I HATED MAKING THIS - AH-1G in War Thunder - OddBawZ

[@25xxfrostxx]

Oh my God the "Shitter" decal made me laugh so hard it hurt.

[@laberdude]

where can i get it?

[@laberdude]

@@MH-ir7it jepp it is! got it :D

[@BleedingUranium]

@@MH-ir7it Yep, with a "1" added to the "n", and another decal to cover the top part of the "f".

[@philliphagan4760]

I was wondering how he had a decal that said that or if his gf made him a custom skin

[@philliphagan4760]

@@BleedingUranium thanks for explaining.

[@DrGonzosCondiments]

as a former AH-1 pilot, it was fun to watch your antics. Desert Storm is now 30 years ago. The 20mm depleted uranium rounds will shred T-72's with no issue. 2.75" folding fin multiple munition rockets are fun BUT the TOW wire guided (shape charge) missile was the shit. Thanks again for your daily content OddBawZ and all the best.

[@masterolof138]

My freind was in a match with you when you were doing this vid and that was very short time ago you are fast at editing these.

[@OddBawZ]

Haha, I had already edited this video long ago but I have a bit in the outro that will explain why it took me a bit longer to upload.

[@universalcactus5834]

Yeah, I got into a game with him a while back around 9:00 in the morning, and a video came out at 3:00 in the afternoon the same day featuring the battle I was in. He edits and posts at the speed of sound lol.

[@snoofers8161]

i was in a match with him about 12-1 EST and he did not last long but he did explain to us why he was playing helis

[@lucasmoreno2154]

@@universalcactus5834 I guess that he edits the videos that fast cuz he usually puts the entire battle on the vid

[@masterolof138]

@@OddBawZ oh oke

[@Living_Sushi]

You were supposed to bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness!

[@thebirbestbirb]

Lol but he still uses the class 3p and R3

[@AbyRemy]

What do you mean 7/10 times vs the Axis you will be spon camped in the first 4 minutes and the remaining 3/10 you may do good enough to be G91 spam target so yeah this is the most balanced WT video I have ever seen

[@louiswright8282]

@@thebirbestbirb EBR: Am I a joke to you?

[@thebirbestbirb]

@@louiswright8282 lol ikr

[@EricS2000]

"I hated making this" *Laughs manically while killing hoards of poor German tank crews*

[@A-Yeti]

"Poor" German crews laugh in 70% win rate.

[@johanmikkael6903]

@@A-Yeti 70% win rate? Look at my M18 black cat then for more

[@JoviaI1]

@@A-Yeti Only at 9.0 BR

[@FSDRyan]

"Poor". These are the same panther and stuka suicide bombers I was fighting at 5.3 with my 75mm jumbo?

[@EricS2000]

@@FSDRyan ok

[@Steve-vp9dp]

Bruh I just finished the worst first day at work Ive ever had. They had the other new guy and me clean out a room with 100's of pounds of pasta that was covered in rat shit and urine. Then had the audacity to complain that we threw out the boxes the pasta was in. I am so happy I can come home sit down and decompress to your videos Odd. This year has been so damn rough full of loss after loss and struggles. We all truly thank you

[@vandansonkar7819]

What the actual fuck!?

[@gjallarhorn4534]

Bro wtf, my boss would gut me if I LET it get rat shit or urine on it

[@Aloso930]

I’m spading the Pz 4 H because of the video you made and it has been a fun, intense, and terrible experience lmao

[@iandavis7535]

Hey Bawz please never stop the content everyone of your subs love this shiz and everyday when I get the notification on my phone my day lights up, I play your videos in the background while I play Warthunder myself and it makes me play better! Please stay with this content, love you dude

[@majo3488]

Well, if you would hear the battle you would be better - unless your are sniping all the time.

[@machinech183]

Yes the AH 1G toxic... then there's the Ka52/MI-28 doing the same thing but with liquid explosive rockets that are one-shot kills without direct hits...

[@jonathanallen3688]

In fairness the stock grind on ah1g has been hell for me. Either i get yeeted by a gepard or pilot sniped by a Russian 14.5. Meanwhile i put a 20mm shell into a planes cockpit and nothing.

[@KBDFProductions]

I love scouting vehicles. I arguably think it's more satisfying seeing "Destroyed by intelligence" pop up. It's like the rush of getting a kill, except you don't know when it will happen. Feelsgoodman.

