USSR Air Forces RANK II - Tutorial and Guide - War Thunder!

[@jengar6258]

Hey guys, Next one in the series, USSR Air Forces Rank II. This is one of the larger, fun and great Rank II's in War Thunder! There's some awesome planes in there! What's your favorite plane from this Rank? Did you have a rough time going trough it? Let me know! Hope you enjoy! And dont forget to like, comment, SHARE and Subscribe for more! The series will continue soon with the next episode, rank III USSR! If you enjoy these video's do Share them around, that helps me out a lot! Have a great day!

[@dangerzone8408]

What happened Jengar. He's been very quiet. I hope he doesn't have covid-19.

[@yes1603]

do rank 3

[@thegaterguy4886]

I heard you talk trash abt my lag 3, and was kinda sad it's not getting its love. It's guns for me are the easiest to aim and it's decent at turning. Just gotta know what to do in what situation

[@mikebertolini120]

Could you put time stamps in please

[@jengar6258]

0:00:58 Fighters Yak-Line 0:01:02 Yak-1's 0:07:14 Yak-7B 0:11:44 Yak-9's 0:16:31 Fighters MiG-Line 0:16:35 MiG-3-15's 0:21:26 MiG-3-34 0:25:50 I-16 type 27 0:30:30 Fighters La-Line 0:30:33 LaGG-3's (e) 0:35:57 LaGG-3's (L) 0:41:54 La-5 0:46:34 Attackers 0:46:38 Pe-3's 0:51:35 IL-2's 0:58:01 Bombers 0:58:04 DB-3B 1:02:45 IL-4 1:07:26 Pe-2's 1:14:03 Guide & Tips

[@f.jansen5198]

Jengar you can add in your video little blocks where you mark specific topics with the names of the planes.

[@burjangergely7194]

legend 🎉

[@MUij-ym8yy]

Danke mein fürer

[@Oofboi967]

I remember back when I first discovered the MiG-3-15 BK, and boy was it a beautiful day. I got the airspawn, realized it was an Interceptor and not a Fighter, then just climbed. I understood the B&Z capabilities of the BK almost immediately, and man is that plane fun! Plus having all those 12.7's and the brrrrt they produce with a small volume of fire. Nice and centralized. The BK is my favorite Rank II Russian plane by far

[@jengar6258]

Roger that, its awesome :)

[@JetJeb5648]

and my favorite is the La-5

[@miszczmateusz]

@@JetJeb5648 La-5 got a hefty punch due to the cannon, but MiG-3-15 if a lot of fun! I fully agree with @Oofboi967 I got exactly the same feeling about the plane!

[@SuperAndrewization]

Oh damm I am so happy you decided to continue this série

[@dusk6159]

We need it again

[@superandre96]

I got so hyped seeing your IL-2 gameplay that I jumped right back in it and... Let's say I got devasted... Not only i got killed by a tank in a convoy line, but also I felt so hopeless against enemy planes, they just get behind and I don't know what to do to evade them! It's very slow to turn for me.. Anyways great video and keep up the amazing work! Want to see more of this!!

[@jengar6258]

You need to keep it in the horizontal with flat turns. Dont go into the vertical too much. Maybe you were still stock? once you spade it, it will go better.

[@randompillow5146]

The long awaited video has arrived!

[@amounifnd]

Best videos available for Grinding. Thanks for the effort !

[@jengar6258]

you're welcome!

[@PaliSB94]

Love the detail man, not many people would be so dedicated. Keep it up! 👊🏼 Also, for the rank 2 premiums of the Soviet tree, I was hoping you could review the Hurricane Mk IIb - would be a great edition, imo. ✌🏼

[@jengar6258]

will do eventually :)

[@PaliSB94]

@@jengar6258 Looking forward to it. ;)

[@shipshow463]

Not sure if someone commented this already but there are some Yak's that do get WEP at the higher BRs. I know that the Yak 9U, 3U, 3 VK 107, and 9UT all have it, I believe they have the same upgraded engines. It means that these Yaks actually perform pretty well even at higher alts while still maintaining that high speed on the deck. The 9U in particular at 4.3 BR is quite strong (which is reflected in that repair cost), I think you'll like it.

