VARKVARKVARKVARK - F-111 Aardvark Is FINALLY IN WAR THUNDER!

[@theanarchist9733]

The reason the Vark has such low take off speeds is because originally, it was a joint project between the navy and air force, before the project was somewhat split up between the f-111 and f-14.

[@im_testingesp]

I need naval f111 🙏

[@hazardgoose2352]

@@im_testingespi believe the plane youre looking for is the f14

[@Moonducks404]

@@hazardgoose2352No they made a naval f111

[@cecilchance5843]

What a brute

[@solreaver83]

The pig was huge. It made the f18s we have look tiny. You don't realise how big it was until you were standing next to it or sitting in it.

[@Hoffmatic]

F-18s are tiny tho. Next to our F16 everything is big, but I didn’t expect the 18 to be so stubby

[@PanzerPaw]

Tbh, I didn't realize how huge most aircraft really are until we had an Apache parked next to our Leopards. But yeah, the Vark is really gigantic considering it turns the way it does

[@solreaver83]

@@PanzerPaw yeah I suspect it's turning a little too well but maybe not considering it's not a delta wing air brake and the elevators are half the surface area again of the wings maybe more, this helps create more lift like a second set of wings and they are very responsive so maybe the agility is right. Our RAAF pigs use to do Mach 3.4 down the qld coast to burn off fuel. I also need to find an interview from one of our pilots who said the plane could never go to fast it was so well built. Especially after the reinforced wings and alloy improvements we made

[@Finleymcg]

@solreaver83 Might be a little off there. Mach 3.4 is SR-71 speeds. F-111 is usually Mach 2.1 to 2.2, which is what many F-111C got to on their delivery flights.

[@solreaver83]

@@Finleymcg I not an expert, that's just the numbers they were talking about on base during our military intel lectures and the maintenece hangers.

[@Streaky100001]

Drag bombs aren't actually for supersonic bombing, although they make work for that in game. The point of them is for low altitude bombing, where you're low enough that if you drop a standard bomb you'd be likely to get caught in the explosion, the drag device slows the fall and gives you time to get clear of the blast.

[@jonathanoriley8260]

AKA, exactly what I do with them in GRB.

[@Raiders1917]

Really wish they gave us the M117 snake-eyes.

[@shonenor5069]

Don’t know if you’ve noticed but if you have a full loadout on the ardvark you can’t go supersonic

[@Jager_Xx]

He mentioned that when he talked about the loadout of bombs.

[@Devlchiken8]

Who cares bomb goes boom, boom makes me happy, happy me is a good me, so I must hav mr boom booms

[@chaos.....]

@@IC3XRbut it is?

[@Name-ps9fx]

@@IC3XR That is realistic. Weight from 48 bombs and no wing sweep = no Mach speed.

[@IC3XR]

@@Name-ps9fx true, my bad. I forgot a full loadout means no sweep-wing

[@nitebones1]

what i think they should do for arty in the game is if your in one and someone else spots a tank using the spotter ability it shows up a range number for you, allowing you to indirect fire at the target, just you cant see the target so wont know if they are in cover or not. like say a ally spots a target 2km away then you can start a bombardment of that area, most likely wont hit anything but could still be useful

[@NOXIEPU]

Quick disclaimer. The Mi-8 can carry the most rockets in helicopters. There are many jets that carry double to triple the amount like the phantoms for example.

[@ilikesnow7074]

That 40mm spaa is going to get moved up immediately.

[@amn0940]

I have a challenge you can try based on a few of your videos. You start with a tank with 0 upgrades (smokes do count as upgrades) and as you get 650 points you can install 1 upgrade from the lowest tier you have availabe But, if you die, no matter the way you die, you have to uninstall the highest tier of upgrades you have installed If a tier has an ammo type unlockable you can't use said ammo unless you fully install said tier and if you have to uninstall said tier the ammo must also be uninstalled of the tank

[@Slimebomb6478]

Imagine just dropping payloads on payloads in air rb on targets you could go through the tech tree so fast

[@travisj2370]

at the moment its only going half the speed it actually should in vietnam their was a story where it was flying just above the trees at mach 2 or something rediculous and a foxbat intercepted it but could only keep up for 5 minutes before the foxbat began to melt and fall apart so they had to let the F-111 go

[@hoshyro]

Isn't Mach 2 only achievable at high altitude, though? Afaik, Mach 2 at sea level is not feasible for a plethora of reasons, including friction-induced heat, drag, massive fuel inefficiency, humidity and other factors

[@travisj2370]

