The Falcon Is Very Balanced
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2022
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Veteran War Thunder players know all too well how powerful Britain's Falcon anti-air vehicle is. Though lacking in armor and mobility, the Falcon makes up for it in sheer firepower. Two 30mm cannons don't seem all that special, but the Falcon enjoys having a lethal mix of APDS and AP-I ammo, with the latter acting as miniature APHE. This means that the Falcon can kill any type of vehicle very quickly, must more quickly than other SPAA. To give Gaijin some credit, they have done a few things to make the Falcon less oppressive, but it's still more effective as a tank destroyer than as an actual anti-air vehicle.
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Destroying anything and everything with an AA unit is such a command and conquer moment.
Two words. Quad cannon. All that needs to be said.
@@ShogunMongol god, the first mission when you get them as the GLA and you are shooting down the C-130s, rent free nostalgia man
*QUAD CANNON!*
Minigunner, reporting for dooty
Miss that game :(
Many of the higher tier SPAA have AP-I while it's actually always been SAP-HEI (realistic). I've never quite understood why Gaijin hasn't named them correctly as it creates confusion when any actual AP-I is used by other SPAA..
Especially when they do have SAPHE rounds in game that are named SAPHE
Another Gaijin mystery to add to the list....
Lol It wouldn't be Warthunder if the ammo types were properly labeled. They took like 5 years to name APHE and its capped variants correctly.
I thought the Russian APHE was always named correctly. The German and American ones were always considered as APCBC-HE.
@@Azylath Russian APHE has been labeled that way. However, just within the last update (or maybe winds of change?) some of the other APC/APBC/APCBC-HE shells actually say "HE" in the tool-tip popup. It's not really an issue since they added the shell effect animation, but it annoys me it took this long.
"New turret sounds are pretty good" Yes, now if only gaijin could implement turret acceleration. A feature that has been in Sprocket for months now. A one-man passion project that has been released for less than a half year.
You don't understand, they didn't sell enough harriers and a10s. They only had enough money to buy 3 yachts for Bogdan 😢
To be fair it's been in sprocket since the start of the game
What do you mean about acceleration, I think I know but I'm not sure.
@@Anarcho-harambeism at least turrets that run on electric power, need time for it to accelerate to its maximum rotation. It doesnt just instantly hit its maximum degrees per second
@@colbyuetake130 ah, makes sense, I thought it might be that but wasn't sure.
When setting up as a SPAA, try to point your vehicle down hill and away from the enemy or near a building you can duck behind. I can't tell you how many times I have raced away from a dropped bomb or dodged a death diver that way.
Yep basic evading in a anti air. But sometimes you get caught out in the open. And usually these kamikaze pilots don’t back down even if your shots are getting close to their pilot. So the next best thing to do is shoot off one wing then the other and run lol
Death divers are always free SL, they punish themselves... Especially when they don't get you 🗿🗿
Kamikaze pilots: Teno heika banzai!
*Backs behind building*
Pilot: oh sh*t oh sh*t oh sh*t
@@cameronnewton7053 I bet they feel real silly when that happens lol
I find it best to keep moving fast, never slow down if possible. I prefer to operate AA from the corner of a large building or overhanging rock, it partly blocks your shots but if you position yourself right you can dodge around the corner as the bombs/ kamikaze attack. Even circling a small rock is better than nothing.
I see the Crusader II often times get overshadowed by the Crusader III because of the better pen, but I highly recommend you try and play the Crusader II as it has a faster reload, decent pen, better mobility and an extra crewmate.
It's also really nimble with an incredibly fast turret and a shoulder stabilizer.
I agree with this. I have my reload down to…2.4 seconds? If I remember it got moved to 2.7 so the gun is somewhat balanced now.
used the crusader 2 in sim for the first time in forever yesterday, my god i fell in love with it instantly lmao. although it feels like its speed is artificially capped due to its speed suddenly bricking at 26 mph. but i wouldnt be surprised since british tank doctorine is more geared to supporting infantry
@@sniperh2o325 The crusader was specifically designed to be be a cavalry tank. They're designed to be fast and pack a punch. They aren't designed to support infantry.
