War Thunder - HOW YOU SHOULD be using the FOX-3's!

Explaining a bit on how to use Fox-3 missiles for BVR!
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[@jordanharvey5739]

Lowering fuel Literally changed the game for me. It makes such a massive difference. I take the absolute BARE minimum and use fuel management if I get low

[@thatoneguy1741]

Unless you’re in a flanker, those engines are thirsty

[@jordanharvey5739]

@@thatoneguy1741 there not too horrible IMO, I only ever take 20 mins max on the Flank

[@Jager_Xx]

Jas39c gotta be the most fuel-efficient jet I've ever used! Afterburner hardly eats up fuel.

[@thatboydre7585]

Been doing this before there were even fox 3’s if people actually managed there gas the right way instead of tryna be full ab the entire game you would do a lot better 😭

[@jordanharvey5739]

@@thatboydre7585 so real. People wanna burn all the time no matter what lol. My favorite thing is letting someone chase me while at corner speed, watching them zoom past cause they didn’t manage closure, and smoking them, it’s so funny lol

[@reddeadlycreeper]

The fox-3s are most lethal on the deck against targets who aren’t low enough to multipath and aren’t setup to notch. I like to fire at 6-8km. That being said the better way imo is to fire them at altitude as it preserves your airframe and leaves less to chance allowing you to win more. Notching works at all altitudes against the missile radars and chaff is extremely strong. Notch instead of multipathing. I like to apply cranks to make it harder to get sniped by phoenixes. Do not stay high if there are targets below you. If a jet on the deck fires up at you from 10km you will die. I like to fly at 6-8km and fire at 20km (most missiles go active at 16km.) These missiles hace a very high probability of kill. Against single targets I will engage at 30km however expect the missiles to likely miss. I only fire multiple missiles at targets closely bunched together able to be tracked with the narrow tws mode. And even then due to terrain jets will likely evade and notch in different directions and you will only be able to track one.

[@reddeadlycreeper]

I should also mention a lot of misses are from locking onto enemy missiles instead of airframes. Or firing at enemies your teammates will kill first. Even if you have an altitude advantage friendlies in knife-fighting (kamikaze)distance will have their weapons arrive first. Be mindful of that.

[@ale69420]

After trying to use TWS and failling so repeatedly with the SU-27SM I started using the R77 just like the R27. PD to track enemies and guide the misile the closest posible to the enemy, and if needed to defend or do other thing, then I will turn off the track and let the FOX 3 do his thing. This has changed the game for me, much better results than bs TWS and letting the fox 3 guide himself from the beggining. Help the R77 with you radar and the misile works wonders.

[@milanzachensky6268]

But that means you can only fire one missile at the time?

[@kkkkkkk6668]

im surprised you can even climb 10 km without getting tracked. in my case at every match i'd be climbing at 4k and already have atleast one if not two guys tracking me and by the time i reach 6 km, 5 fox3 is already on my way

[@Freddepadd]

Enter notch city my guy

[@Blueesteel_]

Great video! I’m loving the new update!

[@Fuzzybee1]

When do you guys think 5 gen aircraft are coming to the game?

[@Josh_Exitcamper]

Tomorrow

[@ChomeursEsport]

yesterday

[@rmackay007]

Today

[@Anti-Airliner]

yes

[@mich421]

I think realistically 2026 2027 if they continue like this with the updates

[@sauce1542]

Let me correct your title: HOW YOU SHOULD be using the ̶F̶O̶X̶-̶3̶'̶s̶!̶ AIM-120s!

[@Freddepadd]

Negative, I refuse, No!

[@Isostopic]

Sorry for the team-kill!

[@SiliasL]

Murica better

[@rocky98105]

@MatAWG when I fly with the F15C I’ll always take 15-20min fuel depends on the size of the map. I use external fuel tanks also to keep my 20 min fuel and drop them when I get into a fight close to 15 km. Works great and k have high kill rounds 🙏🏼 and I always take like 30% flares and 70% chaff with me

[@majestic_souls394]

I'm on console, and every time I use the aim 120. I lock on to an enemy jet every time it misses because my dumb radar keeps losing its track on the jet, and even at 8km, my missile doesn't track. What am I doing wrong?

[@deniszaskalet1306]

Nice video, It helped me!

[@D00MerJohn]

Whenever I try to climb one of two things happens. Either I have to go defensive and get one kill perhaps to and my team cleans them up before I can engage anymore, or I have to go defensive and I get one perhaps to kills In the meantime my entire team gets absolutely stomped and then I'm ganged up on an absolutely murdered. Going Leroy Jenkins at low level, perhaps from a slight angle seems to be the best averaging about three kills.

[@n0ld0r86]

It hurts so bad to see the springbokkie in flames

[@genkill81]

Thank you thank you thank your video actually helped me out you got a new sub lol

[@getbrutal4388]

your weapon loadout arrangement triggered my ocd.. i need my sidewinders on the wing tips.. *edit* okay it's standard loadout, good to know

[@polacamerasx]

its correct loadout, USAF always put AIM-120 on the wing tips

[@stringz4862]

Many people actually prefer the amraams on tips. They're also selected right away on spawn this way. Its nice since its the first missile you usually use.

