Meteor warning / War Thunder

Recently we made a video on the first ever production jet fighter, the iconic German Me. 262. It’s hard to overstate the importance of that aircraft… but just a few months into its service, it already had a proper rival. In July 1944, the Royal Air Force were already using the Gloster Meteor - subsequently the only jet aircraft on the Allied side that saw actual use in combat during the war. The story of the development of this aircraft is just as spectacular.
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[@mitchellgresham872]

“Stability Issue” while the wing breaks off.

[@germansnacker_7145]

Ya got a hole in ya left wing

[@rojaunjames747]

Lol

[@ConjointVR]

Server stability issue

[@BLACKHOLE-SUN]

A perfect reminder of the Gaijin server ...! (STABILITY ISSUES) 😄

[@person0-016]

Yall complaining about the server when someone makes a joke, at least save it for the comments and don't ruin the joke for us

[@orbitalpotato9940]

It's funny because a meteor the size of a refrigerator passed earth a couple days ago. Edit: Now I think about it, it was probably a Spitfire in low earth orbit...

[@spindash64]

The aliens telling we need to chill

[@NathanPa-xo3zj]

Imagine the alternate universe where the meteor actually hit the earth :3

[@DiceStrike]

A British Refrigerator or .....?

[@firemonster3603]

Lol

[@firemonster3603]

It’s gonna be a chilly time

[@henovic2630]

Sir I would love to dub this as a “Meteor Shower”

[@rikudakumiho3590]

But that will atract the NASA

[@directfrontalgamer]

😅😅😅😅😅 HA

[@mydog3272]

Please no

[@sebastiankillin7940]

The mission to kill 5 ground or waterborn targets in an attacker of III rank or higher?

[@andyb5742]

YES PLEASE!

[@GomiTrashCanT]

Just a shame, that the first meteor in the wt techtree has higher repaircosts, than service sealing.

[@adampoultney8737]

should have mentioned that a pair are still in service in the UK as ejection seat testbed aircraft

[@bigbully1277]

So 10.7 premium?

[@coleanderson8035]

That is cool though....one of the oldest jets, while not combat capable, are still in service

[@ghostoflynx7837]

The F Mk.3 plays like a Spitfire with jet engines, and I love that it does

[@ThePolish2107]

Basically tbh, though the mk.3 has a poor climb rate compared to the mk.24 spit.

[@hoobisha9256]

if you love that, try the vampire, it is an amazing turn fighter, only getting beaten by the Ho 229 (sometimes). A great plane.

[@ultra_gagayay]

Until the wood flying wing just doesnt want to work

[@benfennell6842]

@@hoobisha9256 Yeah but the F.3 turns just a bit harder. The vamp is faster better climbing and rolling though so it's definitely the superior craft.

[@hoobisha9256]

@@benfennell6842 really? In my experience the vampire is a better turner, but I could easily be wrong as I haven't put too much time into the meteor.

[@urdnotwrex6969]

Q: Would you add modern crew models for vehicles with visible crew? Such as Type 93, Duster, M163 Vulcan etc.

[@Mannen2000]

the M163 and the M42 duster is already ingame

[@CheeseTruffles]

@@Mannen2000 crew models, not vehicle models

[@Mannen2000]

@@CheeseTruffles Oh, sorry Maybe because Gaijin were afraid of exploding their servers and getting scolded on the forum

[@cshelley5658]

@Daniel Wong A Warthunder infantry game is coming soon! kzbin.info/www/bejne/povKZZpmm8eEesU

[@ryanoko7577]

Hey War Thunder, and, of course, Bruce, you don't understand how much your game is helping me right now. My grandpa died, my girlfriend broke up with me, and my dad doesn't even want to talk to me for some reason, I'm only 15. Man, just thank you so much, it's hard right now, and I'm pushing through just because of you. And just really, thank you Gaijin so much. I'm also really excited about this new update coming out, you guys did really good on it. Keep it up Gaijin.

[@phantomaviator1318]

Aye, good luck lad. My great grandma and uncle just died, you'll pull through.

[@EmperorEdu]

Stay strong mate.

[@ryanoko7577]

@@EmperorEdu Thank you, I'm trying, man.

[@burebistta1923]

ey i wish the best for u

[@berkay3393]

Nobody cares

[@Andi-vh5tk]

Thank you Gaijin for letting us who were so close research the Maus

[@paramite67]

2 days left 🤤

[@chrisbarker2700]

The Reaper. Definitely.

[@TimtimzroyalXx]

Aye pre-ordered it when it came out and it's such a great plane to fly

[@jackwestcott615]

Love it! unlocked most of the jets just playing sim battles in it!

