Before anyone asks, yes, I was up pretty late last night....
@kittyhawk3483 ай бұрын
I was up as well and I work in 1 hr
@monika-Chr3 ай бұрын
Will we get a video on your thoughts on ARH missiles being thrown into top tier with 16v16?
@danielzaba99133 ай бұрын
Could we get one for the mig 21 bison tim?
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
@@danielzaba9913 Its next in line
@danielzaba99133 ай бұрын
@@TimsVariety Thanks!
@XboxProdigy13 ай бұрын
LETS GOOOOO. Been waiting on this one. PS that Missile juke at 7:03 was hot.
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
I hoped someone would notice that ;-)
@bogdanvino3 ай бұрын
@@TimsVariety How did you even do it? Because I'm rewatching that bit rn, and there's no sudden drastic jink. your turn is very smooth, and yet the missile just... misses
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
@@bogdanvino Nose dipping down, opposite rudder, while rolling/pulling into the missile, with constant chaff.
@ale694203 ай бұрын
I love you Tim. Great content.
@Saad03053 ай бұрын
Your channel probably the best , informative and top notch 👌 👍 ❤❤
@hamishbernard83 ай бұрын
Another great review, but I miss your intro music you had in older videos, I dont know why I just really liked it. Great job TV!!!
@rammen43 ай бұрын
Praying for the release of the missile guide. I feel entirely stumped on what to do PS When intro music?
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
The segment on the AIM-54 in my currently-current missile guide is still relevant, in terms of the targeting and mechanics, its just that the new ones are FAR superior in performance. I'll have a "quick and dirty" ARM vid up soon to get folks by until I can update the longform guide.
@gansior47443 ай бұрын
Would love for Italian F-16A ADF to get AMRAAMs and improved Sidewinders
@WarThunderEnjoyer-e7t3 ай бұрын
What do you think about the top tier aircraft’s without fox 3 missiles ? Btw I love ur content keep up the good work ❤
@DieErsteKartoffel3 ай бұрын
HE'S BACK
@LightningFox5123 ай бұрын
YAY NEW TIM REVIEW
@janusz41563 ай бұрын
50 years of F-15 in 2022.
@acecfa443 ай бұрын
Before the update dropped I thought I'd be enjoying the mirage 2000 5f the most and slinging micas, but this plane has stolen the show for me thanks to the versatility of the AIM-120s and the electronics kit
@erushi55032 ай бұрын
My Top Gun fan brain just summarized the advice to "ITs not the plane, its the pilot so beware of skill issues"
@Razgriz_Swordsman3 ай бұрын
Hello Tim! I hope you are doing better regarding your health! Cool vid, as usual! I'm honestly having troubles with the Fox-3 missiles, in my case, the Darter in the British grippen. Despite trying to flank and make side shots, i don't seem to able to hit the intended target, and got caught even in some FF event (yes, with the Darter, even though i was locking an enemy MIG-29) idk if someone else is having the same issues getting accustomed to the new missiles or if it's just skill issue from my part. It's a pretty good addition to game, everyone seems to get kills but me lol.
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
Some of the elitists will disagree with me on this, but the problems you described are more luck than "skill". After you fire off an active radar missile, you have no control over where it goes or what it does - if you fire it into a group of targets, just flip a coin which one it targets, and if friendlies are anywhere near it, theres a chance it goes terminal on them. I demonstrated this happening in my currently-current complete guide to air to air missiles in the ARH/Phoenix section.
@Elaina_The_Ashen3 ай бұрын
First, what’s your thoughts on the update?
@xDerHunterHeli3 ай бұрын
I seen nothing in test drive regarding wing rip... Very nice and i didnt hear anything that said wing rip from the F-15A is still a thing
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
I didn't run into any issues. YMMV.
@xDerHunterHeli3 ай бұрын
@@TimsVariety nice, i really dont want to fly the F-15A that Much anymore bc of the random wing rip
@charliethepaleonerd9023Ай бұрын
Should I get the f15c or the f16c
@indyscout1003 ай бұрын
The stock grind on this thing is the worst. I can’t even imagine the F4F ICE
@flak88423 ай бұрын
nice content tim can you start the review on the low tier prop Fokker G IA next ?
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
Its on the list, but won't be next.
@Typo3503 ай бұрын
How do you rapid swap between targets like that with the tws? My key binds never works and I don't know why, I have swap radar/irst target and then it never does anything when I actually ad anything when I use the key binds, it just stays on the first target EDIT: It's because I have manual targeting on. You can't auto swap if you have manual target enabled. Lame
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
Correct. I never use the manual target slewing, so for me its the 'cycle target' keybind.
