@@yoesoef4902 that’s why I said 700kmh specifically. If it gets slower it loses a lot of its agility and becomes a sitting duck. F-16’s are not slow speed fighters at all.
It's gotten to a point in which I am excited for a new update because I know I'm gonna see Hunter play with the new toys, rather than using them myself lmao Great as always dood keep up!
that first part of the clip where you had to ditch your GBU's to prepare for a dogfight against a MIG-29 and other enemy aircraft was sick.... that is how they do it in the big leagues
Intro dogfight was texbook perfect. Couldn't have handled it any better. There is just so much in-depth details here facing a 2v1 and this duo includes a mig-29 as well. Godspeed Hunter. Godspeed...
Hi! Did you guys know that F-16 has 5 stage afterburner? You can get those different stages by scrolling up from 100% throttle 1-5 times. You can save REALLY MUCH of fuel by using stages 1-3!
Was actually curious as to how the Ground Attack variant would perform, just glad to know that it doesn't have the shite low zoom thermals of the A10-Late for the Mavericks
Also, Hunter instead of pushing the elevators down after touchdown pull up with no throttle, keeping the plane in high alpha, essentiall turning the whole fuselage into a giant airbrake
i still can’t fathom how you get such good CAS games. the enemy team always seem to have hyper vigilant spaa players that shoot me down no matter which tactics i use or angles i attack from
I wonder this a lot when i see him doing CAS too. I've got a flarakrad in my top tier lineup. With how close he gets to the battle zone sometimes he'd be sent back to the hangar in no time. Only way to counter top tier AA is by spawning on the airfield and staying out of radar distance while climbing into space so you're above radar or just get lucky and face a team that refuses to spawn AA
That mig almost had your number in the first 3”4 minutes of this. Edge of a seat excitement. Question: with the exception of Mavericks and laser guided bombs, aren’t the TV guided bombs a bit redundant since most of drops are almost the same altitude as the dump bombs dropped with CCIP?
GBU-8 in "track" mode when entering 3km distance .. although you can still drop them from farther distances in "point" mode and gamble the target will stay static .. usually good against SPAA busy guiding his missile. The two Rolands in Sinai is a good example.
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F-16 in a2a config is best used in 2-circle rate fight. Its greater than 1 power/weight ratio allows it to run around in circles as long as it has fuel to burn
Activate your laser before launch, and then wait for the POINT popup. Make sure you're in a slight dive to ensure your bombs can see the target (you're free to peel off soon afterwards)
Nice Ace Combat music playing in the background. A very nice touch. It's very disappointing that Ace Combat did not have as much detail/texture in the aircraft as this game does. An the multiple varieties of weapons for each aircraft
Huh??? The planes look absolutely incredible in ace combat 7... Are you playing on low textures? Some of the models in 7 blow the ones in at out of the water.
usually a 10.0 jets wouldnt meet F16 or MiG 29 but in ground RB max rank is 11.0 where at 10.0 which can fight 11.0 people run 9.7 or 9.3 jets... so F16 and Mig 29 in ground RB are pretty much 11.0 and will face stuff that never should see them truly a gaijin moment
If nobody said, you should aerobrake when landing. F16 has poor landing gear brakes and uses alot of aerobraking before using the landing brakes. Look up f16 landings and youll understand
One, I am saddened that I will have to learn 2 f16's to get a model with guided weapons. Second, I'm upset that the Mavericks don't have a thermal camera. It's a little different from what I expected from rank 8.
Idk how the flight mechanics are for jets in warthunder but from this being my most flown plane in DCS, this jet will dominate 2 circle fights 98% of the time and is a very forgiving jet. I know DCS and warthunder are very different with flight mechanics but I'd be interested to see if it would be the same on here with 2 circle fights if players even do that
@@Hunter_i86 the lynx cannot utilise the range of the hellfires because the zoom is insufficient and you have to get much closer. Very difficult to distinguish between wrecks and active vehicles. The Hinds are similar but it's even more difficult without the ability to lock targets. A129 is also effected. The Apaches have the opposite effect with such a massive zoom you have to stand off or it's difficult to pick targets.
Would you be able to show how your keybinds are set up? I'm new to the jet BR and I see you 'select weapons' and also can jettison certain loadouts or fuel. Love the vids!
Great video I've been looking foward to this, but I noticed I dont think it's worth using flaps in a turn fight in the f16 unless you're at stall speeds tryna pull AoA in vertical because when you was turn fighting you'd start pulling harder when you pulled the flaps in. It's like they was slowing down the turn rate which I know sounds stupid but that's how it looked in the footage
You don't know how to activate the radar lock selection? I've seen people do it a few times and I really need it because playing Simulator is very important not to lock friends
I feel like GBUs have a very limited explosion radius even with 2 people next to each other ive onlyy ever gotten 1 kill vs with a normal 2000lb or 500lb bomb getting a double or a triple sometimes, maybe its just been my luck
It's just so surreal seeing and playing this thing in warthunder finally after all these years. Very nice video Hunter.
