War Thunder A6M3 Mod 22 | Destroying Faster Aircraft

Ammo:
-7.7mm: Universal
-20mm: Tracers
Convergence: 400m
Manual Engine Control settings:
-100% prop pitch
-10% radiators
-60% mixture
-Supercharger gear switch altitude: 2500m-3000m
Fun match where the US team gets wrecked by a squad of the slowest fighters in this BR.
Sea level speed spreadsheet:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[@strangewolf1261]

It's always fun seeing ppl Fly Zeroes like how they were meant to.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

I agree!

[@dogeness]

This aircraft may not be very good in regards to performance compared to its contemporaries, but in the meta of War Thunder you can certainly do very well with it.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

It counters Russians and British, but US should counter it. Except the pilot is often not good enough to hit a maneuvering Zero and hence approaches too close, and then reversing is a piece of cake.

[@adamliu2246]

DOGENESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@jercki72]

5:52 that was brutal

[@EXIT_FAILURE]

The blood of RNGesus compels you! How come that kind of shit never happens to me? I mean, blowing wings right off with an 1 second burst...

[@jercki72]

far less than 1s actually, but it was well placed :)

[@seemslegit6203]

As someone who mains japan, i Approve. It is very satisfying dodging opponents and then painfully reminding them that just because they are faster doesn't make them immune when if effective gun range

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Yeah, it's fun.

[@RoyaltyFreeOnlineAnimeMusic]

jesus my zero guns never shred people like that

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Hahaha load tracers!

[@Millermacs]

You're most likely missing, people really don't practice actually aiming in WT, especially the U.S players that think they have infinite ammo. In a zero or similar plane you have to fire within 300m or less to really gaurentee hits. I see so many people blow through their 20 mils spraying at one plane and wonder why they're out of ammo.

[@ballsbunker8786]

@@Millermacs bf109 30mm cannons... Yeah..

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

@KOUDCE Wasn't joking, but yeah uni is better.

[@zeromaster21_official]

AdamTheEnginerd i’d rather not load full tracer, ‘cause tracer makes the bullet weaker

[@maruboi9790]

6:04 best dive i've ever seen

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Haha thanks!

[@marcofrancioni1155]

Adam :pretend to pass out Me: simply passing out...

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Lmao gotta get those crew numbers up!

[@cptoscar]

I pretend to not having passed out

[@fireraid2336]

Zeros are so fun to fly. I even do good in them even when the enemy know how to fly there planes. The Zero has my highest kills in it with the lowest death 160 kills to 30 deaths in the A6M3.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Very fun, there's a lot of self baiting to do. I loved Japan when I started the tree and got to the A6Ms.

[@MARCTOWNUSA]

Awesome flying Adam...thanks for posting...love watching your videos and and Iam fascinated by your precision flying man!👍😎✈

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Thanks man!

[@onecheman]

I had some of those lag pursuits with the zero, a P47 diving from stratosphere, looked like it was going to H2H me but nope, i dove in a half low yoyo and ended in its tail blazing him. The feel of the timing was amazing, a bit earlier and i would end in his guns, a bit later and he would escaped from me. Cheers Adam, really like your videos.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Yeah it's really satisfyong when you get the timing just right. Thanks mate!

[@onecheman]

@@AdamTheEnginerd Hi again. By the way (in case you dont have a similar video already) can you do a La7 video? I know is a realy good energy fighter but I cant make it work properly. Cheers g'day.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Yeah I already have a good La7 vid!

[@rotterdamer5867]

Hey bro you are a very good pilot. Congrats and subscribed!

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Thanks man! Welcome!

[@theexpat2086]

Really informative video! Definitely goes to show that in the right hands even the slower birds can be deadly.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Thanks man!

[@theexpat2086]

I'm still pretty new to WT and didn't even think about 'pretending' to pass out to try and trick your opponent lol

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

You'll learn soon enough that WT is all about mind games haha. Lots more (advanced) tricks on this channel, feel free to stick around!

