Flies Like A TRAM - A-6E Unfiltered / Learning The Planes

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Fuel: Max tank + droptank
Ammo: Air Targets
Missiles: Gunpod and 3 Aim-9L
Countermeasures: Flares
Convergence: 600 meters
Vertical Targeting: No
Crew: maxed (lvl 75) + expert
Outro: A.N.O. - Vanish
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[@asadchatha4184]

The B17 Flying Fortress could carry 8000 lbs of ordinance which is a lot. Grumman designed a jet that was half its size and could carry 14,000 lbs of ordinance, and take off from a carrier............in the 1960's. That's Insane.

[@cloaker7237]

There’s a saying I heard, can’t remember where I heard it “Fighter pilots write movies. Bomber pilots write history.”

[@BedCat1432]

If uncle Sam wants you dead he will find a way

[@axxamithaxxa4004]

@@cloaker7237 because bombers was a main USA weapon in wars in XX century.

[@user-gi5el4sc3t]

Don't forget about speed, that thing also flies almost 3 times a speed of B-17

[@PDX0621]

@@cloaker7237 Flight of the Intruder

[@iank6897]

SMT pilot at 10 mins is probably the smartest enemy pilot I've seen in a DEFYN video

[@cephla]

Oh thank you ! it was me :)

[@willhart1523]

The fact that this and the Harrier Gr1 are at the same BR is a slap in the face

[@bluefox9436]

Idk what you mean, going up against Mig 21s in a Jet that can barely fight A10s is super fun

[@TheSpartan227]

What was an even bigger slap in the face was when the harrier gr1 was at 9.3. SRAAM would just shitstorm on anything. And no plane had flares back then. For this reason I can't feel bad about gr1 players anymore.

[@monarch970]

@@TheSpartan227 bruh that shit was 2 years ago, everyone has flares 9.7+

[@willhart1523]

@@TheSpartan227 Well I got mine a few months back, before the Su25/A6e/insane levels of A10 spam.

[@snugglecity3500]

@@monarch970 they do the fuck not

[@sheabrockhoff2279]

My gripe with this plane is that they add a really interesting and somewhat iconic jet and yet again it’s only premium and not in the tech tree…. Hopefully they add in a different variety later but still… like america doesn’t have enough jet premiums already.

[@johndoe9575]

They could ad ea-6b or marine version

[@sekutard5157]

@@johndoe9575 they will.. hopefully

[@akiara8491]

they'll probably add the A-6 SWIP into the tt

[@frost_8784]

love the unfiltered series! keep them coming defyn!

[@optimusprimeminister2672]

This thing is god tier in ground RB (if the skies are uncontested) because it has a really good targeting pod and guided bombs

[@caralho5237]

If you play WT to shoot stationary npc targets i have no idea how you're having fun. At this point just load up a single player mission

[@tylerfoley6644]

The guided bombs are useless against a semi competent team since AA with sams is so common at this br

[@johghn3636]

@@caralho5237 are you acoustic? he said ground rb hes targeting player tanks

[@SussyImposter9856]

Definitely a respectable plane that can serve you well in both air RB and Ground RB. Plus it's actually unique so there's that too

[@Zaherlol]

Took me 34 games(41% winrate) with this thing to unlock the F16ADF while making some decent cash at the same time, pretty alright grinder imo.

[@Gamma052]

Honestly, yes. I've only had a handful of aces in my Air RB times, less than 10, and I have every US, UK, German, Russian, French, and Japanese jet. Over 5 of those aces are from the Tomcat. Running 3 9L's and a gunpod on the TRAM, I had 2 aces within 15 games or so. The enemies are just so oblivious. It's a huge RP and SL printer. It's absolutely baffling how I view this thing as a better air supremacy platform than a ground striker.

[@MrPanggs]

For comparison it took me 65 games (62% winrate) with the J-7E (3.1 K/D) to unlock the F-16MLU

[@HRCSJSUAMMAS]

@@Gamma052 The perfect high tier game involves the entire enemy team dying EXCEPT for three+ of their F-5Cs. Then you mop them all up with all aspect missiles in head-ons at your leisure.

[@Owenhumphreys0208]

how, what strategy do you use?

[@yesyes-om1po]

"I'm not looking for easy kills, I am looking for easy wins" top 10 defyn quotes

[@CyanidePenguin]

Finally picked up your decal, will look sweet on my F-16

[@tobi2233]

Didn’t ask

[@Lurphy08]

@@tobi2233 i asked

[@thesaltyhotdog3761]

@@tobi2233 no one asked u to ask who asked

[@tobi2233]

@@thesaltyhotdog3761 no one asked who asked tho?

