8 KILL CARRY - P-38L-1 War Thunder

[@OddBawZ]

The last time I was this early, I didn't say DIS VEREO!

[@theRealests]

A fellow cultured DEFYN watcher, I see.

[@migi485]

OddBawz!!!!!!!

[@llCommandoJABll]

Dis vereo made me cum.

[@Angel0fD34th]

I was Some_Demon in that battle, my mistake was sending my friend (Astriavalentine) to fight you while I kept going for the La-7, he isn't exactly good at aircraft in ARB, he's more of a ground guy in his aircraft, sticking with him may have been the better idea once I realized A) The La-7 was just kiting us, and B) the P-38 pilot was you. Though I was trying to make sure that La-7 wouldn't come around behind us, all in all GG and we could have made better choices.

[@DEFYN]

We all make mistakes in the heat of passion jimbo You fought it pretty well, your planes didn't really help with the matchup

[@Angel0fD34th]

O7 mate

[@turbonut1]

@@Angel0fD34th Defyn just got lucky he's actually awful at the game

[@viruspter1dactl]

@@turbonut1 is that sarcasm?

[@waffelhause7155]

that was me in the spit in the intro. the second he killed me i knew i'd get posterized in one of these videos lol. i had all the advantages and still lost a dogfight, in a spit, with altitude and element of surprise, to a p38 on the deck. lessons were learned that day for sure! dude is the real deal.

[@DEFYN]

I went through a whole rollercoaster of shit during that lmao couldn't help but upload it :^) Gotta say though, as you probably already realised, that spitfire is turbo trash

[@RachetsREVENGE]

Good on you for taking it like a champ and identifying what you need to improve on!

[@PorkNBeans47]

P-38L and p-47 D-28 are my two favorite planes in the American tech tree. Seeing you post two videos about those wonderful machines is awesome!

[@DEFYN]

Well, another P-38L (american) one soon :b

[@keiadam]

Last time, i was this early when the Japanese still teamed up with the rest of the Axis teams

[@DEFYN]

sad

[@cieslus1988]

That hellcat wasn't that far from actually hitting you when you initially went up. But hey, you need to give hope sometimes to make it easier later. Good judgement

[@DEFYN]

Wasn't completely without risk but I didn't have much time and going head-on in this isn't exactly a good idea lol. wouldn't say i got lucky there, but it could've ended right there

[@Biznatski]

This is very cool, masterful use of the P-38L Lightning, one of my childhood favorites! ♥ you're awesome!

[@DEFYN]

another P-38L soon, but the american one :^)

[@Biznatski]

@@DEFYN that's so cool man, I'm looking forward to it! :0

[@Trigg3rHippie]

Watching you fly is therapeutic. I stopped playing WT 2 months ago but its always a pleasure to see you fly.

[@DEFYN]

Glad you can enjoy the game some way haha

[@kingghidorah8106]

That intro killing the other p38 was like heresy... Nice carry.

[@Alpakinator]

nice! Surprised how easy it was to win with that spit

[@DEFYN]

He messed up the first pass, after that it just loses too much energy to do anything If he had dumped even more speed he'd be behind me, luckily he didn't x)

[@mrcat5508]

@@DEFYNyou didn’t tell him that when he commented lol

[@WigglyWings]

Another awesome video. You really make it so easy to just stall out planes. I am getting better but long way to go. Hate that I have to manually put keyboard inputs to do full elevator turns. I absolutely despise the clipped wing spitfires, just one turn and you are basically out of energy. video on clipped wing spitfire when?

[@DEFYN]

It's a long process, just give it time. And probably never lol

[@theycallmeJacko]

Last time I was this early the Ho229 was the meta

[@tedarcher9120]

Still is lol

[@DEFYN]

yeah it really isn't

[@ohryuken]

Is this the same of the p-38j-15 in the American TT? I'm devouring your videos these days. Keep it up!

[@Hadgerz]

Had about a dozen games this week similar to this where, after clearing out all the fighters, there's always just one bomber trying to hide in the corner of the map thinking that he'd bled enough of our tickets. They just sit there and watch us bleed them dry over and over. I just don't understand how bomber pilots think.

