War Thunder - Heatseeker

[@toxicmongerofthehatefulbro5745]

"You got to stop getting TK's man" "YOU said it was fire and forget, so I fired and forgot who I was suppose to target." That was a fun one.

[@matheusGMN]

wait, they really said that in chat? hahaha

[@BPKPhoenix]

"The missile knows where it is at all times." _Frailach 1 plays._ *BRUHHHH*

[@M4m1de]

I am sure I am speaking for a lot of people, we really appreciate the WarThunder videos !

[@MajorManjuw]

yeeeeees

[@Thespectaro]

True

[@realberserkpanda]

yup

[@realberserkpanda]

I am ashamed to admit that I have only been watching the warthunder and mingleswithjingles lately.

[@richardlemon5958]

I am sure I am speaking for a lot of people, we really appreciate the Mighty Jingles KZbinr !

[@RayPall]

2:53 It's funny how the "F-16 is called Viper because of its resemblance to the Colonial Viper from BSG" went full circle with the BSG re-imagined series, as the Viper Mk.VII looks very much like the F-16. So a Viper looks like a Viper that is called a Viper because it looks like an older Viper.

[@acephantom903]

And I think the new F-16 variant is called the Viper as well. I guess it is a case of "If you can't beat them, join them." lol

[@davidsmith8997]

The F-16 was also the first fully fly-by-wire production jet and got the early nickname "electric jet". That then led to the Viper nickname.

[@RedXlV]

@@acephantom903 Yep, the F-16V Block 70/72 (an export model, since the USAF is buying all F-35s these days) is officially nicknamed the Viper.

[@jgold2813]

Viper: the unofficial nickname The F-16 is often referred to as the "Viper", a nickname especially popular with people involved with the F-16. Before "Fighting Falcon" was selected as official name, pilots at Hill AFB, the first F-16 base, came up with a number of proposals, including "Viper". Lt. Col. Pat "Gums" McAdoo, USAF Ret., one of the first F-16 pilots at Hill AFB, recalls the origin of the name "F-16 Viper": At end of runway, the F-16 did resemble a cobra or something as it approached you. However, I think Northrop had already taken that name for the YF-17. We all voted, and Viper came in really high.

[@dmactye3]

The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is, whichever is greater, it obtains a difference, or deviation.....

[@alexfulton375]

It's also entertaining watching people not cutting their afterburner when a missile is on them, doing so reduces your heat signature a lot and makes your flares/chaff more effective in WT.

[@ItsUbi]

The war thunder content continues to flow! Many thanks Jingles.

[@ollikoskinen1]

As Jingles mentioned jousting, the last boss fight in Ace Combat Zero: Belkan War is actually a joust. The final enemy is the protagonist's former wingman, who has joined a rebel force and he has gotten an experimental aircraft, the Morgan, that can only be damaged from the front.

[@VhenRaTheRaptor]

That is what my mind went to, yes.

[@jimmyseaver3647]

@@VhenRaTheRaptor Immediately, to boot.

[@VhenRaTheRaptor]

@@jimmyseaver3647 Yeah... same. That and a thought about borders.

[@trentlewis1473]

And because it's Ace Combat, he also has a big laser mounted along the back of his plane.

[@117steveng]

#belkadidnothingwrong

[@EATSxBABIES]

Good to see Jingle running his old audio mixing settings from 2016, I could almost hear 2 entire sentences over the jet exhaust XD

[@ainumahtar]

It is kind of amazing how little the old man has picked up when it comes to audio mixing, his levels are all over the place generally

[@H0kram]

@@ainumahtar We can't hear a thing from the salt mine.

[@gogogamerzz]

Thanks! Good comment

[@thomaskositzki9424]

I had no problems whatsoever.

[@thetigerii9506]

blink twice if gaijin is holding you hostage, dear gnome overlord

[@brandeschuytter4374]

This is the third annual warthunder video this year. At this rate world of warships is going to have its fifth carrier rework

[@kolri]

the years just fly by when you start to get older

[@JoshuaC923]

World of spaceships going into beta testing

[@Zonkotron]

Oh yeah, please. Now all carrier planes can drop nukes and jet propulsion. Even the Langley. Reason. Balance.