[@thesaltyhotdog3761]

@@tobi2233 and no one asked you to say u didn't ask. Otherwise no point in saying anything since no one asks you to talk

[@superbuster11]

I love this plane, but because of nostalgia for the childhood game "Flight of the Intruder", which I played on the Amiga. Despite the high price, I bought it and fly it on the simulation. It's quite OK. And it's faster than the A-10 ;)

[@grahaldmills5930]

Hope you watched the movie too

[@superbuster11]

@@grahaldmills5930 No, I dont know if it was broadcasted in Poland

[@grahaldmills5930]

@@superbuster11 it's got Willem Dafoe and Danny Glover in it, you should try finding it, not a bad movie

[@superbuster11]

@@grahaldmills5930 I'll try ;)

[@laxmannate07]

This plane is and absolute beast in GRB. Up to 9 lgb's....

[@peterdavies2058]

One of your best titles!

[@9livvez]

hey defyn i was just want to say i love your content and just wanted to say i use your discount code buying something to support you keep up the good vids🙏

[@Gecko99]

Would be nice if gaijin stopped adding boring premiums that take zero skill while offering at least two guaranteed kills. Not only do these strike aircraft completely dominate the fighter aircraft of their tier, once the new players unlock their favorite jet they can’t even play them well because all they know is fly at low speed and press space bar on planes without flares.

[@wapniak666]

That's like asking gajin to fix the economy lol If grind was so awful these types of planes wouldn't be a problem But also, if I have 2-3 rank 7 to grind out I would rather do it in braindead bomber than proper fighter, at least I can watch Netflix or whatever while I'm half afk grinding out bases

[@Chrissamurai2]

look at this guy flying with the gun on the left instead of the right /s thanks defyn for all the videos lately

[@hellohelloington9442]

9.7 is just an unplayable BR range just because of the AIM-9L it would be so much easier if it was actually possible to evade it, but no, it'll pull a 180 for you instead

[@starexcelsior]

Having just fought against 2 a-5c’s in this I can say that this things biggest strength is how it holds speed

[@mochabear88]

good work

[@Davums]

I'm personally LOVING the A-6E both in ground and air RB. I take 3 sidewinders, 1 gunpod and a 2000 lb bomb in air RB and 4x GBU-12, 1x GBU-10 and 2x AIM-9L in ground RB.

[@gansior4744]

Wait, but it does have 5 pylons? How tf you take so much Ordinance lol

[@Finreii]

@@gansior4744 One pylon can hold multiple bombs unless its a GBU-10

[@Davums]

@@gansior4744 The GBU-12's come on dual racks. Currently I'm running 6 GBU-12s with 1 GBU 10 and 1 sidewinder in ground RB for that extra boom.

[@kurt7937]

im so confused. are you customizing your racks?? or did they change the amount of options. it sounds like youre picking and choosing whatever you want

[@kurt7937]

oh my fucking god i just found out u can customize at lvl 30

[@georgivanev7466]

Man how are you so witty, I love you 😅😅

[@Dbars19]

ive had a lot of fun in this plane. was my christmas gift to myself. in ground rb the guided bombs are way to wonky. better to just dumb bomb with..

[@thedragonofthewest4319]

Merry Christmas Defyn. Take care and have a wonderful day. (Would say this tmr but not sure if you'll be posting so I thought I'd say it now lol)

[@TheAngriestGamer.]

I wish they would add the A6E SWIP to the tree at 10.3 with Laser and IR Mavericks, Harpoons, Shrikes/standard ARMs, Clusters, Walley 2 ERs, and the other weapons

[@WolfOfBane]

When people ask me how the A6-E is, I just say it's like the call the ambulance meme.

[@_me___]

could you make a video on the j35xs? i seem to do really well with it and i would like to know your thoughts

[@defysiensia5242]

god i love ur vids XD

[@ltdabruce]

What are your graphics settings? Your game looks amazing and i have the game on max and doesn´t look like that. Thank you very much!

[@MrPanggs]

Will there be a sale on the A-10 pack for christmas?

[@xant1521]

HI, is there any high tier german premium worth buying and any german jet that is atleast not terrible for air battles?

[@blazeiscrazy8737]

Could you doing a bit on Kfir Canard? Been test flying it and have been wondering if the 10.7 BR means it'll get downtiers more. Was watching a clip by Joob of the J-35XS at 10.7 and he said that it didn't get uptiers much at all.

[@Klonnno]

The Kfir canard is best to do bomb runs & then try to take out a couple aircraft. It’s a nice plane but all delta wings (angry Doritos) bleed speed very bad. I’m my opinion it’s worth the purchase if you want to grind the Israeli tech tree but if you’re aiming for the F16 then I wouldn’t go for the Netz.

