One Of The Yaks Of All Time - Yak-1

[@MrNextMx]

I like how he say "it's defynin' time" and proceed to defynin' all over the place, truly one of the moments on youtube ever..

[@An_idot]

I like how he said "its welcome back time" and welcome backed all over the place. Truly makes this one of the moments in history.

[@furinick]

This video was the only video to get one defynllion views

[@jtg.809]

Defyn II: The Deafening

[@n1thecaptain965]

1:38 new favourite DEFYN quote: "kicking babies off a bridge". It brings a whole new meaning to baby shower

[@sird4vy501]

Shvaks had the Great redeeming arc of 'em all. Getting from the worst hit marker machine to absolutely destroying everything.

[@tedarcher9120]

I-185 is a murder machine nowadays. Almost 200 rounds per gun and three shwaks

[@satagaming9144]

It's funny, cause now the AN/M3's feel like the old ShVAKs

[@bezimienny_andzej6425]

@@satagaming9144 And the best part, there's 0 reasons for Shvaks to be that good and AN/M3's to be that bad.

[@ushikiii]

@@satagaming9144 what... No...

[@ushikiii]

@@bezimienny_andzej6425 well good thing what he said is over exaggerated. M3s are cracked still, they have more ammo with better consistency. Shvaks sure are better now but not better than the M3s. And the best of all of them should be Hispanos, yet are vastly worse than the M3s and pretty neck and neck with the Shvaks.

[@craponasidewalk9079]

I like how every piece of advice for any plane in this bracket comes with the asterisk that you're basically fucked if you see a P-39N

[@Sacrilege7294]

And a Bf109.

[@kingghidorah8106]

@@Sacrilege7294 nah, the P39N is basically a slower yak3 that one shots everything and doesn't compress. Slow, but once it hits any speed it will hold it and won't slow down below 550kmh in straight line vs things that can't even dive past 500 without hitting a wall of air that stop them from accelerating more.

[@georgesumm]

@@kingghidorah8106 What do you mean by compress? I've heard the word used in war thunder videos but I don't know what it means

[@melonfighter6589]

@@georgesumm youe plane no turn gud or locks in a specific place on a specific speed

[@kingghidorah8106]

@@georgesumm when you go at certain high speeds your plane starts turning, yawing or rolling much worse. For example the Spitfire turns and rolls very good at low speed but it gets out turned by a lot of stuff past 560 kmh, and planes like the Focke-Wulf 190s that fly better at high speed can roll away and evade. Some aircraft don't compress at all in turn and roll, like the F4U Corsairs (amazing stall control and still very good high speed handling, but they can't aim very well from side to side because of rudder compression keeping it from yawing)

[@Chilimans1]

one of Defyn's video of all time

[@Hotwire999]

One of the comments of all time.

[@leonardoamaro8778]

@@Hotwire999 One of the replies of all time

[@dominiksoukal]

@@leonardoamaro8778 One of the replies to replies of all time

[@ChillinTrav]

@@dominiksoukal one of the replies to a reply of a reply of a comment of all time

[@SG-lu4uj]

🗿

[@ODST_Parker]

This thing was my introduction to cannons in War Thunder, and I had a GRAND old time finding out the basics of Yaks and how great they can be in a dogfight. Was also a fine lesson in ammo conservation, keeping a good trigger finger. Of all the Yaks I've ever flown, this is definitely one of them.

[@ironboy121]

Just gotta say, thanks so much for being the reason I became ok at war thunder and can actually have fun on it. I got way better very quickly after I started watching your channel a couple years ago or so. And thx for literally the best content delivery on YT. Cheers Defyn ❤️

[@Tiger2071-e6f]

I tried to spade the A-35 as a fighter, it was the most painful experience ive ever had. The thing just doesnt do anything. btw I think they buffed the AA trucks, in my experience people are dropping like flies to them within 1km. They seem to be about as accurate as 7km base flak at 1km and within 500m its practically instant death

[@threemountainsgaming7560]

