Go away wallet warrior | F-8E Crusader

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idk I don't like this video so much, not because it is terrible in quality, but rather because other people have already made reviews of the F-8E in the recent past.
Also me is in stressi depressi mode because exams, so this video is a lil' rushed ngl
Still, I'd rather upload a video like this than no video at all :)

[@Tryptamide]

Going from the F-4C/E to the F8U kept me sane on my grind towards the F14.

[@IRLFlightSim]

Same here I had so much fun playing the F8 when I first got it

[@L.unari.]

Does the f8u help (im on the verge of deleting the game cuz I gotta research 3 more planes with no prem jets or acc and the have 340k+ so I need a way to keep my sanity)

[@Quartermaster2014]

@@L.unari. F8U-2 is like a proto F-8E and in my experience these past few weeks of playing it gets almost constant downtiers so its a blast to play. Just need to be aware of wing rips even more so than on the F-8E. EDIT: Bit of a tip, use those dang combat flaps on the F8U, doesn't stop you from ripping but helps prevent it in many cases

[@RT42069]

The F8U has wings made of thin glass. They break if you look at them the wrong way.

[@Tryptamide]

@@RT42069 Skill issue...

[@TheLavanderTown]

Try the f86 sabre or anything high tier in air assualt its painful when your br of 7 and being put in with f-14s

[@andreikivorsky1726]

Soon we will see f15 and su27 vs Do217 lol. They need to add another BR bracket.

[@jbeverley67]

My only wish is that they'd give the F8E aim 9gs cause it carried them irl.

[@mistermaster38]

then it would go up in br tbh i prefer them reduce the repair cost

[@TheRobeRanger]

@@mistermaster38 we all wish that… but we all, deep down, know the snail cares not about our silver lions, but about our wallets

[@LewisB3217]

Gaijin: I raise your claim, no.

[@raymarshall6721]

They could at least fix the wing wip. They couldn't have their beloved 23 being outperformed so they artificially nerfed the wing strenth

[@TaGF_Tomcat]

I’ll never give up my AIM-9Ds, they turn on a fucking dime.

[@toyikaoo108]

I was watching the video and suddenly I realized that at 00:53 I appeared 🤣 I'm the enemy tornado IDS at 12km

[@GeneralLee2000]

This is one of those planes I can always go back and enjoy

[@PyroShark_]

A good tip for the F-8 Crusader. The guns are split into two groups, you can select them separately to let you be able to fire your guns for longer at the cost of halving your burst mass. It will automatically swap the selection when you run out of ammo for the current set so no messing with keybinds during a crucial moment. It basically makes the guns very similar to the F-5.

[@StrayGuard]

The fact that a plane has been reviewd by a lot of people doesent mean that it doesent deserve a new and up to date one, gaijin is always adding new stuff and making some changes that can actually change a lot how a plane performs so a new video is always welcome.

[@Tobias-wb6kd]

I want them to add radar jamming because, turns out, the 9Cs had a home-on-jam passive seeker mode. Would be endlessly entertaining to fox-1 people who think they’re safe. It would even be immune to chaff in passive mode!

[@LewisB3217]

They’d never buff the us like that sadly, very cool idea though

[@PrivateMemo]

I honestly prefer AIM-9Ds over Js, Gs and Hs. I wish I could keep my other missiles caged until I want them to not be. Because that would avoid them constantly locking onto shit I don't want them to lock. Like flares, teammates, the sun and the wrong enemies.

[@onenameddome9247]

ah yes the sun, also known as the forbiden heat signature

[@GermanMan69]

very true

[@Lucy-ls5to]

You know if you hold down your lock key, it cages the seeker right?

[@SPFLDAngler]

There is a way to cage seekers...

[@PrivateMemo]

You literally can't... If you press your lock key it resets the seeker position and unlocks it. But it doesn't cage it.

