Most Competitive Mustang - P-51C-10

[@asadchatha4184]

Pro tip for flying Mustangs, when flying in a straight line, set prop pitch to 85% and the radiators at 50%. This helps to give a slight speed boost in straight lines, when you have to climb or dogfight, set it back to 100% prop pitch and 80% radiators.

[@Satanperkele]

Thanks for this answer bud, I've sort of started looking at getting into MEC with some of my favorite props, and useful help is much welcome. More is always helpful, please & thank you 😁

[@_ace_defective_]

The late Mustangs are more simple than that really. Set radiators to whatever is needed to keep them cool (around 70% is pretty safe); the radiators cause very little drag so you can even set them to 100% with negligible speed loss, and you'll never overheat. Prop pitch should be 100% except when diving at high speeds or flying level after a dive where 80% or so ensures that (1. you dive faster and (2. you don't lose speed after a dive as quickly

[@Ziiphyr]

@@Satanperkele same, I don’t know if it’s worth the time for me to set up my MEC for a handful of props.

[@IHaevATajpo]

@@Satanperkele set prop pitch to 100% in 109s

[@Satanperkele]

As a casual enjoyer of both air RB & grund RB, that's had periods of wild interest with one, or both simultaneously. Ive found the most daunting thing in my mind is getting the keybinds set up properly, and would appreciate If someone shared their MEC controls and why they're bound to (for example R = activating MEC).

[@wuzz111]

This plane is impossible to play if you don’t have the red smoke enabled

[@MCXL1140]

Yeah. It's a weird bug.... Or feature

[@dieinaholeidk1254]

wuzz is a gay boi

[@stephenkirby1797]

Wuzz gay and hot

[@dieinaholeidk1254]

@@stephenkirby1797 true

[@stephenkirby1797]

@@mr.squiggles7915 good to know he also did that to me. what an awesome guy.

[@makfrags14]

The C-10 was always good..I love it

[@nickpickle7665]

Yeah my top played plane

[@MrDajustkilla]

It could be so much fun, If only it was in game when i was grinding american props))

[@giacomomeluzzi280]

It's weird how people describe this plane as a pure BnZ but here you are energy and even turn fighting like an absolute baller

[@Hecker9974]

Maybe when people don't know how to use a plane they just call it BnZ

[@GeraltofRivia22]

Yeah, I have had great success turn fighting with it. Even had a 4 kill game purely by turn fighting.

[@kryfa6279]

If you don’t know your plane, best do what it can. Boom and zoom. I did that it in the raiden and it helps

[@leeham6230]

​@@kryfa6279You could remove your brain from your head, and still win with the J2M2. Such a badass plane.

[@kryfa6279]

@@leeham6230 you can do that better in the B-239

[@chaprandom8362]

Man, I love this plane. The speed is just superb, I love entrapping folks in this thing. One can easily carry with this game with decent energy management and target prioritisation.

[@Turk3YbAstEr]

It's got some downsides, but it is so relaxing to play in a plane that can so easily survive whatever you face thanks to it's ludicrous speed. It also has enough maneuverability to actually take advantage of that speed, unlike some of the other mustangs

[@comradesunny3557]

Probably mt favourite P-51 variant ever, having only 4 .50 Cals instead of 6 might hurt but it teaches you to aim better. Just love it!

[@Arthur_Neves]

This one have api-t?

[@comradesunny3557]

@@Arthur_Neves I believe so, but I use Ground targets belt which works pretty well

[@asadchatha4184]

Would love to see a video on the P51-D10. It's basically a P51-D5 but with the engine running at 75 lbs of boost as compared to the 60 lbs of the D20, which is the same boost level as the D30.

[@DEFYN]

Soon

[@corvus8752]

actuahdfjioiohdfjhjlkhkfally it's 72 lbs of boost on D-10 so it's a little weaker than D-30

[@asadchatha4184]

@@corvus8752 noted, thanks for letting me know.

