Another Top 5 WORST Planes In War Thunder!

[@thesnazzycomet]

Did you agree with my picks? If not then what should’ve been on there! Comment your worst planes in War Thunder below :)

[@jamesstevenson9056]

Hmm, No German or Italian aircraft... I approve

[@slasher129]

Ultimate decision on worst Lancaster(THE FRENCH ONES)

[@rendycoya]

new f117 lol

[@thesnazzycomet]

@ haha definitely

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@antcommander1367 MB157 has 120 rounds

[@really14444]

Lancaster: The destroyer of ground teammates

[@markolysynchuk5264]

Pe-8 as well

[@GameyDave]

Think I've only once caught a team mate with a few enemies before, got about 50 kills. I'm careful and not an idiot though

[@GameyDave]

@@markolysynchuk5264 Once saw one kill like 6 team mates and one one enemy lol. Thankfully I was on the other team

[@ElectroNicko_]

@markolysynchuk5264 ehh the PE-8s bomb is smaller, it doesn't vaporize a third the map, it just vaporizes maybe a quarter of it.

[@KuraiRedgrave]

The Lincoln can excel at killing ground teammates now too

[@willdodge200]

Always thought it was strange how WT has some high altitude interceptors with terrible climb rates. So bad.

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@willdodge200 exactly

[@vokqe]

Mig9 be like

[@Chris-yy5pj]

​@@vokqe Don't even cry about the mig9 considering every Soviet prop is a UFO

[@Tezbert_dusk13]

And gives some space climbers airspawn like the mfcking xp50

[@JH-hh5jm]

Like what? Just because a fighter gets an air spawn doesn't mean it's a high alt interceptor

[@thebigwagyu]

The issue with large bombers in WT is that in real life, you’d actually have escorts flying alongside them, but that level of teamwork is a rarity in game

[@pike194lp]

True but on AR, escort fighters can’t catch up from the runway. Bombers are the first to meet the other team, not the case irl

[@borbduck]

They should really add an Escort fighter class; planes like the F6F5N and other terrible fighters that get a bomber airspawn, 2 in 1 fix

[@Domintor-op7lz]

Well, this is partly true. The RAF for example didn't fly with escorts, they used night to get themselves to their target, and they had quite the range alongside a good speed for a strategic bomber. Being capable of about 210mph from England to almost anywhere in Germany. Compared to the B-17 that couldn't make it to Germany from England. But overall, in WT strategic bombers have the issue of either being over tiered, or just not having the altitude to counter most fighters. Oh and lets not forget ground attackers that steal bases. This is why its more enjoyable to fly them in sim.

[@Tom-jw7ii]

Real bombers would also have formations of fighters attacking them instead of just a few uncoordinated attackers. I think the bigger problem is that it’s literally impossible to aim the guns effectively, no matter how good you are. Since the guns are all in different locations, they shoot in different directions, so they basically have a convergence point like a fighter. If the attacking fighter is anywhere but the convergence distance, it will be impossible to hit with all the guns, and very difficult to hit with even one gun. It’s like setting your convergence to 300m in a Spitfire and trying to hit someone 600m away. It also doesn’t help that if you want to turn while using the turrets to make yourself a slightly more difficult target, the game fights you the entire time to go back to your previous direction.

[@nashaigra8973]

Issue with bombers is 0IQ players on them. Otherwise they are more than good

[@Rayb313-k6v]

I have had some pretty good success with the f6f-5n. I’ve managed to out turn yaks using the combat flaps. For the first couple turns, it is actually decent at fighting and energy fighting is your best friend. The guns slap everything, from bombers to fighters. It’s one of my favorite planes in the game and I’ve had more success with it than any of its predecessors. Get it to high altitude and choose your targets well and everything around you will fall out of the sky. The radar does help when gaijin decides to not show were the enemies are.

[@thesnazzycomet]

Yeah I was reluctant to put it on but as there are just better choices, sadly it made the cut :(

[@elijahmontgomery4146]

@@thesnazzycometNah, didn’t deserve a spot. You’re just a smelly goober brain.

