The P-51D-30 Mustang Won The War

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[@Zeusbeer]

Wow respect for showing Tommy, bet many people forgot him

[@TheCadman069]

Not me, bro, love TtT and wish him well and hope he comes back some day. Thank Defyn for giving him some air time.

[@WeebLord69]

TTT is a legend for old WT players

[@smigoltime]

​@@WeebLord69oh yes he is

[@dphalanx7465]

One of the earliest WT KZbinrs I ever saw---and consistently one of the funniest. Miss you, Tommy, you were an Ace!

[@YouGotTheMelvin]

My absolute favorite, big boi TtT, will never be forgotten. Shit, I still watch his videos from time to time

[@GK_Squid]

That fucking intro.... Jesus Christ I'm crying right now

[@christopherchartier3017]

I’ve never seen Defyn return to the hangar once. I assume he’s never died in any plane ever. Truly the best air RB player

[@christopherchartier3017]

Recently I out-dog fought a YaK-3 in a P-47D28 at 22,000 feet. Does the P-51 D30 have similar great high alt performance as the Thunderbolt?

[@KekusMagnus]

@@christopherchartier3017 Yes, that's one of the plane's strengths. Just make sure to keep your speed up

[@ultimatechad8738]

@@christopherchartier3017 no, the P-47 has a supercharger the P-51 does not, altho their strengths are pretty similar the P-51's maneuverability pretty much vanishes at 6km+ altitude

[@christopherchartier3017]

@@ultimatechad8738 Got it, thank you

[@ymroo8299]

He did say in the past that he doesnt post any fails because no one wants to watch that content. Ive been to one of his matches where he was a La-9 but got swarmed by 3 players and died, he didnt include that match on the video he posted a day after for la9 review.

[@Wrigggy]

thanks dude. the reason I broke off was because I thought it would take too long to catch up with you, and I wanted to help my team mate. naturally, if I realised at the time that it was you, I would've chased you to the end of the earth and not give you any space. Anyway, I'm glad that I totally fucked up my loop, learned quite a bit out of this encounter. Anyone here wants to 1v1 me, add me in-game.

[@rainsilent]

You were 1.4km away with about 5-700m of altitude advantage. That is close enough that you will be within gun range long enough that any P-51 player will have to take some evasive action. That said the airfield with the AAA was not that far ahead of the both of you and if someone flying the P-51 in that position evades well enough they can make it to the cover of the AAA. That is what many players would have been going for in that position. Thus in that aspect you are completely right to be concerned. Given that there were still players left on either team and playing it conservative is even more understandable. Given a lack of knowledge of the situation of the game it would be completely unfair for anyone but Defyn to really criticize you for your decision. As for the actual fight with Defyn? If you are going to keep using that technique rather than rolling all the way over to pull up into a loop start pulling before you get past 45 degrees of roll while rolling from inverted and transition into a climbing spiral instead. It still isn't exactly ideal* but it gives far less position to an opponent than rolling inverted, pulling to evade a shot and then rolling back over to pull up into a loop. * Basically don't be inverted at the merge unless you want to pull down because otherwise you are just giving some position as you roll so you can transition into another direction. Planes with faster roll rates can mitigate this to some degree but it is impossible to fully eliminate it. Better roll rate or not rolling past 90 before pulling into a turn is pretty much committing the cardinal sin of reversing your turn in a dogfight and that always gives a lot of position to your opponent.

[@Wrigggy]

@@rainsilent i think i get you, the transition from dodge to loop needs to be more seamless. rolling one way to dodge, then rolling back is just wasting position.

[@dhmhtrhs.]

you sound so cute saying all these im sorry 😭😭@@Wrigggy

[@Wrigggy]

@@dhmhtrhs. don't care bro, just here to get good.