@gabrielabreu52003 ай бұрын
Nice. But typhoon when?
@aosalhasani49353 ай бұрын
Nice :) just got the 15J(M) so most of the review crosses over to that thing. Just one question is when should I be using the 120s and when should I use the AAM-4s?
@legendarywoIf3 ай бұрын
Currently there seems to be no reason to use the AAM-4 as it seems to just be worse than AIM-120 in almost every way
@aosalhasani49353 ай бұрын
@@legendarywoIf I thought they were but just put it down to me using them wrong but I’ll switch em out for the 120s in that case cheers :)
@jihost25893 ай бұрын
Does Gaijin not believe in X band radar sets? APG-63 should definitely be in that band, not I
@nick47543 ай бұрын
2:31 skin be like🇺🇲🦅💥🏈🇺🇲💥🇺🇲🏈🇺🇲🏈🇺🇲🏈🦅💥🇺🇲
@andrew90213 ай бұрын
About that "outstanding flight performance", I believe a more accurate representation of how the F-15C (or any plane) behaves in this department is to compare it to its peers. By that metric, the F-15C is about one of the WORST jets at top tier in this regard. At low speed it is very sluggish compared to something like a Mirage 2000 or even the old F-15A, at medium to high speed it is noticeably slower to turn the F-16s, Gripen, Mirage 2000 etc. In sustained rate fight, even the Su-27 and MiG-29 give it trouble, which should be really saying a lot. Now, don't get me wrong, it still has a lot of thrust and the handling is still decent, and with re worked multipathing and the strong missile kit, one could argue the sub-par flight performance, when compared to its peers, doesn't matter too much in air RB, BUT make no mistake, getting in an old-fashioned dogfight with just about any other top tier jet will get you killed while flying this plane. Great content otherwise, some might say this is a bit nit picky (and it sort of is), and the rest of the info in this video is to my knowledge, accurate and relevant to the current state of top tier air RB. Keep up the good work!
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
I try not to explicitly mention too many direct comparisons, because the snail messes around with the flight models so often, I'll just flooded with "actually...." comments six months later when they buff/nerf the aoa by half a degree or something.
@andrew90213 ай бұрын
@@TimsVariety That's fair enough, and with the recent patch this definitely applies. I just felt like mentioning this because I see a lot of people in air RB flying this plane as if it was the old F-15A whenever a dogfight does happen, and it absolutely does not work. Like you said in a video on I think the MiG-29SMT, it's not bad, but it does warrant a change in how you fly, compared to the old plane.
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
@@andrew9021 Thats actually a very good analogy - Mig-29 regular to Mig-29SMT.
@ryangilbert24163 ай бұрын
4:30 how my radar be bugging
@mortexic49393 ай бұрын
Enemy planes are slippery, friendly planes are magnetic.
@victordanielalvescarvalho33533 ай бұрын
The stock grind in this new br is horrendous, one of the worst ive seen, even base bomb is harder now
@altacc06043 ай бұрын
spotted the american player who bombed to top tier
@DigitalShaolin3 ай бұрын
@@altacc0604bruh the stock grind IS terrible though
@jacknickolstine33553 ай бұрын
Play SIM !!!
@kittyhawk3483 ай бұрын
First
@saintfan4163 ай бұрын
To me this update was horrible. Made top tier air worse than it already was.
@waki00693 ай бұрын
Tbh flying phantoms, especially Kai is very enjoyable right now as radar missiles finally seem to work.
@TheSharkkyy3 ай бұрын
@@waki0069 second this I've been getting all my rp on the f15 from my phantom
@finkamain16213 ай бұрын
@@waki0069 I flew my F-20A which can only carry 2 radar missiles. Played 5 games with it and got 7 kills with the missiles. Way more than before the update
@saintfan4163 ай бұрын
@@waki0069 top tier (12.0+) is a dumpster fire due to fox3 spam
@gansior47443 ай бұрын
I imagine. 15vs15 with almost everyone having 6 ARH missiles
@Tigershark_30823 ай бұрын
Kind of a funny thing regarding the MSIP upgrades: MSIP I (for F-15A/B) was, by all accounts, terminated/cancelled due to the costs of upgrading ALL the older A/B models. It was instead decided that once the C/D models had been fully upgraded, they'd use whatever was left over to upgrade a few A/B models for the Air National Guard. The program itself was being done from 1983-1985 (or possibly a little earlier for the starting year). Prior to MSIP II, F-15s had to carry chaff bundles stuffed away under the airbrake, so they'd only have one shot to release chaff then begin jinking. The main idea back in the 70s was to take off, find target, lock target, shoot, then kill first, all before the enemy could (hence lack of countermeasures, as they were initially not needed or considered as being needed by the USAF). If I remember right, CM dispensers were initially meant only to be used on multi-role aircraft of that period, or any plane that would be facing the threat of SAMs (hence the Navy/Marines implementing CMs through the Shoehorn upgrades of the mid-late 60s).
