The Viper Still Bites | F-16C Close Air Support in Ground RB (War Thunder)

[@ActuallyNotIlmatar]

It's quite impressive how some SPAA players have started learning to intercept ordnance reliably. Obviously there's the edge cases of yeeting 12 spikes at someone or 3 full rails worth of GBU-39, but still the first in a long time where war thunder players seem to learn. Also, at least for me night battles seem to get more common in higher BRs. Actually quite enjoyable to play reasonably sized lobbies. Cheers, great one as always hunter.

[@Mariens221]

Helps now they can resupply without having to run to a point

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks brother 🙏

[@xxibxoyng7655]

I’ve been doing this for ages with Fox 3 missiles and ground missiles to air, just to save my teammates… but im surprised too players starting to focus on that, wish we can get SL or RP for this cause … been wishing for it

[@deca0]

To not waste spikes on my ah-60, i take a GATR pod to fake out a pantsir

[@fire_drake12.arc.24]

Turns out when the SPAA player isnt mentally disabled, CAS cant do anything but waste ordnance and be a free kill for SPAA.

[@elmarlang1856]

My favourite part was at 7:10 when you disintegrated the EC665 Tiger with the M61 Vulcan 20 mm cannon.👍👍👍 Always incredible skill and action. Thanks for the great entertainment!🤩

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks for your kindness my friend ❤

[@ilikefish876]

Hey hunter, I dont know if you can contact him, but it would be sick to see a spookston-hunter collab, since he loves tanks in ground rb and you love air in ground rb

[@aryawisnu3453]

CAS'D lol

[@doublesoul862]

Idk if Spook could get over the hatred of cas mains

[@Hunter_i86]

Spook is great but he hates pilots 😂

[@ilikefish876]

@@Hunter_i86 lol🤣

[@markpolshin1633]

@@Hunter_i86anyway, you do so good in both tanks and air so…..nudge him into one game of ground and game of air and then one game of RB and both play to your strengths. Definitely would watch the vid

[@0SEVNN]

i think that your my favourite warthunder youtuber out there right now, nothing but high end, casual insane gameplay, its so cool to watch keep it up!

[@Hunter_i86]

@@0SEVNN Thanks so much my friend ❤

[@sydneyfontaine9452]

Thank you for the inspiring content showing how America can still contest the skies and be a reliable CAS option in a world of raffale and Eurofighter and SU-34 without mentioning the SPAA

[@Hunter_i86]

The Viper is my pick among all the mentioned jets in your comment. 💥

[@fire_drake12.arc.24]

Good luck getting into the CAS though, you have to use shit tanks first, then hope the SPAA on the enemy team is braindead before you can defend yourself from planes that outclass you.

[@leog007888]

Very impressive as usual Hunter, like how every one of your moves were so deliberate

[@abdifatahali8923]

You are clearly one of the best, I learned so much from your videos about CAS and anti-CAS, Amazing

[@Hunter_i86]

@@abdifatahali8923 I'm glad, thanks a lot my friend ✌

[@gelatinousturncoat]

I've been having fun with the XM8, AV-8C, and AH-1F. XM8 does well in the full breadth of its BR range and the 8C gets plenty of flares and does good work with Zunis.

[@Hunter_i86]

They’re fun to fly.

[@sheperd6768]

Hey Hunter, I think I asked this in a previous video, but you were in the process of changing settings. Can you share your post FX settings and graphics settings? Or maybe even make a video on it? Because it looks stunning. Great video as always.

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello, movie graphic, DLSS\Native, and contrast color correction in postfx settings.

[@DynamicOkami]

Hey hunter, could you please post your zoom controls? I always see your zooming when using the targeting pod is so smooth and clean, i keep messing with the settings but i cant get zoom as clean as yours. Also love your vids :D

[@ivan.i.gerasimov]

Hey, I believe Hunter said under previous video something to the effect of him having a mouse with a very smooth wheel

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello. Just mouse wheel zoom axis, also I'm using a mouse with hyper fast wheel, if Gaijin doesn't fix it we have to adapt you know! 👍

[@КтоГде-п2с]

That dogfight with rafale gave me goosebumps

[@janusz4156]

50 years of F-16 in 2024 and 30 years of Ace Combat series in 2025.