[@KekusMagnus]

The Hellcat's energy retention is actually very poor in-game. The 5N is completely outmatched against virtually every aircraft it faces, but it has good guns which really carry it. I've had multiple ace games with it just by throwing myself in the furrballs and gunning everyone down with a single burst. In that sense it's not a "bad" aircraft but I certainly would rather fly something else. The F4U-1c is just like it but better in almost every way (though still underwhelming) so fly that instead

[@Nate_935_]

I wish gaijn would at least give the J7W1 an interceptor spawn. It is an interceptor after all

[@dinosatay]

was surprised the Sakeen didn't make it, but after being reminded F6F-5N and J7W exists, fair point

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@dinosatay I keep forgetting the Sakeen exists 😭

[@WarFish_Sardini]

Nah the Sakeen (meaning knife in english) has the unbeatable secret tactic of just cutting your enemies with your wings like a knife, works 100% of the times @@thesnazzycomet

[@Nernj5]

​@@thesnazzycomet It's so bad people forget it exists 😂

[@marmar4804]

Alright, heres my defense of the F6F-5N. Simulator. The radar alone in its bracket wouldn't be that good if it weren't for the quirky little detail called IFF. Without even seeing the people visually, you can already identify and focus in on enemies and ignore the friendlies. You dont have to ever worry about accidentally chasing down a teammate because the radar will tell you. It also gives you your range to your target which is nice for leading the guns.

[@phunkracy]

It used to have radar aim assist when it was introduced. But then they removed it without changing the BR.

[@smigoltime]

I'd strongly disagree about the Yak-17 as it is one of my favourite jets, despite being rather mediocre. Lancaster and D.371 aren't bad either but that's up to personal preference. Rest of these seem to be correct XD

[@thesnazzycomet]

Well, I suppose I can take *your* word for it. I would rather the normal Yak-15 than the 17. As for the Lancaster its good but not particularly effective at defending itself, and I really was close to putting the G5N1 on the list instead. The D.371 is overall quite lacking in performance aside from the guns, and because of that I would rather more endurance, I much prefer the D.501. Also side note I have had the privilege of stumbling across a Yak-17UTI when I was in Poland xD

[@smigoltime]

@thesnazzycomet the G5N1 is far worse than Lancaster. The Lanc can comfortably dogfight most planes at its BR and win, while G5N is just too big, too sluggish and too poorly armed

[@0GTXR]

Yak 17 is a downgrade in Air RB, but upgrade in Air SB. It just does everything worse than Yak 15 when it comes to air RB. Slightly.

[@toast1172]

@@smigoltime Tbf on average i dont think most players uh.. dogfight in a heavy bomber lol. Your a very skibidi specimen that has the ability to

[@twurtle12hd39]

The Lancaster has no advantage over other bombers tho. They’re not even the only one to get the 120000lb bomb

[@datpieceofbread9570]

The Beaufighter with different 40mm was an experimental planes. They were testing which 40mm worked better in an airborne frame.

[@gustavosb115]

Another very important point about Yak-17 is that it has a HUGE repair cost for a plane from less than 7.0, the price is same as most of 9.0/10.0 aircraft

[@n1co2017]

they really should do something about the durability of bombers. it gets kind of boring seeing them just die instantly to somebody throwing an acorn in their direction the main thing is that the wings are obviously way to brittle, i mean a 7.7mm should not be able to rip a B-17's wing off... second thing is they should add a new mechanic for bombers where you don't die if you get pilot snipped, you die once the pilot and co-pilot are dead i also used to think that the french low tier thing was terrible to but that plane is extremely good for one thing, learning to kill planes with single taps of the trigger. once i got used to the gun's ballistics i was able to just snipe people with them by firing like 4-6 rounds into each one of them. the most i got in it was 7 kills on a single ammo load in RB

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@n1co2017 I think that copilot mechanic is in game to be fair. But yes, a new more accurate damage model would be great - especially one with more visual damage because now you hardly see anything

[@motmot8879]

Problem is this is a realistic damage model, sure we could use more visible damage but there's a reason bomber flew in big groups and with defense fighters IRL. They're flimsy, not fast and not durable, the stories you hear about a plane crashing into it and i not dying is litterally a one in a million chance

[@n1co2017]

@@motmot8879 they aren't even close to being this flimsy, some bombers have come back after being rammed by fighters. Their wings don't just fall off like lego.

