Hey guys, been flying the I-225 a bit the other day, damn man, this thing is awesome. This is an absolute beast, and you need to visit it if you havnt yet. Enjoy! and do Like, Comment, SHARE and Subscribe for more! Helps me out a lot! Have a great day today, and enjoy the EC 2020 Final!
Though this plane was added a little while back now, it still always makes me so happy that it was added every time I see it; I liked it before WT and it's pretty obscure. :) Definitely in a much better place now at 5.3 than the horribly overtiered 6.3 it was when it was first added.
I played it at 6.3, 5.7 and 5.3 and because "Russia bias" every plane that gets its BR reduced it also gets a brutal slap on the flight model. I remember when the i225 was still flyable past 600 IAS, now it just becomes a lawndart past 350 IAS and you can even flat spin at low speed
API overpens, FI-T is great for fighters and have more laser like accuracy, HEF-I does nothing. Gaijin said they would change FI-T for HEI-T (and promised to add HEF to GSh23L) but as it always happens to Russia in this game, it just moves off the rail and prefers to buff an American tank or plane.
You really managed to learn your aim with Shvaks mate, these are rather a slower velocity guns same like japanese Type 99 imo. This plane works so well if you show some patience and climb 👍 :)
This thing has pretty good high altitude performance and speed. So you can compete with the late tier Germans up there at 6,500 meters or even a little higher.
Yeah no, not just a little higher. This thing is THE high altittude interceptor. It was meant to intercept the Ju-86P, a german photo recon plane at altittudes in excess of 10000 meters. No german plane except the Ta-152H can match you above 6000 meters.
I don't know what I like more, this beast or a Yak-9UT with the 45 mm, but this thing spaded man, it's impossible to loose with it Btw, about control stiffening, is there any research or something to correct it? I mean with crew points or something
@ yeah boosters are the only way you can improve your stiffening. I don't use jets so I forgot about them sorry about that, only plane I have with boosters I have is the F 82, which is an odd ball one of the few props with boosters. But outside of boosters there isn't any way to improve stiffening.
9:08 Disagree, sustained turn times are amazing in the I225. It just keeps its speed extremely well, due to energy retention in maneuvers, hence locks up at high speeds.
this is just a no. You can still retain speed and turn, where you pull a lot of G load. An example of this is the Ki84, the ta152H and the Spitfire Mk24 which would retain around 600 ias without losing any speed and giving you 11G loops. The I225 is just a plain stall fighter. Go 340+ IAS and you're completely useless. Last year, i225 could pull 7G at 650 IAS, not bad despite the instant lock up, nowadays reaching any "overload" warning is totally impossible. Plus, the ShVAKs while more damaging they're still unreliable as they will give you a dumb crit in the cases when before it was a spark or a hit. The plane wins only when the opponent decides to go up against you. As stale as it is, you can defeat an i225 by simply flying faster than 450 ias below it. Even yet as a stall fighter, it has one of the worst stall controls of any plane, refusing to maneuver to dodge when going up, roll down clean without sending you into a stall fight. It is, also, the most fragile prop in the game, as it will get doomed with the smallest hit. Even more than the zero, more than the j7w1.
@@QeteshThePony no, it's just someone who has flew the i225 since it was 6.3. Do you even fly it? or you just say the funny? "Cope! now guys clap for my words!"
@@jengar6258 bought it and holy fucking cow it is the best energy fighter I have ever used. It just goes up and and up even at 6000 meters you can stall out anything basically even if you opponent has the same energy level. What a steller plane. My main gripe with it is the planes I stall out my useless teammates come and snipe before I get back down and get guns on but I guess that's not the worse issue to have with a plane.
@@jengar6258 Yes spaded and WEP until its overheating, I even saw a P51 and F4U at 5km at the same time so I guess I really must be doing something wrong?
I don't know. In RB, I've had exclusively bad experiences with this plane. My concern with it isn't even the ammo load, it's the turn rate, which is so bad it makes the plane almost unplayable as far as I'm concerned. In a dive, if the enemy plane so much as moves a muscle in your dive, you have to pull out cause you literally can't turn fast enough to lead the enemy plane. I normally get between 1 and 3 kills each RB battle, and I have consistently been getting between 0 and 1, with the I225. Arcade battles its a completely different story. The extreme power of the engine and the more forgiving turn radius makes this plane insane against almost anything you come up against. But in RB, it's been dogwater if you ask me. Maybe I just need to unlock some more modules for it, as it is almost completely stock as of now. But still, my only reaction to trying to play this plane in RB is frustration.
this plane is horrible until that j2m3 or that spitfire lf mk9 starts fighting with you. A couple of rolls to avoid the first shots at zero throttle to go from 500 ias to 300, pop out Landing flaps and press S all day. You'll outfight anything that's not a Zero/Ki43. I love the plane for 1v1
Best plane for it's BR (the gun is sad) you can call it a soviet rocket program and superbly fast at high altitude. Good turn, Good p/w ratio, good MER but very compress at high speed.
