Japan's Answer: F-16AJ

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Fuel: Max tank + droptank
Ammo: Ground targets
Missiles: 2x aim7M 4x aim-9L
Countermeasures: Depends on map Flares priority or flares only
Convergence: 600 meters
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[@averytiredman4857]

That was the coolest last ditch 1v3 I've ever seen. Too bad it didn''t win the match. Awesome skills you have

[@jaiiii116]

Classic A10 being the last guy alive and no where to be found half way through the game

[@triparadox.c]

@@jaiiii116 You can't blame him. In this case, he SINGLE HANDEDLY won the battle.

[@hubris6567]

​@@jaiiii116 big map slow plane

[@blacksky121_]

That first battle is just heartbreaking Almost a perfect battle ruined by a stupid mistake

[@redzed9405]

wdym, he glided down to the airfield, refueled and killed the A-10

[@eyo8766]

What stupid mistake? He killed the A-10

[@indomieforlife]

just to show that mistakes can happen even to the best of us

[@WalvisYT]

You run min fuel to have less weight. I run min fuel because I forgor. We are not the same.

[@DEFYN]

i forgor :skull:

[@Wingman-xz7kl]

You run min fuel because you forgor. I run min fuel cuz I know I’m gonna be the first to die anyway We are not the same

[@friendlysnoworb6091]

hell yeah, more defyn

[@mjw3877]

Thanks

[@DEFYN]

thanks :^)

[@hanknah202]

goeie dogfieght wel, altijd leuk om jouw videos te zien!

[@krukpl1228]

2:30 10 polish people are about to answer your question lmao

[@CptStalker]

A good plane in very good hands!

[@DElkan]

I never would have expected to hear "F-16" and "brick" in the same sentence.

[@mavor101]

Defyn vids are a great example of how nerfed IR missiles are (single/double flare pulls them off almost every time) to promote being forced to gun targets down in WT.

[@antoniojmols]

Nice 7 kills match dude

[@khin126]

omg that 1v3 they have to make a movie

[@DoomOfConviction]

I can say that I’m a fan of yours, I’m not as good as you, I maybe never will but it is still awesome to watch you wreck those guys.

[@samphardtake]

Defyn,what is more enjoyable to play ? La-7 or La-7 B20?

[@DEFYN]

The regular one is the same with more ammo per gun and less burst mass Other than that theyre the same The B20 isnt worth the br bump imo but is still useable if you struggle with kills

[@charlesbukowski9836]

Why do the Dutch speak almost perfect English? is it that close to Dutch?

[@evo3s75]

imo, they should've let the F-16AJ have the landing gear door pylon's just to have it be unique since it's based off of the YF-16 which had it

[@rainsilent]

Gaijin said that they didn't do that because it would have caused issues with landing gear damage effects a la landing gear falling off when damaged.

[@evo3s75]

@@rainsilent only if you're an idiot with landing, I think it's worth the trade and should force people to land well, and you're anyways going to land with the missiles already spent

[@rainsilent]

@@evo3s75 No. The entire issue is if the landing gear is damaged while in combat and with the missile still on the pylon. My guess is that it would then cause the missile to go off and then kill the plane.

[@williewilson2250]

​@@rainsilent gaijin can easily just attach it to the landing gear module just like how pylons fall off when wings are shot off

[@rainsilent]

@@williewilson2250 I know. Gaijin had options on how to deal with it but decided not to.

[@skilz2kil528]

Yeah thats the thing with any 'usable' plane - you might be able to win with it if your good but if you come up against someone flying a decent plane who is also good your 100% cooked unless they throw the match so hard that they dislocate their arm in the process. Rip tornado and rip British jets.

[@Oliepolie]

Lets go! :D

[@malkowitch]

buahahah that 3vs1 above water

[@gangsterism]

8:30 bruh what goobers are you going against

[@DEFYN]

absolute goof troopers

[@trivixni435]

I was hyped to play with this plane again after watching this, but now i have a question, what server do you play? because in my 37 games that i done this never happens, with an f16 you die pretty easy, sparrows usually just misse with a lock on the enemie, it makes no sense how you can do this so perfectly... and all i see is f16 suffering and btw mg29 needs nerf

[@ferrous3262]

f16 is going to srtuggle a lil if your stock and your team might be dying instantly so you dont get to do much

[@anonymoushuman6422]

2:03 war crimes cuz why not XD

[@Fallen_Arrow]

9:53 lmao

[@vacheman966]

discord server link is expired

[@Tex2dj]

nice

[@ryanbowers1502]

use me as a petition for gaijin to bring back higher SL repair costs but also higher SL rewards

[@alanm1121]

Give me the gear door pylons NOW

[@rainsilent]

Gaijin said that they didn't add them because of potential issues with how gear damage is modeled. I'd say that it is likely you won't be seeing them any time soon if they hold to that.

