My FAVOURITE Plane just got EVIL! - Finish B-239

The B-239 in War Thunder is a Finnish Plane in the Swedish Tech Tree that just happens to be a big upgrade to my favourite plane in the game.
The B-239 is a US F2-A Buffalo that is strapped with 4 12.7mm Swedish Machine Guns giving it some pretty incredible firepower. For some reason the Swedish .50 cals hit like a freight train.
In this video I pair it up with the BT-42 and then later the SAV.20.12.48 to take it to a higher tier to see how it performs!
I love this plane! :)
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[@samnicholson9045]

Really really appreciated the shout out (I had no idea he'd do that) and love how you guys all unanimously sent your thanks - hopefully keep this man and his PC sweet from now on :)

[@Oddball_E8]

It's not a swedish machinegun, btw. It's a finnish copy of a WW1 FN Browning 13.2 mm MG (the one used on early Swedish planes), with its caliber changed to 12.7 by the Finns. That's why it has different ammo as well, because the Finns made their own special ammo. EDIT: Fun fact is also that the FN Browning 13.2 was based on the M2 in the first place, so the Finns basically took a gun that was based on the M2 and then converted it back to an M2. In essence.

[@frankeinfish]

Yeah though In-game it really performs like a carbon copy of the Swedish m/39 cannon, it just annihilates any plane it looks at..

[@g3arjammer837]

That’s really interesting! Thanks for the info my dude!

[@inkycat191]

so basically they just accidentally copied the same thing

[@Armgoth]

Almost correct.. it is even crazier then this :D

[@Oddball_E8]

@@Armgoth What isn't correct?

[@MrHarbot]

Brewster has one of the best kill/loss ratio of the war. It's around 25:1. On the right hand, it was OP in real life too. :)

[@corsairsofnarshaddaa]

Yeah it unfortunately got a bad reputation from facing elite pilots in Zeros.

[@David.Z.]

I wouldn't trust a finnish sources from times of war. Soviets aswell too.

[@MrHarbot]

​@@David.Z. Luckily you don´t have and luckily we have scholars who have crawled the archives both sides and compared the loss reports and claims.

[@titan8959]

Giga Chad out here constantly providing top tier content, I have barely watched 5sec and know this is gonna be a banger like always

[@prancer8934]

Haven't even finished the ad and I know it's gonna be good

[@yurizacharov9236]

giga chad who helped fix his pc so he could give us this giga chad content

[@creepyfishman6858]

??? this video is low tier

[@kewldude3921]

@@creepyfishman6858 what is your favorite WT content creator

[@creepyfishman6858]

@@kewldude3921 odd probably

[@comrade1918]

One thing I always see goes unmentioned, that is LeLv 24 (air squadron 24) insignia on the nose, and most aces in ww2 from Finland served there some time, being the most know squadron.

[@chanchito4401]

The history of this plane under the Finnish is both fascinating and impressive

[@BOKCGrizzlyWarlord]

About time someone posted a video on the worst, but unique plane in U.S aviation history

[@codyfrench7668]

This things far from the worst 🤣

[@KoteDarasuum]

Its far from worst, when it comes to Finnish service where it fought other planes that were as old as it was. It had issues in pacific when it had to fight much more advanced aircraft, but finns used to flythem till 1944 and most of the Finnish aces, including Ilmari Juutilainen, the non-german ace with most aircraft shot down with 96 confirmed air victories and 126 claimed flew Brewster designated BW-264 up untill 43. It was great aircraft against its soviet counterparts, and could hold its own against even some of the newer planes soviets fielded like LaGG's and early Yak's.

[@martijn9568]

​@@KoteDarasuum You must not be familiar with the build quality of Brewster.

[@nikoIai]

@@martijn9568 the finnish brewsters were outfitted with different engines than the US ones and were significantly lighter, could've had something to do with the final reliability

[@yordobelps5021]

SB2C-1 is far worse when it comes to the Flight Model (FM)

[@samuelsim7457]

One factor WT has modelled but seemingly not mentioned is that FN Browning 13.2 and 12.7s had almost twice the rate of fire of their American originators.