When Jengar shot down that P47M, _the target kept flying in a straight line, even after being shot at once_?!?! WTH!? WTF!? That was a -47M, it could have pulled away; done some sort of climbing turn, something. I honestly have to wonder--no denigration of Jengar's skills here--what percentage of his career kills were on doofuses that had no clue?? This question probably applies to the majority of the top-ranking players. How big a percentage of their reputation is built on the fact that their opponents were dumbasses???
in the 2nd ww only about 5% of pilots were an ace (5 kills or more). so most kills were on rookies or ppl just there at the wrong place at the wrong time. The same is true ingame. Most i face have lower skill then me, and the better you are, the more this is true.
@@jengar6258 Yeah, I got nothing against your skill, Mr. J. (your 9 vs 1 P38 vid is still one of the best WT vids Ive ever seen). And I agree, there's a lot of kills on ppl that "never see it coming," but when you shoot at someone (and *dont* kill them), and They Dont React(!) or barely react--I've gotta shake my head. Not at you--at them. Dumbness leads to Death, I guess...
That P47 had bombs attached, pretty sure he was a tank main, was there for fast RP (or SL, after all it was an M)and didn't care about dying. If he turned, he would have had had a chance at being saved by the Spitfire coming from 4km away, he probably wouldn't have lived for long with the bombs attached anyway to drop them on a target.
Has this plane changed at all since this video 8months old has it been nerfed or is it just completely dogshit without modifications because this thing stock feels terrible every other stock soviet plane felt way way better
terrible plane. it promotes climbing to high altitudes, but every enemy can just dive under you and force you to compress, so you become a non threat the second they decide to disengage. not fun to play. the guns are a pain in the ass too. it's like a shitty version of a bf109
Hey guys, been flying the I-225 a bit the other day, damn man, this thing is awesome. This is an absolute beast, and you need to visit it if you havnt yet. Enjoy! and do Like, Comment, SHARE and Subscribe for more! Helps me out a lot! Have a great day today, and enjoy the EC 2020 Final!
It is indeed a beast of a plane
Common Engerland🏴🏴🏴🏴
@@Metrallaroja roger that!
@@4thzone697 im neutral, although i have a feeling italy is going to win.
@@jengar6258 fair play to Italy. No pizza for a month though.
Though this plane was added a little while back now, it still always makes me so happy that it was added every time I see it; I liked it before WT and it's pretty obscure. :)
Definitely in a much better place now at 5.3 than the horribly overtiered 6.3 it was when it was first added.
yeah, it is a great machine!
I played it at 6.3, 5.7 and 5.3 and because "Russia bias" every plane that gets its BR reduced it also gets a brutal slap on the flight model. I remember when the i225 was still flyable past 600 IAS, now it just becomes a lawndart past 350 IAS and you can even flat spin at low speed
Thanks dude, great job as usual. Keep crushing.
will do1 o7
That P47N got Gaijined by AA AI
roger!
Dammit I hate this shit, now everywhere isn’t safe
Bro you are awesome and your reviews are so helpful and unique
o7
Great video as always, hopefully I’ll see you in a match one of these days! Hope you’re having a great day
thanks man, see you in the skies!
I've had my eye on this one, i'll have to try it out
plz do!
The FI-T is definitely outclassed by the AP-I and HEFI, its just annoying that the only belts with HEFI are stealth
fair enough, will have to look at them a bit more again then.
@@jengar6258 shvak problems
API overpens, FI-T is great for fighters and have more laser like accuracy, HEF-I does nothing. Gaijin said they would change FI-T for HEI-T (and promised to add HEF to GSh23L) but as it always happens to Russia in this game, it just moves off the rail and prefers to buff an American tank or plane.
You really managed to learn your aim with Shvaks mate, these are rather a slower velocity guns same like japanese Type 99 imo.
This plane works so well if you show some patience and climb 👍 :)
Yeah, its one of my favorites in the soviet line.
@@jengar6258I know this was 2 yrs ago, but what is your favorite soviet plane of any rank?
This thing has pretty good high altitude performance and speed. So you can compete with the late tier Germans up there at 6,500 meters or even a little higher.
yeah, its alright.
@@jengar6258 I'm not saying it's better, but it just simply doesn't suffer as poorly as its earlier counterparts.
