Survive The Rate | F-16C Viper Vs Mig-29 Fulcrum DOGFIGHT | Digital Combat Simulator | DCS |
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On this channel we like to do a lot of dogfighting most videos are some sort of dogfight between 2 different aircraft as we explore their different capabilities. From time to time I like to dabble in Virtual Reality, I think VR is a great new technology and I love to show that stuff off for the channel from time to time.
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Could we get one of these two dogfights?
F16 v F86
F-104 v mig 25 (or 31)
GS please make an Indian Mig 29 video!!!!
Firstly: does this work for steam users?
Secondly: NGAD vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns and missles plzkthx
SU-57 vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns only plzkthx
Who piloted the Viper today?
Great flying by both.
Great Content, Thanks You GS
I really enjoy your explanations and demonstrations. Though I was wondering if you could throw on the ctrl-enter hotas overlay so I can get a better idea of how you are managing the turns.
I don’t know why, but somehow that predicted wing break was way more satisfying than a gun kill 😂
timestamp?
@@jameshughes6078 14:46
Marvelous wingtip.
Never interrupt your opponent when he's making a mistake. lol
I don’t fly the viper but… shouldn’t the limiter I’ve heard about prevent the wing separation?
This is really a masterclass example of teaching a lesson. Not only to your oponent, but to your audience as well. Great job!
first time i actually see the explanation of circles and tactices this well, well done
F-16 = Fulcrum Fodder. GS does this so casually, I bet he rests his arm on the canopy sill, like a convertible lowrider going slow on the boulevard.
Nope
Not with the shit radar that the MIG-29 has. It's getting blown out of the sky by an AMRAAM @@firebald2915
As an F-16 pilot, this is a great way of looking at it. Very informative, thanks GS
I love how he's so good, he can literally scare his opponent into destroying their own plane.
GS is INSANE! Your piloting skills are crazy I have so much respect. You know how to exploit every weakness and strength in your aircraft and the enemy’s.
I love to see that tac-view at the end of the video to really bring into emphasis exactly what we're looking at. Seeing the F-16 lose the rate fight is great too; it's a great reminder not to get complacent and assume technical specs will win the fight for you.
All the John Boyd "pure dog fighting plane" doesn't matter when the opponent is good.
Yes, the offset two circle. That's how I get splashed in dogfight every time. I'm aware what it does, how to create, but not how to avoid or fix it. I can do nothing against when I try to rate, or make my reverse too soon when I go for one circle.
It's all about reading the cues, still that's the most difficult thing in dogfight, or maybe almost every sorts of fight in general lol.
I may gonna stick to the tacview for a while, this vid is the one I was waiting for quite a time. Thanks man.
my pleasure, glad you found it useful man.
Mig-29 aged extremely well compared to other soviet models, it can still go toe to toe with its NATO counterparts and remains a viable alternative for most post-soviet arsenals. It was really amazing seeing it during airshows in Germany as it flew next to western aircraft. Sad to see that there will be no further modernization of this fighter and NATO countries sending them off to Ukraine, at least they will finish their life in a blaze of glory in the skies and not scrapped in some dusty hangar.
@@jetfighter200 There is always a fireball, glory is assigned by the morals of the society to whom the fireball belongs
Aged extremely well? With such short legs and airframe life compared to western contemporary aircrafts?
You can upgrade avionics on an aircraft but it takes much more than that to be a potent one.
The Flanker family aged more gracefully, the Tu-95 and Tu-22M also aged very well
In all fairness, the MiG-29 doesn't go too far on a tank of gas compared to its Western counterparts and its engines are real maintenance hogs. Still a cool aircraft though.
Will be good to see them flight beside f16s... cannot wait
Interresting fight. If memory serves well the US where pretty shocked at the capabilitys of the Mig-29 and the russian Fox-2 when they got their hands on them after the fall of the Berlin wall.
This will be fun. I absolutely love a video on the MiG-29!! Good luck!!