[@dhmhtrhs.]

admire your commitment o7@@Wrigggy

[@Hazey652]

DID YOU KNOW THE P51 MUSTANG WON THE WARRR????????? IT WON THE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR

[@maximumvibe9355]

THE 1911 WON 2 WORLD WARS 2 WORLD WAAAAARS

[@andrew9021]

The P-51 he featured specifically didn't, as it didn't even fight in WW2

[@Azzarii]

☝🤓

[@dutchdragon2472]

@@andrew9021 That's why he said P-51, if he went in more detail your comment would make a sliver of sense.

[@andrew9021]

@@dutchdragon2472 The title reads "The P-51D-30 Mustang won the war"……

[@Tuhrue]

Funny, I was just watching your 2v10 D-30 video from some years ago last night. 7:34 You can always tell there's going to be an abrupt cut when my guy's voice starts going 1 million miles per second

[@anrw886]

I thought you guys might want to hear about part 2 of my date with DEFYN, so here is what happened The wyvern turned up instead of DEFYN at the cafe date and I looked into it's eyes. It looked back, and started whirring and whining in a typical turboprop fashion. But then suddenly, DEFYN arrived. "Sorry I'm late, I am DEFYN I am sussy" he said. Then he suddenly noticed the Wyvern.

[@dogamongstmen]

This happened.

[@royalbirb2090]

@@dogamongstmen can confirm, i was the coffee

[@dogamongstmen]

We need part 3!

[@ThatKreizyTT]

​​@@royalbirb2090can confirm, i was the door

[@chickenhawk8591]

what a trip down memory lane, I remember Thompson from back in the day, used to watch him all the time to learn how to fly the planes I researched ingame and he is the reason I fell in love with the D20 mustang

[@YeEpIkAiYeI]

It is so sad the lack of cammos for planes in the game Specially for US bombers and fighters

[@eveei]

Yeah. the problem is youll have one aircraft with 10 skins, and then another with absolutely none.

[@PrivateMemo]

Holy shit I had completely forgotten about Tommy. That intro certainly took me back. 😂😂

[@kKingkazuma]

Defyn saying "Hee Hee" absolutely made my day

[@satagaming9144]

Shoutout to Krrypton in the Wyvern on that terrace map, complaining that a crit plane was "faster than him" after getting killed by a plane doing 300 who only had a shot because his line was that shitty

[@jester2k2]

Yeah, I miss Tommy. Saw him in a couple of high tier games when I was grinding the Flanker. Made sure to say hi, it was great to see he still plays.

[@sigamer216]

My favorite part is when defyn Guardian Angeled all over the enemy team. Truly the Master of the Air.

[@chrxpop]

One of your best prop videos, very interesting fights!

[@haidfreis]

"so that the fw 190 does-" *Dies* and cuts to the next clip

[@ushiki2212]

Thanks for the video! I really appreciate it.

[@ushiki2212]

@@BilboFappins-ev7ug pog answer

[@ayuvir]

So sad that Tommy went out an touched grass. His content was great. Hope he's having a great time doing whatever projects he's on atm.

[@ThePurpleguy123]

Hey Defyn, first of all, great video as always. I wanted to ask, how does this compare to the Chinese P-51 of the same BR?

[@CamargoGamer]

Dang I miss TommyTheThompson45, great guy and video creator.

[@gitgood8509]

I guess “D” in this one stands for DEFYN, it won the war after all

[@ThunderB3AR]

Crazy I was literally searching for a DEFYN vid on this specific Mustang yesterday! And he did not disappoint!

[@hellogoodbye388]

P51 d30 is too low in br and never saw ww2.

[@TeenWithACarrotIDK]

@@hellogoodbye388 who are you talking to?

[@HeyBigChriss]

Been waiting on this one!!!

[@PvtPartzz]

I can’t wait for the fuel slider. It’s going to make planes like this one so much better to fly.