[@no-legjohnny3691]

​@@motmot8879 B-17s in the war managed to fly home with holes big enough to drive a Jeep through in both the rear fuselage and wing. The "fragile cookie" nature of War Thunder's bombers where a single pass by a Bf 109 or Fw 190 can kill a bomber is definitely not accurate whatsoever. Typically, it was more likely that a bomber would only go down if the engine caught fire or the pilots were killed.

[@lokikinch]

They USED to be very durable years ago but Fighter players moaned that their machine guns weren't effective at shooting down a B-17. So gaijin being gaijin over corrected severely and just left it at that.

[@leman8626]

As much as it pains me to say it, the Seafire FR 47 is a definite contender for the list in my eyes. You take a Spitfire, make it comically heavy, destroying its climbing ability and remove its ability to turn. Oh, also you mess up its flight model and not give it as much HP as it historically had. I love the plane just for how awesome it looks and how it was technically the pinnacle of the Spitfire in general and its last variant, but it's so atrocious to play. The only redeeming factor is that it's kinda fast if you use WEP, but the engine overheats very quickly, requiring a lot of WEP discipline.

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@leman8626 yeah that things a bit of a drag. I wouldn’t call it bad but all other 5.7 spitfires are superior

[@GigB_]

Is yours spaded? Mine was miserable to play until I got the 150 octane fuel, then It became pretty viable

[@KekusMagnus]

Once you get engine injection and 150 octane it becomes a very good energy fighter, you can play it like a more nimble tempest that's also good at high altitude. It has to be one of the worst stock grinds in the game though

[@michelangelo3911]

1:19 sneaky Cobi model, nice

[@mantukimalainen]

i love the f5f 5n in sim its so much fun there also the j7w has the he 162 syndrom where in real life it was a amazing at turning but in war thunder yeah they can't idk why but they just don't

[@Thekilleroftanks]

oh thats simple. because it was modeled back in 2014 and hasnt been touched since. so because gaijin was extra shitty with that patch we got an extremely buggy plane, that for some fucking reason, gaijin is allergic at fixing the fucking thing. its current issues are many, first one is that one of the ailerons, you know the nose-mounted canards, well only one is modeled to work. so you have half of the pull you should, the flaps for some fucking reason auto retract once you past i think 300kph, and for some fucking reason ontop of that, its inverted, so it creates negate lift, it actually pulls your nose downwards and makes it harder to turn. then you got the engine overheating far faster than it should. and missing like 800hp. ya the thing is a fucking mess, every japan main knows it and its mind boggling why gaijin hasn't touched the thing in a literal decade of time. like its been over 10 years, it was introduced in october 9th of 2014.

[@marcorocchi6758]

​@@Thekilleroftanks The flaps problem is actually real. I don't remember the exact reason, but due to a formula used to calculate the lift would normally result negative (so the flaps would make it point down instead of up) but in most planes it actually results in positive (so flaps make the plane point up). Someone made a video about how the war thunder wikipedia is wrong and explained this exact problem

[@Tom-jw7ii]

The point of flaps is to increase the maximum lift before the wings stall, not the immediate amount of lift after extending them. Whether the flaps create a positive or negative pitching moment is not that important for their function, since the pilot will adjust the elevator to counter it either way. Having only one canard functional also wouldn’t decrease turn rate by 1/2. The wing is the limiting factor. Having only one be functional would make it wonky and asymmetric, but as long as you can still stall the wing before stalling the remaining canard, I don’t think it would actually reduce the total lift at all, because the other canard would be creating more lift instead. That’s assuming the one functional canard is modeled to create lift along the centerline so it doesn’t act as an aileron, of course.

