1:30 I'm pretty sure the design philosophy for Japanese aircraft was the same across all branches. All of them were lightly armored and lacked self sealing fuel tanks. The Japanese army had the Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar), which was often nicknamed the Army Zero, and had a lot of the same strengths and weaknesses as the Zero.
that's true, but the following Ki's didn't have that in mind. the ki61 for example is a direct clone of the bf109 cause the army saw that European designs are way superior in handling speed. the latest moment they had to acknowledge the superiority was 1942 when actual competition entered the pacific. performance wise the ki84 would beat every japanese plane and even american or british planes cause of the idea of light but powerful plane engines. here the problem was that it came too late and in too less numbers
Honestly, I still prefer the army branch (ki - line) than the navy branch. The Ki branch is very underrated in my opinion but still has a good amount of good planes (Ki 44, ki 61, Raiden)
You can do a much easier and safer strat than overshooting or dodging diving opponents. If the enemy is above you, fly right under them and slowly climb to not let them get a dive on your six, when they do dive, just pass under them or to the side. If the enemy is on the same altittude level as you, force a head - on. If the enemy is dumb, you can evade once they start shooting and flip around faster than they realize you're not there, they wont even have time to run away. If the enemy is smart they'll evade first, however, Zeros are absolute UFO's and you can just pull in enough to get a shot off, unlike most planes. If the enemy runs away from you like a kitten, turn around and make them think your six is theirs. You can then flip around and go under them, using the insane handling of the zero to get a shot off. Repeat that until the enemy gets tired and finally makes the turn of death, or until your teammates get him. If you get swarmed in a Zero its not as hopeless as you think. You can safely take on 3 planes as long as there's no more than a single spitfire amongst them. Make them all think you're an easy prey, turn off their brains and start fighting for the kill. Bait them into barely getting the shot off, flip around, go under them, force turning. Use the Zero's insane pulling capabilities to not let them shoot you, which is entirely possible as long as there's no more than a single spitfire. If there's a single spitfire - take it out first, you outperform it in every way when dogfighting and spitfire players are often used to outturning everything. By the time you crit or kill the spitfire others will come back, try to group them up so they're not scattered and all can be viewed by you. Then either go below and inbetween them, or to the sides. Repeat. Zero is a wonderful plane, I personally think that you just have a skill issue. A6M5's do get overtiered by soviet planes though, thats a fact.
I have to disagree. Forcing head ons isn't a good strategy in any plane and i will never recommend it. Im aware of people doing this stuff but when you watch my videos you know they get farmed and toyed with. Also in early zeros you dont have the ammo or velocity to keep strategy up even if it would work and later zeros get outperformed by the a7m2
The A6M line is one I've had quite a bit of trouble learning. Thank ya much for the guide. ♥ Would you consider doing video on the C. & G. series in the Italian tree?
i would love to because i really like the italian planes. i try to get the major nations first like america russia germany britain first toe cause that are the most used once but i will get there
Also could you do a video explaining what to do with certain strengths like if a plane has good roll rate engage in a rolling scissors or if a plane has good energy retention equalise energy the climb at 5 or 10 degrees I really struggle with what manoeuvres or what plays I should make with the strengths I have and what to avoid if it is my weakness
A guide for energy maneuvers. . . Yes is doable but 80% of the time you will do: flat/rolling scissors, hammerhead or split s. The rest is just exotic and really situational
Check Defyn for active channels that somehow go into details of specific planes, AdamtheEngineerd, the inactive channel that is even more into detail and has some purely informational videos on subjects of dive speeds in relation to drag and weight etc. Finally I would advise You to watch some Smigol Time! as You will see that even dogfighting in a hs129 and using the proper displacement techniques in something that doesnt even want to fly in straight line will often allow you to outplay 80% of players who are totally oblivious to the things you ask about.