[@ryanwilbur3554]

Man, I miss Tommy. Used to watch him on Twitch back in the day

[@wyattwoodard]

The plane that won the war! Love to see it

[@gangsterwafflesthe7th508]

i wanna cry, tommythethompson was my fav WT tuber

[@yuntan5917]

Hey Defyn! Love this plane, super iconic, and I got my first 5 kill game in it, and all from the help of your vids. I was wondering; would you ever do a video showing us your key binds? Recently switched to a keyboard with numpad and mouse with more buttons, so would be helpful if I could get some advice on that.

[@diegowushu]

You can tell there's a plane event because you're now playing War Wyvern.

[@clearpi3961]

Dies of peak

[@jarredingersoll2772]

God, seeing tommy brought back memories

[@offthefent]

7:35 😂

[@MrJackSystemOfADown]

great video, leaving a sacrifice for the algorithm gods

[@Zw33dDreamZ]

The 47's engine was actually doing VERY hot :D

[@depitos]

Love this plane, classic

[@Frogg-YT]

7:34 "there is nothing we can do.."

[@Someone-qu3lx]

Every prop video from Defyn is bussin' (change my mind)

[@basuzlasu1763]

Sure, every video from DEFYN is bussin

[@AMFHGI]

What prop pitch did you use on P51D30?

[@perferre346]

I miss Tommy, the true goat

[@michaelvigil5321]

The P-51D30 was so much more fun before they nerfed the rudder like 5 years ago. The thing just slips around while you're trying to aim and 50 cals need some time on target so it's just kinda annoying when you get to the whole shooting part of the game.

[@hellogoodbye388]

P51 d30 is too low in br and never saw ww2.

[@anton-one9862]

@@hellogoodbye388Are you stupid?

[@TeenWithACarrotIDK]

⁠​⁠@@hellogoodbye388 again, who are you talking to.

[@hellogoodbye388]

@@TeenWithACarrotIDK the masses

[@TeenWithACarrotIDK]

@@hellogoodbye388 Well, you aren’t interesting anybody with your words. Also, what you say is an opinion. You aren’t saying anything that’s convincing.

[@moxie_ST]

TommyTheThompson45 what a legend. I hope he is doing well and safe. o7 Tommy ❤

[@V0TION]

1,2,3,4-MauZ Squadron in control

[@mochabear88]

neat ty

[@willhunter2358]

Would you be able to make a video on the p47D25 or D28 again DEFYN, interested to see how to best use them in 2024

[@onezerotwo]

Again, the EU world of War Thunder is so utterly different... can any NA player imagine the laughter and abuse that would come from chat if anyone ever dared ask to land so they could have a decent dogfight? The sheer gentlemanliness involved in Europeans killing each other will always astound me.

[@Dixiekov]

Shutup yuropoor

[@NHDbrouf117]

"Haha hihi I'm absolutely hilarious" Bro wtf 😂

[@tezbertzero1915]

He saying it was a terrible joke made it actually funny help lmffao

[@NHDbrouf117]

@@tezbertzero1915 I would watch his videos just because of all the random jokes he makes

[@Kumyar]

P-51 WON THE WAAAAR!!!! Yes i was there when he won the war. I was the .50 Cal

[@hellogoodbye388]

P51 d30 is too low in br and never saw ww2.

[@asiftalpur3758]

​@@hellogoodbye388if it didn't saw the war then how did it win checkmate liberal

[@RaptorRex352]

@@hellogoodbye388 the D-30 model itself in particular didn't see ww2 but in game it represents the ww2 mustangs that did get higher boost settings from 150 octane fuel

[@Tizzer88]

Hey defyn, can you fly the Fw 190 A-5/U2 sometime? What are your thoughts on it vs the U12? Edit: Or maybe the A-4?

[@AaronLuigi1]

Hey Defyn, could you do an update video for the P38K? I wound like to know how best to fly it in 2024.

[@asiancar2232]

Can you do a revisit the S000 Narval (French air prem) love the content as always!