[@NoName-sy3di]

Im pretty sure you can adjust fire rate on american brownings too they just chose to have slower fire rate

[@homeboy_jesus6467]

Famous last Words: Thats not a Archer, thats a bofors!!

[@ThelVadam7777]

The swedish .50s/13.2s are absolutely insane They kill so fast

[@JessWLStuart]

The "Swedish Buffalo Ground Attack Maneuver" had me rolling with laughter! I'd love to see an attempt at a Chika ground attack video!

[@oscarsanmiguelgomez]

OddBawz honest intro "In this video I'm gonna wreck the whole enemy team with whatever vehicle" LOL

[@boozertr3547]

looks like I'm going to have to start grinding out the Swedish tree

[@Ziiphyr]

It’s worth it now

[@FriedAss69]

It feels great after the new update, great line up

[@BeerSougion]

Duh, has been for some long time now:p

[@Evrimomono]

Odd considering fairplay and uptiering himself not to ruin the experience for all the new players is just wholesome man.

[@TheIkamiki]

Its not a Buffalo. Its the Flying ale barrel. Just started playing WT after long break when heard there is finally Finn tech tree (portion). I love the thing on ARB especially cause I finally learned basic BFM flying some DCS meanwhile. Btw. This content is absolutely life-saving for my long parential leave. You are not just filling the cap of someone missing. I hope your channel grows to reward your time investment.

[@TomPrickVixen]

My best game with the SAV was 14 kills, without death, on "Aral sea" map. I even sent the replay to the "Thunder Show" but i guess it wasn't good enough, or was too long.

[@chanchito4401]

This thing is absolutely insane for real, I have fallen in love with the B-239

[@Arthion]

Technically both the Finnish and Swedish .50 cals are copied from the Belgian FN Browning M2 .50 cal chambered either in American .50 cal or Hotchkiss 13,2 for Sweden early on.

[@Armgoth]

There is actually a pretty crazy wartime story behind the 12,7mm in that plane. They are not Swedish but originally FN-made and improved copies of Browning M2 that Finns got the maintenance drawing from Swedes after failing to purchase them and made their own copy based on those :D

[@HerraTohtori]

Apparently the LKk/42 is actually not directly copied or even derived from Browning M2 .50-cal, it's more of a cousin to the M2 if that makes sense. The lineage of this gun starts from Browning M1921 machine gun, which was a water-cooled .50-cal. Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (i.e. FN) licensed the M1921 and then developed this gun into something called Mitrailleuse D'Avion Browning-FN Calibre 13.2 mm. This air-cooled gun intended for aircraft use was chambered in 13.2x99mm. Sweden acquired a small amount of these machine guns, and then reverse engineered the manufacturing blueprints out of maintenance charts that came with the purchased guns. After that, LM Ericson started manufacturing this rifle with the name Akan m/39A. Finland and the VKT (Valtion Kivääritehdas, or National Rifle Factory) got access to the blueprints reverse-engineereed in Sweden, and started producing the LKk/42 (Lentokonekonekivääri 42, or Aircraft Machine Gun 42), chambered in the .50 BMG (12.7x99mm) cartridge. The reason why Finnish Air Force wanted the gun chambered to .50 BMG was related to logistics. The Brewsters, for example, were originally armed with Colt MG 53-2 as their heavy machine guns, these being M2 machine guns produced by Colt. But Finland did not have the license to produce more of these guns, so there was a need to start replacing them - but they wanted the new gun to use interchangeable ammo, hence the decision to chamber the LKk/42 in 12.7x99mm (or .50 BMG). John Moses Browning of course continued developing the machine gun and eventually this led to the M2 Browning in 1933, but the M1921 was the last "common ancestor" for both the M2, and the Swedish Akan m/39A or Finnish LKk/42.

[@johnnymnemonic8487]

As many problems as I have with this game I have to admit they've nailed the new Cannon sound effects. Not to mention the new explosion effects on the tanks look awesome. Well done Gaijin🤯

[@jacka3621]

I'd rather have 2 50. cals at this BR than most main cannons lol. Love the vid Bawz

[@inkycat191]

better, it got 4

[@Project_1143M]

tbh yes mg ff and /m is tricking to use and so does the zero 20mms while most other plane only have 7.7/92mm mg

[@reinbeers5322]

@@Project_1143M FF/Ms at least kill what they hit, the FFs are just kinda crap lol. You do have to get very close, I guess that's where the tradeoff is.

