AB Fighter Plane Reviews

[tx141 815]

It's finally here, sorry to have kept you waiting! 

 

FW 190 D-12 - Staying Competitive

 

 

 

Next weekend? The P-51D-30. Have a good one folks!

[tx141 815]

Hi folks, a quick update on the P-51D-30 review:

 

I have the footage ready, just need to record the commentary.

 

I have not been feeling very well the last couple of days; will do my best to get this out there ASAP.

 

Apologies for letting you down.

[tx141 815]

It's finally here!

 

P-51D-30 Mustang - A Lonely Existence

 

 

Next time, the P-47N-15 Thunderbolt. Enjoy the rest of the week folks. 

[MrBader 516]

Hi,

 

Hope you're feeling better tx..and thanks for your fantastic reviews.

[tx141 815]

On 9/14/2016 at 8:02 PM, MrBader said:

Hi,

 

Hope you're feeling better tx..and thanks for your fantastic reviews.

 

Hey Bader,

 

All better and no problem, happy to help!

 

Speaking of help...anyone interested in my take on the P-47N-15 Thunderbolt?

 

P-47N-15 Thunderbolt - Battered Old Bird

 

 

 

Next time...not 100% sure yet, but it will be at a lower BR/Tier. Have a great week folks! 

[tx141 815]

So I thought I would take a look at the Sea Hurricane. Well...not the one everyone flies, but the one no one flies: the Sea Hurricane Mk. IB!

 

Sea Hurricane Mk. IB - Going Nowhere Fast

 

 

Next time, the follow on variant, the Sea Hurricane Mk. IC! Have an awesome week fellow pilots/historians! 

[tx141 815]

Okay folks, so with the arrival of Patch 1.63 last week; I did not have time to get the new review together.

 

So instead, I decided to put together a Channel Update outlining my future aims in terms of my reviews.

 

Feel free to take a look if you are interested! 

 

Will get the new review out as soon as I can...

[tx141 815]

Following on from our review of the Sea Hurricane Mk. IB, here's its younger sub-variant, the Mk. IC.

 

Surely having 4x20mm Hispano Mk. II Cannon makes everything great?

 

Sea Hurricane Mk. IC - A Difficult Compromise

 

 

 

Next time? We shift back up to higher Battle Ratings and take a look at the Ki-84 Otsu.

 

Stay classy you fine Arcade Aces! 

[tx141 815]

Apologies for the delay folks! This took a bit longer than expected as explained in the review...

 

I bring you, the Ki-84 Otsu Hayate!

 

Ki-84 Otsu Hayate - Be the Broken or the Breaker

 

What's up next I hear you ask? We're going to take a look at the Yak-9.

 

Keep it cool and enjoy another fine weekend! 

[Tigerspook 315]

I have played the bf109 F-2 in AB recently. Its BR is very much too high. It simply lacks the punch to qualify as a BR 3.0 plane.  It flies well but eventually you have to put ordinance on target. The F-2's 15mm cannon is simply not up to the task. Sure, a great pilot can do well with the F-2, but the same pilot could mop up quicker with an E-4. The F-2 is not an upgrade and should be skipped.

 

You'll get a lot of assists when flying the F-2 because you won't be able to actually shoot much down.  You might do well if you keep your other main planes at a BR of 2.3 or so, so your F-2 will be one of the big dogs in the skies. But against peers? Fugedaboutit. Against peers, it took forever to actually get the thing upgraded. Fly into battle empty guns, get an assist. Rinse repeat. 

 

I could see this plane having a BR of 2.7.

 

Yet another edit - I never got the plane spaded. It simply killed too slowly to earn the points.

Edited December 23, 2016 by Tigerspook
wrong designation format, wrong BR level /selfbonk

[tx141 815]

On 12/13/2016 at 4:52 PM, Tigerspook said:

I have played the bf109-f2 in AB recently. Its BR is very much too high. It simply lacks the punch to qualify as a BR 3.3 plane.  It flies well but eventually you have to put ordinance on target. The f2's 15mm cannon is simply not up to the task. Sure, a great pilot can do well with the f2, but the same pilot could mop up quicker with an e4. The f2 is not an upgrade and should be skipped.

 

You'll get a lot of assists when flying the f2 because you won't be able to actually shoot much down.  You might do well if you keep your other main planes at a BR of 2.3 or so, so your -f2 will be one of the big dogs in the skies. But against peers? Fugedaboutit. Against peers, it took forever to actually get the thing upgraded. Fly into battle empty guns, get an assist. Rinse repeat.

 

I could see this plane having a BR of 2.7 or maaaaybe 3.

 

 

I believe the BF 109 F-2 is now BR 3.0? It feels fine as is to me.

 

I think the plane performs just fine at its BR. The emphasis on the F-2 in my opinion is not on its ability to "mop-up" foes; but the fact that it teaches you how to bleed out the energy states of your foes to the point where they sit there in the sky; waiting for you to swoop down on them for a clean cut kill with the 15mm.

 

All:

 

I have something special to give you all on Christmas day...stay tuned.

