SNIPING TANKS FROM SPACE - Harrier GR.7 in War Thunder

[@OddBawZ]

HELLO, what's your thoughts on the two button press CAS and SPAA in Top Tier War Thunder?!

[@Last_Baguette0001]

Gud

[@radnova8810]

Best thing ever when you're in them, worst when against them

[@yourfavoritepereh1268]

Spain without the s

[@miles8307]

they're not particularly interesting to play agaisnt, as its jst whoever has the better gear just wins instantly

[@EvonMush]

I can see how some people may find it annoying by getting killed by a mig 27 on the edge of the map. I’m personally fine with the two click CAS and SPAA.

[@dmulls1370]

when he said "what is he out of flares" to the viggen... yea I felt that feelsbadman

[@andreidragomir5360]

Whatever is going on odd just wanted you to know that you are doing the right thing making these videos. A lot of people enjoy them, including me

[@madsb7673]

I think the sniping pod has thermals. Might be easier to find targets if you use that

[@thebirbestbirb]

@@blenderguy2935 stfu someone come get their no filter kid

[@ssh6659]

Lmfao bro chose violence 💀

[@kevinl2482]

Odd already said in another comment he finds it hard to differentiate alive and unalive with the thermal pod

[@OddBawZ]

It's useless, things don't render properly and at range you can't tell an alive tank from an unalive one. I can see the enemies perfectly fine without it anyway.

[@Joseph0862]

@@blenderguy2935 He just said he can see targets perfectly fine without needing the handicap of thermals, and you’re telling Odd that he needs glasses? LMAO

[@joebloggs7514]

The Harrier and Vulcan have always been two of my favourite British Aircraft and indeed aircraft in general. It’s good to see that at least one of them is in game and powerful as hell.

[@cl3matis]

I do hope they add the Vulcan eventually. With that, though, they would probably HAVE to redo RB. I'm hoping for an Operation Sky Shield--style infiltration one personally, where you and a couple of squadmates might have to avoid opposition interceptors

[@b4ptist]

@@cl3matis dont get your hopes up the game modes haven't changed in years and something that cool would probably never come to WT

[@joebloggs7514]

@@cl3matis that’s not a bad idea, first rework of air rb that I would like to see would be night battles though, and for the Halifax to get its radar.

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

The british FLIR pod has thermals, helps a lot sometimes

[@OddBawZ]

I find it hard to see what's alive or not with thermal on.

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

@@OddBawZ i switch on off constantly

[@OPPSIJUSTKILLEDU]

@@OddBawZ the updated the render range on the pod a week or so back I’ve been hitting vehicles from over 14km away with it can also see through clouds

[@bosspandalover3442]

@BlueDracolich13 thats cause thats their purpose irl, you shouldnt shoot off of thermals but a lot of tankers do...

[@majo3488]

@@bosspandalover3442 Well depends on the image quality. For a longer range snapshot I don't toggle them off. But yeah, playing with Gen 1 Thermals on toptier is just good for scouting.

[@caketta]

You are the only KZbinr I look forward to seeing, your daily uploads keep me going. Thank you

[@supersimon126]

About the PUMAs ammo belt at 10:07. I think he can keep firing even when you hit his belt because that thing doesn't actually have any physical ammo modules to hit when you have 2 belts or less left (One loaded, one spare). This means if you spawn a PUMA with only 2 belts nobody can hit your ammo. All this of course is unless Gaijin fixed it but the video tells me they probably didn't.

[@unwavering_sightseer7818]

Eva elfie's decal goes hard, he he he.

[@whatev888]

Odd your vids are one of the most awesome parts of my day!!!!!

