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| 4s | The Shooting Range |
|---|---|
| 8s | In this episode... |
| 9s | Pages of History: British Frenzied Flying Desk |
| 13s | Arsenal: Skyhawk’s Best Toys |
| 17s | And Metal Beasts: Pancake Tank |
| 29s | The Kings of Battle update is already available to all players, |
| 33s | so it makes all the sense to continue talking about fresh vehicles. |
| 37s | And today’s machine, without exaggeration... |
| 40s | Or should we say ‘without underestimation’ in this case?.. |
| 44s | Well, anyways, this is the most unusual tank in the game! |
| 48s | Did the Maus drive over it? |
| 50s | Or did the engineers forget to change the vertical scale on the blueprint? |
| 54s | In any case, please welcome the Soviet Object 775 missile tank! |
| 60s | Its main weaponry is a two-plane stabilized 125-mm missile launcher |
| 65s | with elevation angles between −5 and +18 degrees. |
| 70s | The ammo is stored in the front and center of the hull. |
| 73s | The engine and transmission compartment is in the rear, |
| 76s | while the entire crew of only two is in the turret. |
| 80s | The tank is protected by composite armor. |
| 83s | Gameplay with the Object is vastly different from its counterparts. |
| 87s | First, you need to stop laughing and crying before you can treat it seriously. |
| 91s | That alone can take a couple battles... |
| 94s | Once you actually start playing it, |
| 96s | you need to resist the temptation to use the adjustable suspension. |
| 100s | Because if you make the 775 even lower, you’ll have to relearn it all over again! |
| 105s | You’re also going to be stuck with the feeling |
| 107s | that the lower part of the tank is sinking into the void... |
| 113s | Alright, jokes aside. |
| 116s | We’re above that! |
| 118s | As per original design, this layout gives the vehicle a few advantages. |
| 122s | A low profile makes it harder to spot, |
| 125s | and its front is protected by composite armor mounted at a good angle. |
| 128s | The Object can even deflect early finned rounds, not to mention weaker shells. |
| 134s | There’s also the surprise effect we need to mention. |
| 136s | In general, players are used to keeping their barrel level |
| 139s | since most tanks have a similar height. |
| 141s | No one really minds their step! |
| 145s | You shouldn’t rely on this armor too much, though. |
| 147s | It has its vulnerabilities, and with a layout this tight, |
| 150s | any penetration might be its last. |
| 153s | One of the worst areas is the gun mantlet: |
| 156s | spalling will surely knock out at least one of the two crew members. |
| 163s | The Object itself can launch two types of ordnance: |
| 166s | the Rubin guided missile and the Bur unguided missile. |
| 170s | We recommend picking the ATGM as the main one. |
| 173s | It flies pretty fast, controls well enough, and can penetrate up to 500 mm of armor. |
| 180s | It also has a high reload rate and can be launched on the move. |
| 186s | The Object comes with some flaws as well. |
| 189s | Being able to become lower than grass |
| 191s | and entrench itself after just a few digs is amazing, sure. |
| 195s | But there’s also quite a few firing positions you might be used to |
| 199s | that the 775 is simply too short for. |
| 202s | Add to that the traditionally poor depression angles |
| 204s | and an even worse reverse speed... |
| 210s | One more thing left... |
| 211s | Just out of curiosity, what if we mixed it with the Strv 74? |
| 216s | Would that make a regular tank? |
| 232s | Our regular viewers may remember episode #243 |
| 236s | where we talked about the so-called ‘Flying Desk Frenzy’. |
| 239s | ‘Patient Zero’ originated in Sweden, in 1963. |
| 243s | The Saab-105 was originally meant to be both a training and a strike aircraft. |
| 249s | The engineers probably didn’t know what kind of pandemic |
| 251s | they were unleashing onto the world... |
| 253s | Or did they? |
| 254s | In any case, we know the outcome: |
| 256s | once the Vietnam war began, they attempted to convert |
| 259s | pretty much every training jet into a light strike aircraft. |
| 263s | It even affected models that had no chances of being used in Vietnam. |
| 267s | ‘Flying desk frenzy’ spared no one. |
| 269s | Perhaps one of the most remarkable victims of that pandemic |
| 272s | was the British Jet Provost, |
| 274s | a true airborne aristocrat with a long lineage. |
| 278s | It was a deep modernization of the Percival Provost prop aircraft |