@@hoshyro well yes it was known to cost australia 1 million dollars per supersonic flight to maintain the jet..... it was known to melt its self when flying low and its high alt top speed was mach 2.2 so at ground level id guess itd be mach 1.4 so even at them speeds its still incredibly slow in WT it should be the fastest jet in the game till the foxbat comes and the F-15E and SR-71

[@chrisg6091]

My Uncle was an aeromechamnic based at Danang & after the war at Amberly. He told me they had to be placed in a purpose built climate controlled sealed hangar for maintenance where they had to be RE-GLUED back together. Mind boggling maintenance costs to achieve its amazing performance. As for this model in WT, the big selling point of these was the swing wing ability & terrain following radar. Along with the pilot/weapons officer crew this implementation in game would be quite challenging to pull off convincingly IMHO.

[@linux-power-user]

You forgot the most important vehicle added to the game, the new Japanese high tier SPAA.

[@sphinxoforion7422]

Thats what I'm sayin'! Literally the most impactful vehicle in the whole update.

[@Breakfast598]

at this point the Apache D's should get their longbow hellfires

[@dumbysl4w547]

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[@Terror-sk9nj]

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[@BVSH7881]

*vark vark vark intensifies*

[@My_Name_Is_Bear]

apparently the f111 a could mount aim7 missiles but they never fitted them

[@lexonfors]

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[@Name-ps9fx]

The 4 outer pylons don't swing with the wings, but you "should" be able to swing the wings anyway, but only to (I think) 30^ (straight out is 16^)....once you drop the bombs, you "should" be able to jettison those outer pylons to get rid of that crazy drag. With a full 48 bomb load, you wouldn''t be able to go especially fast, even if we disregard wind resistance due to the outer pylons. 48 bombs, each being about 550lbs = 26,000 pounds, quite a heavy load. Also, the gunsight was controlled by the radar in terms of steering directions, range, and deflection. Source: the gunsight on the A was my job in the USAF 80's.

[@UFOtter]

The one bomb bay in the fuselage was for a nuclear bomb : )

[@Finleymcg]

Or for a gun. Or for a laser range finder/designator. Or for a fuel tank. Or for a pair of nuclear missiles.

[@PanzerPaw]

It's possible that the F-111 could become the new nuke plane for USA in ground RB too.

[@Raiders1917]

​@PanzerPaw I wish it would, or use the FB-111A as that was technically the nuclear version as it was SAC, while this is a TAC 111. Really though the only difference is the FB-111A has a longer wing, that is the only difference.

[@Nightmare_-ix7dk]

11:17 No nothing hit you you just hit the wind too much drag overloaded the wing tip and rip it off.

[@ItalianStarAnimations]

Imagine you and your friends playing ground RB USA, then making enough points each of you to get the F-111 and carpet bombing the entire map with 4 Aardvarks

[@MrAwsomenoob]

All we need now is the A-6 intruder with harpoon missiles.

[@Seawolf571]

does Panzer Paw frequent NCD? The call of the Vark brought me here.

[@propeltheprototoaster8151]

i love how the varks gear sags when you equip all the bombs

[@radekgames7584]

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[@sicksixgamer2694]

HUGE VARK fan here! I'm soooo hyped! If it doesn't get moved up in BR it will be good in Air RB for getting to the bases before anyone else. and of course it will be great for bombing in SIM too. I wonder if we will ever see Terrain Following Radar function in WT. There are some great stories from F-111s pilots about using that feature.

[@chaos.....]

vork

[@gooberone]

That leopard 40mm thing should be at least 5.3, because holy cow it's a leopard chassis. Sure, open top... but 70mm of angled hull armor and high speed is not exactly what you want at 4.3 for balancing. And, it's got a good gun!

[@harrytodd9447]

The map is from helicopters Pve and air arcade

[@PanzerPaw]

I thought it looked familiar! But apparently there's a few new things in it for Air RB

[@harrytodd9447]

@@PanzerPaw cool did not know they add new things to it for air rb

[@TEcho_Clips]

I pray they give the Vark the ability to drop nukes in top tier ground. Literally its main purpose, similarly I wish the F-105 could do the same

[@skeletonwguitar4383]

Im waiting for the day Panzer's icon becomes animated

[@The_Gaming_Hamster]

I hope the US gets Hellfire Ls, the current hellfires kinda suck and the AGR-20s are even worse lol but seeing so many helicopters getting FnF weapons it just makes sense that US and other nations that don’t already have them get some.

[@akramkimou23]

PanzerPaw never fails at satisfying my explosive maniac needs :P

[@majastenholm9008]

How does this guy only have 38.8k Subs he is great

[@rnzafdude]

I’m confused. Are you Singaporean? Or Australian lol.