[Tigerspook 315]

18 hours ago, tx141 said:

 

I believe the BF 109 F-2 is now BR 3.0? It feels fine as is to me.

 

I think the plane performs just fine at its BR. The emphasis on the F-2 in my opinion is not on its ability to "mop-up" foes; but the fact that it teaches you how to bleed out the energy states of your foes to the point where they sit there in the sky; waiting for you to swoop down on them for a clean cut kill with the 15mm.

 

All:

 

I have something special to give you all on Christmas day...stay tuned.

 

You are correct, it is 3.0. My mistake. It is not on par with the F-1, just the same.  Now, it may be true in real life that the F-2 could do this. But how does this apply to a game, where in something like a Domination match, there's no time for careful maneuvering and slowly bleeding an enemy?

 

Edited December 23, 2016 by Tigerspook

[tx141 815]

On 12/23/2016 at 6:36 PM, Tigerspook said:

 

You are correct, it is 3.0. My mistake. It is not on par with the F-1, just the same.  Now, it may be true in real life that the F-2 could do this. But how does this apply to a game, where in something like a Domination match, there's no time for careful maneuvering and slowly bleeding an enemy?

 

 

Take a look at my review of the He 100 D-1; there's a visual example in there.

 

In short: when you have an individual who climbs up at you; and you do not feel confident in beating them via a head-on pass.

 

All:

 

Merry Christmas everyone! 

 

To celebrate, here are two brand spanking new reviews of two aircraft newly introduced to the game as of Patch 1.65:

 

He 100 D-1 - Record Breaker

 

 

Ju 88 C-6 - Silent Night

 

After I've recovered from the festive fun; I will probably review the B-34 next as that looks rather tasty...stay tuned and have a good one! 

[tx141 815]

Apologies for the two week gap between reviews, the B-34 took a lot longer than expected. Still, here we go!

 

B-34 - Quite the Adventura

Next time round? Well; I'm torn between doing the F6F-5N or the Hampden... 

[sidchicken 721]

16 hours ago, tx141 said:

Next time round? Well; I'm torn between doing the F6F-5N or the Hampden... 

I vote Hellcat.

[tx141 815]

6 hours ago, sidchicken said:

I vote Hellcat.

 

Well, you will be pleased to know she now has her Engine Injection...I'm already loving her. 

[Lt_Zebra 3]

On ‎2016‎年‎12‎月‎24‎日 at 2:36 AM, Tigerspook said:

 

You are correct, it is 3.0. My mistake. It is not on par with the F-1, just the same.  Now, it may be true in real life that the F-2 could do this. But how does this apply to a game, where in something like a Domination match, there's no time for careful maneuvering and slowly bleeding an enemy?

 

I had the same feeling like few months ago when I feel the 109-E3/4 are way better than 109-F1/2 due to the fire power drop. After a while I went back to my German 3.0 line up for the Ju88-C6 (which is a pure fun to play with) then I suddenly found how fun 109-F2 is when you keep high speed/alt/energy level and it's pure fun/satisfying of the high speed handling of this beauty. The 15mm might not pack the instant punch like those 20mm guns but it's still a nice weapon to use, lots of ammo with nice trajectory it just connects easily, you shot down control surfaces/put fire on in a single pass and you still have lots of energy to do it again or find another target, it's a killer.

 

 

 

[tx141 815]

Hey all!

 

So having turned 24 today; I thought I would treat you all to a review of my favourite plane from the Second World War - the F6F-5N Hellcat. Enjoy!

 

F6F-5N Hellcat - Feeling a Little Bit Old

As for what's coming next time? A choice between the A-36 Apache and the BF 109 B-1/Late - it is your call as always! 

[Kazumi_ 6,575]

5 hours ago, tx141 said:

Hey all!

 

So having turned 24 today; I thought I would treat you all to a review of my favourite plane from the Second World War - the F6F-5N Hellcat. Enjoy!

 

F6F-5N Hellcat - Feeling a Little Bit Old

As for what's coming next time? A choice between the A-36 Apache and the BF 109 B-1/Late - it is your call as always! 

The 109B-1 sounds nice, its kinda funny last I flew it.

[tx141 815]

Back soon; currently working on proving an entire game community (not War Thunder) wrong about something.

 

Back within a month's time. 

[Robin_Hurricane 2]

Ki-102

the more fun it will be the bigger the gun! emperor's 57mm, very honorable! 

Tenno Heika Banzai !!!

[_SkyForcer_ 95]

1v1 Arcade battles 1th place https://tss.warthunder.com/index.php?action=tournament&id=1637#info-stats_tournaments

Edited March 27, 2017 by _SkyForcer_

[Tigerspook 315]

1 hour ago, _SkyForcer_ said:

1v1 Arcade battles 1th place https://tss.warthunder.com/index.php?action=tournament&id=1637#info-stats_tournaments

 

Grats on 1th place!

[_SkyForcer_ 95]

19 hours ago, Tigerspook said:

 

Grats on 1th place!

Thanks :)) 

[GeneralV800@psn 18]

On 3/28/2017 at 10:09 AM, _SkyForcer_ said:

Thankth :)) 

Fixed it for ya.

Nice job on the 1v1!