| 281s | and as such couldn’t boast a high flight performance. |
| 284s | All it had was simple handling and a low price tag. |
| 288s | It felt like one of the worst choices for loading bombs and rockets. |
| 291s | How on earth could it catch the ‘trendy bug’? |
| 294s | Well, its easy handling and low price tag were to blame. |
| 299s | After a simple conversion, |
| 300s | this training jet turned into a true ‘poor man’s strike aircraft’, |
| 304s | and with a new fearsome name of ‘Strikemaster’, |
| 307s | it even had some combat spirit. |
| 309s | The British Aircraft Corporation actually knew perfectly well what they were doing. |
| 314s | They saw enormous demand for exactly this kind of strike aircraft. |
| 318s | Had they hesitated, potential clients would’ve instantly bought |
| 321s | similar machines from the competition: |
| 323s | Italians, French, Americans, or even the Soviet Union and its allies. |
| 328s | The latter was busy rearming the Czechoslovakian L-29, by the way. |
| 333s | So, the Strikemasters ultimately joined the militaries of many nations, |
| 337s | including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, |
| 340s | Ecuador, and even multiple African countries. |
| 343s | Even the less wealthy nations like Botswana, |
| 345s | Yemen, and Sudan could afford a few. |
| 348s | BAC would’ve had even more clients if not for the competition being so tough. |
| 353s | Ironically, the United Kingdom’s own Air Force |
| 356s | never accepted this frenzied flying desk into service. |
| 359s | In fact, the only Commonwealth nation that used it was New Zealand, |
| 363s | which meant this aircraft had almost no chance of seeing real combat. |
| 367s | The UK military command was pretty skeptical about it |
| 370s | since the tiny operational trainer couldn’t fit any decent guns. |
| 374s | Only a couple small-caliber machine guns? |
| 376s | No, gentlemen, this is no strike aircraft! |
| 379s | We’d rather wait for a more serious contender. |
| 382s | The famous Hawker Siddeley is releasing their Hawk in no time! |
| 386s | Meanwhile, the Strikemaster had a long, dutiful service |
| 390s | performing both roles: training and strike aircraft. |
| 394s | Once, it even had a chance to take part in a real conflict, |
| 397s | the short Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador. |
| 400s | It happened in 1995, and by that time, most of its counterparts |
| 404s | like the Macchi MB-326 or the French Fouga Magister had been retired to museums. |
| 411s | Less wealthy nations didn’t want to part with their favorite budget striker, |
| 415s | so they kept on using it until age-related issues finally chained it to the ground. |
| 420s | Only after one of the Ecuadorian aircraft crashed were they finally retired. |
| 424s | It happened as late as in 2009, |
| 426s | when the third generation of operational jet trainers was already in service. |
| 431s | Some unarmed machines still perform at air shows today! |
| 435s | Well, the Strikemaster was an amazing example |
| 437s | of first-gen jet trainers turned strike aircraft, |
| 440s | and it had a long, successful life. |
| 442s | And it also turned out pretty beautiful, don’t you think? |
| 460s | After your requests in the comments, |
| 462s | today’s Arsenal will talk about the Skyhawk family, |
| 465s | from the earliest A-4B to the Israeli A-4N Ayit. |
| 472s | Let’s start with air combat loadouts. |
| 475s | Most A-4s can carry multiple Sidewinder and Shafrir missiles. |
| 479s | They don’t add a heavy load and these aircraft attack fast enemies |
| 482s | trying to fly away in a straight line. |
| 485s | There’s another good loadout giving you a nice firepower buff. |
| 488s | Any A-4 can take up to three gun pods with 20-mm autocannons. |
| 493s | This turns the little Skyhawks into fearsome enemies in any frontal attack |
| 497s | and makes it easier for them to use energy tactics. |
| 500s | The price for that is speed and maneuverability: |
| 502s | gun pods take a toll on the already medium flight performance of the aircraft. |
| 507s | Besides, you’ll have to discard missiles if you want to use gun pods on some models. |
| 511s | You can try to find optimal balance |
| 513s | by combining missiles and gun pods in your loadouts. |
| 519s | Now, the air-to-surface arsenal offers you much more variety. |
| 523s | For conventional bombs, we recommend you pick calibers |
| 526s | between 500 lbs or 250 kilograms and 1000 lbs. |
| 531s | Smaller bombs are harder to use without a ballistic computer, |