[@the_mechanic_2237]

Sea Jesus anyone?

[@sampanyofella5832]

I bought the reaper sometime in 2018 for cas, I absolutely love it, and it's my go to for 8.3, now I have used it to grind out the majority of the British air tech tree and often play it for fun.

[@RealGTA5FreightTrain]

I just bought it yesterday, do you have any advice?

[@sampanyofella5832]

In air RB, don't go at it alone, but not with loads of teammates because then you won't get many kills. I'd try to stay around medium speed. For advice from a better player check DEFYN's meteor videos too. In ground RB, stay at a similar speed, attacking from around a 45 -70 degree angle if you're using rockets or bombs. The Hispanos are fantastic for CAS too if you load ground belts. Hope you have fun man :))) gl. o7 champ.@@RealGTA5FreightTrain

[@hachipanki8634]

When i was little, whenever i did go to my local airport, i always saw a Meteor F.MK4 on the entrance, it's always in my mind. The MK4 It's my favorite, good job W.T!

[@Bubbagump34]

Awesome Video Guys. Thank you I always like learning a little bit about war thunder planes/jets

[@Charioteer71]

talk something about "sapphire meteor" and the meteor with 2x30mm hispano type.825 + 2x20mm hispano cannon

[@no-legjohnny3691]

A meteor with increased firepower seems cool, kind of like the German me 262 with the higher power 30mms and extra 20mms

[@barrierodliffe4155]

@@no-legjohnny3691 The 30 mm cannon on the Me 262 were not so good.

[@blubloxx6948]

1:39 i skipped to this part and i thought i was seeing an A-10 until i realized there was no GAU-8 :(

[@no-legjohnny3691]

Hmm, I'm not sure on how I feel about them adding an A-10, it's basically a hyper modernized IL-10 made by the US, which has a 30mm gun that can vaporize any ground unit it can attack from the top, and can carry various other armaments to boot, add in the fact that it would probably be added in at 10.7 BR thanks to it coming into US service after the F-4 Phantom and it would neither be fun to be killed by as a ground unit in tank battles, and it wouldn't be fun to fly because of guided missiles shooting at the thing when it can't exceed 800 kilometers per hour without ripping its wings

[@ליאלרובינוב-ר8ס]

The similarity is uncanny

[@skilledplaya0579]

@@no-legjohnny3691 it’s an support plane just like a support tank . aa have weaknesses too so what’s the problem

[@no-legjohnny3691]

@@skilledplaya0579 I'm just tired of CAS spam in ground rb, it's already tiring enough having the G.91s in the game, the last thing I want is another way to get dunked on by an enemy that's nearly impossible to fight

[@no-legjohnny3691]

@@ליאלרובינוב-ר8ס In my opinion, it looks a lot more like the B-57 Canberra

[@just_logan6058]

Hay how many of the smallest tanks does it take to tow a Maus?

[@raphaelsmith5278]

Too many

[@Heer_Kuipers]

A 50cal can do it so probably not many

[@squirrele.1266]

@@Heer_Kuipers hello panther

[@DatVehicleGuy]

@@squirrele.1266 oh no

[@DatVehicleGuy]

@@squirrele.1266 he's here

[@kinghim3]

Love these history videos with the ingame showcasing!

[@yodef6828]

The people who match up the video and the audio have a really good sense of humour

[@Digitalis-z5o]

It would be nice to get a night fighter version of the Meteor.

[@PogingNavy94]

Have you guys considered the Meteor Meteor NF.11 though? They went into production and served in the RAF and Danish Air Force respectively. Those were the longer-nosed airborne radar versions of the Meteor.

[@philippburchia7433]

Hey ; ) Could you please make a video about how to set up your control-settings the right and the most effective way for PC/Console. I can't manage to set up all the controlls, in a way that i have all the important stuff on my keyboard and mouse. Greetings from Italy

[@GiggityGiggity_27]

Hey here’s an fwi put your machine guns and cannons on different key binds for example I have my mgs on left click and my cannons on my side mouse buttons

[@DiceStrike]

For What Vehicles? Air or Ground? I've been thinking of making a video for controls in Concoles for quite some time I use both Keyboard and Controller.