[@SPFLDAngler]

Wish everyone was so respectful as you. I barely even play WT anymore now that I can run DCS. When I do it's always a miserable frustrating time, as usual. Took out the F5C for the first time in a month. Got the perfect aspect on a guy chasing a teammate and fired a missile, 2 seconds later I hear and see a missile being fired nearby at the same fkn guy. My missile crits, his missile kills. I get an assist. I get killed. Fucking LOVE this game.

[@michelestefanini5466]

your fault for playing it lmao

[@michelestefanini5466]

anyway good thing you don't play it as much, this game doesn't deserve anything

[@kingghidorah8106]

if only complaints for unsportsmanship existed ... but GAIJIN only punishes those who insult Chinese binge team killers.

[@SPFLDAngler]

@@michelestefanini5466 true. I wouldn’t AT ALL if I didn’t have an obligation to my Squadron to keep SRP up.

[@aaronsmith8073]

I need to seriously upgrade my hardware (I need some rudders and a proper flight yoke) to play DCS

[@tournedoproductions5132]

There is nothing that gets on my nerve more than when people kill steal a falling enemy

[@dorenfox6167]

certified F-8E enjoyer video

[@WalvisYT]

Brick squad, where you at? Brick Squad Discord: discord.gg/wzw3C4HBsJ I did an oopsie. I just double checked again and the SPS-K has worse TWR than the F-8E. I must have mixed something up when researching this video, my apologies for that. Also, bruh there is an audio glitch at 0:35 that isn't there in my final MP4? Bruh idk how to fix, re-upload did not work.

[@Panocek]

As someone who recently obtained F8U, I find it constantly uptiered to face 11.3 premium spam, compared to A-10/Su-25 spam in Thud. That said, I need to revisit Thud now as missiles got quite the nerf to energy retention when maneuvering, which might make that big ol bombtruck a bit more enjoyable.

[@kingghidorah8106]

no take the missiles for when the a10 or the SU-25 yeets an all aspect head on at you. Set throttle to 50 when you're 4km away, ready up an AIM9E and launch it when you see the enemy missile diamond coming. Shoot at the enemy and buzz off. Remember to WEP again the moment you see no more missile tags.

[@rekamtihgaming1]

Ah yes F-8 best Navol fightor

[@geraldeats]

your voice is soothing 😻

[@PrivateMemo]

Definitely getting Orange Doom vibes. Not just the voice but the mannerisms too. Plus orange is from Eastern Europe too. If those Czeck flags on Walvis' planes mean anything lol.

[@FirstDagger]

Just don't use the booster modification. Fighting Premiums has another advantage, most of them are Strike Aircraft, which makes battle tasks which require killing them actual fun. One of the most fun aircraft in the entire US tech tree. AIM-9C my beloved. Finally regarding other people already having make videos on the subject, that doesn't matter especially when the video is newer.

[@davidbonds3202]

I got this aircraft last week, been absolutely loving it. The best technique I've found is staying at about 4.5km (on average) to just stay below where I get a contrail. Then come up beneath the MiG-21s with the Aim-9Cs from below while they're high and not terribly manueverable. I've played just enough to spade all the performance mods (not the ordinance), and have a 3.5ish KDR in it. The amount of people who don't bring Chaff, even Event Tornados and Su-25s is insane.

[@SA-ks3ex]

Shhhh, don’t tell them about chaff. Guys, seriously, stop spreading this knowledge.

[@lordwintertown8284]

Good day, I truly love yet hate the F-8's even though I don't have them yet (F8U-2 79k rp left, F-8E 130k rp left) they're quite frankly annoying to due with flareless aircraft above 9.3 uuuuuhuuuuhuuhuhuhuh like the Q-5L ... Still one shouldn't doubt an Ayeet (Ayit A-4N) since it can carry 4× powerful missiles with CM & being very nimble, I recently witnessed one get a 7 kill game. Hm one observation on the Cursader is that it's autocannon armament is split so in away you can have double the endurance in a dogfight if you setup separate gun keys. Yeah pretty most 10.3 TT aircraft make for great premium farmers as many whom fly premiums ain't the sharpest tools in the shed (bar MiG-21SPS-K pilot that take CM, those are a tad smart for the meta around them).