[@Ghost19392]

*me trying to play ah-1g in top tier* Me spawns 2 seconds later FlaRakRad, otomatic, 2S6 tunguska: helo

[@darkreter3]

well somone did make a bad line up

[@SGT_Blackburn5233]

I like how in the video Odd is crushing it with the Cobra but whenever I take the Cobra out I always get inappropriately touched by every motorized vehicle on the map and end up getting no kills.

[@troutwarrior6735]

Good, one less player abusing tanks before they leave spawn.

[@adamd9591]

I appreciate how much effort you put into the videos, the introductions are always amazing

[@oojiflip]

Consider taking out the 40mm grenade launchers, they're great for taking out those soft German 8.0+9.0s

[@bohicagaming4462]

It boggles my mind that helos in general and the AH-1G in particular have been in this long yet still don't have a realistic model for when tail control is lost and the AH-1G still doesn't have its actual historical loadout of a minigun/40mm launcher wombo combo in the nose turret.

[@buschacha]

I refuse to believe that these aren’t paid actors, I never get to fight players this incompetent in my AH-1. Even my best games require me to fly like a maniac to avoid the Iron Dome level of ground fire.

[@seedubs1907]

that Shitter on the York is great, Gaijin needs to include the Odd logo ASAP

[@claytonhooper6181]

The 28 rocket pods are the way to go you have a lot more lift and speed and if you devote your self to taking out enemy heli it’s a lot more affective if you ditch the grenade launcher for the 7mm mini gun

[@axxamithaxxa4004]

Yes. We have 1000 kg bombs and aimed rockets. Let's add some 5 kt nuke for destroying whole fun for tankers.

[@wlmckinnon]

the top tier british helo with the starstreaks obliterate every A2A platform in the game. KA-50's vikers get set off by their prox fuse so if you beam a missile straight through theirs you can pop it harmlessly and kill them. direct hits only but it's insanely fast and you can kill pretty much all armor in the game if you're hitting the right spots. These helo's have to be played cat and mouse peeking over hills only to shoot and the ducking just low enough for the sensor to be the only exposed part. flying out in the open can get a few kills like you showed but thinking like a hyper mobile R3, hiding and ambushing people from 5-7km away, is where these birds shine

[@thecommenter9678]

aaah remember when the 40mm used to have all that pen.... it's like 50 now...

[@kaidenw5952]

Not a video I ever expected buti like it

[@GingerHitman11]

You got to get a map where you can shoot off all the rockets at the map while in heli spawn 2, then resupply. Most fun I've had in that heli.

[@themilkman8554]

Nice to see you playing in Helis! The AH-1G looks like it has the internal the layout of an R-44... based on your last reply to me this really shows how clueless Gajin is when it comes to helicopters. Cheers!

[@captain_meerkat1901]

Good point Bawz, the community at high tier really does seem way more toxic than at lower tiers and this is definitely part of the reason for why everybody else doesn’t seem to have such a good time. Anyway, keep making the great content, I’m sure nobody minds if you just do what you enjoy.

[@BallisticAero]

One thing I've always hated about the AH-1G was it's undying need to lean right CONSTANTLY. The damn thing cannot fly in a straight line (you can see your "momentum arrow" at your central reticle point (the one that doesn't move)), and the grenade launcher is really hard to get used to. Its really only effective on extremely light vehicles. The UH-1B flies so much more smooth and consistent, but I guess that was just true to the design of the AH-1G Listening to Odd reminds me of my grandparents in Aberdeen :) great vid lad, keep up the good work

[@keithrogers6876]

It's pretty standard when I am playing with my friends that if I get a few kills I will say to them on voice chat "stay away from my vehicle, there is probably a bomb incoming" and more often than not it is true lol. Thanks for the entertainments Odd, in my personal opinion you should only ever do videos that you enjoy making on a schedule that fits with the rest of your life. Have seen quite a few entertaining youtubers seriously burn themselves out and would hate to see that happen to you. EDIT: It is always highly entertaining to me when someone is doing well and takes out a bunch of my team mates, but you take them out once and you can almost hear the screaming as their plane rams into your vehicle a second before the bomb gets there.

[@TurnyPlays]

I hit one with a TOW missile yesterday. It flew back to base.