[@Peddochiddo]

I'm almost 100% sure that the D10 has the same airframe as the D20 or D30 and not like the D5 which is missing the vertical tail fin. Also the D10 has a very slightly lesser boost compared to the D30, they are not identical

[@Zelectrocutica]

It's run at 72 MP with late war airframe so it's not the same as D-5 a bit lighter and more boost, my most flew plane back then it was 4.7.

[@jakedavids9017]

Thank you for demonstrating how to deal with Zeroes in the last battle. Definitely a good refresher for me, and it'd give newbies an idea on how to approach those kind of situations. Looking forward to the next one, cheers!

[@HRCSJSUAMMAS]

Any tactic which works on zeros is good for those pesky biplanes as well

[@dbio305]

@@HRCSJSUAMMAS you can easily double any biplane's speed though, just strike and retreat until it is dead

[@satagaming9144]

My very favorite part about this plane, at 3.7 US teams are half full of these things, and all of them will combine for like 2 braincells. Glad they're keeping it 3.7.

[@HippityhoppityGnW]

I never run into these planes…

[@espressocookie8965]

For every P-51 that I know of, you can run the engine on WEP without overheating if you use MEC. The P-51s use something called the Meredith Effect for the cooling system, which produces thrust when the cooling system is open to counter the drag of the radiators, so you can put the radiators at 100% without losing any significant amount of performance. Run the prop pitch at 95%, and now you can use WEP for as long as you want without losing any performance.

[@zhrprkp6732]

actually you just put radiators at 70% and it never overheats at all, you don't need to change prop pitch

[@left_ventricle]

P-51 isn’t the only plane which tries to use the effect, and its low cooling drag isn’t just due to meredith effect. It’s the arrangement of rad assembly with internal layout that helps. Not to mention there is no thrust produced, but rather it has a very little cooling drag, which is not unique to P-51s at all. Most US designed planes tend not to suffer from overheating issues. Examples of other planes to make use of meredith effect to varying degrees of effectiveness are as follows: 1. Literallt all Hurricanes 2. Yak-1, Yak-3, Yak-9 3. Ki-61 4. DH.98, DH.103 5. Literally all Spitfires 6. Literally all Bf 109s

[@galvaniclegend917]

I thought you’d never cover the P-51C! Love this plane, particularly the French prem F-6C. Love the look of the bubble canopy on the razorback, and the olive drab camo it has. o7 m8!

[@kevmeister6466]

Another plus about this plane is that the premium version of this plane (the Japanese and the French one) has almost no repair cost

[@moriartyholmes8172]

Would love to see you revisit the G-56 one of these days

[@iamicognito4203]

Just unlocked this baby and was kinda struggling, so you're a blessing

[@_ace_defective_]

glad to see a video on this. for whatever reason I was having trouble with this last time I flew it out

[@RIP_Greedo]

How lucky that I randomly won a talisman for this plane some time ago. I never played much with it before but I'll definitely give it more reps now.

[@GrizzlyMoose]

Really enjoying all this prop content man, higher tiers are a bit of a mess rn. Keep it up man. I will definitely use that creator link when the decal comes out.

[@trainanimator8150]

i knew the P51C wasnt bad

[@johnadams614]

I flew it a few months back and I got a sweet 4 kill game, energy trapping is so fun in the p51

[@nickpickle7665]

@@johnadams614 can’t do the fun long drawn out chandelles anymore because of map timer but it’s still good

[@nickpickle7665]

@@nahyeahwhatsahandle it was never changed but like ever since gaijin shrieked map timer down the p51s have gotten worse and unless you have insane aim (like hitting every shot no follow ups) or get lucky you can’t have that much fun since annoying stuff can run back to their airfield and stop you from carrying solo (which is how most games are since American teams suck) this wasn’t that bad with old map timer since you could drag them away from each other than chandelle (basically super wide energy trap takes 2-5 minutes depending on who you’re trying to stall and what altitude) green fury has some videos on these type of energy traps (yes I know green fury is a confirmed airfield camper however I have incorporated his Chandelle video has some useful info). Another problem with this plane now is that you can’t play top down (the way I like to play) without very good aim the way DEFYN is playing here is basically the way squishface plays (except defyn had way better aim) it’s not very consistent unless you’re pretty good at aiming since when you’re turning with things you’re at risk of getting swarmed and there is a little luck involved, for example where he lights that a6m on fire in the head on that was quite lucky and if he didn’t that engagement might have taken way longer and he would have run out of time, don’t get me wrong you can still do some chandelles in the p51 but with ticket bleed, airfield aaa, and a super short map timer this playstyle is just not that practical (unless you hit almost all your shots)

