Israels Battle Hardened Bomber is NOT Balanced - F-16D "Barak II" - War Thunder

The Israeli F-16D "Barak II" gives the minor nation a HUGE bump to their CAS Ability, bringing Israel into the top tier META!
00:00 - The "New" Barak!
03:23 - Trapped with ME!
07:23 - Chaos Completely Controlled
09:18 - Why Germany "Suffers"
13:47 - Don't fight over AO..
16:54 - Nuclear Cameo Ft. LIC
20:52 - Bias not Included Conclusion
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[@idriswt7286]

true Obama gaming

[@Cobra-King3]

Was about to make an Obama meme, but you made mine better CHEERS!

[@tahu033]

Obamna

[@possumteeth1692]

@@tahu033Obamna

[@panzerdespenser9030]

If you're worried around 8 GBUs, then try the AV-8B Plus with 10 of them

[@JustinPlaysTV]

Oh yeah, though it's a giant easy target given it's subsonic status :(

[@panzerdespenser9030]

@@JustinPlaysTV Yea... But I've been having a good time with it in air RB. At least it gets thermal mavericks, so maybe some cleanup with SPAA could happen at the start. I have no idea how well that's going to work though

[@MaraAmaraaaa]

@@JustinPlaysTV with mates do SEAD operation

[@nguyenkhoa5825]

live footage from Gaza Trip is mad💀

[@JustinPlaysTV]

I ain't even gonna remove this one, and I probably shouldn't respond to this either.. Oh well!

[@saika4043]

guy in the back seat is the Weapon System Officer (WSO), also nicknamed Wizzo

[@life3600]

WSO(us navy) CSO(us air force) i think ...

[@chiefkalif9675]

I was going to say “Is it RIO? Like Goose in top gun?” Guess that position must be outdated…

[@williewilson2250]

​@@chiefkalif9675I'm pretty sure he does actually help with a few things besides just weapons

[@ArmandoNos]

Nothing like a wizard aiming your guns

[@saika4043]

@@williewilson2250im sure in most if not all jets, the second guy also has full pilot training and can take over in case of emergency

[@swynty5767]

Barak bombing? Barak o bomba

[@croskerk]

Winner of a comment

[@Snick_WT]

The difference is the F-16D (Barak II) has the engine of the F-16A, while the F-16C has the upgraded one.

[@JustinPlaysTV]

Explains why it didn't feel as.. punchy?

[@spaa2927]

Wrong. Barak-II doesnt have F-16A engine, it does have upgraded GE instead of PW engine you can find on F-16A. Although both F-16C and Barak-II uses GE engines, F-16C got better version.

[@Boringhuman420]

And the barak 2 is like way more heavy so

[@thatcarguydom266]

@@spaa2927thrust to weight is worst of any F-16

[@alucidrust]

Doesn't change the fact that the engine isn't the same lol@@thatcarguydom266

[@rogerh.5792]

The Mavericks on the f16 got some real damage burst potential, sylph R has some ridiculous clip with getting six kills within a single dive

[@somrajbhowmick0707]

These F-16s now are at the disposal of a sizable number of players since the last update and now top tier is after 1st spawn u get orbital struck by multiple f-16 with gbu s ... All of which can outrun all spaa missiles ... And yes even the pantsir. And there is still the helos. Top tier ground is now again "extremely unpleasant".

[@commandervocal3848]

Yep but get ready for all the “skill issue”, “just play SPAA since they are all OP”, and can’t forget all the “just grind air then” comments

[@boreftgamerhypixelgameplay6135]

Just use a Mig29 or something as counter air to air

[@judah142]

exactly, like when will we get a boots on the ground mode

[@tristianisgaming9302]

@@judah142probably never since it would completely negate about 1/3 of all the tech trees considering spaa exists.

[@MIASpartan408]

@@judah142 we already did, it's called Enlisted.

[@MineKraftwerk_]

This video is both entretaining and "perfectly timed"... Jokes aside, good work Justin!

[@mrgarina2977]

I live in israel and every 5 min f16 flying above me on his way to bomb gaza/rearm and go again haha

[@MineKraftwerk_]

@@mrgarina2977 Take some pictures, no?

