On the one hand, it will be very entertaining. On the other hand, I really don't want this innocent man going through the pain that we have been through.
I'm certain you already researched a bit and a lot of the things happening in the video are for comedic purposes (at least at some point during recording) but - yeah bringing bombs in Air realistic battles (short: Air RB or AAB) when in a fighter is a bad Idea, to bomb bases use a bomber. Which is an entirely new level of suffering in itself, trust me - avoid taking head-on engagements. While killing planes is easier for you this way, naturally that's the case for the enemy too. - some planes are great for turn fighting, some should be played at a higher altitude than the enemy to then dive on them and re-climb after a pass (boom and zooming) -You already conserve ammo better than me. - land on your Airfield when too damaged and you can escape/ when out of ammo - don't run after enemies on their way to their airfield - don't abuse your airfield to kill enemies chasing you ;) (also you won't gain anything, neither in terms of skill improvement nor the kill. You might win the game this way and gain more research points, but that's also luck dependent and inefficient) - there are SO MANY high level players down there to seal club so don't be too hard on yourself when losing. - there are SO MANY high level players down there to research new tech trees, they've just gotten their high level before they got to a new nation, not all are seal clubbers. - ABSOLUTELY have fun, no point in continuing something that doesn't spark joy. - arcade needs a different skill set than realistic. Most Air RB mains would get destroyed there too. Yes they might get a good amount of kills in Air AB, but would die in the clusterfock that ensues regardless. Same with Tanks, arcade and realistic have different play styles. - arcade are fast high intensity battles (most of the time) and realistic does not hold hands as much, is slower and more methodical. - RB might get more fun in the future once you learned the ropes in AB
To add on, it is important to understand the planes you fly, even if you dont feel like being a nerd, engine control, overheat wep amounts/speeds, wing rip/wing overload Gs/manouvres, and max speeds(also just a tip, idk if the players reading this will play britain, but their low br 20mm's overheat after max 2.5secs of burst fire P.S. oo, i forgot, the converging rounds, if its something like 2 nose 12.whatever it is(50.cals/30.cals), i would set it to no covergence, but if it has wing mounted and further distanced mg's, you should set it to about 800m, because thats probably how close you will get to learn how to get good crits(when you get better you can hit it 1.2km out even(thats me, you could learn to do more))
There are very few good players at this low of a br. Mostly beacuse you dont get anything below tier 3 for missions, but also because research speed sucks this low for high tier. Most are just noobs abusing better planes. If a good player wants to research a tree, then they will fly through the first 3 tiers, they wont spend much time in low br. (Or use top tier premium)
As someone who has reached top their American jets the biggest thing I would recommend to you is to 1.) Gain as much altitude as you can without losing your speed. 2.) When you are attacking a enemy plane from the front shoot a swarm of bullets at .9-.7 km away then pull away from the enemy plane. After these aspects have been learned air realistic can be very fun (especially when you go mach 1.2 straight into the battle. Great video!
@@henry-zm9kq early jets with .50 cals aim at the plane type symbol and fire at 2km the shots will hit every time if they dont go evasive, wing mounted guns set convergence to 700m and they will hit that spot
I’m glad you listened to me, and wow, seeing my own comment getting the spotlight in a video feels weird man. Maybe you’re like me and would enjoy more maneuverable plane rather than fast ones. For that, I recommend any fighter biplane, the Japanese or the Spitfire. Despite spending my time in arcade, I use the I-153 exclusively in realistic. A fast maneuvrable biplane at 2.3 with good armament just feels so good to use, and has definitely boosted my kill number per match to around 3-6 on a good day. There’s no guarantee in war, but this plane is truly my fav for RB. And it’s not 1.3 or less so I don’t feel bad shooting down noobs who don’t know the finer plane mechanics. Those are gotten with time. And not being cocky. Keep playing what you want and have fun! (Also I betcha all those dudes bullying you for playing arcade have never been in simulator for more than 1 minute before flipping their plane on the runway taking off, so, look how the tables turn.)
@@chicodeli9699 because it’s not torture. It would be if you hated planes. But you don’t, right? You learn to pilot, to deal with foes, to have situational awareness and you can actually feel like an airman. Plus you mostly skip the boring military stuff like flying in formation and having to deal with assholes who just so happen to have a higher rank than you.
@@DrHundTF2 I Started playing the game a Week ago, and Switching from Germany to Britian Was Very helpful for me, because I couldn't control the fast boom and zoom German Fighters meanwhile, I'm much more Comfortable with my Favourite Spitfires and just Decided to enjoy the game.
@@SsAaFfWwAaNn good stuff! Personally If I’d do maneuverability I’d go biplane or Japanese, but I guess britain’s not bad too, even if I do think their spitties are just slightly more than average in terms of turn rate, and lack many good features like flaps and real guns, but it’s still good! Hope you enjoy your time!
@@darkstormww7479 I have been team killed far more often in realistic and arcade than I have been in sim. Mostly arcade. more accurately, it's not as popular because of the flight controls sort of requiring you to use a joystick, or be at a disadvantage by using M+KB with the virtual joystick.
Well, as someone who played realistic first instead of arcade because my friends forced me to, i can say, this video is spot on. But in contrast, realistic feels like there's more stakes to your decisions and skills (i don't like the 5 min flight to the battle too, but this time loss also adds to the feeling of wanting to win and not die), it has a different thrill when compared to arcade. When you start to figure realistic out, it's so much more fulfilling, and it shows how much you learned the game so you don't lose 10 years in queue and dying to the first merge. The harsh nature of War Thunder is what kept me playing. (Maybe i'm just insane idk)
i'm with you on that. I ground my way up to 8.3 br Italy ground and air through nothing but realistic battles.... so i must be at least 90% clinically insane.
In realistic skill matters way more, since in arcade as someone mentioned already you will die in the clusterfk wether you are good or not. Sure arcade takes different kind of skill, but i would argue that the skill ceiling in ARB is higher and so it is more satisfying. Also getting to the battlefield in low BRs are paiiiiiin, but kind of necessary.
I've been playing Air RB since 2013. Slow, crappy low-tier planes are universally seen as the most fun to fly, so you will run into a mix of rookies and very experienced players like me who single-handedly carry their team. The "bad" P-39Q you unlocked is among the best planes in the game, so it really is a question of experience. The bases and ground targets are a distraction, the real objective is to eliminate enemy players. Also, don't get within 5km of the enemy airfield, you will die. This can be exploited by flying around you airfield or running to it in the first sign of danger, but there is a special place in hell for players who do that. Getting good at air RB and consistently demolishing the enemy team is among the most satisfying things in this game. I can easily go to arcade, pick a fast plane with good guns and get a 5-10kill game without dying, but that gets boring really fast.