[@LucentMoonlight]

Your cas videos always keep me going during the mind-numbing grind. I'm still not a great player but I hope to achieve cas like you ❤️ 💙

[@Hunter_i86]

Keep at it, you'll get there! 🙂

[@ivan.i.gerasimov]

15:00 MANEUVER KILL

[@apisithnueathong8421]

Hi Hunter, I'm very surprised by your playing style. You're not afraid of S1 SAM. As for me playing Barak II, I always panic about S1 SAM because I don't have a Maverick like F16C American. But from what I've seen from many of the games you've posted on your channel, I applied it to my playing, which is right. It allows me to make more games than before. and the F16C skin in your video I use as my main skin since being added to the game.

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks man, glad you are enjoying the videos and learning! 😊 Keep up the good work ✌

[@hugocarvalho2936]

Could you please, do some video about F-14B CAS (with GBUs)?

[@andrerodrigues4509]

Man, you play so well. You're constantly this good or is this a game in ten?

[@Hunter_i86]

Not consistantly but also not one in ten, something in between, I also delete a lot of battles with high kill rate but they weren't as methodical and smooth as I want, because methodical and immersive gameplay is important to me, kill count come later.

[@littlelagg7092]

you know as much as I love watching CAS videos I still utterly hate top tier CAS in game, so much that I just rush top tier SPAA usually lol keep up the good vids man

[@Hunter_i86]

I like playing SPAA in top tier, it is more fun than playing tanks in toilet size maps 😂 Thanks

[@abdallah5906]

the thumbnail is just🤤

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks

[@juliuslarsen6193]

what controls do you put on to make the zoom on the targeting pod so smooth. when using the EF-2000 i can hardly zoom, becuase the only zoom options i have is minimum and maximum.

[@Hunter_i86]

Mouse wheel zoom axis, my mouse has fast spinning wheel.

[@juliuslarsen6193]

@@Hunter_i86 what exacty is your settings? when i use the setting 'zoom axis (air)' it can zoom smoothly, but when i exit the targeting pod, im still zoomed in

[@juliuslarsen6193]

@@Hunter_i86 even tho i use a fast spinning wheel it isnt smooth. would you mind listing up your controls you turned on to make it thjat smooth. right now it seems that my zoom is zooming exponentially, i cant have a linear zoom throughout the whole zoom course

[@raphaeltaormina7418]

I was like huh? Why does he 1 circle with an f16 then you directly answered that question xD

[@HibikiChan-d5l]

How to zoom slowly like that, can you help me plss thanks (0:19) Hard to find enemy when using Z bc it to fast

[@Narsheo]

Decided not to touch the game until they change gamemodes, which means ill prob never play it again lol. Always nice to watch a video of yours tho

[@Hunter_i86]

Much love man 💥

[@joshbosco4028]

You make it look so easy man. I always get crushed so quick in the air lol

[@Hunter_i86]

Don't rush killing ranks, play it patiently!

[@erkindogan436]

Thx for vid. Very good hunt👏

[@Hunter_i86]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sr_trooper9172]

quick q. what are your zoom settings like how do you have it so smooth? im having trouble replicating yours. do you have a no flywheel mouse scroll?

[@blrbgbari]

15:00 people get so used to flying in top tier mindlessly flinging missiles that they can't dogfight for shit anymore

[@azizekerroum5694]

Can't wait for the block 70/72

[@matheusdelimarodrigues4410]

Hunter, the F15E is bugged right now, you can't take the CFT fuel tanks with AIM-120s, trying to do so will say you have a impossible loadout, so now you can carry CFTs but without fuel, or you carry CFTs with fuel and no 120s. CAS loadouts are unaltered, but trying to get more fuel through CFTs is impossible if you want more air to air capabilities.

[@Hunter_i86]

I hope they fix it 👍

[@kotenara10]

I wonder why they cant put a single G-Mav on the pylon near the wingtip

[@chrisihg2253]

F-16 one of my absolutly fav birds in DCS

[@jonahcuvelier3865]

When the doom music kicks in 😂

[@caijet9852]

Hunter please, share your zoom setting, or controls in general. But I really struggle to set the zoom in this game, I can't make it linear like yours (especially in targeting pod view)

[@Hunter_i86]

Mouse wheel zoom axis, I'm also using a mouse with fast spinning wheel.

[@Sam-us5ds]

Hi Hunter, Nice vid. Could you let me know how you do the zoom on an axis? every time i try do this with helicopters it never wants to work

[@Hunter_i86]

Mouse wheel zoom axis

[@wakeuptaiga]

hi could you do a new settings video ?

[@withoutpurposeinlife]

Hello Hunter from cold Russia. I realy love your video, could you show me or tell me about your keyboard settings. Personally, I have a lot of problems with this and I get lost in a lot of buttons, maybe thanks to you the top stormtrooper will become a little easier for me) Sorry for my bad English, I'm just learning it)

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello comrade, I have the controls file on Discord, if you want just message me and I shall upload it to you. Thanks a lot, your English is fine don't worry. 👍

[@Koozaak]

What button layout do you use to steadily zoom in with the CAS optics? Mine is a click for zoom and it's brutal with the Eurofighter, it's too much and too fast. Any ideas?