@newguyiswinning3 ай бұрын
Which is exactly how modern jets are supposed to be flown yet people get mad at gaijin for bvr missiles
@anrw8863 ай бұрын
@@newguyiswinning BVR isnt fun or viable
@JohnWT083 ай бұрын
@@newguyiswinning maybe because gaijin puts those missiles in cramped maps with a large amount of teams? you know the scenario Tigershark is talking about is more on par to single flight or squad flight missions not full on 16 v 16 furballs
@timwillis40633 ай бұрын
I find it rather satisfying in sim. Big maps requiring you to know how to use your radar until in visual range
@brecibros24693 ай бұрын
@@timwillis4063lol in the Sim game I plsy people just autisticly spam them
@Squood3 ай бұрын
Tim: “Slow down.” Me, the resident speed freak: “SPEED KING, RACE TO WIN, AFTERBURNERS ROARING!”
@Curlycopper3 ай бұрын
ghost like counterstrike takes them by surprise
@M1A2C.3 ай бұрын
whenever i see the 'Reduce Speed" warning on my screen i take it as a challenge🗿
@eyo87663 ай бұрын
Me who used the F4J and F4E: "No"
@troopergames817323 күн бұрын
@@eyo8766as a fellow F4E flyer yeah 😂
@solvdev3 ай бұрын
It’s been a while since I was here as I had my exam season, but god, hearing the metallic clunk on your intro was like walking into heated room in winter lol
@freddiejohames83323 ай бұрын
I’ve been doing exams as well
@guitarlover423 ай бұрын
Freedom is back on the menu murica meta this thing with 8 amrams and multipath being removed is amazing.
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
Especially with that huge flag-themed airshow skin! :-)
@mbravos3 ай бұрын
7:07 WW2 camos on 4th gen fighters are peak aesthetic. As a British main, I have no problem to admit that the biggest reason I want the Eurofighter to be added is for the BoB commemorative skin.
@nick47543 ай бұрын
I do custom skins not historical ones but I'm usually going for that WW2 fighter look with my jets love that look for cold war era fighters
@greystash17503 ай бұрын
Gina? Was very cool, I’ve seen the mustang style for the f15 and the p47 for the a10 which also look very cool
@01223582 ай бұрын
howdo i find this camo
@Saad03053 ай бұрын
Great work Tim , love the in depth information ....🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@Rickardo98283 ай бұрын
something that I wish was included in the section about landing, is how fast you can go when landing without gear, because as silly as it is, belly landing is generally the best strategy if you want as fast a turnaround time as possible, and so as long as war thunder incentivizes it, I think including it is a good idea.
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
Having flown light general-aviation planes in real life, I feel morally obligated to do "correct" landings when possible. ;-)
@Rickardo98283 ай бұрын
@@TimsVariety yeah that's fair enough, and who knows maybe one day Gaijin will increase the repair time for belly landing, so it'll be irrelevant anyway.
@farmcat98733 ай бұрын
Thats a pretty serious paint job ya got there on the F-15
@Viper_BTW3 ай бұрын
Love your videos Tim! You killed me once in one of these review videos. I believe i was in my MiG 23MLD and you absolutely smacked me 😂
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
o7
@stuffy27573 ай бұрын
considering the fact that f15 has the aim120 that entered service in 1991 there is no reason it shouldnt get the paveyway if it gets the gbu8
@HornetCinematics3 ай бұрын
Very nice video as always, Tim! :)
@Anti-Villain-Wolf3 ай бұрын
I'd be more excited about this, but since the update my game lags like crazy and or freezes my PS4 lol. I need an upgrade. Great video as always Tim! Question: Did they do away with the rewards for air assault mode? I've played 2 or 3 matches in that and got no reward of any kind
@Elaina_The_Ashen3 ай бұрын
It’s dependent on how long you survive (increments of 15min for each tier) and it’s only once per day
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
The reward you get depends on how far your team gets (if you clear the mission or not) as well as your individual contribution.
@Anti-Villain-Wolf3 ай бұрын
@@TimsVariety that's what's got me confused. I finished the mission in first place, and we won, but I got no reward at all
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
@@Anti-Villain-Wolf thats ... odd ... you can only get the reward once per day, its possible it hadn't reset since the last time you did it?