I got shot down test driving the Su-11 by a milk truck shooting off my wingtip when I was diving 300m above the ground

[@rodrigovb1]

recently i got absolutely destroyed by middle map AAA

[@invalid991]

Yup AA are getting aces

[@Tiger2071-e6f]

@@invalid991 fun and engaging game mechanics

[@Stupidlyrice]

@@MrKumi no you didnt

[@irithylloldman6526]

12:22 the problem with this part is that you're absolutely right in theory, but in practice I did this a lot of times and VERY OFTEN my teammates are either 1) Blind and simply don't see the clue. 2) Too occupied with keeping an enemy 4km below them in their tunnel vision and don't care there's a plane stalling out 500m to their left with a teammate in need of help 3) Just not good enough to actually save me from the enemy and he ends up killing us both. It happens especially at BR 1.0 to 4.0 In the end, my average experience is that diving down, equalizing, and starting a fight grants me better chances of survival than counting on my mates. I honestly wish we all had teammates like you. Unfortunately that's not the reality of it.

[@Flayrr872]

Agreed, relying on the average teammate to save you is very risky and will often leave you hugging a tree in the end.

[@caralho5237]

Take a look around and find at least 1 other decent teammate and you can work from there

[@spiffywolf2850]

I enjoy watching your videos getting a boost of confidence that with this new advice I can become a ace pilot before loading into a game and getting my shit pushed in. I will have skill someday. love the video.

[@smigoltime]

A-35 gets attacker spawn afair. Yea its bad

[@Thatssocool9100]

Defyn is one of the pilots of all time

[@WarRaven38]

Watching Defyn and Jengar play gives me such a joy...... and sadness :) Great vid and playing skills.

[@BADBADGER18]

Always know its gonna be a fun video when it starts with “and welcome back”

[@slateman_8490]

A prop video? ON MY BIRTHDAY!?!?!? #blessed

[@HighjeX_]

Mine is friday now

[@leroyjenkins0736]

Happy fucking whatever :) Jk man hope you have a great day

[@LipziG3R]

Happy Birthday!

[@fileto7]

Mid map AA really pissed me off yesterday. Flying the Ta152H vs Jets, having a pretty good game, chasing a F84, I got shot down by a M163. Fantastic, Gaijin!

[@corrodan2995]

Love to see you take out the LaGG series of planes. My first love of the russian air tree back in the days where arcade was where it was at, and RB was historical battles.

[@GoofiestSillyGoober]

I loved this thing so much in low tier, air or ground battles it is really fun to play

[@whatsthematter8767]

I forgot to comment this yesterday, so this is in the context of September the 27th Today is my B-day and there is nothing better than getting a good DEFYN video as a present. I love your content man.

[@KekusMagnus]

14:10 gotta love seeing the one plane that could give you a very hard time dive straight into the ground on the first pass low tier battles are always a comedy

[@DankMemer638]

my question is tho. how does he know where to place the cursor for his gun when he shoots. cuz he just straight up looks like he shoots without a second thought ahead of the enemy and kills him without trying. does he know the momentum of the bullets? does he know how far ahead of the enemy he needs to aim for his bullets to do more damage? i need answersss. (im also saying this cuz i have a yak-1 myself and im 2.7 rated in air arcade battles and only have been playing for around just under 4 weeks)

[@KekusMagnus]

​@@DankMemer638 I've been playing for almost 11 years and I still can't do it perfectly because I switch planes all the time, but it's all about practice. Defyn plays nothing but air RB so he has practiced this for thousands of hours. The Yaks are among the easiest planes to aim the guns because their cannon is centered, so it's a good plane to practice with. Generally, you have to aim ahead and slightly above the enemy. Counter-intuitively, the closer they are to you, the higher above them you have to aim (this is because of the camera POV in third person). You can just play Arcade to get a feel for it with the lead marker and then play RB and try to guess where that lead marker would go.

[@FieldSobrietyTest6676]

This is one of the videos of all time.

