Guide To British Bombers 💂 | War Thunder

[@8BitDane]

The Halifax bomber has finally been moved to rank 3 with the Sons of Atilla update. This means the great bomber can be used for all tasks and events with credit given.

[@amsyar8851]

Srsly the only good bomber guide out there. I hope your channel grows dude. Thanks.

[@8BitDane]

Appreciate it, glad you got something useful from it !

[@waynereloaded87]

For Air battles, Lincoln and Halifax are the best, for Ground Battles, take the Lancaster with the 14000 lb bomb. When flying the Lincoln, point your nose slightly up so the upper 20mm turret can shoot at fighters pursuing you. Although you lose speed, its worth the risk. Also you can kill bombers flying past you from bellow. You have to tilt your lincoln 90 degrees and the 20mm can shoot straight down.

[@adolfohernandez4619]

dude im gonna share this to a friend of mine who's grinding the RAF. i know ppl tell u this but i cant stop saying that this channel is underrated

[@8BitDane]

Appreciate it, Adolfo 👍

[@EnsianceI]

Halifax is still 4.0, and it is really good. It can destroy 3 bases in realistic battles, and it can destroy 5.5 bases in simulator battles. It's climb rate is amazing considering its bomb load. It is a me-264 with more bombing capability and better climb rate, which means a safer plane.

[@8BitDane]

👍

[@SIXITHS]

Great review, very well produced. My favourite British bomber is also the Halifax B Mk.IIIA, with the Hampdens a close-run second. I find that the limited traverse of the rear-facing guns are largely mitigated by the fact that I am usually being chased when I am attacked. The real bonus is that you can switch between a slight pitch-up and a pitch-down attitude when one of the rear gunners needs to reload. I've caught more then a few fighters out when they close up thinking I can't fire back at them anymore, only to discover that they are now getting fire from the other gunner.

[@8BitDane]

Appreciate it, i'm quite happy that the Halifax FINALLY has been moved to rank 3 so it's usable for all tasks and events. I think they ought to lower the gunners reload time by a LOT. Bombers are an endangered species as it is.

[@Arnechk]

Halifax is really magical. Stirling I didnt even fly once. The Lancaster

[@8BitDane]

I so wish the Halifax was rank III so we could use it for events like the current winter event. IRL the Stirling was also BEFORE the Halifax, so it makes little sense the way Gaijin had set up the ranking. I agree with the Lincoln, but I have just settled with side climbing and just loitering with it, seeing what is left after some time. Often even the Ju 288s are shot down. I do not think I have had a single game with the Lincoln without dropping my bombs on either bases or airfield. But I agree on principle for sure. There is not a lot of gameplay for those kind of bombers, sadly. And yes you certainly help yourself with thinking and seeing how the battle goes before you make your decision on approach with these beasts.

[@MrXbow4300]

Swordfish: Stringbag Hamden: Suitcase Sunderland: A flying whale

[@i3oosted]

Great soundtrack, love your vids. Been playing off and on before ground forces came out, I love playing bombers for some reason. We had a golden age when Gaijin upped all gunner damage and they were one shotting all fighters who even got near them lol, good times, that was years ago.

[@8BitDane]

That must have been pretty crazy for sure, lol. Glad you liked the music, spend quite a bit of time trying to find something that would fit and lol, of course was copyright free.

[@Jump-Shack]

Sunderland is a pretty good aircraft depsite the bombload

[@ThatOneCanadianKid]

Glad to see more British mains out there

[@sandvicheatfresh]

I had a funny moment in my sunderlands where I went after an enemy and managed to take them out however another one showed up and started shooting me but luckily a couple teammates came to my aid (very VERY rare thing) so I decided to head to the airstrip to repair. I ended up flying over some ai aa guns which set my plane on fire but also hit my fuel tanks leaving me with about 1 min of fuel left. Thankfully I was able to make it back to the airstrip and as the bottom of my plane was kissing the ground it was as if it hit a wall because it ended up flipping over on its roof and somehow not blowing up. Following that (in the same match) a friend I was playing with purposely crashed their plane into mine blowing himself up but not me although they did get the rear fins so I slowly turned towards the water and slid along it for a few seconds before starting to go up onto land where I finally blew up

[@8BitDane]

Sounds as if you were having a great time :I sometimes the game let you have some pretty wild experiences, letting you get away with stuff, only for then to punish you later with something that should not hurt you at all.