[@nickpickle7665]

Also if you go RTB in the c-10 in a 1v5+ you kindve lose since the whole thing with it is snowballing your positioning through the match

[@admiral_alman8671]

One of my all times favorites

[@matehorvath-varga4114]

Thank you for your videos I learnt a lot from them! I almost got an ace in the 190 a1 because I just tried to follow your guides. I ended up with 4 kills and an assist because I crit the guy but hugged a tree

[@spexon7311]

Love these prop videos! Getting me wanting to fly all of these, keep them coming!

[@fixit9844]

my fav part of this video was when defyn said "its stangin' time" and the mustang'd all over the place

[@lickmytoaster9550]

Thank you for reminding me how great this plane is

[@fortis3686]

“From the last plane, to the last bullet, to the last minute, to the last man we fight!”

[@bartman2519]

best thing is that the french battlepass version gets 20min minium fuel which makes it fly a noticeable bit better

[@r2d2hunter38]

I have never been much of a mustang guy. I’m more of a naval aircraft enjoyer and that love goes down the entire American air tree from top to bottom. F3H is my favorite plane just sucks that that F-8 I bought yesterday sucks and rips in positive Gs

[@cavalryscout9519]

The F-8 is a great plane once you get the hang of it. It's *much* less prone to ripping above about 3000m, so it's generally best to start high and work your way down with it. It's AIM-9Ds also have great range at higher altitude, especially if you fire them downward, which is another reason to begin the match at 6k-8k meters (if you can spot the dot, the AIM-9D can hit farther out that markers appear if you are at high alt, or shooting down). Down low, speed and acceleration are pretty good, but you need to maneuver gently, so you usually need to look for chances to extend away, climb, and then pull your hard maneuvers at the top of the climb. It also helps to use the manual elevator to nose down the instant a G-warning shows up. Basically, treat the F-8 like a turn-fighter above 6km, while using missiles to hit targets far below you without sacrificing altitude, then treat it like a BnZ fighter below 6km. It has a high skill floor, but once you get used to the F-8's quirks you can outplay anything at any BR. DEFYN has some good videos of the F-8E and F8U-2 on his channel, and so does Spit Flyer. It's a skill check plane, and you need to be used to it's individual quirks. I'm not generally a good player, but once I got used to not breaking the wings on the F-8, it's carried me to usually leading my team. I'm still sometimes rip, but it' an easy plane to score 2 or 3 kills before that happens.

[@crispy_338]

I love the French F-6 for grinding

[@rudyvasquez9343]

4:50 that was cinematic! 🍿🎥

[@dyslexicflyer1657]

i would love to see a video on the P51A someday it's always one of my favorite low tier planes

[@galaxlordcz3933]

I used it to grind a fairly large part of the US tech tree, until I got the F2G and even back then when I wasn't quite as good as now, 2 kill games were very common.

[@gonehazgaming3093]

Bro you have great content man. Been a fan sense the mig 19 video a while ago. Keep it up

[@fatdaddy1996]

Your marksmanship is extraordinary!

[@studentjahodak]

Im just gonna leave this here - P-51A. BR 3.0 4 x .50cal supercharged mustang

[@DoctorBruKhar]

I literally didn't even notice I was missing 2 50 cals, coming from the naval aircraft tree the performance for the BR is positively delightful

[@thomaszhang3101]

I picked up the Ta-152H again after your recent video. It fits my brainless boom and zoom tactic so well I am routinely getting 2-3 kills per match and now I’m addicted. Plz Send Help

[@alphaplayzz1381]

you're having a good time in war thunder, enjoy it while it lasts

[@thefolder69]

you aren't getting 2-3 kills per match, not if you're playing any substantial number of games. the best players in the world have Kills per Battle ratios of 2ish, maybe a bit more, and sorry, but I doubt you're one of the best players in the world. I'm kinda tired of people overestimating how many kills they get in per match. now 2-3 kills per *death*, that's plenty believable, certainly achievable for people who aren't top tier players but fly well enough.