[@WalvisYT]

The A-4N is strong, but it does have some weaknesses the F-8E can easily take advantage of. Personally I skipped the F-8U, and went straight for the E.

[@areyou0k98]

The crusader is a naval plane and the wings actually fold in half, you can see the pivots where it folds on the wing. This causes the wings to not be as strong and leads to wing rips.

[@SPFLDAngler]

The F/A-18 is also a Naval aircraft and the wings fold, but it doesn't suffer this problem.

[@areyou0k98]

@@SPFLDAngler Well yeah you have to take a look at where the wings fold ( the edge of the wing on the f-18 vs the middle of the wing on the f-8) , the f-18 being a much newer/ stronger design ( F-8 a plane from the 50s where the F-18 is from the 80s, and also warthunder pulling many more gs than irl. Most planes in real life see max 7-8gs but in warthunder were out here pulling crazy 10-20gs nonsense lol. About the only plane to be able to pull those crazy gs and not just immediately crumple up is the F-15 as far as I know.

[@bruhzy2139]

@@areyou0k98 the accursed g limiter takes all the fun away

[@areyou0k98]

@@bruhzy2139 G-limiters are good in real life but in warthunder when every plane can pull some cartoon 15-20gs but then all of a sudden you say okay let's force the f-16 to be stuck to it's irl g forces that's where shit gets fucky. You either force every plane to it's irl g ratings or none of them, not this selectionism.

[@rei_lyy]

​@Are You 0k its funny because the only reason the f16 has that g limiter in real life is it was just too unsafe for pilots to be given any more than 8gs as in testing many died because of a higher g limit allowed which led to pancakes. This goes for all aircraft though, staying awake above 8-10gs is insanely difficult for any human to do, so its not even a problem with the plane so why are mig21s allowed to pull 14gs and not the f16 ? only the giant brains at gaijen know

[@redtelephone1494]

Anything that kills premium players effectively is my fav

[@canadianwaffenwaffle2976]

you should also try the AJ37 at 10.3 its a joy to fly bc its basically a 11.0 airframe at 10.3

[@WalvisYT]

I shall look into it :)

[@okaymatt2497]

yeah yeah, it works if you get in 9.3 to 10.7 games. But most of my games are uptiers to 11.3 because of F-4S spam so not so great when half your team dies within 5 mins

[@PrivateMemo]

At least this thing doesn't start randomly wobbling around when you go supersonic, anymore

[@WalvisYT]

As far as I can tell it still does in cockpit view :( I cry. I wanna play this thing in VR sim.

[@stringzzzzz]

The mig 21spsk actually has a pretty low t/w compared to the other mig 21s. Its engine is very weak. And idk about the f8e beating a mig 19 in a dogfight. That thing's a monster.

[@WalvisYT]

You are right about the engine power. I just double checked again, and it is indeed true the SPS-K has rather poor TWR. I must have mixed something up when doing the research for this video. Thank you for pointing that out, I'll add this to my pinned comment. As for the F-8E outperforming the Mig-19; don't get me wrong, the Mig-19 is a powerhouse. Especially in a vertical dogfight that thing is extremely strong. However, so far in my experience I've never been killed by a Mig-19 in the F-8E. Maybe stating that the F-8E is definately better in a dogfight wasn't the best way to phrase this, but I've had zero issues dealing with 19s so far.

[@stringzzzzz]

@@WalvisYT yeah i agree with you on everything said. 90% of people flying the mig 19 are most likely just doing it for the grind and have very little experience flying it. That's most likely why you never have issues with them. I've done some testing with my friends and theres very few planes the mig 19 can't beat (when it comes to planes that it actually encounters). If you start on its 6 its a different story. With good aim you should be able to kill it before it gets to bleed you of your energy. With all that being said, great video on the f8e. You showcased just about everything good and bad about it and i really appreciate in-depth videos like that. Especially on older planes like the f8e.

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

Also, being filipino, I was hoping that gaijin would add the f-8h used by Philippine air force with their respective camos

[@rspectx]

Both crusaders are monsters in their own right!

