AB Fighter Plane Reviews

[tx141 815]

Review 151 - SBD-3 Dauntless:

 

SBD-3 Dauntless - A Daunting Prospect

Next time? The N1K1 Kyofu.

 

Until then, have a good one as always everyone. 

[Mechanikos84 57]

Funny and interesting to see the SBD as a fighter for a change. I'll be more carefull when attacking one next time.

 

Thanks for another great review

 

Edit:

And congrats on your milestone last week. 

Edited August 5, 2018 by Mechanikos84

[tx141 815]

On 05/08/2018 at 16:52, Mechanikos84 said:

Funny and interesting to see the SBD as a fighter for a change. I'll be more carefull when attacking one next time.

 

Thanks for another great review

 

Edit:

And congrats on your milestone last week. 

 

No problem - you have to watch out for some of those Bomber aircraft, they have the potential to take you by surprise as I have found!

 

Thank you, plenty more to come! 

 

All:

 

Review 152 is here - the N1K1 Kyofu:

 

N1K1 Kyofu - Rex The Ruthless

Next week I will be continuing the theme of the N1K with the N1K1-Ja Shiden Kai.

 

Until then, take care and good luck in the skies as always! 

[YimYum 167]

Thank you for taking your time to help the rest of the War Thunder community!

 

I really appreciate it!

[sidchicken 721]

On 30/04/2018 at 19:51, sidchicken said:

I challenge you, Mr. Tx141, to fly the worst aircraft classified as a fighter - none other than the Ki-109!

 

On 04/05/2018 at 12:21, tx141 said:

 

Challenge accepted! I'll look to get a review together for sometime in June if that is okay (schedule for reviews is crazy right now)?

Still waiting...

 

... although I can't rule out the possibility that you tried but haven't scraped together enough footage to make a good vid - that thing is truly abysmal.

Edited August 13, 2018 by sidchicken

[tx141 815]

On 12/08/2018 at 01:00, NiccaMan said:

Thank you for taking your time to help the rest of the War Thunder community!

 

I really appreciate it!

 

No problem @NiccaMan. If you have any planes you would like me to review, please let me know and I will see what I can do.

 

On 13/08/2018 at 04:48, sidchicken said:

 

Still waiting...

 

... although I can't rule out the possibility that you tried but haven't scraped together enough footage to make a good vid - that thing is truly abysmal.

 

@sidchicken I will be honest, my personal life has taken quite a dark turn over the last two months and so I have been trying to keep my spirits up through the reviews.

 

I delayed the Ki-109 simply because I anticipated it would cause me quite a lot of stress (if flying the Hs 129 is to act as a point of comparison).

 

Fortunately, I am coming out of this dark period, and can happily state that you can expect the Ki-109 review on Sunday 2nd September 2018; I am reviewing the Ki-108 next weekend to prepare myself.

 

All:

 

As per my response to @sidchicken above, life has really been getting me down recently, hence the minor delay in releasing this video and the lack of responses from myself to Youtube comments (etc.).

 

I'll get there, and will do my best to keep the reviews coming. With that, here's the N1K1-Ja:

 

N1K1-Ja - Violet Lightning

Next time out will be the Ki-108. Have a great week everyone! 

[sidchicken 721]

12 hours ago, tx141 said:

I will be honest, my personal life has taken quite a dark turn over the last two months

Sorry to hear that.  Glad things seem to be turning back around for you.

 

12 hours ago, tx141 said:

I delayed the Ki-109 simply because I anticipated it would cause me quite a lot of stress (if flying the Hs 129 is to act as a point of comparison)

That's smart thinking, and trust me - the Ki-109 is far worse than the Hs-129 B-3.  To be more specific, it faces a higher and therefore more unforgiving BR, while being much less maneuverable and a much larger target.  Suffice to say if you come up with some good ace-in-a-day footage, I will be duly impressed.

[tx141 815]

On 20/08/2018 at 00:54, sidchicken said:

That's smart thinking, and trust me - the Ki-109 is far worse than the Hs-129 B-3.  To be more specific, it faces a higher and therefore more unforgiving BR, while being much less maneuverable and a much larger target.  Suffice to say if you come up with some good ace-in-a-day footage, I will be duly impressed.

 

Well it's time for me to get to work!

 

In the meantime...

 

All:

 

The Kawasaki Ki-108, a Japanese Heavy Fighter that came too late to see service in reality, but can make quite the impact in the skies of War Thunder Arcade:

 

Ki-108 - Lethal Beauty

Next week: The Ki-109.

 

Until then, have a lovely week! 

[tx141 815]

Review 155 - the Ki-109:

 

Ki-109 - The Element of Surprise

@sidchicken Thank you for recommending the challenge. I hope this meets your expectations.

 

Next week: the Martlet Mk.IV.

 

Until then, take care and good luck in the skies! 

[sidchicken 721]

4 hours ago, tx141 said:

I hope this meets your expectations.

I'm sincerely impressed.  Good stuff.  The one positive thing I can say about my own experience spading that thing is that every kill had a visceral satisfaction to it.  I would have loved to see some of those long-range snipes you mentioned.  Didn't have much luck in that department myself, although I did manage to drop a 111 from about 1.6km while he flew nice and straight for me.

