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| 4s | The Shooting Range |
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| 8s | In this episode... |
| 9s | Pages of History: The Bumpy Life of Renault Tanks |
| 14s | Triathlon: Late HE Slingers |
| 18s | And Metal Beasts: The Best 2000 |
| 31s | War Thunder pilots are already familiar |
| 33s | with two specialized members of the Mirage 2000 family. |
| 37s | One of those is a pure aerial predator, |
| 39s | while the other one is a fearsome high-precision striker. |
| 43s | What both of those machines lack, however, is versatility. |
| 47s | Today’s Metal Beast aims at filling out this niche. |
| 51s | Please welcome: the Mirage 2000-5F. |
| 55s | Its propulsion is provided by a turbojet engine with an afterburner. |
| 59s | Self-sealing fuel tanks are found in the fuselage and the wing consoles. |
| 64s | The aircraft can also carry drop tanks. |
| 67s | The nose cone hides the on-board radar system. |
| 69s | Its fixed armament consists of two 30-mm autocannons |
| 73s | with a total ammo pool of 250 rounds. |
| 77s | The plane has nine hardpoints capable of carrying gun pods, rockets, |
| 81s | conventional and retarded bombs, guided air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, |
| 87s | as well as a rich choice of guided bombs with laser and TV homing devices. |
| 92s | There’s also a targeting pod with thermals. |
| 95s | The Mirage 2000 is far from being the most popular choice in top-tier air battles. |
| 101s | But we don’t think it’s because this machine is weaker than the competition. |
| 104s | The French fighter can offer some great dynamics, excellent maneuverability, |
| 109s | a modern radar, and pretty decent missiles. |
| 112s | The actual reason might be a different thing: |
| 114s | many players start using the Mirage only after learning their way |
| 118s | around the classic and somewhat boring 4th gen fighters. |
| 125s | Compared to the F-16 or the MiG-29, |
| 128s | the main flaw of the Mirage is its modest number of missiles. |
| 132s | But you can actually see it as an educational point. |
| 135s | No other plane can teach you to value each piece of ordnance |
| 139s | and use it only when you’re 100% sure. |
| 142s | Is that not a reason to master the new fighter? |
| 148s | Moreover, its close air support capabilities are pretty impressive, |
| 152s | enough to cast away any doubts you might still have. |
| 155s | The new Mirage is just as good at delivering high-precision |
| 158s | missile and bomb strikes as its competition, |
| 161s | even surpassing it at times. |
| 163s | Let’s have a look here... |
| 165s | The 5F can simultaneously carry three guided bombs |
| 168s | and two air-to-surface missiles, all laser-guided. |
| 172s | There’s a targeting pod with high-definition thermals, |
| 175s | an eye candy after lower-quality devices. |
| 178s | There’s also some air-to-air missiles and autocannons... |
| 181s | And all of this comes with a light, maneuverable, and dynamic fighter! |
| 188s | Oh, and besides, there’s the new TV-guided bombs. |
| 192s | The biggest version is extra appealing. |
| 195s | It might be less efficient than the laser-guided ones, |
| 197s | but it does look pretty impressive! |
| 202s | The Mirage 2000-5F is a model that combines all the best from its predecessors. |
| 208s | Will it make the Mirage family more popular? |
| 211s | Only time will tell. |
| 212s | In any case, we’re sure that players who trust |
| 215s | this top French fighter won’t be disappointed! |
| 232s | The French tank industry was in a high fever state in the 1930s. |
| 237s | The military was switching from one extreme to another, |
| 239s | seemingly confused about what it actually wanted. |
| 243s | French firms were fulfilling some odd orders, |
| 246s | building small batches of all kinds of tanks. |
| 249s | Some of those machines were pretty good, of course. |
| 251s | For instance, the SOMUA 35, the AMD 35, or some of the anti-tank cannons. |
| 258s | The Hotchkiss 39 was also decent enough, for an infantry tank. |
| 263s | Overall, though, the industry was far from a healthy state. |
| 266s | Now, Renault could be labeled as one of the major mess-organizers. |
| 271s | In 1932, the French cavalry communicated its requirements |
| 274s | for a new light and fast armored car, and Renault chipped in with its AMR 33. |
| 281s | Trying to meet the limits, |
| 282s | the engineers went to great lengths to reduce the total mass. |
| 285s | They did create one of the fastest tanks of the time, but... |
| 289s | It was extremely unreliable and broke down all too often, |
| 293s | its chassis was too weak, |
| 294s | and the crew suffered unhealthy levels of noise |
| 297s | since the engine was on the driver’s right. |
| 299s | After the issues were discussed with the army, |
| 301s | Renault engineers got down to improving the design. |
| 304s | The AMR 35 got its engine moved to the rear, and the suspension was reworked. |
| 310s | The tank got heavier, and... |