“I can feel the life being dragged out of me when I die” - that is literally me. That’s the entire war thunder experience. You should find a squad or friends to play with to ease the suffering. That’s how I kept my sanity (just barely) intact. Also, I think you should change your mindset while flying. You were flying to get kills, which led to you getting in head on engagements and dying. Instead, focus on prioritizing living and defensive flying. Don’t feel too bad about this though. There’s a big rivalry between arcade and realistic players in the game, but it’s mostly just seeing who suffers more.
I recently started playing WT(185h) and was playing realistic daily, it caused me to rage whenever I got killed and actually made me quit for a while, always losing SL because of how many times I lost, then I just thought "Why keep suffering instead of having fun?, this ain't League", now I only play arcade
Started playing WT in 2014, and it's been my main game since. As much as I'd never want to start this game from scratch ever again, it's always nice to see what it's like for a new player nowadays. Getting good at Realistic Battles was one of the most fun learning curves in any game I've experienced, even with all the struggles involved.
Don't do it your taking the lemming pathway, you are making the mistake more than half of the new players make Divulge, try some of the other trees too, by diversifying you'll get to know the mechanics better, so by the time you get to some of those higher tier German tanks, you'll know how to use them and use them well. You'll also learn the weaknesses of your enemies, because you'll have had experience in some of their tanks I'm not saying grind out several trees at once, I'm saying get to 3.3 in one other nation. Trust, it will help you enjoy the game much more. This is coming from personal experience, and from watching others make the same mistake you are making many times over.
To kill shermans aim to the side armour,the front is the strongest part,if you have a tiger ANGLE,the wiki tells you some info on how to do it,the panthers should still be angled but way less. I don't really play that much ground so take all this with a grain of salt
@@rip_edwim To add to what the other guy is saying, on M4A1 Shermans that have the rounded armor, they have little parts that curve inwards on the lower sides of it's front plate, if you can't get a side shot just aim there you should be able to go through with most German vehicles.
My favourite plane for RB is Cannon Chaika. It's just absolutely hillarious to see Zero and Spitfire pilots suffer heroic BSOD and try to turnfight a biplane, after failing to BnZ it. For more "conventional" experience it's recommend Fw-190D-9, though it is a plane rather for patient people.
@@onebadger4993 True. I just want to be nice and didn’t watcht the full video. Personaly I have just got the mustang and B 25 and since I hate the p63 to the death (PLEASE tell me how to counter them as a Warhawk (same BR)) I haven’t researched it yet. my favorite is the Warhawk since it is fun and challenging while also not being garbage. It also looks cool as hell.
@@wonnijohn2765 the p63 is one you need to sneak up on and flying high in the sky doesn’t work because that is where they best suited. I recommend just avoiding them entirely. but this is mostly going off memory and I haven’t played that br much because grinding f4c with 11.3 aircraft takes a while
My suggestion make a cheapest possible head-tracker with OpenTrack and Aurco marker. If you want to try fly in sim madness. EDIT: Its free if you already have a webcam! If you don't, Get a fast FPS camera like PS3 EYE camera
To be honest, as someone who began playing war thunder 3 months ago, at first, I was just playing arcade and having to suffer. But since I played realistic, it was finally fun. Seems like a skill issue to me that i sadly had. (Quick note: never play War Thunder for grinding, just for fun and for the sake of playing it.) I'll give tips for everyone at 10 likes.
For air RB try to gain altitude and use the strengths of your plane. Altitude is your best friend, that is because altitude = potential energy, and always kill the people at the same altitude as you before you dive on others. hope this helps 😃
Hey if u need more help i can give some! 1st in Realistic batles if u go back to the airbase u can recharge your amo and bombs, 2nd in any tipe of battle first fly high and then dive towards a unnoticed enemy. 3rd If u wana get more bases destroyed and win a battle use bombers, dont worry in Realistic and arcade battles the spawn high in the sky which decreases by 70% the number on enemy fighters u will face. Also good luck with your grinding! :)
I refuse to play air for this reason. I’ve gotten most nations to 6-7.0 area and I’m at like 2.3 air with Russia. It’s way too hard to learn how to dogfight
I switched realistic when I got to rank 3 in Germany, only then because arcarde didn't pay well. some tips I got: If you shoot for too long, your guns will jam, indicated by the blinking of the circle around the crosshair. if it starts blinking, stop shooting immediately. With a fighter, try climbing high, and then dive on the enemy to gain speed. Most fighters have a sweet spot in speed, and will be equally unmaneuverable if too slow or too fast. Only use combat flaps when in combat. While using them, you are a bit slower, but more maneuverable. (note that not all fighters have combat flaps, note the fw 190 in Germany, and for some reason the Do 17 has them, though its a bomber.)
You can also use combat flaps when shooting at ground targets to get a better angle, since you can angle your plane(and its guns) down but still fly straight and level because of the extra lift from the flaps. Also switch on IAS(indicated speed) + TAS(true speed) on the HUD settings, TAS is the speed the plane is going relative to the ground, good to know for things like how fast you will get to something but IAS tells you how much air is flowing over your plane. When people say that a plane doesnt perform at under 200 knots or over 500 knots , IAS is the number you want to look at to tell that speed. You can be going 500 knots TAS, but if you are high enough in altitude the air is so thin the plane has the equivalent air flowing over it as say 200 knots at sea level, now your plane is really fast but still cant manoeuvre because there isnt enough air flowing over it. Top speed in game is measured in TAS so even at max speed most propeller driven planes will have trouble staying at those altitudes high altitudes where they can get that fast even though they are so fast relative to the ground.
Hey, nice knowing you're playing realistic now, it is hard but you tried your best. I do recommend you learn a bit of the real life maneuvers, and then you should learn the basics of energy fighting, might help you win battles.