[@farmcat9873]

Wow on the PL% it said Zero but that was something packet loss or something so I guess them bottom left hand corner numbers DON'T MEAN $H!T

[@calimdonmorgul7206]

More like Gaijins answer to the Japanese problem...

[@Amexel]

Trans Defyn is now real

[@Sebastian-yl7nq]

_Can't wait for France to get an F-15_

[@areyou0k98]

Why would they get one?

[@Sebastian-yl7nq]

@@areyou0k98 Japan got the F-16 based on a sales brochure ... soooo, with the same logic the French could get the F-15. The US even nicely painted one in French markings to attract this potential new customer

[@areyou0k98]

@@Sebastian-yl7nq A special variant was created and Japanese pilots were brought in to test and show off the F-16AJ, but they ultimately decided not buy it, whereas with the F-15 the idea to sell some to France was thrown out there but they weren't interested whatsoever due to them working on mirage 4000, so it's a bit of a reach for France to get one but nice try.

[@onezerotwo]

One of my favourite little mental notes about WT is that, if these planes are even remotely based in reality, Russia just keeps building aircraft for situations that never happen. Like it's 2023 why are you building a fast interceptor with great dogfighting and agility? Like... are you planning to shoot down nuclear armed B-29s with those and then... get into a tussle with some F-22s? Because the F-22s are just going to loiter at the edge of your airspace while modern conventional munitions/missiles un-answerably delete your airfields and you can't do anything because the information systems onboard are so weak you can't even find a target supposing as well you could get past bluefor AA. The stuff that matters IRL doesn't matter in WT, and the stuff that's great in WT is a waste IRL. Hehe.

[@rainsilent]

Because the current Russian (confession: I typed Soviet here initially. Yes, I see the current regime as Soviet. Walks like, acts like, talks like...) military wants the ability to have those maneuvering tricks than not have them at all. The US thinks that the ability to do most of them is a waste of time, money and weight to the aircraft. The exception being vertical thrust vectoring which allows for crazy AoA. AoA is the principal performance factor in determining the victor in modern fighter jet dogfights.

[@mylo7752]

first, love u defyn

[@Laxinator3000]

FIIIIIRRRSSSSSTTTTTTTT5T555

[@kanash8851]

Spitfire griffon when?

[@rubiksmanbv7934]

Day 85 of asking for a P51D30 video, last video made about it was 2 years ago. Much love DEFYN ❤!

[@evangalinsky2499]

Ew mustang

[@pieterdeliho1492]

@@evangalinsky2499 lol

[@rubiksmanbv7934]

@@evangalinsky2499 what’s wrong with mustangs?

[@OfficialAceFilms]

First

[@JimmyChow42069]

Can't believe you glided back to the airfield and killed the a10

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

lol

[@ordeithx]

I like how he is on the verge of losing control and doing all this crazy stuff. If it was me, my pilot would have passed out on the first bank

[@fittek711]

Crew training is perfectly balanced mechanic indeed

[@sadrootbeer]

@@fittek711 Not only that but it is Defyn too. After a certain amount of time you learn how to push your pilot to the very edge without having him lose consciousness.

[@droltihs]

@@sadrootbeeryou gotta edge your pilots aloooot

[@sadrootbeer]

@@droltihs yes. Edging practice is key. And after lots of time you get a feel for it.

[@ThePeanut999]

That 1v3 was so well played. If you had an extra minute of fuel you could've won for sure. Go back, re arm and start the hunt for the A10.

[@wecluse]

The A-10 is scarred for life after witnessing his 3 comrades die in a quick manner.

[@sharkao2686]

Still waiting for the Yak-38M Video Mr.Defyn, i know its a pain train.