[@potatopilot_6784]

This video clearly displays why the P38L should be 3.0 , Yes you got a lucky 8 kill game but I got beat by a Spitfire MKIIB in this thing . Maybe the Spitfire MKIIB is too low for its br. You only killed that spitfire clipped wing because the P38L has longer wings meaning it can turn better. If that was the spitfire MKIIB u were dead

[@OddBawZ]

Maybe not as low as 3.0 but definitely 3.3, yeah. This was supposed to be the best turn fighter of the war. Even a zero couldn't keep up with it. USA suffers.

[@TheMALEK789]

I think you might just be a potato pilot...

[@potatopilot_6784]

@@OddBawZ The Zero being a good turn fighter was a lie. A B25 once out turned one and shot it down. the A6M2 should be 1.7

[@_lo8241]

@@potatopilot_6784 The B25 Mitchell was the most formidable carrier fighter of the war, its armament of 2x23mm and 1x37mm struck fear into the hearts of every F-15 Pilot

[@potatopilot_6784]

@@TheMALEK789 I think you are just blinded by British Bias in War Thunder. Every single spitfire in the game including the MK1 should be atleast 4.0

[@missilemans6688]

The P-38's engines look like smiling minions from the front and now I can't unsee it

[@satagaming9144]

you really didn't have to write that

[@liamboyle9199]

Made that look easy lol Def, I have often wondered how often do you get shot down due to the other pilot being genuinely smart?

[@DEFYN]

Don't really know how to answer that, mostly depends on the match up

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Great video! Will try the (American) version of the plane

[@zathary564]

hey defyn, i just recently discovered you on your energy fighting tutorials, and i already knew youre an absolute professional. i wanna ask, do you have tips for slow climbing fighters like griffon spits or p47s? side climbing doesnt seem to work for me. everytime i do that, i either get jumped by one of the fast climbing enemy fighters, arrive late in the fight, or have everybody already dive so low by the time i get to altitude, that its a massive waste of energy to try and chase them down, or they get to the airfield before i get to them. thanks in advance!

[@ahmedayyan3928]

Climb just a little to the enemies side not the side of the af works for me . Once you see the enemy directly on your ledt or right turn towards them and climb

[@FullVideo18]

hey defyn, it looks like you having fun do you think its time to play the yak3-vk107? :P

[@DEFYN]

Soon :)

[@asiftalpur3758]

Hey DEFYN, how do you judge enemy speeds? I know it's basic question, and I'm a fairly experienced ARB player, and I can eyeball energy states fairly well but I can't judge actual speeds of enemies. I know there's wing stall trail, idk what it's called but I'd love to know how you can do a accurate enough estimate on enemy speeds, I've seen you comment on that quite a few times.

[@Delantho]

it becomes instinct after a while

[@goldmastersimulations]

Those wing trails are called vortices. However, you won't always be able to see them clearly. You have to judge climbing spirals on a case-by-case basis. The idea is generally the same, but different parameters can make actual execution really tricky. How you can safely execute one depends on the planes' climbing abilities at various altitudes, enemies' aiming skill, current energy states, speed dump in turns, whether there's someone who can third party you, among other things. Generally, you can attack more aggressively with a significant speed and positioning (altitude) advantage over the enemies. Also, it's not ideal to stall out completely because it makes you vulnerable to sniping. For the most part, it's a matter of building up pilot skill and prudent judgement.

[@DEFYN]

its about looking at your own speed, your angle and then looking at how much the numbers change after a while it's what delantho says, its just an estimated guess. If i ever duel someone i constantly try to guess their speeds and they will say i am too high or low, after a while you can narrow it down pretty accurately.

[@asiftalpur3758]

@@DEFYN thanks man.

[@marchy0710]

Can you do a video on the harrier G1 As I’m am so bad at it and I just can’t get kills with it

[@funi_chest]

This is my friend DEFYN and he's cracked at wt my guy Honestly tho great vid man

[@erikhesjedal3569]

the best ting about this plane is that more often than not you are DOWNTIERED. with boosted ailerons and airbrake its almost difficult to not do good. Finally a way to piss on xp50s

[@fliesaway3070]

If only P-38K had that rollrate..