[@theexpat2086]

I'll be watching the rest of your videos tonight, when I'm not draining all of my mobile data :P

[@MiSt3300]

6:00 that's one of the best dives I've seen, slow calculated and with a cool head!

[@21owlgirl72]

When ever i fly my team always let me down even when i have three kills and am trying to pull ever trick to survive. They just go after the AI ships and planes and leave me to die

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Haha yeah that happens. There shouldn't be AI in the game.

[@200Carl]

Man happened a couple times... One, my SOVIET (low ammo) team, FIRST shot the AI planes, and went back to the base. I was ahead of them, alone, no time to retreat, and the enemy ENTIRE team went on me and killed me of course. The other time, after the initial combat, our survivors fighters were killing AI planes while a few enemies were above us. I was close to the allies and saw the enemies dividing on us. Reported them coming but they ignored and kept shooting AI planes... OF COURSE enemy dived ON ME and killed me first, while my team mates, who were just beside me, ignored me while enemy was diving on me... Oh man RB gives you a hard time sometimes lol. The problem is not AI, it's actually good for strategy, easy kills (when enemy is shooting them carelessly), and to get some extra points. The problem is when your teammates act like these examples I told you

[@Steve-nf4jx]

The zeroes cannons are like shotguns. If you're up close, you can probably crit and destroy something

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Yeah, slow velocity.

[@J7Handle]

Personally, I've perfected a special headon trick with enemy P-51s. The idea is to dodge a headon very early, like at 2 km distance (changes depending on speed of course). If he tries to go straight, then I'll have completed a 180 degree turn onto his tail at a very close range, rather than being outside of guns range when I complete the turn. If he instead tries to get on my tail because I start turning so early, I can bait him to lose his energy and overshoot, giving me a shot. As long as you don't get shot down exposing yourself like that, you pretty much always get a good shot at the enemy before they escape.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

2 km? When you complete the 180 degree turn he'll be in perfect firing distance from 700m or so? I'm not sure I understand that first part. The second part is what I do, I bait him close and up if possible, which gives me a few seconds of firing time before he gets out of range.

[@J7Handle]

Yeah, getting him to his perfect firing distance is necessary because if you don't do it for him he'll run away. You basically have to lure him in by making yourself almost, but not quite, killable.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Oh ok in that sense yeah, I do the same.

[@aether3697]

I am slowly agreeing about the germans being the hardest planes to fly. Being a middle ground means adapting against the enemy planes, but is hard to do when both spitfire and a p51 is both on the tail. But I think there's something about fw 190 D's dogfighting ability. I refuse to believe it is restricted to bnz/bnr like most people say.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

190D doesn't outturn much, that's the issue. It can outturn heavy fighters, that's pretty much it.

[@samuellatta6774]

Adam: zero has low ammo accuracy is required Me: proceeds to hose down people with the 7.7s and ocasionally shoot some 20mms if i know ill hit

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Yeah pretty much what I do too.

[@tomasstudenik9929]

shieeeeeet those snapshots are insane. Wish my aim was so on point. Do a basic shooting guide pls, but a one, that really helps, not like those which are just a rant about lead indicator and what not. I know that the practice is the main thing, but id love to get some basic recommendations at least. Eg if it is better to learn with nose/wing mounted, if I should stick to one gun type at the beginning etc. thx would be very appreciated :)

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Haha thanks! That has been asked a few times, but I have no idea how to make a guide on shooting. I'll keep it mind if ever I get inspiration. One simple thing I can tell you is to not zoom in, it's counter productive.

[@VJai]

@@AdamTheEnginerd if you use it in a proper way, it isn't bad. I use it to see very far enemies to see what kind of plane they have or when I'm going for someone in a dive, to see what maneuver he is doing. Also I have to play with low graphics so, maybe that's why I zoom. Of course when I'm in a dog fight I never do it, just to aim better at head ons, shooting and getting away, not ramming.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Yeah I do the same, just pretty much never to shoot maneuvering targets.