[@THEDAVILAK1]

Submergable-flying carriers with nuclear armed planes and Conqueror heals

[@quinnthespin5407]

A part of me wants new WT intros, but at the same time the old intros bring me back to when my worst nightmare was my Math test and not taxes

[@DevilWarshipper]

My god we must be decades in to the future by now, with so many of these annual WarThunder videos coming out!😊

[@missionsurfer1158]

lololololol! 😀

[@HanoverFiste1965]

I was thinking the same thing. Cyberpunk 3077 should be out soon.

[@bunnybootsink9258]

@@HanoverFiste1965 I was thinking StarCitizen finally released.

[@ifga16]

Quick FYI about the Libyan shoot downs. USS Nimitz had recently been in the movie "Final Countdown" with Kirk Douglas, Katherine Ross and Martin Sheen. In the film, VF 84 Tomcats, Jolly Rogers, 'downed' two Zero fighters and were strutting and puffed up like pigeons. the sister squadron VF41 had no role until Quackydaffy sent two of his planes out to mess with the Yankees. VF 41 performed the job of fixing two of the Libyan air force's maintenance problems. Needless to say, the 84 guys were rather subdued after that. VFA 41, Black Aces, is still with us but VF 84 commissioned in 1995, the year I retired from Uncle Sam's Canoe Club.

[@westerlywind1035]

I love the old Warthunder music in the intro, can't believe this game is 9 years old this year. Thanks for all the WT vids recently Jingles. Can't believe you haven't made any RAF jokes!

[@TheJamie119]

9? It turns 11 this year

[@9999AWC]

Umm War Thunder celebrated 10 years in November...

[@ShockwaveTheLogical]

As both a War Thunder and an F16 lover, this made me very happy. Loving the more regular WT content.

[@akdaltonaurora]

The AIM-120 at short range goes pitbull right away, but at long range unless it has support from the AWAS, it needs the on board radar from the aircraft to achieve an initial lock, the when it gets in range of about 20 or so miles it will go pitbull. I don't know if Warthunder has the 120, but that is how it works.

[@naggarond]

WT has AIM9s 7s and 54s currently in-game, though it wouldn't surprise me if they eventually introduce the 120 in the game

[@ecpgieicg]

Since when can AIM-120 get guidance from AWAS (AEWS?) ? Seriously asking. Source pls.

[@naggarond]

@@ecpgieicg AMRAAM uses two-stage guidance when fired at long range. The aircraft passes data to the missile just before launch, giving it information about the location of the target aircraft from the launch point, including its direction and speed. This information is generally obtained using the launching aircraft's radar, although it could come from an infrared search and track system, from another fighter aircraft via a data link, or from an AWACS aircraft. Using its built-in inertial navigation system (INS), the missile uses the information provided to it pre-launch to fly on an interception course toward the target After launch, if the firing aircraft or surrogate continues to track the target, periodic updates, e.g. changes in the target's direction and speed, are sent from the launch aircraft to the missile, allowing the missile to adjust its course, via actuation of the rear fins, so that it is able to close to a self-homing distance where it will be close enough to "catch" the target aircraft in the basket (the missile's radar field of view in which it will be able to lock onto the target aircraft, unassisted by the launch aircraft). From Wikipedia, though accuracy might be off ofc

[@WandererRTF]

@@naggarond I Can't remember, but didn't AMRAAMs at longer ranges also use lofting to preserve the energy better?

[@naggarond]

@@WandererRTF im not sure... not really to knowledgeable about modern missiles, but i think you're thinking about another missile which is ground attack based

[@subtlewhatssubtle]

Reminds me of that saying, "Once he has left the tube, Mr. Torpedo is no longer your (or anyone else's) friend."

[@JunacCRO]

Lovin all the war thunder content jingles! The game just slaps way harder than WoT and its health based combat.

[@theapostatejack8648]

The F16 Fighting Falcon. Such a remarkable aircraft.