Thanks a lot :)
For your first fight I highly advice doing your best to stick around 700kmh, that’s the aircrafts corner speed and it’ll turn like an animal.
I was trying to do that by afterburner and airbrake .. still need more time to get used to it, thanks :)
Yep, at low speed its highly manouverable, maybe because its limited by fly-by-wire in high speed to not to high G manouver
@@yoesoef4902 that’s why I said 700kmh specifically. If it gets slower it loses a lot of its agility and becomes a sitting duck. F-16’s are not slow speed fighters at all.
Idk how this aircraft is modelled in war thunder but in dcs it is really good on the deck in a one circle (correct me if i am wrong)
@@weaszy_21 in DCS the Viper is one of the best two circle fighters you can get. If you want a good low speed one circle fighter you want the hornet.
It's gotten to a point in which I am excited for a new update because I know I'm gonna see Hunter play with the new toys, rather than using them myself lmao
Great as always dood keep up!
Correct. I’ll probably never get all the new stuff that keeps coming out
@@matthewfrancis7406 yup, the sheer amount of grinding needed is crazy even with a premium account lol
It’s like I said in a previous video: Watching Hunter play War Thunder is infinitely more fun than playing it yourself.
@@CaptainDemo779 yup 100%
That dogfight... just beautiful
that first part of the clip where you had to ditch your GBU's to prepare for a dogfight against a MIG-29 and other enemy aircraft was sick.... that is how they do it in the big leagues
I had to, it is a scary MiG-29 on my six ..
Intro dogfight was texbook perfect. Couldn't have handled it any better. There is just so much in-depth details here facing a 2v1 and this duo includes a mig-29 as well. Godspeed Hunter. Godspeed...
Thanks a lot my friend :)
That first dog fight was awesome! This jet is 100% you Hunter.
Yes it was! Thanks a lot my friend :)
Even though I'm more of a WWII era guy, I'm still pinching myself as to whether these planes are actually in War Thunder or if I'm just dreaming
There was a time where the MiG-19 was unbelievable to be in game but now you couldn’t pay me to face some of these planes in a MiG-19
Hi! Did you guys know that F-16 has 5 stage afterburner? You can get those different stages by scrolling up from 100% throttle 1-5 times. You can save REALLY MUCH of fuel by using stages 1-3!
Only problem is us console plebs simply cannot do that
Or you can probably just light tap max throttle key just like the f-14
@@heramann6916 BEEP. Would you like to turn on sticky keys?
@@nick4819 I disabled mine ages ago :)
They REALLY do a horrible job at making this feature apparent in-game.
Was actually curious as to how the Ground Attack variant would perform, just glad to know that it doesn't have the shite low zoom thermals of the A10-Late for the Mavericks
Also, Hunter instead of pushing the elevators down after touchdown pull up with no throttle, keeping the plane in high alpha, essentiall turning the whole fuselage into a giant airbrake
4:36 Now that was a dogfight
that first dogfight was more engaging than almost every air rb match i've played at top tier
Been waiting for this!
Enjoy :)
the pure satisfaction of seeing a 9L ignore flares is unbeatable
Gaijin has opened Pandora's box with the F-16s, when they get to block 40/42 and finally block 50/52 it's going to be a lot of fun.
Rejoice for block 50 has come
@@Ccaraaa Block 50 is warming up and will soon come out to play
"A7E killed 3 tanks so we can expect 3 SPAA" oh lololol never thought about that but that's using the brain 101
The guy who said tornado gets not chute, it gets reverse thrust which is great.
Even usable in air! haha
excellent aerial duel MIG-29 immediately evident met 2 players who can fly
F16 just dominates in 2 circles
i still can’t fathom how you get such good CAS games. the enemy team always seem to have hyper vigilant spaa players that shoot me down no matter which tactics i use or angles i attack from
I wonder this a lot when i see him doing CAS too. I've got a flarakrad in my top tier lineup. With how close he gets to the battle zone sometimes he'd be sent back to the hangar in no time. Only way to counter top tier AA is by spawning on the airfield and staying out of radar distance while climbing into space so you're above radar or just get lucky and face a team that refuses to spawn AA
That mig almost had your number in the first 3”4 minutes of this. Edge of a seat excitement.
Question: with the exception of Mavericks and laser guided bombs, aren’t the TV guided bombs a bit redundant since most of drops are almost the same altitude as the dump bombs dropped with CCIP?