[@nuka.]

do we get a discount with the decal link

[@DEFYN]

Shut up 😭

[@finn_mcmissile]

@@DEFYN do we get a link with the discount decal?

[@gazzol9787]

@@DEFYN one of the link of all time

[@judet2992]

I do love how it doesn’t really compress, easy for new players.

[@McNastyxx95]

I can put turn and out dogfight almost any plane in the Yak1 but it comes at a cost, and that’s it leaves me so vulnerably slow and setting still basically so I only do it when I’m low, in an enclosed position (in between hills or mountains, down in a valley or entrenched position) And that’s because the Yak 1 is one of the rare planes that can turn on a dime (literally) when you go into a a run, and no matter how fast your going, as long as your crew is built to withstand the G force and stamina. You can pull back on the throttle and break, and it’ll cut your speed to the point you do almost a complete 180 and your on whoever tail in seconds. I’ve literally been the lead vehicle, had spits and hurricanes dive or bend into my path, starting to position themselves behind me or above me to my rear, the perfect place for a deflection or place to attempt a kill, And as soon as I turn into them, I pull back and spin, they over shoot and I’m right behind them as they try to turn and put me, doing the one thing they’re superior at, but in this case it’s the opposite of what you should do because my low speed and ability to keep on their 6.. I shred them in a short burst. The yak 1 is also forgiving as it don’t take much to push the throttle back up, and pick up speed to not be a setting duck for long and I’ve done this move back to back to back especially when it comes to German planes because as they want to dive and climb, letting them dive on me, and by pulling back, they almost always overshoot my position before having a chance to even squeeze the trigger, and by the time to try to pull away to climb it leaves them almost perfectly in the rear deflection climbing position I think is the best for this Yak because the Guns and Aiming is just 👌🏼 when your aiming alil high in a turn. Only thing is you have a small window before you begin to stall. But again, the Yak is so forgiving you still have time to send a few burst, and turn and dive to gain speed. Before you find yourself a easy target. Again. It’s not 100% but my success rate is unbelievable . I love doing it in arcade and matches that have a lot of ground targets in small enclosed spaces where heavy enemy fighters and attackers build up in a murder pit, it’s insane how many back to back, small adjustment kills I’ve had in a short span of time. Talking 4 kills and a few critical hits in the small amount of ammo it Carry’s. Yeah some are bi planes and lower tier, The weapons shred them up close and they all bundle together just making it a turkey shoot.

[@adoplwt]

oh i forgot about this one lol, GG i like ur content dude :D

[@P-51ace]

i love this plane so much

[@Armex_YT]

1:38 interesting description 😂

[@roadkill6737]

What about the early La 5s? Fantastic energy fighter and dog fighter with two Shvaks. Really fun to fly

[@kurayami2611]

This yak goes crazy sometimes lol

[@LB0355]

Will you cover the Yak-7b someday? The single Shvak and twin Berezins makes it one of my favorites

[@Philliben1991]

Got my first ever RB kill in the Yak-7B - an amazing moment. 18,500 kills later....

[@Flayrr872]

The Yak-7B is probably my favourite 2.7 plane in the entire game, with the F4U-1A as a tight competitor. As you mentioned, the weaponry is awesome and I believe it's mainly what makes this plane a good seal-clubber. That coupled with the somewhat-decent flight performance makes this thing a menace in experienced hands.

[@kingghidorah8106]

it's a ridiculous energy fighter. Very fast. It can't exceed 700kmh and turns bad but why tho when you out pace anything in level flight

[@LB0355]

@@Philliben1991 Damn that's awesome.

[@LB0355]

@@kingghidorah8106 yep. Seriously surprised why it hasn't been talked about more. Super underated

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

Oddly enough that vehicle was and still is my preferred Yak choice for lower brs and to early mids like 5.3

[@eliamilani1368]

love this br for everyone's manouvrability. Also am i the only one encountering an increase in rats that j out just before you can hit them just to deny the kill?

