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| 4s | The Shooting Range |
|---|---|
| 8s | In this episode: |
| 9s | Pages of History: Wild-Cat Night Fight |
| 13s | Tactics and Strategy: Playing Piston Fighters |
| 17s | and Metal Beasts: Anti-Tank Buggy |
| 31s | Today we’d like to take a break from all those top-notch, hi-tech combat vehicles. |
| 36s | The Italian tree has recently received a curious machine |
| 39s | that we think deserves a closer look. |
| 41s | Please welcome the first ever anti-tank buggy in War Thunder: |
| 45s | the AS 42/47! |
| 48s | Combat vehicle buffs will notice some similarity |
| 50s | to an early Italian anti-air machine |
| 52s | with a 20-mm cannon, but this one has something more interesting... |
| 57s | Its main and only caliber is a 47-mm gun |
| 60s | with elevation angles between −8 and +15 degrees. |
| 65s | The ammo is stored in the sides of the car, |
| 67s | while the engine and transmission compartment is in the rear. |
| 70s | This machine’s looks alone are enough to pick your mood up! |
| 73s | It’s definitely a strong contender |
| 75s | for the title of the oddest-looking machine in the game. |
| 78s | However, its silly looks are a cover for a dangerous predator... |
| 85s | The key to its efficiency is the gun. |
| 87s | It can shoot two types of armor-piercing rounds |
| 89s | with straightforward ballistics |
| 91s | and a decent amount of explosives for its battle rating. |
| 94s | We recommend going for the ballistic-capped model 39. |
| 97s | It has a high enough penetration rate to incapacitate most enemies from the front, |
| 101s | and a full crew knock-out is all but guaranteed. |
| 105s | If you still need to deliver a coup de grace, |
| 107s | you can launch another shell in only three seconds. |
| 113s | The wheeled chassis naturally imposes a certain limit to this car’s mobility. |
| 117s | It feels great on firmer ground, |
| 119s | but loses to most tracked vehicles on softer soils. |
| 123s | Keep that in mind when you plan your route |
| 125s | because this Italian machine is unfit for face-to-face combat. |
| 133s | You’ve probably already guessed the reason for this: armor. |
| 136s | Or more like, no armor. At all. |
| 139s | The only protection the crew has is their fashionable black coats. |
| 143s | The AS 42 can be wiped out by pretty much anything: |
| 146s | a machine gun volley, |
| 148s | an HE explosion nearby, |
| 150s | and sometimes even by a fierce look, it might seem... |
| 156s | Which means that the only reasonable tactic |
| 158s | is to pretend you’re a tiny little explosive mouse. |
| 161s | Blend in with the landscape, work from cover, |
| 164s | and change your position often enough |
| 165s | for each of your shots to be a surprise to the enemy. |
| 168s | That’s how you can help this combat buggy become an enjoyable scorer for you. |
| 186s | How did they do that? |
| 188s | On the darkest, moonless nights, |
| 190s | the German bombers would come in waves and bomb the Soviet rear |
| 193s | as if they had cat-like eyesight and could peer through overcast skies! |
| 198s | Their bombs were dropped onto factories, |
| 201s | airfields, warehouses, and railway stations without a miss! |
| 205s | How was it possible? |
| 206s | Nikolay Gulayev, a young lieutenant, had no answer to that. |
| 210s | What he did, though, was a shameless violation |
| 212s | of an order given by the commander of the 487th Fighter Regiment, |
| 217s | Major Mikhail Kuresh. |
| 218s | On a dark night in August, 1942, |
| 221s | he took off in his Yak-1 into the black skies. |
| 224s | And night flights were only allowed for the most experienced pilots... |
| 228s | Only allowed for those with an inherent understanding of the plane’s position |
| 232s | since they didn’t even have a gyrohorizon! |
| 235s | Only allowed for those who could attempt a dangerous night landing! |
| 239s | Definitely not allowed for a young rookie lieutenant. |
| 242s | On the other hand, how could you not take off |
| 245s | when you’re finally on the frontlines, in an actual fighter regiment? |
| 249s | When you’re desperate to prove your worth, and even the mechanics are sneering? |
| 253s | “Everybody’s out, what are you waiting for?” |
| 255s | The commander would’ve ordered Gulayev to go back, but there was one issue: |
| 259s | his Yak-1 didn’t even have a radio. |
| 262s | And while the fighter is gaining altitude, |
| 264s | let’s talk about the secrets that helped German bombers with their night raids. |
| 268s | They had actually gained a lot of experience |