[@rerec6266]

hi

[@A.S.M.10]

1:17 that gave me a wee chuckle and made me exhale our my nose a little bit harder than normal

[@boxspite]

use the sight stabilization key to unlock target and it wont reset your view, also, make sure to lock on with the targetting pod with the activate targetting point key before launching maverick, so it will always lock the correct target. Also, dont bother with the single dumb bomb on the center, it adds weight and make it harder to climb to space

[@from_George_with_luv]

Th harrier gr7 is definitely one of the jets of all time

[@captainjacksparrow5735]

yea it is a jet

[@ZealothPL]

Did someone make a typo when making it?! Why tf does it have 360 flares and 360 chaff lol

[@edwardking9359]

​​@@ZealothPLFour separate countermeasure pods, each holding 160 countermeasures, on the same hardpoints as the aim9Ls. Plus an extra 60 mounted on the aircraft itself.

[@MrYAPP0]

The Black Night is such a cool looking tank though 😎

[@universate5332]

If you hate drone revenge kills play the black night.

[@MrYAPP0]

@@universate5332 I just try to avoid top tier altogether

[@PRYT8645]

@@universate5332 the aps doesnt stop drone attacks the angle of attack is too high

[@cortney3280]

@@PRYT8645 yes it does

[@rudeelk7042]

​@@cortney3280 don't think it blocks the missle if it comes from straight above but drone missiles are normally shot at a bit of angle anyway

[@rafaelgrandinbarbosa3333]

21:08, he just kiled a BT-5

[@homeboy_jesus6467]

Dirty Minded BawZ with the Eva Decal?!?!?!

[@LucasStrandell]

Gaijin should add a reserve vehicle that’s just a motorcycle and sidecar, and the passenger has an anti tank rifle. It’d still probably be better than French reserve tanks lol

[@Drgunzo616]

Squeezy bike.

[@danghostman2814]

And/or the Commonwealth Kangaroo; the Churchill chassis with the turret removed and a bunch of infantry sticking out with PIATs. (Yes, in reality it was just an ad-hoc APC, but we're making it armour v. armour relevant here as a joke.)

[@LucasStrandell]

@@danghostman2814 lmaooo lets goo fuck enlisted

[@ZealothPL]

Lmao it would be hilarious if they added kangaroos to enlisted

[@janchovanec8624]

Hey OddBallZ, Good content. Just so you know, you can use thermals with that targeting pod. Also, you can create a better custom loadout by ditching gun you can carry 3 AGMs and 3 GBUs with 4 Aim-9L's. The reason why you were not able to spool a Fox 2 at the end was not having it selected. This happens often when you have to cycle through so many munition types

[@OddBawZ]

I didn’t use thermals because I can’t tell what’s dead or alive. Plus, I can see perfectly fine without it! :) I’ll use GBU’s another time for a different video. This video was for Mavericks instead.

[@Drgunzo616]

@@OddBawZ Boomer eyes be damned!

[@JessWLStuart]

I love the intro ... Thing!

[@ceevee369]

I played for the first time yesterday the new “tunnel map”. Hope to see a fight from our favorite Scotsman with some interesting vehicles. The map itself looks made for long distance engagement though. Lots of open space.

[@reconzero5699]

Prajeet?

[@0orange59]

I love your videos and the eva elfie decal equally

[@Deathwatch05]

"He's on course... on time and on target how are you..." Pissed myself laughing.

[@mb803sc]

Great video Odd been here for a while and I always watch you after school when I get my homework done and you boost my mood everyday ❤❤

[@krelekari]

Btw the weird problems locking isn't the height as much as the angle, I encounter the same locking issues all the time in the a-10 but usually have no issues as soon as I clear ~4-6km height which let's me get a more flat view of the targets and that usually makes things work smoothly

[@rossturner3650]

Hi Odd, please can you do a video using the La 200 for cas? The triple 37mm are so satisfying to use, nothing like 1 tapping Leo 1's turret roofs

[@keithbaker1951]

And its br enemy planes hold no contest even in an uptier. I've owned entire games with that amazing plane

[@indyjons321]

Odd made a War Thunder refference.... in War Thunder. Meta

[@derritter3873]

As a Japan main, I just wish we had something like this or something able to counter this. The Type 93 is fun, but it’s not enough for 11.0.

[@paulwilliams4371]

these uploads always make my day, thanks odd keep it up!