GBU-8 in "track" mode when entering 3km distance .. although you can still drop them from farther distances in "point" mode and gamble the target will stay static .. usually good against SPAA busy guiding his missile. The two Rolands in Sinai is a good example.
Just a fantastic plane. I am glad to know that my country Chile has them. Regards hunter 🇨🇱✈️
woah, such a beauty, and flown by one of the most skilled ground pounders in rb, its such a nice video.
Thanks a lot! :)
My thumb was over the word pit when you captioned "WONDERFUL COCKPIT". I got a good laugh outa that.
Haha :D
Look at this man doing gods work out here. Man’s be preventing CAS and I respect that shit.
Ace Combat 6 ost wins everytime
9:43 That Fox 3 was personal 💀
legendary fight Mig29 vs F16
Friendship ended with DCS, War thunder is now my best friend.
Gaijin: "Our goal is to acquire historically accurate data about vehicles to program in the game so players can get a more realistic feel
Gaijin Servers: 13:54
A new age in war thunder history has begun
Seeing the f16 work is so satisfying
F-16 in a2a config is best used in 2-circle rate fight. Its greater than 1 power/weight ratio allows it to run around in circles as long as it has fuel to burn
Love those acecombat soundtracks! Love it! 👌🏼
That dogfight was awesome! 😃
Also I like the fact, that the F-14 and the F-16 will dominate the battlefield in ground RB. :D
would love to see you use the a6e laser bombs at high alt, its very difficult to figure out the launch period, would be good to see it done well.
Activate your laser before launch, and then wait for the POINT popup. Make sure you're in a slight dive to ensure your bombs can see the target (you're free to peel off soon afterwards)
WOW they look so big on that plane!!! 😂
Nice Ace Combat music playing in the background. A very nice touch. It's very disappointing that Ace Combat did not have as much detail/texture in the aircraft as this game does. An the multiple varieties of weapons for each aircraft
Huh??? The planes look absolutely incredible in ace combat 7... Are you playing on low textures? Some of the models in 7 blow the ones in at out of the water.
@@jbeverley67 Compared to Ace Combat would you say this F-16 looks better ?
@@jbeverley67 I've not played Ace Combat in years. I'm going by the 1444 to 4K vids posted online to RUclips.
fyi : Popping flaps just worsen the turning characteristic. The slats on f-16 are designed for low speed handling agility.
its really sad that groundpounding version of f16 didnt come out in f4e line but came in the same line as air to air modification
usually a 10.0 jets wouldnt meet F16 or MiG 29 but in ground RB max rank is 11.0 where at 10.0 which can fight 11.0 people run 9.7 or 9.3 jets... so F16 and Mig 29 in ground RB are pretty much 11.0 and will face stuff that never should see them
truly a gaijin moment
your videos are absolutely my favorite. i aspire to be as good as you at this game. you make it look so easy. thank you for the upload.
Glad you like them my friend, good luck :)
Use the drag from the wings for slightly better braking. Its what they do on the real jets IIRC.
I can t wait your video with Mirage 2000D-R1 🤩
Hunter, do you play simulator battles still? I'd love to see MIG-29 and F16 sim footage especially with the F16's nice cockpit
I will try my friend :)
@@Hunter_i86 thanks :)
Looks like the F-16 had a stroke in the runway lol hehehe
If nobody said, you should aerobrake when landing. F16 has poor landing gear brakes and uses alot of aerobraking before using the landing brakes. Look up f16 landings and youll understand
how you don't get shot down spawning in a plane immediately always shocks me
Garuda 2 shamrock ( he ride f 16 in early days of war, then he ride f 15 when emmeria counter offensive operation began)
Hunter hi! And what sound mod do you have?
Hello my friend, only crew voice mod in description :)
@@Hunter_i86 Thanks
10:11 That's sick!
i was waiting for this thx buddy
Thanks a lot :)
Great video with great music :)
Thanks a lot :)
A new Italy video using the tornado would be nice. You made the 104 work I cant wait to see you now
Love how since the new update many youtubers use ace combat music for f16 or mig 29 lol
tip, dont use flaps to turn on the f16, just makes it worse tbh, you can clearly see it happening at 9:02 idk why perhaps it messes with the g limiter
Finally! Can’t wait to try this out my self. Still 300k RP left on the CAS variant.
WOW so cool fight with MiG-29))
One, I am saddened that I will have to learn 2 f16's to get a model with guided weapons. Second, I'm upset that the Mavericks don't have a thermal camera. It's a little different from what I expected from rank 8.