[@blazeiscrazy8737]

@@Klonnno may be more viable with 12.0 BR increase too

[@josephstalin8684]

Defyn should try to fly the Su22M3 as an air superiority fighter.

[@HRCSJSUAMMAS]

That's how he flies everything :)

[@riddhirahman]

Are you "Schnoz"?

[@TheTmieBandit]

can't tell you how many times i've accidentally collided with the enemy or the ground and the only thing going through my head is "wow they think i'm the dumbest person on earth right now"

[@yoesoef4902]

6:54 perfect cut right there

[@obsidianjane4413]

"It flies like a bus" "Well, its a bomber so... " /Jake from Statefarm.

[@krimson459]

I used to love the GR.1 back in the day, even after the move in BR but now it feels unplayable with these insane all aspect missiles at 10.0. I really hope they give it flares and ideally a small bump to engine performance but it is just picking up dust in my hangar until then.

[@imperialinquisition6006]

Basically exactly the GR3 lmao. That’s literally what you described. Only issue with the GR3 is it’s stupidly high repair cost, and I guess it’s not a premium so there’s that.

[@SHEEPS_123]

defyn you should do the new j35 thing next

[@nevetz845]

2:45 to 3:10 Gaijin: I don't see any problem

[@Lord.Kiltridge]

I can't tell you haw many times I was able to glide back to the AF.

[@Valkaze111]

Alternative title: Flies like freedom

[@VaasBrGames]

Dude, I am playing with the A5C, and is impossible to dodge the missiles from A-6E TRAM, can you tell how to dodge it ? I just turn of the afterburn, turn hard e drop flares, and the missile just hit me !!

[@jpteknoman]

teammate flying straight at you is the worst. it happened to me earlier today in the F-4J. the F-5C wanted me to help but he was between me and the enemy flying straight towards me so i couldn't get a lock.

[@HiDro111]

Greetings

[@phantompotato99]

i love the A10 and A6tram spam i try to play the mig21S and its a pain in the ass every time fighting them

[@dovahkiin3526]

Height is your friend

[@yoloactual6975]

I got into a dogfight with a Mig-21 today with full flaps and airbrakes he started to stall out during our turn, and his turning circle opened up dramatically, allowing me to get the lock with my aim-9s. This plane is a sleeper dogfighter 100%. I ended that game with 5 kills acing the tram easily.

[@ragemachinist]

Except it's not... as long as someone isnt dumb enough to get into a slow turnfight with you, the A6E is basically a large sitting duck.

[@yoloactual6975]

@@ragemachinist It flies at a cool 600mph which really ISN'T particularly slow. It just has abysmal acceleration. So staying in a fight is fairly simple. Also baiting highly maneuverable fighters into dumping energy is like 90% of the game. Like...?

[@ardap3966]

How do you make that missile seeker white like the old one?

[@DEFYN]

In the options

[@miguelcervantesmc]

I went head on with one of these things and took a missile in f4s.

[@youvgotmilk7736]

can someone explain the difference between a two circle and one circle dogfight?

[@felion_]

The yak38 just got the ability to carry 4 r60s at 9.3 😳

[@Mr.TangerineMan]

wait fr?

[@martywatch6476]

I have idea for New Year video, just play some tanks like spokstone and this is it :D

[@jetnavigator]

Is there anything actually enjoyable about high tier air?

[@rahimfathallah4049]

hello can we get a vid for the BF109 F4/TROP please ? back to the OG days

[@152mmapfsds]

As an SPS K. player. It's very fun with the r13M because nobody goes to 8km anymore so I can lob them at people

[@v1_rotate638]

Noted

[@152mmapfsds]

@@v1_rotate638 The A6E spam ruined it. It's killing me rn

[@No1harris_98]

Just got the MiG-29 today and it’s very nice to own and use but the stock grind is horrible, I GE’d the flares because I’m not playing 11.7 without any, and I can’t do anything at long range engagement so if a F-14 or 16 sees me I’m dead because there’s nothing I can launch back.

[@HRCSJSUAMMAS]

If he's chasing you down all the way you stay notched all the way until the merge, then you use your HMD and better flight performance and spank them in the dogfight. Won't work in RB though, because if you start turning with one guy a third guy will kill you every time. Works great in Sim though.

[@goldenlolgnu246]

I Have a question : what do i do if i have to fight a10s in my mig21? and i dont have any flares

[@demonicleek1378]

What I do is try to climb up high behind them and then dive on them because usually their to stupid to notice you and your missiles till it’s to late. Then try nkt the overshoot cos they’ll just missile u

[@chokomona9924]

Which is better A-10 or A-6E?