[@hotelvalsinestra6380]

yeah also greatings from swiss

[@MJRSoap]

I would recommend just using the default controls. SOME things are unbound by default (Things like dedicated radar and Night Vision/IR keys) but can still be accesed through the Mechancism menu (Default Y). For planes, set MG's to 1, Cannons to 2, rockets to 3 and bombs to 4 and Space. Missles can be bound to whatever you like but preferably a double key to prevent accidentally turning them off (I use Alt+X to activate them and Ctrl+X to launch). For ground vehicles. I bound F2 through to F5 for selecting weapons. F2 is the main cannon. F3 is the secondary armament (Some vehicles have a second gun, this selects that, it also moves which gun your aiming from which is helpful on things like the B1 with a lower gun). F4 for machine guns, roof mounted guns specifically, helps with aiming at planes without messing with you guns elevation. This is also the 20mm on some higher tier vehicles with a coaxial 20mm. F5 to reset the controls to default. If you get a vehicle with hydro-pneumatic suspension, I recommend setting the controls to the Numpad. I use these 5 Reset adjustments (returns the vehicle to what is spawns at) 8 and 2 lean forward/backward 4 and 6 lean left/right 9 and 3 raise and lower chassis. It's best to experiment with these controls. They're difficult to learn and hard to really make use of but can help with aiming on sloped terrain and give you a few extra degrees of gun depression or elevation. They can also allow you to lower yourself and better hide behind some cover. Some objects are the perfect height for a vehicle to be completely hidden while lowered but be able to shoot over while raised. Keep in mind most, if not all vehicles can only adjust their suspension while stationary and it does rev up the engine producing noise. If the engine is turned off, suspension cannot be adjusted.

[@philippburchia7433]

@@MJRSoap thx a lot

[@mordred1824]

I always love these history videos they are always a joy to watch thanks.

[@alpha-oi3bf]

can you just gift us lions we’re suffering a little bit over here

[@jamessutterby4827]

Yes! Especially ground rb!

[@last_week_with_diogo_br8386]

Yes

[@masterolof138]

yea or fix the game so you dont need to suffer when trying to earn lions

[@2KOOLURATOOLGaming]

@@jamessutterby4827 ? I've made it to 8.0 Britain without GL

[@hoover3554]

@@2KOOLURATOOLGaming he means SL... not GE

[@applehead6539]

My favourite Meteor is Meteor F Mk.3. And I realy like videos like this. Great job!

[@peterchampagney4990]

I laugh when I think of the sea meteor because whoever had the idea of putting an extremely early jet on a carrier clearly had no sense of reality.

[@ghost-dg6tj]

Well the arc royal carrier was more than big enough

[@spindash64]

@@ghost-dg6tj To be fair, the meteor had better T/W than most early jets, combined with decent wing loading. And compared to the nightmare of a Carrier plane called the Seafire? Anything is easy to land after that

[@tinture2822]

FJ1 Fury was used operationally.

[@GG-ir1hw]

The first jet powered aircraft to land on a carrier was the De Havilland vampire that first flew in 1944. So a modified meteor mk3 in 1948 wasn’t a big deal really. Plus the UK introduced most modern carrier features to accommodate jet aircraft like angled decks and steam catapults.

[@barrierodliffe4155]

@@spindash64 The Seafire did ok, in fact the Corsair was bad to land as well, once in the air the Seafire was in a class of it's own and many pilots managed the landing rather well.

[@Seth_Lekas]

I love how he can make a teddy bear sound like an apex predator that will rip your face off

[@teodor9975]

all the meteors are great. cant pick a favorite

[@LazOyuncu61]

When i got the notification, first thing that came to my mind was the new trailer. “It was not a nuke?!” I thought. Then, going to the video, i realized that it was actually about an aircraft in the British tree which i don’t even care about. I was relieved.

[@JakeTheTankmaster]

Ik man would've been stupid for it to be a meteor and not a nuke

[@xXx_Oshino_xXx]

NUKES

[@Reddsoldier]

The Mk.3 at 7.0 is honestly a blast at the moment. The uptier of the Centurion Mk3 and Extended family to 7.0 has created a really fun Ground RB lineup since no longer are you basically helpless against German jets. After playing that lineup and BR range for around a year on and off it is so so satisfying to finally stick it to those 262s in something they really struggle against- especially the CAS variants that most people are bringing out.

[@kristoffermangila]

The Meteor is so rugged, Martin-Baker has two of these in service, being used as test aircraft, essentially a ejection seat test carrier.

[@hamishmclaughlin9319]

The Sea Jesus that thing absolutely tore up back in the day.

[@Redfox442]

My favorite is the meteor-trent turboprop version. Please add it as an event vehicle, it would very unique and turboprops are so fun!

[@brog1655]

school? naw new war thunder video lezgooooo

[@Abi-fo7gh]

i like how it goes bing everytime they kill something.