| 534s | while the 2000-lb one replaces three 1000-lb bombs, |
| 538s | which definitely makes it less versatile. |
| 541s | If you’re looking for something extra for those bombs, |
| 543s | take some air-to-air missiles or rockets. |
| 546s | We can’t help but recommend the large-caliber Zuni rockets: |
| 550s | they’re amazing against lightly armored or open-top vehicles. |
| 556s | The Skyhawk was one of the first |
| 558s | to receive guided air-to-surface ordnance in the game. |
| 562s | Modification B, for instance, can carry up to three AGM-12B Bullpup missiles. |
| 568s | They used to be the most advanced CAS weapon, |
| 571s | but more modern weaponry has been added since. |
| 573s | Still, it doesn’t mean that the Bullpups can’t bring you frags, |
| 576s | especially if you train aiming them. |
| 580s | The American A-4E can take up to five AGM-12 missiles, |
| 584s | but we suggest you replace two of them with TV-guided Walleye bombs. |
| 588s | The fire-and-forget principle makes them much handier. |
| 592s | The Israeli Skyhawks have more TV-guided bombs. |
| 595s | They can carry both AGM-62 and GBU-8, |
| 600s | which helps them to effectively suppress enemy air defenses from safe altitudes. |
| 605s | External hardpoints are better filled with AAMs. |
| 608s | Combining guided and unguided weaponry is rarely a good idea in practice. |
| 613s | Now, the Israeli A-4N Ayit can offer truly impressive ordnance. |
| 618s | Besides guided bombs, it can also carry the AGM-65 Maverick missiles. |
| 623s | Of course, they also cost many more spawn points, |
| 626s | so you shouldn’t ignore bomb sets. |
| 629s | We believe the best combo for the top Skyhawk is three Mavericks, |
| 633s | two bombs, and two AAMs. |
| 635s | This set provides you with five almost guaranteed ground frags |
| 639s | and good chances against enemy aircraft. |
| 642s | There’s an alternative option with extra Bullpups on external hardpoints. |
| 646s | You can use it just as well, but in practice it often feels redundant. |
| 651s | We believe you may want to keep this set for the rare cases |
| 654s | where enemy air defenses are already taken out and you only expect ground targets. |
| 663s | Well, we hope you find these hints on Skyhawk loadouts useful! |
| 667s | Tell us in the comments what aircraft you’d like to see next. |
| 670s | Meanwhile, it’s time for us to answer some of your questions... |
| 688s | The first question was sent by a player called Jaiden Heger: |
| 692s | “Could the SU-22M3 squadron vehicle be used as an Air to Air interceptor?” |
| 698s | Hey Jainen. Thanks to a powerful engine, |
| 701s | the Su-22M3 shows one of the best levels of flight performance in the family. |
| 706s | But it’s still a poor choice for air combat |
| 708s | since it can only use rear-aspect missiles and has a low number of countermeasures. |
| 714s | Aj the Flame asks: |
| 716s | “What are all the aircraft with a helmet mounted seeker?” |
| 719s | Hello, Aj! The list of aircraft with HMDs includes the F-16C, the Barak II, |
| 726s | all MiG-29s, the Yak-141, |
| 729s | the F-4S and J, the Mirage 2000-5F, and the J-8F. |
| 736s | Another question comes from Nikiwitz: |
| 738s | “Why does it look like someone forgot the rudders on the floaties of the He 115 C-1?” |
| 744s | Hi there Nikiwitz. Well, we gotta agree with you here: |
| 748s | the floaters look like they could use some rudders in the back. |
| 751s | Alas, there are none... |
| 754s | Mebyx writes: |
| 755s | “The A4E early has a little triangle above the pilot, does it have any meaning?” |
| 761s | Hi Mebyx. It’s just a fin-shaped antenna. |
| 764s | This kind of shape improves air drag. |
| 767s | And the last comment for today was written by i have skill issue in war thunder again: |
| 773s | “What is the difference between the leopard 2a5 and 2a5 pso?” |
| 778s | Hi! Subscribe to our channel, and you might remedy your skill issue! |
| 782s | Shorten your nickname a little, too... |
| 784s | Now, the Leopards 2A5 have different engines, armor, |
| 788s | machine guns, and one of them has a dozer blade. |
| 791s | That’s it for today. You’ve been watching the Shooting Range by Gaijin Entertainment, |
| 795s | and the next episode will premier the following Sunday |
| 799s | at 4 PM GMT or noon Eastern time. |
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| 806s | Don’t forget to add your favorite topping to Object 775, |
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| 812s | and see you next week! |