[@johnnovak7561]

Love the braindead all-aspect 35G missiles vs no flares meta that jets has become

[@acemcbeanpiff]

It's very fun to fly a Mig-21 with R3s and no flares. I love when I get snipes at 6km by an A-6E my team hadn't even spotted. I love dying with 0 hits in 2/3 of games. It's awesome.

[@ragemachinist]

In my experience almost everyone and their mom has a bunch of flares and the 9Ls are useless unless the target is not paying attention.

[@socberttrucker3598]

I carry 3 Aim-9Ls, and 5000lbs of bombs. Always destroy a zone and manage to kill at least a couple of Su25s or Yak38s or A4Es that are om their way to bomb my teams zones

[@stefanrontu1518]

day 2: hey defyn i have a problem with your discord. could you help?

[@vasownedv1548]

I Love going after these with my su25 they cant turn for shit and you will almost always beat them in a head on

[@MriPoDy]

I dont know what snail is smoking but, a10 with 9L was pain. But now a plane going 0.9 mach with 4 aim9L is a mistake in 9.7-10.0. Half of the planes doesnt have flares

[@potentiallylethaldoggo6698]

hey defyn just got your your decal, instantly got su-11ed, skill issue.

[@thebroskibobby3936]

If you ever have to face this thing, or anything that can sling all aspect missiles at this low of a BR… YOU MUST FACE THEM HEAD ON TO DODGE THE MISSILE. EVEN WITH FLARES IT CAN GET YOU. As someone trying to grind the mirage 2k before it moves to rank 8, the pain this plane creates in my soul when I face it is worse than any other in this game. Let’s put planes from the 50’s against 60’s missiles 🤡 -gaijin

[@John-gz2km]

Honestly the a6 and a10 should both be 11.0. People fly in, get 2-3 free kills because half the people they face don’t have flares and die because the plane has shit flight performance. Planes like the F4C are unplayable. Uptier? R60Ms, aim9H/L, magic 2, you’re fucked. Downtier? R60Ms and aim9Ls, you’re fucked

[@blurredvision11]

A1H (current Level75 Battle pass plane) and new Draken please :D

[@williamkwl6153]

Just had one of these wipe out half of my team while he's sitting on our AF on ground RB

[@HowIsAsh]

One gripe i have with your content is the overcomplication of energy management. Maybe you just like to explain it more for people who don't know, but for people playing top tier, it should be bolted into their head. I disagree with some of your points, but i roughly fly the tram like you do. Good job on the video.

[@ivanshishkov4473]

pls cover the ej kai now that it's pretty much the only viable thing japan has

[@JAKOB420GAMING]

I love this aircraft man I can get 4 kills a game sometimes the missile kills a teammate it pisses me off like I lock on to enemy then it hits my teammate like wtf

[@Scotty_C15]

I've had a few wing rip issues in matches that i had a real hard time reproducing in test flights. I know im not the best pilot but nobody else seems to mention it as an issue. Curious if anyone else has these issues with the A6.

[@ragemachinist]

I had the same, with some heavy ordinance on your wing tips if you go fast and pull a lot of G's you will rip off a wing. What's even more interesting is that usually the plane counts as destroyed, while you can still fly it without half a wing. I've had my wing torn off, still delivered payload to the base and returned to repair and rearm - all while someone on the enemy team got credit for shooting me down. It's a really weird plane.

[@Scotty_C15]

@@ragemachinist i had someone else suggest a lighter fuel load to mitigate weight. That did seem to fix most of my issues and I haven't had many rips since. I was used to taking a little more and dealing with afterburners but since it doesn't have any, the minimum load is always more than enough

[@arenacloser9793]

f5c or a6e for grinding?

[@dovahkiin3526]

A6

[@KILLGAMERSCOOT4LIFE]

Try the SMT or MF they clap these turbofan planes for fun

[@sharkao2686]

Do a Yak-38M video :)

[@2341bossman]

i have been enjoying this patch in the SMT, lots of braindead enemies to farm

[@majo3488]

How do you do that? Just get the MiG-21MF and because most people have flares I really miss my R-13M1s over the R-60s.

[@2341bossman]

@@majo3488 the Mig-21 SMT has flares and r60’s

[@2341bossman]

@@majo3488 it’s in the USSR tech tree

[@majo3488]

@@2341bossman The MF is the exact same thing just without the ugly fuel tank spin behind the cockpit. So it should play the same - just a little bit lighter at max fuel. I have the whole USSR tree spaded but I did this with SMT 2 years ago when flares weren't that common.