[@lexonfors]

He's from Singapore living in Australia

[@crazedhark5200]

plane reminds me of "let me do it for youuuu"

[@Tigerpanzer6666]

ah crap i mean yay more spontaneous exploding 1:30

[@petertrebilcock719]

The internal bay is for a single nuclear bomb. same deal with the f-105

[@SuperStitch-mu2hz]

How cane you get them before they are out and at every kind you cane take like tank or plane how oyu have 50% off

[@Roni-kg1sw]

Apparently the M109 could fire laser guided munitions

[@Barto25001]

Can you try to play su-25 (any) in ground RB?

[@Justa318i]

Does vark only get bullpups for guided agm? that's pretty disappointing

[@PremiumEnjoyer]

I wonder it at some point they will give it phoenix's considering at one point it was ment to carry them and has the radar for it

[@kiki7170]

Really? I thought it was the AIM-47 Falcan on F-111B which both never enter service.

[@Finleymcg]

​@kiki7170 Yep. F-111B was to be a carrier based fighter using AWG-9 and Phoenix. No other F-111s were cleared for the AIM-54 Phoenix.

[@PanzerPaw]

Hmm wonder if we might see the B variant added later then. Possibly as an event vehicle or premium 🤔

[@Finleymcg]

@PanzerPaw the B variant would require them to make a different nose and wings for the model. Likewise, to make the C version unique would mean putting AGM-84 Harpoon and AGM-88 HARM in the game. More likely, they will put the F, as it is the same airframe but with improved engines, avionics and cleared for newer weapons.

[@andrijamasic3260]

but, why i dont have F 111, how to update it

[@realityisalie33]

the f4e carry's 285 mm rockets btw 🚀 🚀

[@Wanted_wont31]

I’m kinda new to War Thunder so how do I go into a dev server?

[@KGOY06]

You should try out sprocket. You basically build tanks and test them in scenarios

[@PanzerPaw]

I have! It's a fun game. I have a playlist of Sprocket videos on my channel if you want to check those out :)

[@Dr_vortex99]

Vickers looks like a space rover

[@Dr_vortex99]

Pretty sure f4-s phantom II has more rockets than the heli

[@gamercooly5195]

I love wt but it take SO LONG to grind the trees😭

[@danicastaneda1099]

Honestly, they should make it go Mach 2, as it does irl

[@JoyManoppo]

Can f111 drop the nuke?

[@genkill81]

Wish they would’ve added the f-15 eagle 😢

[@RectanglePie]

so no one is talking about the blackhawk they added to us heli?

[@crunchcommander]

VARK

[@StealthyAmraam]

He says Vidar like Vaidar

[@TheGameMingle]

Nice 🔥

[@HamesYahmes]

yes

[@nbvfrtzhj]

bro has more GE then SL

[@Griepins]

YOOO

[@Dark_Angles_Oliver]

We are the first to comment and watch the videos

[@LucasJacobs-l9t]

Are you friends with KRAB?

[@anarchyy.120]

So when is the AC-130 coming to make top tier funnier for ground RB players? 💀💀

[@Tigerpanzer6666]

i thought having a shorter barrel reduces range people are confusing

[@PanzerPaw]

It does to a degree. But also the longer barrel doesn't automatically increase range either. All depends on propellant.

[@xylo7440]

You’re right. the longer barrels allow the air that gets pushed out from the explosion to push against the bullet for a longer period of time, building up more pressure inside the barrel before it can escape out the end. this gives the bullet more energy

[@Tigerpanzer6666]

@@PanzerPaw ya but the thing that immediately confused me if you said this on the short barrel arty so I was making sure

[@TheMilitaryONE]

The short barrel one looks pretty average to me

[@rokasmeskauskas7803]

11 LIKES!?!?!

[@skoovee]

also can you maybe turn down the music a little in the future, its not overpowering but distracting

[@LordBobeus-to9yz]

woooooo

[@Russertlog]

3g limit irl and war thunder 💀

[@Kapteinpro]

Ya

[@CoopDoopzoob29]

29 likes??????!!!!!!!

[@Void_SSneaky]

Vark

[@captainjoshyi]

mhh that map looks like hongkong

[@dietfun650]

The way you pronounce your R's makes wonder where you're from..

[@satorusukuna7161]

Give f111 aim9l and we are done

[@thepurplecowboy3569]

95th

[@ccp-7w83u3]

First

[@alekreeves9010]

first to comment a comment

[@Griepins]

Nope i am

[@Griepins]

​@@alekreeves9010and someone commented to me first

[@katzenkralle7262]

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[@Crabonoe]

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[@LoganaBanana]

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