@@sniperh2o325 A lot of British tanks had a "Speed Govorner" which artificially limited the top speed. This increased engine reliability and meant they could be used for longer, which was especially good in the North Africa Campaign.
@@TheAverageSushi It's such a small projectile the gunner can just throw it into the breech with no issue.
"Oh my shoulder."
I see Spookston is a fellow gachi enjoyer
he does like men
Yeah he’s an artist. A performance artist.
@@battlefox7614 hey buddy I think you got the wrong door, the leather club's two blocks down
Took me a sec to get that desert camo joke NGL. Spiiiicy
5:12 yeah for some reason that's been happening a lot (at least for me), the lighting randomly changes to a softer tone about halfway through the match
happens everytime at 12:50 when it happens
The Falcon should have optical tracking where you can aim at a target, lock onto it and you will get a lead indicator. This is what it had irl
What is the system named? Does it relay on radar or some sort?
@@Pribumi1 i am unsure but I believe not. If you look at the falcons turret it has two very large sights, I believe these would be used for tracking
Then it will be bumped up in br. I don't want that
@@heinzbeanzz7267 but it'd face mbt with even less side armor lol
@@GothicHellhound would basically the same br as the sidam 25 or higher.
Well, i want the FV107 scimitar ingame, Gaijin wont give it to us, i take the Falcon and improvise!
I mean squad is a place where you can play the FV107
And gets obliterated by literally anything that moves
@@tianhaoju4634 Well i never said it would be good, i just really like the look of the CVRT line
To be honest the scimitar won't be that great since it uses the same dog awful 30mm RARDEN cannon as the Warrior.
@@crazyadam9281 the 30mm RARDEN isn't too bad, i've got a fair amount of kills using it in my warrior, it's only actual let down is the rate of fire which is slow enough to get you killed easily.
Export version of the warrior and the experimental stabalised warrior before new model IFVs. I think the Scorpion would be a much better pick than the scimitar.
5:37
"do they test the changes ?"
Do they even test their game by default you mean ?!
A spookston video a day keeps the desire to play warthunder at bay.
I still uptier my falcon from time to time cause the AP-I is trolly as hell.
Would love to see a video on Challenger 1 😊
I cant aim my ZA35 for shit so i bring my falcon to 10.7 with my Challenger2
I think you actually should try out the Type 93 again, since the last time you played they've made alot of improvements on it, the missile tracks extremely nicely now and the only time i've noticed that it misses , is the 10g limits its turning to hit planes
ontop of the missile being alot more reliable they gave the missile a boresight so you no longer have to look directly at the plane, you can now lead the missile which makes shots within 1-2kms possible!
If you want do try out the Type 93 again
Whole 2 kilometers?! All this attention to make AA missiles more realistic (and worse), while certain helicopters get to keep their fantacy missile guidance, despite everyone telling how OP they are.
don’t give the man false hope haha, it’s better but only a tiny tiny amount better. it’s true the missile doesn’t give up as hard as it previously did but it’s still pretty bad. also the uncaged seeker, in my experience, only helps with long range shots since you can more effectively lead them so the missile doesn’t have to catch up so hard. if the missile didn’t have that set flight path for the first 0.7s it would be so much better for hitting close targets but as it is i still can’t hit helis or planes under 1.5km :(
however i do hope he tries it out again
@@Teh0X he means hit stuff within 2km range (which is a bit high still i've managed within 1km range) because the missile doesnt track for almost a second so its got a minimum range to engage because of that, but for distances i've hit stuff up to 4.5/5km out a few times so its not the worst fire and forget missile but definitely not the best
Those missiles do an okay job of actually locking onto planes, but as for helis, forget it. Literally impossible to lock on to even within 1 km. As for actually taking down targets, if you manage to lock a plane, keep re-locking and firing more missiles until it dies. If it's a heli, then it'll die after just one missile.
But they nerfed the LAV stingers, IRST, and gun (gun was historical tho) to the point it can't even range anything past 5km
This sparked a question that I was curious about for a while.
For tanks with rear mounted turrets, why do you peak from the side of cover front first?