[@alejandrobrown1499]

You have to aim it off center because ☠️☠️☠️💀💀 😂😂

[@1K_No_Content]

Hola

[@TapczanZaglady]

did they finally repaired airfield AAA?

[@dovahkiin3526]

Yep

[@doge4818]

Aim9l are so op at 10.0

[@Thunderkorn]

Heyo

[@josephbishop3231]

Lol, how the hell am I getting smacked by AAA if it's not working. It's not worked to protect me in like one of two matches

[@Ms24richard]

Everyone talking about the gr1 and that it shouldn't be at 10.0 Meanwhile, the hunter with sraams is also at 10.0...

[@vandarkholm8463]

a10 or a6e?

[@cloaker7237]

Depends what you wanna do with it. SL? Go for the F-5C. Grinding the F-16? A-6E. Wanna do some ground RB? Both the A-10 and A-6E are great at that, and the A-10 is a bit cheaper. Your choice

[@williewilson2250]

A6 gets a stupid amount of paveways for grb so take it over the a10

[@wapniak666]

@@cloaker7237 f5c is not a good pick unless you absolutely want to dogfight over everything else Imo a6>av8>a10>f5c if we are talking about "which is better PREMIUM" rather than which is better aircraft

[@glizzyfried5621]

you gonna upgrade pc this Christmas. love the vids but its still drops fps.

[@DEFYN]

Nah this time i just tabbed out It doesn't stutter anymore

[@Lambda420]

It’s shaped like an av8 that can’t roll😂😂😂

[@eb3yr]

11:10 I love when people complain about Aim 9L flare resistance as if you can't just do this

[@kommandantkillcode]

It depends on the plane it’s fired at. The top tiers are much more susceptible to the Aim-9L’s CM resistance because their engine temps are very high, and their engines have huge profiles.

[@eb3yr]

@@kommandantkillcode They're still comically easy to flare even with two afterburning speys. I know, I do it every game.

[@saltysteel3996]

I love the A6E TRAM for CAS. Space climb above SPAA range and carry 5 small laser guided bombs with 2 AIM-9Ls. Spanks ground targets very well. Also in Air Battles I find it better to carry all 4 AIM-9Ls and no gun. Can also carry 3 of the 1000lb bombs for base damage before firing off the missiles for air kills. A6E TRAM can turn hard under 300mph with flaps down. It'll surprise people for sure.

[@cephla]

hii :) i became famous yeee ( between 10:00 and 13:25 )

[@mr.abrams8112]

theres no fuckign sales on ps4

[@SuprememK4275]

Lol

[@JeffHFerrari]

Imagine a duel between defyn and theorangedoom

[@iank6897]

Orange would get destroyed, he lost to AB players that he was shittalking

[@searaider3340]

IMO every plane facing missiles should have countermeasures. I don't care about realism anymore, we need a balanced game. Just give us the flares and chaff.

[@williewilson2250]

No

[@Kilo-sz4ch]

Ikr why am I fighting Aim-9Ls and R60Ms in an F100D

[@Rururudenko]

@@Kilo-sz4ch me in mig-19 think the same

[@grahaldmills5930]

Skill issue

[@Gecko99]

I don’t feel that way about missiles in general, but for all aspects it is definitely the case.

[@DaddySlayer_]

Bully any mig with no flares fell like if you get 10.0 and under only youll have an easy time grinding

[@snowcat9308]

*flies like a scam

[@notanapemonke039]

dont play war thunder on christmas!!

[@feddyvonwigglestein3481]

Problem is all these youtubers can pull as many Gs as they want. Meanwhile us normal people pull 4 for 4 seconds and our screen gets dark. Kind of hard to do anything let alone get kills and dogfight that way.

[@DEFYN]

Gotta manage your turn by tapping negative elavator pitch Its not something exclusive to us

[@agislycoudis4139]

Day 24 of asking Defyn to play the spitfire mk24

[@operationsteeltanmkery2412]

i actually hate this thing and anyone who uses it, at 9.3 with no flares all aspect is impossible to dodge and this thing is only 10.0, imo you shouldn't see all aspect until 10.7 - 11.0

[@pedromedeiros4955]

Airfield AAA in props isn't working either, i really hope they keep like that.

[@StepaTalis]

such a boring plane.. but you never fail to make anything work in sou favour 😂

[@robsmotos9899]

It’s a ground strike aircraft not a dogfighter that’s why it has no guns so you can’t blame the aircraft for this as it isn’t built or designed for it

[@DEFYN]

We fly everything as a fighter here

[@williewilson2250]

@@DEFYN "a good pilot can make anything fly, even some things that were never meant to"