[@arthurlihar786]

Proving that its not the plane but the pilot that makes the difference ;)

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Hahaha often yes!

[@anniegirard1884]

Cool la vidéo

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Haha merci Annie!

[@AnakinSkyobiliviator]

Lower BR Zero gameplay is a lot of fun, high BR Zero faces a lot of those "fast airplane good pilots" and you get curbstomped.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Ye. Their BR was also increased since this video.

[@_GODSFIGHTER]

3:08 knowing me I'd be pissed 😅😂

[@jercki72]

good stuff, I'd love to fly with you someday

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Sure! You know my name ;).

[@s.a.f.r.a6403]

This aircraft is fantastic the only thing I feel that is a let down is the short Type 99 model 1 cannons which don't have good enough velocity to shoot a faster aircraft in a reversal at range

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Kinda, kills the usual Allied teams well enough.

[@Max-po9xt]

Hey I was looking at this and what keybindings do you use for your different guns? Also great video!!!

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Default "1" and "2" for machine guns and cannons respectively. Not very ergonomic, but I rarely only use 1 type of gun.

[@acookiegimme4894]

The Zero can't even touch anything if the pilot is not: a)distracted, b)made a mistake or c)have a functioning tactical mind

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Then most players do a, b and c.

[@acookiegimme4894]

Interestingly, I found that many Allied pilots have something I call "Late Game Realization Syndrome". They spent nearly a match (attempting to) dogfight or watch their teammates doing so and then once there is only them left alive they suddenly regain their brain function and climb away, stall the game for 30mins and win cheaply by tickets. Really annoying and is basically impossible to counter

[@dakinoytc986]

Well it's true that good pilot are what they are by playing dificult plane and rewiew their replay, to see where was his principal mistakes.

[@alexandru.g8746]

Weird. Last time i checked ur videos yesterday this one was missing!

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Hmm suspicious!

[@alexandru.g8746]

Adam514 ikr

[@frankzhang1246]

6:37 so true!

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

(In that match haha).

[@KentJ]

I just bought a premium Japanese plane, is the tech tree fun to play? I’ve been doing bnz/energy techniques with Germany and Americans for my whole wt career

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

I find Japan very fun yes.

[@haroldmorgan371]

what additional program do you use as an overlay for relevant engine information?

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

I use this now: Overlay: forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/483838-warthunder-real-time-information/

[@cptoscar]

What could the p51 at the end have done to escape the situation?

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Not dive under. Instead, he should have continued and dove away from us.

[@_GODSFIGHTER]

Only difference is now the machine guns sound better but still crappy. Gotta love sushi guns. But fr though this zero is amazing. Good to fly

[@silience4095]

Did the guns get nerfed to hell? I can shoot at someone and it doesn't chop wings off, mostly just fires (if im lucky), most of the time it's just shooting off little pieces...

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

No not really, this still happens.

[@silience4095]

@@AdamTheEnginerd Turns out... stock belts are just incredibly bad. Worse than stock MG 151 tbh.

[@BasedMilitarist6624]

How to win against 4.0 japanese: Play P61 Go low Dont let enemy boom&zoom you Turret their ass down since they have 0 armor

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

It's more about their worse armament and their lower speed, but yeah.

[@BasedMilitarist6624]

@@AdamTheEnginerd shush. They dont have to know.

[@bobuboi4643]

Pffft, like that's ever gonna happen.

[@drgwyn1]

huh i thought the us p-51 mk1a with 4 20mm guns was the slowest

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Wow no, that thing is the fastest 3.7 by far at 583km/h, compared to 472km/h for the A6M3. That's over 100km/h difference which is huge. Look at the sea level speed spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cYUunWdLvyrJGf6IIo2IvPccb6KYTIDl1szFIHAOWj4/edit?ts=5a3eb95f#gid=1780750596

[@drgwyn1]

if i think the mk1a is slow then dear god this thing is slow

[@Alpha-mo1kg]

Hey mate is it possible for you to fly the bearcat ? I want to see how I am mwant to fly the plane

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

This match wasn't enough? kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXa7nZaIm8l3irM

[@Alpha-mo1kg]

Well im a scrub so more videos would be nice :P

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Tbh that covers most of what I know about the Bearcat, there's only one thing mildly important that I would add. Why the Bearcat in particular? You like it?

