Facing Phantoms For The First Time | F1 Enigma's Cold War Server | DCS

[@klaw2749]

That first fight... *Misses Phantom with both fox 2s* *Misses Phantom with guns* *Flies up to the Phantom and uses the 30mm cannon rounds as melee weapons* You, calmly and coolly: "Splash Phantom." 😎

[@Dr_Jebus]

Haha, yup. It made a good thumbnail but it was such a messy kill. Need to learn the nato brevity code for "I won despite severe skill issues"

[@oscarmike3028]

23:30 you tried to bully the smoking F4, he brought his buddy 😂

[@pawel22ppw]

Looks like phantom can hold it's own versus F1. Especially in slow fight. Good video.

[@Shakedown1969]

dude what an awesome thumbnail

[@Dr_Jebus]

Thank you! So happy with how it came out

[@rutrose2000]

12:35 Now that is a proper Furball.

[@PaddyPatrone]

The Mirage F1 radar seems a bit too good to be true.

[@Dr_Jebus]

Oh, it definitely is. They really need to work on that and get better ground scattering

[@mikeck4609]

lol…was prettt clear to everyone that blue for was going to be heavy for the next few weeks. I guess they can’t put the F-4 on both sides huh? Out of the 36 blue, how many were F-4s? 33?

[@Dr_Jebus]

Yeah, pretty much. The odd F5 or A10 but it was pretty much F4s Vs those few reds

[@NuclearFalcon146]

F-4E can technically be a "red" jet because of Iran (Same applies to Mirage F1 but because of Iraq) but then you run into IFF issues if it is on both sides. Wait, that could potentially make for a decent plane set for an Iran-Iraq war map.

[@aztec0112]

I doubt if a Phantom can last a fight with a Christen Eagle or a Rata! It is objectively awfully after wheels up

[@Eleolius]

Enigma needs to allow 2x S530EM not just 1... giving blue F4E with 4x Sparrow 4x AIM9 and all the rest is too much.

[@Dr_Jebus]

Yeah I think it's going to take a few balance passes before everything settles

[@nazradu]

It's a pitty, that you can't use radar on ECW in F-4 or your FPS melt into single digits. Hotfix incomming with next patch

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

it's not a hotfix if it's part of a scheduled update. hotfixes by definition are unscheduled, urgent

[@maxi23051995]

Fucking phenomenal thumbnail Jebus! Wow

[@Dr_Jebus]

Thank you! Was really happy with how it came out

[@haedubabaganush]

F-4 "not a fighter"....so true...great fighter-Bomber and Interceptor for high flying bombers...also, I have no idea how experienced the blue force F-4 pilots are, but they are not fighting the F-4 properly. Down low they should be using aim-9's, sparrows are pretty useless in the ground clutter, and they aren't using their power to climb out and drain the energy of the F-1's and then re-engage. Getting into a one circle with the F-1 is a recipe for a nice flight in a parachute.

[@NuclearFalcon146]

I heard there is a big issue with that thinking in War Thunder. F-4 players have a habit of bombing bases rather than helping their team win air superiority and team fights only to then get surrounded because they did not help their team.

[@haedubabaganush]

@@NuclearFalcon146 The F-4 can be an effective in air-air when dealing with aircraft like the F1, Mig-21, and F-5...if the F-4 is working as a flight with proper teamwork. In a flight of two, I would have called a tactical spread and direct attack and cover. Even with modern BVR capable aircraft like the 16, we employ team tactics in engagement. Sole attempts generally lead to sight seeing from the silk ride.