[@mrgarina2977]

they fly high its hard to see them with my own eyes @@MineKraftwerk_

[@kevinhatcher3765]

The timing on this video is insane❤

[@catmansiim]

I really like the bombing from above and the mix of ground and air plays! Would you mind making videos like this more frequently?

[@joethepro7018]

and the A6E tram can carry 9 GBUS with a thermal targeting pod at 10.0, genuinely absurd.

[@gavinlightfoot5521]

I once got hit directly with a gbu from an a6e while in the turms t and it only blew up the barrel, tracks, and era. No other country in the game would have the rng to survive that I swear.

[@meandthebois7565]

​@@gavinlightfoot5521It's called spaghetti code.

[@andrewmacias-brown1818]

This thing is terrifying when someone’s good with it.

[@Moondoggymungmung]

I'd grind for this if they'd only "fix" or balance the Merk turret armor. Feels awful to know anything can pen that turret minus the weird grey zones.

[@wildfire4887]

even tho the Super Étendard only has 4 GBU, at 10.0 it is a very good aircraft, i believe you can hit mach as well

[@TonnyH21]

Great timing bro, keep it up....

[@Evrimomono]

1:40 WSO is the word you're looking for here! Weapon Systems Operator. 😊

[@warthog6467]

1:45 They are called the R.I.O or radio intercept officer

[@kaiotie1]

i like how this thing can carry 8 gbu’s and yet the tornado GR.1 can only carry half that.. or even less if you want a larger gbu. that and it turns like a buss, has less flares/chaff and has only 2 AIM-9L’s, not even M’s. the PGM-2000’s are great but they are un-predictable.

[@zeta4687]

why i like agm65 well you have to clean those spaa so you can focus on MBTs right? especially the Pantsir also why all the best American made toy is in other nation instead of USA

[@rgaeaben8043]

When the M1A2 SEP V3 get’s added into the game. Could you play it Justin?

[@geeno_ms5233]

i want the Python-4 for this thing man am really excited to see this missile in game and a lot of people too. PS: you should try the GBU-15V2B is the first GBU-15 in the game with an IR seeker.

[@R-Strike]

We have the Model and code for the Python 4, so it could come very soon!

[@geeno_ms5233]

@@R-Strike yes i know thats why i think that it doesnt make anysense that the devs fully modeled and coded the missile for nothing, it needs to come, Is the main Air to Air missiles in the Barak II, right now the Air to Air Loadout from the Barak II Is ficticious.

[@yaksparrow2493]

​@RodanES The aim9M is bad enough already I don't think we need a missile that is even more advanced than that in the game. Also we don't need more new missiles right now the 73 sorta does its job and the aim9m does its job adding another missile to the mix will just harm the tenuous balance that there is left.

[@brodykloster2102]

1:38 ur thinking of the WSO or the Weapon System Officer, and it’s pronounced “wizzo”

[@magicmudkip3938]

What is that decal on your tail?

[@user-wj6zp9ye8o]

Amazing video

[@nicholasjensen8016]

Should have tried the GBU-15(V)2/B. I believe they got a stealth buff so they can get a track lock from up to 20km in ideal conditions. Haven’t been able to confirm it myself yet.

[@triparadox.c]

You can't track what's not there. The render distance is around 15 km.

[@nicholasjensen8016]

@@triparadox.c still a huge buff over the 6km range before if it’s true.

[@triparadox.c]

@@nicholasjensen8016 it used to be 6km wtf

[@nicholasjensen8016]

@@triparadox.c yup. You could get point tracks on the ground from further but it would only actually lock onto a vehicle within 6km

[@askeleton9873]

omg civil houses !!!! 😮😮😮😮😯😯

[@jesperkarlbom2400]

what decal is that on the tail?