[@dennizkucuk835]

I find it so ironic that the Mustang you chose to do the "won the war" bit was the Korean war version. Love it lol

[@christopherchartier3017]

Well… technically it was built during ww2 lol. The D-20 is pretty similar

[@dennizkucuk835]

@@christopherchartier3017 D20 saw major service tho. Hell even the D25 saw decent action in the pacific and racked up a few kills. D30 never made the war though. Also it had M3 guns instead of the M2s that we get in game so it was essentially a prop driven sabre. Absolute beast of a plane

[@christopherchartier3017]

@@dennizkucuk835 Honestly I feel like we should get the D-10 over the D-5 for the tech tree. It’s so much better and the D-5 is pain

[@dennizkucuk835]

@@christopherchartier3017 First off, I agree, tho also it isn't so much that the D5 is plain. Its just that the game doesn't model mustangs correctly. They're missing almost 300 HP from their engines (except for the D30) and the in game physics in general leave a lot to be desired. Speaking from a combination of real flight experience as well as flying the Mustang in many different games and sims, DCS has an incredibly well modelled P51. It's a late war D25 but the performance on all stangs was basically the same across the merlin versions. Point being... the main advantage of the mustang in a pure dogfight was its stamina in turns. (Yes, it should be able to dogfight, and really well at that.) And due to warthunder being mouse aim, plus the physics being whack, the P51 and many other birds don't live up to the reality of their performance.

[@user-xn2kl2og1z]

i have this but I am grinding and saving SL for the p51h

[@Adrella_Highwing]

The p-51 won the waaaaar! Hilarious, loved this vid and the commentary :)

[@FearsomeTiger12]

Finally, D-30 My Beloved. AND HES GOT THE COOL SKIN

[@hellogoodbye388]

P51 d30 is too low in br and never saw ww2.

[@chickenhawk8591]

Could you cover the Seafire aFR 47? a griffon at 5.7 with mk.v hispanos

[@vincentge9495]

bad mistakes the enemy made: not chasing defyn to the ends of the earth fighting defyn being the enemy existing

[@meeckowhy1979]

You're an AI, just too good...

[@wahtx7717]

Can you do the p40s next?

[@eyo8766]

The Zero won the battle BUT THE P51 MUSTANG WON THE WAR

[@terrado6746]

Boss really deserves that KZbin brake

[@sebastianlaigep3874]

defyn, sir, sorry for asking this at the comment section, but, how do i counter a F8F-1 bearcat if i'm in a BF-109 F-4, i've been struggling against it a bit, since it outperforms me in almost every single way possible, thank you for reading in case you do :D

[@DEFYN]

Depends on the situation but the f8f1 is undertiered Best bet it to get into a dogfight with it and abuse the fact it loses speed quite fast Dont go too vertical tho because then his engine power takes over i reckon Its not an easy fight for the F4

[@sebastianlaigep3874]

@@DEFYN roger roger, thanks for the advice!

[@TheTISEOMan]

This video shows honestly just how bad takeoff starts are for american planes. Mixed with the excessive minimum fuel load, the P-51D-30, and most for the P-51D's at large, don't really even have a chance in the game's meta without being carried by somebody. The same goes with several other U.S. aircraft too, like the early Corsairs. The P-47D-28 can make do, but the P-47N, P-47D-25 and D-22 are going to have a shit load of trouble when faced with aircraft like the Bf-109 or J2M series or Yaks unless they get to around 5500 meters where that engine power and long wingspan can get to work. My proposed solution is to remove takeoffs altogether. Everyone gets air spawn like Air arcade, altitude spawn of each aircraft is adjusted via climb performance. Or even if everyone has a similar spawn altitude, it can reduce the effectiveness of certain aircraft's climb rate to go to space and zoom down on everyone as they now have the slower climbing planes spawning at the same altitude and speed they're at.

[@IowanLawman]

I agree. The P51 Mustang singlehandedly won the war. These are facts.

[@hellogoodbye388]

P51 d30 is too low in br and never saw ww2.