[@Hunter_i86]

Mouse wheel zoom axis, my mouse has fast wheel.

[@Koozaak]

@@Hunter_i86 For some reason if I use this, my 3rd person camera also changes.

[@Kelgo102]

I don’t think the viper will ever not bite 😅

[@Hunter_i86]

My favorite 4th gen 😍

[@ryanrautenberg6092]

I dont understand why the inner pylon can only take the gbu 24, but israeli ones can take gbu12, and jdam

[@matheusdelimarodrigues4410]

Do you prefer AGM-65Ds or Gs? Is the trade-off of higher quantity but less reliability on the D worth it over the G?

[@Hunter_i86]

I pick G

[@giorgigachechiladze1679]

Can you tell me your zoom keybinds and multipliers and relative controls and everything you have set up for zoom?

[@Hunter_i86]

Mouse wheel zoom axis, max multiplier, my mouse has hyper fast wheel.

[@giorgigachechiladze1679]

@@Hunter_i86 thanks

[@Brazmannslittlegamingcorner]

this is a sexy plane

[@themonaclan]

Hey, just checking in. I love when you do top-tier videos, but I think it would be pretty interesting if you tried out low tier CAS instead like the F4 U - 4B is a great aircraft

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks man, I'll give it a shot! 🙏

[@themonaclan]

Kool

[@EricWei-c7m]

How does the us air power fair in the new meta around eurofighter and Rafael?

[@arvinandhika6635]

The Pilot skill need for it, not just a role jet fighter

[@r0yal_0perat0r]

Hey hunter 👋 any chance we could have another harrier GR7 in ground rb video?

[@Hunter_i86]

I will try as soon as possible

[@r0yal_0perat0r]

@ thanks ever so much hunter your videos are so addictive 😂😂😂

[@hawkiii8930]

Hi my friend again very nice video and can the Viper still be good even if EF´s and Rafale´s are flying around? Have a nice day

[@Hunter_i86]

It is not the plane, it is about the pilot. 😎

[@hawkiii8930]

damn right

[@MichaelCasey-bx6wc]

What are your zoom controls for the tgp? Cant get mine right…

[@Hunter_i86]

Mouse wheel zoom axis

[@Johann-p1s]

we need more actual gameplay vids like this one pls

[@Hunter_i86]

👍

[@blacksnow271]

bro hunter, do you know how to play war thunder mode simulator for plan/jet?

[@Hunter_i86]

@@blacksnow271 yes I do 👍

[@blacksnow271]

@Hunter_i86 how to distinguish friend from foe?

[@lolingtin3628]

I wish air rb didn't give enemies, name plates like ground rb. i find it weird that the best dog fights and scenarios tend to be in ground rb ( for me personally at least ). I have no clue how it would be balanced though.

[@Dajobe11]

I feel like cuz in ground it’s more likely for it to be a 1 on 1 dog fight, less enemy planes to get 3rd partied from

[@Hunter_i86]

Air RB is just a waste of resources, worst mode in the game, if they remove it and launch Air RB EC with no enemy\missiles marks and labels it will be much better in my opinion.

[@lolingtin3628]

@ yeah also the 1v2s and sometimes even 1v3 at lower BRs are really fun

[@lolingtin3628]

@ i would love an attack and defend game mode that rewarded teamwork like the demolition gamemode from cod:mw3. It would probably take to long to be considered a casual game mode though.

[@technolibra]

whats your strats for getting kills early to spawn cas before then pantsir crew arrives

[@Hunter_i86]

Light tank spam scout then cap or kill a target

[@solo-ch6ev]

Hey hunter i decided to grind usa and russia since ive finished germany because they are the biggest and i guess the best and ill have to figure out how to upload my ps5 gameplay on youtube i spending way to much money and i wish i could make some back to spend again😂

[@Hunter_i86]

I'm happy you're enjoying the game. But I recommend slowing down with spending money on WT, have fun and grind patiently for free my friend, also read my reply on your other comment. 👍

[@IfriendlyFellow]

if you use your PS5 controller, theres a share button, left of the touchpad, press it, double tap it, hold it, they're different functions, one of them shows a menu (and if you look at the bottom right, youll see your PS5 is recording at all times, allowing you to clip back gameplay upto an hour), if you use that, you can easily clip things you do in War Thunder and upload them to youtube (iirc on the left side of the same menu, you can upload your content, theres also the built in sharefactory which lets you edit on PS5 if you wish to)

[@solo-ch6ev]

@@IfriendlyFellow thanks 😊

[@solo-ch6ev]

@@Hunter_i86 😊

[@solaristweaking]

may you showcase your graphic settings?