[@Philliben1991]

The 12.7mm Berezin gun is so good. You might think the Yak-1B is under gunned with 1 x 20mm and 1 x 12.7mm but you can easily get 3 or 4 kills just using the machine gun. You only really need 10 - 15 rounds to bring down an enemy.

[@SmokinAce609]

Finally Jengar!! lol I've been waiting on this one my man

[@torindechoza7266]

pe2 are the best at tank rb (at 3.7) due to the size of the bombs. You dont have to be as precise as with the smaller bombs. Also i find them maneuverabile enough. Later replaced by Tu2s in a higher br. As air superiority (ground rb) i prefer yaks, yak 3 for example. la 5 good aswell. Air cobras good because 50 cals.

[@stevemcgee6476]

I got your message but to repeat: cool, I'm still a newbie - people like me have to be cultivated, reason being if we loose interest then WT will suffer - I really enjoy it and am amazed at what you can do do --- keep it up and be kind to us newbs (even though I'm 78 and flew on and fixed RC-121D - fyi those are props (Connie's) and the first AWACs. FYI - I am now the proud owner of IL-2 (both), MIG-3-15 and La 5.

[@pencilcase8068]

Not done with the video yet but I have to say that you're videos are very helpful, I watched your P-40-E-1 video(even though it's a bit old by Internet standards) and I improved my performance in it (well I did try to out turn i-16 type 10s in it which went about as well as you'd expect). I went from being bullied by everything to gaming on mustangs in a full up tier (I play arcade and I am planning on staying in rank 2 for now). I already have a few planes I have a slight interest in so I hope they'll end up being good. I kinda like my 2.3 br line up with the p40,i16 type 10 and that other plane you get from the Russian beginner pack that has a name I can't be bothered to memorise. Thanks for the tips and your beginner friendly explanations Edit: if it seems like my writing reads like a point list instead of flowing forgive me I have always struggled with these sorts of things, speaking and writing things in a flowing manner have always taken me more effort than normal

[@Offical-KO2ngSl3y]

love your videos is super helpful is hard to find content creaters willing to make long video games

[@gliderfs621]

I love the Mig 3 with ShVAKS ! So much fire power and energy retention in this thing, I can put the nose slightly down to speed up to 600 kmh and keep this speed in level flight, I outrun every enemy fighter, even the He100 rocket, but not P38. The ShVAKS totally obliterates bombers and fighters with short burst. Even if i am a beginner, i take so much fun in this thing. The Mig is not a forgiving plane, but very awarding when you do the things the right way, which is perfect for learning for me.

[@kikkk1073]

What planes have you reached and how long it took you?

[@gliderfs621]

@@kikkk1073 I managed to reach the Mig 3 34 and I’m grinding for La5 and I-185. Cheers

[@jengar6258]

Nice work Glider! Sounds like you're having fun :)

[@gliderfs621]

@@jengar6258 Last time I played this plane, i managed to kill two spitfires in 2v1 by baiting them at high altitude where this lady performs so well ! Back in the days Mig 3 15 was at br1.7, but now all Mig 3 are at br2.3 and I think this is perfect battle rating for this plane, because killing biplanes in a plane capable of 600 kph is like committing war crimes, 2.3 is way more competitive for this plane.

[@pepsiman8483]

your rankings are always a pleasure and very thorough

[@whatdothlife4660]

I'm a year late but you're right on time. Thanks Jengar.

[@jengar6258]

hehe, np mate! o7

[@koencagurangan3256]

Been waiting for this one man, great work, as always 👌 (P.S: what servers do you play on?)

[@jengar6258]

Thanks mate, EU, RU usually.

[@justinw.7045]

It baffles me that the Pe 2's and the Tis Ma share the same battle rating😳

[@kevinb871]

they bumped that first mig-3-15 up to 2.3 and it broke my heart. Was such a fun plane and now it get outperform

[@jengar6258]

sad day indeed.

[@ryanbarron5696]

It can still chase down bombers well!