[@RedTail1-1]

I also love how WT KZbinrs(other than Seek who I don't watch) won't and don't kill steal, yet that doesn't convince players not to do it either. I just love matches where someone follows me everywhere I go and steals every kill I'm about to make.

[@sabinvanvuuren5748]

People literally do this😂, wish they would try to gain skill otherwise wtf are they grinding even better planes for?

[@2004jakub_cze]

wil you make a video of f3h with radar missile of its performance after the missile update?

[@TaGF_Tomcat]

I’ve played a lot of F-8E and dear god do I love it. It’s god in a downtier, and still fairly viable in an uptier with a competent pilot. Under good conditions it can outclimb a Starfighter, the missiles are perfect, and recently it seems that the snail has gifted us with fewer wing tears.

[@markstanard6306]

nice trick for the wing rip issue is to just unequip the booster modification. You lock up slightly more at 1+ mach, but that really only serves to stop you from blowing your wings off anyway. Other than that it still turns great and it gives you a de facto G limiter

[@TaGF_Tomcat]

@@markstanard6306 A lot of people will tell you that, but it’s more effective to use WASD for roll and yaw and let the mouse handle pitch, very very rarely will the instructor rip your wings off and you still have the extra G from the boosters mod if you need it

[@markstanard6306]

@TaGF_Tomcat I'd rather sacrifice the negligible loss in pull for the ability to safely use wasd for pitch, as it let's you have much more situational awareness as you are free to look around with your mouse

[@TaGF_Tomcat]

@@markstanard6306 you can use the free look button, it's really not a huge deal

[@waffleliker]

yeetus deletus premium planeus

[@kagyroo]

wall fish, age 5, said :D, launched an aim-9c then left

[@Orciwan548]

I kinda wonder if they will ever make up and down tier more enjoyable. Like getting uptiered really ruins some planes so it would be nice if they got a little buff when uptiered unless that doesn’t work idk just a thought.

[@rozmanl]

I noticed recently that F-8E has IRST mode. Can it be useful for anything?

[@WalvisYT]

Yes! It allows you to find enemies just like a radar, except without pinging their RWR. In general, when not using the AIM-9C its best to just switch to IRST. It doesn't do much more than just help spot enemies, though. It isn't the best IRST.

[@PrivateMemo]

Not particularly useful. Since you can't slave your missiles to it like other planes can.

[@drxcu]

I know that you don't have your War Thunder Partnership yet, but it still would be dope to see you fly the J8B, I heard it's really good and I am about to unlock it myself too

[@clipthunder]

Nice Video bro 1:02

[@ZigaZagu]

...that was actually a really great example of an "enemy trap". I almost feel like that phrase doesn't describe what goes on that well...

[@2ez176]

i hate the f8u/f8e. it rips too easily

[@janomomo153]

One day we'll get SL talismans, and then i'll be able to use this as my main grinder over the F5c

[@WalvisYT]

I would quite genuinly like to see SL talismans. I'd have some planes that I think would be fantastic SL grinders. :)

[@AmauryChihuahua]

This is not an Simple plane

[@WalvisYT]

Simp plane simp plane

[@wertret8697]

How do you have the f-14 researched with only 3/5 planes unlocked?

[@grahh7234]

Rank 8 didn’t exist when the f-14a came out iirc

[@jeremiahhuson2762]

I learned to play with f5c don't have any intrest in ww2 but cold war that's another matter

[@jeremiahhuson2762]

I actually like the f100 lol

[@yuki1zz668]

pog another Walv!s video

[@drxcu]

Yaayyyy Walvis upload

[@rvzty_1]

Good Luck with your exams!

[@Hundreddilation]

Hey you ever consider making a vid on the MiG-27 it’s pretty cool plane! One of my favorites

[@WalvisYT]

I shall look into it. :) At this moment I am still waiting for a response from Gaijin to get acces to the EC programme (so I can get test drives for vehicles, like the Mig-27).