[@ironcell26]

a good meteor is a fallen meteor

[@VintageStatue]

Meteor and 262 are some of my favourite jets

[@scarface9767]

im in love with the shape of this plane

[@TK-221]

ah yes, this is why I love this channel, to learn more about this beasts

[@generalironside8610]

I love the Meteor's G.41F and G.41G version :)

[@battlements7649]

Awesome cool episode- I Loved it. For me, I like the look of the Meteor F Mk. VIII Reaper.

[@adamjpotatos8271]

I never played warthunder before but i like the good old classic meteor

[@DigitalDiggingNet]

You missed an opportunity - in the game you have Manston Airfield, the first airfield a squadron of Meteors flew from.

[@benfennell6842]

Fun fact, the first ever jet vs. jet aerial combat was between a meteor and a V1 bomb, the meteors infamously poor guns failed, so it used melee combat to score the first ever Jet on Jet kill in history.

[@michellenich3172]

Imagine you've spent the entire war flying hurricanes and spitfires and then you get asked to jump in one of these things.

[@HunterLee2600]

Personally I love my meteor reaper for air sim! Its a very capable aircraft for 8.0 and just yesterday I nabbed an F-4E in it!

[@mannco9458]

I remember I got into a verbal fight in a custom match talking about how very few jet planes fought in ww2 and this does prove my point and it was made by snail it’s self

[@garethblitz5176]

Just unlocked my mk8 about 20 minutes before this came out XD

[@ZSpartan174]

Love the game. My suggestion is unrelated to the video. There is an option to change the color of the aiming reticule in 3rd person. Can we get an auto color change feature. So the reticule changes color automatically during combat so that it doesn't get lost in the background as it does now. Thanks. Keep up the good work.

[@gh-yf4go]

This plane is basically weird combo between ME262 and Spitfire

[@theclockmaker633]

i still dont have any later modifications of the meteor but the mk3 variant is one of my favourite jets to this day

[@stralplane]

F1MK3 for life. have around 500 matches . very good starter jet!

[@RiffMasterP]

Can you add a feature where you can play as a pilot tank man and be in the navy all in the same match? That would be really cool so like the bombers could bomb the ships while fighters could protect it. Maybe you could make it like simulation battle but also arcade where every plane is from the same country. Basically what I’m saying is like you make it like battlefield 5. I think a lot more people would play your game too if you add infantry and like artillery and stuff. Your game would be the best game ever and i bet it would appeal to a lot more people that play battlefield or maybe cod. You could like upgrade your infantry person so you start as a ww2 soldier but then become a modern day soldier like you do with the planes and stuff. This would be a very good feature like this so they see it.

[@Eggmanjames]

I can’t wait for this new update on 10th November

[@Memeo.]

YES LETS GO METEOR TIME

[@harrycook5306]

I don’t really have a favorite but I like all of them they’re all really cool👍🏼😀

[@cslpchr]

He finally pronounced Mk as Maschinenkanone! I am so happy for this.

[@RogueStarONE]

The Reaper is a Great entry SB aircraft - packing a great bomb load with the ability to dogfight really well!

[@MJRSoap]

One of the teething problems, and really the major one, was that the 20mms would jam and fail to fire at all for most of the war. They would take off, climb to altitude and intercept a V1, then the guns would simply fail to fire. They guns would test fine on the ground and sometimes operate just fine after landing and removal. Sometimes they would actually let off a few rounds then jam instead. This issue is why the Meteor took so long to see full deployment outside of air defense.

[@barrierodliffe4155]

The teething problem was soon sorted out, The same as the Spitfire in 1940 had problems with their 20 mm but by 1941 that was solved,. The Meteor Mk III as used over Germany had no such problem.

[@sirbowserfelix9293]

Sea Meteor, just fantastic.

[@henke7864]

Would love to see Meteor F.1, Trent turboprop. A Meteor F.1 modified to have 2x turboprop engines. Would also like to see Gloster E.28/39(Whittle/Pioneer) I know it only had provision for 4x 7.7's. But i still want to see it in game as a GE/Event aircraft one day.

[@drezworthy]

Bruce was on point in this video. I got lost in his voice...

[@matt_av]

Meteor reaper cuz i got nostalgia when i saw it back in war thunder. I still remember the patch it came out aka patch 1.85 supersonic

[@zaryabalam8591]

Experimental Red Meteor sure looks fancy 🤗

[@Xtariz]

My favorite meteor is one that falls from the sky

[@TheCu3131]

sea meteor is my fovorite

[@mariocontreras9612]

My favourite is the Sea Jesus Mk3 ;)

[@flipper52000]

A10: who are you Meteor: I'm you, but older, british, without the same look and without the brrrr. But I'm you

[@comradeiosif2794]

I find the original variant used during ww2 to be the most elegant looking jet of the war.

