You actually can bring a cannon and the TIALD pod. Put guns in the slots, then put a paveway on the wingtips. It'll auto convert ONE of the guns to the pod, then you can remove the paveways if you just want the pod for easier targeting of mavericks
The one issue I've found with this method is that the PODs thermals wont activate in RB battles ground or air. It will however work in test flight. Tried switching the bind, no dice.
@@DarthCody700 Nah, the whole country is a hole. What I dont understand is why people would move from Europe to live in a vastly inferior country like the US with a much worse quality of life
@@gamer_kid_naz4942 yes but a missile is basically a bomb exploding next to the plane, obviously it depends on the distance but usually the shrapnel will shred the plane
@@agravemisunderstanding9668 yes but the su 25 is the amazon version of the a10, and basically just as armored so shrapnel isn't that big of a problem plus the 2 engines are almost redundant
My sense of humour has degraded to the point that the sound of a Dutch Man saying DOOKIE made me burst out laughing uncontrollably for 5 minutes straight. Liked and Subbed.
the aim9l drag change feels very good, before they would drop out of the air when the motor burnt out but now they can actually glide, not to mention the guidance changes
In the Harrier Gr7, you deserve to be nicknamed "Janitor of the sky". I was a janitor for some years. Nobody really noticed me, nor how many pests did I killed, or nasty spills did I clean. And I was very quick. You cleaned up that sky very efficiently. Funny thing is, the next game, the same opponents will, once more, underestimate you in a sub-sonic Harrier. Very delightful show! And VIFFing rocks if you know to take a breather to regain energy. In physics we learn about ratios. We lean that wing loading (weight to airfoil lift area) is king in affording pilots a tighter turning circle to put your piper on his 6. But, done smartly, the Harrier is the only plane on Earth that can "best" that physics with VIFFING. Part of that thrust can become a centripetal force generator (pushing you towards to axis of your turning circle). Neat eh? Like anything in beautiful physics, there are gains here, at the expense of losses somewhere else. You play very well in pausing to regain energy. The Harrier was one of the very first jet to have a thrust to weight ratio of 1, give or take. So, fortunately it works in its favor with decent accelerations. You give a fantastic show! Cheers!
I'm really glad odd put me onto your channel defyn. Your content is actually fantastic, enjoyable, and informative. I have definitely seen improvements in my piloting even if I'm still not amazing I have definitely had some dog fights I would have never won before. I can now consistently survive longer and kill more in air rb rather than consistently getting shit on in my first engagement like before.
The LERXs on the Harrier GR.7 also greatly improve turn rate, kinda like how the ones on the Super Hornet allow it to pull some more insane maneuvers (granted, even the Legacy Hornet was able to pull some insane AoA)
You make it look too easy. Tangos seem to be attracted to your front sights. Thanks for your vids. They brought me back to this... game after years of absence.
The whole gameplay aspect of it reminds me a bit of the Hunter F.6 when that was added, you got some omegalul missiles that will just slam people, and subpar flight performance, so youre just some rat that kinda flies around trying to not get focussed by anyone and launch your missiles at people that didn't see you in time.
At least at top tier now the planes have countermeasures to counter the missiles. Hunter only had poor range as a problem and could also head-on lock on people with hot afterburners.
Top tier content there Def. Comical and informative 👌. Love the display of periodic too. Never looked into how it worked. Great for other planes too like the a10 ofc.
@@DEFYN Hey how are u using chaff and flare at the same time ? since 2 weeks i have a problem that if i am using flare and chaff i have to press the key twice or if it is in auto mode it have to do series in order to use flare and chaff other way i am only using flare and then after for example 1 sec chaff. Is that a setting or some kind of bug ?
@@_xxexexx_3002 it's a bug that was introduced in the same patch as the F-14. In my games yesterday I was able to use chaff & flares the same way as the video so I think they fixed it this patch.
RUclips might hate you swearing but I think it’s actually really nice, it makes everything feel friendlier and more relatable, it makes it sound like your sitting on the couch with the viewer and talking about whatever.
They do that because realistically you wouldn't be able to tell the specific model until you're closer to the target anyways. All jets from a certain generation have similar characteristics at 5km and further so it checks out.
I rush straight down the middle in this thing. I've been absolutely smashing people. The plane is good enough that I can hold my own until the rest of the team shows up. And it feels really good taking out MIG23s, and F14s with a Harrier.