[@jasonslone5307]

Airforce and national guard runs aim 120 on the wingtips... it's the standard irl loadout.

[@DJRaffa1000]

I was triggered too at first, but then i learned that it (IRL) helps with wing fluttering because it adds more mass to the wing tips.

[@Hfchgdhijgvv]

USAF put it on wing tips in most videos I've seen.

[@mich421]

Is Mat avoiding R 77s?😆

[@ser43_OLDC]

Coping?

[@1G4M3R]

Para mim oq esta dando certo é fazer como fazia no inicio que os Phoenix 54A foram implementados. Voar alto, 4~5km de altura. Lançar os missil nos alvos q estão voando na sua direção, 45~50km de distância. Manter o lock até a linha pontilhada sumir, depois desligo o radar e mergulho voltando pro aeroporto para abastecer. pego em média 3 kill nessa primeira investida. depois mais uns 2~3 kills dependendo de quantos sobraram pro final da partida. Geralmente no meu time só sobra eu, pq todo mundo quer ir pro combate logo de cara.

[@ViperFox_]

What is the bond to change where your radar dish is searching? Like have it point down or up

[@xdhollowpointx]

Mach 1.3 is the optimal fire speed😊

[@Adam-ld5ls]

Hi, Could you show me where to set the target change on the radar in the controls?

[@fremenGaming]

Best way of using FOX-3 missiles is to leave RB toxic environment and play SIM! :D

[@usmcpound]

This is the way

[@fremenGaming]

I have spoken

[@user45g-4c5rf]

😂😂For the Americans, yes... But go play the Russians with their crappy radar and their R77 in sim and you'll see that it's worse than in RB because in simu the teams are not balanced in the same way.

[@fremenGaming]

@@user45g-4c5rf Just play Russians on maps comboed with france. US prefers this setup anyway and its way more balanced

[@Vengeance4308]

I always lob them upwards does that not help in game?

[@Freddepadd]

Depends on the range but i do that aswell as try to lead the missile before firing. but it probably doesnt't matter as much now with fox 3's because their energy retention is so good

[@adyenmurry7027]

It helps for me especially if someone is trying to fly low

[@Vengeance4308]

@@adyenmurry7027 I’m talking about the range of them does lofting it not increase

[@thatboydre7585]

It does the higher and faster you are the higher probability of kill you will have on the target crank left or right and usually after about 5-10 seconds I go cold and get splashes from 30+ miles every time

[@Freddepadd]

@@Vengeance4308 erm i don't know if you can call it lofting as that is what the missile does after it goes active to increase it's range ☝🤓 but yes in theory it should increase it's range because the missile doesn't have to turn up or manouver as much to reach it's desired lofting trajectory. If the plane your shooting is too close the missile will not loft thus defeating the purpouse of "chucking the missile".

[@nickkramer9900]

i have no respect for altitude junkies, learn to dogfight with missiles like a veteran. Makes every kill meaningful.

[@myffical.]

Hey Mat what tech tree do you recommend grinding as I have the whole china tree( a joke rn) and rank 7 Israel tree. So what would be a good tree to go for?

[@goldxgoldx5625]

USA or Russia

[@myffical.]

@@goldxgoldx5625 what about a smaller tree? I don’t have tons of time to play anymore so I sorta need to cut down on time spent grinding

[@FunFishFacts]

​@@myffical. France or Sweden imo

[@jacknickolstine3355]

I like being around 15-18kft

[@HugoDiasR]

This only works with AIM-120, dont' try this with that R-77

[@aseedusmani3875]

Agree.

[@Gibbo263]

Top tier is rammed full of cheaters, this stuff just makes it easier to hide

[@blackmaster993]

Ignore this video altogether. Do the following (no right order): HOW TO ENGAGE FOX-3 WEAPONRY: 1. Use every Fox-3 except R-77s, they're pretty underwhelming compared to any other (especially the AIM-120) 2. Disconsider the previous step, use only AIM-120s. 3. Fire at any range and/or angle, it really doesn't matter (the AIM-120 will perform better than any IR missile at close range so don't worry) HOW TO AVOID FOX-3 WEAPONRY ("Notching" and/or "Cranking" as we experts call it): OBS: If you didn't follow the previous section correctly, go back and re-read it. 1. You can't.

[@Eve.0.]

Can someone buy me a pack 50% off?

[@timb3499]

Ok

[@siett1335]

This meta sucks. Top tier is even less fun.

[@Pain-Glory]

Massive skill issue

[@coolasianinja5851]

@@Pain-Glorydang beat me to it

[@jan-yu7sx]

It takes waaay more time to kill someone because of the notching and going cold. I understand what u mean

[@elo4998]

@@Pain-Glory Massive brain issue