Regarding your 4th kill: Gaijin messed up the Hit/Critical Hit system about a year ago. A crit doesn’t guarantee you a kill or assist anymore, however, with a simple hit you can get a kill or assist when the enemy crashes/is shot down even minutes after you hit him. Can be really annoying, but it’s also nice to get a random kill somewhere later without damaging the enemy in question more than ramming a .303 into his wingtip
little_bit_mad They should make it so that whenever the damage isn't critical, the last pilot who shot the enemy gets the kill, even if he crashes 10 min later. Simple system and easy to understand, I've seen people rage over this.
The other Ki-44-II hei videos are all saying the guns slap, but I've had the same experience as you. They don't kill right away, and some planes take quite a few bursts. Thanks for the great vid, keep it up!
This is my go to starter in air arcade even at 5.0. Climbs the fastest, gets to the bombers quickly, then if all has gone well, boom and zoom respawning pilots, got a ten kill flight with this yesterday. Also the guns are perfectly good.
I hated fighting this plane in my mig-3s, the best thing about the mig is its climb, and this thing (despite the mig getting an airspawn) was always level with, or above me. And since the mig can be out turned by probably every fighter in the game, and probably some bombers as well, there is really nothing you can do. And the mig has really bad compression, so diving away is always really dangerous if you don't keep one eye on your speed.
Adam514 but the turn rate and compression issues are atrocious. BnZ is the only thing it can do, so if it can’t get an altitude advantage you have to pray your enemies make mistakes or there is nothing you can do.
Nice! this plane is so weird at 2.7 with exceptional speed, climb and acceleration, but I prefer Ki 61 ko because it's more manoeuvrable, and so much easier to get gun on target
haha, try the Ki-61 I ko again, I bet you will love it :) I mean when AA hit (by fragmentation. not directly hit) other air-crafts, it will only overheat their engines . But when AA hits the ki-44 II, the traction of control surface will be ruined, result in total lost control
to explain this plane to you all. it was made to hunt b29 so the climb rate and speed is very good. the br is 2.3 but the performance wise it should be 5.7
@@AdamTheEnginerd im talking about the climb and the speed not the guns. the br is 2.3 for the premium and the nomral one. the hei is 2.6 but the performance is the same
I agree with you, highly underrated plane. I only play SB, but at tier 2 EC, this plane has very few able opponents. Combine this with not so good pilots and you end up dominating the EC match.
Yea dude i shot the tail elevator of a 109 and it crashed and i got a kill assist. Its broken to a extent but man have you tried the ki 44 with the 2 40mm? Can out climb and outrun most planes it faces.
Adam514 there is also soviet p39n which wrecks absolute havoc due to it's insane speeds, great turn and guns and good climb. Other advantage is the Typical Soviet Team, it is easy to make 4-6 kills, while it is very hard to make 2 in japanese craft
"That's not how you roll from side to side " Hahahahaha Once there's a guy who actually gave up and I was on his tail I got close and I was so happy That I missed all my shots !!!!! Then I crashed into him He should have tried rolling like this corsair I might've been able to get a few hits at least !
Great video, as always. Got two questions, 1: it’s basically the same plane as the premium ki44 2 Otsu or? I still have one laying around I rarely use. 2: do u actually look at your thrust? I’m still not sure if it’s a useful thing to know or not
Thanks! 1. The premium one probably has slightly worse performance due to the 2x40mm in the wings. 2. It's useful in a few cases. For example, some aircraft in WT suffer from a severe lack of thrust at low speed, and if you know about it you can avoid putting yourself in a stall climb. Also, if your engine is damaged, you can see just how much power and thrust you're losing, and if you should rtb or keep fighting.
Adam514 ok, will definitely try to get into the thrust thing, sounds interesting. And maybe I should just spade this thing. Flew my Otsu last time after watching your vid, and well... 40mils aren’t the easiest guns I used so far lol. Besides bombers I can’t hit much. And with the super low ammo count I was very quick in the situation that I only had my 2 12,7mm left. Had a game where I had 28hits and 2crits shown at the end of the match; but only 2 kills. Was a pain in the butt to kill something with those things. Always looks so easy in your vids lol. Anyways, i rly like to try out stuff you show in your vids, and you already helped me a lot with your tipps. So, thnx again for that, and keep it going. Oh, one more thing: would it be ok for u if I ask stuff via PMs? So I don’t have to write books in your video comment section :)
My pleasure! Comments on videos have a higher success rate, for some reason I don't get notifications for PMs. Don't worry about writing books in the comment section ;).
hey adam, do you know if there are any diferences between the fw190 A4 and the A5? because while the a4 was allways one of my favourites, while the A5 is the figther i hate the most together with the k4. maybe its just the br, allowing it to meet spits lf mk9 wich beats the plane in every single caracteristic, but i am curious if thats the only thing.
