Best Interceptors

[@farmingpotato3372]

The p-38 is highly survivable. I once lost, at low altidue in a mountainous map, an engine and one wing (outwards from the lost engine) and still made it back to base

[@mr.randomyt1097]

Nice

[@lynnnnNG]

Me to in air assault!!

[@spanishparrot5255]

Putting the F82 above the hornet and not even including the KI83 is crazy

[@ousou78]

Yup totally wrong

[@bmac7643]

The F82 dies even if it gets hit by only one 20mm shell, it’s not sturdy whatsoever

[@DeadSkyWT]

@@bmac7643 Lmao I've survived 20mm in it easily. It's great.

[@bmac7643]

@@DeadSkyWT I guess I’ve just been a victim of bad luck

[@liambell708]

Yeah I noticed this. Put the 4 20mm plane below the 2 20mm inferior plane.

[@tigrebleu7458]

I love the Ki-45 Kai Hei Toryu ("Dragon Killer") and its Schräge Musik cannons. Though tricky to use, it often surprises enemy bombers, allowing you to shoot them down before they can aim their defensive guns at you.

[@chrisdt2297]

But man, it's hard to use and kind of disorienting, I only pull it off 2~3 time

[@lollardismontop1026]

@@chrisdt2297 yeah it is I just bring a f82 if I need a prop interceptor

[@Jack-oc5uk]

True but what I realize after using this for a long time is that any heavy shot or just regular 12.7mm ammo shot at the back rudder can rip it apart and make you lose control.

[@ardap3966]

Thought it was the teaser and had a light heart attack ffs

[@ousou78]

The best interceptor is the Ki 83: Fast, climb like an Angel, turn well for a heavy fighter, get 30mm and 20mm

[@andreasblixt789]

Ki 83 should be top for sure, it´s as agile as most single engine, it´s climb is superb and it packs one hell a punch

[@4Core100]

True, but because of this, it has high BR and doesnt meet that many bombers and can see early jets. Best interceptors are at BRs with B-17s and British bombers so you have actually something to hunt.

[@kingghidorah8106]

i strongly disagree. It's flight model reminds me of the Bearcat, it loses energy very quickly until it hits 450 IAS but then loses thrust at 300 and below, it also hits a hard wall of 700 IAS and can't get further from that and also takes 22 seconds to reach such speed with a -20 degree dive. I have dog fought the ki83 in many aircraft and I've never gotten killed by it. Hell, even the J5N1 is basically a K4 with air spawn and reaches 700 in 15 seconds at -20 degrees and keeps accelerating til 780... j5n1 also out rates the Ki83 at 450, it keeps accelerating when doing flat turns and has better energy retention so it's basically like a 109 in a dogfight

[@Thunderbox247]

I was wondering where this thing was. fun fact it can out climb the Hornet Mk-III, my mates and I play both together. scary I know

[@Fiftie]

@@Thunderbox247 I’ll 1v1 you hornet vs ki83

[@dino8895]

Gaijin doing this intentionally lol

[@SomewhatSummarized]

Players: where devblog? 🐒

[@bornonthebattlefront4883]

Fr fr

[@Stasiiu]

What do you mean by that?

[@Anon-yi9yn]

Lmao

[@Luke-eo3bp]

@@Stasiiu cuz bombers have high ahh repair costs

[@Hkup5]

p38 can survive some serious damage. *catches on fire everytime i take a single bullet with it*

[@j-aaxch9658]

It may not be an interceptor but the A36 always has a place in my load out

[@grindersandgears3445]

@margaritasolis2708 For sure, 10 .50 cals spit out a LOT of lead. Just has the drawback of lower maneuverability and not performing as well at altitude/climbing.

[@llama_wehraboo7274]

The snail has me hostage and is forcing me to play

[@TADAMAT-CZ]

Don't feel special. We are all held hostage by Snail

[@leipajuusto2964]

xp-50 is basicaly pay to win. Grind for many nations would be much easier if xp-50 is higher br.