In a faceoff, likely in an urban environment, I was thinking this would expose the tank longer before being able to fire while also making it slower to get back behind cover (assuming a slower reverse speed). Therefore, if the tank was capable of rotating the turret sufficiently, wouldn't it be better to peak out of cover rear first?
I did the same with falcon when peeking around corner I just go forward instead turning around first and reverse. It just sort of habit as there is not alot of rear turreted tanks in British tree to get used too.
If I wanted to be very extra careful then, I would go reverse first. But falcon does not have neutral steering so it's a waste of time to turn around twice just to peak a corner when you can blitz and surprise your enemy with suppresing fire.
Often the time to get both guns on target is less if you just keep your speed and go round the corner, plus you might be fast enough that they have to adjust their aim and miss.
Spending a bunch of time & making a ton of noise to turn around makes it more likely they'll know where I am and aim bang on the corner, plus my firepower will be halved until my other barrel gets past the corner.
I would enjoy watching a Sturmpanzer uptier montage. I know there are already a lot up on RUclips and it's kind of a dead meme, but I'd be interested to see how you used it. Your playstyle is a lot different than most other War Thunder content creators.
Man that segment about the food was so human. I love it
Day 2: Can you play with the japanese Ho-I? It is basically extremely OP. It is mobile, has armor, 15 deg gun depression, and 480 grams of TNT in the APHE. If it detonates, it is a guarantee 1 hit. It also has 90mm pen HEAT too.
Totally agree with you, too many restaurants fall into the same trap of making things spicy for the sake of melting your face off. That’s why stuff like Nashville Hot Chicken is amazing, because it has a great flavor, and THEN the spice kicks in.
bruh this thing is mad shit OP, i grind the whole british 7.0 7.7 line up with falcon back when its still at BR 7 but at 8.0 this shit still slaps harder since everyone got less side armor
love ur content spooks
you were quite positive compares to your other videos❤💪
You got a like from me because of the spicy food comment haha, couldn't agree more :D. Also nice gameplay
i hope i will see the day when this channel hits 1mil ngl
falcon punch! good video
4:37 I honestly think that the generic hot sauce used in many restaurants is basically just mostly vinegar and that's why it tastes bad.
Maybe take a look at the Wiesel 1A4? I've been having a ton of fun in it lately.
Falcon: Peace was never an option 👹
Could we see the bt7 with the 76mm cannon and see how it compares against the M8?
Great video. Could you do another 'tanks that should be added to warthunder' video specifically on tanks between the 8.0 br range and higher?
One upon a time the Falcon could turret ring a T-54
Would love to see a summary at the end of these videos.
Just some simple stuff:
Number of matches played, maps, final k/d result.
Very good video and my suggestion for the vehicle it can be the Leopard A1A1?
lol every time i hear your music play in the backround in the middle of the video i keep thinking a m163 is firing its gun!😆
2:40 Gotta say I noticed that too, I really like the M36B2's turret sound
Still hanging around 8.0 I’d kinda wanna see you try the Warrior, I love the damn thing and am still rocking it at 9.7 and it hasn’t let me down yet
Facts
i haven't seen that much Strv 103 gameplay, that whould be nice to see
There are certain vehicles in the game that makes war thunder into an FPS, the BTR-ZD skrezhy, the PUMA, the begeitelpanzer, the BMP-2M...and the falcon. The fact that it has 1/4 APDS throughout the entire belt makes it a fucking menace.
I've always had issues with the ratel APC's I'd like your opinion on them
Gud vid.
Have a suggestion for the tanks that should be added series.
I have a vehicle for that series: the 2cv GHAN1
20mm autocannon for spaa
Or 75mm recoilles hesh lobber.
Falcon can hold up in top tier, it’s genuinely scary.
Heh, I too experience that change of lighting partway through the match as well.
Would still love to see a Type 93 video.
did you know that the Turm III has same 30mm as on the falcon with stock rounds
With that fire rate plus the mix in of apds is not bad
4:30 Spookston, don't worry. I agree with you that dumping a whole lot of spice is not the way to go. You need the right amount to actually get it to taste awesome!
The Type 93 is actually fun when you zip around. I think it gets scouting too. We need the ATGM version of it.
