War Thunder RWRs: The Ultimate Guide

[@matejk1889]

I wish we could have realistic RWR sound as well

[@AJ_on_One1]

I submitted this as a request during the community survey, I even went as far as requesting to add individual plane noises such as the mig 21s missile lock tone vs the sidewinder tone in the f14 or f16. I really hope they implement this in the future

[@bpop2148]

If you are playing on PC you can download sound mods from live warthunder

[@matejk1889]

@@bpop2148 Yeah i know but for some planes there are no sound mods

[@fdcgamingofficial]

It literally sounds like McDonald's rn 😂

[@earth-chan9577]

​@@bpop2148yeah but it would be nice to not need a mod at all

[@CisterJr]

I'm a Telecom Engineer, and I work on compliance/testing of radio devices like RADARs. The explaination of how sidelobes work, the unwanted reflections by the ground, the separarion in bands... dude, taking into account that WT is a videogame, this is perfect!!!!!

[@yuxuanhuang3523]

Now we need antiradar missiles in game to lock on to AA

[@МаксимЕрмаков-х4п]

Collection of SECRET data on military equipment (Gaijin Entertainment was founded in 2002 in Russia) Leclerc, F-16, Challenger 2, performance characteristics of the DTC10-125 projectile, M2A2 Bradley. In 2023 alone, there are nine documented cases of COLLECTION of classified information regarding military documents PS espionage “Creating our own computer war games in Russia is a matter of principle. “In 2008, $200 KKK was allocated from the US budget for the development and implementation of computer games with a militaristic theme,” said Advisor to the Russian Minister of Defense Andrei Ilnitsky.” Anton Yudintsev, general. Director of Gaijin Ent., the developer of the military game War Thunder, commented on this important statement: “We are very pleased that the Ministry of Defense and the Government of the Russian Federation today recognize the importance and enormous potential of the gaming industry and share our goals and objectives.”

[@elitely6748]

The multiple guides and videos from other people were already great but this is very helpful, and quite entertaining so thanks a lot Gaijin keep it up! Also quite nice to see these things visually shown too!

[@realmxs]

i see u everywher

[@МаксимЕрмаков-х4п]

Collection of SECRET data on military equipment (Gaijin Entertainment was founded in 2002 in Russia) Leclerc, F-16, Challenger 2, performance characteristics of the DTC10-125 projectile, M2A2 Bradley. In 2023 alone, there are nine documented cases of COLLECTION of classified information regarding military documents PS espionage “Creating our own computer war games in Russia is a matter of principle. “In 2008, $200 KKK was allocated from the US budget for the development and implementation of computer games with a militaristic theme,” said Advisor to the Russian Minister of Defense Andrei Ilnitsky.” Anton Yudintsev, general. Director of Gaijin Ent., the developer of the military game War Thunder, commented on this important statement: “We are very pleased that the Ministry of Defense and the Government of the Russian Federation today recognize the importance and enormous potential of the gaming industry and share our goals and objectives.”

[@Android_ELITE]

5:25 the flanker will also show up as a mig29 as of right now (unless it was *just* changed, and afaik as someone else pointed out they use the same radar), however it works out fine, as no matter which plane it actually is you can assume it’s gonna be an ER flying at you

[@tato300]

It’s supposed to be that way. The Su-27 has the MiG-29s radar. Same reason that the Italian Harrier shows up as F-18 on RWR.

[@belgianfried]

​@@tato300 No they don't. N001 on Su-27 versus N019 on MiG-29. Possibly the same telltale frequency and other attributes, however they are different.

[@Flaruwu]

They designed the su-27s radar to have a lot of commonality with the 29s radar, hence why they both show up as the same. Plus, given that both planes carry the same weapons, people who design RWRs never bothered to differentiate them.

[@goliath3413]

Please implement the SPO series rwr inside cockpits for russian planes. It would be so cool to play without HUD. It would also get a buff since they can know if the signal is close or far.