[@kevinb871]

@@ryanbarron5696 the one 50 doesn’t quite hit like it used to with the lower tier bombers though, but I’m sure it can still chase them. Just less effective afterwards as a fighter

[@mikeinmelbourne9491]

Wonderful video, and each plane discussion is also a great tutorial for basic air combat manoeuvres. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of Russian planes - except the mighty IL-2 which is one of my favourite planes in the game. To my mind lower tier Russian fighters aren't very forgiving IMHO and generally outclassed by their competitors. I fight against them a lot and find little difficulty dealing with them. The I-16s however are a barrel of fun! For new players - AVOID THE LAGGs. Terrible planes and easily outclassed by everything else.

[@jengar6258]

LaGG-3-66 is noice though ;)

[@ΑντιρρησιαςΣυνειδησης-τ1υ]

I learned that the Hard way

[@berkutsierra7887]

Thanks for the effort you put in!

[@jengar6258]

Your welcome!

[@Alpha_blossom]

Thank you so much for these, you’ve helped me out a lot and saved me a lot of time

[@jengar6258]

Np Graham, good to hear! o7

[@motopanza]

Lagg-3-66 has been a favourite of mine for a long time. It's so cheeky at low speed turn-fighting

[@samharvey4872]

This is not a criticism on the video, but can we all just appreciate how nice the game looks now looking back at some of the older gameplay videos.

[@ehmul1510]

i love theese types of videos very well made and a lot of usfull information Love it!

[@dangerzone8408]

Thanks very much. Very good info. I just created the lineup of 2.3 br planes for arcade. Did very well.

[@fly_sword]

Nice video gj - thanks very much Jengar

[@jengar6258]

cheers mate!

[@deeptroit_5692]

I love the dutch accent in every language i speak. kinda nice that both of my aircraft youtubers have it👌

[@Icehawk_9]

Oh hey, this series is back. Awesome!

[@JamesLaserpimpWalsh]

Excellent. I managed to luck three or four free talismens in this lot an Ive been meaning to spade them all so this will be a good help. Cheers Jengar.

[@kelvinroche2833]

Fantastic as always mate, thankyou!

[@bobmafioso6508]

Really good content, keep it up

[@jengar6258]

thanks bob!

[@olddigger7933]

Thanks for putting the vid together. I discovered its not me thats the problem with some planes...Well, its still me but not as much as I thought it was. Cheers

[@jimlthor]

I did really well with the LaGG-3-8. You just have to keep your speed and dont even think about turn fighting, especially with those biplanes. I just let them make the first turn and drain their energy, then climb away, come back and boom them. That 20mm cannon is unfair for those planes. I blew the wing and tail off of one of them with on shot. I only did one mission in EC with it. Had a 5 kill sortie and finished the mission with 8 kills. I actually felt really bad about it, and moved on to the next tier. Got enough SL and Exp from that mission to unlock 3 more planes.

[@bennyohara2357]

Nicely done sir !!

[@白金之星-y3u]

your video is really useful !

[@jengar6258]

Ty Sir! o7

[@TheLazyKat]

I was watching the video with full seriousness and then at 15:52 that mosquito just made me wheeze so hard R.I.P. Mosquito

[@rahulsamant2003]

thx u man❤️, love this series 👍👍

[@JetJeb5648]

yo, just to point it out, i think the yak-7B got a br raise to 3.3

[@jengar6258]

i've not checked, but thats possible.

[@JetJeb5648]

@@jengar6258 yeaaaa, i play the yak7B and other soviet props in tier 2, that is the reason i watched this video :3

[@synblades598]

hmmm for tier 2 I simply grind thorough the mig line because they are necessary to progress to to later migs. the IL line has to be grind through to progress as well. Although im not particularly interested in that role, I did suspect thats the branch where the sukhois are gonna be (which i was proven wrong XD)

[@Stratman20928]

Great video dude

[@geckoboi1041]

Helpful vid! When will you review the sm.79's???

[@jengar6258]

dunno mate, soviets first, after that we'll see what nation will win the poll.

[@uglyluffy7815]

Thanks !

[@jengar6258]

o7

[@youcantbeatthat]

I dont know about you guys but i find the Lag-8 A great plane! Ived used it and its my fav so far being a beginner in warthunder

[@Frankytchenko]

Superbe video many thank for this big Work time is possible for other major nation is well for young and mature players. Thank Dude

[@prostormalfa7707]

Hey Jen far great video but just a question why didn’t you continue with the USA series from 1-6 ranks ?

