France Enters the CAS Meta - Mirage 2000 D-R1 - War Thunder

[@addedcheese]

I find the lack of variety with france super weird. They have so many light vehicles that could be added, some that are even monstrously powerful but the snail says no.

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

1.5 vehicle per tree per update in average, that's why

[@Optimusprime56241]

@@nicolaspeigne1429Russia gets a lot of vehicles per update so idk what you’re on about

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

@@Optimusprime56241 we're not talking about russia here

[@Apex_warthunder]

u mean in average for france or for everyone? specify my guy@@nicolaspeigne1429

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

I really want the VEXTRA or the EBRC Jaguar to complement the Leclerc at top tier. But at least the french Navy is coming soon

[@alphawolf6214]

we hope so for the navy x)

[@No1harris_98]

The Mirage-2000 series of jets are so nice looking, I was also looking at the 2000D debating grinding it out for cas, my 11.0 french line up.

[@derritter3873]

As a Japan main, what is a gbu or guided bomb? But really though, Japan has no viable cas options. I started grinding France last month though, and I’m already at 5.3, so maybe I can finally learn how to use cas.

[@JustinPlaysTV]

Japan is definitely suffering, they need something for Air as the F4 just isn't enough anymore :(

[@LepiSladja]

they will get F-2 in my opinion some time soon

[@MASTERGAMINGLEVEL100]

The f4ej kai at first had gbu's but they were removed before or just after it was released in update direct hit.

[@MASTERGAMINGLEVEL100]

Plus I main us at 8.0 but my best plane that I use is either the P-61 C-1 4.0br, A-36 3.0br, or the A-1H 6.3br.

[@caringthunder2153]

That’s because in Japan u r the weapon

[@jayklink851]

Stabilized M 24 (3.7), Amx-13 (4.0), the br tragedy that is the French tech tree(s).

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

French players are just built different it seems

[@ivanbarbancon8750]

Dont Forget the EBR that went from 4.7 to 6.7

[@aussiemilitant4486]

French tree is still by far my fav so far, they play different to every other nation and have some awesome machines.

[@bigthicc4465]

@@ivanbarbancon8750 And the techtree EBR with 104mm pen got rushed up to 5.3, meanwhile the Puma is still at 3.0 with more pen, about the same mobility and survivability. EBR is still better but not 2.3 BRs better.

[@captainfactoid3867]

Good timing for all the France vehicles. Currently working at spading 9.3 and about halfway through

[@macekeeks3085]

Gl bro the amx 40 is when it starts to get fun

[@captainfactoid3867]

@@macekeeks3085 AMX-40 is indeed very good

[@bigthicc4465]

The Magic2s tracking other missiles has been the bane of my existence since the update, now instead of tracking planes it tracks other missiles, flares in an other posts code, the ground. Still though the Mirage2000D is very nice in ground. Great vid as usual.

[@collander7766]

This is imo the best CAS jet in the game right now. If you compare them to other CAS jets, it has all of the advantages but none of their disadvantages. For example, the MiG-27K is supersonic and has laser-guided missiles, but no thermals. The Harrier GR.7 has thermals, but no laser-guided missiles and is subsonic. The A-6E has the thermal pod but is subsonic and again has no laser-guided missiles. The Mirage 2000 is supersonic, has laser-guided missile, laser-guided bombs, *and* a thermal pod. On top of that, iirc it's getting buffed soon to carry at least 2-6 more GBUs.

[@LtAce150]

Hey justin could you play the AMX-10RC? I don't think anyone has really played it recently.

[@raizencore]

Absolutely loved the cinematic shot of the guided bombs and the laser pod, missiles, sooooooo good! Those intros are something else!

[@boogywoogums]

I was that Chi-Ha at the end of the video, my friends just told me about this capture today. Glad you wheren't smiting me viciously, good show though! As for why I was in top tier? Cash grinding with research being a bonus. I usually don't use such smol vehicles but Japan is what I was training.

[@totolescargo]

About damn time. Gaijin thought it was finally a good idea to release a french jet at the right time, and not 9 months later when the meta moved on. Still, the Leclerc aren't exactly great, no light tanks / IFV and their helicopter is hilariously overtiered. One thing at a time, I guess ...