[@Project_1143M]

@@reinbeers5322 i mean FF/M got minengetshoss(idk) it hit and kill hard

[@reinbeers5322]

@@Project_1143M They do hit hard, but you have to get so close. For example, the japanese Ho-103s are much better guns.

[@Maddog3060]

Thing is the Finns did in fact modify the Buffalo and had some very good effect with them. So hey, one time the copy-paste patch did well.

[@jmirsp4z]

In service from 1941 to 1945, B-239s of Lentolaivue 24 (Fighter Squadron 24) claimed 477 Soviet Air Force warplanes destroyed, with the combat loss of just 19 B-239s, an outstanding victory ratio of 26:1.

[@kevinfigueroa9111]

Love your videos Odd, keep it up!

[@Oddball_E8]

It's nice of you to show us these low tier vehicles now that there's only like 1-2 days a year where we can play them, since we have to be Rank 3+ all the time otherwise due to events that are CONSTANTLY running on WT nowadays...

[@O_Luca]

Ammo breach explosions in this game are getting wild 👀

[@goosie6299]

Ive been using these with the trumpet everyday since the patch, At 140 kills in the buffalo and 200 in the BT42. My 2 favourite vehicles

[@corsairsofnarshaddaa]

As someone grinding the new Italian and German low tier vehicles...I've noticed these are a lot of people's favorites haha.

[@EvilEndz]

28mm of penetration with the tracer round is very impressive. I want to see you test that on a tank at the 10 metre range lol

[@tmseh]

What keeps me coming back to OddBawz videos? Its his accent. The laugh also.

[@0970-]

Sam's a Legend 🙏

[@samnicholson9045]

Love it, thanks for the appreciaton!

[@maverick_sde]

I APPEARED IN YOUR INTRO, IM LITERALLY SHAKING NOW. i never thought this would happen

[@Laserbabz]

Man i LOVE the SAV, even at higher BR's its an amazing flanker. Love using it in a lineup with the Bkan and the Ikv 91 :D

[@kulgy]

This became my new go to plane all the way up 6.7 it fly's rings around all those F4U and BF109k that are dumb enuff to dogfight,even downed a few early jets with it

[@davidwoolsey2135]

Great vid and good-on-you for giving Sam a shoutout for being such a great PC repairman. I WISH we had him here in The States, or somebody with that much dedication.

[@samnicholson9045]

Thanks David, was a great experience for me to meet someone who makes their living on KZbin, and really pleased I could get him back in the fight. Love that he spent time with my eldest to teach him the black art of War Thunder too. Top bloke!

[@brunobegic3841]

I just tried this thing in air RB and it's absolutely awesome. Great firepower and brilliant maneuverability. Most importantly, it's insanely fun. Thanks Odd for reminding me just how brilliant this little thing is. Looks like a baby P47, but turns like a Zero.

[@kevinbisso2037]

15:17 love how the KV-1's crew got red like if they actually survived that lol.

[@Deuce_and_a_half]

Much luv to Sam, thanks for helping out our KZbinr with his PC!

[@samnicholson9045]

Was a great experience for me, definitely a different class of customer ;)

[@nenep5695]

I remember playing this bad boy in Il2 1946 and raging because everything was outspeeding me 😁 good memories ☺

[@hudsodingo4712]

Great video mate!

[@benstrainsandthings]

I was surprised when 8 used this thing the guns REALY do shred and it does fine in a 4.0 lineup

[@frogsaup]

My favourite plane as well, just a magnificent thing that holds up in higher brs as well

[@justalldamnmotorsports2419]

I remember when the Buffalo was a new plane to Aces High. Twas a tiny thing haha great plane though.

