War Thunder Dogfighting Tips and Tutorial - How to Get 18 Kills in a Match

[@quavismtbcars]

just listen to the red barons rules; only attack when your enemy is clear in your vision; only one person should go after one target and always have the altitude advantage.

[@goki6548]

**ONLY ONE PERSON SHOULD GO AFTER ONE TARGET**

[@reedman0780]

@@goki6548 *me and 5 other guys going after one B-17* *Guess I'll get my pilot sniped*

[@starfighter1043]

So in a Russian yak I need to get altitude advantage over the bf109 and fw190 flying at 5000m? You realize not every plane acts the same at altitude...like you wouldn't take a p39 at 5000m and dogfight a bf109 at 4500m he has SUPERIOR altitude performance over the p39s and p63s and yaks....like if there a zero at 4000m you're not gonna wanna climb to 5000m in your p39 you're going to get ran all over at that altitude! Sometimes you gotta fly defensively and bait the target down to fight ON YOUR TERMS not theirs....its ok to merge and start a fight w an enemy at the same altitude as you, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE MORE SPEED THAN THEM you can attack at the same altitude....shit even in my me410 I'll meet bf109s at 4500m up but I'm going 550kmh in a straight line while he had to climb to me he's high yeah but he's high and slow and that's a dead 109 being at 4000m at 200kmh my me410 runs circles around em....

[@starfighter1043]

At 6:33 he attacked a higher target and the target zoomed away he didn't want no smoke lol 😆

[@starfighter1043]

Almost ALL the enemies was above this guy this match lol almost

[@igoreuss5247]

I have another tip: When you get set on fire, immiedately turn your power to 0% and turn off the engine, this way in most cases the fire will go out without causing much damage.

[@ronanbax6102]

As far as I know this is not an actual mechanic and just a myth. This really wouldnt work if there was a fuel fire as shutting off the engine does not stop it from leaking out of the tank

[@igoreuss5247]

@Morahman7vnNo2 burning fuel is no longer cycling around the aircraft setting everything on fire and fuel is not heated up even more with the heat of the engine so it gives you more time to let the fre die out

[@handonthegat2989]

@@igoreuss5247 100% legit. I was going to say this before i saw your comment. I always do this and it works well. Yes self sealing fuel tanks.

[@jamesporter6288]

@@ronanbax6102 it absolutely works with engine fires.

[@ronanbax6102]

@@jamesporter6288 perhaps, but I have yet to see this work consistently in real games. Or an official source saying this gives you better chances.

[@Anti-Villain-Wolf]

It's not always the one with the best weapon, it's the one wielding it that usually wins. Great video.

[@MamaHyBrandt]

Its not the plane, its the pilot

[@ccramit]

I only ever played Air Arcade for the first like month that I played War Thunder. I'd usually end a match with more deaths than kills. Then, I just dove into Air RB and learned through trial and error. After about 2 weeks, I jumped back into Air Arcade and got 12 kills in my P51 before getting shot down. 12 kills in 1 plane! If you really want to hone your dogfighting skills, stop playing Arcade and start playing RB. It teaches you to conserve your ammo, when to shoot and have a high chance of a kill, target prioritization, and how to control your plane a lot better.

[@vinnygee173]

and also learn about energy states

[@bizi8143]

That’s the tactic if you have 10 planes to waste per match

[@King63Kobra]

You could say but in reality he only used 5 of his planes and also made it very clear that the head on tactic only suits his play style of, yeah, "im gonna waste all my planes"

[@bizi8143]

I don’t know. My thing is to go in there, survive with one plane as much as I can and get as many planes I can. Feels more realistic and feels like a rock star when you get 13 kills without single death. But that goes with knowing limitations of your plane as well as limitations of a plane you are fighting against. For example, if you get typhoon mk1 just keep the speed and altitude advantage and you are faster than anything on the map. Boom and zoom and 10-0 is not that hard at all. That’s one plane tho. There are multiple planes that exceed every other plane in something. That’s just how I like it I guess.