[@KekusMagnus]

@@Thekilleroftanks when it first came out there was a bug where its engine would burst to 10k+ RPM and produce 50000HP if you messed with MEC. It would rapidly accelerate to its rip speed on the deck and the prop governor would save the engine from dying. It was fixed almost immediately but I had a few good laughs, the overall FM still feels about as accurate though

[@OszkárAmbrus]

The F6F5-N is great in sim, the radar is a big advantage and helps you ID enemies and friends from a long distance. The J7W1 is also extremely good in sim, insane climb rate and speed, in most situations youre always faster then the enemy. I recommend the J7W1 for any sim enthusiasts, you wont refret it.

[@bloodwolf1211]

I agree for the most part but the D371 is a damn menace in ground RB and the beaufighter can be pretty workable too.

[@Chounubis]

In defense of the Frenchie: It can really pound ground targets top-down, and VERY small bursts = very good biplane/early monoplane annihilator. But only for maybe 3 kills max.

[@radosaworman7628]

My recomendation for Lancaster: -Keep your bombload light (even lightest load can kill one base) -keep yourself fast (you are no ju288 but fast enough to get in on slight descend, turn around and get yourself on the edge of never exceed-speed returing while tratind your alt when approprate) -dont change targets after you commit

[@TheVicViper24]

I remember the F6F-5N had a lead indicator for the radar if you locked on to an enemy when it first got it. But it’s been a long time since than.

[@Doc_Paradox]

Mostly because that's not an automatic thing. IRL you'd have to punch in the distance and wingspan of the target then sit directly behind it. Hard to translate into the game

[@dannya1854]

Along with the J7W1, the P-47N has terrible climb and worse performance than other P-47 variants, its only advantage is a higher top speed which was never really a problem with the other P-47 models anyways.

[@thesnazzycomet]

YES The P-47N is also a bit of a struggle and easily the worst one tier for tier, but the J7W1 is way more painful

[@radicaljellyfish4435]

The P-47N also has much worse gun convergence due to the .50 cals being placed even further out on the wings compared to every other P-47 model.

[@legend2460]

Not the worst just the hardest to play they require skill, trigger discipline for the ammo count as well as aim and not shooting 800m to a km out, and of course positioning

[@thesnazzycomet]

Definitely, wise words indeed

[@PeaceMG]

So my philosophy for war thunder when I started playing was to spade every plane, until I hit about US Rank 3 and stopped caring about bombers and strike planes. And then I met the F6F-5N and decided that some fighters just aren't worth the time. I've definitely improved substantially since that point (

[@thesnazzycomet]

Maybe it’s worth a revisit. Despite what I said you can make it work

[@GameyDave]

Oh please do top 5 best WWII bombers!

[@thesnazzycomet]

In game or in WW2 irl?

[@GameyDave]

@@thesnazzycomet In game please

[@walliwabbel]

@@thesnazzycomet The G8N1 gotta be one of the best, the bombs suck but you can actually use it as a fighter against the less skilled players

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@GameyDave interesting. I could try...

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@walliwabbel You CAN but it cant take a hit to save its life, and it flies like a boat

[@grkvbz]

Subbed at 3:04

[@radicaljellyfish4435]

Just for reference at how bad the J7W1 is, that’s one of the only fighters I feel comfortable turn fighting against in my P-51D-5.

[@thesnazzycomet]

Mustangs are solid

[@Domevic]

​@@thesnazzycometToo solid for being good.

[@tomasdvorak163]

Just want to clear up why Beaufighter Mk I has 2 different 40 mm guns. It was actually test bed to test which 40 mm gun out of those two is better for service with Vickers S winning over Rolls-Royce Type BH and later being used on Hurricane Mk.IV for anti-tank use at north Africa if I remember correctly. It is somewhat usable at GRB but it is overall more of cool from histical view interesting aircraft (or just meme one) then actualy competetive one.

[@serfgergergergerg8081]

I have an ungodly K/D in the F5F just because the guns slap so insanely hard, even if the airframe is lackluster. First plane I enjoyed in the french TT

[@ScrungleMcDinglebottom]

The fire brand is great, if you abuse the airbrake and flaps it can turn like a hurricane and 800x 20mm rounds is absolutely great.

[@auricom8472]

Lancaster has the radar bulge but gaijin refuses to give it radar.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

They even modeled randar on french one. Its not functional however, just a DM feature.