[@diomic]

The fun thing is that a lot of RB players come to Sim with the XP-50 and planes in Sim are really different from RB cause there you don't have the instructor to help you out, and XP-50 isn't that good in Sim, it's sluggish as hell (in turn fighting therms), it climbs great, but breaks wings easily cause u lock up diving (it's wing rip speed it's rather slow), and if you don't know how to use Manual Engine Control your engines will just burn out if you keep using it at 100% throttle (making it just good using 85% throttle)

[@CaghanVarli]

ah thats the teaser?

[@AZtanker24]

Every day I hope for a teaser and every day I'm disappointed.

[@CaghanVarli]

@@AZtanker24 same, but I think they will drop the teaser in 1-2 hours

[@menkobeastz6331]

@@CaghanVarli tomorrow. Teaser will always be released on thursday

[@CaghanVarli]

@@menkobeastz6331 not every time. For example the f14 teaser on a Monday. I hope for today because they didnt released a devblog

[@menkobeastz6331]

@@CaghanVarli The F14 teaser was on may 26th, which was literally a thursday

[@MZIH]

The xp-50 has to be moved to 5.3. Where the lowest enemies they face are the j2m variants, yak 3 variants, and spitfires with better engines. Good job on the midmap AAA.

[@justacanadianguy07]

ikr, my max upgraded bf 109. is usually outperformed by it, and the bf 109 is one the best performing fighters for its BR. its broken. i joined about 2 years ago and am just getting into 4.0 Germany, and i just stop playing during events, because you see nothing but XP-50's and Wyverns. its not fun. i havent played since mid november, because i have no motivation, and the soul sucking grind is too much.

[@StoatedWithTheSauce]

@@justacanadianguy07 lol I just bait them down low with my YAK-3 (min fuel), then hit 'em with a small burst of the busted ShVAK tracer belts. which usually kills them in like, 3-5 hits.

[@justacanadianguy07]

@@StoatedWithTheSauce the yak is a good plane from what I heard. Compared to the 109, it has similar guns, it turns faster, but can’t climb as fast or go as high. The XP 50 is just downright broken. It turns like a yak, has the firepower of a P-38, and climbs as well as the 109F-4. It should go to 5.3. The great part is that many of the pilots are kids who stole their mom’s credit card.

[@maheshtnt]

@@justacanadianguy07 I'm not sure about 5.3, especially as yak3 and j2m2 exist at 4.3. I think removing airspawn and moving it to 4.3 would be more than enough, as I never had any trouble fighting them with j2m2 or yak3. The issue with 109F4 is that it relies on being the highest plane in the game, but that almost never happens if there is a non-brain dead xp50 in the other team thanks to airspawn. Flight characteristics felt similar enough between the two that I feel a duel at equal alt could go either way. Edit: I played with all the planes I mentioned, my best plane out of them is j2m2 followed by xp50 and yak3 (i got yak3 the latest of all)

[@MZIH]

@@maheshtnt I like to counter dumb xp50 “pilots” with the bf 109 because of that German air brake that gives a nasty surprise

[@Melin8620]

i like the italian SM 91 because of the 6 20mm cannons in the nose its pretty quick too for its battle rating of 3.7

[@GoodGote]

Why don't they mention the Do-335 B-2? It was classified as an interceptor awhile ago in game. It has an insane climb rate, 3 30mm mk 103 high velocity cannons, 2 20mm mg151's, can withstand 500 mph in a dive without ripping its wings, has 2 engines and literally tears through the sky. Thing can reach bomber altitude faster than the Ta-152.

[@GoodGote]

@вовремя idk about that. Every time I get an uptier against f84s I get outran.

[@Rose_Butterfly98]

Narval and VB.10-02 They absolutely shred anything you get shots on. Narval has 6 20mm mg151 cannons VB.10-02 has 4 20mm Hispano 404 cannons and 6 12.7mm M2 Browning machine guns. They may not turn well, the vb actually behaves really weirdly while turning sometimes, but that doesn't matter when a single burst can slice a bomber's tail off.