[@jaiiii116]

Yes I just got it and checked to see if he made a video but nope. Hope he does! It's not that bad I get an average of 1-3 kills a game and no not all with the R60s

[@sharkao2686]

@@jaiiii116 Maybe it's just my luck but the fact that it cant really turn and everyone has flares while you don't, almost next to impossible to use especially cuz of the uptiers, but maybe its just skill issue thats why i want a video on it

[@jaiiii116]

@@sharkao2686 it's hard to use but the best way to play that I found is when you take off go to one side (preferably one with hills to go behind so you don't get spotted) and stay low, the yak38 is best at low alt and you flank all the way behind the enemies and fire the R60s at distracted/un aware players then use your gun on slower vehicles like A10s, I usually get like 1-3 kills doing this every game. Also if you get chased by someone your best bet is going vertical dodging guns and activating VTOL, I've killed several F-5s and F-104s doing this, its not a good idea to do it if more than 2 people are behind, even when there's 2 it's risky but it's worked almost everytime for me. Fyi I have 2 Loadouts I use,#1 one S5k rocket pod on outer right pylon and the rest with R60s (you can use rockets as flares lol),#2 2 gun pods on inner pylons and R60s on each outer pylon (gun pods are very powerful in head on and gives you alot more ammo to ground pound to get more points while enemies RTB/camp AF) Hope this helps lol it took a while to type...:)

[@sharkao2686]

@@jaiiii116 Thank you for helping ill test it out!

[@jaiiii116]

@@sharkao2686 no problemo

[@danielhorvath5023]

Hey Defyn, I was wondering if you could play and talk about the F-14A after the 11.7 patch, and if it’s still relevant. I think it’d be a cool vid!

[@sadrootbeer]

god no please. Let's just all try to forget the F14 exists.

[@melle9155]

Would like to see the Sea harrier FRS.1, haven't seen much on it yet

[@EL_CHPP0]

Plays like a gr3 but with aim 9ls

[@melle9155]

I know, but it's at a whole BR higher so would be interesting to see how it plays against phantoms and such

[@rubiksmanbv7934]

Day 85 of asking for a P51D30 video, last video made about it was 2 years ago. Much love DEFYN ❤!

[@jegory6899]

The F-16 is a beautiful aircraft

[@darthbader6506]

Great showcase of the F-16AJ, thank you.

[@Beulena.]

I kind of wish there were an option for gameplay without radar missiles, I know it's part of this ''tier'' of aircraft, but it just feels very restrictive and only serves to neuter gameplay.

[@bigmcjones230]

Always thought the same.

[@PvtPartzz]

Defyn, do you ever play air sim battles? You’d be fun to duel. It’d be interesting to see how your knowledge of all the aircraft and their capabilities and general skill at the game translate into a sim match.

[@TrxpChris_]

Wouldn’t survive with us sharks in SIM.

[@johnfredette7420]

I think if he really tried he could be really effective in sim. All he would need to learn is how to use a joystick, rudder, and track ir. At the start, he wouldn't even need track ir.

[@cola-warthunder]

He played IL-2 when he was a kid, he said that in one of his 190a8 vids. He doesn't need to pick up any new skills to play sim.

[@GooseOfYork]

I would love to see a match between DEFYN and Growling Sidewinder or LongShot.

[@squishface80085]

​@@TrxpChris_ Sim is kinda easy bro. Not gonna lie.

[@chriscoones377]

So wait is the adf better or is the A better? On the stat card (taken with a pound of salt) there’s a noticeable jump in performance in the A that the ADF dosent have what am i missing?

[@MarlinHunter673]

Yeah, if anything I'd expect the ADF to perform better thanks to its noticeably bigger elevators, even if it's very slightly heavier.

[@_YellovvJacket_]

The A flight model has better flight performance. It pulls 1 more G at any speed than the ADF (12 at mach 1 vs 11 on ADF on min fuel) and its about 300kg lighter so it also turns better at low speeds. The ADF has no flight performance advantages that I'm aware of, only disadvantages, despite having the bigger elevator.

[@squidwardo7074]

adf is block 15 while A is block 10 i think. it should say on the statcard

[@intlon4299]

@@_YellovvJacket_ Pretty sure A variant turns better at high speeds, while ADF turns better on low speeds, at lteast it feels like that when playing them.

[@_YellovvJacket_]

@@intlon4299 No, the A has a better turn radius (~295 vs ~310m) and a better turn rate at low speed than the ADF.