[@jasperhunter8386]

Nah russians don't need more help

[@Gammaundertone1313]

Funny how they won't model that into the normal rwr hud 👀

[@goliath3413]

@@Gammaundertone1313 that too ^^ I was wondering why they couldn't just make the targets question marks and display their distance. ussr getting double nerfs on the rwrs XDD

[@YlmazDALKIRANscallion]

Hey Gaijin, Thanks that Turkish translator for subtitles. He did a great job in this video.

[@p3rran]

Needed this as top-tier battles dont last long enough for you to learn anything.

[@grahh7234]

Get better

[@nixwissen6564]

Top Tier...so, u go the iron way or the golden way? Just learn the game from Scratch I played 1500h since march and now i often dominate ground and air on first place and match my friends out that play that game for 10 years. I explain them stuff and they tell me "dude u studied french tech tree?" yes i did. U will always have suffer in this game, but without suffer u cant get happy. Oh no i realize something, i have to go :D

[@commanderkris93]

​@@grahh7234get better.

[@ricewith30mmguns51]

​@@grahh7234 that's... what hes implying he wants to do? If top tier was less cluttered and stimulus filled it would be a lot easier to pick up on these smaller details that give you a sharper edge.

[@grahh7234]

@@ricewith30mmguns51 Do you think im smart idiot

[@RuneOverW]

Would also be nice to have a guide from you guys that talks about evading incoming radar missles. They are so complex and keep getting updated it is hard to know how to dodge them.

[@PvtPartzz]

Just fly as low as you can. You’ll dodge 99.99% of all radar guided missiles in war Thunder. The rare chance you still die will because you were still within the splash damage radius.

[@BugattiONE666]

@@PvtPartzz me and squadmates have been trying to figure them, what what weve discoverd, there are three POSSIBLE methods to defeat a radar missle: - Chaff - Notching - Dropping Low Enough But the issue is, NONE are consistant, not one, sometimes a combnation will work, sometimes it wont

[@PvtPartzz]

@@BugattiONE666flying low is 100% consistent. If you are at or below the tops of trees, you’re fine. Fly more perpendicular to the target while low to reduce the chance of taking splash damage.

[@BugattiONE666]

@@PvtPartzz not in the games weve had, Aim7Fs and R27s ignore terrain completely.

[@altacc0604]

@@BugattiONE666you need to fly low AND try to find cover. hiding behind any sort of hill or all terrain will protect u

[@alaclas]

F18 warning at 3:40

[@propaganda1945]

Yeah I also noticed that

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Thats because italian Harrier radar is getting identified as an F18.

[@heckingsnekdoge]

1:00 Say it louder for the people in the back! For real Ive been playing so many top tier air sim matches and would lock up an enemy and some goober types in chat "hey stop locking me!" And I break my lock just in case it is friendly and verify but 9/10 times it was just a friendly flying into my beam. A little annoying but I also understand why players would be confused

[@Azzoz1]

If someone lock me i just use the follow me voice command

[@demetriusdemarcusbartholomew]

Day 5: when will we See the B-52?

[@Phantom21452]

I want the euro fighter, germany top tier is very lame(I dont have it yet but its just mig29)

[@WTplayer_no1]

When B2

[@DDrac0]

@@Phantom21452its still too advanced, its gonna have to be added with stuff like the rafale

[@Phantom21452]

@@DDrac0 Sad, how ever sometimes they gotta make it, i am just gonna wait it and get top tier air for germany

[@aperson1896]

​@@Phantom21452 sorry bro but you're getting another F-4 next

[@Lane308]

I don’t know why anyone isn’t pointing out at that during the scene with the tornado the RWR Shows that there’s an F18 in the area. Sounds to me that Gaijin is trying to tell us something. Edit: nvm it’s a harrier 😢

[@Filthy_Morgan]

Would still be cool to add 👀

[@MeerieOwO]

It's the AV-8B Plus you goob

[@WerewoIIff]

It would be very good to see in the simulator the activation of lights in the vehicle when they fix you or launch a missile, if you add the alert beeps to that, it gives a gigantic immersion to the simulator, then there would be other good changes for simu such as being able to load fuel in air or that the map feels more alive but it would be deviating from the topic, excellent explanation and very good work Mr. Snail 🐌 ❤

[@Messyschmitt-WarThunder]

War thunder finally taught me how to play war thunder

[@shummybuzzy349]

Thx for the late lecture. Recently, I witnessed a player accusing the other players of hacking because they were sharing intel using their more advanced RWR. It's sad to see there are still players who don't know what or how RWR works at BR 11.0

[@Someone-vk5el]

Good work gaijin, keep it up 👍

[@aseortoalgoritmo7002]

Bro💀

[@SuperPwninator]

Would have been nice to mention too that the Launch warning will go off even if the missile launched isn't locked onto you every time.