[tx141 815]

On 02/09/2018 at 04:36, sidchicken said:

I'm sincerely impressed.  Good stuff.  The one positive thing I can say about my own experience spading that thing is that every kill had a visceral satisfaction to it.  I would have loved to see some of those long-range snipes you mentioned.  Didn't have much luck in that department myself, although I did manage to drop a 111 from about 1.6km while he flew nice and straight for me.

 

Thank you - I concur in that every single kill had a special (albeit hilarious) feeling to it.

 

Just think, I still have the P.108A serie 2 to do... 

 

All:

 

Review 156 - the Martlet Mk.IV:

 

Martlet Mk.IV - Get You Home

 

Next time? The Re.2000GA.

 

Until then, have a lovely week folks! 

[tx141 815]

Review 157 - the Reggiane Re.2000 G.A.

 

Re.2000 G.A. - Fueled for a Fight

Next time? The Ki-94-II.

 

Have a great week folks! 

[tx141 815]

Apologies folks, but there will be no review today.

 

Unfortunately my personal life has taken an increasingly dark turn in the last six months. Whilst I have been able to keep my spirits high and keep moving forward to date, I have been getting extremely close to burning out.

 

As a result, I have taken the decision to take a four week break from Youtube (i.e. until Sunday 21st October 2018) in order to give myself time to recover and release the stress that has been building up within me.

 

This also means I will be changing my upload schedule, aiming to put together a new review every two weeks rather than every single week. By doing this, I will be lowering my risk of experiencing burnout/a mental breakdown in the future.

 

If you want to know more, please consult the below video:

 

September 2018 Channel Update

 

I'll see you on the other side. I promise I am not done yet.

 

As always, take care and good luck in the skies! 

[VLTR 3]

Do the Zhukovsky I-15.

I once got 27 kills with it without dying in asingle AB match.

Youre the professional.

I’d like to see how you do with it

 

[VaperTrail 343]

On 30/09/2018 at 23:34, VLTR said:

Do the Zhukovsky I-15.

I once got 27 kills with it without dying in asingle AB match.

Youre the professional.

I’d like to see how you do with it

 

 

You got to do it twice in a row to show its no fluke

[tx141 815]

On 30/09/2018 at 14:34, VLTR said:

Do the Zhukovsky I-15.

I once got 27 kills with it without dying in asingle AB match.

Youre the professional.

I’d like to see how you do with it

 

 

On 11/10/2018 at 11:07, VaperTrail said:

 

You got to do it twice in a row to show its no fluke

 

I will happily review the I-15 one day, it has been added to the list of planes up for review in the near future.

 

(Cannot promise there will be that many kills though!)

 

Update 21.10.2018:

 

I am back in the skies once more. As promised, this time out I take a look at the Tachikawa Ki-94-II:

 

Ki-94-II - Out of Touch

Thank you for your patience, and as stated in the video, you get to vote on which plane I do next. Please see my forum topic dedicated to this review to vote on whether I review the BF 109 G-2/trop or the Pe-3 Early in two weeks' time.

 

Polling closes at 1200 BST on Sunday 28th October 2018.

 

Have a great week folks! 

Edited October 20, 2018 by tx141

[sidchicken 721]

Welcome back man.

[tx141 815]

On 21/10/2018 at 04:41, sidchicken said:

Welcome back man.

 

Thank you! It's good to be back. Hopefully the slight changes to the video format have been beneficial.

[tx141 815]

And with 73.33% of the vote, I shall be reviewing the Pe-3 Early next weekend.

[_TBONE_NL 1]

Those are some reviews 31 pages nice man your a real help to this community i think

[tx141 815]

On 01/11/2018 at 20:33, _TBONE_NL said:

Those are some reviews 31 pages nice man your a real help to this community i think

 

Thank you. I do what I can. 

 

Update 04.11.2018:

 

Pe-3 /Early review is here. Really enjoyed flying this aircraft I have to say!

 

Pe-3 /Early - Fits the Bill

To vote on which plane I review next (i.e. BF 109 G-2/trop or J7W1 Shinden), be sure to use this thread.

 

Polling closes at 1200 GMT on 11/11/2018.

 

Until next time, take care and good luck in the skies! 

[tx141 815]

With 60% of the vote, it looks as though I am reviewing the J7W1 next weekend! 

[tx141 815]

Review 160 - J7W1 Shinden

 

J7W1 Shinden - Magnificent Lightning

To vote on which plane I review next (i.e. BF 109 G-2/trop or P-40F-10 Warhawk), be sure to use this thread.

 

Polling closes at 1200 GMT on 25/11/2018.

 

Until next time, take care and good luck in the skies! 

Edited November 18, 2018 by tx141

[tx141 815]

Review 161 will be of the BF 109 G-2/trop as she received 67% of the vote. 

[tx141 815]

Review 161 - Bf 109 G-2/trop

 

Bf 109 G-2/trop - The Great Gustav

To vote on which plane I review next (i.e. Spitfire Mk.Vb or P-40F-10 Warhawk), be sure to use this thread.

 

Polling closes at 1200 GMT on 09/12/2018.

 

Until next time, take care and good luck in the skies! 

Edited December 2, 2018 by tx141