Yes. A aa. O and spicy food. Nice. Love your vids
2:06 That shell ricocheted off the tank, through the screen, and hit Spookston in the shoulder XD
Me whose favorite SPAA is the ZSU 57-2 which I have a lot of issues killing tanks with but little trouble killing planes with(and I suck with almost all SPAAs with radars, but not the ZSU57-2)
Nobody:
Spookston: Food should taste good
Play a lineup of all the Russian ATGM Carriers next please (IT-1, Shturm-S, and Krizanthema-S).
I'd like you to test all SPAA before radar, give us a guide on what SPAA to avoid at all costs. Personally I find a lot of the pre-radar ones are exceptionally bad .
My guide for non radar SPAA is only picked the one that has high rate of fire and a decent reload even if it is only about 70 round per mag (ystervak for example and not crusader aa mk1)
@@Pribumi1 ystervark is awful, I've lost count the amount of times that pile of crap designed vehicle screwed me over trying to shoot down cas.
@@crazyadam9281 well I'm having a decent time with it, you just have to be very aware of your surroundings and turn your hull so that the turret can move freely at the exact angle. But I understand that the big driver pod is sometimes hindering the turret to do it's job.
It has always had 1 apds to 2 SAPHE and 1 HEI now it is just in different order
At 6:43 you killed me lol
"I wish this game was better" That becomes so true, like I literally can't play War Thunder at all by the looks of it, cause every time I boot it, my PC decides to restart, I opened a ticket about it, but nothing came of it, it just got worse to the point of unplayability. It's obvious to me that the most recent major update "Danger Zone" caused my issues, I had no issues on my older hardware (literally talking old-ass FX-6300 CPU, no issues) but on the 15th June my PC decides to burn a wire leading into my Motherboard, causing my CPU and/or Motherboard to be fried, aswell as the death of an old PSU. All parts were fixed days after, but I then noticed the PC restarting thing.
If anyone does know why this happens and how I could possibly fix it, I'd be happy to know.
Your opinion on P2V Neptunes being added to war thunder? Specifically like P2V-2, P2V-5F (early), or P2V-6/7’s? All better than the last in terms of performance, optional payload, and armament carried.
I also had it happen with the lighting suddenly changing
Have you done a video on the VBC(PT2) yet it seems like it would be pretty fun
I see you've decided to start Falcon around.
A revisit on the ADATS would be nice.
"I really wish this game is better, i really do."-Sanest WT player
You know over pressure on the M60 starship is really fun, shoot tracks and watch turrets fly.
1:50 its all air models, the amount of time they get to live even after dying is just sad, let alone trying to actually kill the things
Spooks: *Gets shot
Spooks' shoulder IRL: *Hurts
0:15 this isn't how you should play the type 93, the primary function of it is scouting, the AA is secondary. the best way to play is to get somewhere unexpected where other vehicles can't and just scout
too bad your team often doesn’t utilize those scouts haha. it’s a pitiful AA but if you have patience and a lot of luck you can sometimes make it work.
I usually try to get as close to the enemy spawn as i can and let aircraft make a pass or two to feel “safe” before launching and that seems to work better
The shear panic @2:06 sums up playing that map
Vehicle Suggestion: Ka Chi the Japanese Boat Boy either at its BR or at a higher BR with the OP floaties
I completely agree with you about spicy food
Maybe try the new BTR-ZD, for me, fighting against them, it feels like a tracked R3.
Yes, BTR-ZD is overpowered like r3 t20, i think gaijin should move the btr to 5.3 or 5.7
50 cal go brrrrr
@@73Gali nah
btr have gunners on top of vehicle without any armor and r3 have them packed inside of vehicle which is better
spooks have you heard of the ho-ri production? it's an absolute beast
finally this got made.
as a king tiger enthusiast i still have nightmares about the pre nerf APDS on this.