[@publichearing8536]

is that a radar in your fuselage or are you just happy to see me?

[@GameyDave]

God I hate the F6F-5N hellcat! I was recommended it when I was fairly new and I didn't know what on earth was going on, it is truly terrible.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Pretty good in sim tho. Because of radar, it has IFF, so you can easily tell who is who from range.

[@remkirkthegamer1157]

5:34 It used to have a lead indicator, but then Gaijin responded to vowel man's report by being Gaijin.

[@HGKatt-66]

I played the Firebrand and my first impression was it's okay, not great but fine. The only good thing was the 4 Hispano cannons with a fair amount of shells. Then I got the Firefly FR MK5 which is currently my favourite plane in game. Still think the Firebrand is okay but not great.

[@Aqualobo242]

Love how the J7W1 was made as a interceptor and gijen just classes it as a fighter also the ki-200 sucks 8.7 constantly going against 9.7 jets and the guns while used to be good have ben nerfed into the ground

[@Dave-_-]

my experience with the ki-200 aint that bad. it's not a good grinder but I definetly wouldn't say it's a bad plane

[@Aqualobo242]

@Dave-_- its not a bad plane it's just that it shouldn't be at 8.7 but the can't put it lower because it would be to strong gijen just needs to decompress those br ranges

[@Dave-_-]

@Aqualobo242 yeah, although we both know they aint gonna do it

[@Vexed_Vixen]

I feel like the Condor is worse for its tier than the Lancaster. At least the Lancaster has decent field of fire with its turrets, unlike the abysmal Condor

[@thesnazzycomet]

Yeah the Condor is probably just worse but I wanted less lower tier ones

[@wahtx7717]

Kinda niche, but I find the f6f 5n and other night fighters amazing at destroying enemy planes in low clouds in sim mode. Many bombers think they are invisible in them, but radar and a heck ton of cannons make short work of them.

[@ah-64apache92]

J7W1 should be first place god i wish it was good

[@RogueBeatsARG]

Shinden should turn like a beast, just by looking at it, its a ww2 delta cannard

[@carlosmd27]

Jum funny that some of those planes are pretty damn good in SB, for example de Hellcat with radar, that is hell of a good thing to have in battle, i seeing people using the J7W1 and they are in another level, for sure if you know that the plane can’t dogfight you’re save making it turn

[@cactuslietuva]

if anyone wonder why beufighter had 2 different 40 mm , is because they tested two different models to see which is better on the aircraft. Also yak 17 is not made of wood. There was no deficiency of alliuminium production in late stage of ww2 and after it

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Not even in the middle of the war. Wood held as long as it did only because adoption rate was slow before ww2, and few planes that did use aluminium were bombers (from like 1920`s by some reason).

[@benjaminfreeman5654]

War thunder if they had any part in minus one-"nah, make the plane turn as slow as a bomber, speed of a bi-plane and make it a sitting duck"

[@orka5352]

Kinda shocked with the J7W rating! In sim it performs amazingly. One of those planes that is completely different between RB and SB, happens a ton. So many planes are limited by mouse aim compared to full real controls with a joystick.

[@Chesleigh]

D.371 H.S.9 is not bad, I've grinded the early French tech tree with this and it does the job well, you're in a BR where you face the weakest planes war thunder has to offer, reserves, with their slow speed and fragile structure, and you fight against less than competent pilots who don't understand how complicated air battles are, new players, you only need 5-10 shots to kill your average reserve player, and even if you're uptiered, the pilots aren't much better, because they don't understand the difference between "turn fighters" and "boom and zooms" (The HS9 is a great turn fighter btw cuz its based on a reserve plane), so you'll be running circles around much more sluggish aircraft compared to the HS9 like 109s. But if the opponent is competent, you should be facing against planes with 7.7mm (not including the italians I don't know how they get away with two 12.7mm for reserve) so you may receive a light peppering. While 60 rounds does make you conserve till you go utterly insane, there are airbases, I wouldn't recommend travelling across the entire map, or making long range shots with such limited ammo, but its still a great scramble fighter thanks to its climb rate and decent acceleration if you touch and go on airbases (just max out reload speed in crew skills because you're not wasting your points on G tolerance or repair rank for whats essentially an upgunned reserve plane). TLDR: HS9 is a good plane because your opponents are easy competition. 60 cannon rounds is plenty for 1.3

[@rafxzi]

So you would fill the worst plane list with bombers ? *Laughs in JU-288 C* 😂

[@HanzFrostedZeEngines]

Idea: List down the worst planes in each tier.