I suggest using wasd to control the plane more then the mouse. it takes time getting used to it but if you are even able to use a&d to roll as a start you will see vast improvement. Also technically you didnt get those three kills in a match so i expect a sequel ;)
@@ianNotShort hey,air RB is hard,i have more than 600h in this game and i still suck,if you want to bomb bases use heavy bombers not fighters,play other Tech trees ,take some pauses too,war thunder is not a fun game,i play it bc i like planes,you have to work for the fun,play with friends,play single player mode,play with the planes that you like,furthermore try ground rb,it's a bit hard to get into but it has respwns and cool vehicles,if you get enough spwn points you can jump in an already flying plane and ground pound
Tips: Don't play realistic on low tier BR. try to get an idea and build ur skill on arcade. after some time, you will get used to it. in doing so you will get more advanced when u play. Good luck, have fun
Hello Ian, I am Ian. Ive spent over 1000 bucks, wasted 5000 hours on this game, my #1 tip for this hellhole would just be take frequent breaks. when you get tired of dying over and over, just take a break. Continuing will deteriorate your gameplay and it will also be a risk to your keyboard. Ive destroyed so many keyboards playing this game Also don’t listen to the newbies saying arcade is cringe, they are just summons of _________
I like small youtubers a lot because they usually make videos out of passion, as opposed to big youtubers who mostly do it because of money. Please post more
Ian I’m going to give u a bit of a small lesson. 1. Straight shots: If u click on one of your planes, go into test drive, there is setting where (which I can’t remember the name of ) it will make your shot have no drop and makes shooting planes MUCH easier and u can get more kill more easily I hope you read this because when I found out about it, it really helped. Can’t wait for the next video
Easy mode still fellow pilot... You have instructor flying the plane, just point and aim the mouse. Fly a simulator mode ... Learn to fly ... I will give you the ultimate challenge dive into the rabbit hole get 10+ kills and don't die!!! Survival is the name of the game!!! Edit: To archive this level of mastery you will have to love flying with passion!
as a war thunder player, low tier Air RB is indeed pain and suffering. At top tier matches rarely last longer than 7 minutes because of everyone flying at mach Jesus with 30-40G IRCCM missiles it sounds unfun but honestly it's quite satisfying and the chaos is fun as hell
as someone who is doing a HOTAS% of the American tech tree, realistic is the worst mode in the game for me. its fly to base in my A2D-1, get shot down just before getting there, make it to base in different game, get 1000 RP, hurray, go to another base, WHOOPS, crappy keybinds made my drop my bombs, effing wonderfull
Pro tip: play the tutorials, you also earn rewards. Also if you are trying to destroy bases, you should get a bomber and in top tier Arcade is basically pointless since noone plays it there so theres the difference between toptier air and lowtier air
I was terrible when I started war thunder but now I’m top tier and having lots of fun, just stick with it and you will get better. Don’t forget to have fun :)
Hey man, I would just like to help. I am actually a recent player of war thunder. I watched some videos to learn the basic principles and tips. These tips helped me to somewhat rise in war thunder. Please correct me if I have mistakes as I am still considered a beginner 1. On a head on, be the one with altitude advantage - shoot the center of the plane ( NOT DIRECTLY but a little bit above it cuz physics ) 2. Know your plane - Go to the war thunder wiki and go to the pros and cons ( real useful ) 3. Save ammo -Shoot in short percise burst -Do NOT shoot in one long burst cuz gun jamming exist) 4. Try not shoot on the sixth (or at the back) of a enemy -Shooting at the back will most likely deflect your bullets 5. Keybinds -Use to turn faster instead of using your mouse Recommended keybinds -W, S for elevators -A, D for roll -Q, E for rudder -Shift and Ctrl for accelerate/decelerate 6. Manuevers Here are some useful ones: 1. Canopy roll -Press W or S with A or D -useful when there is an enemy at your sixth/back 2. Immelman -Press S and when inverted, roll back with A or D -use to slow your speed and switch directions 3. Split S -Roll with A or D and when inverted, press S -use to gain speed and switch directions Hope it helps!
10 year WT Vet here. Don't listen to these fools who tell you you are trash, you're new to the game, everybody started somewhere. As for tips: -You actually don't need to bomb bases to win the battle. Most Realistic Battles are actually won by squeezing the enemy dry of tickets (by attacking ground units) or by killing everyone on the enemy team. Bases can actually respawn on some maps so I wouldn't rely on base bombing to win games. -Try to shoot in short bursts to conserve ammo, also helps prevent a gun from jamming if you fire way to much, you're doing that fine but personally you are shooting a lot less than necessary. -Try getting used to the WASD controls, trust me they work a lot better than focusing on using your mouse. -If you need help with aiming I would recommend going back to realistic and playing there for a bit. Your mind will adjust to the lead dot when you carry over to Realistic. Any other tips were already said by the people below. If you continue to play this game, then good luck to you and you have my best wishes.
1:11 "Is this how a bad player looks? I don't think so" *Misses every shot and jams gun* But anyways, great work bro, it's always fun to see players who's souls hasen't been consumed by war thunder, keep pushing.
Air Arcade is like 3x as fast for grinding because of the respawns and aim assistance. There is no logical reason to play RB if you want to level quickly.
Air RB isnt realy about winning the ticket war, its more about winning by understanding basic air combat strats, understanding your opponents strenghts and weaknesses and playing them out against them and getting in prolonged epic dogfights with more experienced players. But to get to that point you need to invest alot of effort in understanding each plane and their different strategies. this is not easy and not recommended for every type of player, but if you truly wanna be better in this game mode, its a very gratifying experience (with an underlying bitterness of gaijines inability to make the game balanced or more rewarding in that sense). Good video btw, german fellow aproves. ;)
i havent played arcade anything since the first month or two i started playing the game. arcade just feels so goofy and noobish to me. i actually find it more satisfying, rewarding, and EASIER to play realistic battles. sim battles are a whole other subject however lmao.
Back when I first started playing there was a bug (since patched out) that let me play Realistic right away instead of having to go through Arcade first. Now I suck at Arcade to the point where sometimes I forget it even exists. Also yeah, my first question when somebody new to the game gets a new vehicle is always "Yeah, but do you know how to fly that...?"
My guy really had the odds stacked against him and he didn’t even realize American side attracts the most new players so that’s his teammates. Unskilled lawnmowers that nose dive the first strike aircraft that pops in their visual. American planes are also the hardest to get used to from a dog fighting perspective (as shown in the video). American props are specifically designed to win energy fights rather than turn fights. High speed drive bys are the way to go. Lastly, this poor guy set a REALLY tall bar for his first realistic encounter. From not having to ever need to land at an airstrip to needing to do so for every malfunction and damage received, 3 kills and a solo win does not happen very often. I myself have logged a relatively small, but not insignificant 28 hours into the game and have only managed to check those boxes one singular time while coming close only a handful of times.