[@DEFYN]

easy 6.0 lel

[@crashbandicootnerd4321]

Aye, was waiting for this.

[@Ktsteyn12]

You make it look soooo easy... 😄 I have a question- I’m still new in WT playing 3 months now- which is better: grinding all nations planes tier by tier and so learn the performance of all planes - or to grind only certain nations with planes of a similar fighting style to become more proficient at type of fighting style? Which would make me better pilot?

[@DEFYN]

Best way is to fly a little bit of everything so you know what you are fighting. I'd suggest the main nations like: US, Germany, USSR Britain, italy and japan aren't AS important because you fight them more or less the same way until jets.

[@kek207]

I’m not super good but I still managed an 8 kill game with the American first P38. Quite a beautiful plane I really enjoy flying. I kinda hate using 50. Cals so that one 20mm really improves this plane. I’m kinda used to the German 20s and 30s. I’m completely through the German plane tree and unlocked the A4 Skyhawk today for the americans

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

nice!

[@zburg7313]

Awesome video!

[@BambooPill]

Hey Defyn does all clip wing planes loses energy when turning or is it only the clip spit that you fight at the start?

[@DEFYN]

Clipped wings do lose more speed in general But it depends a bit on the plane The spitfire as well as the clipped griffon premium suffer from it noticeably

[@BambooPill]

@@DEFYN I see, thank you so much!!

[@eugenechurch6135]

This plane is under rated. It’s not the absolutle best op can crusher. But a few good players and this thing can do work

[@juanordonezgalban2278]

I didn't know the p38s where thar capable, I didn't have good first experiences with them so I left them to rust, but I might have to look at them againg...

[@Delantho]

Theyre quite insane with the right know-how, they can out run most planes and fall back on energy fighting and turn fighting with good flap management. Also the interceptor spawn is just dirty. only downside is getting hit at all is almost certain death and they get the early war .50 belts.

[@TheAsbeth]

just thought about that and it's pretty niche but here goes : would you consider adding / using a keyboard display for your videos? This would help and show when and how exactly you use the keyboard controls compared to mouse. I'm thinking about this based on a WoWs youtuber, Toptier, who has that for his CV games. This is probably not worth the hassle but eh, nothing ventured nothing gained :)

[@DEFYN]

i probably could try that but idk how accessible it is, il look into it

[@antonimichalik9477]

I love on the tumbnail the burning plane is only a piece of fuselage Jokes aside great vid as always

[@DEFYN]

You weren't supposed to notice that lmao

[@ahmedayyan3928]

Defyn how do i dodge sraams or 9js in my mig 17 or mig 19

[@152mmapfsds]

video on Squad Me262 maybe :) plz

[@tedarcher9120]

This thing outturns 109s and still has an airspawn

[@sniff8565]

Pog vid

[@Mult1Core]

sick. ill have to give this plane a chance. I love how they look but the locking up on the other models is just so annoying.

[@DEFYN]

It's pretty annoying Careful of the elevator though, it still compresses quite a bit

[@bradys.7967]

I think the J15 P38 performs better at 4.3 than the LO at 4.7. LO gets dragged up to 5.7 often, where it faces so many nasty axis planes.

[@Delantho]

the L is actually identical to the J, it just has added weight of the dive recovery flaps and hydraulic aileron boosters

[@bradys.7967]

@@Delantho And the roll with the boosters. But i still don't think it's worth it, yeah.

[@Delantho]

@@bradys.7967 the interceptor spawn makes them both dirty anyways

[@airbus_3209]

"Low teir, fun teir"

[@Mrdoughlicious]

You make this game look fun even though it isnt even remotely close to being fun

[@tedarcher9120]

Yeah, if you are bad

[@Azzarii]

sounds like l2p

[@DEFYN]

oof

[@Mrdoughlicious]

@@Azzarii idk man, I been playing since 2015 and I still suck lol. I've watched videos like defyn's for years, they dont help much if you're just bad

[@Mrdoughlicious]

@@Azzarii it's still fun to watch his content but I just dont enjoy getting destroyed constantly

[@Stolas9]

You should try out the Re.2005 after they fixed it and has realistically FM, so it doesn't shits on the P-51Hs anymore. :D Honestly, it's a lot more enjoyable right now. ^^

[@martijn9568]

What thing, that only the P-38L has, would you like the most on the other P-38s??