Bro I remember as a Russian main Japanese ware monsters even at low BR no yak no lag could do shit about any of those then the ufo reiden a little higher only mig was kind of an option for them
Bruh it not fair like tbh We have A6M2 mod 11 in Japan back then that use to attsck China bi-planes and A6M2 for US F4F later A6M3/A6M5 for F4U and F6F but dam the game give me A6M2 Mod 11 and tell me to fight with F4U/F6F/P38/P47 at 3.7 wtf dude😭 I swear if A6M2 Mod 11 was in 2.7 or just 3.0 it gonna be untouchable
2 years ago all zeros got 1 br lower, what made sense cause then you dont have the a6m5 and a7m1 right next to each other. i have no idea why they changed that
@@HeyImKatyusha man i join War Thunder last year and Zero is only fav plane and only reason i join war thunder but no Dogfight happen, boom and zoom only... Reee
@@Kaitou702 that's the sad meta. In reality, the zero would never face planes like f2g or other late war planes. On the other hand the zero dominated low tier when it was 1 br lower
Is there any nation for air you recommend grinding? I had quite the time grinding all the way to the R2Y2 in Japan, and now I want to switch nations lol
Does anyone know the music in the first part of the gameplay section? The more techno one I mean, tried to run it through someome thing but nothing came up
ITS THE FUCKING "ok" meme lmao personally i dont like the zeros i got the a7m1 or m2 idk the premium a7m is the one i got i like it good clib rate really nice cannons decent speed turn is nice but made of paper lmao understandable but not my style i like it i rarely play it but its nice i prefer speed hard hitting guns and climb rate such as the p51 i never play lmao but the f82 hhelllaaaa nice. honestly tho PLAY THE F82 OR THE F4U
The float plane is a a6m2 with floats. The only difference is that you carry heavy floats with you that bring extra weight, but you can destroy them with an safe crash. I didn't put it in the video cause I dont advise anyone to do it and at 2.7 you find way better Japanese planes
@@HeyImKatyusha From my own experience...it can turning with spitfire easy. Spitfires from higher br can't stand a chance against iar-81c. All you need for it's just to use take off flaps mod and reverse spitfire's tail
Fyi, the a6m2n is actually really good if you can break the floats on the runway, if you have to land, just belly land and you'll respawn in the air
I know it was first in the guide but got cut cause of the size in the end
The a6m5 Ko is probably my favorite plane in the game. I usually do quite well in it
1:30 I'm pretty sure the design philosophy for Japanese aircraft was the same across all branches. All of them were lightly armored and lacked self sealing fuel tanks. The Japanese army had the Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar), which was often nicknamed the Army Zero, and had a lot of the same strengths and weaknesses as the Zero.
that's true, but the following Ki's didn't have that in mind. the ki61 for example is a direct clone of the bf109 cause the army saw that European designs are way superior in handling speed. the latest moment they had to acknowledge the superiority was 1942 when actual competition entered the pacific. performance wise the ki84 would beat every japanese plane and even american or british planes cause of the idea of light but powerful plane engines. here the problem was that it came too late and in too less numbers
Honestly, I still prefer the army branch (ki - line) than the navy branch. The Ki branch is very underrated in my opinion but still has a good amount of good planes (Ki 44, ki 61, Raiden)
Raiden j2m is a navy fighter
The A6M3 is my go to plane if I’m grinding SL and don’t feel like playing naval. Also I just got the A6M5 and it’s hell.
You can do a much easier and safer strat than overshooting or dodging diving opponents.
If the enemy is above you, fly right under them and slowly climb to not let them get a dive on your six, when they do dive, just pass under them or to the side.
If the enemy is on the same altittude level as you, force a head - on. If the enemy is dumb, you can evade once they start shooting and flip around faster than they realize you're not there, they wont even have time to run away. If the enemy is smart they'll evade first, however, Zeros are absolute UFO's and you can just pull in enough to get a shot off, unlike most planes. If the enemy runs away from you like a kitten, turn around and make them think your six is theirs. You can then flip around and go under them, using the insane handling of the zero to get a shot off. Repeat that until the enemy gets tired and finally makes the turn of death, or until your teammates get him.