[@asiftalpur3758]

​@@hellogoodbye388if it didn't saw the war then how did it checkmate liberal

[@francogaray2649]

How can i get the wing red decal?, i bought ge with defyn's code but i got the "skill issue" decal instead

[@bigmike1432]

it's a combination of 2 that you unlock for free

[@rudeelk7042]

Like above said, its a combination of 2 free decals. I believe they are in the axis emblems. The first one is a big red shield

[@nick11jl]

15:15 what did he do to his radiators then?

[@HAMlLTON]

tommy was the best WT youtuber

[@haque341able]

Have you ever thought about commentating War Thunder esports tournaments? You have very good play by play analysis, if that's something they have opportunities for I think it'd be cool seeing you commentate if you liked it

[@TheJudge2017]

Thank you for showcasing a plane that does not get the recognition it deserves. It did so much during the war, and it is barely remembered today

[@mochathegrande3640]

246 rounds low ammo? That’s 246 kills

[@lukasaa1079]

at 15:15 you close the radiator. I don't know if its modeled in war thunder, but in real life the radiator on p51 produces some thrust through the merideth effect.

[@jfv2312]

It is indeed modeled in WT, just like radiator flaps drag in most planes. However it's really weak, only really noticeable at higher altitudes. Actually if you leave the engine controls in automatic mode, the radiator will stay open if you go higher

[@Hadgerz]

man I miss ttt45, much like Orange Doom, hope he's doin well since escaping WT

[@FumbleSquid]

I remember way back TTT45 really wanted to shoot me down when I was flying in the canberra lol. Like stalked me for a week, it was funny. I don't remember if he ever did kill me in a 3rd party fight, I don't think he did tho. I think one of my favorite lines was "you gotta barrel stuff em" And my fav stream was him irl walking around his college campus on his phone (he really shouldn't have had text to speech on tho LMAO)

[@Bliksemm]

P51 sure did win the WAAAAAHHHHHRRRRRRRR

[@Strv_122]

Hey DEFYN, i know the chance isn't that big that you read this but i'm grinding the chinese techtree right now and wanted to know if you could do a video on the chinese P-38L-1, you can add 4 50cals so you have 8 in total, sounds like fun in combination with the airspawn it gets. Nice greetings from Germany❤

[@DEFYN]

I read everything :^) I dont have that plane planned right now since the video i did on it is still up to date as well as the US one which i covered 2-3x too I am not saying I wont but for now its on the backburner

[@Strv_122]

@@DEFYN I´ll take a look at these videos, thank you for your quick answer.

[@DEFYN]

Thank you for the nice greetings from germany 🙃

[@sandseasentinel8785]

Better without the gunpods for the P38. It ruins the performance. Climb high, keep up speed. DEFYN's videos will show you how to fly it, but it definitely does not need the gunpods.

[@blazeiscrazy8737]

Strange Im currently working on spading the P-51K and here comes this video...

[@alaskanbas6507]

F-51D-30, my best plane in the game! Absolutely love it! I called it F-51D-30 because that's what it was known as flying in Korea, by the way 😄

[@PonyK98]

Is this the video about the P51 that won the war?

[@InvestIntelShorts]

“1+1 is 12, it’s really just that easy.”

[@snottytoe6957]

Honestly kind of sad that there was never a P51 turboprop that was made.

[@Spade444]

P51D-30 is one of my favorite props to play. It just feels great in its own BR and having the power really helps dictate fights. Then of course you evolve into a larger menace the P51H-5 lol

[@hellogoodbye388]

P51 d30 is too low in br and never saw ww2.

[@kanash8851]

​@hellogoodbye388 who cares about the never seeing ww2 bit though? Like I'm sorry but I cannot count on my fingers how man vehicles in game that never saw ww2 yet fight mostly ww2 vehicles

[@hellogoodbye388]

@@kanash8851 it's "balanced"

[@candle_eatist]

@@hellogoodbye388 yeah, it's pretty balanced

[@batlax18]

OUUUCHH!!!!! You meed to put a headphone warning cuz holy shit that was loud.