[@flamah10n]

and in Italy, the SM 91

[@DragoneyeVII]

Gaijin forgot the dev blog/teaser.

[@Xtariz]

F-82 was meta brrrrrt... before A-10

[@steakinbacon8593]

Even now people still fear that freedom laser lol

[@chocolat-kun8689]

P61, that thing can do CAS and Boom and Zoom, the radar is a life saver, it eats auto cannon preventing a pilot snipe. and if you max crew your defensive armaments, you just need to aim your nose at the enemy and let it do all the work for you.

[@TorvalAwakened4662]

I love the bf 109 Z, but its wonderfull armament don't compensate the agility in the air... As afrench main, the Potez family (at the right br) IS kinda fun and easy to play too

[@jensleck547]

I love the Anti-Intercepter BFG110: Fly low,fast & drops Bombs when they close behind🦆🎉🦅 😅

[@cyonemitsu]

Ki-102 Otsu was a dedicated attack aircraft in real life, it was certainly not an interceptor.

[@yoshiegg95]

I am amazed how the Do-335 wasn't mentioned at all

[@Armex_YT]

Omd, do 335 isn't an interceptor. Its a strike aircraft

[@paulrebellion9548]

Ig gaijin knows people will buy premium do 335 anyways. I dont have it but the free one i have is total trash

[@GoodGote]

@@Armex_YT it wasn't before the new power update.

[@GoodGote]

@@Armex_YT they deny that it's an interceptor but I've been using it since it was classified as one.

[@fosterparent7477]

BV-155 and P-61 come to mind. These really should be in on the list.

[@viggobeste9100]

I did miss the FW aswell. But i am Not sure if it counts as a interceptor

[@serdarcam99]

@@viggobeste9100 fw was built as a interceptor but its bad on war thunder due to slow climb rate tho it was killer on ww2 its engine modified to work better at high altidutes makes it prime predator aganist british planes and p47s

[@TheLazyKat]

P61 probably Bv155 has trash climb up to bomber spawn alts

[@Thiago--de6ez]

Teaser or Devblog today ????

[@greystripesleeps]

I use the spitfire becuase I have the power of stereotypes on my side to help me climb to space to shoot down bombers

[@joseemiliorangeltrejo2327]

You forgot the landing flaps of the Ta 152 H1, being able to dogfight even spitfires

[@rieskaruisku]

Why are you listing Ki-102 as interceptor when it's actually an attacker? All Gaijin need to do is to add bombs to it and those have been reported long ago back in 2016.

[@catoblepasomega]

Shame too. At Rank III it would be really useful for Japanese players for doing daily/special tasks, even without bombs. Good guns, heavily armored (for a Japanese plane) I would be great. But it's labeled as an interceptor in-game for whatever reason.

[@rav3727]

I-225 and J7W1 on the airfield's runway looking up at the other interceptors spawning in the air: 🗿

[@irishred3070]

ya forgot the P38 also gets gunpods on each wing?

[@nightrider3587]

This is awesome, fighters always get all the glory,but the interceptors are the real unsung heroes of the air ! Good to see credit where credit is due, Thank You !

[@benjaminbellestlandawatson4965]

I really like the fw190D13. Its good performance and deadly in the hands of an good pilot.

[@kingghidorah8106]

Fellas Talking about the Ki83 but they don't know that J5N1 is basically a 109 K4 with no drag and air spawn 💀

[@geyrnauch]

I rank the Ta 152 H1 the top of the list, followed shortly by the P-38K (If you have a wingman of course, its too floaty otherwise).

[@admiralamelia]

152 H on top, a skilled pilot in that thing can dance on every plane listed here

[@powerhail1346]

I was just shot down by the German TA 152 while I was in a B-17 bomber yesterday

[@baykazdal]

yeah favorite interceptor the F-14 which was desgined to intercept long range russian bombers

[@pineyhills9066]

"P-38 hardly ever catches fire"? Well that was a lie.