[@Ben_Kimber]

I do this same thing, but with the PGM bombs on the Tornado GR.1. It's the only way I know to even stand a chance against Pantsirs, and even then, they still out-range me, and usually shoot me down before I can even find a target, all for an SP cost of only 70.

[@FPClarks]

I like the Eva decal ;)

[@youthere7327]

cant even be arsed with the thought of stock grinding a top tier jet

[@shungitemoment3031]

"32 seconds is a lot of seconds." -OddBawZ 2022

[@axiolot5857]

babe wake up, new oddbawz video dropped

[@ExcavationNation]

Hey odd thanks for the uploads bro! Much appreciated 👍😎

[@hansiminator69]

Hey broo

[@ExcavationNation]

@@hansiminator69 hey!!!!!

[@Hunter_i86]

OddBawZ in top tier means WT in trouble haha, very nice video my friend :)

[@MrToasty8705]

This guy makes the game looks so easy… thanks for showing how the sniping pod works.

[@tofu9673]

Keep up the gr.8 content bro ⬆️ Funny

[@nitrade87]

I hope OddbawZ sees this, I just want to say you are the most entertaining War Thunder KZbinr I have watched. You don’t pull crazy unbelievable stunts, (*ahem* Phly *ahem* no hate, but still) You’re entertaining, funny, and your quality is top tier. Keep up the amazing work, and it would be cool to see a colab with Bo and his crew, it would be pretty interesting!

[@gmt1]

When I first saw someone post this tactic on Reddit I knew it'd only be a matter of time before Odd made a video.

[@thesauceguy1809]

As someone who somehow spaded the Black Night before the other Challenger IIs, I can say that it is pretty good. The issues lie with its armor being likely less effective than it is IRL. It is very good in a hull down with it's commander thermals and still relatively armored turret. Unfortunately, it does often pale in comparison to the Leopard 2a5/2a6 which just bounce or eat things seemingly randomly (and some Russian tanks that have trolly ERA). Overall, it's pretty good but still less unrealistically braindead compared to what you see with Germany and Russia. I think its top speed is perfectly good, but the acceleration and traverse are pretty bad and are what truly cripple the tank in many situations (still much better than the other Challenger IIs though). The Harrier GR. 7 is very good, especially in the air to air role and while it's CAS ability is VERY good, it's still artificially nerfed by a lack of certain implementations/bugs/unintuitive mechanics for the sights. At night (with the thermal mod), I still can't lock onto anyone with the guided bombs and sometime the guidance box for the guided bombs is smaller than others. It feels inconsistent to me, either being really good OR just having a bunch of weird issues that shouldn't be there. As for SPAA, the only thing stopping them from easily killing you is the rendering distance being garbage in WT, so they usually can't physically see me (on radar too) directly above them. This issue goes for drones as well, which immediately spawn within that area.

[@keithbaker1951]

That whole thermals not working at night for the pod just started like a month ago. I used to love night battles when I could lock and launch using thermals and now.... nothing it won't aquire a lock at all.. just one day it seemed to stop working..

[@thesauceguy1809]

@@keithbaker1951 ah, I assumed it was Harrier exclusive

[@PatrickLipsinic]

I wouldn't call it a sniper pod because there one from Lockheed Martin makes is called a Sniper Pod that is used today. This is a TIALD pod made by the UK. The US has something just like this called the LANTIRN pod. Most everything in the US inventory switching over to the sniper pod. You can even find them on B-52's and B-1s.

[@orinjnanu2924]

I agree on the thought that new smoke effects are garbage. Until you're OUT of the smoke, you have full smoke blindness and can't even see what's 5 feet away. It just doesn't work like that.

[@1x_rj_x1]

It’s expensive for good reason. Two of those things can wipe out a team in a few runs.

[@Joe-zo6mw]

The LITENING pod is definitely one of the things of all time.

[@devinraber5208]

Just came back from joining your discord server and a new video is immediately out. Pretty awesome gift if I say so myself

[@lordhickory3322]

I really loved your video-beginning-thing LOL

[@thecrazyhound6010]

The description at very start was perfect for my slow brain

[@colethunder1191]

you earned yourself a new sub

[@drrocketman7794]

Helicopter vs. Fixed-wing fight: I'm betting on the helicopter every time.