Yeah no, not just a little higher. This thing is THE high altittude interceptor. It was meant to intercept the Ju-86P, a german photo recon plane at altittudes in excess of 10000 meters. No german plane except the Ta-152H can match you above 6000 meters.
@@samuellatta6774 In reality, yeah for sure. But in game, I think the highest I've ever been is 8,500M.
I-225 is a personal favourite of mine. A lot of folks sleep on this plane for the Yaks. ¬w¬
Thank you for the video. This plane is one of my favourite. I love it very much too
np mate! o7
Ahhh finally. Thanks Jengar.
o7
I don't know what I like more, this beast or a Yak-9UT with the 45 mm, but this thing spaded man, it's impossible to loose with it
Btw, about control stiffening, is there any research or something to correct it? I mean with crew points or something
You can't do anything to improve control stiffening if that's what you are talking about. Ofc u can slow down to unlock the stiffening.
@@ushikiii okay thank you that what I meant
Only way is in a jet and to have the new boosters upgrade right?
@ yeah boosters are the only way you can improve your stiffening. I don't use jets so I forgot about them sorry about that, only plane I have with boosters I have is the F 82, which is an odd ball one of the few props with boosters. But outside of boosters there isn't any way to improve stiffening.
@@ushikiii Roger!
no, you cant really correct it with crewskills.
Play the La-9
its comming!
@@jengar6258 Thank you sir, i'm currently at La 7B, so your video would be helpful
9:08 Disagree, sustained turn times are amazing in the I225. It just keeps its speed extremely well, due to energy retention in maneuvers, hence locks up at high speeds.
well we dissagree then. I've not seen this, either ingame nor in testing.
this is just a no. You can still retain speed and turn, where you pull a lot of G load. An example of this is the Ki84, the ta152H and the Spitfire Mk24 which would retain around 600 ias without losing any speed and giving you 11G loops. The I225 is just a plain stall fighter. Go 340+ IAS and you're completely useless. Last year, i225 could pull 7G at 650 IAS, not bad despite the instant lock up, nowadays reaching any "overload" warning is totally impossible. Plus, the ShVAKs while more damaging they're still unreliable as they will give you a dumb crit in the cases when before it was a spark or a hit. The plane wins only when the opponent decides to go up against you. As stale as it is, you can defeat an i225 by simply flying faster than 450 ias below it. Even yet as a stall fighter, it has one of the worst stall controls of any plane, refusing to maneuver to dodge when going up, roll down clean without sending you into a stall fight. It is, also, the most fragile prop in the game, as it will get doomed with the smallest hit. Even more than the zero, more than the j7w1.
@@kingghidorah8106 idk man sounds like a cope from somebody with a skill issue
@@QeteshThePony no, it's just someone who has flew the i225 since it was 6.3. Do you even fly it? or you just say the funny? "Cope! now guys clap for my words!"
@@kingghidorah8106 it’s my main prop, use it all the time. Got some clips even showing how I play it on my channel
The p38k is for sale on Playstation right now until the 19th for 29.99 with 1000 golden eagles and 15 days of premium time. Is it worth it?
yess, immidiately, no thinking!
@@jengar6258 bought it and holy fucking cow it is the best energy fighter I have ever used. It just goes up and and up even at 6000 meters you can stall out anything basically even if you opponent has the same energy level. What a steller plane. My main gripe with it is the planes I stall out my useless teammates come and snipe before I get back down and get guns on but I guess that's not the worse issue to have with a plane.
I have anything at my altitude when I climb. Japanese, 109s, spitfires. What am I doing wrong? Do I have to use MEC?
Is it spaded? do you use WEP?
@@jengar6258 Yes spaded and WEP until its overheating, I even saw a P51 and F4U at 5km at the same time so I guess I really must be doing something wrong?
Waiting for the He 162 :D
autch ;)
yes!
indeed!
Did the Shvaks get a buff in the recent patch? I’ve noticed they hit a bit harder.
maybe ye, they seem to work fine for me too.
No surprize here as this thing have 4 Shavks
They seem to spark less
I don't know. In RB, I've had exclusively bad experiences with this plane. My concern with it isn't even the ammo load, it's the turn rate, which is so bad it makes the plane almost unplayable as far as I'm concerned. In a dive, if the enemy plane so much as moves a muscle in your dive, you have to pull out cause you literally can't turn fast enough to lead the enemy plane. I normally get between 1 and 3 kills each RB battle, and I have consistently been getting between 0 and 1, with the I225. Arcade battles its a completely different story. The extreme power of the engine and the more forgiving turn radius makes this plane insane against almost anything you come up against. But in RB, it's been dogwater if you ask me. Maybe I just need to unlock some more modules for it, as it is almost completely stock as of now. But still, my only reaction to trying to play this plane in RB is frustration.