[@thomaszhang3101]

@@thefolder69 want my name? My entire match last night were 2-3 kills. One of them is a 5 kill in a 6v6

[@thomaszhang3101]

@@alphaplayzz1381 +1 A much needed change after trying and failing to make the A7M work. I have zero clue how to reverse a tailchaser lol

[@alphaplayzz1381]

@@thefolder69 dude, shut up. I'm averaging 2/3 kills a match in the fucking a6m6c. you can even check my player card if you want. "FriendlySnowOrb" with 17 matches and 36 air kills

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

I'm starting to love this plane, great video!

[@eugeniuszwt159]

i can't wait for your decal men, it looks beautiful

[@OrkosUA]

Awesome plane, couple of battles and you spaded it fully. And I have still 7 free repairs

[@slateman_8490]

Biggest problem with this plane is when you side climb and half your American team dies because they didn't.

[@thegiantrat4271]

P-51C is a beast at 7.3, got 2 3 kill games in this thing

[@michaelballard6364]

I have the p51 c 10, also I subbed. I watched some of your tutorials good stuff I discovered you from oddbawz revenge bombing video, good luck dude I hope you grow more

[@arthurharris4324]

P51 D30 : Existe

[@ram3n_no0dle]

the dogfight with the 3 zeros was sexy

[@ChargersGoHard]

Ahh yes, the P51 "enemy pilot sniped" C

[@Cookie_TV_WT]

DEFYN is the god of War Thunder ARB.

[@nvs0p]

Is it just me who loves how the bullets look when shot out

[@Littlefish1239]

Tracer bullets I think

[@ATBatmanMALS31]

*A P51H looks at this title and sheds a single tear*

[@darkhawkgaming3238]

The water in the entire video screaming let me die please

[@generalbub.]

Just got this plane. Its a beast. I say this because i get 2 kills per game and i am absolutely dogshit, so the plane is hard carrying me. I outrun spitfires and japanese planes, outturn 109s and non-fighters, and drain everything else's balls while simultaneously having a spasmic gaggleshitfuck in my head and decide to compress into the ground. (i got my first 4 kill game and god damn it felt good)

[@leroiarouf1142]

Until today i was a japoness main. I unlocked this beast today ive never do better than this. This beast gave me my best game ever. P51 best plane

[@gopnik8855]

what about the F-6C? P-51 with 20 minutes fuel load?

[@ice6193]

One of my favorite rank III aircraft

[@wanoumars]

You should get your decals before the anniversary discounts. Just saying :p Great vid, as always!

[@Damian-03x3]

Japanese premium one is my go-to for assist tasks during events, but that's about it.

[@daelinzip]

Could you make a video on La-200? You haven't made any video about that plane

[@Miles26545]

He finally did it!

[@krystianbabinski980]

on the deck u can go 650km ias with 88%prop pith and radiator to 50% same with canon mustang

[@ivanbarbancon8750]

So for you P-51C is better than the French mustang we have ? Or they are equals ?

[@sillylittleowlguy2392]

The are literally the same plane

[@ivanbarbancon8750]

@@sillylittleowlguy2392 i thought they was few differences somehow ;) thx

[@sargesacker2599]

@@ivanbarbancon8750 The French one has 21 minutes of fuel minimum versus 31 minutes on the American.

[@frostedbutts4340]

@@ivanbarbancon8750 This one gets bombs, French one handles better since it has less fuel .

[@squallystan2048]

10:10 I KNEW YOU WERE DUTCH

[@emmanuelcornelio488]

My favorite propeller plane

[@Jinsu2508]

what happend to the plane in the first video clip? they were just diving and its tail ripped off. Can someone explain?