[@croskerk]

"Sir, you killed a child.... great job, that's why you're the best."

[@Bum489]

I would like to see another video of the EC-665 HAD since it has the AGM-114K and great agility.

[@totolescargo]

It's such a bad heli for its BR, I'm not sure why Gaijin insist on giving such bad Mistrals / keep it at such a high BR

[@thecharioteer-defenceachar3078]

I was just reading the Wikipedia article on the Mirage 2000N and 2000D... I am baffled.... Coincidence? Sadly, I think not...

[@JasonZicker06]

20k views and only 944 likes? Where y'all at? Love the content, Justin! Keep up the great work! Wish you only the best!

[@Dbars19]

these high tier CAS are fine imo. However they need to lower the sp for fighters to counter. I should be able to spawn a MIG 21 bis or 23MLD for cheap once i see kill feed.

[@fuahrahn]

More cheap? U need 1 or 2 kills and u can fly, is it too much for u?

[@mmneaapro596]

@@fuahrahn that is without factoring in, how cheap they become when playing light vehicles i sometimes spawn CAS fully loaded for 360sp

[@ArchD.]

I have the french jaguar, should i go for this one?

[@lsq7833]

if you use it for CAS at top tier, that's a definite yes.

[@jetnavigator]

What shortcoming does the Jaguar have? Less ordinance? Good luck lasting long enough to use the full weapons load in a Mirage. Laser guided weapons mean you have to stay a steady course while the laser is active, making you very vulnerable.

[@macekeeks3085]

@@jetnavigator ive been using it a lot its not that hard to live you have about the same range as the sams except you can find them first

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

@@jetnavigator you can't totally roll over but the gimble limits on the pod are quite forgiving so you can manoever quite a bit

[@jmaddy3]

Love France the cas wasn't much to look at till they added the jaguar with pod and its limited gbus, the snebs were ok, but yea they limit cas options for alot of countries by using outdated weapons and systems, as for the missiles if u get within that 10km range fire peel off and circle at 10 to 12km depending on what your facing you're untouchable, except for the mig 29s that just stay in space spamming r27s at you. Edit for bringing up the fact that minor or outlying tech trees got their ammo nerfed hard in order to *balance* other countries so the big 3 have the best shells, if the 2a7 comes to war thunder I wouldn't be surprised if shells got buffed to 640 or more for alot of smaller countries

[@collander7766]

You used the GBUs on the Jaguar? I found the AS-30Ls to be much better.

[@jmaddy3]

@@collander7766 I swot h between the 2 depending on mm if I get 10.3 I use the asl 30s if I get 11.0 I use gbus because dropping a gbu 1k on a tor or flarakrad is a little bit easier and lot less visible in the jaguar

[@collander7766]

@@jmaddy3 Yeah that's true, GBUs are really good against SPAA because they don't make a big streak in the sky. Especially if there's multiple up, even if you get one the other will probably see where the missile came from. That's why I love the Mirage 2000D, cuz it can carry both. Missiles are definitely better for some circumstances, especially low altitude. They also work against helis.

[@jmaddy3]

Lol true I sniped a ka50 with one before it was amazing, I do wish tv munitions were more common or maybe thermals for 10.0 or higher cas on the flirs

[@collander7766]

@@jmaddy3 TV-guided stuff is actually really common, you just gotta be in the right tech tree. For USA for example, pretty much every plane that's 11.0+ can carry Mavericks. And honestly no you don't want that lol, TV-guided munitions kinda suck in WT. Laser-guided stuff is way more reliable. Mavericks are really good at *not* killing the target even with a direct hit because the warhead is modeled wrong. But yeah killing helis with these missiles is so fun. They try to flare and everything lol

[@LithuanianBadger]

This video summs up those comments who are saying *JUST GET INTO SPAA*

[@elcousteau3441]

Great vid.

[@peaaanuuutz]

Justin: The french is lacking in CAS Me, a Japanese main: Am I a joke to you?