[@Dillonkg1]

I miss Tommy. He was good shit, fun to squad with and stream snipe lol

[@norinco8724]

when will this plane get m3s tho

[@dbzfanexwarbrady]

in America P-51 won the war, in UK Spitfire won the war , in Russia IL-2 won the war ect ect

[@kingghidorah8106]

that aggressor camo rocks on the P-51. I have a question though, I was once in a long carry without having landed after twenty minutes and found the plane to be quite sluggish. Engine didn't cook, all MEC and the WEP still seemingly activated. I still won the match after setting an a7m2 on fire. Does this plane lose power after certain time using WEP despite keeping it?

[@ushiki2212]

It should actually become lighter. From my experience it feels better later in the game than earlier.

[@kingghidorah8106]

@@ushiki2212 i mean after weping all match 💀 of course if you manage your engine BETTER it will feel lighter

[@ushiki2212]

@@kingghidorah8106 if you use MEC, like you said you did. Then your engine should pretty much never overheat since even with WEP it doesn't even reach the yellow range. There is no other way to manage it better as it's a really easy engine to handle.

[@kingghidorah8106]

@@ushiki2212 i said before that my engine didn't cook, I'm wondering whether it's power goes lower or i was just not on the proper energy state

[@ushiki2212]

@@kingghidorah8106 from what I am aware. No change in HP. But yeah you can wait for an answer from the creator.

[@WWine]

God I miss Tommy so much 😢

[@surfsuplukeasmr]

“bUT wHaT aBOuT ThE spITfIrE??”

[@null3752]

i also find that problem with the P-51 the rudder thing makes it so hard to aim

[@user-cn1cg3wu4h]

I waiting for you to play the B-7A2 premium:)

[@gliderfs621]

The pee51 Must-dang ! Teh winning wurplaine❤

[@Mr_porkchop]

Are you ok?

[@keith_c]

TTT 💪🏼🇺🇲

[@Ronnie_McDoggle]

Miss TTT45

[@pedromedeiros4955]

Can you make a video on the P-51 D-5/D-20? I know they aren't very good but you did play a lot of bad vehicles.

[@user-lf6rt6hg4c]

ITWONTHEWAR!!!!!!!

[@yourfriend4104]

I never understood the idea of "this plane won the war" Are we talking about all the planes? Or just fights? Or bombers? Are we talking about which plane had the most kills or the allies' because they won the war? Are we talking about the planes that crippled the enemies by destroying their logistics and manpower? Or the b-29 that dropped the nuke, which technically ended the war as the only axis power was just Japan?

[@sterlin_merlin1632]

GOD I MISS TOMMY

[@Philzemoxe]

Hey you should try the French D520 it was the best french fighter of the beginning of the war the only one capable of facing the BF109 it’s extremely agile with a 20mm in the nose

[@hellogoodbye388]

P51 d30 is too low in br and never saw ww2.

[@asiftalpur3758]

​@@hellogoodbye388if it didn't saw the war then how did it win checkmate liberal

[@Toenism]

Isn't it true that shutting your water radiator does absolutely nothing for your drag as the P-51s are modelled? I saw you do it at 15:15 for airspeed.

[@DEFYN]

Its very minimal yeah Just a habit since i just got done flying the 109 😅

[@kynanledee5089]

Love the D30 but it can be very annoying without a squad mate because of the constant 5v1s. With a squad mate though it’s peak wt for me

[@hellogoodbye388]

P51 d30 is too low in br and never saw ww2.

[@asiftalpur3758]

​@@hellogoodbye388if it didn't saw the war then how did it win checkmate liberal

[@Santi-bt7if]

The only Axis plane I'm afraid of when flying my P51D30 is the Ta152. Fortunately it's not something that the D30 faces often, and even when it does they're likely to be noob pilots just grinding their way to jets.

[@hellogoodbye388]

P51 d30 is too low in br and never saw ww2.

[@Santi-bt7if]

@@hellogoodbye388 And that's precisely what makes it one of the best props in the game.