[@huzarion3814]

Yes Poland bought 48 C/D Block 52 in 2006-08 , and now because war in Ukraine there are plans to modernize 48 to V and buy 32 more new ones :) ... funny thing is that , Russia wanted to dominate over Poland and they for years invested a loot of money to sabotage Polish military modernization plans ... and since 24th February 2022 that have changes Polish military go from : 2022 - 95 fighters 48 F16 C/D 29 Mig29 18 Su22 2030 - 208 fighters 80 F16 V (now Poland negotiate with US purchase and modernization) 48 F35A (Poland ordered 32 but 32 F15EX (miltary have set milestone to but those) 48 FA50 (yes that is poor fighter , but is pefect for air policing & advanced training) ... and Poland is also very interested in KF-21 ... and there are talks about production in Poland :)

[@trainsandstuff1021]

The F-16, truly one of the aircraft of all time. The wings are mounted, the engine is installed, the fuselage is there. Truly one of the aircraft of all time.

[@BlackHearthguard]

@@trainsandstuff1021 You're right it is one of the aircraft of all time. lol

[@dense_and_dull]

I love your videos Jingles. I remember watching your content for the first time in 2013 and when you were still the Bohemian Eagle. I can't believe it's about to be a decade since I started watching your videos...

[@jaywerner8415]

By the sound of that BRRRRT and if my memory is correct, that is a 20mm cannon hes firing to left side of his cockpit.

[@raymarshall6721]

Yeah it's the standard Vulcan that was put on pretty much all US aircraft after the F4 fiasco in vietnam

[@gavinhammond1778]

The best part of war thunder videos is the new machines and weapons you are able to tell new stories about. Thanks for the content.

[@skoshman1]

In regards to the 'Viper' nickname, there are two Battlestar Galactica series. One, as you mentioned, inspired the nickname. The later one intentionally echoed the F-16 cockpit in the Viper because of the F-16's nickname.

[@jgold2813]

Viper: the unofficial nickname The F-16 is often referred to as the "Viper", a nickname especially popular with people involved with the F-16. Before "Fighting Falcon" was selected as official name, pilots at Hill AFB, the first F-16 base, came up with a number of proposals, including "Viper". Lt. Col. Pat "Gums" McAdoo, USAF Ret., one of the first F-16 pilots at Hill AFB, recalls the origin of the name "F-16 Viper": At end of runway, the F-16 did resemble a cobra or something as it approached you. However, I think Northrop had already taken that name for the YF-17. We all voted, and Viper came in really high.

[@ShelbyWithAShelby]

I'm glad you brought up the history about the Viper name, because as a crew chief on them, I was about to come down to the comments and jump you for calling ot the Fighting Falcon. It will always be the Viper

[@addedcheese]

I just wish War Thunder naval was in a place where we could get cool naval battles from that for Jingles to cover

[@Thekilleroftanks]

sadly gaijin did a gaijin and fucked it up majorly. like everything else they touch. and boats is too fucking shit for anyone to actually deal with the butt fucking that game mode gives you.

[@Roverswelsh]

Another brilliantly funny annual WT video. Thanks Jingles keep up the good work !

[@brendanrisney2449]

I see Jingles' new year resolution was for more war thunder videos, and I'm all for it!

[@ambssdr-h]

As they used to say in Warships, there's no such thing as a friendly torpedo after it's fired

[@BlackHearthguard]

Mr Torpedo is NOT your friend.

[@ScottKenny1978]

"Torpedoes" are always hostile. If you're on a sub, the phrase for whatever you launched is "own-ship's units"

[@casperkuipers264]

Been a Jingles fan for 8 years now, been loving the warthunder content lately! Keep it up my good man :)

[@Feyrbrand86]

I´m getting "After Mr torpedo leaves the tube..." flashbacks ^^

[@cmdrsisko]

This episode was awesome. Love the Warthunder content!

[@Robonator14]

For years i have been hoping for more war thunder content and now we suddenly get so much. hell yeah and i cant wait to see more tank gameplay videos

[@sickboy481]

The F16 had another nickname during development and testing: The Lawn Dart.

[@MikeHawksBig69]

Gaijin screwed the f16

[@beyond_hope]

All down to the planes' reaction to it's single engine cutting out. A few decades before that, the F-104 Starfighter also picked up the same nickname, along with some darker ones... "flying coffin", "widowmaker".