i am always using this to get the daily task "destroy x-number of vehicles with AA" :D
I feel like every video, Spookston becomes more and more trivialistic
Another Spookston vid where he plays Britain? I for one am enjoying this trend (not biased at all 🇬🇧). Especially since he has said that he didn't enjoy the Britain tree... I am pleasantly surprised that he's playing them again. 😊
British tree does kinda suck ATM. You can't take CAS out because it's 15k. And you now can't take out challenger 1 MK2 and Vickers Mk7 because they're 10k. And then there's no real mobile IFVs and the rooikat MTTD is basically useless because it's turret is so damn big. The only thing we have is the warrior something thats extremely hit or miss. The only fun I have with British rn is 6.0 with centurion MK1 4.7 with the firefly avenger and concept or weirdly 6.7 with the ratel or 7.0 with the ratel and the fv4002
@@nathaneddy502 If you haven't already tried it, the Swift F.7 with Fireflash missiles is the most fun you will have in this game
@@chanchito4401 it would be if it wasn't 18k repair. Javelin is much better they updated the flight characteristics on it.
@@nathaneddy502 Yeah jet repair costs are a joke, in the end I bought the J35A in the sale so I could have fun playing jets without constantly staring at my silver count
@@nathaneddy502 Is the dorito actually good?
its nice to see myself in the video!
If you play the Type 93 you should bring it out at top tier since that’s what Japan players have to do if they want any kind of AA at 11.0. It’s a really fun experience…
Gaijin where 40mm CTA gun?
@@colbyuetake130 please that would be be so fun
the Type 93 is actually not bad. it just takes some situational awareness, aim and TRAINING to make it work.
you can actually get sideways to you plying jets pretty ok if you lead them right and since they expect to be invincible at this move they usually dont dodge the missile.
you can reach some very exotic spots with the type 93 which allows you to pretty much spot the whole map for your team.
idk what it is but if people see the type93 they MUST kill it no matter what. you can use this to give your teammate a good sideshot on a enemy trying to traverse after you.
i had it many time that a enemy was in a 1o1 and as soon as they saw me in the type 93 they turned hull and turret totally exposing them self to the opponent while trying to get me.
You should post that stuff about an impersonator on your community tab, not everyone might find it in this video
They test it when it's out.
Try the kv1 zis5 out it's a rolling bunker
"The Falcon Is Very Balanced"
**goes on a rant about spicy food**
4:46 I 100% agree, spicy food nowadays seems to just be a pissing contest to see who can make their food the spiciest
Spicy food that's sour? Thats a thing?
I am starting to play American tanks and I have the T32 and the M103 looks like a spicy tank. Could you maybe play that for a video?
Try the 3inch gun carrier. That thing is way too much fun. When you angle it it turns into a mouse.
The Spicy food thing is so true. I went to Dave's Hot Chicken and it wasn't as good as Popeyes. The main ingredient is just paprika, don't get me wrong I'm half Brazilian so i use it in almost everything but you gotta have a lot more than just paprika a little sugar and then your sauce.
Speaking of the Gaijin "sound fix" have you tried air RB with jets? The beginning of the match is literally painful
Can you pls take a look at the UDES 33??? Probably the most balanced anti tank missile carrier the game has ever seen
omg the amount of trolling this vehicle does
so i was playing my OF40 MTCA yesterday, and i shot a falcon. The SINGLE APDS SHELL THAT HITS ME KILLS ALL MY CREW. extremely based
the falcon feels and looks like a zsd63, just without the long reload
To be fair on engine sound. The Marder could've had the engine off. And then turned it on after the kill. Since the engine start up and drive away time is short
Happy Birthday
2:09 hes playing in Gaijins unreleased 4D premium setup
Can you cover the absolute meme of the ZIS-2 LVT in the Chinese tree/ American premium? Bonus points if you can find a viable strat with it.
Love the new turret sounds but Jesus Christ the Sherman’s squeak like hell
I really love how on desert maps the hull gets dusty really fast but the turret stays perfectly clean. I’m not sure if that’s dumb or lazy or both. Probably both.
Can you discuss the Gepard?
Now that ammo for them has been found they're about to be deployed in the current War
here in my country, there is some trend of spicy food, and hell, it don't have any taste other than 100% spicy
Ngl after being so burnt out with War Thunder myself the best part of this video was knowing that Spookston likes spicy food :P