| 270s | with them during the Battle of Britain. |
| 271s | What they’d done back then was bomb beyond visual range: |
| 275s | they were using radio bearing. |
| 277s | Their planes would follow the beams of several special radio beacons |
| 281s | installed in their home territory |
| 283s | and navigate precisely to the drop area. |
| 286s | It was back in 1940, |
| 287s | and the Royal Air Forces did their best to counteract this trick. |
| 291s | They jammed the beacons, built fake targets, |
| 294s | and created their first specialized night fighters |
| 297s | based on the Blenheims and the Beaufighters. |
| 299s | The Soviet army, however, was not ready |
| 302s | for this type of warfare in their first year in the War. |
| 305s | So here was the result... |
| 307s | In 1942, the Soviet pilots still had to perform night flights |
| 310s | using completely unsuitable day-time tactical fighters. |
| 315s | Wait, what was that? |
| 317s | As if someone struck a spark in the sky! |
| 319s | Gulayev took a closer look... |
| 321s | And spotted it again! |
| 323s | That must be flames thrown out by exhaust pipes! |
| 326s | Looks like a two-engined plane, |
| 328s | the wing is elliptical... |
| 330s | That must be a Heinkel 111! |
| 332s | Here’s two more of them, |
| 334s | flying in a tight wedge like on a parade, blind to their surroundings... |
| 338s | While the lieutenant was getting closer, the bombers did not expose a single tracer! |
| 343s | Seems like they felt so confident their gunners didn’t even try |
| 346s | peering into the darkness around them. |
| 348s | Gulayev pitched his nose up |
| 350s | and sent a long volley straight |
| 352s | into the right engine of the leader at a very close range, |
| 354s | setting it on fire. |
| 356s | It was the wing fuel tank burning, |
| 357s | and the flames were so bright they blinded the gunners of the other two bombers. |
| 361s | The heavy Heinkel tumbled and fell into a spin, |
| 364s | burning hot and falling apart mid-air. |
| 367s | The other ones panicked, |
| 368s | dropped their bombs wherever, and scurried back home. |
| 371s | Meanwhile, the young lieutenant had to make it back home, too, |
| 374s | and perform the dangerous night landing... |
| 376s | Which he managed with excellence, by the way. |
| 379s | Of course, he couldn’t avoid a dressing-down from the regiment commander. |
| 383s | It was compensated, however, with an award and a promotion to Senior Lieutenant. |
| 387s | Destroying a bomber in a night raid, alone? |
| 390s | In your first, albeit unsanctioned, real combat situation? |
| 394s | No joke! |
| 396s | The word spread that the guy must be the real deal... |
| 399s | Although, no one really knew how much of a deal he truly was. |
| 403s | For that Heinkel was the first of his 57 victories. |
| 422s | We’ve already discussed the tactics used on jet fighters, |
| 425s | so today we’d like to discuss the piston-engined ones. |
| 428s | We’ll have five machines representing the generations this time: |
| 432s | the Soviet I-15, |
| 434s | the American P-36A, |
| 436s | the Japanese A6M3, |
| 438s | the German Bf 109 G-2, |
| 441s | and the pinnacle of piston-engined fighters, |
| 443s | the British Spitfire Mk.24. |
| 448s | Let’s start with the biplanes. |
| 449s | Their main feature is excellent maneuverability |
| 452s | with a modest maximum speed. |
| 454s | It dictates the only reasonable tactic: |
| 456s | gain some altitude early in the battle |
| 458s | to prevent becoming the “underdog” victim at contact |
| 461s | and start a dogfight, |
| 463s | preferably with a single enemy to have better control over the situation. |
| 468s | Early monoplanes got much faster than the biplanes. |
| 472s | Their maneuverability stayed pretty decent, though, |
| 474s | but the predecessors still felt more confident, of course. |
| 478s | The first monoplanes can’t boast any advanced weaponry, though. |
| 481s | They still need to keep the aim on the enemy for quite a while to knock it out. |
| 486s | Which means you’ll need to start gaining altitude once you take off. |
| 489s | An advantage of just a couple kilometers will enable you to set your own rules |
| 493s | and choose priority targets while lower enemies will have to keep looking around, |
| 498s | trying to guess where the next attack will come from. |
| 500s | Target choice is simple: |
| 502s | the higher the enemy, the more dangerous they are. |
| 504s | Except for the heavy bombers, of course. |
| 506s | Those are for dessert. |