[@tahatatilbal]

intro was golden. i've always watched your videos but wasn't subscribed. that intro got me subscribed.

[@VogxelFPV]

lol I used to constantly play this, got bored, and now I want to play it again (:

[@ChillyMcChill]

me when the

[@wordedword8977]

Why premium planes byuers are so bad?( Why u want to destroy them in every video. (For example i dont have much time to play, but being stuck in 4th rank its not the enjoyable gameplay. So premium plane (f-5c, a-10 and harrier for example) can give me a taste of whats real war thunder is like. Why am i so bad to you - guys with no money but plenty of time?)

[@legalburglar4404]

I only watch these videos cuz they fanny af and cuz my broke f2p ass cant even afford 10 GE

[@simonemingozzi6859]

Big bigger biggest airplane CHANGE F 8E CRUSAIDER, THE REAL OLS GUN FIGHTER

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

1:15: "...the f-8e is very good at slaying premium bozos." #premiumbozos

[@dimn0198]

imagine the same plane, without flares, with only two missiles, u think it's a good 10.0 right ? g *** urself, its the french F8 at 10.3

[@bpmgaming3351]

Good on getting that yak-38. I've now got a personal vendetta towards any yak-38 I see after one spammed all 4 r-60's at me. I had the speed to dodge 3, but not 4.

[@farmcat9873]

What the hell? it said Ayit on the A-4E why ? That's a Israel airline and that Jet is a America A-4E ? Is this a joke or something im missing? Sorry had to ask.

[@beeengineer]

Why not try DCS world? It is somewhat similar to warthunder and some of the aircraft are similar prices (sometimes)

[@koolkranny]

"if you get uptiered to 11.3" I like to play the Japanese F1 at 10.3, but I can't bring it into any matches because every match is an uptier. And the lack of flares or chaff really cripple it.

[@WalvisYT]

Yeah, the F1 seems Dreadful to play.

[@ianb3866]

can you make a video on AIm 9Es after the missile nerfs? i dont even lknow how to use it in f5c but with R60s im fine with

[@psilocidebeats]

i’m having trouble acquiring locks using the aim 9c, what am i doing wrong?

[@pioneer7855]

u make some amazing videos, i wonder what happened to the simpleplanes stuff tho 😢

[@emeraldeyes9246]

The reaso nthe F8E rips so easily is because its overmodelded, most naval jets have a super wierd overmodled state

[@A-Warthog-cc1wm]

9:27 boooooo 👎

[@WalvisYT]

?

[@Tobi1678]

kinda funny when an f8 trys to radar missile me and im running chaf ....yeah waste ya missiles on me man

[@Jn-tk8tl]

chill im just tryna go faster in the tech tree im sorry plus i only bought 1 plane

[@yume5321]

I can't get off the fist upgrade I'm getting my cheeks clap

[@chocolat-kun8689]

Keep your speed at 990 and you can turn however you want.

[@7boiz795]

Looks like master oogway with the duct and eyes lol

[@macthedoge]

What was the sound effect where it goes "*bang* aaaaa"

[@iwyrilja]

I hate this thing. Impossible to survive in the J35

[@Sonoran.Monsoon]

Aim9c is the most underrated missile in the US tree.

[@TrevorEllison-lh5yo]

Me and my boy beat this thing in a Su 2 and a P51A

[@viciousslayer]

Wtf the defyn vid wasn't watched?????

[@Royalasiangaming]

It’s such a good jet for its br

[@AshVQ35]

Wing rip ‘insert Ryan Gosling edit’

[@IRLFlightSim]

GOOD LUCK ON THE EXAMSS!!!

[@praesidentemil4648]

Thanks for the nice video man and good luck on ur exams!:)

[@WalvisYT]

Thanks!

[@jaxrammus9165]

the chivalry was nice to see

[@Boris_The_Turtle]

Even I have made a video on the F-8E lol.

[@rawhidelamp]

What is that outro music? I love it!