A5 has slightly better performance, but as you said the slightly higher BR sometimes makes it fight awesome Allied props, and that's where the hate comes from ;).
I don't, I have it displayed on my laptop next to me and record it and the gameplay at the same time. Then I paste the box over the gameplay when I edit the video. One way to do it would be to use this: forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/311763-voidmeia-warthunder-tool-for-displaying-logging-and-analyzing-flightdata/ I haven't tried using it yet though.
dont even use other belt if its not stealth belt for this plane the Ho-103 is nerfed really hard that IAI and T doesnt do damage to 2.3 planes and up the only reliable is now the AP rounds on the stealth belt but even then it still uses up to 200rnds per kill if youre fighting planes with armored seat or thick spar. stay away from planes that use Ho-103 until gaijin fixed it.
nice :) could you please do TA 152 C3- its a monstrosity(very good) in my hands and I`m a noobish player, would like to see what to avoid and what to excel in it. Also I am learning how to fly german BF`s 109, and I watched your 9 kills in G10 for 20 times at least. Still boggles my mind that you said its you favorite 5.3 What about k4? maybe revisit sometime, especially that you said its an aircraft to avoid :D
Thanks! Ta152C seems decent now, I'll have another look. Hahaha believe it or not we aren't the only ones replaying my videos ;). It's my favorite German 5.3, and also there isn't much that isn't German at 5.3 anyway. K4 revisit/redemption is on my list!
yyyyyeeeessss! cannot wait :) those are my two favorite tier 4 planes. Maybe I`m lucky, but if those planes are so lethal in my hands, cannot wait to see what u can do with them :)
It's called the "local host". How to access the "local host": You need to be running War Thunder or it won't work! Option 1: on the same computer that is running WT: -Type localhost:8111/ in the address bar and press enter and voila. Option 2 (which also works on the computer that runs WT): -Type Your_IP_Address:8111/ where you replace "Your_IP_Address" by your IP Address (192.168.X.XXX) in the address bar and press enter and voila, you can look at the characteristics on another device while flying.
Yeah, I record it on my laptop next to me at the same time as I record the gameplay, then I edit them together. There might be a way to have it on the same screen, but I haven't tried it yet.
Adam514 ok was curious about it thanks for replying tried myself but it always ended behind game with a single screen i thought it would be better when I did not have to look away from game screen was worth a ? Though thanks again for the reply.
If you can make this work: forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/311763-voidmeia-warthunder-tool-for-displaying-logging-and-analyzing-flightdata/ you can overlay it on your gameplay. I haven't tried it though.
I disagree ! get downtiered and matched against the russians and you'll see your team getting erased quite often ... which means more kills for you in this aircraft :)
The flaps on that thing are pretty cool, I like them alot.
12Minecraftdude Yeah they are good.
fowler flaps
Regarding your 4th kill: Gaijin messed up the Hit/Critical Hit system about a year ago. A crit doesn’t guarantee you a kill or assist anymore, however, with a simple hit you can get a kill or assist when the enemy crashes/is shot down even minutes after you hit him. Can be really annoying, but it’s also nice to get a random kill somewhere later without damaging the enemy in question more than ramming a .303 into his wingtip
little_bit_mad They should make it so that whenever the damage isn't critical, the last pilot who shot the enemy gets the kill, even if he crashes 10 min later. Simple system and easy to understand, I've seen people rage over this.
Awesome plane! I feel this one as something between the J2M2 and the A6M2.
The J2M2 fits pretty good in my style...
Alessandro Borges I think that's a pretty good assessment of it.
I need to try the J2Ms.
Adam514 j2m2 is brutal as heck. Just doesn't give a fuck and mowes down everything
@@tedarcher9120 even 4 years later, it still slaps.
@@TeenWithACarrotIDK yes but now ki-44 is much better
The other Ki-44-II hei videos are all saying the guns slap, but I've had the same experience as you. They don't kill right away, and some planes take quite a few bursts. Thanks for the great vid, keep it up!