[@45CaliberCure]

Nice one, as always. Have a good day!

[@maxkennedy8075]

Got to love top tier war thunder gameplay, instead of stupid low tiers were you use skill, situational awareness, map skills and understanding of tank capability if you grind hard you can get a top end jet and can look through your crosshair and detonate a tank miles away who had 0 chance to stop you But be careful! SPAA is doing the exact same thing to you!

[@bickboose9364]

SPAA can't do shit when CAS sends missiles flying outside their range.

[@Apezez]

The ddos is crazy today and yesterday

[@D_F_A]

Go back to some low tier - fun tier stuff. The other challenge for a rank 100 Marshall is to do an arcade game. You are in the mini map for others although you can only see the occasional enemy that is near someone else It went there on the weekend for fun and even took out the Maus - for the comeback win. Had plenty of quick deaths also.

[@blueberry1c2]

23:30 he was stalling, but in a different way :P

[@ghostwarr-]

AIM-54s are great in mixed battles, the enemies think it’s their AA pinging them and don’t even notice the trails coming for them

[@shungitemoment3031]

British engineering at its finest 🇬🇧

[@hawkeye6292]

On top of 10km plus range SAMs that cost 70 points to spawn, the 2S6 and FlaRakRad (among others but these are the 2 best SPAA in game) also get IRST so CAS doesn’t know it is being tracked

[@OPPSIJUSTKILLEDU]

They don’t have IRST they have electropical lock. They can’t search if the radar is off only the stormer has full IRST functionality. ADATS works the same as 2S6 and Flakrak also

[@paul.facciolo6985]

the Eva pinup harrier 💀

[@balthasargelt4075]

I love lobbing AS 30L's 10km out on unsuspecting Tunguska's

[@Dudeman9339]

You had that Saab dead to rights but you didnt fox 2. You had a clear shot with plenty of lead.

[@johnnydorskey]

Am I the only one who got the on course on time and on target joke from the test flights?

[@XM_Josaux]

Yeah me too it's broken and bugged af

[@johnnydorskey]

@@XM_Josaux Sadly your right

[@muumikopio]

In my experience, anything that can slap you from space without any counterplay is bad gameplay. Doesn't really matter if it is a drone, a prop or a jet. The high SP cost just makes it more rare. So my opinion is "at least it is more rare with this one?"

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

I generally don't like to watch top tier. It's rocket tag.

[@muumikopio]

@@mycatistypingthis5450 getting strafed in a light tank or bombed with no counterplay at mid/low tier is not much more enjoyable in my experience either.

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

@@muumikopio that's true, but in top tier that seems a larger percentage of the game.

[@bickboose9364]

The whole game panders to CAS players the most. Ground pounding is the easiest and most rewarding gameplay in the game. I can't believe there's people who actually think Gaijin would -- in any way, shape or form -- ever add a "tank only" mode, when it's so profitable to frustrate people into grinding both ground *and* air vehicles to have any semblance of fun.

[@gladski14]

Question Bawz. At 11:07 you spot an SPAA and immediately begin popping flares. Don’t the flares make your plane’s location stick out more? Or did you see/hear a warning or something. Love the channel bro.

[@janchovanec8624]

He was spamming flare/chaff mix making it impossible to acquire a radar lock, which annoys people. Anyway, nowadays almost every USSR/China player is using some "autotrack helper", so they don't even bother with using RADAR.

[@DestructiveGolem]

In the intro with the Russian tank, I experienced this twice today. One was 2 fps and high pl.

[@Chips_and_Gears]

"this Big stupid russian thing!" - Cold war America

[@darthdoggo7324]

You should hover above the battlefield and use the harrier GR.7 as a drone lol

[@Yoko_Grim]

Oddie, Yoko ‘ere, I need some advice, is having the ability to switch between primary and secondary weapons really worth it? Or is it better to just set up different key binds for each weapon type? I don’t know if you remember what I play, but it’s majority Russians, Su-22M3, Yak-38, Su-7BMK, soon the Su-25, etc etc

[@JerichoTheBeagle]

Lockheed Martin might have something to say about calling it a Sniper Pod 😉

[@danielmostert993]

I will now, always and forever refer to that module as the snipey pod.