[@goofyahhduck1388]

Hey could u do a f7f tigercat vid? Ik i'm not a patreon but still asking.

[@dakotahondalock5621]

Sorry bro but eating jets for breakfast is too easy for Defyn

[@DEFYN]

You don't need to be a Patreon to request stuff nor will I accept requests just because of someone being one I might take it out again, altho well Not really looking forward to it

[@Wotplaya4]

@@DEFYN have fun dude, especially now that the AN/M3s became absolute peashooters. They deal about as much damage as the .50s, still got a total of 8 guns at least...

[@nikikiooo]

This is definitely the most yak of all time

[@_GODSFIGHTER]

I really miss the sound of flak explosions. Made it more realistic and at least we would know it's there in the middle of the map instead of randomly my whole entire plane turns yellow

[@Sunday_fits]

This is definitely the video

[@warmcanadain7649]

Just played my first air RB in this and I made it up to my buddy (in a bomber) he dumped a bunch of alt to go after an IL2 and so I tried to follow and proceeded to see the Mach indicator pop up at like 830km/h and applying minimal elevation I climbed out skimming the tree tops and ripped one wing off then destroyed the other with trees. Somehow still alive I limped around my buddy till we needed to land just for him to accidentally ram me when I deployed flaps while trying to land he survived I did now

[@qxexe1502]

Hopefully the decal is ready for the November sales

[@DEFYN]

Yeah it should be, it's being finalized

[@auguststar]

Great vid as always, have you tried the j21a series I’dove to see how you fly them

[@scirocco8017]

+1

[@TheLazyKat]

why? literally why? Nothing interesting about them If he ever makes one he'll 100% call it bad (because it is) and there's just going to hordes of people commenting random bullshit and disagreeing with him.

[@unixfool]

@@TheLazyKat that's very subjective of you. I'm sure Defyn will absolutely objectively highlight it's strengths and weaknesses if he flies it...it's what he's always done - why would you think he'd do it differently with this plane? It's not like it's a shitty plane (if it were, it wouldn't be continually moved up in BR as it always seems to be doing). Or do you just want him to fly the meta planes? That would be boring as fuck.

[@TheLazyKat]

​@@unixfool The thing is that there's literally NOTHING good about it except the guns that's it, and the good guns don't make up for the lack of performance at that BR

[@Flayrr872]

@@TheLazyKat I get where you're coming from, but keep in mind that DEFYN recently uploaded a video on the J7W1. That plane was also bad, with its main selling point also being the guns, and you can argue that there was "Nothing interesting" about that plane too. Despite these things, DEFYN still made an entertaining video about it, so maybe hold off on thinking that a video on the J21's is totally un-necessary (regardless of how clear his opinions on the planes are).

[@starbomber]

Airplane of all time

[@jonas_k.123]

This is very likely the video defyn ever made

[@LoenDebr]

3:20 whoops

[@Erden99]

I played the A-35B when it was newly added. Sucked pretty bad but not the worst thing I've flown, but pretty much the only redeeming quality is that the damage model is tanky. Most kills were headons.

[@112mirai]

109 f-4 video when?

[@sharkadoo3081]

Hallo defyn, do you know if the british mb.5 is any good? It honestly seems pretty decent to me, even though you helped me get so much better in air, i still have no idea what planes are good or not😂

[@voronmatt4748]

I am soon gonna unlock yak-1 in war thunder!

[@maxwellmaragia2272]

Good plane, Although in bf 109's the only yak I have issues with are the yak 3 all variants, the others I don't struggle at all. Spitfires and ki 43 however I just don't know how to fight them apart from extending and headons

[@Onezmhu]

the most video of all time

[@Eintracht-uy3cz]

The Yak-1 is indeed 1 aircraft. I'd argue that it's borderline comically overpowered. Then again, I played both premium P-39 for the Soviets exclusively until I reached the MiG-9, so perhaps it's just me picking on inexperienced players...

[@AmodeusR]

Man, you make it seem so easy, when it's not ಥ_ಥ Doesn't matter how much I try, I don't understand quite well what should I do next...