[@raymarshall6721]

Difference is, the F-104 still holds that name 🤣

[@MarkoDash]

@@beyond_hope a think a lot of that was because the Germans took a dedicated point defense interceptor, and tried to make it do A2G.

[@DJAvren]

I know you stopped with the 'annual' joke a while back, but in my head we're approaching the year 3000. Not much has changed, but they live underwater

[@5ilent5hift]

Hey, just so long as you steer clear of your great-great-great grandaughter... Also thanks for reminding me THAT existed, hahaha

[@Nerezza1]

I hope we see the end of the third succession war soon

[@5ilent5hift]

@@Nerezza1 Still got another 25 years after that to go, but hey those almost 3 years of peace are what it's all about! ...Right?

[@MonkaPilot]

Very much appreciate the WT videos Jingles. That’s why I first subscribed way back in the day

[@BushesDid911]

Love seeing War Thunder content more and more

[@XpunisherX8152]

i started playing War Thunder back in Aug of 2013 and the first video i saw about it was your B17 video and ive never stopped since then

[@lellefot]

Just as a technicality really, the JA37C actually has a higher top speed than the F16A (around 40mph higher). So strictly speaking the F16 was not the fastest jet in the video.

[@sasukesthirdeye4378]

Thank you for your videos jingles I love them each and every day you post

[@_Oddball_1212]

man seeing that intro takes be back nearly a decade, glad your still going at it jingles!

[@SeanM375]

I always love the history aspect on your videos.

[@bunburyodo]

Every time Jingles does a War Thunder video I feel like Robin Williams in that scene in Jumanji; "What year is it??!!"

[@KleineJoop]

War thunder with modern jets, gameplay looks pretty good. That final kill was nice

[@jgold2813]

Viper: the unofficial nickname The F-16 is often referred to as the "Viper", a nickname especially popular with people involved with the F-16. Before "Fighting Falcon" was selected as official name, pilots at Hill AFB, the first F-16 base, came up with a number of proposals, including "Viper". Lt. Col. Pat "Gums" McAdoo, USAF Ret., one of the first F-16 pilots at Hill AFB, recalls the origin of the name "F-16 Viper": At end of runway, the F-16 did resemble a cobra or something as it approached you. However, I think Northrop had already taken that name for the YF-17. We all voted, and Viper came in really high.

[@c7zr179]

That was a very exciting fight. Cheers to the enemy Mig-29 for handing him the win :)

[@zackattack8679]

Jingles: Thanks to the enemy team forgetting how missiles work Enemy team: All look at Su

[@bixcs2]

For anybody else wanting to get the F16 in WT it is actually horribly bad at maneuvering because they implemented the 9g limiter that the fly by wire system had even though they allow other air craft to pull like 13 g which would black out any pilot incredibly quickly. So compared to a bunch of aircraft you fight, you can only out turn at a specific speed and other than that it flies like a boat

[@allenqueen]

Always great to watch the annual War Thunder content. Quality over Quantity any day

[@HunterTeddy010]

The f4j(UK) was the arch teamkiller both MiG-23s.

[@cliffconyers1730]

I like the variety of subjects, ‘World Of’ videos are great but I like a change. Thank you Jingles 👍

[@jmackmcneill]

That last gun kill on the Viggen was positively cinematic.

[@jgjgjg739]

Man I didn’t realize it’s 2024 already with jingles annual war thunder video.

[@Riker1990]

Hey Jingles, AMRAAMs are not fully fire and forget - yoou have to guide the missile with your radar until it gets close enough that its on-board radar can track its target - that's when the missile "goes pitbull".

[@jonomurphy1117]

The fact that the F16, F14 and MIG-29 are below 12.0 is criminal. they should never face a F4E especially.

[@EATSxBABIES]

Spoken 1 hour too early, new BR adjustments just posted. 12.0 it is!

[@boki3000]

@@EATSxBABIES i see no update on their page

[@Apex_FFAK]

@@boki3000check forums

[@thomashale7136]

F-22s have intercepted F-4s. Accurate.