| 312s | It was the transmission’s turn to break down. |
| 315s | 43 machines had their turning mechanisms replaced... |
| 319s | For the 6th time! |
| 321s | For Renault, it was a financial disaster. |
| 324s | They even had to plead with the government |
| 326s | to forgive the fines for breaching the contract |
| 328s | since they had had to replace transmissions on all AMR 35s at their own expense. |
| 334s | Meanwhile, Renault engineers started working on the AMC 34, |
| 338s | a more powerful tank for the cavalry. |
| 340s | The company already got down to assembling the first prototypes |
| 343s | when the Army demanded that they fortify the armor. |
| 346s | The chassis was too weak for that, |
| 348s | so Renault had to make yet another new machine, the AMC 35. |
| 353s | They tried to disguise it as a modernized version, |
| 355s | but the military suspected something was off and opted for a full set of tests. |
| 360s | Should we say the obvious? |
| 362s | Of course, the prototype failed them all. |
| 365s | Renault did get a small order of these for some reason, |
| 368s | but even that batch was finished late. |
| 371s | There was another similar situation with the infantry. |
| 374s | Renault got an order for an improved D2 infantry tank. |
| 378s | At first, the French wanted a large batch of 750 machines, |
| 382s | but then they switched their bet to the Char B1. |
| 385s | So, the batch was reduced to just 50 machines. |
| 389s | That was only half the problem, though... |
| 391s | The D2 was another extremely unreliable tank. |
| 395s | And it wasn’t due to a single failure point. |
| 397s | The engine, the transmission, and the cooling system were all underperforming. |
| 402s | The D2’s mechanisms degraded too fast and needed factory repairs, |
| 406s | so Renault was commissioned for another batch of 50 tanks to replace the old ones. |
| 411s | You must’ve noticed the pattern by now. |
| 414s | Time after time, Renault would take an order, miss the deadlines, |
| 417s | and present a barely working solution. |
| 420s | Why? Well, for one, Louis Renault was a cantankerous, aggressive businessman. |
| 426s | He used his connections in the government |
| 428s | to take more orders than his company could swallow. |
| 430s | His engineers never had enough time to polish their designs, |
| 433s | and the factories couldn’t hit any of their deadlines. |
| 437s | Second, the French army had a modest budget, |
| 439s | which made them try to save every frank they could. |
| 443s | Third, Renault was going through some hard times itself. |
| 447s | In 1936, the government bought out its tank factory in Issy-les-Moulineaux. |
| 452s | It was made into a standalone company called AMX, a new competitor for Renault. |
| 457s | Unsurprisingly, their relationship was verging on the edge of open animosity. |
| 463s | All of this resulted in Renault’s failure to become a tank monopoly. |
| 467s | It lost its own tank factory, |
| 469s | and the cavalry switched to Hotchkiss and Somua tanks. |
| 488s | More and more post-war large-caliber |
| 491s | self-propelled guns are being added to War Thunder. |
| 495s | Why don’t we throw them into a triathlon? |
| 497s | Everybody loves them some high-explosives! |
| 500s | Let’s take a look at today’s competitors... |
| 503s | The Soviet 2S3M Akatsiya, |
| 506s | The South African G6, |
| 508s | The Japanese Type 75 SPH, |
| 511s | The French AuF1, |
| 513s | And the Swedish Bandkanon 1C. |
| 517s | Fewer teams than usual this time, |
| 518s | but that only means we can dedicate more time to each. |
| 524s | And as usual, we’ll start by assessing their mobility |
| 527s | in a race across fields, snow, and sand. |
| 531s | The drivers lead their tanks to the starting line and... |
| 538s | Go! |
| 539s | The SPGs rev up, and the Akatsiya gains the lead almost right away. |
| 544s | The Japanese machine follows right behind, |
| 547s | then we can see the French one, |
| 549s | and the rest of the race is lagging behind. |
| 551s | By the end of the first part, the Type 75 actually manages to take the lead, |
| 556s | but not for long. |
| 558s | The Soviet SPG regains its position on the snow, |
| 561s | and even the G6 and the AuF1 catch up with the Japanese team. |
| 566s | The desert sees the four tanks drive in a tight group, |
| 569s | while the Swedish team falls even further behind. |
| 572s | The 2S3M is still in the lead along the river bed, but the last part is close... |
| 577s | The asphalt allows all the machines to reach their max speeds, |
| 581s | and the only wheeled vehicle finally gets ahead, winning the race. |
| 585s | The Soviet crew finishes second, then we see the French and the Japanese teams... |
| 590s | And the Swedish machine makes everyone wait. |
| 596s | Now, let’s check the defenses of our contestants. |
| 599s | We’ll place them 200 meters away and shoot something not too powerful at them. |
| 604s | Say, the Bulldog’s saboted round will do just fine. |
| 611s | The Soviet team drew the first match. |