[@FatherExo]

Gaijin please don’t give me hope, I can’t afford to fly F-82 it’s literally draining me harder than the Phut Hon thirst trap animated shorts

[@n1co2017]

i love the people who assume that it’s the same people making these videos as the trailers and complain that they are “procrastinating”.

[@smellysocks2463]

The spitfire is technically an Interceptor

[@Feuervix]

And so is the bf-109

[@Stasiiu]

Yes we should of hade this in the video

[@LTFP-fw3it]

No it wasn’t specifically built as a intercepted however it can fill the role

[@snugglecity3500]

@@LTFP-fw3it pretty sure it actually was built as an interceptor

[@dr.brigh0275]

@@Feuervix not the 109 no but the 190 technically

[@isaacthekim247]

I knew the F82 was gonna be no.1, no doubt about it😂

[@destroyerarmor]

Of course ☺️

[@bigjohnstudd4581]

Lol, the top interceptor was an escort fighter.

[@Leminge42]

yap. i hoped so. don't forget another impotant feature: your pilot is not in the middle. and you get two of them. so you hardle ever get pilot sniped

[@birbfromnotcanada]

Po-2, the thing doesn’t even need forward guns

[@sunchankweon4594]

where is teaser???

[@iVerse2043]

The Ta-152s got the looks man

[@fuso8639]

fun fact: The J1N1 in game is the recon version of the aircraft, J1N1-R Theres a more interceptor like aircraft with designation J1N1-S with shräge Musik 20mm in the back and additional 20mm in the nose

[@dulguunjargal1199]

The Best Interceptor is the MIG-25 >Highest Speeds of any Aircraft Only behind the SR-71 >Cheap to build compared to other interceptors >Nuclear Explosion EMP will not effect the systems in the slightest >Easy to Maintain and Repair due to simple Modules and systems (Even Siberian Airfields can repair it) >Will fly Directly towards the target at Mach 2

[@black_thunder2159]

as someone who doesnt own F-82 and was fighting against F-82 a lot of times, i can agree with it in the list, idk why people in comment thought its wrong but, it actually is scary. its one of those plane i knew i wouldn't face head on, and will not try to go for energy fight, it got both. All i need was one small mistake or a fortunate unskilled pilot to shot it down

[@Metrallaroja]

Ki-83 is my favorite in a interceptor rol

[@ousou78]

I swear they didn't mention it on purpose while mentioning mid japanese interceptors.

[@Metrallaroja]

@@ousou78 yeah haha, it is probably the best interceptor of the game. It has the best climb of any prop and turbocharged engines that hold the power until above 10km lol It would have been the perfect b29 interceptor irl

[@Metrallaroja]

+ One of the best 30mm in game if not the best (yeah jets included)

[@gaijinmq-9when951]

@@Metrallarojathe best 30mm in the game is the Gau-8 and the MiG-27’s Gsh-6-30, no it is not the best 30mm in the game (since you said jets included)

[@TheLazyKat]

@@gaijinmq-9when951 He said "one of the best" not "THE best" Read perhaps.

[@tharinroosara4909]

F7F-1 Tigercat is my favourite because it hold 4, 20mm cannons and 4, 12.7 high caliber machine guns that can easily rim apart an enemy bomber or a fighter and ive taken down 3 early jets at once even tho i''ve lost half of a wing and one of the engines

[@lukorito1670]

F 82 ALWAYS TAKES THE CAKE. NEVER BEEN SO IMPRESSED TO GRIND A VEHICLE LIKE THAT IN WT

[@GumMonster1]

Calling the Ki-102 Otsu one of the best interceptors in war thunder is fine however the 57mm cannon default belt only has 16 rounds and half of them are practice shells (ball ammunition with no tracer, worst ammo type in the game normally found on 7.62mm machine guns with no tracer... why...)