[@DEFYN]

He just bailed out lol

[@Jinsu2508]

@@DEFYN ah ok thanks for clarifying

[@gliderfs621]

You should one day play MB157, this plane is hilarious, and only 120 shells makes a GigaChad. And still waiting for Ki-83 to come out on your channel 😃

[@HRCSJSUAMMAS]

Can confirm MB 157 is stronk in arcade and realistic. I like a 300 yard convergence and short taps.

[@ranbirbalse1709]

Could you make a video on the P-47D-22 RE?

[@frankzhang1246]

What about the D30? Is it still competitive at its br?

[@jaek__]

Haven't played it yet but the P-47 D28 is pretty good from my games I played it.

[@frankzhang1246]

@@jaek__ love the d28

[@crabpeople5541]

Its competitive but the funky rudder when diving on people is incredibly annoying to aim with. I much prefer P-47D28 but 51D30 is still pretty good.

[@nickpickle7665]

Actually the f6c isn’t the same thing it has 20 minutes of fuel so it climbs, turns, and is slightly faster than the C-10 you can beat them in the 1v1 if you’re bad but it’s not a fair 1v1

[@victorjechiu9465]

12:05 15:00 enemy dodging too soon @DEFYN сan you please make a tutorial on how to dodge frontal attacks?

[@Vidhur]

I wouldn't mind seeing more bomber destructions in your videos, since I am a crap player who can't aim, it usually takes me ages to get actual damage in, so seeing those buggers burn up in no time is like ASMR. If you need filler content for the algorithm, feel free to include more of that.😂

[@bob_the_duck2387]

do you think you could do more tank gameplay? i really like your t80uk video and it made me play tanks a lot more and now im actually getting good at it

[@andrewduan5123]

"i know that guys from australia or somthing" bruh, im getting called out lol, maybe gaijin can give us our own server for once so we can play with less than 300 ping

[@DEFYN]

Nah i actually know him lmao

[@andrewduan5123]

@@DEFYN lol, still would love to get a OCE server or something, playing on US and SA servers is hell, high ping, ghost shells and sparks for days...

[@sndrc9]

lack of ammo is the only thing that holds this plane back

[@jasonwalker7708]

Great video! Just found your stuff a few days ago and I have watched so much! I am pretty new to playing air in warthunder, I have 250+ hours in tanks though, anyways I keep seeing different opinions on what ammo is best to go with. Is there a good ammo explanation video or opinion you could give? I’m flying USA by the way.

[@INSANESUICIDE]

Tracers are great for the 50s to set enemies on fire and make them panic, but if you have good aim stealth belts are excellent for sniping enemies from long range in head ons without them even knowing. As for cannons armored is good for ground pounding but ground and air belts have more he and is better for aerial combat. There are some minor variations but incendiary or he focus tends to be the rule of thumb in my experience. Practice that aim though and you can absolutely murder unaware enemies with stealth belts

[@kemistrym5878]

As a newer player I appreciate the how to face zero's, in my almost exclusively arcade experience my friends and I thought they were op because they just out turn us

[@dudus9287]

How do you counter 109 F4s in that P51C?

[@Flayrr872]

Turn-fight, but try to avoid going too vertical. If things go SUPER south, you can use your excellent dive performance to run away.

[@officesoup1357]

Great vid!

[@generalmarkmilleyisbenedic8895]

Fun fact: the red tails unit were always the test pilots for new planes. They were the only ones capable of such intellect, all non-segregated normal pilots couldnt understand the instruments and would crash the planes. They also made up 70% of pilots who scored kills in all theaters

[@frostedbutts4340]

Lame.

[@unstop2910]

Mind trying the P51 with 20mms? Had good experience with it.

[@DEFYN]

I did like just over a month ago

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

When you think of Props Dogfighting I think of this plane.

[@1uca_]

P51C-10... you know what else is at that BR? The il-2! Give it a try, won't you?

[@demonruin_5214]

A meme request: Change your outro into Xenogenesis for one video

[@pedromedeiros4955]

Shame that you didn't show a fight with a Bf-109 F-4 because I would love to see how they stack against each other.

[@Гендзюцу]

no chance for p51 in dogfight

[@pedromedeiros4955]

@@Гендзюцу dont be so sure, the P-51C is surprising close to the F-4 in a dogfight.