[@faranghis5671]

speaking of CAS plane for France, did the étendard-4M have access to custom loadout during the last update ? if yes, it can now carry 4 AIM-9B and 2 AS-30 Nord wich is not bad at 9.0

[@cslpchr]

it can only carry 2 aim-9bs and 2 nords. it has 2 hardpoints per wing.

[@foltry123]

I wish they would give the as30s to the g91y, they were the whole reason to add it

[@jfv2312]

The fact that the normal G.91 gets AGMs but the G.91Y doesn't does feel kinda weird lol. Also, I hope both of them get custom loadouts as well... I've been wanting a bombs + rockets loadout with my R3 for a long time

[@hansm_0161]

the amount of low tier vehicles getting bullied in the last clip is just wow 😂

[@raizencore]

Just noticed on the last game a bri'i'sh doom cannon dude killed a Centauro 120 and even a premium Leopard 2A4! 🤣

[@pomelo9840]

love the TOR firing after you right after you killed a chinese F16, such coincidences in this world

[@chengzi6416]

Got my ADATS pounded by your bomb few days ago lol. This plane is scary bruh.

[@phantomvulcan2206]

Love these CAS videos, you should do USA 5.7 or 6.3 w cas

[@marcusphilius1198]

Le commentaire français que tu cherchais

[@adrien5834]

Et ta soeur...

[@kayjogaming1202]

nice video

[@hertz3083]

4:06 Alien archeologist explain differences in ancient human weaponry

[@lazuli228]

All we need is the Mirage 2000-5 and France will be set, just for a better expanded loadout

[@ohlala5681]

As a air RB main, yes

[@lsq7833]

Uh no, the 2000-5's armament would put it straight into 12.3 territory. 6 fox 2/3 missiles with 80 km range, ECCM/IRCCM, 50G overload and datalink would absolutely ruin the meta.

[@macekeeks3085]

@@lsq7833 the only missile they could even consider is the mica ir which is a gen 4 missile like r73 and you can see what people think of those

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

@@lsq7833 better engines and HMV too i believe

[@jfv2312]

@@macekeeks3085 the MICA IR is absolutely better than an R-73, with way better range, IRCCM and arguably maneouverability as well... Nah we're not ready for that yet. Before the 2000-5 I would love to see more planes in the naval line, like an F-8P, Super Étendard, even an early Rafale M-F1 would make sense, just armed with Magics

[@jayklink851]

LOVE the CAS btw

[@MrPitics]

Why would it be wrong? They have aa that can kill planes from 10km. And they were nailing you. It is what it is

[@f2p_regr723]

the um2 mostly faces stuff below its br lmao played 16 games yesterday and i got like 3 uptier games

[@SK3LIOS]

THE FRENCH DORITOS WINGS

[@BasTSLA]

Hi Justin, please make another video about Tiger HAD

[@MrJamesThe7th]

dont you always say you have to have a couple heat or he rounds

[@khalilmqds4946]

From this video, karma is real

[@hansm_0161]

24:15 I can't XDDD

[@Nanne118]

Hey Justin, speaking of bullying, supposedly if you lock an air-to-air target with your targetting pod and you spool up (uncage) an IR missile it will automatically try to slave the missile to that target. Do you know if that is true?

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

I know it happens with radar, but not with the pod

[@boreftgamerhypixelgameplay6135]

The pod is a laser not a radar, so dont think it would work

[@fuahrahn]

Justin, I don't know why everyone always switching weapons to use, and i wonder why just cant use hotkeys for different weapon? I'm using 3 for GBU and 5 for air to ground missiles and that making gameplay a little easier bcz i don't need to switch every time 🤷🏻.

[@dhaeseleerdavid5873]

Because if you have radar guided and IR guided you might want to switch depending on situation

[@generalpug5889]

My skink got abuse

[@theus663]

Hey Justin, why don't you use chaff when locked by enemy radar?

[@JustinPlaysTV]

I figured I was far enough to outrun a SAM, didn't think it was a Mig

[@theus663]

@@JustinPlaysTV I see, usually i just drop one or two for good measure.

[@boltzxz]

Would it be better to use the big GBU, the 2 GBU’s, or the BGL?