[@Eon2641]

@@thomashale7136 M60's and Challenger 2's are both currently in service and could theoretically encounter each other in real life, that doesn't mean it's a good idea for them to be in each others BR range.

[@mema0005]

Such a pretty aircraft. Loved seeing them launch from Bodø Air Base

[@mab2187]

Fun fact: Heatseeker is also the name of a video game for the PS2, PSP and Wii, release March 30, 2007. Good soundtrack, decent game, and fun kill cams.

[@Ryuko-T72]

Thank you for the WT videos! Also the stuttering is because, for whatever reason, he's on the enemy team somehow, so the game didn't track him as well as the POV pilot the game defaulted too

[@Chrinik]

That Mig-29 was carring a R27-R Radar guided missile and he shot heatseekers into a furball.... Also, the onboard Radar on the AIM-120 only has an effective range of maybe 8nm, for long distance shots, the missile still needs to be supported by either the aircrafts radar, or, in more modern versions, a datalinked aircrafts radar sending positional target data to the missile.

[@seangunn4772]

1:13 some other US planes with the AIM-9L in War Thunder: A-10 and A-6E. Both at 10.0. The F-16A is 11.7

[@williamgunter4268]

So glad the war thunder videos are doing well. I would also love if Jingles would pick aircraft or tanks in test drive and do a historical breakdown of then like the old world if tabk reviews.

[@SauerkrautIsGood]

The other improvement of the AIM-9M over the L is a smokeless rocket motor, so the launch is much harder to see

[@williamwhitney7395]

I can see the XL version of the F-16 looking like a Viper. Us in the Navy never got to see these, but we referred to them as the Harley Davidson of fighter jets.

[@lonemarkkingoftypos3722]

12:50 jingles, the most likely rrason is that they came from Ace Combat and instantly thought theyll never lock onto friendlies. Even i would be the same if i never knew about it xD

[@corathus]

I had no idea you could drop tank. That's so cool! How many planes can do it? Thank you for more War Thunder content Jingles. Always love them.

[@Thekilleroftanks]

just the end game planes. so f-16s, the ja-37d (for some reason gaijin thinks that thing is on par with the f-16 and mig 29), the multiple tornados, the mig 29, the mirage 2000d-r1. now if you counted all that you would get the fact japan is once again cucked, because gaijin has a hate boner for anything japanese.

[@dylanwight5764]

To fill you in on the Viper connection -- the cockpit arrangement of the Colonial Viper is very similar to the F16. So to a _pilot_ it resembles a Viper. Actually, the story doesn't end there either. In BSG 2004, the Mk.7 Viper uses a near perfect copy of an F16 cockpit and the glass is taken directly from old F16s for the production team to work around. And funny you mention jousting because that's a tactic employed by Viper Mk.2 pilots due to the difficulties of maneuvering outside of atmosphere.

[@InternetEntity]

2:37 - It has happened before, and I'll happen again. (distorted 'All Along the Watchtower' in the background)

[@thetruthaboutfacts224]

Such a fun video Jingles thank you.

[@DocProfit]

From 1 War Thunder vid a year to 1 a week? YES PLEASE!!!

[@cannonfodder4376]

In War Thunder, your teammates are enemies in blue. Often more dangerous than the enemy. And I am loving all the new War Thunder videos.

[@finnm.2582]

I‘m sorry that I have to correct you Jingles. The AIM-120 has a fire and forget mode, but that’s only Within Visual Range or basically the missile goes after the first RADAR-Signature it can lock on. In BVR it still needs at least a Track While Scan Lock because the onboard Radar of the Missile only activates in the Terminal Phase of Missile flight at a maximum of 30 Seconds before impact (at least that’s the current modeling in DCS). The Missile itself at least for the majority of its flight time is guided by Datalink and INS.

[@stark408]

14:50 "Its kind of like watching to medieval knights jousting each other" funny enough Jingles, "Jousting" is the actual colloquial term for that engagement style in many flight combat sims, including but not limited to Star Citizen.

[@MrBoringcabbage]

Best replay I've seen in years

[@ChildishSoldier]

I just woke up from a nap and first thing I noticed was our mighty gnome overlord

[@llmkursk8254]

Long nap!