[@calliope9040]

I hit one with a kv-2 HE and lived and ended up spawnkilling us

[@sovietsheep5051]

Helicopters have the same amount of durability that metal aircraft should have

[@iffracem]

CASthunder/SPAAthunder. Tanks are becoming irrelevant in ground forces.

[@ConnorEilers]

Just like real life! Air beats everything.

[@honkhonk8009]

lmfao just like real life. Marine corps retired their tank crews awhile ago cus they could just spam IFV.

[@mickeymoistner2860]

This strat is the exact reason why people were happy when the premium G 91 got to more nords and why German mains are so angry at this tier. Thank you for bringing this video to us Odd, maybe it'll show people how toxic this tactic really is. Love the videos man keep it up! Also request you do a video in the M56, I just want to see someone do good in that thing as I have a really hard time playing that thing well.

[@KaiDidumaNx]

that the fcking problem with this game- when you shooting in plane rounds go over/through target with no damage, but when AAA shoots rounds 50 meters arounds me somehow its hit...

[@kinghyctr]

yes and ground sim with modern tech is literally spawn and die to enemy helicopters...

[@tylerv9174]

Ah realistic Cold War combat

[@rexw2203]

Proof to the old saying: "Good news does not come by helicopter"

[@spray916]

Very fun to fly, but very annoying to face. 7.7 Germany is a nightmare.

[@hughmungus911]

This will inspire many more Helis to spawn at the start of matches and my type 87 is very happy about this, thank you odd

[@SlicerJen]

I noticed on rare occasions you lose zoom and the escape key to go to options screen. After a minute it comes back, but it is a weird bug, and usually when an enemy is right in front too. Still happening today.

[@jaybyrd6777]

When I saw 0:00 to 0:40 I thought to myself. "That exact same situation happened in almost every 7.7br game today". No one takes out AA early for helis anymore or at least I have seen.

[@cpthrki5852]

Gotta love how in a *tank* game you can easily consistently score more kills per match with aircraft and never even use a tank at all.

[@Buzwell40k]

Awesome as usual Odd, the music really solidified the intro imo. Brutal machine this heli is, no wonder I see it so often.

[@Kastev30]

Whenever I play that BR now as Germany, I always bring out the Bagelpanzer as my first spawn to make sure I don't get ganked by helis. The proxy-fuse round does wonders against the AH-1's

[@Mamiya645]

Countries with no helis or no AH-1G comparable starter suffer, and all countries suffer under CAS.

[@nishithasapukotanage2952]

Hey Odd, absolutely love the vids and the accent ;) Please do a full french video with the Leclerc S2, AMX-40, Tiger HAD, Mirage IIIC and the Jaguar A Thank you! Love you!!

[@goat1176]

I always get instantly clapped when I take out the AH-1G

[@Aussilightning]

Yeah this doesn't match my experience, machine-guns = dead gunner and crashing heli.

[@kasperv967]

same, lol. I can survive long enough to get one kill if I'm lucky in a run, but always end up so damaged I lose engine power at minimum and crash leaving the battlefield.

[@misegades]

Either they changed the damage model of Helicopters or you've got some funky connection because never in all of my AH-1G flyouts have I survived that long.

[@nekomakhea9440]

Gepards have stealth belts now, apparently. That's neat, I guess.

[@hefish]

Hey Oddbaws, someone has probably said this already but the jets that have RWR (Radar Warning Reciever) don’t just get a warning when you lock them, they get a warning when your radar is on

[@johnh.2033]

Thanks for showing us the chopper. I'm still very curious about chopper tactics in War Thunder. Out here in the world choppers are way better at ambush and retreat than they are head to head. I'd love to see you fly more choppers. Keep on thrashing them man!

[@JoviaI1]

Honestly, I feel like a simple quick-fix for heli's is to make it so they cost as much as a plane to take out, so you can't start with it. High, tier heli's of course will need even more work.

[@theholyromanemperor6275]

a tip when using Sgt York, if u locked an aircraft from 4km and the lead indicator now appears u can fire a short burst or just fire one shot and u can "snipe" without them knowing no matter what plane it is, may it be prop or a jet.

[@AbyRemy]

As some one who is trying to research Russian 8.3 I had enough of the leopards, light tank, Italian tanks and most of all G91 spammers, and I have to say this video brought a smile to my heart, its nice to see the Axis get a taste of there on midseason for once. Also man grate video keep this up.