If you get swarmed in a Zero its not as hopeless as you think. You can safely take on 3 planes as long as there's no more than a single spitfire amongst them. Make them all think you're an easy prey, turn off their brains and start fighting for the kill. Bait them into barely getting the shot off, flip around, go under them, force turning. Use the Zero's insane pulling capabilities to not let them shoot you, which is entirely possible as long as there's no more than a single spitfire. If there's a single spitfire - take it out first, you outperform it in every way when dogfighting and spitfire players are often used to outturning everything. By the time you crit or kill the spitfire others will come back, try to group them up so they're not scattered and all can be viewed by you. Then either go below and inbetween them, or to the sides. Repeat.
Zero is a wonderful plane, I personally think that you just have a skill issue. A6M5's do get overtiered by soviet planes though, thats a fact.
I have to disagree. Forcing head ons isn't a good strategy in any plane and i will never recommend it. Im aware of people doing this stuff but when you watch my videos you know they get farmed and toyed with. Also in early zeros you dont have the ammo or velocity to keep strategy up even if it would work and later zeros get outperformed by the a7m2
The A6M line is one I've had quite a bit of trouble learning. Thank ya much for the guide. ♥
Would you consider doing video on the C. & G. series in the Italian tree?
i would love to because i really like the italian planes. i try to get the major nations first like america russia germany britain first toe cause that are the most used once but i will get there
the moment the bad apple instrumental version came on i knew it was gonna be a banger
Would love to see one on the Swedish j21/j22 line. not the greatest planes but the guns give me serotonin.
Based trance music
Keep the good work bro!
Thank you will do
came here for marisad stayed here for the guide
Marisa Kirisame 😃
I love that B&W anime skin.
It's a camo you can get from the market place. It's like 1 or 2 Gaijin Coin.
please do KI line and premium KI-87 for a longer video please :) ma favourite line and of man
damn that music at the end slaps hard :D good choice
1:00 ah yes, the 7 day engine
im a simple man I see touhou i click
Nice, i hope to see fw190 a5 next vid
You didn't hear it from me but people say its possible that the next guide will be about fw190s
Thx for this guide, ever since I watched it I have gotten really good at playing the zero
Keep at it 👍
Also could you do a video explaining what to do with certain strengths like if a plane has good roll rate engage in a rolling scissors or if a plane has good energy retention equalise energy the climb at 5 or 10 degrees I really struggle with what manoeuvres or what plays I should make with the strengths I have and what to avoid if it is my weakness
A guide for energy maneuvers. . . Yes is doable but 80% of the time you will do: flat/rolling scissors, hammerhead or split s. The rest is just exotic and really situational
Check Defyn for active channels that somehow go into details of specific planes, AdamtheEngineerd, the inactive channel that is even more into detail and has some purely informational videos on subjects of dive speeds in relation to drag and weight etc. Finally I would advise You to watch some Smigol Time! as You will see that even dogfighting in a hs129 and using the proper displacement techniques in something that doesnt even want to fly in straight line will often allow you to outplay 80% of players who are totally oblivious to the things you ask about.