After seeing a lot from this plane, I would rather have this thing ANY day of the week, instead of the fucking F-104S ASA. It can actually maneuver, it has effectively constant countermeasures if you just set periodic release, and it gets the same missiles at 11.0. The ASA has never worked for me, and even after the update, AIM-9Ls off that thing seem to still fucking randomly miss their targets and not act like AIM-9Ls. It feels like I'm using AIM-9Js with an all-aspect seeker. One flare, they go to space. One turn, they fly past them. 4km away, forget about it. They just don't work at least 50% of the time.
Once the optical seekers come in..... Oh no, I don't wanna think about it. Flares are essentially useless against them. So even paying attention ends with you dying
It's good at CAS, because that's its main role... it was used to great effect in Afghanistan and Iraq. That's also why a radar was never added to the British Harriers.
Its just so lucky for you sometimes Defyn. When I play the top tier with f14 everyone pops flares against 9h. At your 5v1 clip no one even notices 9l. I just never had that luck
he also picked the funny clips for youtube, always remember a youtube video is not every one of his games, he's showing you the entertaining ones & showing you what the plane can do.
@@onurerenakgul I mean if you’re never sneaking up on anyone that might be why they see your missile. Try flying way over them then coming in from behind at the start of the match. Like at 6km alt or so
@@onurerenakgul nice! Yeah I often do that kind of thing, or stay near the outer edges of the battle area & try to flank them that way instead. But if you go in at the front of your team then a bunch of people see you first, lock you up & blast missiles at you. Not much opportunity to survive let alone sneak up on anyone. It’s weird learning what works, but experiment & try holding back or flying at different altitudes or whatever and you can find what works best for how you play:)
This thing is 200% more maneuverable than I expected to be, to where I lost a 2v1 with 2 of them in my J7E. I'm sure if I drag 1 of them into a rate fight I would win, but being able to compete with the J7E in any regard is pretty crazy, least to say the GR7 will actually out-scissor the J7E.
I find it interesting that you say that AIM-9L got more flare resistent because for me it goes for every single flare on the map, like and SRAAM or R-60M
I fly a Jaguar GR1A... and R-60MK from SU-25K hit me even tho i flared when it was far away... it didn't notice it one bit and just went straight for me... Mf Premium bias man... when i play R-60's they literally go for a cigar lighter that's on the ground... But when some premium mf plays them it avoids anything but my engine lol
@@kajmak64bit76 yea the Ls are really good too. A lot of times they go for the flairs but then go back on target and gets me the kill. They pull really hard too plus you can get head on kill since they are all aspect.
You actually can bring a cannon and the TIALD pod. Put guns in the slots, then put a paveway on the wingtips. It'll auto convert ONE of the guns to the pod, then you can remove the paveways if you just want the pod for easier targeting of mavericks
THANK. YOU. I hated this about it so much but just lived with it because I really enjoyed it in Ground RB, you're a lifesaver.
The one issue I've found with this method is that the PODs thermals wont activate in RB battles ground or air. It will however work in test flight. Tried switching the bind, no dice.
@@Martellus89 you must have the NVD modification to switch to thermals
@@cuttlefishrampant5241 Oh, excellent! I thought it was a bug.
Quick update, Gaijin now lets you pick one gun and the TIALD without having to use Paveway shenanigans
So the GR. 7 is like the average Shanker in London, run out shank someone, take their wallet, then run into a dark corner.
Problem with that analogy is that someone will eventually kill the harrier meanwhile the shanker gets away everytime
Why do people live in London?
@@DarthCody700 Why do people live in America?
@@Red_Lion2000 a more apt comparison would be why do people live in Detroit or Chicago
@@DarthCody700 Nah, the whole country is a hole.
What I dont understand is why people would move from Europe to live in a vastly inferior country like the US with a much worse quality of life
I like how the 9ls are going to make people actually try to dodge them instead of just flaring off and running away for the whole match.
6:40 what’s with missiles now doing survivable crits and did one to a SU25 just “hits” wouldn’t the warhead take anything out
@@SupaMan2122 missle hit his missle he was close so he got a crit no need to be a genius to figure it out he even said so himself
@@SupaMan2122 Su-25 is a flying tank as well so you'll often get crits when shooting missiles at them
@@gamer_kid_naz4942 yes but a missile is basically a bomb exploding next to the plane, obviously it depends on the distance but usually the shrapnel will shred the plane
@@agravemisunderstanding9668 yes but the su 25 is the amazon version of the a10, and basically just as armored so shrapnel isn't that big of a problem plus the 2 engines are almost redundant
"Keep in mind, you're not an apex predator here, you're a rat that hides in the shadows." I almost spit my coffee out when I heard that line lol.