[@Alpha-mo1kg]

Adam514. I heard that the plane is very good but my plane is stock and I struggle to fly the plane, especially against faster jets and spitfires

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

You are much faster than Spitfires at low altitude, and you climb better. There's no need to dogfight them, and especially at that high tier, just bait for your teammates if a Spitfire chases you. Stock is a bit of a pain in the Bearcat indeed.

[@HuehuehueWolooo]

How did you chose mixtures for this? It's bloody challenging to fly this against 51 and 47.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

I leave it at 60% for most planes, except P47s. Meh against good* 51 and 47 pilots haha.

[@HuehuehueWolooo]

Ι have it much leaner after take off for most fighters so I asked since maybe you had some info on the engine model. I mean good pilots yeah. At least this pain teahes me to be an even better mustang pilot.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Mixture isn't modeled on most aircraft so 60% or 100% doesn't change anything.

[@HuehuehueWolooo]

I HAVE BEEN HAD they played me like a damn fiddle and to think that I even thought that they changed the exhaust color in relation to mixture from yellow to blue, I am stupid.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Lmao happens!

[@HeyBigChriss]

The Japanese planes are so OP.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Haha against disorganized teams sure.

[@HeyBigChriss]

Adam514 yeah, which I fly US planes so basically almost every team?? Lol. It’s rare that the US teams work together, but when they do, they’re lethal.

[@starboxgalaxy7597]

Hi Adam..im new to air battles..do i need to use manual engine control? I want to play air realistic hehe

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

No not at all, MEC isn't used by the vast majority of pilots. Playing on automatic, at least in the beginning, is my advice. You have a lot more important things to learn than MEC when you start.

[@starboxgalaxy7597]

@@AdamTheEnginerd thank you so much Adam

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

@@starboxgalaxy7597 My pleasure!

[@starboxgalaxy7597]

@@AdamTheEnginerd one more thing Adam if its ok with you hehe, can you give me an air controls in air realistic mouse aim? So sorry if i bothers you now forgive me for my noobness 😁

[@starboxgalaxy7597]

By the way im planning to use british planes mostly rank 3 and 4 😃

[@makarovtheplat1805]

were you and your squadmate using voice when playing this game?

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Nope why?

[@makarovtheplat1805]

@@AdamTheEnginerd its just, you two seemed really coordinated, with just the default radio?

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Not even. We've played a decent amount together, we know what the other is doing and will do without communicating.

[@makarovtheplat1805]

@@AdamTheEnginerd fuck if this ain't relationship goal idk what is

[@MARCTOWNUSA]

I fly without voice chat all the time because I don't have it but you realize you can be just as good while squading. Its better that your teammates know you by heart and with little or no chat👍😎✈

[@oldcrow3646]

ki 100 (non premium) its amazing fast and op cannons

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

I've got a video on it.

[@oldcrow3646]

@@AdamTheEnginerd damm too many vid to find it xd

[@oldcrow3646]

btw..i saw your vid about P80,,,and i used it again after 1 year..and keeps amazing..but hard to fight agains 262 C with rockets boosters

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Yeah 8.0s will reck it.

[@Leon_der_Luftige]

Nice display of taking off candy from children. May I ask how sensitive your mouse actually is? Since you almost never zoom in to shoot, surely you turned your DPI down quite a bit right?

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Thanks! It's most likely default, I don't recall ever changing it.

[@spicysaladkid5098]

Why do you randomly go into cockpit mode and then out of it? I have seen many people do this but I never understood why.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Hahaha it reminds of how CS:GO players switch weapons often too. I do it because I want to access my virtual cockpit and look at my true heading. The angle between your cursor and the true heading is important for efficiency reasons. If the angle is too high or too low, you are wasting energy. Cockpit mode also gives info like IAS, manifold pressure, climb, etc.