[@Poulet-zk8kt]

Super-Etandard having a better RWR than the Mig29 is quite funny

[@sachenhausen]

helicopters that equipped with an/apr-39 are also better than super etendard

[@Gamatech123]

Fantastic video and supremely helpful, if only we could have this kind of clarity and tutorial standards in the game itself! :L

[@Epic_candle]

Finally, I've always needed this

[@Zackarryyy]

3:45 F18 teaser or just the harrier radar?

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Harrier

[@WarbunderRocco]

The new sound of the a10 is soo nice

[@Ricardo2024r]

F-18 confirmed 5:30

[@CarlosEduardo-oi5fj]

Hello Gaijin. When will the "new update" "Smoking Snakes" featuring Brazilian tech tree arrive? Your Brazilian fans are looking forward to it!

[@asesino22full]

A much needed video for many players!!!

[@dariusweisz7440]

Thank you i started playing high tier air rb a week ago and really needed some explanation

[@raphaelo7473]

F-18 confirmed?? Because they Said: "A plane not currently present in the game" at around 5:30

[@hi-Larry-ous]

In all honesty, it's not confirming anything the player base didn't know was already coming to the game. It's more a matter of "When" and not "if"

[@raphaelo7473]

@@hi-Larry-ous Yea you are correct but still it migth be there one day

[@fatje_pl3481]

Q: Why War Thunder does not support CPU Multithreading and will it ever support it ?

[@OmnoWombo]

I wonder when we'll see more MAWS like on the Aardvark.

[@Orca19904]

3:40 F18? Is this a leak about the Hornet?

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Its just the Italian av8b+ radar

[@echalone]

those are all things I already thought might be the case but reeeeally wanted to know for sure, thanks! :D

[@wormwoody4108]

Hey there warthunder person just wanted you to know that in the new volcano map there is a floating tree that has actual colision physics

[@theone_neo]

Thanks for the breakdown!

[@dylanbrindley8745]

can you demonstrate how to reliably defend against r-27er? for planes with limited counter measures?

[@DisGuclerOfficial]

Pray for gaijin

[@bosz4360]

I have a little question. I am no rwr expert ( even tho i kinda feel like one after this vid ) but i wanna know if more advanced rwrs are going to be added to more jets, just like the f111 has now or like some of the helis, where it shows the heat missle warning (sorry idk how this is called).❤

[@farmcat9873]

wow didnt even know that part where you can go to controls help menu and it gives the full list and I thought it would have to be a pull up the wiki to find it. "Nice to know"👍

[@jooo_67]

I came here to know the sounds but this helps a lot thanks but I would like a video about the different sounds the rwr makes👍

[@pendraig5446]

can you make a video about IRCCM missiles and how to counter them.

[@zbee-nah-lah]

it basically used to be a poor man’s AN/ALR-67

[@lonurad1259]

Nice video. In future do you think you could do these when you update big things and not several months after lmao. Would be nice as for the longest time I had no idea how RWR workd.

[@darkofthearmy]

Great video, very informative.

[@ChrisVesgo]

This is great, useful information while entertaining, keep it up

[@-Atlas98]

Im already hyped for the new stuff we get next major update…even tho we hadn’t any dev-blogs for it. Keep the great work going🫡

[@rx-74life73]

3:44 F18 radar lock? F18 confirmed?

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

its just the Italian Av8b radar.