Same just reading that 😂
@@SupaMan2122 lol
Not talking about the plane there, just the british
would've been even funnier if this plane came out in the apex predator update as well lol
He's not wrong...
My sense of humour has degraded to the point that the sound of a Dutch Man saying DOOKIE made me burst out laughing uncontrollably for 5 minutes straight. Liked and Subbed.
I’ve actually found that watching WT content is more satisfying then playing
Man I love your commentary, especially at 18:04. Listen to it on full volume for the best experience :)
Mr. "YEET" XD
it just doesnt sound like defyn and its awesome
Defyn actually humiliated the salty bro in front of 50.000 people at 5:37 with that edit and that savage comment 💀
average THC player
Very cool looking jet! kinda wanna grind UK just for this.
Bro, there are so many more cool jets and tanks on UK
@@Suppenkasperle-g9t yea the black knight and the gr.1a are my favorites
I’m gonna wait for the American version
@@simon_figas1699 you goona be waiting for awhile
@@simon_figas1699 Yeah but the the only way is M O N E Y
the aim9l drag change feels very good, before they would drop out of the air when the motor burnt out but now they can actually glide, not to mention the guidance changes
In the Harrier Gr7, you deserve to be nicknamed "Janitor of the sky". I was a janitor for some years. Nobody really noticed me, nor how many pests did I killed, or nasty spills did I clean. And I was very quick. You cleaned up that sky very efficiently. Funny thing is, the next game, the same opponents will, once more, underestimate you in a sub-sonic Harrier. Very delightful show! And VIFFing rocks if you know to take a breather to regain energy. In physics we learn about ratios. We lean that wing loading (weight to airfoil lift area) is king in affording pilots a tighter turning circle to put your piper on his 6. But, done smartly, the Harrier is the only plane on Earth that can "best" that physics with VIFFING. Part of that thrust can become a centripetal force generator (pushing you towards to axis of your turning circle). Neat eh? Like anything in beautiful physics, there are gains here, at the expense of losses somewhere else. You play very well in pausing to regain energy. The Harrier was one of the very first jet to have a thrust to weight ratio of 1, give or take. So, fortunately it works in its favor with decent accelerations. You give a fantastic show! Cheers!
600 flares will be funny. I'm looking forward to this plane one I've grided it out. I can flex on the A-10 lol. Thx for the info.
U mean 700
@@Humphree I think it's 684 but you get the point
@@spiffywolf2850 spot on 700 actually
@@spiffywolf2850 no it's 700. 640 + 60
@@Humphree ok
I'm really glad odd put me onto your channel defyn. Your content is actually fantastic, enjoyable, and informative. I have definitely seen improvements in my piloting even if I'm still not amazing I have definitely had some dog fights I would have never won before. I can now consistently survive longer and kill more in air rb rather than consistently getting shit on in my first engagement like before.
You are a definition of a man with skills, amazing job
You are such an effin savage somtimes. Love it. Keep doing what you're doing!
The LERXs on the Harrier GR.7 also greatly improve turn rate, kinda like how the ones on the Super Hornet allow it to pull some more insane maneuvers (granted, even the Legacy Hornet was able to pull some insane AoA)
Best parts were "Mr. YEEET" and "He f*cking dies"
Thanks DEFYN, very cool 👍
It sounds like you had some fun in making this video DEFYN.
You make it look too easy. Tangos seem to be attracted to your front sights. Thanks for your vids. They brought me back to this... game after years of absence.
The whole gameplay aspect of it reminds me a bit of the Hunter F.6 when that was added, you got some omegalul missiles that will just slam people, and subpar
flight performance, so youre just some rat that kinda flies around trying to not get focussed by anyone and launch your missiles at people that didn't see you in time.
At least at top tier now the planes have countermeasures to counter the missiles. Hunter only had poor range as a problem and could also head-on lock on people with hot afterburners.
18:05 WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON You scared me out defyn xDDDD
Lmao when you did that VTOL manuver I was like '😮 what a pro' it was bad ass 👌
DEFYN'S YEEEEEEET. I love it
these one liners have me dying today. Great video
14:16 now we are 🫣
Top tier content there Def. Comical and informative 👌. Love the display of periodic too. Never looked into how it worked. Great for other planes too like the a10 ofc.