[@wyattgraff8306]

Im so close to the mig jets im so fucking exited

[@SotGravarg]

I have 10 to waste

[@mcchickenbaptistchurch.org2]

Worse in realistic too

[@andrazprelec8263]

How to get 18 kills: play British planes on BR 1

[@justarandomguyp4482]

ok

[@justsheeeps134]

Maybe its true after all

[@childblender5594]

What, Gladiators are terrible. You mean rank 2

[@commandmax3931]

That's bullshit because when I play br 1 everyone else is over br 2.

[@tipical3587]

How do I kill a spitfire in a mf bi plane

[@markcalvo6006]

I watched a documentary about the P-51 Mustang and one of the pilots said you have to go into a dogfight with attitude that you are going to win. Basically what you call the Berserker attitude. It isn't bravado, it's what you need to do to survive. Keep up the good work with the videos. Thanks for posting this.

[@soap-lx6ei]

The best way to not die is not be hit Absolute big brain 100

[@royhsieh4307]

we know its obvious but hey everything is easier said than done, no? >:)

[@Someone-ll1rc]

But how does one not get hit? Well, I don’t think enemies will shoot someone already dead sooo… *Die to not die.*

[@specialaccount7631]

"why would we need armor when we have maneuverability?" -Japanese Mistubishi engineers

[@TaronTT]

Being a rollercoaster enthausiast, these roll names confuse me to hell xD

[@Audfile]

Thats because these aren't rollercoasters.

[@----.__]

Being a baker, these roll names confuse me to hell

[@TobinTalks]

Being a gymnast, these roll names confuse me to hell

[@tunisianpartisan1080]

Being a fisherman, thse roll names confuse me to hell

[@simon20002]

Being a smoker these rolls confuse me to hell

[@stpplayz2322]

This went from tutorial to full on Gameplay very quickly

[@SERVCE_F_HpE]

it works, it just works...

[@richardball8365]

Aside from your aiming skills you must also be pretty lucky. Watching that video you hardly ever got attacked. When I play if I try to go for an plane that's on the edge of the battle, someone always gets there just before me. If I head for the melee I end up with several planes attacking me at once or a continuous succession of attacks with the inevitable result in very short order. You seemed to cruise around in a carefree manner picking off the enemy one by one.

[@michbus7440]

Yeah I agree. Maybe he confuses the enemies by switching targets constantly?

[@kry0cera962]

He’s just that’s good that no one can come for him because they are all dead

[@saltybits9954]

Yeah. The servers I get put in is a sea of red enemies and the maps are so small nobody even has time to setup any kind of strategy. Gaijin could easily spread the objectives out but they dont cause shorter games = bigger profit.

[@pilot_bruh576]

Ehh must be because of the fact it's mission editor for test flights but I doubt it's that right?

[@saltybits9954]

@@pilot_bruh576 lmao....yeah or a custom server full of bots with their gamertags changed to look like real players. It happens in World of Tanks alot. It's called "rigging" and boost companies use the tactic all the time.

[@oliverheath7612]

Dude you rock thanks so much. my first dog fight session after watching your video i only lost two planes and went from battling with getting kills, like an average of 5 or 6 kills, to getting 12 kills this game. duuuuuuuuude

[@thebinchiken8038]

You don’t need to have an incredibl plane to do well. Noobs with less than 1.7: buys focke wulf 190D

[@Yates-gatekeeper]

Well it is a premium so means you can get twice the rp to get better planes I bought that plane when had only the 4.0 bf109 and few others and now I have a me 262 cause of the massive rp gain on rb.

[@TheKarnophage]

No, they buy a Ju 288 c and just derp their way up to Rank 5 planes. Jets in 3 weeks with a level 10 pilot, no problem.