[@OddBawZ]

THE SALE IS ON RIGHT NOW! Get another 3% off and my OLD Decal for the last time before the new one is added here: store.gaijin.net/catalog.php?category=WarThunder&partner=Oddbawz&partner_val=2bpa5qx4

[@Imzeboss]

99th try. Please play the T80 and T28e in the USSR 2.3br, they're great fun and you have never done a video on both tanks

[@louisbarnett8854]

Love your content odd, keep it up. Can you play the 150mm Ho ro one day? Love from NZ

[@joebloggs7514]

Must admit I’ve always had a soft spot for the buffalo and especially the wildcat. Have to say though that when it comes to 50cals I much prefer the F82 and it’s freedom laser.

[@thelegend27o7]

Big shoutout to Sam for fixing that PC and lending you a GPU!

[@samnicholson9045]

I'm just glad I had an RTX 3080Ti (EVGA For The Win, no less!) to keep this man going :)

[@yulkey1]

Odd's videos are always great to watch no matter what

[@bobisbell1837]

Lol trees. My fav little plane, got 4 kills 3 of them were pilot kills in one gbattle. Great air plane to fly tough and nimble.

[@Knobson007]

Just waitedfor the sale to finally buy smth to get you decal😮. Will need days to put it on all my vehicles though 😅

[@Miles26545]

This thing is goated fr though, epic belts and super light

[@josephheuer4540]

B-239 is such a beast. So glad they added it.

[@ExcavationNation]

Firm handshakes for Sam

[@samnicholson9045]

Received with thanks too!

[@ExcavationNation]

@@samnicholson9045 are you the "Sam"?!

[@samnicholson9045]

@@ExcavationNation sure am!

[@tomastobonjaramillo1092]

Excellent and funny video as always! But I do have a question, what is the intro song?

[@stormtastic7083]

its such a good dog fighter, i still use it at higher BRs bc its so good

[@minigun2977]

Thank you Sam for helping our bawz

[@samnicholson9045]

Was my pleasure!

[@smokinggnu6584]

Now THAT'S customer service for ya.

[@samnicholson9045]

Aim to please at Sam's Computer Bytes :)

[@CournCob]

I remember back in the day you'd take out every Stuart you had and the Buffalo and basically seal club

[@NobleGrows]

GigaChad Sam out there saving the good content

[@samnicholson9045]

I do my best, love that it all worked out :)

[@180molotov]

Stealth belts, engine to 0 and off is one of my favorite ways to jump on someone from above lol

[@ricenbeans69]

lol u know its gonna be a good video when thats the intro lol i havent watched anything but the intro btw

[@fastonfultz9596]

Thank you Sam 😊

[@ExcavationNation]

Ok odd I laughed so hard with your plane on the tree

[@tmseh]

In this video OddBawz destroys everyone. Facts.

[@cato2k182]

Me and a few friends pub stomp in Thatch's Buffalo which sits at 2.0 and even uptier ourselves a bunch and still stomp. My face when I saw this thing with 4 .50s and sitting a 2.7...

[@stijnjanssens571]

my favorite 2.3 plane has to be the yak-2 KABB, 4x 100kg bombs, 2x 20mm, 2x 7.62mm mg's and fairly quick and manouverable ontop of that. only downside is that it doesn't have any defensive armament wich it could have for it's size. but still.. amazing donker

[@Xx_vixity_xX]

Thx sam i appreaciate ya

[@AstewoidMain]

Me: What if the add infantry in war thunder Gaijin: Sure, lemme do it Me: Why is it a £50 DLC Gaijin: IDK inflation and shit

[@thisisaduck]

Scored an air-to-air rocket kill with the Po-2M today. Also got 7 kills with the T-35 on abandoned factory without going to A.

[@thisisaduck]

If anyone want to know who asked, it’s the algorithm.

[@siegfriedwalt2134]

The Buffalo was also my favorite plane when i first played à war sim, i.e. il2 sturmovik 1946. Hope you had the same feelings as me with this plane

[@Thereapingghostie]

THANKS SAM now i can watch mr. odbawzz again!

[@samnicholson9045]

Nae bother!

[@lemonade8330]

Well done Sam👍

[@samnicholson9045]

A pleasure, dude!