After playing some Sim battle today, I saw this plane in the feed more than any others, seems really capable cas
wasnt sure if this was going to be a good or bad jet performance from title. dope vid, ty
Enters furball
Drops dookie
Refuses to elaborate
Leaves
Dude i was waiting for this
That 1v5 is insane. It's almost like they were blind (probably were)
Also AIM-9L for EJ Kai when 🤤
mr YEET caught me off guard twice.. emazing
that YEET scared the fuck out of me
Half the videos be like
“This plane is garbage”
*proceeds to wipe the floor with the enemy anyways*
Very nice flying
As long as the plane is better than the enemy pilots :^)
“The hstvl is not that hard to kill”
Most pilots at this br are complete ass at the game. I have like 90% winrate in jasdf sabre because of that fact
@@DEFYN Hey how are u using chaff and flare at the same time ? since 2 weeks i have a problem that if i am using flare and chaff i have to press the key twice or if it is in auto mode it have to do series in order to use flare and chaff other way i am only using flare and then after for example 1 sec chaff. Is that a setting or some kind of bug ?
@@_xxexexx_3002 it's a bug that was introduced in the same patch as the F-14. In my games yesterday I was able to use chaff & flares the same way as the video so I think they fixed it this patch.
Can't wait for your decal. You're my favourite WT RUclipsr so I'll use your code if it means helping you
"You're not very much an apex predator here" Well, we can be now and have even more fun with 6 aim-9l's. F-16 gameplay is gonna be fun.
RUclips might hate you swearing but I think it’s actually really nice, it makes everything feel friendlier and more relatable, it makes it sound like your sitting on the couch with the viewer and talking about whatever.
Cheers once again for the vid Defyn :)
What i love about vtol is that in ground RB you can repair at heli base
With all the mirages flying ATM I would really like if the marker for them at range was MF1 or M2000 not just mirage.
MOTHERFUCKER 1? Also M5 and M3C/CJ/E
Then they'd have to do that for every other plane too
They do that because realistically you wouldn't be able to tell the specific model until you're closer to the target anyways. All jets from a certain generation have similar characteristics at 5km and further so it checks out.
@@vincea1830 they could at least make it that u can tell the model if a friendly is near an enemy plane, or something like that, i hope u understood
@@gerkadas that actually makes sense
I can just continue commenting on your vids. Your humor is great and i enjoy it very much
Dookie should be a word i can learn in doulingo
Defyn + Harrier bullshittery = amazing video
The only thing they need to nerf is the 9ls if they do.
@@jonlikesplanes Why?
@@martijn9568 cause i usally get 2 to 3 kill in the gr.7. if they decide to nerf something it shold be the aim-9ls
Dookie.... a word that still makes me chuckle....
I rush straight down the middle in this thing. I've been absolutely smashing people. The plane is good enough that I can hold my own until the rest of the team shows up. And it feels really good taking out MIG23s, and F14s with a Harrier.
After seeing a lot from this plane, I would rather have this thing ANY day of the week, instead of the fucking F-104S ASA. It can actually maneuver, it has effectively constant countermeasures if you just set periodic release, and it gets the same missiles at 11.0.
The ASA has never worked for me, and even after the update, AIM-9Ls off that thing seem to still fucking randomly miss their targets and not act like AIM-9Ls. It feels like I'm using AIM-9Js with an all-aspect seeker. One flare, they go to space. One turn, they fly past them. 4km away, forget about it. They just don't work at least 50% of the time.
Harrier Gr7 looks so cool
"It's not great in Air RB, but you can be really annoying."
I'll take one. I love being annoying even more than I love being most effective.
Excellent voice over
DEFYN YOUR AN ABSOLUTE GOD AT THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6:03 makes it look easy, clutch AF
bro this moment legit me laughing so hard. 5:55
9:24 that was absolutely *dirty*
that hover kill was cool
7:46 how did he know???
Really enjoyed that last match in the vid with you, felt good to carry the end of that one. Great vid as always.
this thing still dookie dumps at top teir today
"Don't worry, it will find the closet" LMAO
5:55 as a player who just unlocked my first jet. That's terrifying
W defyn
Defyn could you make a video on how to use rockets? Just an idea
With the thrust vectoring, it can actually outurn any jet in the game
Once the optical seekers come in..... Oh no, I don't wanna think about it. Flares are essentially useless against them. So even paying attention ends with you dying
How can i see the details\bullet velocity in the hangar? mine just tells me the penetration values and types of ammunition
6:13
Top tier everybowdy
Idea for decal: text: Average hugging tree enjoyer ; with some graphical visualisation
While not the best at A2A, this thing is a monster at CAS. Something the British tree has needed for a long time.
It's good at CAS, because that's its main role... it was used to great effect in Afghanistan and Iraq. That's also why a radar was never added to the British Harriers.