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@HanzFrostedZeEngines maybe maybe

[@rjoyce]

@@thesnazzycomet top five top five lists.

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@rjoyce hahaha

[@tws1man582]

I think one of the reasons the F6F-5N is disliked it because how disappointing it is compared to the F6F-5. I loved the F6F-5 and the 5N is just worse. they gave the 5 even better air to ground so the 5N is just worse there too and while the 20mm are very cool the performance hit just doesnt justify going up a whole BR. what really killed it for me was the radar. if you pull straight up with keyboard it skews the 5N to the right and that just makes it feel worse to fly

[@WPope]

the D.371 H.S.9 is a beast in ground with the AP belts

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@WPope there are so many better choices though

[@MaticTheProto]

the f6f and firebrand are actually really decent

[@JLS-ti3lb]

The J7W did help take out Godzilla in Godzilla Minus one so it can't be bad

[@robbybuffenbarger531]

the j7w1 was the first plane in the game i really set out to get, after looking at it and seeing the 30mm i knew i wanted it, i was so sad when i got it but hey at least i spaded it

[@Jump-Shack]

Disagree with the large bomber statement. From experience with the G8N1 and lincoln along with the halifax and sunderland, they had a lot more fun in them than the B17 and, to some extent, the Me 264 and PE8

[@Jump-Shack]

Especially the G8N1 and Lincoln since not only are they agile, but they at least get decent 20mms as a defense, which makes it easier to deal with planes tanky(G8N1 more tanky) although the bomb load for the Japanese bomber is not as good

[@raginio]

even tho I am kinda a wheeraboo, but i think the Henikel H-111 could get at least an honorable mention.

[@raginio]

Little fun fact: it could also launch V-1 Rockets mid air

[@mikeinmelbourne9491]

I love the French DH9 - it's so bad I fly it low tier as practice and a challenge. It's an solid turn fighter and you have to close right in on the enemy.

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

The prototype has two different models of cannon because they are testing two types of cannon.

[@bencejoeszabo1884]

You could probably make an entire list just out of the FW 190s

[@Slavicplayer251]

😂

[@johncmcham]

planes like the firebrand are why i hate the state of BR placements of planes/tanks in this game. there's no way it deserved to start life in the game at the 5.0 bracket and the same goes for the R3 starting at 3.3

[@WhyettOrians]

I absolutely love the HS9 it absolutely slaps with those 20mms, trigger discipline through the roof, I’ve personally dropped multiple aces easily with it

[@TinyBearTim]

Me262 Heavy Slow Poor acceleration Slow guns Can’t turn or climb Too high of a br to actually be effective Gets torn apart by Cold War jets that are faster than your guns velocity

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@TinyBearTim very nearly made the cut!

[@Tračník127]

well, its my favorite :D it is kinda agile and JABO version gets airspawn

[@Nate_935_]

I don’t think its br is too high. There’s just too much compression rn with the sabres and migs at 8.0.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@Nate_935_ C2B can get on them however. Oh, if only +-1 BR rule gets reworked...

[@whateverarc2768]

I got the starter pack French plane out of a gambling crate a while back, it’s really funny to play in arcade with friends because of infinite ammo

[@Karagianis]

11:56 The reason was it was a prototype. They were testing to see which was better. It wasn't supposed to be USED, only tested.