Watching him get so exited after a single kill reminds me of when I first joined warthunder, 2000 hours later and now getting less than 7 kills at low tier is a disappointment. I kinda miss the old days.
here a tip: when you take of go on 3000-4000meters of altitude then when you see enemy planes for them and when you killed them go up retake altitude, this tactic is called hit n' run
air rb is probably one of the most new player UNFRIENDLY game modes, ground rb and ab is a lot less punishing, air rb is only good later on due to having to grind... A LOT
In my opinion, Air RB is unplayable below rank 6/7, due to the absolutely mindnumbing trek to the actual battle, combined with no respawns. I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of players just purchase a premium jet and skip it altogether. The predominant meta of using missiles at that BR basically means you don't really lose out from a lack of prior experience with dogfighting.
@@tomfahey2823 thing is i grinded ground and got to top tier but completly neglected air so now i gotta sweat my ass off playing 20 matches a day to catch up, ITS HORRIBLE, 3 MINUTES OF AFK TO REACH THE BATTLE, KILL 1 MAYBE 2 PEOPLE AND SKEDADLE BACK TO THE RUNWAY CUZ NO MORE AMMO AND THEN THE MATCH ENDS CUZ THE ENTIRE ENEMY TEAM GOT SHITSTOMPED AND THE LAST DUDE IS NOT LEAVING SPAWN CUZ HES AFRAID TO DIE! STALLING THE MATCH... AND THEN YOU GET 2000RP, HAVE FUN DOING THAT WITH A 400K JET
@@notnurfcreanga Yep, same. I just unlocked Rank 7 (using premium F4S); luckily, because I managed to get the A7-K (rank 7) in a previous crafting event, so I only have to research 3 tech tree jets for this rank, before I get to Rank 8. Hoping to unlock the F15-A in the next week or two!
My friend, you opened the box op pandora. I started wt 5 years ago. I took two brakes because it was insane. But I just love planes so its a curse I guess. If you don't absolutely feel obliged to play, maybe play IL-2 or something. I promise it is going to fry your nerves once you want to accomplish something in the game.
Dont listen to haters, or people in comments. Arcade is a really good mode for new people who are learning the game, a lot of us stayed on arcade for a long time until we got better, or jumped right into realistic.. For better tips, free look flying is great, go to controls and setup your pitch axis, (pitch axis up: (left) Shift, Pitch axis down: (left) control) Always climb for altitude, turn fighting and "boom and zoom" is one of the better techniques. Im not sure for the bi plane props someone can probably correct me, if you want to focus on base destruction. Grind the bomber lines, or the strike craft line. For bombs, unless you're playing ground, id suggest to not put bombs on fighter aircraft, just leave those for aircraft that are things like strike,dive, and obviously bombers. And dont forget to study your enemy.
As a war thunder sufferer myself I have learned that realistic isn't bad at the mid tiers like 4.7-7.0 the players ARE a bit smarter and less brain dead though so something to keep in mind
Yeah, Air RB just gets soul destorying after a while. then if you do get into it you eventually realise if you want to do anything other than dogfighting you're in for suffering. I ended up switching to DCS, which while harder and has even more of an issue of taking ages to get to the action, the actual flying the plane is really immersive and rewarding just to fly, so I do that now. Also there's no predatory "Grind to unlock stuff" pressure, which is nice. Kinda a shame War Thunder is how it is because they've thoroughtly moved into the mid/late Cold War where a lot of my favourite planes live.
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I love your videos and don’t worry everyone sucks when they are new. People go back to lower brs and kill noobs
use universal rounds or air targets
Use tracers
I need to see a "getting to top tier" series from this man. It would actually be so entertaining
pls dont ruin this mans life
On the one hand, it will be very entertaining. On the other hand, I really don't want this innocent man going through the pain that we have been through.
Unless he spends money or straight up no lifes the game that shit will take years to achieve lol
Sounds like a lot of content to look forward to@@dammitthatguy3107
dont make him go through that hell please
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I'm certain you already researched a bit and a lot of the things happening in the video are for comedic purposes (at least at some point during recording) but
- yeah bringing bombs in Air realistic battles (short: Air RB or AAB) when in a fighter is a bad Idea, to bomb bases use a bomber. Which is an entirely new level of suffering in itself, trust me
- avoid taking head-on engagements. While killing planes is easier for you this way, naturally that's the case for the enemy too.
- some planes are great for turn fighting, some should be played at a higher altitude than the enemy to then dive on them and re-climb after a pass (boom and zooming)
-You already conserve ammo better than me.
- land on your Airfield when too damaged and you can escape/ when out of ammo
- don't run after enemies on their way to their airfield
- don't abuse your airfield to kill enemies chasing you ;) (also you won't gain anything, neither in terms of skill improvement nor the kill. You might win the game this way and gain more research points, but that's also luck dependent and inefficient)
- there are SO MANY high level players down there to seal club so don't be too hard on yourself when losing.
- there are SO MANY high level players down there to research new tech trees, they've just gotten their high level before they got to a new nation, not all are seal clubbers.
- ABSOLUTELY have fun, no point in continuing something that doesn't spark joy.
- arcade needs a different skill set than realistic. Most Air RB mains would get destroyed there too. Yes they might get a good amount of kills in Air AB, but would die in the clusterfock that ensues regardless. Same with Tanks, arcade and realistic have different play styles.
- arcade are fast high intensity battles (most of the time) and realistic does not hold hands as much, is slower and more methodical.
- RB might get more fun in the future once you learned the ropes in AB
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To add on, it is important to understand the planes you fly, even if you dont feel like being a nerd, engine control, overheat wep amounts/speeds, wing rip/wing overload Gs/manouvres, and max speeds(also just a tip, idk if the players reading this will play britain, but their low br 20mm's overheat after max 2.5secs of burst fire
P.S. oo, i forgot, the converging rounds, if its something like 2 nose 12.whatever it is(50.cals/30.cals), i would set it to no covergence, but if it has wing mounted and further distanced mg's, you should set it to about 800m, because thats probably how close you will get to learn how to get good crits(when you get better you can hit it 1.2km out even(thats me, you could learn to do more))
Finally a wt player that give good advice
@frazierlo7738 good addition, I thougt it would've been too much info upfront so I left it out. I mean there is SO much to learn if one wants
There are very few good players at this low of a br. Mostly beacuse you dont get anything below tier 3 for missions, but also because research speed sucks this low for high tier. Most are just noobs abusing better planes. If a good player wants to research a tree, then they will fly through the first 3 tiers, they wont spend much time in low br. (Or use top tier premium)
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True hardest is playing sim air for the entire session. Especially when you have little experience
Thought exactly this when he said realistic was the hardest difficulty haha
Air sim is like. Next to unplayable unless you have a stick setup I swear to god
@@ashelyfrankow149 skill issue
Sim mode in War Thunder still very easy tbh, try IL2 Sturmovik or DCS, those are simulators
@@diomiceverytime sim is mentioned someone like you shows up. Its a simcade game
As someone who has reached top their American jets the biggest thing I would recommend to you is to 1.) Gain as much altitude as you can without losing your speed. 2.) When you are attacking a enemy plane from the front shoot a swarm of bullets at .9-.7 km away then pull away from the enemy plane. After these aspects have been learned air realistic can be very fun (especially when you go mach 1.2 straight into the battle. Great video!
your so wise and cool you reached top tier american jets you have so much experience wow your so good
I don’t know about that going high at top tier, but for every tier below that, this advice is true.
