're keeping an MK1 or a Hydra or F160 in your Moc.
The Hydra is still a good option for a mission jet, for example if you do air freight it is one of the better options alongside the Savage even after the nerf to the jet's cannons for the mission where you escort the Titan because of how it's VTOL works and lay out of the cannons, this also makes it a good option for headhunters. The VTOL alone makes it a good option for Duggan shipments for Casino heist, Buzzard disruption prep for Cayo Perico and the business battle where you have to take out targets across the map, it also used to be good for the aircraft carrier battle.
@@crimsoncarnotaurus i agree, and with its faster vtol movement and its guns closer together its much better at chasing cars on the highway in vtol because the f160 vtol mode is just to slow for it.
I like how the f160 stops on a dime and makes smaller movements in vtol, the amount of control in tight quarters works out real nice.
They actually complement each other real well.
I think gta did a great job on balance with the new nerf and the f160.
Been flying everything a lot more, especially the hydra and savage.
The guns on all the jets are def more like they should be in my opinion.
@4thbranch834 the Raiju takes more away from the Lazer than it does the Hydra in terms of practicality, with the Lazer being that practical even before outside of PvP air to air combat, combining Raiju, Hydra and B-11 you can make a decent doctrine with jets, Raiju for air to air combat focused missions, Hydra for strike missions and B-11 for ground attack.
I'm debating between getting the B11 and the FH1, give me your opinions
B11 in long term, I have the FH1 Hunter and, while good, the B11 is more versatile in more scenarios
HarmNone, for dog fighting do you recommend the starling or the raiju
Raiju is easier to use and has explosive canons but is ofc is more expensive
raiju s easier, but in the hands of a competent pilot who knows how to use the starling, it beats everything (probably not the raiju, as mgs do nothing to the raiju)
I only like the 22 starling bc it tiny and fun (i do not own it yet but i used it in the rockstar creator)
Thank you for not using your Oppressor Mk II.
Wanna see someone who uses the Starling good is Putther hes funny asf he targets griefers with random good vehicles and kills em in embarrassing ways😂 to be fair i think hes only used the starling like once or twice
The raijus cannons actually have a decent range
You can call in the truster from the avenger in the vehicle service menu, but its slow still you can enter the avenger in the air with it. The hunter is over rated, really all you need is the akula, avenger and of course the rajiu
Harmnone you forgot the avenger has also gotten vtol mode now
The avenger always had vtol mode lol
@HarmNone that I didn't know my bad. I just didn't realize you can change flight modes til the mercenary update
@@Haliwa-Saponi All good buddy!
I don't need to buy a lazer, there are always several on my military base.
I remember flying my raiju and dodging another raijus missiles and leading it into a building
The mark 2 is hard to hit but it's missiles if you just fly a circle with almost any airplane or jet they will never hit you iFly circles Interjet with 5 Mark twos all shooting missiles at me they don't even get close
Pyro is all time the best it can win any plane on dog fight provided you have to be good at using it.
Tell me why I looked up at the TV thinking I started up skyrim 😂
Akula if you have bombs you lose off rader mode b.s. 😂😂
The Hydra IS NOT faster than the P996, in a straight up race for speed, the lazer pulls on the Hydra after a couple seconds. Hydra also is slower to maneuver
In pvp oppressor is weak against the deluxo deluxo always wins