[@royhsieh4307]

actually focke wulfs are incredibly good planes that most people cant do well unless they know what they are doing

[@user-hr1uw4cj2z]

@@royhsieh4307 Thats the point Noobs dont know what they are doing and as you said to play FW190's you need to know what you are doing

[@jordanp2539]

Another thing you can do when you get set on fire is turn your thrust all the way down to 0% then back up to 100% and repeat and the flames will sometimes go out.

[@insaniacgaming2009]

I go in and out games getting wrecking by higher up.. im at the point where theres jets and im still in the prop planes.. i am sure thats why im in a rough patch.

[@WhoMeDavidC]

The struggle is real - playing in my F4U 1 C and I had to check there wasn’t. Low flying jet over my house. Nope just 3 P-59’s 😂😂

[@gewoony2972]

You probably rushed the research by having one plane researched in like tier IV or V meanwhile all your other planes are still at tier III. You should send the high tier plane to holidays have your planes equal like around the same tier so you can focus on research equally and won't end up in high tier battles

[@deltozilla987]

Any tips for the British planes that tend to have their guns on the wings instead of on the nose? Cause im doing everything right, firing in 2 seconds burst, booming and zooming on lonely fighters/bombers, even doing the air manoeuvres in time and correctly yet I get killed first.

[@cmblazemuza7335]

Playing with a 400 m gun convergence, and playing with altitude as much as possible to come fast in close range, maybe one turn to use the manœuvrability advantage and get out and climbs as far/high as possible, you have to know what you are facing to not leave when you are engaging a faster plane

[@zacsmith2026]

British fighters aren’t great at boom and zoom youre better off trying to turn fight

[@cohpefps]

@@zacsmith2026 some are, such as the typhoons and hurricanes, but the spitfires need to be used for turnfights

[@StephenShiell]

Instead of blindly setting your convergence at the "approved" 400m, try setting it at a range you are comfortable with. After some trial and error, I have set mine at 600m for 50s and 800m for cannons. That works for me.

[@Blue_Flight]

yo this helped me a whole lot, and I mean a lot. trust me, this works

[@niceday5060]

My Man ! |I tried and tested your methods, I'm a rookie, just started flying and been playing tanks all this time. The results are Grand , I no longer end up at the bottom of the scoreboard, starting to have matches where I end up 2nd ,3rd,4rth around there , and two matches so far finishing first ! this did not happen right after watching your tips, but after I tested it out in a few matches and got used to it.

[@mazenalbanna1478]

Grind Sweden (aka. The most op nation) and just 2 second burst everyone

[@elementaljosh]

Sweden may be the best nation for tryna speed run to high levels, but the lack of variety is painful, especially for those who play more arcade than realistic battles

[@koencagurangan3256]

Nah Sweden is shite, their firepower is all they've got going for them, especially at BR 4.0, they've got crap maneuvering, and shit durability (expect for your J21A to just completely die after getting hit by one bullet, I'm talking dead pilot, engine, snapped wings, snapped tail, fuel on fire, leaking oil, and leaking water)

[@cana0]

@@koencagurangan3256 my italian planes after getting hit once in the engine. Anyway, both italia and sweden are pretty good but some swedish planes can't turn. Who plays only arcade can't understand the pain. That's why i play japan too.

[@-keiskx1774]

@@cana0 Italia *

[@cana0]

@@-keiskx1774 ik i just missclicked, thx for letting me notice

[@planestheplaneenjoyer]

I do the tactics,yet i always get demolished by j21 and i can never break a wing of an aircraft or set it on fire

[@aidenc1671]

you might be using the wrong rounds, check for incendiary (i) or high explosive (he) in the round name

[@nils0745]

Good tip: become your enemy

[@shaggygabe728]

*laughs in J21*

[@cana0]

@@shaggygabe728 all fun and games until the swedish plane see a japanese in the distance...

[@shaggygabe728]

@@cana0 true. Them zero's are very good!