.9-.7 is way to short of a distance you should start firing at atleast 1km and spray until .7
@@henry-zm9kq early jets with .50 cals aim at the plane type symbol and fire at 2km the shots will hit every time if they dont go evasive, wing mounted guns set convergence to 700m and they will hit that spot
I’m glad you listened to me, and wow, seeing my own comment getting the spotlight in a video feels weird man.
Maybe you’re like me and would enjoy more maneuverable plane rather than fast ones.
For that, I recommend any fighter biplane, the Japanese or the Spitfire.
Despite spending my time in arcade, I use the I-153 exclusively in realistic. A fast maneuvrable biplane at 2.3 with good armament just feels so good to use, and has definitely boosted my kill number per match to around 3-6 on a good day. There’s no guarantee in war, but this plane is truly my fav for RB. And it’s not 1.3 or less so I don’t feel bad shooting down noobs who don’t know the finer plane mechanics. Those are gotten with time. And not being cocky.
Keep playing what you want and have fun!
(Also I betcha all those dudes bullying you for playing arcade have never been in simulator for more than 1 minute before flipping their plane on the runway taking off, so, look how the tables turn.)
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I dont know how, but i kinda enjoy simulator battles 💀💀💀💀
like- ¿¿¿how can i enjoy the biggest torture mode in wwar thunder????
@@chicodeli9699 because it’s not torture.
It would be if you hated planes. But you don’t, right?
You learn to pilot, to deal with foes, to have situational awareness and you can actually feel like an airman. Plus you mostly skip the boring military stuff like flying in formation and having to deal with assholes who just so happen to have a higher rank than you.
@@DrHundTF2 I Started playing the game a Week ago, and Switching from Germany to Britian Was Very helpful for me, because I couldn't control the fast boom and zoom German Fighters meanwhile, I'm much more Comfortable with my Favourite Spitfires and just Decided to enjoy the game.
@@SsAaFfWwAaNn good stuff! Personally If I’d do maneuverability I’d go biplane or Japanese, but I guess britain’s not bad too, even if I do think their spitties are just slightly more than average in terms of turn rate, and lack many good features like flaps and real guns, but it’s still good! Hope you enjoy your time!
Bro didn’t play Simulator though 💀
nah bro thats like 0.0001% of the community, the hardcores and trolls (Im looking at you Captured tanks and teamkillers)
He probably tried to, but couldn't start his engine...
@@MrWillNeedham Ngl he does need to learn that eventually, can be useful
@@MrWillNeedham same happened to me when I first started playing simulator, and never played it again due to this lol
@@darkstormww7479 I have been team killed far more often in realistic and arcade than I have been in sim. Mostly arcade.
more accurately, it's not as popular because of the flight controls sort of requiring you to use a joystick, or be at a disadvantage by using M+KB with the virtual joystick.
Well, as someone who played realistic first instead of arcade because my friends forced me to, i can say, this video is spot on. But in contrast, realistic feels like there's more stakes to your decisions and skills (i don't like the 5 min flight to the battle too, but this time loss also adds to the feeling of wanting to win and not die), it has a different thrill when compared to arcade. When you start to figure realistic out, it's so much more fulfilling, and it shows how much you learned the game so you don't lose 10 years in queue and dying to the first merge.
The harsh nature of War Thunder is what kept me playing. (Maybe i'm just insane idk)
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i'm with you on that. I ground my way up to 8.3 br Italy ground and air through nothing but realistic battles.... so i must be at least 90% clinically insane.
In realistic skill matters way more, since in arcade as someone mentioned already you will die in the clusterfk wether you are good or not. Sure arcade takes different kind of skill, but i would argue that the skill ceiling in ARB is higher and so it is more satisfying. Also getting to the battlefield in low BRs are paiiiiiin, but kind of necessary.
agreeable lmao, at this point i quit arcade
Or you might be "people who like BDSM"
_________ “You spliced different games together to get 3 kills so you still failed”
I've been playing Air RB since 2013. Slow, crappy low-tier planes are universally seen as the most fun to fly, so you will run into a mix of rookies and very experienced players like me who single-handedly carry their team. The "bad" P-39Q you unlocked is among the best planes in the game, so it really is a question of experience.
The bases and ground targets are a distraction, the real objective is to eliminate enemy players. Also, don't get within 5km of the enemy airfield, you will die. This can be exploited by flying around you airfield or running to it in the first sign of danger, but there is a special place in hell for players who do that.
Getting good at air RB and consistently demolishing the enemy team is among the most satisfying things in this game. I can easily go to arcade, pick a fast plane with good guns and get a 5-10kill game without dying, but that gets boring really fast.
“I can feel the life being dragged out of me when I die” - that is literally me. That’s the entire war thunder experience. You should find a squad or friends to play with to ease the suffering. That’s how I kept my sanity (just barely) intact. Also, I think you should change your mindset while flying. You were flying to get kills, which led to you getting in head on engagements and dying. Instead, focus on prioritizing living and defensive flying. Don’t feel too bad about this though. There’s a big rivalry between arcade and realistic players in the game, but it’s mostly just seeing who suffers more.
I recently started playing WT(185h) and was playing realistic daily, it caused me to rage whenever I got killed and actually made me quit for a while, always losing SL because of how many times I lost, then I just thought "Why keep suffering instead of having fun?, this ain't League", now I only play arcade
My dude... RAISE YOUR LANDING FLAPS!
What Does it do? I have no idea how Flaps Work
@@SsAaFfWwAaNn Gives a bit more manouverability, but it generates drag and makes you slower
- Bro is not pregnant but sure he delivers an banger video 🤓
oh my gawd that grammar gave me a aneurysm
@@nyafu_uwul actually agree
“Is this how bad player looks?” Yes, yes it is.
Also I can’t ignore the absolute noobness of jamming your guns, like holy hell thats bad.
haha get it cause like we bully new people from the already biased game? haha get it? heheh...
Dude! dont worry! we all start somewhere! dont beat yourself up!