[@carlomendoza6173]

Thank you so much for making the video of this amazing plane, this is my first top tier plane and it´s almost fulled out at this point!! cheers for the first match man! Edit: now the plane is fulled out and it's amazing

[@benm-c1470]

requesting video on the f5e; just finished researching it and it would b cool to see u fly it in the current meta🥸

[@kingghidorah8106]

Prrr Hit Prrrrr Prr hit prrr Critical hit TSCHAK! phhhhhhh Plane burnt down. Player credited for kill: -VTE- Vero_X (MiG23 MLD)

[@kendicus7640]

Can someone summarize the differences in the flight performance between the A, the ADF and the MLU

[@ferrous3262]

mlu and adf are the same flight performance wise , a/aj have better flight performance they go like 1423kmh sea level while the mlu/adf is 1414kmh . the a/aj are going to have better dogfight performance but i dont have the data on how much better they are over the mlu/adf im pretty sure its a slight increase though

[@HeyBigChriss]

Hey man, can you review the F7F ?

[@FiestaKing36]

it eats jets for breakfast 🤪

[@nasserzeyad2886]

Hi... The music that you put it in the end of your videoes where I can find it...what dose it call....pro.

[@sadrootbeer]

holy shit you 1v3'd with 1min of fuel left

[@flxdrv5020]

2:25 lol since when there is this map at top tier? even more so since it's mostly 128x128km maps now. But here they are giving you a prop size map?? lmfao

[@kittencobbler]

Where does your decal show up in the game? I used your discount code, and it said I received it. But, I cannot find the decal in the game, does anyone know where it shows up?

[@GewelReal]

if not the desync hit by F4E you couldve landed on the carrier, J-ed out and respawned at mach 1 instantly

[@JackKrauser28]

My guy teleports with 23 ping, i teleport around with 170 ms

[@tkadi21]

very good game as usual, but to me the game is always against you as it can be seen here, even a very good player is prone to lose due to the "random battles" parameters setup, i.e map size, spawn and player number..

[@No1harris_98]

Oooh finally defyn made a video on the Japanese F16! But no blue on blue skin?

[@xpenguinkingx2453]

F6F-hellcat or F7F-tigercat. your pick. Please I neeeeeeed this.

[@nullofthenull]

I would love to see you fly out the f7f1 one of my favorite aircraft and also a good excuse for a prop fight again as it's been four years since your last review

[@kingghidorah8106]

Defyn doesn't fly dogshit planes 💀

[@sk1drow832]

Day 5 of asking defyn the f8f-1b bearcat

[@genghiskarsten6297]

New planes for Japan? Okay reinstall.

[@Nexooos]

Not a blue skin user smh

[@Raul_Menendez]

F-16 Angry Joe

[@Snapshot290]

Critically low fuel Low ammo Damage from previous fighting No Backup 1v3 against top teir fighters DEFYN: "A lesser man would die here"

[@duncanharding8836]

Matches like that first one are why I don't like change from 12v12 to 16v16 in ARB, there's just too many players on the enemy team for you to carry sometimes, particularly if your team basically crumbles in the first few minutes and then you have to RTB later. Not to mention the fact that first half of each ARB match now feels even more like AAB, just a massive disjointed 30 player furball with no planning or intricate maneuvers or climbling, just spazzing out in the center of the map with people latching onto the first guy they see and pressing left click until they die.

[@BeaufighterGaming]

Beaufighter video when

[@bloodsongsToolreviews]

I do agree tornado is not a great plane but what I can tell you is a great experience to play. I can't explain why but

[@mahiuddin4610]

Finally got it 🧑🏽‍🦽

[@EdgeR2]

reminder that Defyn can take 3 guys at once

[@antoniojmols]

Finaly, another with the same pl problem. For a momente i was think the problem was with my conection, but i have a very good conection, so...

[@pieterdeliho1492]

40k more rp. And this bad boy is mine

[@kennyxkazuki713]

How do you get food 1v1s, in every match I play, everyone is in a 5km radius from the center, and it becomes a one team sweep

[@gusdanelutti1355]

can you please revisit the mirage 2000 with its buff to radar missles

[@lato5750]

Could you make an F-100D video please?

[@ilondon5638]

Thats suffering at highest level

[@lato5750]

@@ilondon5638 I know, who wouldn't want that?

[@ilondon5638]

@@lato5750 lmfao.

[@telesiak2484]

This A10 its always this one bot that does nothing all game but makes u lose it still

[@RkEr-hd3xg]

The Japanese F16 is the best one in the game because its blue

[@Kompotamus]

Is it just me or are IR missiles really finicky lately?

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

How different of this compare to F2?

[@TheTmieBandit]

and i still fell for the jump cut somehow, damn

[@Edgazx]

Whaaat you don’t have the blue skin ?

[@coco--7978]

How did you change the radar colors

[@liammaving6334]

Dude that was like a movie holy shit

[@sageg58]

What happened to the big maps?