[@Delantho]

The P38L is exactly that, it is essentially a P38J with changes due to "community feedback"

[@someguy2393]

What would you recommend for ammo for the p38?

[@Eric.L.95]

tracers for 50cal, air target for 20mm

[@petrk7354]

Hi can u fly f80 a5?

[@DEFYN]

F-80C coming soon, il fly the F80A later trying to get rid of some footage atm

[@schizo1382]

Last time i was this late i got kicked out of school

[@arhuhamel]

make a video playing with the 5.7 Griffon Spitfire, please.

[@jacoproita9010]

play the c202ec amazing plane for 3.3

[@DEFYN]

already covered it :^)

[@jacoproita9010]

@@DEFYN wait really? i cant find the video

[@tejas1297]

What's the logo you using..... I killed someone with that logo

[@Delantho]

its the german sword with wings, I like to put it on the vertical stabilizer of my german planes

[@_YellovvJacket_]

Id love the plane if I wouldnt struggle getting guns on target in P38s lol you basically gotta stall out everyone you're trying to kill if you're not on the deck, because if they can dive away you can't hit shit.

[@DEFYN]

They're really awkward to aim yeah

[@scootiepatootie7721]

What’s the difference between this and the L-5

[@_GODSFIGHTER]

Nothing I dont think. China is nothing but copy and paste

[@caiomaia5141]

Tempest mk ii when tho

[@DEFYN]

Still gotta fly that

[@kxng_xf_sxrrxw5222]

Hey can you fly the the f4u4

[@slycer876]

Well um past night I rated the crap out of that in a p51c

[@davidhald1857]

I’m late, but gun pods or no gun pods.

[@andre232323]

P-38 flaps just lose to the Swift

[@r0lt0ns31]

Never shut down porn so fast

[@t1zoidyt739]

how much money did u got :D

[@philippeaumont1115]

Patented spiral climb hahaha

[@ClockPerfection]

Bad jetplayer gameplay shouldnt have been below the spitfire in an airspawn plane in the first clip

[@SS-ve1qw]

gg

[@diogomartins7023]

fly La7 plz

[@DEFYN]

I will

[@rm2569]

I really wanted to like and be actually good with the p38L but god i suck in it.

[@Delantho]

fly it like a p47 and if that fails surprise them with flaps

[@shrekrecker]

i hate this plane so much, people who keep their altitude and energy in this plane are soooo annoying

[@sniff8565]

Also Ashwin is a furry

[@mistressbubbles9898]

yes

[@blueray676]

You really had to say it smh my head

[@sadnagol5539]

please do chinese f-84

[@actually5004]

Watching because *War Thunder Machine Broke*

[@JustComeAndBouc]

1 of those dislikes must be whooptie

[@yukito8148]

remember when the 5-LO was only 12k its fun clubbing 109, now its just a dumpster fire with 20k rep

[@ClockPerfection]

does 8k rep cost really make that much of a difference?

[@gian.4388]

@@ClockPerfection Tf, obviously it does You earn 8000 SL less each match you play without counting eventual boosters That makes it 80k SL every 10 matches in which you die

[@ClockPerfection]

@@gian.4388 dont die every game

[@gian.4388]

​@@ClockPerfection You can't just win every match, when your team is garbage no matter how good you are, you get swarmed and you die Each 10 death you get 80k SL less than with a 12k SL rep

[@blueray676]

@@gian.4388 as clock said don't die ez

[@PolarisIII]

debin can i join klam

[@quessiro]

I absolutely hate this unhistorical arcade game evolved from Warthunder I've used to love few years ago...

[@Reaf121286]

I like your videos but they make feel like such a noob. And that last guy outright triggered me by saying he'll not come down just to waste everyone's time! This is WT at it's peak.

[@ibanana1871]

+

[@radekhasiak6536]

so early

[@chadw5958]

chinese tech tree? dont u mean copy tech tree