Hey GS, since you are doing more of these tutorials, maybe you and some of your buddies show group tactics since some people might not know basic group strategies. Both with and without mixed aircraft squadrons and loadouts.
Highly agree!
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Saw the first TV MiG 29 many years ago at Farnborough, it's manouverability was insane!
"Come back here... I just wanna talk to you real quick." 😆😆😆
holy shit that off set two circle was absolutely clinical. Really brought me so much joy
Nothing but respect for you and the things you're able to do in every single plane
The segment where the rear wing was damaged and you forced him to increase throttle and destroy himself through G-forces. Stunning work! Incredibly entertaining and amazing attention to detail in this game.
“Come back around here, I just wanna talk to you real quick bud.”
*Mutilates wing*
“Aye La-eyed!”
Watching this makes me think flight instructors are going to use your videos to teach fighter pilots, so well explained! I never quite understoot the difference between one and two circles until now
It's a sure bet that actual real fighter pilots and instructors are learning new things from this channel. I've even heard russian air force is using DCS as extra sim pits
@@XiaOmegaX I mean DCS was developed by russians, soo
@@arnavsadhu it was??? Isn't Eagle Dynamics American?
There's something relaxing about a Canadians voice when they're shooting a bandit. Great video.
Hey, I just paused the video to come here and say; respect. Your editing, the illustrations, narration etc. It is really amazing how you grew and dude you're nailing it. I love your content. Okay, back to the dogfight.
Edit: AND your skills. I keep being amazed by how easy you make this look :')
I would love to see you sim-fly an Su-22 (Su-17)-- would love to see how do in Air to Air, plus I just love the aircraft. (...or at least an Su-7 but that's less cool).
IDK if they are even in DCS but that would make my day.
TY for the great content and making my nights much more enjoyable! :)
We currently dont have the Su-22 for DCS but there is one in development but still 1-3 years away
@@Mike_Romeo I will be eagrly awaiting it. I can't articulate why, perhaps (aesthetics + speed + armament?), but I'm in love with the Su-22.
Especially the modernized Polish ones in active service until they get the F-35s to retire them.
But yeah, looking forward to it down the line :)
Keep up the awesome work, dude!
Thank you very much, as mike stated we have no su-22 but for sure when it shows up in the sim I will make a video with it.
@@GrowlingSidewinder awesome! :)
Keep up the great vids!
Truly a master when you can talk through your steps as it’s happening in front of you. Reminds me of my Muay Thai coach a lot. Able to see things before they seem evident
In this offset 2 circle, that ups and downs I learned as high yo-yo manouver in the times of MCFS. You could do it going down and up again, low yo-yo, but not on the ground, of course. Nice one
It's such a pleasure to watch these vid's with your commentary. Really easy to follow and take pointers.
This was a really great video, instructive and illustrative of things I have had a vague concept of before but now is clear.
Outstanding job GS. Discuss, Demonstrate and Review. Well done!
Setting up the shot in Round 3: "Do you have a moment to talk about your plane's extended warranty?"
So, the secret here is going up and down, tightens your turn,but doesn't totally bleed your speed to a near stall even on the deck- that using a little bit of vertical and it's effect on your turn tightness and position- is something that's not been covered in depth before- that's interesting to see
Also that maneuver wing kill was CRAZY- GS with the maneuver kills, but those high g kills are ...weird lol
I'm getting into DCS because of you, keep It up man, you're the best DCS youtuber by far
Thank you brother much love.
Ok. My dude.. the end to that 3rd round was hilarious. lol The fact that you had plenty of lead in your hud but never took the shot in anticipation of that wing disintegrating was great. Well played.
Was literally wondering if mirroring the offset circle would counter it and keep it overlapping two circle, and then you promptly predicted and answered my question. Love the TacView. It really puts everything into perspective. Thanks man, keep it up!
I was wondering when I was going to see you talk about this. This was something Phantom drivers would do when fighting against Mig-17's during Vietnam.