This is my go to starter in air arcade even at 5.0. Climbs the fastest, gets to the bombers quickly, then if all has gone well, boom and zoom respawning pilots, got a ten kill flight with this yesterday. Also the guns are perfectly good.
I hated fighting this plane in my mig-3s, the best thing about the mig is its climb, and this thing (despite the mig getting an airspawn) was always level with, or above me. And since the mig can be out turned by probably every fighter in the game, and probably some bombers as well, there is really nothing you can do. And the mig has really bad compression, so diving away is always really dangerous if you don't keep one eye on your speed.
Mig3 is way lower BR than this though.
@@AdamTheEnginerd I think the top mig3 (the one with 2 20mm) has a br of 2.3, so they can face each other.
Airspawn with cannons at that BR is still decent.
Adam514 but the turn rate and compression issues are atrocious. BnZ is the only thing it can do, so if it can’t get an altitude advantage you have to pray your enemies make mistakes or there is nothing you can do.
Yeah but it'll be higher than everything except this plane, and it's rare to see this plane.
Nice! this plane is so weird at 2.7 with exceptional speed, climb and acceleration,
but I prefer Ki 61 ko because it's more manoeuvrable, and so much easier to get gun on target
one more thing that's weird, if you get frag hits by AA, your control surface is gone, which i don't see in any other planes in WT
Neo Nguyễn I can't stand the Ki61s haha.
Frag hits by AA? What do you mean?
haha, try the Ki-61 I ko again, I bet you will love it :)
I mean when AA hit (by fragmentation. not directly hit) other air-crafts, it will only overheat their engines .
But when AA hits the ki-44 II, the traction of control surface will be ruined, result in total lost control
Neo Nguyễn Ehh I doubt it!
I guess I'm lucky that never happened to me lol.
yes, that happened to me 2 times while spading it.
the first time was already weird, in the second i knew something was wrong with the plane.
to explain this plane to you all. it was made to hunt b29 so the climb rate and speed is very good. the br is 2.3 but the performance wise it should be 5.7
Nah not really, guns are way too bad for 5.7. Pretty sure this thing is above 2.3 BR too.
@@AdamTheEnginerd im talking about the climb and the speed not the guns. the br is 2.3 for the premium and the nomral one. the hei is 2.6 but the performance is the same
Great video as always!
Thanks m8!
I agree with you, highly underrated plane. I only play SB, but at tier 2 EC, this plane has very few able opponents. Combine this with not so good pilots and you end up dominating the EC match.
Luis Seda Huh interesting. Indeed in SB turn is truly overrated.
Yea dude i shot the tail elevator of a 109 and it crashed and i got a kill assist. Its broken to a extent but man have you tried the ki 44 with the 2 40mm? Can out climb and outrun most planes it faces.
Nope, I don't have many premiums haha.
looks like your having some fun ;) nice vid.
Haha thanks!
Great video as always friend :)
Thank you for your support!
This thing is almost as brutal as ki-84
Perhaps even more because of what is faces (pilots and aircraft).
Adam514 there is also soviet p39n which wrecks absolute havoc due to it's insane speeds, great turn and guns and good climb. Other advantage is the Typical Soviet Team, it is easy to make 4-6 kills, while it is very hard to make 2 in japanese craft
Adam, could you do a video for the ki 87 perhaps? I’m planning on buying it but I need some Godly analysis!
Len 3 Sorry I don't have it. From what I can tell though it looks like a P47, sluggish at low alt but great at high alt.
also congrats on 1k :D
Thanks for the support!
alright the "special" is coming tomorrow just 6 more hours ;)
Hahaha more like 12 hours!
1K subs kill montage??
AstealthyTaco Something even better than a montage ;).
Looks like it'll be released next Friday!
"That's not how you roll from side to side "
Hahahahaha
Once there's a guy who actually gave up and I was on his tail
I got close and I was so happy
That I missed all my shots
!!!!!
Then I crashed into him
He should have tried rolling like this corsair
I might've been able to get a few hits at least !
Hahaha that's a classic!
Great video, as always.
Got two questions, 1: it’s basically the same plane as the premium ki44 2 Otsu or? I still have one laying around I rarely use.
2: do u actually look at your thrust? I’m still not sure if it’s a useful thing to know or not
Thanks!
1. The premium one probably has slightly worse performance due to the 2x40mm in the wings.
2. It's useful in a few cases. For example, some aircraft in WT suffer from a severe lack of thrust at low speed, and if you know about it you can avoid putting yourself in a stall climb. Also, if your engine is damaged, you can see just how much power and thrust you're losing, and if you should rtb or keep fighting.