[@jfv2312]

In my experience with te Harrier GR7, more smaller GBUs > less bigger GBUs. The chance of getting a double kill with the heavier bombs is much smaller than getting 2 kills with 2 lighter bombs... They're guided, after all

[@electric_destroyer6012]

I KNOW THAT SKINK, that mf is the best

[@novax5221]

The bullying a child trope is dumb they brought their baby tanks into high tier, so the baby tanks learn the power of Fin stabilized tungsten or uranium rods.

[@95Karlsson]

Oh am I first? Hi Justin! :D

[@Tamburello_1994]

Screw that. If someone is silly enough to bring a BT-5 -- or whatever -- to the battlespace they're as fair game as the next guy at Top Tier. No more apologies to the peanut gallery, please.

[@Alfa-de8cq]

Why don't you use airbrakes, 0% trottle? And then even turning wep into the ground. Why?

[@JustinPlaysTV]

No need to with the Mirage. That rip was the first i've ever had in them. The aircraft rarely ever locks in a shallow dive, and seeing I was not going Mach while diving, it made no sense to bleed so much airspeed when exfilling.

[@Alfa-de8cq]

@@JustinPlaysTV Well, it's not about picking too much speed. You'll lose less altitude, get more time to find targets and get the nose up faster. What's not to love, right?)

[@larshenrik8900]

When people say S21 instead of SXXI(Sexy) :(

[@BF-109]

AS-30L's are THICC BOIS

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

They burn for so long it's like a line drawn in the sky

[@ZZPxFTW]

Cant wait for France to get the Rafale to match the mig-29 and f16. Or a cool IFV or something. the AA and couple light tanks we have just aren't enough. Top tier is literally just bread and butter playstyle MBT's

[@macekeeks3085]

i agree maybe panhard sphinx, amx10 t40, or jaguar rbrc and at some point prototype leclerc and i think france is in a good spot

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

Rafale to match the mig 29 and f16 ? Are you ot your mind, the Rafale would blow them out of the water. The Mirage 2000-5 is the next step with MICAs, HMV sights and slighty better engines.

[@PrintScreen.]

first version of rafale isn't too far off, except gaijin doesn't want to do that

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

@@PrintScreen. first version of Rafale gets MICA EM, a PESA radar, an IRST, a very good radar cross section, extremely good manoeuvrability and fly by light. Getting it now is even more OP than when the F14 came out.

[@PrintScreen.]

@@nicolaspeigne1429 i didn't say now, just not too far, maybe a year, Su-27 and F-15 will come first

[@elcousteau3441]

e for the algorithm

[@blacksky121_]

No 30mil brrrrt Therefore not good CAS ( I'm joking but c'mon it don't got a brrt )

[@crazy_rab3138]

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[@maxmauser2613]

I like ground and air combo Videos like this because Air RB alone is boring to watch imo. But please don't decorate the Tanks with as much random crap as possible.

[@JustinPlaysTV]

I need more... gaijoob please gib 10 deco slots!

[@maxmauser2613]

@@JustinPlaysTV 🙄

[@PvtPartzz]

I'm not mad at you or any players for using the vehicles as they're intended but I am angry that the game is designed in such a way that makes having fun as a ground player basically impossible. It is not fun to be killed over and over by things you had no hope of countering. The old game design doesn't work with modern vehicles and weapons. One could argue it didn't work very well before modern weapons and vehicles but at least ground players had a chance since it was so much harder to see and target them. With thermals and guided weapons, you really can't do anything but hope you're luckier than the next guy. If you spawn an spaa, then you should have spawned an mbt. If you spawn an mbt then you'll die to cas. If you do spawn an aircraft, you either get spawn killed or you become a spawn killer. They've made War Thunder into a zero-sum game where you can't have fun unless you're robbing someone else of it. Gaijin needs to completely overhaul ground battles and air battles so that each player can still have a fun match without being clobbered by airstrikes and spawn campers. If it means separating the vehicle types to other game modes then so be it. This isn't fun and I'm pissed that I bought high tier ground vehicles and can't enjoy using them because the gameplay is just so bleh. You're either spawn killing and raining down GBU's and AGM's or you're being spawn killed and being rained on by GBU's and AGM's. It's awful game design.

[@lsq7833]

they really need to fix the rendering bug.