[@shaunkelly9053]

Imagine an f16 with a vectoring nozzle.

[@jfletcher3285]

Hey Hunter, I have a question, have you ever done a video titled "Hunter's Epic Fails?" I was just curious . Have you had epic fails moments? I know I have had a few. When I flew out my A-6E Intruder. I went to check the map, but when I came back...OOOOh Mountain...LOL.

[@jfletcher3285]

Also are you on a discord group or in a squad? I was wondering would you ever want to play a game where you escort bombers to their target and back? Just curious.

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello comrade, I play solo usually and no I didn't make epic fails video because I don't like memes of WT. I don't like watching them and I don't like making them. 😂

[@jfletcher3285]

@ that makes sense. I am curious you should reach out to another KZbinr named Orbix, he does a lot of flying ones too. I think it would be interesting if you actually had one V one battle. Or work together to see if you can accomplish the same goal. Just a thought, though I am curious have you ever had any epic fails that you can think about?

[@EasyBr]

My GRB its almost the same load i just carry one plyon of GBU 39 the other pylon its 3xMaveric (AGM65)

[@Hunter_i86]

I love Maverick G ❤

[@solo-ch6ev]

Love your gameplay and skills and i wish i could be on the same team as you and how did u manage to grind the whole game i would go insane i mostly care about top tier thats where i find the most fun but the grind is tough tuff and i find my self spending hundred's of dollers for nothing much and im getting poor 😢

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks man, it was a long journey. Please stop spending a lot of money on the game, if you like modern it is understandable, maybe spend money to get to top tier in one nation, not multiple nations, stop jumping between nations, it is not worth it because there are no huge differences between nations when you reach to the end, all of them have laser rangefinders, TV, laser, GNSS weapons ... etc. I recommend getting to top tier in one nation by money if you really want to and the rest just play and grind, also grind events, win prizes and trade in marketplace to get premium packs basically for free. For example if you win a prize like the Persian Tomcat you can sell it in marketplace then use GJNs to buy a premium tank like Leopard 2 to grind Germany using a modern tank. Thanks so much for the donation my friend

[@solo-ch6ev]

@@Hunter_i86 thanks

[@YoRHaUnit2Babe]

BAMRAAM

[@Sgt-Raptor]

Viper is 100% better sounding than fighting falcon

[@ILikeIcedCoffee]

Impressive... most impressive... but you are not a jedi yet.

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks ❤

[@ILikeIcedCoffee]

@@Hunter_i86 Hey seriously though. Day 1 of requesting a video of strategies for CAS to avoid air defense.

[@Letters4]

I'm curious to how you've grown your following without commentary in war thunder, was it just consistently posting and slowly growing subscribers?

[@Hunter_i86]

I don't like evaluating myself, the community can answer this question better than me I guess, but I think consistency, gameplay style and strong bond with the community are the most important reasons for such growth in the channel.

[@Letters4]

that is good to know I appreciate your response, I've always enjoyed your content haha

[@dennisgah]

I recently unlocked the F16c, that combined with the HSTVL and I turn into what i hate the most...... CAS players

[@Hunter_i86]

Welcome to the family

[@FULLDRATER]

bruh that rafale is embarassing

[@Hunter_i86]

It happens, night time and mountains 💥

[@ZuuZuu2]

Do typhoon bro

[@Nero-Caesar]

I won't play till they add the Bmp-T

[@Crashgrasse395]

My man that is going to break the game unless gajin adds it at 12.0 and not at 10.7😂😂

[@Nero-Caesar]

@Crashgrasse395 how will it break the game and yeah 12.0 seems fair

[@Crashgrasse395]

@@Nero-Caesar it's just a better bmp2m

[@Nero-Caesar]

@Crashgrasse395 I know it's a better BMP2 but I don't see how it'd be game breaking

[@timrileyy]

Hey Hunter🇨🇦me again

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello friend 🙂

[@spiderdz]

عربي؟ 👀 arab?

[@Hunter_i86]

عراقي 😎

[@brian-us6vw]

worlds most trash rafale player 14:47

[@Frost_x_NB]

3 likes 1 comment no views. 1 minute ago. Hunter bro. You slacking 😮‍💨😉🫶🏽

[@Hunter_i86]

😎