[@The_Irish_Fox]

bruh this isnt a teaser

[@Cellosong2007]

I personally prefer p-47s for intercepting both bombers and fighters. I enjoy its “firewall” created by the 8 50 cals

[@Snow_owl1966]

It's really nice to have aircraft and be able to use it in the maps. But then you've got 15 Fighters only on you no other targets available to them. I wish there could be people like if in their bombers stop calling out targets. Work together if I'm in your group as a bomber. There are plenty of targets on the ground. That's another thing. Because they can't destroy all of us with multiple bullets in the air like rain clouds.

[@dundabird3203]

Pretty sure the EE Lighting would win against these lot, and it's designed purely as an up-and-down rapid interceptor.

[@Sir_Cactus]

The F82 is actually the first Mustang I unlocked! I love it except for the repair cost of like nearly 15k SL

[@TinyBearTim]

109z but for some reason it’s not classified as one

[@camillethomas3222]

The best!

[@PeanutDudeYt]

the mosquito asked the P-51 if she wanted to come round for a party and then the F-82 was born 9 months later

[@stanleyescritor5298]

My favorite prop interceptor is the yak 9 T and Korean war F4U Corsair with 4 20mm auto cannon.

[@gfdsakiller6607]

the BV 155 its a very good interceptor, and well the he 162 or me 262

[@brooksie556]

Suggestion for versus channel.... Squadrons of the same plane go at it, see which plane is best.

[@L3GIT349]

When you're playing an Air RB match and you're matched against US and suddenly you see a shadow in the distance: "That's no plane, that's a space st-

[@Musafir09945]

i am more used to the japanese heavy fighters, the manouverability is just great, i know the begining ones don't have much armaments but they still get the job done. And tricking the opponents with schrage musik? just wonderful.

[@HeyBigChriss]

The F-82 is the best prop at the BR. It’s so dang fun to play

[@BlenderWeasel]

I don’t have the Rs yet, but the 4 13.2 mm mgs and 20 mm cannon on the piston engine variants are really good.

[@Weasel_N_Games]

Very good fighters.

[@juli.bikelife]

When is the trailer for the next patch droping ?

[@24yamato49]

Ki 83 and J5N1 are highly underrated imo

[@flamah10n]

the hornet is my favourite, but before the hornet came, I was liking pretty much the whirlwind.

[@andrewengel3023]

you guys serious missed out on the SM91, good top speed, above average climb rate, EXTREME firepower coming in 6 forward facing 20mm MG151s with minengeshoss, plus a defensive 20, and on top of all this you have a turn rate that is better than most American fighters of the tier

[@ProjectRias]

Question : Are you going to add the Tornado this update to keep minor nations relevant? Or will it just become US vs Russia.

[@Keyoog]

Just wait dude teaser will probably be tomorrow we will see lol

[@thefolder69]

several minor nations should be able to get the F-16

[@communistbadpiggie7265]

No doubt, the Potez 631 is the best interceptor in 2.7. 4.31 kg/s of death is something to worry about

[@SalamanderBattleBrother]

What about the do335 b2 that thing can wreck bomber and tanks as well and its fast af

[@AttanoPlays]

Attention! Don't get upset and don't go far!

[@blackshark2088]

Do-335 B-2 best Interceptor for me...832 Kills in Real Battles

[@MrStrafeMan]

Where is my Teaser or my big F-16 devblog? ;D

[@liambell708]

I know the Hurricane MK IV is a force to be reckoned with. 2 30mm cannons and 2 7.7 mm machine guns on a fighter chassis leads to hell on bombers.

[@rachelwallaby9411]

My favorite interceptor is the P-51 and the BF 109

[@ellinecockburn2601]

What about jet interceptors, the best of them by the way is the F14 Tomcat

[@paulrebellion9548]

there isnt even any bomber that the F-14 can go against in the game tho. would have to be 8.0 and under

[@nottywolf]

How is the S.M.91 not on this list It is better than the most of the vehicles on this list

[@Zero_Two_Simp]

Best Interceptors = MIG 29 , F-16 , Tornado

[@Himbeere_02]

lol no

[@gaijinmq-9when951]

The tornado isn’t an interceptor, its a strike aircraft, and the fulcrum and the fighting falcon aren’t either, they are air superiority fighters.