[@ghostpcab]

working on Isreal paid for the merkava mk 2d over a year a go and still grining for it can't wait to play it but this game grind is killing me

[@commandervocal3848]

I’m sure others have said this but Israel is pretty painful at higher tiers for ground, the Merkavas are pretty lackluster, pretty terrible armor (considering the size of the turret), slowest human loaded 120 at top tier for the MK4s, and lack of variety (only Merkavas and the SPAAs). I still enjoy them to some extent but it’s a really rough tech tree, kinda like a worse Japan in some sorta way

[@ghostpcab]

@@commandervocal3848 it just to bad it take over a year to learn this with how the grind is you got know what country to main be for you even start to play the game. How are people going to know what country they like the most if it take over 10 years to unlock every think

[@commandervocal3848]

@@ghostpcab yep welcome to Gaijin, at least the grind is easier now than it was a year or 2 ago, but it’s still bad, I have end of tree for everything in ground, I don’t like air and naval is eh

[@user-ry3jh8rz2x]

Can u please play the ZTZ-96AP & A5C combo vid and please make a vid on leopard 1A5NO & A32A Rod Adam combo vid please.

[@diogoviana6499]

isrqel is good for grind ? merkava and air forces ?

[@alainbenito24]

Hey Justin, how do you lock in third person?

[@GladWinstein-qf3oh]

Another JustinPlays video. Let's goooo..!

[@marco8414]

Bro doubled down on the perfect timing

[@SuiSideex]

Ah those beatiful "ground" gamemodes.

[@indyjons321]

I’m so close to getting to test fly this thing

[@dexterhorn8720]

All jets look cool

[@cutthroat795]

You really don't need the 3rd person sight that close to the target. The bombs will glide many km past that spot. You can also guide multiple at once. Just some advice to maximize effectiveness

[@User-gx3sr]

How do you know the range of the bombs without using the 3rd person sight? I’m new to CAS and trying to learn some new stuff

[@cutthroat795]

@@User-gx3sr you just guess. It depends on how fast and high you are

[@SukmyL]

What key bind do u use to lock the ground targets Justin?

[@ssuuss539]

Boob

[@theaveragegamer7221]

Yall accidently role played the flying wiesels

[@manituu7207]

The worst part of CAS in my opinion are the players that bomb enemys in their spawn while the battle is going on at the cap points.

[@-NATO-31]

But its the point where 99% of SAMs just sit, so its the obvious first check.

[@MIASpartan408]

@@-NATO-31 the real problem is communication. While killing SPAA is important for the planes, ground RB is about capping and holding points across the map, and if all your jets are just tryna farm SPAA then you effectively have 0 CAS. In this video he brings up how maverick's aren't the best vs armor but gbu's are really good. In a perfect match that could work with Maverick CAS playing SEAD role while gbu CAS actually helped out ground troops. Unfortunately though that takes waaaaaay too much coordination to actually happen in a normal solo or duo queue

[@adamarz9248]

Was this one planned for weeks too like the last one??? or what

[@sn0wi4everpc42]

ooooh the German curse was Sehr schön und mit schöner betohnung

[@raizencore]

Yedi was really stressed in this one. lmao

[@sixtenandersson686]

You should check out the Swedish top tier experience! It has been a WHILE since you made a video on that.

[@ssuuss539]

3:31 somebody translate that!

[@MyWaifuNow]

12:26 I mean top tier Britain players do get 5 challys to take out per game

[@killmetounlockdlc]

Please review Magach 6B Gal!

[@bukezwt]

Why did his friend sound like a villager 6:52

[@blaken3824]

I am a fully spaded expert crew ItO enjoyer, and I cannot take out planes like this and the F-16 who go right to outer space after spawning in.

[@sanmiguel4774]

Good so

[@blaken3824]

@@sanmiguel4774 so the 11.7 SPAA need to drop down to 11.0 and SP for CAS needs to go up 2X

[@williewilson2250]

​@@blaken3824alright bet, it'll be great having all the spaa at 11.0 while the best cas is at 12.3. I'm gonna love that update!

[@Elbereth_TV]

how do you lock targets without going into the litening view?

[@alucidrust]

Sight stabilisation

[@Xidif_Tim]

It is so funny seeing you play with Yedi and being german XD

[@sanmiguel4774]

Ja

[@semsjo2364]

This must be some older footage, the quality of the thermals of the targeting pod are way too good, compared to what we've got now. ;)

[@JustinPlaysTV]

It was done the other night... o.o

[@semsjo2364]

@@JustinPlaysTV hm, strange, on my end, the thermals look like gen1. The nvd upgrade (not the targeting pod upgrade) doesn't increase the quality or does it?