[@Suo_kongque]

Do a video on the komet?

[@amazing_avocadoo7881]

Who needs history class when you have Warthunder

[@fallout200]

Why did you give the Tu-14 a torpedo? There are no player controlled ships (yet) at the battle ratings of the Tu-14.

[@MJRSoap]

Because the 2 sim maps with AI Ships use full ship models. (Port Moresby and Dover Strait) They aren't very smart ships but they use actual bullets for their AA fire too. Not the cheap airfield AA in air arcade and rb. And by not very smart. They dont have parts or FPE. A single HEAT rocket can sink one if it hits the water line as it will fail to patch the hole in the ship and slowly list over.

[@PlastickCCCP]

"yet"

[@HMSPrinceofWhales53p]

My favorite generation 1 jet fighter. Long live the Meteor! it never gets enough attention.

[@urdnotwrex6969]

1:35 somehow it reminds me A10 with that cockpit.

[@urdnotwrex6969]

@truenoob It would be slow thing. Low repair cost but it could sit at 10.7. Really, if they plan to add it, it just needs countermesuers against lock ons and heat seeking rockets.

[@umarjan141]

Hey u were about to come on Andriod & IOS, wht happened to that? We have been waiting for 5 years... Huge community is waiting for u

[@DelinaSilence]

If it wasn't for the success of Whittle, the Russians in jet technology may have been set back a few years (We brits gave them jet engines but only for civilian use)

[@steke3262]

'Civilian use'

[@DelinaSilence]

Steke the buggers reverse-engineered them anyway...

[@usernamehere3366]

Anyone else think that if you just switched the a10s engines to the wings and switched the big cannon for 4 20mms, you got the meteor

[@fazsum41]

This has to be stated as it always gets pushed under the carpet. The Meteor went into operational service before the me262. The time difference was very close between the 2 jet aircraft but the meteor was first. Me262 was of course more successful in combat considering where the aircraft were located and where they had to fight compared to the Meteor that was only UK based and far from any actual air to air threats.

[@barrierodliffe4155]

Until the Meteor was being used over Germany for armed reconnaissance and ground attack. 46 Luftwaffe aircraft destroyed.

[@1985_Honda_CRX_Si]

i just need to grind the griffon line to get my first meteor wish me luck guys!

[@thefgeri1848]

Good Luck Mate!

[@unman3882]

Don’t you only need 1 griffon if you have 5 other tier 4 aircraft?

[@ultra_gagayay]

Ah sea jesus i remeber those times

[@camcam116]

My Favourite is the meteor F MK 3 because it's is lower BR with still good preformance

[@marinorossi4764]

Meteor reaper is back

[@Maoistcommunistpartyofpl]

War thunder is the best game ever

[@SheridanM551]

Yes

[@laptopgamber8761]

I love this guys voice

[@blob643]

If these jets were in a KZbin comment Meteor: First! ME262: No you!

[@balderlevonhard9547]

Meteor look like an precursor for A-10 warthog.

[@Cladcreeper]

I love the premium Meteor

[@KatersShorts]

Can we please get a legends episode of the Zero please? I believe the fanbase would like that

[@ErwinHistory]

P-80s saw use in combat roles in WW2. They didn't see combat. so it would be more accurate to say the Meteor was the only Allied jet to actually see combat in ww2

[@Ettoredipugnar]

Very informative .

[@WeavesDehehe]

I swear the first time I sae this, I thought of it looking simular to the A10, but the engines are at the wings

[@airbusaviation6548]

The meteor gloster looks like red arrows. Its kinda cool.

[@DiceStrike]

Almost researched all Ground And Air in the tree. The jet bomber is not to be trifled with at Very High Attitudes because of it wings it can turn very well and its gun pod.. well I havnt flown it I quite some time since FGR2 is being the Thrustmaster with those big nasty flight Deck melting Spey engines.

[@Hunter-rr5ue]

Oh i thought by meteor you meant the nuke in the teaser

[@random4936]

Me as well

[@arminarlert6702]

Gaijin: Show's V1 Rocket Player Base: "WHERE AND WHEN? NEXT UPDATE?"

[@MJRSoap]

They've shown the V1 and V2 several times in older videos. Pretty sure you could place them as targets in custom battles.

[@Abi-fo7gh]

guys. he did it. he said maschinenkanone. not mark.

[@somerandomguy___]

The title is a big bruh moment ngl

[@CD_ROX777]

Me262 > meteor

[@ConscriptBaron]

Reaper was my favorite as bombing is my favorite

[@mustangthekitten7765]

Great one more plane I have to grind untill I die

[@bigboi6495]

just watching these videos makes me want to play war thunder.