[@sandvicheatfresh]

@@8BitDane yea and i luckily remembered to save the match clip which i then trimmed down to just that life

[@basfinnis]

What a lovely line up. Great information. Thanks mate 😉

[@8BitDane]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@khangvo5542]

I have been thinking about whether or not I should grind the British bomber line and this video helped a lot. Thanks

[@8BitDane]

Hi Khang, glad it was useful to you

[@khangvo5542]

Do you have any plan to cover the strike aircraft/heavy fighter line?

[@8BitDane]

@@khangvo5542 after i'm done with the bombers, ill do 3 nations with dive bombers. Then ill do Strike aircrafts for sure 🙂

[@EnsianceI]

bro i found a way to use propellers as air brake with manual engine it is so good i can land halifax in 2 minutes from 6000 meters

[@8BitDane]

also useful to extend the range in case the engine of a fighter dies.

[@colinjohnston5734]

Thanks for putting this together!

[@8BitDane]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chrxpop]

Great guide as usual! Maybe do a similar guide to Japanese dive bombers some day?

[@8BitDane]

That is a nice idea, option for a US one as well.

[@freshdachs164]

Thx for the video and your efforts

[@8BitDane]

My pleasure!

[@EnsianceI]

Ayy I made halifax crew Ace just by playing! Btw I'm out of silver lions while playing halifax for some reason, I can not buy lancaster and lincoln :(

[@dropthenuke1342]

Beat guide I ever watch because you actually went on the plane and dropped the bomb

[@8BitDane]

Appreciate it 🙂

[@tehzeebtaseen8102]

I was never able to land stirling on the airfield the shitty rate of climb sucks

[@8BitDane]

It does, they are pretty bad for sure.

[@jacksonbert9546]

Mans doing some epic guides here, big thanks! now im thinking about playing with british bombers, and you have plans to do a german bombers guide too?

[@8BitDane]

Good to hear ! - and yes, next up is Germany for a guide 🙂

[@SotGravarg]

@@8BitDane Me 264 😛

[@user-cq5jo4wk5o]

nice, thanks

[@8BitDane]

Welcome 😊

[@hyneksmid3293]

After i tried all prop heavy bomber in war thunder i found i love Lancasters even they lack durability and armament.

[@8BitDane]

👍

[@michaelraath3164]

I said it once and I'll say it again, great content man!

[@8BitDane]

Thank you, Michael - much appreciated, glad you like it 👍

[@williampowell9013]

Great video! I have a question, does the Lancaster Mk3 have any cool in game camos/skins. If so it would be great to know which ones it has.

[@8BitDane]

So far there is only one addition camo for it, a user made Canadian one.

[@jibadopneu6812]

Get the fisrt Stirling, waiting for the Lincoln, the first big boy with a decent defense ;---;

[@davidw1634]

That defence is countered by fantasy German planes and jets Any defence you think you have quickly becomes useless

[@MainesOwn]

Great service. This is my first video from this channel and will certainly not be my last. Can't wait to watch the awesomeness of the Italian bombers ...

[@8BitDane]

Thanks - Welcome aboard ! 🙂

[@8BitDane]

Go make "Bomber" Harris proud 💣 Sir Arthur Harris aka "Bomber" Harris, was Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) for RAF Bomber Command.

[@Bleentron]

Very useful stuff.

[@8BitDane]

Glad to hear that!

[@Astralez-BrawlStars]

Good video You make the best

[@8BitDane]

Thanks, glad you like them 😉

[@j.gaming9615]

You are vervy good to guide

[@8BitDane]

Thanks, appreciate it !

[@j.gaming9615]

@@8BitDane man kan bare høre det er en dansker når de snakker engelsk😅 god video

[@j.gaming9615]

@@8BitDane kan du lave flere bombe videoer

[@8BitDane]

@@j.gaming9615 Jeg har lavet en bomber video guide for alle nationer, bortset fra Kina. De ligger alle i den samme playliste 🙂

[@ValhallaRex]

Hi there, this is a really good Guide. How you shot down the Me264 was great. Yeah! I like the Wellington with the 4000lbs bomb! So true with the Stirling. A bomber that should never be invented :D

[@8BitDane]

Thanks, glad you like it and yes, the 20 mm cannons hurt when they hit something for sure 🙂