[@jahzzii7]

Awesome!

[@blaglo679]

it's yaking time let's goooo

[@Tom-jw7ii]

I love to yake!

[@MrMrSpok]

Hi Defyne, what is the optimum altitude for switching supercharger gear 1-2 for Yak-1? EDIT: but it seems you do not use MEC with this plane, maybe, this plane do not need MEC

[@0GTXR]

The A-35 does have bomber spawn, and can do a whole lot more damage to enemy fighters than an actual bomber. The performance is pathetic, but it can do a couple of reversals and stall out a couple of newbies due to the bomber spawn. Decent support plane I think, but don't expect any carries in it.

[@ericbencusmagnusfabricius3499]

My fav plane of all time all br... I love to use it as a cas plane in ground rb

[@Artem_Dugin2023]

109e1 is my favorite low tier spanking tool, just for some braindead facerolling, yak2 is another one. Probably should try yak1 too

[@sherlocksinha2435]

He 100D1 is super fun.

[@Bread-zv7ky]

Defyn will you ever fly out the boomerang? It isn’t particularly strong but it’s really funny

[@jaek__]

The literal plane called the boomerang or the XP-55?

[@jaycrone7355]

I was really waiting for this one.... Is there any difference to the german version?

[@nanoatic]

Defyn killing babies now... xD

[@lepershing1902]

I miss when this thing had a 15s turn time :c

[@toomanycolors2750]

Hey DEFYN what targeting range do you recommend for the yak? im not exactly sure what to use

[@DEFYN]

Always in description

[@toomanycolors2750]

@@DEFYN thank you! Absolutely enjoying your videos and definitely earned my sub :)

[@leonflorence118]

Would be sick if you did the 9UT

[@Мемо-ь8е]

I'm on Xbox. Can someone tell me how to do that backflip? Any buttons I should hold or so ?

[@tedarcher9120]

I miss Yak-7b at 2.3

[@Flayrr872]

Me too, man. Me too

[@billrobert3226]

be cool if you made a defyn mug or something

[@justadeer2660]

Ay, defyn, you wouldnt have happened to have been flying a mig-21 yesterday were you? Got killed by one and noticed a certain red mark on its wing tip

[@DEFYN]

Haven't played in 5 days, it wasn't me :^)

[@justadeer2660]

@@DEFYN TY for getting back to me about it

[@leonflorence118]

Also what belts are best for the 20mm?

[@Flayrr872]

Tracer belts for the ShVaks. Other belts will work, but you need as much FI-T and HEF rounds as possible, with as few AP-I rounds as possible

[@leonflorence118]

@@Flayrr872 Thanks boss

[@moldywings]

still waitin on tha F2H

[@cyberdroid2300]

14:48 👀

[@furinick]

hello funny man, honest question: what do you think its the main skill issue people have? like is it aim? manouvering? being braindead?

[@DEFYN]

Greed and lack of patience because of it

[@furinick]

@@DEFYN what the grind does to a playerbase

[@lunar3034]

Could you do a video on bf 109-z?

[@JayNDFTL]

Defyn fly the Ki-83

[@Wernerrrrr]

Sealclubbin....

[@kitduncan9995]

Love your videos but I wish you did live commentary.

[@shuriken7464]

Which type of ammo did you use bro??

[@_GODSFIGHTER]

Check description

[@shuriken7464]

​@@_GODSFIGHTERI asked this 1 year ago

[@_GODSFIGHTER]

@@shuriken7464 lol ik 🤣

[@shuriken7464]

@@_GODSFIGHTER its funny tbh

[@swan9720]

DEFYN i have a problem with silver lions. How can I solve?

[@DEFYN]

Die less get more kills 👍

[@swan9720]

lol thanks.

[@masonlariscy9143]

Yak McYakerson

[@giantskeleton420]

he should fly the He 100d1

[@1uca_]

Wow, what an interesting Russian plane! You know, you really should play another Russian plane, the IL-2!