Adam514 ok, will definitely try to get into the thrust thing, sounds interesting.
And maybe I should just spade this thing.
Flew my Otsu last time after watching your vid, and well... 40mils aren’t the easiest guns I used so far lol.
Besides bombers I can’t hit much.
And with the super low ammo count I was very quick in the situation that I only had my 2 12,7mm left.
Had a game where I had 28hits and 2crits shown at the end of the match; but only 2 kills. Was a pain in the butt to kill something with those things.
Always looks so easy in your vids lol.
Anyways, i rly like to try out stuff you show in your vids, and you already helped me a lot with your tipps.
So, thnx again for that, and keep it going.
Oh, one more thing: would it be ok for u if I ask stuff via PMs? So I don’t have to write books in your video comment section :)
My pleasure!
Comments on videos have a higher success rate, for some reason I don't get notifications for PMs. Don't worry about writing books in the comment section ;).
I haven't tried the ki44-2
But I think I enjoy more from the ki44-1
Yeah I need more ammo on target but I get extremely good turn time and climb
Turn isn't that good, Spitfires outturn it.
Japan dominates, only if you can find a game.
Chinese are a threat to it.
5:03 that isnt a try of side to side roll. It is a surrender signal... I think
Anyway, good video 👍
Yeah haha I know.
Thanks!
@@AdamTheEnginerd you are wellcome bro =D
hey adam, do you know if there are any diferences between the fw190 A4 and the A5?
because while the a4 was allways one of my favourites, while the A5 is the figther i hate the most together with the k4.
maybe its just the br, allowing it to meet spits lf mk9 wich beats the plane in every single caracteristic, but i am curious if thats the only thing.
A5 has slightly better performance, but as you said the slightly higher BR sometimes makes it fight awesome Allied props, and that's where the hate comes from ;).
Is it just me or did the Ho-103 use less rounds back then to kill something
Nah should be around the same.
Looks like it has overheating issues
I only consider an aircraft to have overheating issues when it overheats at 100%. Sure the Ki44 gets hot but it's manageable.
How do you get that box with IAS/TAS, AoA etc displayed on top of your WT client?
I don't, I have it displayed on my laptop next to me and record it and the gameplay at the same time. Then I paste the box over the gameplay when I edit the video.
One way to do it would be to use this: forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/311763-voidmeia-warthunder-tool-for-displaying-logging-and-analyzing-flightdata/
I haven't tried using it yet though.
It only turns badly compared to zero and ki-43, it can outturn every 109 easily and spitfires with flaps
I'd put my money on the similar BR Spitfire in a dogfight, and it turns about as well as Bf109s at that BR.
@@AdamTheEnginerd yes, but it has 300hp more than 109s and 100 kg lighter
@@tedarcher9120 It certainly climbs better and is faster.
@@AdamTheEnginerd also means it can pull higher angles longer and rate better, especially with fauler flaps
Hell of a video adam, can you fly the A6M3 otsu
Thanks man, and sure!
Wait did you mean A6M5 otsu?
Adam514 yeah that'd what I meant lol
dont even use other belt if its not stealth belt for this plane
the Ho-103 is nerfed really hard that IAI and T doesnt do damage to 2.3 planes and up
the only reliable is now the AP rounds on the stealth belt but even then it still uses up to 200rnds per kill if youre fighting planes with armored seat or thick spar.
stay away from planes that use Ho-103 until gaijin fixed it.
Thanks for the info, didn't hear about that.
Hey adam if its feasible can you play the ki 61II? Im suffering so much in it
Ki61s are on my list! You should come on stream to request it too.
@@AdamTheEnginerd Thanks bro :)
But I have an entrance exam near by.Wish me luck
@@王暐琮 Good luck!
I want one with 20mm cannons as it was planned, the .50s really aren't great.... Though do the job
The armament is reflected in the low BR for the otherwise great performance.
someone got 1000 subs and hes going to get 1000 more!
Yeeeah! Still waiting on the monetization though.
nice :) could you please do TA 152 C3- its a monstrosity(very good) in my hands and I`m a noobish player, would like to see what to avoid and what to excel in it.
Also I am learning how to fly german BF`s 109, and I watched your 9 kills in G10 for 20 times at least. Still boggles my mind that you said its you favorite 5.3 What about k4? maybe revisit sometime, especially that you said its an aircraft to avoid :D
Thanks!