By far one of the most interesting fights in a technical sense I've seen on here this is super cool seeing the offset work so fast.
This is Excellent. I always wondered what could be done if you ended up on the deck in a rate fight w/a f16. Offset 2 circle. Nice. I'm ashamed to admit I can't finish the whole vid now, but I'll be back. Just wanted to comment for the algorithm. Thanks for the analysis. I never thought I would find geometry fascinating. I can't wait to try this out. Just saving for hardware and I'ma be on the list. Thanks again for your fine instructions and demonstration GS. You're a beast.
It's called misaligned turn circles ie matc(time in video -18.27). As you were defensive(los aft bandit behind 3/9 line) in the 2c fight with the viper your were trying to increase the aspect back to 180 degrees(ie high aspect) you can increase the aspect in various ways-lo and hi yoyo's being one option, you could also time an extension ie the reverse of a tcx(turn circle extension) or you could take the fight vertical using radial G and timing to force the fight back to 180 degrees as mentioned earlier. If flying with a savvy bandit however, he can utilise tcx's with lead turns or go for an energy excursion to take the shot preserving over the top airspeed and the subsequent overshoot-ie rolling scissor.
6:03 love this aerodynamically assisted ballistic Dogfight’s.
never know that there is such a way to make two circle do into one circle, ty for sharing this skill to everyone 😊
"I love when you have a plan and it just works." TRUER WORDS.
Fun to watch, when Sidewinder flies the Viper, he talks about how amazing it is at the 2 circle and he dominates with it. Whenever he fights against the Viper "Sidewinder" usually defeats in a few moments. It really doesn't matter what he uses he very rarely loses.. Switch the pilot and the Mig will lose every fight.
well I have a few videos where the viper Absolutely dominates me, but in reality its all about fighting your own fight and forcing the other guy to do what you want if you do that, you can beat anything with anything, which is kind of the point I try to drive home in these videos.
@@GrowlingSidewinder that's why I watch, it fun and enjoyable watching you. Ill have to find the ones of you getting beat, that always makes me smile just a little... Keep up the good work! No do some F4 vs everything!
@@GrowlingSidewinder where did you learn all that BFM mechanics from?
some on my own, others from books, and a lot from real pilots nice enough to show me and teach me.
Like watching a surgeon at work. Well done, GS!
Me: Oh, a teaching video, I'm too tired to pay attention to this, will save it to watch it at another time...
*twenty one minutes later*
Me: wow! I've learned a lot!
GS is like a Legendary racecar driver explaining how a race will go by knowing the performance of a car down to the tire pressure.
Awesome. This video basically answers my earlier comment about what to do once your in a losing rate fight on the deck. Cheers!
Really liked the debrief at the end, thanks so much.
Fantastic video. Love this stuff. We see you flame folks all the time but don't see the "okay, now we switch aircraft" and break it down. You used to swap back and forth in rounds and take turns. That was good too. I'm not saying do that all the time, just from time to time so we can see the counter tactics. Love it. Thanks.
New shirt idea: "Look at this" with a bandit pulled into the HUD screenshot
Tacview is back and together with the offset 2 circle? What a nice treat of a video.
Loved last time you did a video on it and I was wondering why you haven't been using that tactic anymore. Again amazing content GS.
That's some insane flying and very informative. I never knew the mig 29 even stood a chance against the viper.
In 1991, in Germany, they compared the instant 29 they got from the GDR with f16, at that time the instant was completely superior to f16 in all respects, even then the MiGs had a system on the pilot's helmet that allowed them to shoot while looking at the enemy.
Best UA-cam Tutorial I ever saw!
GS explains every concept very well.
Very satisfying, with a new school simulation + old school chalk-blackboard lesson.
👏
"Hey, Teacher, leave those Planes alone!"🎶
Poison Lips, with the Metal Grips, the Viper will pull you in and bleed you dry.
Perfect motto for the F16.