[@coolcid8888]

Great vid. Love to watch your gameplay commentary.

[@yesyes-om1po]

should i grind out the f-16 (us tree) or the MiG-29 (german tree), I am about the same progress in the tree in both but i dont know what i should grind for, i kind of just want a jet with some crazy flight performance and acceleration and ive heard conflicting information about the MiG 29 and F-16, I know the F-16 at high speeds sucks but at low speeds its very good apparently? but is it better than the MiG 29 at lowspeed, can it accelerate faster, does it have a higher top speed on the deck etc.

[@lakl4534]

I would go for the mig 29 just because of the r27s. I always lose dogfights to mig29s because of those damn missiles.

[@milanvnuk]

Dude you are the absolute beast

[@msrtaha6174]

love ur content brother

[@laurif5664]

good video

[@AlphaJulietBravo1]

So I just got my ADF, would you say that the general fuel play is a drop tank and 20 minutes?

[@sadrootbeer]

Ive been going drop tank and 20mins. Having low fuel in the F16 turns it into an absolute monster. I just don't afterburn full throttle towards the fight.

[@deafidue5535]

Interesting how Japan gets the best F-16

[@LURKTec]

Nippon saffers preaso understando

[@AWACSHOUND]

Not quite, I’d say the MLU is the best version because just more countermeasures but I understand that everyone forgets it’s existence since Chinese players only play A-5C

[@deafidue5535]

@@AWACSHOUND the advantage of the MLU is in the countermeasures as you’ve said but also the drogue chute. The Japanese one however has the better flight performance with the smaller horizontal stabilizers allowing it to pull harder than the other F-16’s minus the Netz and the F-16A. Combined with the fact that it gets to carry sparrows and its just the best F-16 in the game.

[@jaek__]

​@@deafidue5535 I'll take the extra countermeasures any day over slight increments in performance thanks

[@deafidue5535]

@@jaek__ The difference is an F-104 vs a plane that can actually pull G’s.

[@cheetahda1o763]

You're a beautiful man

[@ferrous3262]

gay

[@cheetahda1o763]

@@ferrous3262 whaaaat, I'm just making an observation bro

[@matthewJX100]

how do you stop your mouses input when your about to black out?

[@captainhellhound7451]

Press your free look button. For me it’s C. It swaps your mouse from controlling your plane to controlling your camera.

[@daelendixon]

love this video

[@invisiblecrumb2027]

Defyn I love you

[@invisiblecrumb2027]

As a cool creator

[@ToreDL87]

Nice 1 on 3! As for the plane itself, it's a shame that it doesn't have the right 3d model, doesn't have sparrows on LG doors. As per what it had IRL. But oh, the Yak gets what it had on paper but NOT have IRL. It's not that they're adding paper vehicles, it's that they're being wildly inconsistent.

[@ricardohumildebrabo]

The sparrows there were just for show, they would ditch the idea later on.

[@ToreDL87]

​@@ricardohumildebrabo Sparrows were tested from those pylons, critical difference in this case, and issues were found (sparrow exhaust fumes entered air intake), but it was tested and proposed, google F-16AJ Sparrows and you'll find the brochure. Even if just on paper, the Yak has paper features too, so it still should have had them in-game to stay consistent. In so many words: Pair that with the Yak controversy and there's a pretty strong case. Not bulletproof case, if they remove the Yak's paper features, but until then, a strong case.

[@thyunholysinner5389]

@@ToreDL87 unfortunately almost all of russias tech tree is “paper vehicles” im not afraid to say it. “Que the Russian lovers”

[@ToreDL87]

@@thyunholysinner5389 Yeah I dont mind the paper, but they have to keep it consistent across all nations, no cherry picking.

[@thyunholysinner5389]

@@ToreDL87 no it’s a literal fact that almost all of Russians tech is paper weights but they imply it into game like they are “historically accurate” when it is actually far from the truth, sadly this game since the last 2 updates has turned into a Russian propaganda video game.

[@TheNoodleMan12]

Anyone know what the keybind for resetting a IR missile lock is? Only keybind I seem to be missing and it loses me kills often because I'd be locked on the sun or some shit

[@Xxxthat_emo_kid]

Just press the button to turn the missle on

[@TheNoodleMan12]

@@Xxxthat_emo_kid I use the same button for locking and firing, was wondering if there was a keybind to unlock if that makes sense

[@Xxxthat_emo_kid]

@@TheNoodleMan12 bind a separate button for locking and press that