[@DannnnnyW]

I find that it's not mentioned very often, but taking into account the other potential players crew skills also makes a difference, in how to effectively deal/engage with them. A good indicator i've found it to quickly open the scoreboard and quickly check on a players level before i engage them. (Takes next to no time to quickly do during gameplay) if the other player turns out to be level 100, I take that into account when engaging said player. It helps because it give an indication to how the player will react upon attacking them.

[@PeterGust-fw2gf]

Dogfighting is very hard for me. I wanna improve but my favorite is CAS. I love to sit back and play the supportive role.

[@firvida]

Bro this is amazing, I’m not such and aggressive player so I don’t think I would use this tactics but I know some rusher friends that will like this. Perfect video 👌👌

[@BrayOfTheDonkey]

7:20 "I can feel your anger..."

[@scottytrotter]

My dogfighting skills when just 1 on 1 are pretty good. But... Problems: 1. Try to go somewhere where I have allies so it's not just me versus two or more enemy. But one of my allies usually gets the target first, so wasted time there. 2. Go where several allies are so that I have cover but there are usually several enemy too. Always end up with at least one other enemy on my six. So it's Goodnight Vienna. Go in to spectator mode and watch other players. Is it just luck? - but they seem to be able to be in a huge melee and never get anyone attacking them! And then then they shoot down four a/c in about 30 seconds. 3. Only seem to win 1 in 10 head to heads. Miserable!

[@Fransen27]

Cool tutorial man, I got 9 kills in the first match after watching this video!

[@fakiirification]

i more or less figured these tips out on my own. glad to see im on the right track. You cant play this game mode timidly. the more aggressive you are, the more likely you are to kill the enemy before they can get on your ass. its the exact opposite of ground RB. no such thing as hiding in the air.

[@thehobbist5544]

Most people: "Ah I see, this person is better at climbing, so I will out turn him" Others: "Ah I see, this person is better at turning, so I will out climb him" Me: "Ah I see this person is better at both, I will now die"

[@krzysztofbroda5376]

I love how it feels like an ancient 2014 video. No slander

[@newspoonlord5113]

this is great and all but when I do head ons, I usually burst fire for around a second when im around 1.3km-1.5km away then do a barrel roll or canopy roll to evade the incoming shots. Great tactic for getting out unscathed, works 85% of the time while hitting a few shots on your opponent's engine/pilot (Pilot if youre lucky). This works with all fighters and this tactic works best in air rb because the opponent's plane wont be able to turn away in time.

[@Ayu25TechAddict]

What I really like is your mic sounds like a pilot comm!! Big ups

[@jaysonvincent5051]

7:50 love the fw190's rotation radius soo quick and snappy

[@arbol8813]

Best video ever! im now the #1 fighter pilot in warthunder !!!! :DDDDD

[@jsimms2107]

This actually really helped me I only have 2 planes in my crew and I got 4 kills first game on I usually don’t get any thank you

[@smokeyBREWER]

I need a friend to play with. Haveing 2 people going into every fight helps so much.

[@dharminplays9952]

Wild an what?! Damn came a long way. Glad to see where ya were

[@matthewlee4290]

I think one of the best planes to do this is the P-36G Hawk

[@cana0]

Trust me, it's the SM 91 and SM 92

[@TheStig_TG]

@@cana0 which country

[@cana0]

@@TheStig_TG Italy

[@TheStig_TG]

@@cana0 thanks

[@krisshort1914]

holy shit I immediately got better. You are a god amongst men my friend.

[@rudolphantler6309]

I know what you mean. Sometimes I'm so tough I just look at a Spitfire and it just explodes out of fear.

[@Alcatraz509]

“You don’t need a good plane” Okay lets see that P-26 A ruin a lobby mate.

[@barrettson1028]

18 kills in one match. Bros the Red Baron of War Thunder.

[@runforitman]

I never even considered gun convergence I'm going to look into that

[@dobermanproductions8184]

This is perfect for me, not only am I a starter I only use German Aircraft.

[@TheCapable]

Thanks so much for this tip, it worked.