[@icantalktrash]

Isn't it just crazy how it's called ground rb but there's planes and helicopters that can do this??

[@Combatwombat-sn7ng]

I love to bring a gepard out as a first spawn. It's very cheap, and shooting down helis is easy, plus anything light gets shrekked and with some brain you can kill MBTs. It's very easy to get enough SP for a G91.

[@CopperYT]

10:24 if only he knew about thermals now

[@lucasraisbeck7389]

Which ones would be better for CAS in ground rb? Like so Odd can see pls. Fw 190’s vs Bf 109’s Hurricane line vs Spitfire line

[@sinokbalmok5321]

I just love driving around the map and using the M113 and listen to that BRRRRRRRRRRR

[@SwedePlaysGames]

Thankfully I have a very good friend who loves his Gepard, so I have a personal AA following me around dealing with all the turds flying AH-1Gs. My Strv 104 is also quite good at dealing with the buggers.

[@John_19k_doe]

I like how he has the labeled video brackets. Idk how its helpful for me but the effort to do it shows quality

[@spacekraken666]

This is why Begleitpanzer is my first spawn vehicle

[@LowStuff]

VT shells make it the best gun SPAA option, far superior to the Gepard imho.

[@Awesomeboy-fq9nt]

Nah this is proof that KZbin is get favored match making. Because the second that I Get Shut at in the AH1 I instantly die no matter what I do.

[@GhostZx5]

same bro

[@Hellyeah2heaven]

Being an Italian main at 8.0 rn, the sound of a cobra 30 seconds into a game is my worste nightmare.

[@sedah4562]

Out of all the Helis to call op you choose the ah-1g

[@thegamereaper4801]

would really love to see some m103 gameplay, i just love the look of the tank and would love to see what you say about it and see how well you do in it

[@romanthenumeral9497]

every time i use the rockets on the cobra i never get kills only critical hits 😭😭😭 great video though keep up the phantastic work!👌👍

[@NotNicot]

Idk, i think the one you've suffered the most making is the italian 105(?)mm cannon-plane one

[@OddBawZ]

But the plane did no harm to anyone else. The AH-1G, though...

[@riseofpatriots8]

That turning on 2:23 was so good comrade omg 😂

[@Rumcajs981]

Just imagine what would happen if Ka-50 and Ka-52 actually worked as they were intended to - they are built so they can fly good even with their tail shot off, but WT considers them shot down and you only have those 15 seconds or so

[@zacharymurphy2099]

Highly recommend you turn on manual roll control (needs to be bound) so it doesnt try to violently roll back to center when you let go of the button. Also use q and e to rotate yourself when gaijin's crappy instructor says otherwise.

[@Kozakow]

Try doing that with Mi-4AV, im sure that you aren't gonna be so successful.

[@henlooo8135]

When i play this I get pilot sniped instantly

[@seaweed9294]

I would say that the damage models of helis has a resemblance of wet cheese.

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

Not when i'm into it, but i play french ones, maybe that's it

[@avaavalon2467]

yes wet cheese can same how tank a cent mk10s (strv 101) main cannon

[@anthonystuckless2230]

Love ur vids odd

[@llamaplayz5488]

I just realized a while ago I was a game with you and watched you fly in and immediately get lit up by german 20mm, it made my day!

[@ordeithx]

Revisiting helicopters would be interesting now. So many people know how to counter them.

[@mad_maxj65]

Can you make a video on the m 15/43 and the semovente 75/18 of you want? The are the best italian Boys at theyr tier and are my favorite in reality❤️❤️

[@marcinnowak4299]

I find it quite amusing how durable Cobra is in this game. Well, how every helicopter in the game is so durable. Also that stability when your tail gets shot off - that's possible only with Kamov helicopters :P

[@Horse_fast]

I typically die the moment I reach the feild as I get shredded by the entire teams MG’s

[@hakonred8068]

Enemy tanks: Nooooooo! U can't just yeet my tank with missiles and grenades! Helicopters: haha flap flap cancer go flap flap flap brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@hakonred8068]

@lucas hewison ?

[@beachside1]

13:07 Maybe you were light headed due to your Skyhawk's height..Does it to me every time I take a flight. Btw I think you have been hanging out with Steve too much. Your getting the matching yeah yeah yeahs as he does..Im worried Odd

[@elite_tk_9749]

The 40mm grenades are fun though haha, anytime I'm bored I'll do the same thing or first spawn the Ka-50 with the big bombs.