Damn Im just imagining if your plane was the f22 in those dogfights lol
Idk how the flight mechanics are for jets in warthunder but from this being my most flown plane in DCS, this jet will dominate 2 circle fights 98% of the time and is a very forgiving jet. I know DCS and warthunder are very different with flight mechanics but I'd be interested to see if it would be the same on here with 2 circle fights if players even do that
If you are interested in a dogfight between War Thunders mig 29 and f16 you might want to watch Seeks vid on that, he did a few 1v1
Thanks for the amazing dog fighting you get good opponent but you coming from top gun.
Thanks a lot :)
14:03 bruh 😮😮😂😂😂😂😂😂
They’re gonna wish they grinded out the TOR-M1 because of F-16 chads carrying 8 precision munitions 💀
Bro found a penny on the runway
awesome flying, i asume you play DCS aswell, acording to your equipment?
No my friend, I just play WT with mouse and keyboard, tried DCS so little time with Su-25T only, thanks :)
14:50 what version of magic spear 2 did you use and where can I find it??
GBU-8 TV bomb?
11:46
That's some ASMR Sh*t right there😆
At this point I am looking forward more to you playing the toys than getting them myself in War Thunder lol.
Imagine all of air rb had no markers like this, it would be 10000000x better
One of the main reasons I don't play the mode
Hunter you are in one of the best rate fighters, you give up your advantage when using the vertical repeatedly
Good to know my friend, thanks for the tip :)
@@Hunter_i86 great videos thank you for the content
what sound mod is this? Also, do you have some sort of detailed texture plugin on? Looks amazing.
No sound mod, only crew voice mod in description .. graphic settings all on the highest levels and "film" color correction in PostFx settings.
@@Hunter_i86 Thank you!
i do not miss playing GRB at all
When I try to dogfight in ground RB, I get slapped by a SAM as my attention is on the enemy jet xD
That's why you should run first, and take the dogfight 13km away from the ground battle.
Hunter have you tried the helicopters with the significant gunner zoom nerf? A huge negative impact.
I read the change log about that, didn't try them yet though ..
@@Hunter_i86 the lynx cannot utilise the range of the hellfires because the zoom is insufficient and you have to get much closer. Very difficult to distinguish between wrecks and active vehicles.
The Hinds are similar but it's even more difficult without the ability to lock targets.
A129 is also effected.
The Apaches have the opposite effect with such a massive zoom you have to stand off or it's difficult to pick targets.
The dogfight with the mig 29 was just sick *_* better than top gun
Would you be able to show how your keybinds are set up? I'm new to the jet BR and I see you 'select weapons' and also can jettison certain loadouts or fuel. Love the vids!
Nice, hope you can find a Jordanian camo for it
Who needs flares when you’re in this thing
hahaha that guy saying tornado aint got no drag chute either, probably coz it has thrust reversal
Exactly
Ace Combat 6 soundtrack! Let's go! Awesome vid bro.
Thanks :)
The fight with the fulcrum is so sick. Well done👏
Thanks a lot my friend :)
Such a beautiful aircraft
Great video I've been looking foward to this, but I noticed I dont think it's worth using flaps in a turn fight in the f16 unless you're at stall speeds tryna pull AoA in vertical because when you was turn fighting you'd start pulling harder when you pulled the flaps in. It's like they was slowing down the turn rate which I know sounds stupid but that's how it looked in the footage
Will you revisit the A-6?
it has turned into a total beast with its bug fixes
Sure, video soon :)
Italian tornado next perhaps?
Hunter how do you choose the target on the radar? because I'm looking for very hard control 10:30
Tapping select radar target to lock on button, it will keep switching between the available contacts.
You don't know how to activate the radar lock selection? I've seen people do it a few times and I really need it because playing Simulator is very important not to lock friends
A hug from Brazil my friend, congratulations for the video, what's the name of the background music?
Thanks a lot my friend, The Liberation of Gracemeria.
Lol that runway flip
Once again, liberation of gracemeria w song.
Amazing dogfight, bro!
14:09
Welcome to war thunder.
That dogfight after bombing!
I would want to see your aircraft controls. Do you have video of it?
CCIP CCRP Su-17M4 video at the start
@@Hunter_i86 thank you 👍
14:05 When you pray too hard for a GRB without CAS.
That OTO guy was praying like there is no tomorrow hahaha
I feel like GBUs have a very limited explosion radius even with 2 people next to each other ive onlyy ever gotten 1 kill vs with a normal 2000lb or 500lb bomb getting a double or a triple sometimes, maybe its just been my luck
hi hunter are you going to make another video of the tornado since it can now carry 4 guided bombs?
SURE! :D
@@Hunter_i86 cant wait :DD
Hunter try playing the premium Stryker it’s actually pretty good for 9.7
Epic battle vs that mig-29