[@lemonade8330]

@@samnicholson9045 cheers

[@thefinoll1535]

Videos like this (And all of the your videos actually) is why I click your Gaijin store link. Enjoy your cut of the $178 I just spent, lol.

[@pepinoelbreve2681]

I love that planes I just got 5 ground kills un 3.7 br.BEAST

[@BaronBoar]

The carpets match the drapes.

[@mr.kracky5167]

Remember when the Sav was 3.0 oh boy the days 😅. I take it out at higher brs a bit. Side shot for days

[@INSANESUICIDE]

Easy god mode monitos

[@philliphagan4760]

@oddbawz Ian Dury and the Blockheads. Hit me with your rhythm stick is an awesome song

[@TheArklyte]

Imagine if we got those hungarian and romanian(and some even say italians used it too) Gebauer motor driven twin heavy machine guns? Even if it was italian ie short Vickers .50, it's still like a mutant child of MG-131 and ShKAS... or downsized GSh-23...

[@robertsapp5613]

Thanks for the new bud love them all

[@danielburke6534]

Thanks Sam

[@samnicholson9045]

A pleasure!

[@OptiPopulus]

Unpopular opinion: Older players playing against new players is just breaking them in with the "Welcome to War Thunder, fuck you"

[@chasekelsey9773]

Sam your a legend

[@samnicholson9045]

Thanks man!

[@Euroscot9155]

Well done Sam

[@samnicholson9045]

Welcome (I am running out of comments trying to reply to all of these!)

[@blueberry1c2]

Sam, you absolute gamer!

[@samnicholson9045]

Less of a gamer these days (I leave that to our kids) but I do enjoy building, upgrading and fixing Gaming PCs, especially ones as nice as OddBawz ;)

[@jamesharris4695]

14:43 jesus!

[@ZOI-Omega]

Thx Sam!

[@samnicholson9045]

Was nae bother for an awesome dude like OddBawz

[@unoriginalplays120]

Odd you should play the cheese wedge, I heard the hull aiming is 'better' now, >:D

[@MidnightRoselle222]

Thank You Sam!!!

[@ElectricalEcho]

Imagine my face when I had the same smart Idea as many others here to finally start the swedish three and bought that Strv M/41, which oneshotted me my whole literal War Thunder life.... and my first shell I shot into that Sd.Kfz.234/2 bounced clean off. 🦨

[@brentfu1119]

Thank you Sam. You saved the day!

[@samnicholson9045]

Awesome, really enjoying these comments - great fanbase here :)

[@tasgooner6265]

Thanks Sam, without you we would have nothing

[@samnicholson9045]

You are more than welcome, was great to be a wee part of the video, must be my first ever shout-out on KZbin!

[@Thissman]

HAIL to “Sam the computerman” 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 !!!

[@samnicholson9045]

Glad I could keep this dude flying and recording for you all :)

[@lefty_13]

Took it in to 5.7 in air RB many times and got top of the team because they still can't help their selves and turn with me instead of using their speed and b.and.z me 😅

[@batt1948]

weird events Phly makes a vid with Mr. B and i finish grinding out my Maus and its the Holiday sale

[@hughmungus2295]

Bro Sam is legend fr same as the Swedish 50cal the fire rate is almost as same as the f86 saper that's why the feel better

[@samnicholson9045]

I will happily take the Leg-End praise!

[@Potatorules]

1:04 just your average 12g climb in a prop plane

[@darthbader6506]

GG Bawz and thank you Sam

[@samnicholson9045]

Was great to help out!

[@CrimsonJ3ster]

Feel like Sam deserves a lot of good wish thank you Sam we thank you

[@samnicholson9045]

Loving the appreciation, was a delight to keep this man gaming, streamin' and entertaining you all :)

[@CrimsonJ3ster]

@@samnicholson9045 the legend himself :0

[@samnicholson9045]

@@CrimsonJ3ster indeed, I am real, just happen to live in the same town as OddBawz 😎

[@mr_p_191]

The haista vi got me at the start as a finnish person

[@ZOI-Omega]

Sneeze at 9:12 gesundheit

[@sumiterxeroslargosiuscrosi7819]

14:44 Holy shit that dude went FUCKEN NUCLEAR!