Started playing WT in 2014, and it's been my main game since. As much as I'd never want to start this game from scratch ever again, it's always nice to see what it's like for a new player nowadays. Getting good at Realistic Battles was one of the most fun learning curves in any game I've experienced, even with all the struggles involved.
its because of your channel that the gaijin snail made me a victim(im rushing down the german tank three)
Don't do it your taking the lemming pathway, you are making the mistake more than half of the new players make
Divulge, try some of the other trees too, by diversifying you'll get to know the mechanics better, so by the time you get to some of those higher tier German tanks, you'll know how to use them and use them well.
You'll also learn the weaknesses of your enemies, because you'll have had experience in some of their tanks
I'm not saying grind out several trees at once, I'm saying get to 3.3 in one other nation. Trust, it will help you enjoy the game much more. This is coming from personal experience, and from watching others make the same mistake you are making many times over.
To kill shermans aim to the side armour,the front is the strongest part,if you have a tiger ANGLE,the wiki tells you some info on how to do it,the panthers should still be angled but way less. I don't really play that much ground so take all this with a grain of salt
@@one-nu2dh ok..
Heed mine warning, germany suffers... From bad players
@@rip_edwim To add to what the other guy is saying, on M4A1 Shermans that have the rounded armor, they have little parts that curve inwards on the lower sides of it's front plate, if you can't get a side shot just aim there you should be able to go through with most German vehicles.
I'm sure you realised this eventually but in case anyone else is wondering - you can reload your guns by landing at a friendly airfield and stopping.
I loved your first wt video and am exited to watch this one :D
that's soo cool to hear
1:11 bro was aiming directly for the plane 💀💀
I am a very practical player. I play arcade for cash, and I play realistic for research points.
Now try the Simulator mode thats where real men play Air battles
My favourite plane for RB is Cannon Chaika. It's just absolutely hillarious to see Zero and Spitfire pilots suffer heroic BSOD and try to turnfight a biplane, after failing to BnZ it. For more "conventional" experience it's recommend Fw-190D-9, though it is a plane rather for patient people.
The plane at 6:30 is actually really good for its rating. You suck but that’s fine it isn’t easy
yeah p400/p36/p63 are all great aircraft but it is easy
@@onebadger4993 True. I just want to be nice and didn’t watcht the full video. Personaly I have just got the mustang and B 25 and since I hate the p63 to the death (PLEASE tell me how to counter them as a Warhawk (same BR)) I haven’t researched it yet. my favorite is the Warhawk since it is fun and challenging while also not being garbage. It also looks cool as hell.
@@wonnijohn2765 the p63 is one you need to sneak up on and flying high in the sky doesn’t work because that is where they best suited. I recommend just avoiding them entirely. but this is mostly going off memory and I haven’t played that br much because grinding f4c with 11.3 aircraft takes a while
@@onebadger4993 ok thx
@@wonnijohn2765all that, and you’re a nobody
You should try keybinding free look so you can look around for enemies without turning your aircraft.
My suggestion make a cheapest possible head-tracker with OpenTrack and Aurco marker. If you want to try fly in sim madness.
EDIT: Its free if you already have a webcam! If you don't, Get a fast FPS camera like PS3 EYE camera
To avoid the bomb damaging your aircraft set a bomb delay fuse so you can safely fly away
To be honest, as someone who began playing war thunder 3 months ago, at first, I was just playing arcade and having to suffer.
But since I played realistic, it was finally fun.
Seems like a skill issue to me that i sadly had.
(Quick note: never play War Thunder for grinding, just for fun and for the sake of playing it.)
I'll give tips for everyone at 10 likes.
You can land on a friendly airfield to rearm, repair, and refuel.
Yeah but it takes so long I have the Israeli meteor and top-tier is so boring I can play for ten minutes and do absolutely nothing
I know it's for comedic purposes, but you can land and rearm and refuel.
For air RB try to gain altitude and use the strengths of your plane. Altitude is your best friend, that is because altitude = potential energy, and always kill the people at the same altitude as you before you dive on others. hope this helps 😃
Hey if u need more help i can give some! 1st in Realistic batles if u go back to the airbase u can recharge your amo and bombs, 2nd in any tipe of battle first fly high and then dive towards a unnoticed enemy. 3rd If u wana get more bases destroyed and win a battle use bombers, dont worry in Realistic and arcade battles the spawn high in the sky which decreases by 70% the number on enemy fighters u will face.
Also good luck with your grinding! :)
I would really love to see you play the tank battles! I find them a lot easier than air battles.
I refuse to play air for this reason. I’ve gotten most nations to 6-7.0 area and I’m at like 2.3 air with Russia. It’s way too hard to learn how to dogfight
People say playing arcade battles is for noobs but I play arcade as well
Try playing ground it’s less time consuming but you have to be smart. Or try getting 3 airkills and survive. But ONLY from Cockpit view
I switched realistic when I got to rank 3 in Germany, only then because arcarde didn't pay well.
some tips I got:
If you shoot for too long, your guns will jam, indicated by the blinking of the circle around the crosshair. if it starts blinking, stop shooting immediately.
With a fighter, try climbing high, and then dive on the enemy to gain speed. Most fighters have a sweet spot in speed, and will be equally unmaneuverable if too slow or too fast.
Only use combat flaps when in combat. While using them, you are a bit slower, but more maneuverable. (note that not all fighters have combat flaps, note the fw 190 in Germany, and for some reason the Do 17 has them, though its a bomber.)
You can also use combat flaps when shooting at ground targets to get a better angle, since you can angle your plane(and its guns) down but still fly straight and level because of the extra lift from the flaps.
Also switch on IAS(indicated speed) + TAS(true speed) on the HUD settings, TAS is the speed the plane is going relative to the ground, good to know for things like how fast you will get to something but IAS tells you how much air is flowing over your plane. When people say that a plane doesnt perform at under 200 knots or over 500 knots , IAS is the number you want to look at to tell that speed.
You can be going 500 knots TAS, but if you are high enough in altitude the air is so thin the plane has the equivalent air flowing over it as say 200 knots at sea level, now your plane is really fast but still cant manoeuvre because there isnt enough air flowing over it.
Top speed in game is measured in TAS so even at max speed most propeller driven planes will have trouble staying at those altitudes high altitudes where they can get that fast even though they are so fast relative to the ground.
Play sim battles
Hey, nice knowing you're playing realistic now, it is hard but you tried your best. I do recommend you learn a bit of the real life maneuvers, and then you should learn the basics of energy fighting, might help you win battles.