[@jengar6258]

Good question mate, i started with the plane to do it tier wise. So i started to do five rank I's. This was too much low tier in one go for me, so i changed to nationwise. and sweden was released back then. After that the ppl voted ;) and US wasnt voted for so far.

[@JetJeb5648]

yak-9 got a br raise to 3.3, just to point it out

[@jengar6258]

roger!

[@FairyNya]

i’m not trying to be a angry customer or anything, but can there be a american tier 2 and 3 video? i want some guides on those planes as a beginner, thanks!

[@jengar6258]

expect a poll soon about which nation should be next after the soviets! :)

[@kimjanek646]

Pe-2s are probably decent for Ground Forces CAS. Dive break + bomb sight with four 250kg drops. I do the same with the Ar-2 at 2.3, though I never used the Pe-2s :)

[@jengar6258]

you should kim. try out new things! o7

[@teeheeeee]

can you also point out how good the aircraft will perform on it's BR. that'd be really helpful :)

[@jengar6258]

thats more or less in the recommendation. but i'll consider if i will change it up a bit.

[@ulovetoby6662]

I love the yak 7b, load rockets and kill a few tanks then bully enemy CAS with your firepower and flying

[@aplsin]

Aww I miss playing Rank II stuff, too bad I have to only play Rank III and higher because I want to progress battlepass :(

[@A.N.T._]

Since you’re a vet what’s the best ussr rank ll planes to fly? not bombers planes

[@lokapsahu]

@@A.N.T._ yak1

[@A.N.T._]

@@lokapsahu I just uninstalled the game yesterday😂 but luckily I did go with the yaks thanks anyway

[@westerlybeast1140]

Awesome video sir. Looking forward to the next one. I think the I-16 at 2.7 is to high a br. Should be 2.3 br at most.

[@stanleytelfer7642]

I wish you continued this series for all the planes and nations… I do be struggling knowing what I can and cant approach without being dick slapped

[@jengar6258]

i am working on the next episode. rank III usa out last month, working on rank IV

[@mxcherryblue5943]

The Pe-2 is fine at that br, it has two 500kg bombs that are really good, specially at bombing ships like crusiers.

[@brunobautista6316]

With the Mig-3-15(bk) I always got, as minnimum, the medal for taking down an enemy 3 lvls above me ._.

[@jengar6258]

hehe, lovely indeed.

[@brunobautista6316]

@@jengar6258 so many time since the video and still cheking? Nice man! See you up there in my recently bought I-225 :)

[@MonkeySense]

idk how you guys but i love early lagg. it just does well with me :D altrought im not good pilot i just love the firepower

[@oliverzwanefeld1771]

Hey Jengar.Are you from the Netherlands? I think i hear a little Slang.

[@jengar6258]

jep, goed gehoord! ;)

[@gabork5055]

Imo. the Pe2-s should be only about 0.3br higher than the Pe3-s because of their bomber airstart.

[@akaEsit]

Boy oh boy if you overshoot. Great video tho.

[@jengar6258]

roger, and ty! o7

[@smollime117]

nice vid

[@Stickman6O2]

I LOVE flying the PE-2 and PE-3 but agree that it is an exercise in futility. The BR is too high. Russian guns seem to be almost as ping sensitive as Hispanos, as well.

[@Stickman6O2]

I fly the IL-2s as fighters all the time.

[@kevinb871]

For the shvks what is the go to ammo? Haven’t quite figured them out yet

[@jengar6258]

Depends what you want, suprise - Stealth, most damage - Air targets or another heavy FI-T belt. Going after ground targets - a belt with lots of AP rounds, like ground targets belt. Start learning the belt compositions.

[@dangerzone8408]

Haha nice post production comment. Are space cookies still legal in the Netherlands?

[@stevemcgee6476]

Hope your well - I was wondering could you share your control settings with me?

[@jengar6258]

i will think about making a vid on it, i've had this request before.

[@daveraddy3119]

I get this is a long video, but towards the end you were not able to read the correct name of the planes at several times..