[@alucidrust]

I've got the same issue, grinding out NVD's now, I will tell you in one game.@@semsjo2364

[@alucidrust]

You need the nvd mod, looks way better@@semsjo2364

[@caesar5380]

Tornado with less loadout and bombs options when its literally a bomber for low flying passes and laser guided bombing....

[@ThatNobody855]

Great timing 😂

[@G-BAGSPLAYS]

I looked it up in Google, and apparently the name Barak means "Blessing" in Hebrew

[@shizukadoitsukitsune1919]

this timing has to be on purpose right?? :sob:

[@user-di1hh3gl8x]

Barak pilot here, It means lightning in Hebrew, from Judaism it was passed to Islam and that's how Obama got his name.

[@jonathanm-godtier6661]

What game mode is that?

[@White_Martian]

dude your good u say is right its barak like u say

[@talonopsgaming384]

I'm trying to find matches like this, so I can rank up faster

[@flncrs7012]

Germany have even a good plane for ground rb at toptier ?

[@michaels9739]

Yeddi is short for Yeddidiah, no?

[@icy3-1]

Totally not broken GBU meta :3 As for the comments that relate these videos to current world events... Calm yourselves: it's just a game, like holy hell. The War Thunder CC's aren't out here to make videos about world events: they're here to make videos about War Thunder itself. Like damn, give them, Justin included, a break. It's just mere coincidence that these uploads went up just as things started to get spicy.

[@vympel69420]

wild weasel gameplay

[@FknWolf]

wtf was that tank!? I recently got into WarThunder because of your videos and I dont understand how everyone is killing so easily! Im struggling to get kills above BR 1.0, decided to invest in a premium to help the grind and whilst it did help a lot im still averaging 1 kill per game, if that. sometimes I can go 4-5 games in a row with no kill. I have a better time in DCS so im convinced im too old WarThunder

[@flotterotter1202]

Top tier is now broken as hell and I'm afraid gayjin isn't gonna fix it soon

[@yoyolast6559]

Yes Justin don't worry you're saying Barak correctly (you're not saying Magach or Merkava correctly though ;) )

[@imnotpoorimbroke9560]

make more vids on the strv122

[@JustinPlaysTV]

I was thinking about the 122A.. Hmm

[@DoomOfConviction]

The dumb bomb bomb series is bugged and won’t drop even though right selected.

[@Itsheat.]

Any advice how to get alot of money in War Thunder?

[@Eletruun]

Premium naval ship with prem acc

[@o-mauler-o3021]

@@Eletruun Or any premium vehicle since although premium air vehicles will net you less, at least you'll still get heaps.

[@Toxic-dy6fx]

Cas is just too op

[@SoupLikeArchangel41]

based

[@farmcat9873]

What No Kfir C2 in that line up 🤔? Its a 11.0 and carries a decent amount of bombs...just kidding. But it only has bombs and no GBUs or anything and is really nothing special and don't know why it's even at 11.0 its probably cuz it gets two pythons which aren't crap for AirRB against jets that carry 6 to 8 AAM

[@thedonovan]

Notice how he deleted your other post in this video? Notice what that post you made could have alluded to? I tried replying to it several times and it kept getting deleted. The short: that wasn't good eyesight.

[@farmcat9873]

What? i see both of them none are deleted and didn't say anything against YT rules. So I don't know what you mean please explain.@@thedonovan

[@mattturn6590]

Omg it's the Barak Obama

[@texasthib2029]

So when the mig27 was sitting in space raping everything uncontested it wasn’t a problem but suddenly the f16 is now op?

[@Corefailure24]

Because thats 4 bombs that are not the best and no thermals, the F16 is lightyears better of a plane for CAS, the Mig29 is better than the Mig27

[@WAAA51]

Back seater is the weapons officer or Wiz-O

[@yuvrajsingh-dh6hv]

interesting timing

[@_declue]

Right?😂

[@brunoturossi]

if you only play tanks just forget toptier

[@tianhaoju4634]

Unfortunatly, Israel ground forces is really limited in terms of vehicle choices - I mean, there are a limited choices of light tanks and the merkavas are *inhales* SUBOPTIMAL.

[@gavinlightfoot5521]

W armor with less effectiveness than rubber. Really hope they add the namer which could really help out Israels selection, though besides that there aren't too many "light" tanks available for israel.