@Anti-Villain-Wolf3 ай бұрын
@@TimsVariety I did get my booster reward prior to the update, but as far as SL and RP, I got absolutely nothing. I checked on reddit and others are reporting the same problem, and was wondering if you knew anything about it
@KaguyasBeat3 ай бұрын
Tim got to say it finally. You get the AIM-120A AMRAAM. There was something I found really satisfying about that.
@astonbailey-fong11783 ай бұрын
My new War Thunder goal: get the F-15C Update: I did it
@xDerHunterHeli3 ай бұрын
Im currently grinding it and the benelux tree sadly i dont have more money for Premium but yea
@gergoturi75593 ай бұрын
It seems there is a major oversight with the F-15C. If you compare it to the improved Baaz, you'll notice a huge gap in terms of flight performance, but it doesn't make much sense, since both have the same engine. Hopefully gaijin will fix this and the F-15C gets buffed.
@joaourbano79573 ай бұрын
When are we getting Tim's decal and discount code?
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
Most likely never, or YEARS from now. The number of views on my weekly saturday uploads would need to at least triple before I can even apply for that.
@Kousaka_Kyousuke3 ай бұрын
Seek and destroy is the first time where im at top tier and can get straight to grinding the newest plane 🎉
@HaartieeTRUE3 ай бұрын
Imo, conformal fuel tanks are useless, even in sim. -you don't have enough fuel in RB ? just take more, because you're likely not taking full load already -you are ? just take more drop tanks. -still not enough ? the match is literally likely over already if that wasn't enough...
@Daniel-ie3mt3 ай бұрын
Will you cover the F-15J(M) for Japan? With the AAM-4 and AAM-3. Might be a shorter video, but then it might be easier too!
@ItzCPU_3 ай бұрын
Excellent review as always
@Android_ELITE3 ай бұрын
I'm glad I learned manual target cueing a while back; it's a hell of a lot more important for using the ARH missiles in TWS with how unreliable the auto-selection is
@CrustaceanAllergyEnjoyer3 ай бұрын
What does that mean, you got a video to teach about this?
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
@@CrustaceanAllergyEnjoyer I cover it in my currently-current complete radar guide.
@Jengoboys60324 күн бұрын
6 mile yeet is where im at. Grear vid great advice on the missles. I just unlocked it last weekend
@TimsVariety24 күн бұрын
6mi is a pretty good range for most shots, lots of missile energy to hit dodgers.
@abrahamlincoln6212 ай бұрын
currently halfway to getting this baby using the f15a rn, only a few more hours of grinding
@TimsVariety2 ай бұрын
Keep goin' , you got this!
@smarty_79973 ай бұрын
Bro I just want the F/A-18
@dannyeltz98713 ай бұрын
Its probably next
@sniper_gamer_553 ай бұрын
The grind is so painful and why shall we unlock the AIM-9l despite having 2 stock AIM-9m
@eli25jk70Ай бұрын
grind? lol take my cash war thunder....
@DetectiveSketch3 ай бұрын
Great Video!
@farmcat98733 ай бұрын
Oh not the best F-15 in the game almost though the Japan F-15J(M) that's a good F-15 in game right now and I'm not ready to start the grind on it just yet but Good video like always Plenty of info and showcase @Tim's Variety Also, I thought and heard that if you take over the 100% on fuel it burns the fuel faster in game is this true? Just got the message from a lil birdie that told me 🐦
@SixMillionDollarMan-x4p2 ай бұрын
Hey dude, do you fly in the furball in BR12-13 Realistic Air , just curious, because I dont get that furball.. very curious because youre a good pilot
@danaolsongaming3 ай бұрын
Still seems like they haven't implemented a fully functional TWS system with this update. Feelsbadman.
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
As far as I can tell, its unchanged from the previous implementation.
@sirbonobo39073 ай бұрын
One of my alltime favorite Jet planes!
@jacknickolstine33553 ай бұрын
Tbh they should also have the lock box when looking away from the hud being the hud is on your head.
@jeremiahwelborn55262 ай бұрын
I hate they don't add the 9x in game, not only that but give jets that had the 9m the 9m such as the f16a
@theincrediblefox3 ай бұрын
Love your reviews, brief, to the point but still covering a wide array of aspects of a given vehicle. Are you gonna put yourself through the pain of making one on the F-4F KWS? Understandable if not, but i'd love to see your usual take on it.
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
Yes, but it wont be right away. I haven't done a Phantom in a while.
@theincrediblefox3 ай бұрын
@@TimsVariety Sounds good. Have a nice day!