[@POTATO-lw4cy]

when will the radar ground reflection be reduced a little? the planes in war didnt hug the ground because the radar ground reflection isnt that powerful irl, PLS FIX THIS

[@Kenshi_2900]

Me remembering people probably bought premiums with these days ago and probably have no idea how it works Lmao. Oh well it's useful at least

[@EikirohichiReal]

3:41 F18?? New leak update??

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Its the Italian harrier.

[@-CoNeri-]

F18 on the RWR ??

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Its just the Italian av8b+ radar

[@thatguywhousesr3105]

Can you guys do more in depth explanation on how to counter those radar threats? Like what to do if its a pulse dopler, or if its a velocity search, yknow those kind of modes

[@Unknown-xf9kw]

Give them 2 years and they might, idk why their vids are so late on the topic

[@JohnSantosLS]

Gaijin! Do you guys are planning bring F18 any time soon??

[@hughmungus1509]

All well and good talking about how realistic the game is when there is no opinion for realistic match making

[@Splat-ig3hc]

Great video! Would it be possible to add an option to disable / fix gyro gunsights in place? The wobbly sight often makes aiming more difficult in simulator matches.

[@Registered_Simp]

Mostly, RWR and radar functions as intended. I'll give the devs that. However, while I understand being in close proximity to a plane will set off your own RWR, I feel like some are notably exaggerated. For instance, from experience, and the experience of all my friends who play high tier jets, the Mig-23's Sapphire-23 series of radar seems to have MASSIVE side-lobes. I should not be getting a lock tone from a Mig-23 7,000m below me scraping the deck who is targeting someone directly below me who is also scraping the deck. It makes it impossible sometimes to tell if a threat is actually for you if you're picking up every single Flogger in the general area even if it's not looking a target anywhere near you.

[@TheOfficialMadCat]

Q: Why is there no sandbox mode so anyone can use anything?

[@Shhhhhhidkyou]

Bc then no one would actually pay or grind.

[@mathis9072]

Q: Hi WT, Are we going to get stealth aircraft in the game?

[@fertilizerfish8858]

Did anyone else notice the F-18 on the RWR at 3:40 Edit: The AV-8B shows up as an F-18

[@_kornel_]

Yes, they literally said that in the video

[@generalironside8610]

In the video said, it's the AV-8B showing up with this name but the real F-18 is not coming yet

[@RawRamenBoyo]

They did say that the AV-8B will show up as F-18 on radar even though F-18 isn’t in the game

[@tejaskapil6803]

italian av8-b has the same radar as f-18. but on RWR it appears as f-18 for some reason

[@atomev8]

it's the av8b+, it has the fa18s radar. The way modern rwrs can tell what radar is pinging your plane is they compare the radar signal to a databank stored in the internal computer of the plane (i think, it's a bit more complicated and i'm not an expert). So it's not showing you what plane is pinging you, but the radar type

[@CashCutri]

can somone pls answer this question? So I am currently working to get the F 16C. I was getting a little bit worried if that you were in first person mode, there wouldn't be a signal or a warning that a missile is being launched at you in first person. Does this update add that? I was really confused on what they were saying and just want to clarify if that is what they are talking about. i would really appreciate it for whoever answers so I can confirm. Thank you.

[@vaz4633]

thx snail that help't a lot

[@jinx_rogue]

Well i can say this for certine war thunder is getting better and better and i feel like there will be way more in the future🎉

[@YourLocalSuzuki]

Q: there are Hungarian voice lines for radio messages in the files. When are we getting them?

[@ThePolishThunder21]

Q:When are you adding Poland as a full tech tree to the game?

[@Sky_King7]

you added the ability for RWR to discriminate friend from foe to Air RB, but what about Air SIM? a gamemode that could benefit infinitely more from such a feature given that we dont get player tags above aircraft

[@sometoastxd]

Some of the more advanced RWR systems have IFF and it will show using the symbology on the RWR display in sim.

[@Sky_King7]

On the air superiority update they said this feature wasn’t coming with sim, did they add it at some point cause I don’t remember seeing it in a changelog?

[@toysoldiernerio7172]

With the updates to the RWR is there plans in the future to update radar cross sections to accommodate stealth aircraft like the F117 and the f22?