[@commandervocal3848]

@@gavinlightfoot5521also the Eitan, really mobile and has Iron Fist but yeah Israel is pretty limited for light tanks/IFVs. They could also add Turkey as a subtree which would boost the tech tree a lot but I doubt that happens anytime soon

[@alucidrust]

I would love to see a Turkish subtree @@commandervocal3848

[@bobpeter9938]

you should do a video of how to use laser guided weapons

[@hongschauble3700]

Day 1 of asking for Justin to play mid tier in wt

[@RovalisGTO]

Yeah, this seems balanced

[@GucciManecubus]

Not really political, mfer was literally King Drone Strike.

[@cnnr441]

Bro this is not the best timing 💀

[@appletree5028]

As a german I feel very at home with the immediate german slurs

[@ItzCPU_]

Um actually Gijin wins form your discount code because you basically advertising the shop 🤓

[@WoobooRidesAgain]

If you're curious, "Barak" in this case means "lightning". It's not actually a reference to Barack Obama, and the name designation predates his presidency by about three decades. I realize _most_ people know it's not a reference to the president, but the internet is a very stupid place.

[@federicocapo7821]

U can't use Anime body pillow on any tank that's not japanese

[@invisiblecloudsheep]

It certainly isn't 💀

[@Trollf_Ace]

barak obama II

[@Nokknokkopenup]

One justin video a day keeps the doctor away

[@_invencible_]

my doctor was on one of those Challengers 😞

[@SuiSideex]

I would rather get Merkavas 4 buff with reload and a little armor, ATLEAST on turret instead of biased CAS which shouldnt be that OP in the game at first, but yeah, tanks are just free frags, like for 1k golden eagles, u get full crew for a jet, which one crew is enough for AIR RB, and ground RB propably too, but for a tank, 1k golden eagles and u got nothing, and u need like 3-4 crews to be usefull in ground RB? and this balance stuff when u buy premium tank, and what u can do with one vehicle in all ground gamemodes? literally nothing, compared to jet, where u dont need more, and u can have just fun in air RB, this game literally says " fu** u ground vehicles" and thats omega lame, thats why i dont play ground shi** anymore, garbage maps, garbage biased CAS which spawn in the air (LMAO) and have airfields/helipads that close XD like literally if i was in those tanks i would say, lets rush this helipad/airfield, or i would blow up it with artillery, but yeah, no realism, no balance, no fun, RIP. Anyone have link for discord/forum for custom battles without CAS on top tier just for fun, or i need to make something like that?

[@CloudyClobain]

Merkava already buff u playin u just suffer from skill issues

[@alucidrust]

Deadass, the Merks are amazing to play and have great armour, can't recall how many times I've just taken shot after shot and survived. @@CloudyClobain

[@cerealru1069]

maybe not the best timing for this video justin no hate just a concerned viewer

[@JustinPlaysTV]

I appreciate the concern! Real world events have very little bearing on my work, hence why I did not make a mention in the actual video.

[@cerealru1069]

@@JustinPlaysTV I meant more in the sense that it can give off the impression of "hopping on the (insert appropriate prefix)-train" because of the real world events. You don't talk politics in the content, but on the outside it might simply not be a good look! Again, just concerned, I like your channel a lot!

[@JustinPlaysTV]

@cerealru1069 I do appreciate the concern, and you're not wrong. Unfortunately being a KZbinr means jumping on certain trends to gain publicity and traction, as bad as it may sound its the way of the media world :( I try to not do so in my gaming content, but unfortunately I can't control others emotions nor do I even attempt to. I have a set schedule and I stick to it as best as I can.

[@CinematicsWarthunderRayden]

hey justin i was raydenbro69 i treid sacrificing myself sinse u were close to a nuke when u had 10kills 2 air kills i kept tryna find u to kill me bec i wanted u to get a nuke

[@killerabdenour1409]

But ther is no usa version

[@tomfahey2823]

Cause no birth certificate

[@tomejkejejnoob7602]

I am battle hardened 😫

[@zahwa242]

MR OBAMA GET DOWN

[@jm10srb]

Damn ppl be crying and trying to force politics into a videogame

[@jermasbiggestfan7796]

ALL things are political, whether you like it or not.

[@marcogranados541]

Great... more CAS spam