[@gabrielnascimento1021]

Back in 2019 the Halifax was able to take all 3 bases and bomb the airfield, if you could reload you would destroy the airfield in the second run, now I can’t even take the 4 mini bases and get back to reload on time, sadly it’s not possible to properly play as a heavy bomber anymore, unless you play Sb

[@gabrielnascimento1021]

And that makes me really sad because I’ve been playing the game since 2015 and bombers were always my favorite type of aircraft, the way you can use M.E.C. and use the most of its potential is just great, there were epic battles that I got back with only two engines and no tail control, that I had to turn off an engine so I could balance the flight when I got damaged, they made me bankrupt many times with the repair costs, but the current state of the bomber gameplay is pitiful, I just wish gaijin would listen to us and do something about it, it’s rare to see bombers after br 5.0 because it’s just not worth it, 25 minutes per match is just not enough if I wanted a fast gameplay I’d stick to arcade, man I wanna go back to the time when bombers were useful and fun to play in the game.

[@8BitDane]

Hi Gabriel, I suppose I should be grateful that I did not play back then with the way you are describing it. On certain 4 base operations maps they have double the tonnage needed to destroy them, making it very difficult to feel like a heavy bomber for sure. On a regular 4 base map you can still destroy all 4 of them though with one run. I am a little split on the respawn of bases. On one hand its nice so you can earn more SL and RP IF you are able to return for a 2nd run. On the other hand it makes you feel more useless since you cannot help with ending the match since there is no main airfield to destroy anymore. I think the latter and would rather have, that you are able to destroy the airfield so you can be useful towards winning the match instead of just earning some points and being a meaty target.

[@ItzD3th]

Thanks you sooooo much, I play British bomber and I keep getting killed as soon the match starts

[@8BitDane]

that gets old quickly for sure, maybe you can find something useful in the video 🙂

[@wunderthunder]

in regards to bombing bases, bomb-loads in the larger bombers are not as important due to the fact that your likely competing with 3 other bombers, and unless its a map where bases/airfield are an objective (rare now for some reason), you dont ever use your full bomb load. carpet bombing ground targets is fun though but not worth as much as it used to be.

[@8BitDane]

I am always pragmatic in my playing, calculating that only 1 out of 3 bombers will even reach a base 🙂

[@MisterTwister7400]

I was wondering what your opinion of the Stirling is since the first one now is at 4.0 with the Halifax and the second one is now at 4.7, I still wonder why they were that high in br in the first place

[@8BitDane]

It has to be because of the size of their bombloads. The Stirling aircraft themselves are in the game pretty awful to use. but IF you manage to survive in them, you can take out a number of bases. I'm just happy that the Halifax finally has been moved to rank 3. As far as I can tell, the only differences between the two Stirlings are the defensive armaments and I think the latter one should be moved down to br 4.3.

[@MisterTwister7400]

@@8BitDaneI like how you had to clarify IF in the comment😂, anyways I kinda feel like the second Stirling is kind of a downgrade due to losing the ventral gun position, all the changes in the second are so small you barley notice it.

[@MisterTwister7400]

Also, I don’t know if it is just me, but the p-38 and xp-50 are the bane of my existence

[@8BitDane]

@@MisterTwister7400 They are really not good bombers if you look past the bombloads for sure.

[@8BitDane]

@@MisterTwister7400 If you are in a bomber they certainly. The Xp-50 is annoying at the br because so many people use it, it is much too good for what it is.

[@iantownsend7092]

The 7.7 are actually pretty good and simulator

[@Jaggyfluff]

I would take this as a compliment but you sound a lot like Winston Churchill. Nice vid btw

[@8BitDane]

He is my spirit animal 🙃

[@Jaggyfluff]

@@8BitDane lol

[@Jaggyfluff]

“Atanyratethatiswhatwergontatrytado”

[@yourlocalcanadian5854]

After the bomber series what are you thinking of doing next?

[@8BitDane]

Jet bombers eventually, but I have yet to unlock and spade pretty much all of them, but it will be done in time. Besides that, I am not sure for larger guide series.

[@wagnervenancius4103]

it's a pity all I can do is save it to watch it later. My new routine isn't helping 😢😢

[@8BitDane]

Its still gonna be there though :)

[@wagnervenancius4103]

@@8BitDane Thank goodness (thank you as well) it will.