[@ilikecupcakes7680]

my game has a bug where i hit an enemy 10 times without dealing any damage and their friend comes behind me hits me once and i turn into a fireball

[@planestheplaneenjoyer]

at first it hasnt helped but now that i got a new aircraft with good firepower thank you!

[@BChaines99]

Tankenstein goes brrrrrr

[@gewoony2972]

Man I always die in head ons I hope this will help me

[@WalkerTheSpy]

how to win >play arcade >use the bf 109g

[@zyloidreacts3880]

first time player approved works like a charm

[@seafire6026]

When you shoot at the raf: 'don't take him down

[@888Helene]

I used the shake and got 6 kills after just 6 minutes hahaha, Improved my stuff a lot

[@danielgrant9457]

you did a great job man thx

[@diamondminer5573]

Bro I thought I was good cause I got 4 kills and 2 assists in 1 respawn. This man pulling out 10+

[@philliprumbelow4574]

Thanks dude, I've been struggling as a PS4 player, maybe this will give me some sort of edge

[@philliprumbelow4574]

So I tested it out on a tier 1 fight...5 kills, 3 Critical hits, 35 hits, activity 89%, 13 awards...thank you so much for this video, it has helped me

[@philliprumbelow4574]

And 4th place

[@goatcar4599]

@Sean Bowers I actually like xbox more then keyboard, sure it limits your movement but it feels a lot more smooth

[@jaredtandle2596]

DO A BARRELL ROLL!

[@ricardofranco7419]

Awesome Red Baron skin!

[@darkaviator8382]

I haven’t played war thunder for a long time cuz my pc broke, but now it’s fixed and when I started playing, I feel like I forgot all my maneuvers already.

[@Scott11078]

I hear ya, got mine back up and started playing again after 3 years. MUCH has changed, feels very much like day one again. My hotas x always giving me the wobbles sure never helped but I can't play an aircraft game with keyboard and mouse. I got a used VKB gladiator mk2 and rift CV-1. I'm surprised how much those 2 things helped me out. I still feel a bit lost but having situational awareness and a steady gun platform help out.

[@timothylooi3895]

thanks for the advice and tactics

[@Iago6969]

I really seems like you are simply outgunning like I am getting outgunned

[@jakeh1038]

Thanks the advice is kinda personalized to your playstyle(the plane) but the tips are fantastic.

[@Wendigo560]

For headons or if someone is sticking on your 6 just hold w+d+s (canopy roll)

[@Wendigo560]

It's very effective

[@Wendigo560]

Then proceed to get on the enemies 6

[@General_Specter]

thank you. that was really helpfull

[@nicholasbrassard3512]

This helps me with tactics but I gotta learn controls, I don't even know how to look behind me without moving the olane xD i do well in my low br (1.7), i usually get 1st or 2nd place, but my team hasnt won in like 12 games >.>

[@Marchey_]

I normally get like 5 air kills, I tried it out and I got 13, can confirm it works

[@Itoon-h2z]

How can you little camera movement with every thing you do? I have default controls and my camera is so unstable so every turn I make my camera shifts to another angle

[@leviclark1996]

Did you figure out how to fix this? I have the same issue

[@Itoon-h2z]

@@leviclark1996 I learned how to control my camera with free look

[@peterharrell7305]

Not a whole lot of head on attack techniques got passed on to rookies. Can't imagine why, lol.

[@mr.rubicon1193]

How are you the Terminator? My guns NEVER annihilate targets like this.

[@xx-og9kg]

well done, inspirational :)

[@mazenalbanna1478]

J21a is just op and undefeatable

[@cana0]

Until it faces a japanese hehehhe

[@cana0]

Italk about realistic of course, in arcade every plane can turn well

[@safry4825]

Thanks for tips!

[@jayjojpp1828]

Bro I just got this game and I didn’t know you can butter through any plane like you are. How

[@BigCheese85]

What's the smaller circle for when aiming?

[@jereme5963]

Use a stick of some kind and find out that there's a lot more control involved to do that aileron roll and stay in a straight line...