[@allgames6659]

you are the best war thunder player and you are fun I love your content.

[@dmulls1370]

thought to myself theres probably and oddbawz video out right now and yea i was right by 3 minutes lol

[@mopthepop_5791]

Hey Odd, I love your videos! do you think you could do a video on the Black Prince Churchill anytime soon as it is my favorite British tank! Keep up the brilliant work! (:

[@devinator0233]

Man the black knight is one of the most sexy tanks

[@benniboi5164]

the gr7 should have the MAW system, they even put the switch for it in the cockpit

[@MalevolentPug]

How does he mount both the cannon and the TILAD?

[@Oscar.-.]

Harrier sniper go brrrr

[@ImAFatCheezIt]

what a beautiful thumbnail

[@SonicStan]

I'm definitely enjoying watching Odd but am I only one missing him squad up with Phly? Where did he go? :(

[@Shiraumere]

choppers are fine lmao

[@xlightningwarx_str8431]

Always love the content. I'd love to see a falcon video

[@Mig21Fishbed195]

Hey odd I got ge eagles for the first time today. Bought the max silver lions and have 2k left what premium should I buy. (Preferably Russia it’s my main)

[@tsilfidis1996]

but the question with this update is why use 900 points and a 11k repair cost for a vehicle you have to grind a whole year to get when u can spawn a drone xD

[@Metalgearmadness]

Wait how did you get 1 gun and the pod?

[@oscarnanayakkara1097]

Hey Odd, I really love that decal on the left side of your Harrier! Whose is it, and how can I get it?

[@kelvinanjos]

yeah, the spaa spawn point cost needs a lil rework

[@chiusan1528]

Kinda disappointed that the sniper pod isn’t a giant artillery piece on a plane that we can aim like a tank cannon

[@JackalSon1]

You're right that this is better balanced because of the cost. The GR 7 also isn't that strong against it's tier of fighters. I just wish you'd gone into why you hate the challenger so much. You mentioned it like twice in the video. I don't really play much high tier ground so unlike some other tanks you hate there wasn't anything obviously bad about the challenger.

[@JESTER-1803]

What I’m wondering is how he’s got the gun pod and TIALD at the same time. Gaijing won’t let me have that😢😂

[@FATASSSOVIET]

Hey Odd, strange question but do you know where Phly has been? Is he doing ok?

[@keithbaker1951]

He has that new baby I'm assuming he is taking a breather... kinda sad he hasn't updated anyone on how he is doing in a while.

[@hammerbg5816]

as a cas hater im glad that anti air are so easy to spawn

[@smellysardin3793]

i do this in dcs with the fa18 the only difference is that i rarely use this load so this is pretty much just the baby hornet in war thunder the closest you can get to it currently

[@xylophyx8450]

Ah yes...intro

[@Kraus-]

Peak CAS balance is where they have the same range as SPAA at their BR.

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

superior range you mean, especially after the SACLOS missiles rework

[@nunyadambusiness6902]

Have you let WT know about the enemy still shooting after the belt is hit? Or the IR giving false readings?... 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔...

[@hazzard7164]

SPAA is cheap to spawn but so is the KA 50 with all its missles that can run down two top tier spaas of their missles per KA and still kill it

[@erikmann3640]

Helicopters should be more expensive to spawn and not allowed until at least after the first ground vehicle like fixed wing aircraft are.

[@multimemer5317]

Black Knight Aps gets wrecked with mgs

[@doctorproctor69]

the sniper pod is a different targeting pod entirely much more modern this one is just the tiald 80s ish tech :)

[@justalldamnmotorsports2419]

OFC they are overpowered. They are getting slaughtered in Ukraine and need some sort of morale boost.

[@duckman5891]

I love these videos and I can eat now. :D