AV-8B NA Review - Should You Buy It? New Premium CAS King [War Thunder]

[@RomanKniga]

Hey man, just wanted to thank you for all the rewiews your have been dooing for all those years. They really helped. Love from all of us

[@diegowushu]

Ah the memories of flying this one on the old Jane's US Navy Fighters with the Marine Fighters expansion back in the 90s.

[@Autinond]

What? You flew it?

[@Ryanvondrake]

He did while eating a Snickers upside down-​@@Autinond

[@Kevin-mk6jo]

Tankenstein, thank you for the videos and unbiased reviews. We appreciate it, see you on the battlefield.

[@jesussolis5973]

*Tip: You can lock a plane with the targeting pod and it’ll give you a gun lead if you’re close enough

[@TedSteed-ic5qu]

In a vertical stall, dump thrust vectoring to 100% until your nose is beginning to look down then push it to zero again to turn much faster (works in any loop)

[@csii6478]

Sadly it’s the best CAS jet for 11.3. You still have good tech tree planes at 11.0 ground like the F4E and A7’s but the N.A. has all the 11.7 top tier weapon that can see a 10.3 down tier. A little OP but we all know it was specifically put at 11.3 to get the wallet warriors to buy their way to a top tier CAS plane. I will maybe eventually get this plane on a sale later down the road like next year but I already have the whole air tree done so I will have better options at 11.7 like its tech tree counter part so maybe not

[@Optimusprime56241]

Kid named su-39

[@Optimusprime56241]

Also su-24 is better too

[@fire_drake12.arc.24]

Its not OP considering the far superior options other nations get at the same BR. Its also effectively useless against any competent SPAA player, which can easily keep you from doing your job entirely.

[@Optimusprime56241]

@@fire_drake12.arc.24 SU 24 is far better and even the f111 is too

[@PalexHorse]

@@Optimusprime56241yeah bro Russian bias is real, at this point talking about how good a vehicle is doesn’t even include Russia because half their shit is op with inflated ballistic performance

[@HashbrownActual]

With the planned BR changes this thing will get a little better

[@cq4538r]

Pro tip guys: don't hesitate to carry a loadout of 4 9Ls, 2 AGM-65Gs, and the Targeting Pod + Gun. The AGMs are helpful in getting players to burn their speed and countermeasures, thinking it's a missile allowing you to snag the kill. But also don't hesitate to dump the Mavericks if you need to go defensive.

[@Peter-ow6rg]

Mavericks are also fantastic to hit guys landing on their af

[@cq4538r]

@Peter-ow6rg thats actually something my friend who taught me to fly harriers does with em. He also taught me the aforementioned baiting maneuvers with em. Occasionally he or I can use em on a helo or get a plane kill with em.

[@cart1jz]

How do you equip the cannon+ missiles? Mine only allows me to use the cannon alone, AA missiles alone, or targeting/bomb loadouts…

[@Idkwhattoputhereandbeoriginal]

@@cart1jzcustom loadouts

[@stelfer]

@@cart1jz custom loadouts

[@vendetta8022]

For 11.3 you are going to fight F-4S a lot (like 6 out of 10 games), and fighting AIM-7F with a subsonic jet is not a pleasant experience.

[@macrossdelta1402]

Are you gonna do a buyers guide to the new KV-1?

[@fire_drake12.arc.24]

Its a decent CAS plane, far better than the POS A-6E and A-t0's still struggles a bit against Pantsirs due to it not being super sonic, and its loadout of 4 unreliable mavericks costing the same as a loadout of 6 on other planes is BS. Paveways are worthless as they are still broken and not functioning properly making them useless. Its nice to finally have a premium that isnt complete crap as long as it stays where it is, plus as a huge fan of Harriers, im happy to see it. Its alot better than any of the other options we have and its alot better than the garbage tanks that you're gonna have to use in order to get into it. At 11.3 9Ls are pretty lackluster compared to what you are facing, but this is a strike aircraft, not a fighter. The skins available for it are lackluster and the fact that a DECAL was the pre-order bonus is pretty crappy. Overall its a 7-8/10 depending on how you use it. Having to cost a ton of extra SP in order to equip the gun with belts that actually have enough penetration to pen the roof of modern tanks is also asinine, as all the belts besides the armored targets (which all cost extra to) dont have enough penetration to pierce the roof of nearly any tank besides light tanks at top tier. The rudder is also really annoying to deal with. A US premium that is actually worth buying for once and isnt over-br'd (yet).

[@maximilianob8321]

I love you tankenstein-chan

[@CoolLink-Zelda]

WE love Tankenstein-san~

[@PlanaOS]

tankenstein-chan makes my heart go doki doki

[@shadowbonbon3]

Senpia tankenstein gives me butterflies in my stomach

[@TomPrickVixen]

After this Harrier I'd like to ask that why the FRS.1 has the same BR in air and only slightly lower BR in mixed battles?

[@TakenWithout]

The FRS1 has a very odd br at 11.3 given the FRS1(e) is literally the same plane .7 br lower because it only gets 2 9Ls not 4. The standard sea harrier could probably be 11.0 & be fine

[@camilorodriguez5602]

@@TakenWithout yeah, when it was 10.7 and the (e) was 10.3 it was good, now it faces f14s, and now after the event that br bracket is worse to play

[@dentist-chan]

Thank you

[@Taylor.L.]

Lil got all the other air perms and still gonna pick this up 😂

[@PalexHorse]

Tf did you even say😂

[@RougeCranberry-i6c]

1:05 be a little rat and attack the weakest in the group. like a tiny dishonorable coyote and pounce on them when they cant see you and bite them in the neck

[@patrickescoe]

wish bro showed actual game play footage

[@ashman8891]

Good luck beating supersonic to base bomb

[@arbuzik977]

You dont focus thats it is a premium and u have to chose betwen f5c and this but this is far mote capable

[@nelsonsa7372]

Man wtf why i don't have the 25mm??

[@Shakalowski]

Wheres next event ?!

[@mrprism5382]

In a week or so, German ground vehicle, rumors are it's a Boxer with a 105 turret like the Swedish car

[@macrossdelta1402]

Idk, the 3105 is a 120 cannon woth a coax 30mm and roof 50 cal. Its also a renote control turret with an APS system. Seems unlikelythat specifc model would be added since Gzsabi confirmed it was partially german. So the 3105 probably inst going to be added. There isn't a 105 model like the Finnish CT CV105HP prototype which you're referring to

[@mrprism5382]

@macrossdelta1402 the turret you're thinking of is the RCT120 from the Tracked boxer demonstrator. The 3105 is a Belgian turret similar to the CV-CT 105 that sweden got

[@macrossdelta1402]

@@mrprism5382 yeah the 3105 was also tested on a wheeled boxer chassis also. Regardless there isnt a 105mm version just some 30-40mm autocannon models. So I don't think we will see a vehicle like the CT CV for the event. Or at least if there is 105 I'm not aware of it. There might be but I couldn't find one. The turret can mount a 105 but all the current images are of the 120mm

[@mrprism5382]

@@macrossdelta1402 just Google Boxer IFV 105MM, and it's right there

[@Enaisstupid]

There are far better Premium grinders then this plane. Tech tree Harrier is still better.

[@Jasperisepic]

It gets Aim 120s

[@Jajalaatmaar]

What's the best premium grinder?

[@Jasperisepic]

@@Jajalaatmaar tornado IDS wtd16 for Germany and Mig 23 ml for Russia

[@GODWORRIOS]

can u buy me someone a top tier plane ? please