[@ArcaneOverHeaven]

Its highly unlikely they could ever add any stealth aircraft because all of the are *highly* classified and would end up being unrealistically broken or unrealistically bad, so I wouldn’t get your hopes up for a RCS update anytime soon.

[@Pizzavovebie2667]

The f-22 ain't coming in a long time

[@akko7281]

Amazing ❤ can you also do an updated guide on air to air missile using Radar? Or a new guide on planes with radar?

[@adam_k99]

Great video!

[@ThePandabearzzz]

1:30 so this is my mig 23s keep throwing lock signals to literally everyone on the map in sim? I could have just lifted off and a friendly mig 23 on the otherwise of the map is giving me lock tones while he is locked onto an enemy

[@vizender]

Do you plan to have different data base for different aircrafts ? Currently, the J7E I believe still appears as a question mark even if you are flying a J7E yourself. It's the same for the CW wave of the mirage 2000 when guiding a r530 I believe as well

[@excellentgaming2247]

Im not crazy but did the WRR at 3:47 say f18?

[@CameronW2239]

It's not in game but it is from a heli that uses same type of radar from an f18

[@DukusOctaviosthe8th]

Which is?​@@CameronW2239

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Its just the Italian av8b+ radar

[@shocknaw]

so you buffed KA50 again and nerfed all of the fun stuff?

[@nimbal3304]

Are you planning on adding clear RWR signal strength (Range) indicators for the russian RWR's that have it IRL? As well as RWR that discriminates between friend or foe for Sim battles?

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Iff rwr are already in the game

[@Leanthony70]

PLZ ADD THE SUPER TUCANO

[@occho787]

Will the live war thunder camoflage featured on thunder show will get to be added to the game?

[@tigrebleu7458]

Please make a tutorial on how to evade missiles launched from the front at long distances! Also, do you plan on adding electronic warfare aircraft (like the EA-6B Prowler) to the game? Not necessarily has player vehicles, but as AI ones. It would be exciting to fly our attack aircraft near such planes to avoid detection a little longer and give ground pounding in air battles a bit of a kick!

[@Millwork1075]

Keep your speed up, turn off after burners, and drop countermeasures. When you approach for a head-on, shoot a bit above your target and perform a maneuver to shake off incoming fire.

[@Arstozka1982]

I‘m still a bit confused, how can I find out if my RWR is missinterpreting signals as me being focused, or if they are correct and defensive maneuvers should be done?

[@benjaminrobledo5466]

Did they forget to cover the distance of an enemy aircraft on the RWR indicator?

[@cjl1w4g27]

Maybe they did, but im sure its focused on the points that people get confused and complain about

[@DeadSkyWT]

Will we get more bombers such as the B1 Lancer in game?

[@dinosaure_jr4595]

A lot of people would like to see those types of planes. they need to add them even if they are only good in sim in the end. Something like mig25's is wanted so bad too.

[@tracerghost00]

F18 *breathes heavily*

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Its just the Italian av8b+ radar

[@prelawnoob]

3:41 F18 message on radar, does that mean gaijin is hinting at adding the hornet?

[@albahd8513]

he said its a plane that is not 'yet' in the game so brobably yes

[@Donkeymaster9000]

Clearly

[@elijahgaming3711]

watch the full video

[@bilizard6218]

the AV-8B+ has the same radar of the F-18, thats why it is shown as "F18" on the RWR

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Its just the Italian av8b+ radar

[@cacheloproblox8674]

It’s almost certain at the end of 2024 or start of 2025 we’re getting the F18

[@schultz7613]

Need more explanation for ground radar like kopyo radar on SU-39

[@wnmole]

Why Chinese Helicopter’s RWR Can’t Distinguish Targets

[@jacobashworth4021]

DID ANYONE ELSE SEE THE F18 TRACKING!?!

[@jacobashworth4021]

DISREGARD

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Italian Harrier radar.