| 508s | You can engage biplanes in energy fighting, |
| 511s | retaining as much speed as possible, |
| 512s | and with monoplanes, you can start a turn-based fight. |
| 518s | Next generation fighters have powerful cannons |
| 520s | that can down an enemy in the blink of an eye. |
| 523s | You can theoretically divide these machines into the maneuverable and the fast ones. |
| 528s | The latter are similar to early monoplanes in their usage. |
| 531s | You can gain more altitude at the start here |
| 533s | and be around 5-6 km above the ground |
| 536s | when you meet your first targets. |
| 537s | That means you can also intercept strategic bombers. |
| 540s | You don’t need to chase them on purpose, |
| 542s | but you might as well try to down one if you fly by. |
| 545s | Energy attacks with these planes feel closer |
| 547s | to the familiar boom and zoom tactics: |
| 549s | approach from above, fire, |
| 551s | and retreat to a safe distance with some altitude gain no matter the result. |
| 556s | In this generation, fighters like the famous Zero |
| 558s | keep the role previously reserved for the biplanes. |
| 561s | Start with some climbing to avoid getting the prey role early |
| 564s | and try to force your enemies into dogfights. |
| 567s | Dodge their attacks and look for a good firing position |
| 570s | once your opponent flies past. |
| 572s | You might have enough maneuverability advantage over your counterparts |
| 575s | to be dodging multiple enemies at the same time. |
| 580s | Finally, here’s the top piston fighters... |
| 583s | They combine all of the advantages and can be perfect in both |
| 586s | boom & zoom and maneuverable combat, |
| 588s | but they also face early jets pretty often. |
| 591s | Just remember what tactics the latter usually employ... |
| 594s | And do the exact opposite. |
| 596s | Climb well and fast after take-off |
| 598s | and base your actions on the enemies you’re about to encounter. |
| 602s | You can either employ energy tactics or dodge |
| 604s | and force them into maneuverable combat. |
| 609s | Your success in air battles depends on your vehicle knowledge, |
| 612s | both your own and your enemy’s. |
| 614s | You will learn more about the pros and the cons with time |
| 617s | and may even emerge victorious from the hardest fights. |
| 620s | Share your successes in the comments! |
| 622s | Meanwhile, we’ll answer some of your questions... |
| 638s | The first question was sent by a player called D G: |
| 641s | “Can you do a video with the F-105 and tactics for it?” |
| 645s | Hi, D G. Sure we can! |
| 648s | More than that... We already did! |
| 650s | Check out episode #283 of the Shooting Range: |
| 652s | it already talks about the F-105. |
| 656s | BambooBeaver asks: |
| 657s | “What’s that thing sticking out the top of the nose of the Mirage?” |
| 661s | Hi Bamboo Beaver! |
| 662s | It’s an aerial refueling probe. |
| 664s | You can also spot it on many other jets. |
| 668s | Another question comes from sackthing: |
| 671s | “What is the best tactic for early missiles (AIM-9B/E)? |
| 675s | As they are not even nearly as maneuverable as something like the AIM-9G |
| 679s | and I rarely manage to get kills with them.” |
| 682s | Hi there. |
| 683s | Unfortunately, early air-to-air missiles can’t boast very high efficiency, |
| 687s | and you can’t really improve that much. |
| 689s | They were like that in real life. |
| 691s | In the game, this kind of ordnance |
| 692s | can help you destroy cumbersome targets, like bombers, |
| 695s | and also force a fleeing enemy to maneuver |
| 697s | and lose enough speed to finish them with cannons. |
| 701s | Ali Hassoon writes: |
| 702s | “Does a dozer count as extra frontal armor?” |
| 706s | Hello, Ali. |
| 707s | Yes, the blade slightly improves your frontal protection. |
| 710s | You can check it out for yourself in the Protection Analysis view. |
| 714s | And the last comment for today was written by __Varis__: |
| 717s | “Could you do a triathlon with all the phantoms in the game?” |
| 721s | Hi there Varis. |
| 723s | Now that’s a great idea! |
| 725s | We don’t think comparing all the models would make sense |
| 727s | since it’s obvious that the early ones will lose to the later ones... |
| 731s | But comparing the best ones among various nations sounds exciting! |
| 735s | That’s it for today. |
| 736s | You’ve been watching the Shooting Range by Gaijin Entertainment, |
| 739s | and the next episode will premier the following Sunday at 4 PM GMT |
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