[@ironchicken7240]

5:28 someones on A already me: R3 nightmares

[@BleedingUranium]

WWII / below 6.7 is absolutely the best part of the game, it's all I play. :D

[@chrisg6091]

Agreed

[@tripletimeace609]

Oddbawz you should play the Centauro Attempt number 2

[@jonasvogt7734]

The HE shell on the Type 89 is pretty good at dealing with Choppas. Thx btw for your video on it. Got myself a Talisman for it and now Iˋm almost done with the first Type 90.

[@thomaskositzki9424]

"Shitter" is just comedy gold, man! XD

[@haydendaniels8420]

i think it would be a cool concept to have some Helicopters carry infantry that can be dropped off at a point to capture it either by rope or by landing, that would be an excuse to add the Chinook and other big Helis, i have no idea if this is a good idea because the best take i have is the Teegor H1

[@iffracem]

It'll probably be implemented in the future in their other game "enlisted", when that gets the same treatment as WT I honestly think that the latest updates (like "New Power") weren't really for WT, but to live trial the Dragor engine for future "Enlisted" versions.

[@balous6520]

Can you do a CAS guide on ground RB or a Gameplay of one of the Centauro. ? I love your video, they feel so natural and stress free. Continue on this ways You doing great.

[@laniemon]

Never fail to bring a smile on my face everytime I see people just killing it using Heinemann's Hot-Rod :)

[@idkidk9180]

10:30 just yesterday I got a 14 kill game with the British 8.3 lineup in exactly this spot

[@lsandhawkl7491]

Odd you should play the Tiger II(H) and the Me 262 A-1/U4. At 6.7 the Tiger II(H) is unimaginably good (only penetrable through the front on the turret cheeks with conventional rounds) and is really fun to rush into a point with, tank all the shots from tanks like the American T34 that would annihilate any other Panther or Tiger through its frontal armor. And once you die with enough SP the Me 262 is phenomenal at providing CAS for your team.

[@foamyflightmaster9385]

The Sgt York is much better than I expected, certainly better than the British Marksman

[@Dan86130]

Me: Spading my class 3p and about to try the DM33 for the first time Some spinning-wing boye: bro just no

[@Flyguy4500]

When I play the cobra, I get yeeted as soon as I get to the battle

[@steveshumate1983]

Seriously. I don’t know how everyone does it. But I get wrecked instantly every time I take it out before I can even get to the battle.

[@longhairdlout]

dunno if you know but on radars with friendly recognition a double dash means its friendly or if its easier on the compass the triangle will have a line under it for friendly

[@zacharoni69]

I know this game can be extremely frustrating to play sometimes. Hope you're doing alright Odd, o7

[@theshadowlynx]

Honestly, it makes me a bit sad. I picked up the game when I realized there were helicopters to fly. Playing Team Apache as a child left an impression on me. I worked hard up the US tree and after months and months finally had my AH-1G. I had no idea what kind of disappointment I was in for. I think half my deaths were friendly fire followed by the team telling me how much of a bad person I was. Thankfully I've found enjoyment in tank gameplay.

[@humzaakhtar9208]

Tell them it was a childhood dream to fly helis and you ruined any hope for the future you had, that would make them sad

[@ronkaufhold6253]

Hey I wanted to ask how you guide your AGM's? I'm often trying to use my AGM's but I dunno how to guide them

[@Steve-vp9dp]

he has a tutorial in his A4E video

[@ronkaufhold6253]

@@Steve-vp9dp how long is that vid ago?

[@justinfanter3620]

I have never even entered the battlefield in my viper before getting shot down, how do you do this good

[@monolitwoods]

That's why on my 8.0 USSR line, if we face the US ill always spawn a shilka, grantee a chopper or two to kill. However somtimes i let them wreck havoc on the German team members, it's satisfying)))

[@edim108]

This is why I don't play anything above 7.0 At around 7.7 Ground RB becomes Air RB with player ground targets...

[@nonamemac629]

You should bring the wirlbe wind and panzer 2 at top br to show everyone that GeRmAnY SuFFerS

[@humzaakhtar9208]

Phly did that, he did not suffer _they did_