[@Гендзюцу]

@@pedromedeiros4955 i am sure 100%, i tested it

[@pedromedeiros4955]

@@Гендзюцу you probably tested it wrong then

[@Гендзюцу]

@@pedromedeiros4955 you wanna play lobby vs me??&&??&

[@THcontentcreation]

will you be taking out the Griffon spits anytime soon?

[@WOLFER.]

S-199 is one of the worst props in the game, it has no climb rate, no good top speed, practically no turn rate, flaps and barely useful, engine over heats in 45 seconds of it being used even when spaded, and the only thing going for the S-199 are the decent cannon and that's it.

[@blessthismessss]

Please DEFYN be cool, give us a cool youtuber decal that isn't somebody's cartoon face or vtuber avatar lmfao

[@DEFYN]

It's being worked on :) It won't be a face lol

[@blessthismessss]

@@DEFYN I KNEW you were cool

[@martijn9568]

Why even is this thing at Br 3.7? It used to be 4.0 of which I felt it could easily be at 4.3 like the D-5 Mustang.

[@crabpeople5541]

US pilots. Same reason F2G dropped to 6.0

[@nekomancer4641]

This model of P51 was what I wished to have when there was only P51D in the game

[@onyourkilllist6880]

I prefer the F-6… 20 minutes fuel FTW!

[@pedromedeiros4955]

Can you fly out the F6F-5 (the regular one, not the 5N)?

[@szabolcsszokai6619]

I don't like to fly this thing. I just can't get used to it, it feels heavy and weird, idk.

[@MausOfTheHouse]

Imagine being Dutch unironically

[@DEFYN]

Imagine getting all your plane requests ignored unironically

[@dinonugget1846]

@@DEFYN 💀

[@MausOfTheHouse]

@@DEFYN I deserve it

[@el_DartoSuprapto]

💀

[@jonathanfernando6537]

i too think this is the best p51 hope to fly with one day defyn☺

[@SuperH0RR0R]

Hey Defyn, kan je nog eens een video maken met de p51 c10 maar vanaf het vliegveld, laten zien hoe je klimt, wanneer je WEP't etc.. ik overheat bijna onmiddelijk als ik een game start en kom toe in het gevecht met een p51 die niet zo snel meer optrekt in een rechte lijn.

[@ninjalanternshark1508]

RIP BARBIEGIRLFAN

[@AviationFan365]

Which is why the bomber wanted more red tails escort

[@Eunski]

Any chance you doing attacker fb1 and meteor mk3 soon? I'm close to getting my first jet in game. Just finished spading the spitfire lf mk 9.

[@eagleeye7166]

I understand you wanting kill footage for vids, gotta keep it interesting and stuff. But what about doing a video on how to bait for teammates? cuz it feels like that kill on the Ki-61 coulda been a clean bait and I have run in to a lot of teammates that wanted help but didnt help me help them by baiting properly

[@nickpickle7665]

Fly straight ask teammate to kill enemy, do you really need help for that?

[@eagleeye7166]

@@nickpickle7665 some people seem to, If you have time specifically to fly in a straight line you aren't in trouble but I get your point. It may be more of a point line in the video not a full one. I'm more talking about the people who ask for help then while you are coming in to help seem to turn in the worst possible way (like directly under) so you cant get guns on the guy

[@nickpickle7665]

@@eagleeye7166 watch DEFYNs positioning guide he has a 50 minute long video in this lmao

[@pv.pp_9515]

It is humanly impossible for him to be more than 4000 meters away at the beginning of the match, as for example in the first clip. How does he do this he never mentions it in the guides or on his Patreon

[@Flayrr872]

He climbs. Pretty wild, I know, but that's how you get to 4,000 metres in altitude in this thing. Or in any thing. Except bombers.

[@DontStealMyNoEffortName]

If my squad mate is in a bomber, I make it my job to try protecting him

[@timotejvallus5585]

C 10 and d 30 are the best mustangs for me

[@anger_birb]

how do you engage 190s with more energy than you? I find myself climbing early game and still being under 3 190s and a 109