I remember long time ago when i played Strike Commander, i started also the up and down 2 circle thing + shooting when crossing. Was much more effective then trying to outturn oponent. Sure quite a primitve flight sim compared to this, and me completely unaware what doing, nevertheless happy I recognized the schema :D
Love to see you flying soviet planes!
This is the best class on tactics to counter vipers and possible counters from viper in dogfight, what makes it even better is that you are flying the awesome Mig-29 again! Thanks for the teaching and I really hope we can see more of those very straight forward and educational videos!
2:00 the High Yo-yos reminded me of the dogfighting used the Phantom pilots against the MiGs over Vietnam. I didn't expect the MiGs to be superior in the 2 circle over the Phantom...
Fantastic! A video on how the Viper can deal with this would be grand
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"Ten, Twenty, Thirty, Fourty, Fifty or More"
"That Growlin' Sidewinder was rollin up the score"
"Eighty men died tryin' to smoke his ass"
"That Growlin' Sidewinder of D C aS"
Thank you GS for all the wonderful videos and lessons!
This Is why you have over 450k+ subs bro. Great tactics explanation. keep up the great work.
I recommend another explainer on countering the offset counter. Like you were saying, an offset circle can surprise someone unfamiliar but when you're relying on that tactic and someone counters it, it's probably equally as surprising for an intermediate sim pilot like myself.
Nice explainer on the concept, I'm familiar but still stuck around for the dogfights. That wing snap was stunning.
That wing breaking was the funniest thing I’ve seen in awhile!
i knew gs is an amazing dog-fighter, but i could never imagine he can shoot down an enemy without even firing.. Insane :)
Well - in fact he did shoot that enemy, just some moments before it ended... And that maneuver-kill wouldnt have been possible without that ;)
I've been watching these on my 130 inch projection screen. With my sound system rounding out the experience. These are so much fun to watch.
Is anyone else driving around in normal traffic thinking about one and two circles? Wishing you had some fox whatever’s or an auto cannon? My daddy day care mini van hits different…
Didn't get a chance to finish the show last night, but I'm glad I came back for the TacView debrief. I really appreciate the training. Awesome vid as always. Thanks to GS once again. Keep the content coming.
remember, just because we see you doing things, doesnt mean we learn the things. thats why i really like this kind of video, where you talk about what youre doing to make the situation better.
personally as a pilot who often flubs my advantage, its great to get videos on how to fight into disadvantaged scenarios. one of my biggest issues is finding out what to do when plan a doesnt work out.
i personally think in gunfights; one circle fighters are generally very unforgiving, being that your win condition revolves around hitting a high aspect shot, and the fight gets worse and worse every second it drags on. do you agree with this idea? or is it much more even to you, who actually is good at dogfighting.
I think the biggest lesson I'm taking from this series is that gs is really bloody good at dogfighting
Kudos to the Sacrificial Lamb flying the F-16 who took one for the team!
Loved that ground impact fireball @ 3:58...DCS graphics FTW!
The offset 2-circle looked like having an unexpected merge in the middle of the fight.
Also, a Tacview! Fans getting some treat today
The rate you pump these videos out is crazy GS, But I have also been wondering if you could do a group of F22's against a much larger group of other planes?
Great video ! I like learning moves and tactics and just not beeing stuck into 1 circle, 2 circles, rate fight... I want more way to survive and/or win ^^
Again, simple but well explained, keep up the good work !
I would LOVE to see some more harrier gameplay, whether it be dogfighting or just doing ground strikes.
I'd personally would love ground strike
@2:52 throwing ropes!! Nice stick twitch to the 9 0clock
I know dcs is nothing like war Thunder but literally watching your videos has made me such a better player just by reading what the enemy is doing to everything else love your vids man.
Seems like you really need to have a fast(LOTS of thrust/power) plane to make offset-2c work. So the SU-27, M29, F15, etc. It would be interesting to see this same video with planes that aren't suited to it as well to see directly how well it robs the advantage from the usually dominant F16
Maybe the F35, or a heavy Flanker variant. Harrier??