Ta152C seems decent now, I'll have another look.
Hahaha believe it or not we aren't the only ones replaying my videos ;). It's my favorite German 5.3, and also there isn't much that isn't German at 5.3 anyway. K4 revisit/redemption is on my list!
yyyyyeeeessss! cannot wait :) those are my two favorite tier 4 planes. Maybe I`m lucky, but if those planes are so lethal in my hands, cannot wait to see what u can do with them :)
Haha I'll try to deliver!
Love your videos. I do have a ? Though how do you get that information box in black in upper left
It's called the "local host".
How to access the "local host":
You need to be running War Thunder or it won't work!
Option 1: on the same computer that is running WT:
-Type localhost:8111/ in the address bar and press enter and voila.
Option 2 (which also works on the computer that runs WT):
-Type Your_IP_Address:8111/ where you replace "Your_IP_Address" by your IP Address (192.168.X.XXX) in the address bar and press enter and voila, you can look at the characteristics on another device while flying.
Adam514 thanks appreciate your reply i assume the black box was added during editing then?
Yeah, I record it on my laptop next to me at the same time as I record the gameplay, then I edit them together. There might be a way to have it on the same screen, but I haven't tried it yet.
Adam514 ok was curious about it thanks for replying tried myself but it always ended behind game with a single screen i thought it would be better when I did not have to look away from game screen was worth a ? Though thanks again for the reply.
If you can make this work: forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/311763-voidmeia-warthunder-tool-for-displaying-logging-and-analyzing-flightdata/ you can overlay it on your gameplay. I haven't tried it though.
veerryyy nicceee
Haha thanks m8!
does vitality make any difference to pilot sniping? I read on the forums that it won't make much difference.
Well it specifically says that it makes a difference. Instead of dying on the 2nd 7.7mm, you might survive 1 12.7mm.
5:05 i Died xD
Lmao I feel bad.
thank god the people like you is a less than 1% of players. The game would be unplayable hell even for veterans if there were more such an aces)
Elijah Soveitsky Haha thanks for the praise I suppose!
Hey Adam, could you try the Ki-44-II otsu))))))
JG302 Le_Sakura So soon after this one??
@@AdamTheEnginerd it's much better
Adam have you tried your hand with the war thunder tournaments? Are you any good at them?
Taiga Clarke Nope never tried them.
Why not? You seem like a good air rb player.
Taiga Clarke Thanks, but I've never been interested in tourneys really. I haven't even seen what they are exactly.
Taiga Clarke , agreed. Adam would play great on tournaments.
what is the benefit of manual engine flap or rad control
I explain here! ua-cam.com/video/VM7GpvvrbNI/v-deo.html&ab_channel=AdamTheEnginerd
Great game!
Thanks man!
This vid is old but use universal rounds next time. They proved to be more successful. It lights up enemies a lot faster.
Yup it's what I do.
You're awesome:) Would you mind taking He162 for a spin?
Gediminas Kregzde I'm trying!
How will you celebrate reaching a thousand subscribers?
You guys get a special video! If you meant what will I do personally, that's a good question. I'll have to think about it!
Partyyyyy!!!!
Can't wait for the special video. Hey, when you become a big War Thunder youtuber, don't forget about me ;)
Haha I'm going to need you to remind me periodically! Especially since usernames change.
Won't change it just for you ;)
naisu toranbetto!
Haha thanks?
The ki 44 is not underrated, for example me and my squad love this thing, and we bring even in high br clan wars
I just rarely see it in matches.
Hey bro im sgt Miranda
Welcome mate!
Just dropped my like from Brazil!
under rated?? wtf if you dont know how stupidly fuckin op this thing is at its br you have never faced it.
Well I know now. By underrated I meant that barely anyone flies it while it's a good aircraft.
I disagree ! get downtiered and matched against the russians and you'll see your team getting erased quite often ... which means more kills for you in this aircraft :)
Nah Japan wrecks Russians and Brits at most tiers. Tier 3+ US wrecks Japan.
yea the planes do ... not the teams (might have changed since I last played that plane about 4 months ago)
I think low tier Japan teams are among the best, for a low tier team.
Kinda undertiered plane. The only other comparable 2.7 plane is the even more undertiered F4U-1a lol
Yeah I agree. Though F4U-1a is in a league of his own lol.
o/
yay first