[@dangerzone8408]

The LaGG 3 66 has a higher br than the 35 so what makes it so much better to make it more competitive at it's br?

[@vaccuumrolls7243]

Looking forward to rank 3/4, I’ve used the ITP to get up to rank 4’s beginning so after the ITP stops being effective I’ll have to use a rank 4 to grind the jets.

[@blizzardsucks9833]

Why do u get more silver lions and rp than me? i get like 100 per kill

[@GeneralBBBlackSheep]

He might have premium or have an active booster

[@jengar6258]

i do have a premium account!

[@angrycolonel1957]

lmfao, so i chose the worst (lagg line) line of fighter to play as my very first fighter line in the game, amma switch to the yak line

[@jengar6258]

be carefull in a dive with them yaks ;)

[@angrycolonel1957]

@@jengar6258 yea a bit too late of warning, learned that the hard way, also i have switched to the mig line and iam now on the i225, pretty good experience so far

[@jengar6258]

@@angrycolonel1957 that plane is excellent!

[@angrycolonel1957]

@@jengar6258 hey, so since i got your attention i wanna ask, which line is better for the germans, fw190 or bf109?

[@Terror1325]

Awwww i just bought the lagg 3 8 and when i saw that they are bad for new players i just got dissapointed

[@jengar6258]

well, she has her strenghts, but is severly unforgiving if you make mistakes. So play smart in it.

[@Mandioquero666]

any good italian that I should grind asap? Starting the tree rn

[@Stratman20928]

Re.2005 bit of a grind but I wonderful plane to fly

[@vaccuumrolls7243]

C.202 and C.202 EC are both very good.

[@BleedingUranium]

Basically all of the Italian prop fighters are stellar, all the C.20_s, Re.200_s, and G.55s especially so. The Italian air tree has one of the highest concentrations of good/fun planes of any tree. :)

[@johnnyyyyyw]

The Pe-3 is really bad. Maybe it was better before, but as of 2024, it gets chewed up by anything with more than 2 machineguns, and it flies like a brick. Not fun at all to use.

[@alexschwatz1068]

Yes

[@C_Tutt]

💀 how did I get 8 kills with the lagg-8

[@jengar6258]

you had a great match, where things lined up nicely, and you were in the zone, not missing any chances?

[@xx_insert_cool_username_he6876]

Pls rank 2 American planes

[@jengar6258]

make sure US wins after great britain ;)

[@xx_insert_cool_username_he6876]

@@jengar6258 yes sir

[@KassRizk]

What’s the best nation to use?

[@jengar6258]

There is no one best nation.

[@KassRizk]

@@jengar6258 ok, then what is the most versatile. I just wanna use a nation that’s got good fighters and bombers

[@jengar6258]

@@KassRizk Germany then.

[@KassRizk]

@@jengar6258 ok thank you. What are your thoughts on great Britain?

[@mikehull5042]

No lie...the welsh rugby nation are missing a world star true talent. Hes a Gem 💎 chiefs are lucky cus wales would take him back in a heartbeat

[@rafaelsandor3952]

how to get po2?

[@realityisalie33]

HAYYYYY

[@ianvital8834]

Russian planes have the best guns in my opinion.

[@sumdumguy6449]

Il2 that's a il4

[@jengar6258]

who, what, where?

[@sumdumguy6449]

@@jengar6258 I misunderstood I saw you pointing at the il4 when you said il2

[@jengar6258]

@@sumdumguy6449 ah, righty.

[@Carlosdaniel-sp8wp]

Primero

[@karolinagrosman3862]

Pls mooore!!!!

[@jengar6258]

More is on the way Karoline! :)

[@Secret-gn5pf]

Plen

[@M4ximm]

Hello! Great videos. Can you, please, pronounce Russian surnames correctly? I'm talking about the word stress. L*A*vochkin, Ber*E*zin. You can check google translate for the words you are not sure about and just listen the right Russian pronunciation there. Thanks!

[@jengar6258]

sorry man, but i really have no time for that. work, kid, wife, friends, family, youtube channel, and flying to get the footage. my days are stacked. You'll have to live with my lovely dutch accent and pronounciation.

[@anrw886]

@@jengar6258 very lovely it is 🤤😳