Works with every aircraft just come into the rate fight at your correct rate speeds
@@GrowlingSidewinder thanks for your input!
Love the tack view at the end wouldn’t mind having 1 tack view from every fight would be nice
I’ve never played DCS but I enjoy watching you fly.
Nice to see Tacview return! I always thought it was super helpful to visualize what was happening in a 3D. Much appreciated. :) Great video and super, super helpful for handling the 2C against a better rate fighter. Thank you!
This is the most educational video on this channel so far. Great content!
No wonder actual fighter pilots love watching GS. This is easy training.
Suggestion: Maybe make a separate video on all the tactics and terminology with video and/or tac view examples with time stamps?
>timestamp< “Two Circle”
>timestamp< “The WEZ”
Etc
Leave it in the description and mention it.
Well explained. Thanks for debriefing.
It would be cool to see you do a 1v1 fight like this against AA guns, no missiles just cannons
Early this time, pretty sure it's going to be great as always. Would absolutely love to see F-35 against SU-57, either dogfight or intercept. I know there are vids on that already but if it ain't GS it aint it, man
I would think climbing and diving to establish the offset 2 circle would bleed speed which would allow the viper to rip around the circle faster??
Amazing info thanks for explaining 🤙
That's why speed management is essential here. But since you lose speed when climbing you can regain it on the way down.
@@KingMen1Force Speed management is super hard here, because you need to tighten down your turn while going down.
@@TealJosh Not as hard as you think. You basically release the stick a bit on your way up and tighten it on your way down but not enough to bleed speed for it.
Thing is you can also create an offset 2 circle horizontally without the need to climb by applying the same principle, although a bit more dangerous.
DAMN GS... That was a fuckin' clinic... Outstanding sir! Cheers!
Little bit of Disrespect in that third round with that flare dump lol!!!
I was thinking, "I wish he'd do a debrief on this one, have not seen that in a long time". And you did. And even mentioned it had been a long time.
Wow this video was awesome, even more than usual. It's nice that you gave an insight on the offset two-circle. Also, I love how you made him rip off his own wing.
This was very acrobatic. The way these 2 aircrafts use different flying techniques to down each other is stellar.
Another Gripen vs SU-57 would be amazing! Keep it up!
Making your enemy commit Seppuku was nice
Great can't wait to see you do high G yoyoes and more offset 2 circles in the F-4
Great video! Love to see the old Tacview back!!
It sometimes seems like a maneuver kill is better than any weapons kill. I guess this wasn't a perfect example, but still fantastic to see. When the wing went, I had to smile. Nice.
It would be interesting to see a series of dog fights from the less-advantageous fight for the plane. Like exclusively one circles with the F-16 or two circles with the F-18, to understand why and how a plane could win in a fight it is less suited for.
This was a great video! I am impressed by how well this technique worked.
Glad ya did the tac view. Miss those
Masterclass in BFM! What should the Viper have done to counter your off-set two Circle? What magic would GS pull out of his hat if driving the Viper? Just curious because he just stayed with his two circle plan...
Hey man I talk about what in more detail at the 20min mark in the video but generally speaking if he just copies what I do, when I go up he goes up when I come down he comes down, he would effectively be offsetting the circle back on top of mine and therefore keeping it overlapping while he out rates me.
Tac-view making a comeback! Love to see it GS! You’ll be at half a mil in no time!
It seems like the MIG29 circles were just much smaller than the f16 and that's why it's been beaten. It's strange to see because usually you expect the f16 to have the smaller circle. I would have liked to see an example of the start of this video where you just fight them in the two circle and get out rated. I've been watching all your videos so I know the previous videos this relates too but it would have been cool none the less.
Anyway, love your work GS. Watch all your videos start to finish every time. Keep em coming :)
The F-16 wasnt made to fly small circles, it was made to fly around the circles extreme fast. That are two completely different things
учитывайте, что такие истребители, вроде миг-29, могут просто зависнуть в воздухе на одном месте