[@slim_the_1st577]

1 minute is enough to follow

[@RedTail1-1]

When playing the A-10 I ALWAYS see other A-10 heading straight for the furball climbing up to 10,000 feet... I'll never understand it..

[@danielfoley6839]

There is nothing an f8e could do against a mig 19 that knows what he's doing, like your missiles are easily dodgable and the mig 19 has much better flight performance.

[@WalvisYT]

In an isolated 1v1, maybe. But in most cases in ARB MiG-19's aren't very scary, which is why I said what I said.

[@dexterneilsen]

Do one on the f-105D

[@RaNoL1N_ilia]

no expert crew lol

[@Aki8w8]

MEEH :D

[@farmcat9873]

Ya don't forget this is War Uptier Yes flying that high up is good but anybody that knows how to fly top tier Jets they stick to the ground so they have less to worry about when getting locked onto. But hey this is WT and there is ALWAYS infinite amounts of clueless players

[@huyra8019]

Is it bad to buy a premium after you pretty much grinned the techtree? I need the sl and im not playing naval

[@WalvisYT]

No, but its worth the consideration to buy a premium in a different tech tree instead. You can then still use said premium to grind SL, but you can also grind through another tech tree in the mean time. I did exactly this with the A6M5 Ko

[@thekirby53]

take off boosters, and youll never rip if you know how to fly (dont pull hard when rolling at all). not once have i ripped my f8e, and i have nutty stats in it. such a fun plane.

[@georgetserovski8386]

aj37 when?

[@mk6315]

Love doing sneaky landing flaps against harriers, big brain wink wonk

[@henriquemontalvao8492]

The french one has magics, right? Is it even better?

[@WalvisYT]

Less missiles and no flares; the French one sucks.

[@nikko9220]

Bro i have 3 days played in realistic and havnt once broken a wing to overload💀

[@WalvisYT]

That is very impressive. I haven't spoken to anybody who hasn't ripped their wings off the F-8E atleast once.

[@Lameirinhas69]

@@WalvisYT i ripped my wings a lot in the f8u but in the f8e, ive played about 7 matches doing some pretty high G turns and no problems at all

[@LewisB3217]

Yeah f8e is impossible to rip compared to the f8u imo

[@eyo8766]

@@WalvisYT I havent spaded mine yet but the only time my wings ripped off was when someone shoots it off. The F8U is another story though. That thing rips wings like there's no tomorrow

[@kingghidorah8106]

this and the MiG19 are the kings of their BR bracket

[@CircuitCatWT]

The classic pog plane

[@WalvisYT]

It really said ' :D ' and then left

[@V-V1875-h]

How the hell do people even get hut by the Aim9 c, it has zero pull and one chaff is enough to break the pulse lock

[@WalvisYT]

Idk chief 18G ain't 'zero pull' Also, keep in mind that not every plane you fight around 10.3 has a RWR. As for chaff, yeah... Idk why people keep refusing to bring chaff lmao

[@V-V1875-h]

@@WalvisYT oops, I thought it pulled 10g mistook it for the one on the f3h2

[@jointhedankside4992]

Any advice on how to dogfight in the f8u2 without ripping my wing off each time i turn?

[@BarryAllen__1A23]

Dont go over 900km/h or stay above 2km

[@jointhedankside4992]

@@BarryAllen__1A23 Thank you

[@adamrousek2200]

Just throwing this out there. I was recently flying the MiG-21MF and had a really long fight with an F-8E (he played really well) who about 5 mins in ripped his wing off. It was a desert map, wasn't that you? Just asking.

[@WalvisYT]

No, if it was me you bet that would have been in the video because that sounds helarious lmao

[@Ghent_Halcyon]

Quick question, why does chaff not work and why do flares not work against only enemy missiles?

[@WalvisYT]

Both chaff and flares most certainly work.

[@c0m1x86]

hi walv!s what setings do you use, mine are weird af so what do u use?

[@WalvisYT]

What settings do you mean?

[@c0m1x86]

@@WalvisYT like controls fire missiels and bombs flaps landing gaer idk air breake all offf the controls for airplanes