[@RamsonHoliday]

I though that the Bf109 K-4 is so crazy that it kills SPAAs faster than other fighters...

[@abags7471]

twin mustang is a beast with the gun pod

[@JurassicAviator]

In my opinion the raf lightning is the best interceptor

[@kingghidorah8106]

MiG19 as well it shot down a U2 at top altitude, while mig19 in game can't do anything above 12K

[@sargesacker2599]

@@kingghidorah8106 Can you point to a source? This is the first time I heard about a U-2 being downed by a MIG-19.

[@kingghidorah8106]

@@sargesacker2599 oh quack I'm wrong, a MiG19 was tailing a U2 at peak altitude and a soviet missile hit the mig while it was powering up it's R3 instead of the u2, then the u2 got shot down by another Soviet surface to air missile

[@HungarianGopnik]

My personal fav is the MIG-3-15

[@flyingscotsman9657]

What about the mosquito? Attacker spawn, four cannons and four MGs and one of the fastest twin engines at its tier

[@Sumi_S]

Trash climb rate Trash roll rate Only good about it is its speed and guns

[@flyingscotsman9657]

@@Sumi_S I had a 7:1 K/d with it at 4.3 and it is now 3.7

[@JostVanWair]

It's a strike aircraft That reminds me though, we need the Night Fighter Mosquitoes!

[@antontribelgorn3641]

i'm always disappointed by aircraft with two engines that can't fly on one. Like those are really going to tell me that after getting 4-5 kills and with only one enemy left (that being a defenseless bomber at 500M altitude) i'll die just because my left engine got hit by a random 20mm HE and the airfield is too far away.

[@chiefturion7134]

My favorite interceptor is the foxhound

[@familyjobe853]

The best interceptor against bomber IS ; any aircraft (bomber are just flying cible)

[@Em_Youl]

Teaser Where?

[@getgaijoobed6219]

Ah yes, the P-38 is a *great* as a turnfighter LOL

[@thefolder69]

I mean, it's not bad if you use the vertical with flaps. obviously you don't turn with Zeros or Spitfires, but it's better than your average American prop

[@warlikecomic2022]

P38 L outturns 109s

[@AdmiralLost]

Yeah. But nothing else in that BR can head on a P-38

[@stacosaurus]

In my opinion the Mig-3-34* is the best, never let me down

[@9999AWC]

Remove the Ki-102, slide everything down one spot and put the Ki-83 at the top.

[@Kaizerpro2]

Shouldn't the Bristol Blenheim be an intercepter because I mainly use it to intercept targets instead of dropping bombs

[@imablock16]

Bs I have never seen a Blenheim last 2 seconds after getting attacked 😂 thing gets downed before it can down anyone.

[@zachnar0125]

J1N1 runs out of ammo so quickly. Make sure you guys are aiming very well.

[@robinsonsstudios]

Ki 102b is not an interceptor,its a ground attack aircraft!

[@wetzel1628]

Imo the hornet should be #1. Even Faster than the p51h at various altitudes. Ludicrous climb rate at all altitudes, and nothing outclimbs it below 6k. Played correctly it’s impossible to touch especially the first half of the game. You can just choose to not die if you really want. The only props that can touch it are the p51h and maybe the F2g. It’s only real competition is the ki83 because it climbs so well but even then the hornet is just so much faster. Not to mention it gets a stupid 2000m airspawn

[@whooshwhoosh7368]

ki-83 is really enjoyable to play too!

[@smigoltime]

Oh I wouldn't put the Ki-102 anywhere on top. Meanwhile you dont even mention Ki-108 or Ki-83

[@Fraggrenade2011]

i love the MiG 3, even tho its a beginner plane

[@markcraig4341]

Maybe redo do these regarding SB, Things are different when you have full flight controls no kiddie mouse aim an use aircraft with actual combat history

[@MrFunkybro55]

Saying the P38 doesn't catch fire must be a joke. Thing gets hit by anything and catches fire. It also not tanky at all lmao