[@EnsianceI]

Can you tell me how to play Halifax? I side climb with 180 km/h IAS, otherwise I die most of the time. Should I dive, Should I fly level to the bases, I don't know.

[@8BitDane]

The halifax is pretty fast for what it is, you should be able to just stay on course from the spawn and drop the bombs on the bases without having to side climb. It does of course not always work, but its an ok strategy.

[@EnsianceI]

@@8BitDane Should I climb or fly level or dive?

[@8BitDane]

@@EnsianceIif you aim directly towards the bases i would fly level or dive at a shallow angle. For me i mostly look at the BR im at. Usually not bothering with side climbing unless its an up-tier. But the main thing is, that you never know which kind of players you will face, so a good amount of luck is also needed in any situation.

[@soto1649]

What if lancaster in warthunder receive grand slam bomb?

[@8BitDane]

I would like that 👍

[@RigJig]

14:02 anyone know this song??? It's so good!!

[@8BitDane]

Hi Rig, the credits should be in the description in the order of appearance.

[@RigJig]

@@8BitDane Thank you, I'm sorry for not looking earlier lol.

[@8BitDane]

@@RigJig 🙃

[@mrkrabs4913]

Yes now what nation you working on now ??

[@8BitDane]

Germany is up next.

[@mrkrabs4913]

@@8BitDane lettttsssss goooooo

[@YesName_1]

The canmarra a bomber Ingame?

[@8BitDane]

Hi, yes the two Canberra's are bombers 👍

[@stonefortress7333]

Did you do one for german bombers?

[@8BitDane]

Germany is up next 🙂

[@grognard23]

I have subscribed, I have liked. Too depressed to comment though, perhaps next time.

[@8BitDane]

Its all just for entertainment anyhow.

[@geo.m1639]

I’m. 2k rp away from getting the final uk bomber!! (Shackleton)

[@8BitDane]

Oh cool - getting there 👍

[@geo.m1639]

@@8BitDane yea is it worth crewing it since I can’t rlly afford that repair cost?

[@8BitDane]

@@geo.m1639 it's the best bomber the British have, in that regard it is worth it, but yes it is fairy expensive to lose. I usually just played a bunch of my lower rank best lineups to quickly get a bunch of SL when I ran low.

[@geo.m1639]

@@8BitDane yea I got 800k silver lions so I will try that! Thanks for the advice

[@zachspatcher1194]

Can you do German bombers

[@8BitDane]

Already working on it :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eovFpWlufMiYn80

[@Alexandros11]

Nice, but kind of weird you didn't review the Catalina or Hudson. Just because they're premiums - they're British bombers too. They don't have to be in the bomber tree to count surely?

[@8BitDane]

When I made the first bomber guide I decided to not include premiums, mainly because they are behind a paywall. I did however review the Catalina in the US bomber tech tree. The premiums and all jet bombers will be reviewed in single videos eventually, including my opinion if they are worth buying or not 🙂

[@Alexandros11]

@@8BitDane I guess... but if you are to review British bombers I don't really see why it matters whether you pay for them or not. They're still British bombers. Will look forward to seeing your thoughts on the Hudson - it's one of my favourite aircraft although I don't play RB I'm a Sim player.

[@SotGravarg]

🥳 got 6 subs 😬😂

[@8BitDane]

I started out with zero, too. Took me over a year to get close to 1k. It takes time for sure. It is all about not giving up.

[@SotGravarg]

@@8BitDane Yeah well you make real gameplays and awesome content all I upload are short videos up to 1 minute mostly, my longest video is like 2 minutes. So 6 people like that. I hope I get up to 10 till my 19. birthday in August 2022 😂😊

[@8BitDane]

@@SotGravarg A lot of WT channels have success with ONLY make shorter videos than yours. You can try with #shorts or memes and put some work into the thumbnails and texts, you still gotta capture that audience first. All my videos are slow burners since they are guides, but I was aiming for that and it works. Otherwise I would be depressed with how my thumbnails do, lol - I do not really get views at the beginning. My videos are for marathons not sprints :)

[@SotGravarg]

@@8BitDane 😂 I just got no idea how to make thumbnails I have no such a thing as Photoshop or something to make it look nice. And it took me 1 hour to put music in one of my videos ...

[@SotGravarg]

@@8BitDane Also my video with the most views is a guy from my clan licking his mic

[@FriedChicken1989]

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