| 614s | A hit to the right side of the hull incapacitates three crew members, |
| 618s | providing the machine with an express ticket to the hangar screen. |
| 621s | Yeah, having a load of ammo in the rear doesn’t improve your chances much. |
| 626s | The French team has a similar situation. |
| 628s | A large internal space and spread out crew seats are helpful, |
| 632s | but the enormous ammo rack is still in the way of spalling most of the time. |
| 636s | The Swedish machine is no different. |
| 638s | Its ammo racks are pretty high, too, and it’s basically a magnet for enemy shells. |
| 643s | The Type 75 has a larger crew, |
| 646s | but its ammo is still there in the rear, still explosive as hell. |
| 650s | Now, the best result is seen from the South African G6. |
| 654s | It has a large crew, good internal space, and lower placement of the ammo, |
| 658s | which makes it a harder target for saboted rounds. |
| 664s | And now, for the main test: firepower! |
| 667s | Our teams will first have to knock out a King Tiger, |
| 670s | and then ground an Arado making circles above the firing position. |
| 674s | After all, all our machines have proximity fuse rounds, |
| 678s | so we need to put those to use. |
| 680s | The distance to both targets is around a kilometer. |
| 687s | This time, the worst result is shown by the G6 crew. |
| 691s | After the initial miss, they spend almost 15 seconds reloading. |
| 695s | Now that the first target is hit, the gunner starts aiming at the aircraft. |
| 699s | Unfortunately, their machine’s aiming angle is pretty narrow, |
| 703s | so the driver has to help the gunner catch the bomber in its sights. |
| 707s | The Soviet crew has a better time with this task. |
| 710s | With a reload rate below 14 seconds and a fully rotating turret, |
| 714s | they can complete it in a much shorter time. |
| 717s | The only trouble they had was a lowish aiming speed and trickier shell ballistics. |
| 722s | Third place in this stage belongs to the Japanese machine |
| 725s | thanks to its good reload rate and fast gun drives. |
| 729s | Now, the French crew shows an even better result. |
| 732s | It has a reload time of only 7.5 seconds, and a high muzzle velocity. |
| 737s | And the best one in this test is the Swedish SPG. |
| 740s | With a reload rate this high, even limited aiming angles aren’t an issue. |
| 748s | Let’s sum up. |
| 749s | The bronze is shared between the G6 and the Akatsiya: |
| 752s | they could use a higher firing rate. |
| 755s | The silver goes to the Type 75, for its versatility, |
| 758s | and the Bandkanon, for its outstanding firepower. |
| 761s | And the winner today is the French AuF1. |
| 765s | Its balanced set of traits make it the most dangerous HE slinger in War Thunder. |
| 770s | And now, some fireworks mark the part |
| 772s | where we answer some of your questions from the comments... |
| 790s | The first question was sent by a player called Phantom: |
| 793s | “Why does the premium zero A7 have an asymmetrical back?” |
| 798s | Hi Phantom! Many prop planes are asymmetrical, |
| 802s | and the Japanese A7 is no exception. |
| 805s | It’s a design feature required to compensate |
| 807s | for the propeller’s torque force. |
| 810s | Neo Gamer210 asks: |
| 812s | “Could you do a triathlon about the first ever jet fighters?” |
| 817s | Hello, Neo Gamer. We already did it quite a while ago, in episode #239. |
| 822s | It’s still relevant, though, so check it out! |
| 825s | Another question comes from Gabriele Venturini: |
| 828s | “Which is the best (not premium) f-104?” |
| 833s | Hi, Gabriele! It’s hard to pick a single model here. |
| 837s | The earliest versions help the F-104 use its flight performance to the fullest |
| 842s | thanks to their low BR. |
| 843s | The G modification offers some good CAS capabilities. |
| 847s | The top S versions have the best equipment, but they also meet equal opponents. |
| 852s | We recommend you try all the models you can: |
| 855s | any of them might become your favorite. |
| 858s | Elline writes: |
| 859s | “Can the next arsenal be of the Harrier GR7 and F14A/B?” |
| 865s | Hey, Elline. We’ve already made our pick for the next Arsenal, |
| 868s | but we’ll sure talk about these models in the future, too! |
| 872s | And the last comment for today was written by ThunderVersik: |
| 876s | “Which tank has the fastest turret rotation speed in the game?” |
| 881s | Hi there. The fastest turret rotation speed on a tank |
| 884s | is found on the American HSTV-L with 57 degrees per second. |
| 890s | As for all ground vehicles, the record belongs to the Italian SIDAM |
| 894s | with 120 degrees per second. |
| 898s | That’s it for today. You’ve been watching the Shooting Range by Gaijin Entertainment, |
| 902s | and the next episode will premier the following Sunday |
| 905s | at 4 PM GMT or noon Eastern time. |
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| 912s | Don’t forget to keep the car jack in your Renault’s trunk, |
| 915s | leave a like, share your thoughts and comments... |
| 917s | and see you next week! |