Ive honestly bound my flare key to a position in which it forces me to let go of WEP to help against IR missiles.
7:50 truly being british in a british plane
i fucking love your commentary
"a little bit more aoa at high speeds"
16Gs without breaking the wings apparently lmfao
The Harriers in general don't really rip, even the old Hartriers can pull 14G at 1100km/h without ripping.
5:00 haha thats my friend XD
If adam514 still here, he might be counting the relation between number of flare pods and speed.
impressive
18:03 YEEEEEEEET
How are the 9G's and 9H's with some of the buffs in this update?
way better imo, 9gs pull crazily at the end when before they would miss, like magics maybe because they dont waste as much energy overleading
9Gs make the Kfir C7 useable
those are the nastiest cannons so far, i'd trade ammo for velocity anytime
Its just so lucky for you sometimes Defyn. When I play the top tier with f14 everyone pops flares against 9h. At your 5v1 clip no one even notices 9l. I just never had that luck
he also picked the funny clips for youtube, always remember a youtube video is not every one of his games, he's showing you the entertaining ones & showing you what the plane can do.
@@Al-.-ex yeah i know but sometimes i wish that i even have that lucky games
@@onurerenakgul I mean if you’re never sneaking up on anyone that might be why they see your missile. Try flying way over them then coming in from behind at the start of the match. Like at 6km alt or so
@@Al-.-ex I've done that once and like you've said i got 3 kills and 1 assist
@@onurerenakgul nice! Yeah I often do that kind of thing, or stay near the outer edges of the battle area & try to flank them that way instead.
But if you go in at the front of your team then a bunch of people see you first, lock you up & blast missiles at you. Not much opportunity to survive let alone sneak up on anyone.
It’s weird learning what works, but experiment & try holding back or flying at different altitudes or whatever and you can find what works best for how you play:)
Unfortunately, AIM-9Ls are so easy to flare now.
This thing is 200% more maneuverable than I expected to be, to where I lost a 2v1 with 2 of them in my J7E. I'm sure if I drag 1 of them into a rate fight I would win, but being able to compete with the J7E in any regard is pretty crazy, least to say the GR7 will actually out-scissor the J7E.
I find it interesting that you say that AIM-9L got more flare resistent because for me it goes for every single flare on the map, like and SRAAM or R-60M
For me if you shoot at the rear it is a guaranteed kill even with flairs usually.
I popped 5 large caliber flares and turned off my ab and then pulled hard and got hit by an r60m :(
I fly a Jaguar GR1A... and R-60MK from SU-25K hit me even tho i flared when it was far away... it didn't notice it one bit and just went straight for me...
Mf Premium bias man... when i play R-60's they literally go for a cigar lighter that's on the ground...
But when some premium mf plays them it avoids anything but my engine lol
@@kajmak64bit76 yea the Ls are really good too. A lot of times they go for the flairs but then go back on target and gets me the kill. They pull really hard too plus you can get head on kill since they are all aspect.
Because the mirage here 9:27 isnt a f7f, he didnt ate you for breakfest
9:19 i forgot the harrier could float in the air ☠
5:34 king shit right there
They increased the aim9l fin deflection from 18 to 22 deg so they pull a lot harder now
sick AAM
im not gonna lie this video had so many good one liners i died laughing...missile on its way to Narnia...xD
"It's on it's way to Narnia," hahahahahah
amazing
13:45 Yeah that's been happening to me as well. I think it's a graphical bug that came with this new patch...
13:40 you actually still had 19% thrust vectoring which is why you were so slow
I hope they eventually add the av8b harrier ll for the US
Feels like the Ls have been changed. Can flare them for days now never get hit.
Come on Englaaand. Shcore some faking goals.
700 flares holy shit where does it keep all of them
In it’s dookie dumper
*Everywhere*
It is the countermeasure
Lets's just say that pilot is never comfortable in that seat
Again, I would love to play this. But I have barely any progress into the British Tree. The grind is so much.
Harrier gr1 best premium plane for brits, grinded the whole tech tree with it, very good sl gains too
if you get into britain theres plenty of gems to go through to keep you interested, yeah the grinds a bit longer but worth it imo.
I was waiting for this lmao
You should drag oddbawz into some air rb matches i dig the collab videos you guys have been doing
That wouldn’t be odd’s special and it wouldn’t work as well
This thing has the LONG THICC flaps doe
Well seeing as it is the situation regarding the missiles, it is time to put the Python 3 to the Kfir C7.
7:50 avarage London suburbs experience