I suggest using wasd to control the plane more then the mouse. it takes time getting used to it but if you are even able to use a&d to roll as a start you will see vast improvement. Also technically you didnt get those three kills in a match so i expect a sequel ;)
Doing the flying school in San Andreas helped me A LOT in this
Next is realistic naval.
Ian of u want a coach I will be happy to help XD
Well this is what it feels like
now play simulator ☠️
nooooooo
@@ianNotShorthear me out on this…
You can respawn in simulator mode
@@ianNotShort hey,air RB is hard,i have more than 600h in this game and i still suck,if you want to bomb bases use heavy bombers not fighters,play other Tech trees ,take some pauses too,war thunder is not a fun game,i play it bc i like planes,you have to work for the fun,play with friends,play single player mode,play with the planes that you like,furthermore try ground rb,it's a bit hard to get into but it has respwns and cool vehicles,if you get enough spwn points you can jump in an already flying plane and ground pound
Tips:
Don't play realistic on low tier BR. try to get an idea and build ur skill on arcade. after some time, you will get used to it. in doing so you will get more advanced when u play. Good luck, have fun
Veteran player of 8 years - I loved this video! Very entertaining and nice to see the game from fresh eyes. Also Air Arcade is FUN. Ignore the hate.
I have 70 hours in the game and I've seen myself for the firs time playing when the game was actualy fun to play not just grinding
Hello Ian, I am Ian. Ive spent over 1000 bucks, wasted 5000 hours on this game, my #1 tip for this hellhole would just be take frequent breaks. when you get tired of dying over and over, just take a break. Continuing will deteriorate your gameplay and it will also be a risk to your keyboard. Ive destroyed so many keyboards playing this game
Also don’t listen to the newbies saying arcade is cringe, they are just summons of _________
In Sim mode, you'll be having a hard time identifying planes.
I like small youtubers a lot because they usually make videos out of passion, as opposed to big youtubers who mostly do it because of money. Please post more
Ian I’m going to give u a bit of a small lesson.
1. Straight shots: If u click on one of your planes, go into test drive, there is setting where (which I can’t remember the name of ) it will make your shot have no drop and makes shooting planes MUCH easier and u can get more kill more easily
I hope you read this because when I found out about it, it really helped. Can’t wait for the next video
I think I speak for everyone when I say I would be delighted seeing another one of these come up
Easy mode still fellow pilot... You have instructor flying the plane, just point and aim the mouse. Fly a simulator mode ... Learn to fly ... I will give you the ultimate challenge dive into the rabbit hole get 10+ kills and don't die!!! Survival is the name of the game!!!
Edit: To archive this level of mastery you will have to love flying with passion!
as a war thunder player, low tier Air RB is indeed pain and suffering. At top tier matches rarely last longer than 7 minutes because of everyone flying at mach Jesus with 30-40G IRCCM missiles
it sounds unfun but honestly it's quite satisfying and the chaos is fun as hell
Bro why where these kids getting mad at a guy WHO JUST GOT THE GAME, for playing arcade💀
as someone who is doing a HOTAS% of the American tech tree, realistic is the worst mode in the game for me. its fly to base in my A2D-1, get shot down just before getting there, make it to base in different game, get 1000 RP, hurray, go to another base, WHOOPS, crappy keybinds made my drop my bombs, effing wonderfull
Pro tip: play the tutorials, you also earn rewards. Also if you are trying to destroy bases, you should get a bomber and in top tier Arcade is basically pointless since noone plays it there so theres the difference between toptier air and lowtier air
who's gonna tell him you can refuel and repair at the airfield
I was terrible when I started war thunder but now I’m top tier and having lots of fun, just stick with it and you will get better. Don’t forget to have fun :)
Hey man, I would just like to help. I am actually a recent player of war thunder. I watched some videos to learn the basic principles and tips. These tips helped me to somewhat rise in war thunder.
Please correct me if I have mistakes as I am still considered a beginner
1. On a head on, be the one with altitude advantage
- shoot the center of the plane ( NOT DIRECTLY but a little bit above it cuz physics )
2. Know your plane
- Go to the war thunder wiki and go to the pros and cons ( real useful )
3. Save ammo
-Shoot in short percise burst
-Do NOT shoot in one long burst cuz gun jamming exist)
4. Try not shoot on the sixth (or at the back) of a enemy
-Shooting at the back will most likely deflect your bullets
5. Keybinds
-Use to turn faster instead of using your mouse
Recommended keybinds
-W, S for elevators
-A, D for roll
-Q, E for rudder
-Shift and Ctrl for accelerate/decelerate
6. Manuevers
Here are some useful ones:
1. Canopy roll
-Press W or S with A or D
-useful when there is an enemy at your sixth/back
2. Immelman
-Press S and when inverted, roll back with A or D
-use to slow your speed and switch directions
3. Split S
-Roll with A or D and when inverted, press S
-use to gain speed and switch directions
Hope it helps!
_simulator battles lurk in the distance, eyeing its hopeful, and temporarily accomplished prey_
10 year WT Vet here. Don't listen to these fools who tell you you are trash, you're new to the game, everybody started somewhere. As for tips:
-You actually don't need to bomb bases to win the battle. Most Realistic Battles are actually won by squeezing the enemy dry of tickets (by attacking ground units) or by killing everyone on the enemy team. Bases can actually respawn on some maps so I wouldn't rely on base bombing to win games.
-Try to shoot in short bursts to conserve ammo, also helps prevent a gun from jamming if you fire way to much, you're doing that fine but personally you are shooting a lot less than necessary.
-Try getting used to the WASD controls, trust me they work a lot better than focusing on using your mouse.
-If you need help with aiming I would recommend going back to realistic and playing there for a bit. Your mind will adjust to the lead dot when you carry over to Realistic.
Any other tips were already said by the people below.
If you continue to play this game, then good luck to you and you have my best wishes.
Definitely do a GRIND FROM RESEVE TO TOP TEIR
1:11 "Is this how a bad player looks? I don't think so" *Misses every shot and jams gun* But anyways, great work bro, it's always fun to see players who's souls hasen't been consumed by war thunder, keep pushing.
Air Arcade is like 3x as fast for grinding because of the respawns and aim assistance. There is no logical reason to play RB if you want to level quickly.
Debatable, ARB is faster if you're good enough but it takes away all the fun
Air Realistic gives more RP overall. Grinding wise the only benefit of arcade is you do get more Crew XP.
Simulator mode is actually the hardest in my opinion.