[@ChildishSoldier]

@@llmkursk8254 good nap

[@richardwargo5201]

Wow, has it been a whole year since the last WT video already? How times flies, it seems like only yesterday.

[@ferallion3546]

Vipers are not called Falcon here in the States by either our pilots or military enthusiasts or by any Viper pilots around the world. It’s just like Warthog is never referred to as Thunderbolt II. Huey is not called Iroquois. Another reason for the origin of Viper is that the cockpit HOTAS layouts of both Vipers are similar.

[@leftyo9589]

just a friendly reminder, there is nothing friendly about friendly fire.

[@warnerjohnson7321]

It’s been so long jingles but you’re why I got into world of tanks and led me to try out war thunder

[@unowhoim100]

Every so often, I feel like revisiting War Thunder. Then, I remember what it was like to play War Thunder and I don't play it. I do appreciate the vids of people playing it though! Regardless of the misguided nostalgia...

[@vicroc4]

IIRC, the F-16A got the nickname "Viper" from its pilots not because it actually looked like the Colonial Viper but because it was the first American fighter to feature fly-by-wire and some other technologies that were effectively bleeding-edge at the time. It was basically sci-fi made real, and the pilots chose a nickname that reflected that.

[@ElectroMotiveForce]

Maxim 26: "Fire and Forget" is fine, provided you never actually forget.

[@gunner3449]

ive got so many good games and wacky situations in warthunder i should start sending them in if we are advancing past our annual warthunder video

[@Brahmdagh]

Such a beaut of an aircraft. No wonder it is still rolling out the factory, HALF A CENTURY LATER!

[@missionsurfer1158]

I don't know about everyone else, but any War Thunder video from Jingles, gets an automatic like from me.

[@billyharley8295]

we're talking about AIM-9s and of course the picture has AIM-120s (I believe, may be wrong. didn't really deal in those.), and LGBUs of the 500lbs varient

[@BenjaminEmm]

Wooo! Another War Thunder vid! I’ve recently gotten back into it (just unlocking US tier 10 plans).

[@korbell1089]

I had never heard anyone call the F16 a Viper, however, when I was in the Army in the '80s we did call it the Lawn Dart!😅

[@kentran8177]

14:55 like medieval knights jousting, huh? *flamenco intensifies*

[@theScottishKoala]

Heatseeking missiles have been in this game for almost five years now! XD

[@zachreimer4262]

That whistling gets so grating by the end

[@EricDKaufman]

MORE jingles these are great.

[@variableknife4702]

'ol dirty A-Model. :) Reminds me of WoWS back when TD was on and DDs would spam torps not caring much who ate them.

[@thomasthedoubter6813]

Good to see Jingles doing War Thunder videos again. The pilots called them 'Vipers' because of their unusual downward-sloping wings.

[@arilwibisono9]

2 warthunder video in a month? Who are you and what have you done to our gnome overlord?!

[@ivanstepanovic1327]

Fox-1 (semi-active radar homing or SARH) missiles do have a series of drawbacks, but the good thing is - if you have locked a friendly and realized it in time, you can turn your radar off or deliberately break lock and they lose track and go inert thus missing the target. In reality, at least, not sure how that works in WT. Heat seekers (Fox-2) and Fox-3 (active radar homing) will go for whatever they are locked on, friendly or not... These things, once they go active are nobody's friend...

[@fazzbreaks6987]

keep 'em Wartinder vids coming!

[@daszieher]

I absolutely love the Viper!

[@d17a2dude]

The F-18 super hornet single seater is referred to as the Rhino by pilots.

[@kiaran1155]

Yeeehaw, great video! Really fun to watch these Jets in Warthunder

[@slimj091]

The AIM-120 is not entirely fire and forget. When used in long range BVR it still needs to be guided by either the aircraft that shot it, or an AWACS until it gets to terminal guidance range where the missile's active radar takes over. Near BVR however it's fire and forget.

[@roberteltze4850]

I can kindof see the Viper reference. If you look at it from behind and just consider the tail section, the way the tail wings angle down is similar to the BSG Viper.