[@radosaworman7628]

please dont talk about history of a plane if you dont know it. Firebrand was Blackburn's (not Hawker's as you refrenced typhoon) second attmpt at combo of naval strike and torpedo aircrafte (frist being Skua that was utterlu useless) That had mussfortune to be shifted around from engine to engine, from role to role. I would say it's in line with fairy firefly with stronger vertical turn (due to really good flaps. It's definitely one of thoose planes that you need to know your flaps usage to get everything out of it. Think more strike aircraft supercobra instead of worse typhoon. Keep speed high flaps on edge of ripping and you will be fine. Also it's suprisingly good at ground battles as a mop- that is kill as many ground targets as you can and do boom and run's on enemy aircfat all day. It has dreadfull supercharging but shere power of the 50l engine (in comparison jug has 43l) can do a lot.

[@thesnazzycomet]

im aware of who made the Firebrand, I am just saying it resembles a Hawker Tempest

[@ioioioioio6026]

I will NOT tolerate night hellcat slander, this thing is insane in sim

[@TheRealNTSBlol]

I once played in Rank I BR 1.0 (a reserve He 51-A). I fought against a D371, and I out-turned it, out-played it, out-sped it even, out-climbed it, and I destroyed it in around 3 hits. With 7.62mms. Yeah...

[@hero-fix2112]

mb162 actually has really good climb rate and its a solid bomber

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Its one of the BEST climbing bombers. If only its bomb load was better...

[@The_Radio_Check]

Turns like a bus Flies like a whale

[@borednekoguy]

I randomly got the H.S.9 from a crate during the 10th anniversary crates, it's really only good in arcade 💀

[@ralphthedoge8078]

I love the firebrand 2000lb bomb load at 3.7 makes it extremely good in ground

[@ThommyofThenn]

Thank you for not hating on bombers too much. It already sucks trying to use them 13:00 actually I'm very sure the USSR bis jet has less amm9

[@usernameisrequired]

The radar hellcat is a plane I want to love but the extra weight has never helped me out of 30 games with it I have had 2 good games in it (5+ kills) and a few ok games (3+) it’s just disappointing in the metta if the plane got a shadow buff with a bit more power and slightly better low speed performance it might be nicer to play

[@pedrospier7854]

11:38 you could get in an event sometime ago, don't remember the name but there were a bunch of old event vehicles that you could get in some boxes

[@HunterSteel29]

Y'know, its kinda funny that the Yak-17 has 120 rounds in the game but IRL it could carry 210 rounds (105 rounds per gun).

[@superjp2091]

Being this early is criminal. I love the ranking though, totally agree

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@superjp2091 glad!

[@discordkitten2001]

Why is the sakeen not on there bro it's so bad it's a flying brick

[@casualmannoobq]

that french bomber is actually really fast

[@twurtle12hd39]

Anyone upset about Lancaster due to the 120000 lb bomb should remember the Brit’s have a better plane that also gets that bomb in their tech tree

[@felixbeauwolfe]

I had no idea that people outside of India knew what a Papadam is, subbed.

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

To be fair: historically, most of these picks do seem to make some amount of sense.

[@tejeshwarful]

Regarding the Lancaster, I could always shoot it down easily compared to b-17. The fact that I did the shooting with a Spitfire did hurt a little though. Cheers

[@joesphmetrusias3426]

The hell cat is the plane I do the best in that plane

[@Ace-rp7vr]

I’m suprised that you didn’t say the P.108B wasn’t gonna be the worst, cause people just hate on Italy sometimes

[@thesnazzycomet]

Trust me it definitely would’ve made it but it’s now rank I so it doesn’t count, and I’ve done a video dedicated to it before

[@mrduck231]

The j7w1 should get an air spawn

[@nagisenpoi]

love your video

[@AG9229]

To be fair, mate, the Lancaster wasn’t great IRL. The only reason Harris insisted on it was that it could drop an HC 8,000lb on Berlin. You know, a target that was not really that important anyway.

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@AG9229 I wouldn’t say it wasn’t great irl. It was designed to carry maximum payload and fight at night - it could and did. For its intended role it was fine just not in War Thunder

[@OlleKihlén]

Tip for new best plane!: Do 217 N-2 Key features✨️ -No speed -30 sec turn time -800 feet per min climb rate -No bombs

[@Roof-Ripper]

Firebrand is decent, it’s mid but not the worst strike plane at 3.7, killed a few tanks at 6.7 with it so, it can fight but not the best.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Also its a decent fighter - almost Tempest MkII at lower BR with very strong flaps.