It might climb well but I consistently see 109’s, xp50’s, fwa8, f4u1’s and spitfires at same or higher alt
The A8 is a bus. You shouldn't see it at your altitude unless you climb incorrectly.
1:10 - one little thing.. The I-185 was a Polikarpov plane, not a Mig
Edit: Sry, you said that it sits in "the Mig line after the I-185." sry
ye, i call that whole line the MiG line for conveniance.
Pls Showcase the chinese P-47 D-23 RA
this plane is horrible until that j2m3 or that spitfire lf mk9 starts fighting with you. A couple of rolls to avoid the first shots at zero throttle to go from 500 ias to 300, pop out Landing flaps and press S all day. You'll outfight anything that's not a Zero/Ki43. I love the plane for 1v1
It can be a very good turnfighter at low speeds.
will try to turnfight a bit more with it to explore this.
@@jengar6258 Just keep in mind that the rudder tends to make you flip at under 300 kph, so you may only tip it
Best plane for it's BR (the gun is sad)
you can call it a soviet rocket program and superbly fast at high altitude.
Good turn, Good p/w ratio, good MER but very compress at high speed.
not good turn i would say, average at best.
@@jengar6258 it can complete with 109K4 at low speed turn with flaps use so i can't say it's bad.
Can we get the Tu-2s pls?
yes, will come soonish.
this plane was 5.7 before? or it was always at 5.3
Yeah it was 6.3 at one point. 5.3 now.
welcome change.
La 9 or la 15 pls
la-9 will be featured soonish.
'No limits!'
(badguns, low ammo though)
small downsides ;) 20mm shvak's are not bad in my opinion.
@@jengar6258 i have traumatic experiences with shvaks, thats probably why
@@jengar6258 i really don't like I-225. Few days ago i played on yak-15 and it felt like i was switching from a mini bicycle to a sport motorcycle...
I like how I am really good with low velocity guns and I suck with high velocity guns
When Jengar shot down that P47M, _the target kept flying in a straight line, even after being shot at once_?!?! WTH!? WTF!? That was a -47M, it could have pulled away; done some sort of climbing turn, something. I honestly have to wonder--no denigration of Jengar's skills here--what percentage of his career kills were on doofuses that had no clue?? This question probably applies to the majority of the top-ranking players. How big a percentage of their reputation is built on the fact that their opponents were dumbasses???
in the 2nd ww only about 5% of pilots were an ace (5 kills or more). so most kills were on rookies or ppl just there at the wrong place at the wrong time. The same is true ingame. Most i face have lower skill then me, and the better you are, the more this is true.
@@jengar6258 Yeah, I got nothing against your skill, Mr. J. (your 9 vs 1 P38 vid is still one of the best WT vids Ive ever seen). And I agree, there's a lot of kills on ppl that "never see it coming," but when you shoot at someone (and *dont* kill them), and They Dont React(!) or barely react--I've gotta shake my head. Not at you--at them. Dumbness leads to Death, I guess...
That P47 had bombs attached, pretty sure he was a tank main, was there for fast RP (or SL, after all it was an M)and didn't care about dying.
If he turned, he would have had had a chance at being saved by the Spitfire coming from 4km away, he probably wouldn't have lived for long with the bombs attached anyway to drop them on a target.
I am shit with this plane, i cannot control it very well, the guns are great, but i need a more nimble vehicle, so i stick with the Yaks.
How to join "nmy" ?
apply ingame to =NmY= Unrivaled, make sure you meet the requirements before you do, and get on discord asap. info on both in the squadrondescription.
Better off using the tracers, Fi-T are much better imo. Stealth is quite poor, unless they changed something in the past year.
could be, i dont have science on this, my results were better with the non FI dominated belts. but i'll give them another go.
did anyone know that the i-225 is the best russian fighter in war thunder?
for its br, it might be. There's other very good ones though.
This plane was a good diver but Gaijin ruined this. Is very common to see i225's hitting the ground when diving into the enemies.
only happens to ppl who arnt paying attention. this plane is still amazing.
@@jengar6258 i know, my complainning is only about the nerfs. Still a good plane in general. : )
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Has this plane changed at all since this video 8months old has it been nerfed or is it just completely dogshit without modifications because this thing stock feels terrible every other stock soviet plane felt way way better
Never judge a plane when you're stock. Stock grind is always a bit painfull.
Russian Bias confirmed
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o7
terrible plane. it promotes climbing to high altitudes, but every enemy can just dive under you and force you to compress, so you become a non threat the second they decide to disengage. not fun to play. the guns are a pain in the ass too.
it's like a shitty version of a bf109
Absolute BS/comical flight model on this....as typical with the Russian props..
i feel she's just below OP status.