[@WhooptieDo]

Adam514 quick switch! Exactly how I feel doing it lol

[@ivanplavljanic1057]

U know speed rly isnt everything u say german fighters are hardest to fly and yet i find them the best. If u know what you are doing you can really do amazing things like defeating a mig-17 on a D-9 (personal expirience) in a 1v1.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Never said it was. But D9 can't do anything against a Mig17 is both pilots are decent.

[@colink8954]

It’s pathetic that all of these planes on the US team that can absolutely tear apart a Japanese team with an altitude advantage are being caught in a turn fight or lower than you in your Zero.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

The Japanese team climbs better, so this is the result if US don't sideclimb.

[@colink8954]

Adam514 I totally agree. I haven’t played in over a year and it’s comical to look back at how bad US teams have been in the past. Playing in a zero was always like shooting fish in a barrel against teams like this. I had 50 kills and 0 deaths in the mod 22 ko before I got killed by a player that took the time to fly the way these planes should to combat a team of zeros and highly maneuverable aircraft.

[@mr.sharpenedmango2378]

Does zero recommended for beginner?

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Yeah why not.

[@fulcrum2951]

I call hax No way one can be that accurate

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Perhaps ;).

[@zerohero8756]

US had better aircraft, but Japan had better pilots. AMEN to that!

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Meant in this match haha.

[@amingunes6445]

Um, how is this not considered OP the plane can do a 360 turn faster than a American plane can do a 180.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Because turn isn't everything. US planes are much faster.

[@abdulselamozdemir7480]

Can you teach us how to aim?

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Not really haha.

[@abdulselamozdemir7480]

@@AdamTheEnginerd i really suck at this game but you make to play it, I love watching your videos, they are so great.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

@@abdulselamozdemir7480 Thanks for the support!

[@abdulselamozdemir7480]

@@AdamTheEnginerd u deserve better matte:) but do know anythinh about the swedish nation?:)

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

@@abdulselamozdemir7480 I know there isn't anything to research yet.

[@adamliu2246]

ADAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[@major_kukri2430]

Liu Zongheng EDDDDDDDDDDIIIIIIEEEEE

[@ahmetasmadili3520]

kill counter is 5

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Thanks!

[@sabenconte3559]

Am I the only one that think Japan has the most OP props?

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Early tier yeah, over 5.0 BR nope.

[@major_kukri2430]

Saben Conte depends on the tier. At the tier Adam was fighting at though, the USA planes have a massive advantage. It's just that the players have no clue what they are doing.

[@l.h.r-gamer8300]

I HATE PREMIUMS

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Haha.

[@l.h.r-gamer8300]

@@AdamTheEnginerd It is strange: we use the same plane, the same ammunition, the same everything. But you hit Hit Kill on 2 Airplanes, and I spend my entire ammo on a single plane, without shooting it down. Premiums have their advantages in Gameplays, and that is obvious.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

@@l.h.r-gamer8300 No...

[@l.h.r-gamer8300]

@@AdamTheEnginerd yes

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Btw this isn't a premium lmao.

[@eneskesicioglu3907]

this plane sucks and its shit af but you are playing it realy good

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

Nah it's decent. Against an organized team it would have trouble, but that essentially doesn't happen.

[@eneskesicioglu3907]

@@AdamTheEnginerd decent ? dude just look at p 63-a5 its way better has cannons and shit and its 3.7 this thing doesnt even have 4 .50's

[@coys4712]

This aircraft is pretty garbage if you are fighting an experienced player. Also, in a Britain vs Japan matchup, Britain would wipe the floor.

[@AdamTheEnginerd]

*Organized group of experienced players, and quite the contrary it's Japan that wipes for the floor with Britain.

[@reggiekoestoer1511]

Ohh my Zero loves wiping the floor with Spitfires. They really really love to turn, and many don't realize the Zero turns better than a Spitfire (except the Mk1)