[@staticace4363]

I honestly think that the HS-123 A-1 (the ones in the Chinese and German tech trees) are honestly horrible. Sure they might have a good bombload but they have a horrible speed and energy retention will also being hard to aim its guns...

[@V22OspreySALVEUKRAINE]

Its a shame how war thunder has made the Lancaster look shite. IRL it was primarily used as a night-time bomber focusing on speed and payload, while daytime bombers like the B-17 sacrificed some of their speed and payload for increased defensive armaments as they were WAY more likely to come face to face with a 109 or 190, while the lancasters main threat was Flak (and yes IK that there were german night fighters but flak was a bigger concern)

[@LastGoatKnight]

Now, I'll genuenly cry. Not only I could not download the new update because I was sabotaged by my blood but now as a newer update came to the game, the whole 17(+12) hours have reset. The universe doesn't like me today😭

[@thesnazzycomet]

@@LastGoatKnight oh dear!

[@Roni-kg1sw]

The Lancaster only having 3 gun positions is purely down to what it was designed to do which is bomb at night where they isn’t anywhere near as much fighter interception. The British bombed during the night and the Americans bombed during the day hence why American bombers have a lot more gun positions.

[@Radocruz]

I will never forgive this Yak-15/17 slander. :(

[@thesnazzycomet]

Ahaha, sorry its kind of what I'm known for

[@Radocruz]

@@thesnazzycomet Late to the party and just found your channel, love the videos. I subscribed, but I'm going to need a ukelele apology video for the Yak-15/17.

[@JustoEroles-ts1yk]

The J-20 deserves a spot on the worst planes because not only is it an Italian G-50 in Sweden's TEC Tree but it was put in rank 2 instead of 1. With its 2 machine guns, low rate of fire, and a very fragile plane against any attack, you'd be lucky to get a kill against other rank 2 planes. The only redeeming feature of this plane is its decent maneuverability. For a fighter it's pretty disappointing.

[@panzerkampfwagenvausfa5381]

I'm rather surprised you haven't mentioned the F4U-1c, the only good thing are the 4x AN/M2 cannons but you still have the 2.7 airframe/engine from the F4U-1a at 4.7. And for my Worst pick the Yak-9p, after playing the very good Yak-3 and the 3p, I got the Yak-9p and it just feels worse than the earlier yaks, you don't turn as well nor are you speedy either. I tried to make it work, but it just frustrates me.

[@serhulky97-ru6zd]

If it hasnt been added yet I'd say the british hunter f.6. Hasnt got enough speed to keep up with most planes at that BR and the missiles blow up after 2 seconds. The only good thing about it is its 4x 30mm aden cannons.

[@dekat7656]

But good memories in the Lancaster

[@princesspupcake1269]

Awh, such a shame to learn the Yak-17 is poopy garbage... I think it's probably one of the coolest looking early jets.

[@Янус_Ырт]

Man, I have aced crew on Yak-17, it is a good plane, just leave throttle on 98% and it never overheats)

[@Knight6831]

Yeah I take issue with you criticising the Avro Lancaster not having a ball turret which was not put on because when you do night time bombing raids, the ball turret is effectively useless when you were flying at night over cities under wartime blackout meaning the the gunner would have very little chance of seeing a fighter approaching from below at night, until it opened fire. Also the Lancaster was built with electronic warfare technology instead being weighted down by a ridiculous number of guns that a B-17 carried LordHardThrasher did a video about why the B-17 was so bad. You will find that a Lancaster is arguably a better heavy bomber than the Flying Fortress

[@InfestationPony]

Last night tried the new air mode, random select unfortunately, only bombers. God it was beautiful, no fighters, no intercepters, just bombers enjoying the moment.

[@boofini1830]

J7 part made me sad a little. Yes it’s a lump of lard but it’s my lump that I use to head on everything

[@norske_ow3440]

16:15 actual worst plane spotted. But I did watch the end of the video where you explain why it’s not there 😉