[@k33per13013]

which tier 5 jet do you can recommend?

[@GHOULZ1500]

lmao my favourite yak

[@112mirai]

My most played yak since it has bombs lol

[@wildwarhog3881]

good that your decal isn't a NFT otherwise you'd be a bit unhappy

[@tedarcher9120]

They nerfed the russian p-39 in the ground. It has no HE belt and higher br than the regular american p-39n

[@thev.o.c-heretostealyaspic6281]

Nice, just as I went to take a shit.

[@ibanana1871]

❤

[@vypergaming117]

Me: no matter how I mimic or try to use the same tactics as Defyn I still get instakilled...ifk what the fuck I did wrong I'm so confused about energy still...AND IM A LEVEL 49 FOR FUCK SAKE!!!

[@simplewolf5946]

Same dude. I'm level 61 and I get pooped on nearly every match air or ground. I suck.

[@TeeBagger]

It kinda takes more than just knowing what maneuvers to do, a lot of it just comes with experience. There are a lot of variables that pop up in matches that you sometimes just can't account for.

[@jaek__]

Learning to get good at Air RB is extremely difficult and long, the more time you put in the more results you get out. Watching and learning is very important, but just like any skill applying it and learning things on your own is what really elevates your gameplay.

[@Flayrr872]

I'm not sure how long you've been playing for, but it took me a year to get the grasp of flying Air-RB well

[@lka2310]

day 6 i think: play the murican f104a for ultimate fun

[@Jaden76666]

how do i get decal

[@dakotahondalock5621]

It’s not out yet wait for the announcement

[@epictwix26]

can you please fly the p51d20

[@el_DartoSuprapto]

Basically La-15 of low tier

[@dakotahondalock5621]

Looper

[@TeeBagger]

@@dakotahondalock5621 LÖÖPER*

[@mochabear88]

nice mop

[@sirbonobo3907]

yesterday i got a 5 kill game with the f2g... 4 ju 288 and one ta 152c ... still felt good :D

[@francom8938]

MiG-17 when

[@Miles26545]

P36g might also be good

[@AstroFisicoUFMG]

Bf 109 F-2

[@EmperorEdu]

Can you fly the French Seafire Mk.III? I take it out on Ground RB for air superiority and I love that plane, but I really dont know how it would perform in Air RB.

[@irithylloldman6526]

It's slow, and outclassed by almost every plane at its BR. Doesn't climb well. You will often face 4.7-5.7 germany + USA and you will get your ass clapped harder than in a BDSM video. At least you have good Hispano cannons (but with limited ammo) but at this BR you also face M3s and other extremely potent american and german guns. Your 7.7mm machine guns are here for the decoration and they don't actually deal damage.

[@Flayrr872]

Personally, I'd fly out the Spitfire F Mk 9. Same firepower, but a better airframe AND a lower BR. The Seafire Mk.III isn't a good plane in Air-RB, you can make it work but expect an extremely rough time (especially against japanese aircraft). Also, as soon as two or more enemies have the altitude advantage over you, you will quickly lose energy and eventually die. Similar story with most planes, but this one REALLY dumps speed so you're basically guaranteed to die in the situation mentioned above.

[@Flayrr872]

@@rainsilent I have a hard time believing the Seafire Mk.III is better than the Spitfire F Mk 9 in any category. However, I agree that the Seafire does suffer at higher altitudes, the same is true for the Griffin Seafires also. And yes, the Seafire Mk.III should totally be a lower BR, 5.0 is criminal for what this plane is. Edit: Okay, the Seafire Mk.III is probably better in instantaneous turn-rate, but I'd bet the sustained turn-rate is worse than the F Mk 9 due to the added weight of Naval equipment.

[@mrqureshisigma]

DAYUUM THIS THING IS NUTTY

[@THcontentcreation]

Grifon vid

[@pawzgamez9709]

This things rip speed is dogwater.

[@kurayami2611]

I mean it's wood

[@TeeBagger]

Don't go past it it's not hard