*casually pulls 13g's*
I’m more interested in Italian fighters since they are like Japanese planes but with better protection >.>
Bro I remember as a Russian main Japanese ware monsters even at low BR no yak no lag could do shit about any of those then the ufo reiden a little higher only mig was kind of an option for them
they were meta, but then all planes got uptiered and are now facing planes they should never face
Definitely not a US main taking notes to bully zeros ☺☺
in that case try watching the p51 guide. thats almost a zero bully montage
Strange in 2024 they are completely OP
using narwhal as bgm, nice taste
PGR was the theme of this guide. every guide has its own theme so the video is a bit more immersive
amazing video as usual
Okay how about the eurobeat SPITFIRE
That would be a line many people need to improve in. It has been a long time that I've seen a good spitfire pilot indeed
another banger
There will be more shortly
Bruh it not fair like tbh We have A6M2 mod 11 in Japan back then that use to attsck China bi-planes and A6M2 for US F4F later A6M3/A6M5 for F4U and F6F but dam the game give me A6M2 Mod 11 and tell me to fight with F4U/F6F/P38/P47 at 3.7 wtf dude😭
I swear if A6M2 Mod 11 was in 2.7 or just 3.0 it gonna be untouchable
2 years ago all zeros got 1 br lower, what made sense cause then you dont have the a6m5 and a7m1 right next to each other. i have no idea why they changed that
@@HeyImKatyusha man i join War Thunder last year and Zero is only fav plane and only reason i join war thunder but no Dogfight happen, boom and zoom only... Reee
@@Kaitou702 that's the sad meta. In reality, the zero would never face planes like f2g or other late war planes. On the other hand the zero dominated low tier when it was 1 br lower
The zero isn`t the best, but i luv it for its flexibility and elegant shape. it urgent me to paly Japanese planes
For the emperor
Katyusha, you think you could do “How to F4U”? It would help alot if people including me.
Yes sure but I try to cover something from every nation first before going back to one
good video
You should make a list. I see others want you to make a video of the Fw 190's. N1K-J .
Yes yes I know. I try to make the hardest planes first cause people struggle with them the most but I will get to every plane
La-9 next
Could you do a guid on the Ki-61
hate fighting the later ones in my spitfire and yak
what are self sealing fuel tanks????(Japan main)
great guide, can you do the f100d guide in air rb also which bgm are you using at 10:00?
Usually Uni or air targets, Hef-i are insane, if you ment belts
If you mean the song I will add it in the description shortly
what's the song at 7:00? i keep thinking it's Furi OST, but i'm not sure
ruclips.net/video/q2DBeby7ni8/видео.htmlsi=836w2bMtI2RpFpTp narwhal from the game punishing gray raven
Like for Marisa
Samurai trainer💀💀
great vid
Thank you
witch cover of bad apple its ?
its the traditional version
Is there any nation for air you recommend grinding? I had quite the time grinding all the way to the R2Y2 in Japan, and now I want to switch nations lol
Yaks or spitfires have some form of similar play style and are good teachers to learn energy fighting
Do the me-262’s
262 yes but I priorities props first cause the majority struggles with them and can't get to jets
the J21 in sweden
Does anyone know the music in the first part of the gameplay section? The more techno one I mean, tried to run it through someome thing but nothing came up
All the music besides the intro and ending are from the game punishing gray raven. The first song is narwhal second lamina third Hikari
I want a ki guide
ITS THE FUCKING "ok" meme lmao personally i dont like the zeros i got the a7m1 or m2 idk the premium a7m is the one i got i like it good clib rate really nice cannons decent speed turn is nice but made of paper lmao understandable but not my style i like it i rarely play it but its nice i prefer speed hard hitting guns and climb rate such as the p51 i never play lmao but the f82 hhelllaaaa nice. honestly tho PLAY THE F82 OR THE F4U
Does this apply to the floatplane variant of the zero? I think its in war thunder
The float plane is a a6m2 with floats. The only difference is that you carry heavy floats with you that bring extra weight, but you can destroy them with an safe crash. I didn't put it in the video cause I dont advise anyone to do it and at 2.7 you find way better Japanese planes
262 subs, nice.
Can you post the link of the first a6m2 skin?
It's in-game as creator skin for i think 0.15 G
I can only see the A7M2. Did they delete the M1?
It's premium
what is the sing playing during the a7m gameplay?
its in the description now
Do video about how to IAR-81c in WarThunder
to be honest the plane itself dosn't look too interesting. its more like a meme
@@HeyImKatyusha From my own experience...it can turning with spitfire easy. Spitfires from higher br can't stand a chance against iar-81c. All you need for it's just to use take off flaps mod and reverse spitfire's tail
Ong Touhou reference 🤯🤯 common HeyImKatyusha W