Air RB isnt realy about winning the ticket war, its more about winning by understanding basic air combat strats, understanding your opponents strenghts and weaknesses and playing them out against them and getting in prolonged epic dogfights with more experienced players. But to get to that point you need to invest alot of effort in understanding each plane and their different strategies. this is not easy and not recommended for every type of player, but if you truly wanna be better in this game mode, its a very gratifying experience (with an underlying bitterness of gaijines inability to make the game balanced or more rewarding in that sense). Good video btw, german fellow aproves. ;)
100% just play what you find fun. People who care about arcade vs realistic are annoying
Gaijin found a new victim
Wait till bro finds out about sim
Ian: Says Realistic Is Hardest Mode.
Every Simulator Player Known To Mankind: Look What He Needs To Imitate Our Power, Mark!
Pro tip if you go back to airfield then you can repair and rearm you guns
i havent played arcade anything since the first month or two i started playing the game. arcade just feels so goofy and noobish to me. i actually find it more satisfying, rewarding, and EASIER to play realistic battles. sim battles are a whole other subject however lmao.
Play War Thunder ground realistics. You can respawn again if you have spawn points.
This guy is me when i started playing realistic
You could never go wrong with snagging a wing-man to guide you on your journey through hell.
Back when I first started playing there was a bug (since patched out) that let me play Realistic right away instead of having to go through Arcade first. Now I suck at Arcade to the point where sometimes I forget it even exists.
Also yeah, my first question when somebody new to the game gets a new vehicle is always "Yeah, but do you know how to fly that...?"
After 3k hours on War Thunder/“all hail the snail” I have these
Arcade = fun and easy
Realistic = skill required/hard
Simulator = the shadow realm
Blud never used a bomb fuse💀
We need a sim vid
BRO IS BACK!!!!
and here to stay
My guy really had the odds stacked against him and he didn’t even realize
American side attracts the most new players so that’s his teammates. Unskilled lawnmowers that nose dive the first strike aircraft that pops in their visual.
American planes are also the hardest to get used to from a dog fighting perspective (as shown in the video). American props are specifically designed to win energy fights rather than turn fights. High speed drive bys are the way to go.
Lastly, this poor guy set a REALLY tall bar for his first realistic encounter. From not having to ever need to land at an airstrip to needing to do so for every malfunction and damage received, 3 kills and a solo win does not happen very often.
I myself have logged a relatively small, but not insignificant 28 hours into the game and have only managed to check those boxes one singular time while coming close only a handful of times.
Watching him get so exited after a single kill reminds me of when I first joined warthunder, 2000 hours later and now getting less than 7 kills at low tier is a disappointment.
I kinda miss the old days.
Change your measurement from metric to imperial to instantly boost your skill in war thunder
WarThunder never gets more fun, the more you play, the more you suffer
I started playing war thunder again after watching your first video
Keep up the good work. Your getting better every day.
Man, Don't let other people let you down you're the best player here at least you have a job a life.
The hardest difficulty possible... Me remembering simulator battles exists
Seriously, sometimes I can't hit the target until I run out of bullets, but sometimes, strangely enough, I can shoot down 3 planes in a single match.
here a tip:
when you take of go on 3000-4000meters of altitude then when you see enemy planes for them and when you killed them go up retake altitude, this tactic is called hit n' run
To get more ammo you need to land on your airfield
my 2 month experience tells me that you have to land to repair, replenish ammo, replenish bombs and anything you lost in battle
air rb is probably one of the most new player UNFRIENDLY game modes, ground rb and ab is a lot less punishing, air rb is only good later on due to having to grind... A LOT
In my opinion, Air RB is unplayable below rank 6/7, due to the absolutely mindnumbing trek to the actual battle, combined with no respawns.
I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of players just purchase a premium jet and skip it altogether.
The predominant meta of using missiles at that BR basically means you don't really lose out from a lack of prior experience with dogfighting.
@@tomfahey2823 thing is i grinded ground and got to top tier but completly neglected air so now i gotta sweat my ass off playing 20 matches a day to catch up, ITS HORRIBLE, 3 MINUTES OF AFK TO REACH THE BATTLE, KILL 1 MAYBE 2 PEOPLE AND SKEDADLE BACK TO THE RUNWAY CUZ NO MORE AMMO AND THEN THE MATCH ENDS CUZ THE ENTIRE ENEMY TEAM GOT SHITSTOMPED AND THE LAST DUDE IS NOT LEAVING SPAWN CUZ HES AFRAID TO DIE! STALLING THE MATCH... AND THEN YOU GET 2000RP, HAVE FUN DOING THAT WITH A 400K JET
@@notnurfcreanga Yep, same.
I just unlocked Rank 7 (using premium F4S); luckily, because I managed to get the A7-K (rank 7) in a previous crafting event, so I only have to research 3 tech tree jets for this rank, before I get to Rank 8.
Hoping to unlock the F15-A in the next week or two!
My friend, you opened the box op pandora. I started wt 5 years ago. I took two brakes because it was insane. But I just love planes so its a curse I guess. If you don't absolutely feel obliged to play, maybe play IL-2 or something. I promise it is going to fry your nerves once you want to accomplish something in the game.
Dont listen to haters, or people in comments. Arcade is a really good mode for new people who are learning the game, a lot of us stayed on arcade for a long time until we got better, or jumped right into realistic..
For better tips, free look flying is great, go to controls and setup your pitch axis, (pitch axis up: (left) Shift, Pitch axis down: (left) control)
Always climb for altitude, turn fighting and "boom and zoom" is one of the better techniques. Im not sure for the bi plane props someone can probably correct me, if you want to focus on base destruction. Grind the bomber lines, or the strike craft line. For bombs, unless you're playing ground, id suggest to not put bombs on fighter aircraft, just leave those for aircraft that are things like strike,dive, and obviously bombers. And dont forget to study your enemy.
As a war thunder sufferer myself I have learned that realistic isn't bad at the mid tiers like 4.7-7.0 the players ARE a bit smarter and less brain dead though so something to keep in mind
Bro really Kamakzied into a base 😂
Just don't play realistic mode until you have a Maneuverable and fast aircraft.
Jet fighter will be a better idea for a realistic battle
Yeah, Air RB just gets soul destorying after a while. then if you do get into it you eventually realise if you want to do anything other than dogfighting you're in for suffering.
I ended up switching to DCS, which while harder and has even more of an issue of taking ages to get to the action, the actual flying the plane is really immersive and rewarding just to fly, so I do that now. Also there's no predatory "Grind to unlock stuff" pressure, which is nice. Kinda a shame War Thunder is how it is because they've thoroughtly moved into the mid/late Cold War where a lot of my favourite planes live.