[@thequietk1]

This help me a lot, but I'm having trouble with the Ju 88 C-6 where the crosshair is further down... idk how to describe it, but can you do another video for that? To help not just me but fellow Ju 88 C-6 pilots....

[@ericphly0526]

he is the real red baron

[@Vincent-sf1uy]

The biggest problem for me is actually predicting where i have to shoot to hit the enemy before the circle shows me where i have to shoot

[@bruhman3699]

Aim just in front of the circle if ur an arcade player and for realistic try to aim with elevation on the target and compensate for the lead by aiming further ahead of the aircraft depending on speed and angle of attack

[@zackomata7536]

What is your sensitivity settings at? And special keys as well???

[@jacktrumbull8446]

what is the setting where you can switch locking on to people

[@notbappo2435]

How to peepeepoopoo 😳

[@WARVIATION]

jus the perfect example plane! and it's the same one i'll be using :)

[@ghost_CloudXZ]

Which is the best Japanese plane to use in combat

[@andrewknight5714]

my issue is more control. if someone is on my tail i cant roll fast enough for it to be effective. and it feels like my plane is a whole second behind my input.so if i do that little jump it moves the nose barely if at all.

[@boravedat2931]

I’m only good at killing ground targets and losing aaa yes depression

[@smalfoot]

he going with the „Blitzkrieg“-> „Kill them before they can kill you“

[@SunManMoon]

are you using vertical targeting or no?

[@johncarlotena1151]

A friendly reminder please visit your local field once in a while

[@Ranjuw]

7:44 HIGHER THE KING OF THE SKY!

[@shaggygabe728]

*HE'S FLYING TO FAST AND HE'S FLYING TO HIGH!*

[@cana0]

@@shaggygabe728 *HIGHEEER, AN EYE FOR AN EYE, THE LEGEND WILL NEVER DIE*

[@shaggygabe728]

Personaly i play Arcade. I almost never play realistic: because its just hard and stressfull for me. Yeah you get more SL in Realistic but in Arcade you have lower repair costs. Another reason why i dont play Realistic is because i like to play casually. The one thing i hate about Arcade is that there is like 1% teamwork and players steal kills alot.

[@cana0]

Well, arcade is made for new players so ofc they will steal more kills

[@bravo55286]

Id like too see how you do in 1v1 dog fights I'm terrible but consistently pul 10+ kills in air arcade. My buddies like to dogfight and I just can't keep up 1v1

[@MrVolodus]

I play RB ... good game is if I kill one. Anything more is superb :D 120 matches (I just started), 84 kills ... I suck hard. But still have fun :)

[@senzar9970]

I play arcade. I suck ass

[@richardball8365]

It's hard to get into that. I tried but I got fed up with spending five minutes getting to the battle and then getting shot down, usually in under a minute. Then waiting for the next game... and repeat. I guess at least players play as a team though. Arcade is all selfish kill-stealing, six a/c attacking one enemy leaving everyone else unprotected etc. Suggest that we play as a team and you're met with abuse and piss-taking. Oh well.

[@andrewdavies3584]

First scene; NEVER GO FOR THE FIRST PLANE, GO FOR THE LAST ONE....... RESIST THE TEMPTATION. Second scene; SEE WHICH ONE IS CLOSEST AND WATCH ME KILL IT FIRST...... OK?

[@bobbys.9549]

What convergence settings are you using with German fighters with guns close to center?

[@ThelagKingStrikes]

spinning, that's a good trick

[@jasongleason6252]

What system do you play on? I'm on ps5 & want to adjust my controller setting..

[@fitzergerald302]

Im having a terrible time with the british aircraft, any tips???

[@triceratops2929]

If an enemy fighter is on my tail, what maneuvers can I do to switch the situation around and get on their tail to shoot them down from behind?

[@timinamen1217]

What distance should my gun show me the dot to lead my shots?

[@ZahidPlaysGames]

If I kill all my oponents, then no one can kill me. Best advice.