[@JoeTheSpaceGuy]

Dear War Thunder. I want to fly modern jets but I have no interest in playing 2000 hours with warbirds to unlock them. Please make a separate gamemode or something for this please please please

[@PvtPartzz]

Question: How is it fair to drastically reduce the effectiveness of certain aircraft’s RWR without also adjusting their battle ratings? Aircraft like the F4J and F14a almost exclusively see opposing aircraft with PD radars which they can no longer detect. This change has made flying those aircraft almost impossible in Sim without consistently taking SARH’s to the face with zero warning. This change should not have gone ahead without adjusting the sim battle ratings.

[@حسينمصطفی-ظ8ع7ز]

What is the largest tank in terms of size in an American tank in War Thunder?

[@CPUfy]

What is the deal with the multi-pathing mechanic do you plan on changing it or will all radar missiles be dodged by flying low to the ground?

[@CPUfy]

Thats a good question CPU well done

[@bigboi5962]

it works that way in real life so it won’t be changed

[@CPUfy]

@@bigboi5962 it is in fact a real thing yes. But in warthunder the effects are greatly exaggerated. Dont quote me on this but someone told me it was an intentional balance feature for SARH missiles again im not sure about the fact it was done for balance

[@TheDAWinz]

@@CPUfy The balance is that the non monopulse missiles like the 7F, 7E, ect, have much lower multipathing than they should. If it were modeled 100% accurately, the 7M and ER would remain unchanged while everything else would fail at even high altitudes.

[@CPUfy]

@@TheDAWinz what about the AIM54 is the multipathing on that accurate?

[@cookiegenius_1413]

Q: FOX 2 AAM's can evaded using flares but how to evade FOX 3's (ARH) and does flares work on FOX 1's (SARH) ?

[@commandergeokam2868]

Flares dont work on fox 1/3 missiles Chaff work against them

[@cookiegenius_1413]

@@commandergeokam2868 but in fox 1's if we break the radar lock we can evade the missile right

[@commandergeokam2868]

@@cookiegenius_1413 yeah that is correct but if he relock you after a very short period of time the missile can regain track and hit you the best way to dodge any missile is by making it "tired"

[@cookiegenius_1413]

@@commandergeokam2868 Cheers mate!👍

[@user45g-4c5rf]

Someone chose that has nothing to do with it but I wanted to ask you. Don't you think it's time to update the helmets and masks for high-level NATO aircraft? I think the old headset we have is starting to get very old in the 4th generation aircraft.

[@SIRUS_YT]

Does it warn you if the missile launch is not for you? Like the f14 bulldog cause its really hard to Dodge so i would like to know how to dodge it.

[@propaganda1945]

3:39 F18 on RWR screen?????????????????????

[@CarlSnake87]

Its the harrier that has the f-18 radar so it shows F-18 on RWR's sorry to let ye down.

[@propaganda1945]

Ah man :///@@CarlSnake87

[@giangi6913]

will the russian SPO-15 receive it's full capabilities? like range detection and inclination of the target relative to the detecting platform?

[@vidbobanec8384]

Hey i doubt you will see this let alone do anything about it but : flying close to the ground to defeat the radar missles is completely over powerd and makes radar missles an chaff pretty much useless.. please make chaff a bit more effective and make the flying low thing a lot less effective... Like 3-4/10 missles shuld miss if the enemy is low... Not 9.9/10

[@Last_Baguette0001]

Question: Will there ever be plans to add the British IFV "Ajax"?

[@jackrodgers232]

question: will the panzer 2 luchs ever be in game?

[@yakovlevskiy]

Assign Dollar plays to the Lithuanian voice acting for the game!

[@tadaslasinskas4866]

Question why doesnt war thunder have dinamic tank campaign or single misions with tanks

[@jesta8922]

@Warthunder 4:32 i can see the sam site in the list WE GETTING LONG RANGE SAM? :}}

[@oyuncu_mayonez]

Hey Gaijin please change Turkish "launch" alert. Because it is showing "başlat". İt means "start"!

[@kokorosama7098]

Hi it's clear when you lock up with an air to air radar guided missle but wath is or is't hapening when it's IR guided but radar slaved??

[@rodolfohernandez2702]

3:39 F18??????? Spoiler??????

[@imana3808]

I saw it too

[@imana3808]

But it’s is really just because of the av8b

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Its just the Italian av8b+ radar