@inferno58063 ай бұрын
Hi I play on Xbox and my HMD doesn't want to work. Key Bine is set pls help
@ulfhedtyrsson3 ай бұрын
Trying to read this things name gave me a mini-stroke.
@AndyWager3 ай бұрын
Could you do a comparison of the F15C vs the F16C? I have F16c, but wondering if its worth it to grind the F15 and stock grind it or not.
@justfly77303 ай бұрын
After opening aim120 for F15, I am sure that I am having more fun with F16c. Something with the radar of F15 makes it harder for me
@Malkuth-Gaming3 ай бұрын
heres me hoping that one day. One day I get the Aim 120 on my JA37D xD
@thomasluke-wp8or3 ай бұрын
Can't wait for your cover of the tornado f3 late! I was really worried it wouldn't come when it wasn't on the dev server but ever since amraam was speculation I just knew the tornado F needed to get amraam
@SixMillionDollarMan-x4p2 ай бұрын
Just another great review, thanks for the time you put in. I love this, there is something about my flying style I am doing so much better in it than the F16C...good hunting mate
@retromecha3 ай бұрын
Another great video, Tim. Do you take requests? I'd love to see a review of the new MICA missiles on the M2K!
@Yrahcxz3 ай бұрын
I was Ganna get it but figured there’s no point if it doesn’t have a HMD like the f16c, HMD is great
@Frank-ys3jw3 ай бұрын
For fuel ill normally take 25 mins and the belly drop tank
@corybrown21973 ай бұрын
I’ve been absolutely dominating with this thing. My lowest scoring matches I usually end with at least 2 kills. And in my best matches, I’m coming out with 7. The F-15 was already a great plane. But now with the amraam, and an HMD, it’s a monster. My fuel strategy is to take the two wing bound fuel tanks. 2 bags for a little over 20 minutes of fuel. So I can burn at 110% for a decent amount of time with no consequence. 20 minutes of internal fuel. And if I get into a dogfight before I run out of fuel in the bags I just dump them. Boom, now I’ve got optimal weight. Once the bags are gone I burn at 101% unless I’m dogfighting and I need that extra power to keep me competitive. Or I need to climb quickly.
@weltall72833 ай бұрын
2:48 I wasnt expecting a Seekerhead jumpscare
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
I've seen Seek in-game quite a bit over the last day or two :-)
@mcohanov3 ай бұрын
F-15 heavy? Play Su-27
@Fffffffffffffffffrfrf3 ай бұрын
As always...awsome video!!
@J394443 ай бұрын
As ever always appreciated Tim. such a professional review, hope your keeping well!
@combobreak68943 ай бұрын
COMMENT ANGEAJKFNBASHJ
@jinx_rogue3 ай бұрын
What is the pitbull range for aim120?
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
If the datamines are correct, 16km
@JD98ns3 ай бұрын
Spading this thing is going to be fun...
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
The stock grind on the new rank 8s is ... beyond awful .... :-\
@madeingermany94453 ай бұрын
are you going to make a video about the f-15J(M) too?
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
I'll get to it eventually, but it won;t be right away.
@Alexander-vu9wp3 ай бұрын
Which is better the f15 or f16 line
@exhausting_thoughts3 ай бұрын
Previous to this update: F-16. Right now the F-15 branch is just better.
@Alexander-vu9wp3 ай бұрын
@@exhausting_thoughts even if it’s previous aircraft like early jets and WWII planes?
@exhausting_thoughts3 ай бұрын
@@Alexander-vu9wp The most fun i had in US props was in the Tomcat branch, naval props/early jets are decent at almost any task. But between the 15 and the 16 branchs, the best experience overall + endgame is now the Eagle one.
@Alexander-vu9wp3 ай бұрын
@@exhausting_thoughts ok thanks I’m in jets in the naval line and I need to research another line so thanks
@gansior47443 ай бұрын
Depends what you need/like. I like the Phantom E, but F-16C being so versatile cannot be overlooked
@cody19643 ай бұрын
I like tims videos for the historical info but his takes on meta/performance usually align with lvl 17 players who just bought their first premium
@TimsVariety3 ай бұрын
My intended audience is "the average WT player", not another 10year WT veteran or someone with 6000 hours in DCS and 4 years in the air force flying F-16s. I go pretty far out of my way to keep things simple. Example, I tell people to just slow down if they can't turn at mach 1.infinity , instead of going into a 5 minute thing about corner speed and aoa degrees-per-second, so on and so on. This is to say nothing of how often the snail tweaks the flight models, so the more specific I get the sooner the info is outdated. Its a tightrope walk, to be sure.