War Thunder [SIM|VR] - Chasing an Experienced Spitfire Pilot (Ki-43-III otsu)

[@pusheenthecat9264]

Wow do more of these dogfights! The smoothness and the quality of the video is truly amazing to watch!

[@ATC83]

Thx! More are coming!

[@pyroknight_Å]

VR Headset probably, for the smooth angles of view. In sim battles, VR headsets give you an objective advantage, in addition to immersion.

[@ATC83]

@@pyroknight_Å Absolutely!

[@BBQTheRaptor]

@@pyroknight_Å In some ways yes. On the other hand it makes it harder to spot or identify planes which can lead you to hesitating on a perfect kill shot. Wouldnt have it any other way.

[@jimlthor]

​​@@BBQTheRaptor bought the Reverb G2 because of poor IDing in IL2 with my old Quest 2.. It helps a lot for IDing planes in the distance in that game, and DCS... but in War Thunder, everything looks like a blob until its like 1/2 mile away. So many times, I could have had a better position on an enemy, but I have to come in close to see if it's a teammate or an enemy. Sometimes, it's alright, other times, I'll end up on a worse position because I went to look at a teammate, instead of the enemy plane that was also nearby. It doesnt need to be this bad. I wish they'd figure that shit out

[@afif8472]

This already takes a lot of concentration and coordination, imagine real life pilots in WW2

[@ATC83]

Yeah it must have been crazy...

[@ollie9916]

@@ATC83 My screen freezes after 5min of playing . I use oculus Rift. What should i do plz?

[@ATC83]

@@ollie9916 I don't know, sorry, this never happened to me

[@TheOfficial007]

The thing that makes the ww2 pilot thing even more nuts was the sheer distance they flew before and after combat and the level of navigation required to go along with it.

[@ATC83]

​@@TheOfficial007 Absolutely. Many were lost due to disorientation or instrument failures...

[@Kay_213_]

Dude was really good at drawing you in, and you were good at not overshooting That was fun to watch

[@ATC83]

Thx man! Yeah I was glad to encounter such a skilled opponent and enjoyed that dogfight very much

[@1992jamo]

Especially at 0:48

[@mrdarthkermit3711]

dude this is really cool, and you are a great pilot! wow this is my most liked comment thanks guys youre killing it!

[@ATC83]

Thx man!

[@XxPepinoMoDzxX]

He is good, also the plane makes a huge help on these 1 vs 1, the only thing I have seen that can match a spitfire is any kind of japanese plane, but here both things got combined and resulted in a great fight

[@AbsoluteyAmerican]

@@XxPepinoMoDzxX Yeah. War Thunders modea of airplanes are way off. Yesterday I was in the p51 H at 24,000 feet doing 340mph and a yak3 was able to pull up from 14,000ft climb to 24k and catch me and kill me. So you are telling me the yak3 in a 20 degree climb is faster than my p51 flying in a straight line. Oh btw I watched the yak3 close the distance from 2 miles away. The inaccuracy of the game is laughable.

[@Tamburahk]

@@XxPepinoMoDzxX exactly, japanse planes are not planes but UFOs...

[@ethandoessomestuff...8949]

@@thetankster4218 wtf are you talking about the ki-43-iii otsu is a prop plane

[@ripmax333]

the Lighter Aircraft always wins in the hands of an experienced pilot, the spitfire guy truly did his best but a Ki-43 is hard to beat on tight turns.

[@ATC83]

He should have dove right away but I think he mistook my plane for a Ki-84, he killed me in one minutes before...

[@-srgalleta-9181]

That guy was really good but sadly the Ki43 is to op in that situation

[@ATC83]

Why sadly? :)

[@-srgalleta-9181]

@@ATC83 😏

[@kavvi9605]

@@ATC83 cuz its unfair for that spitfire pilot to have to deal with that kind of stuff when he is clearly the one who actually has skills.

[@ATC83]

@@kavvi9605 Thx for this very elaborate and constructive criticism. Just out of curiosity: do you have any idea what happened to Spitfire pilots when they first got to the Pacific front?

[@canyuksel1236]

@@ATC83 ı don't but ı like to.

[@bezimienny_andzej6425]

Ki-43-III has legit UFO flight model. In Air RB it's basically impossible to hit if one just goes dive+full pitch + roll at 400-450 spd. The only thing that can take it down is 800-900m random spray - only doable with American fighters, because british simply have too little ammo. On the other hand, there's one way to escape Ki-43-III - get some speed, so Ki-43-III loses ll rudder authority, then dodging gets v. easy. But trying to dogfight Ki-43 is suicide as seen in the video. I guess Spit pilot didn't know what he was fighting against until it was too late.

[@ATC83]

I agree with everything you said. I think the Spit pilot mistook it for a Ki-84 as this was a 6.3 match. Flying the Ki-43 III in Sim is a little more challenging than in RB because any hard turn above 500 kph will break your wings, I was surprised a first!

[@bezimienny_andzej6425]

@@ATC83 In AirRB you can rip the wings over 500 too, one of a few that can pull off such stunt :P

[@ATC83]

@@bezimienny_andzej6425 Oh ok I didn't remember that... Yeah the special Ki-43 defensive feature to "disappear" in front of the enemy lol

[@jamesshields4346]

I’ve managed to kill a ki-43 in my IAR-81c but that was really only because I was able to get it to overshoot twice and the mg151s only need a hit or two to shred anything Japanese.

[@ATC83]

@@jamesshields4346 Well done, the Ki-43 isn't an easy plane to kill... It's fragile but agile :)

[@Ultimatora]

I love the creaky VR setup sound. Feels like you're actually in the plane when the actuators and mounts creak.

[@ATC83]

I love those sounds too, they add a lot to the immersion. They are also a great indicator (in addition to the camera shaking) that you begin to reach speed limits or a too high AoA...

[@Ultimatora]

@@ATC83 That's something that gets missed a lot about flying is the sense of flight. Went up for a 5 minute glider ride and the amount of fly by the seat of your pants in the terms of stalling and bank angle is immense.

[@ATC83]

@@Ultimatora I had the opportunity to pilot a real aircraft myself (a Robin) for about an hour because one of my firends is a real life pilot, so I absolutely know what you're talking about!

[@Ultimatora]

@@ATC83 Never heard of that aircraft but Google images shows a beauty of an aircraft. Coolest thing for me was negative Gs when everything not tethered started floating up.

[@player-kk2wz]

The sad thing is that he didn t see the explosion

[@ATC83]

Haha true!

[@coby98ger29]

@@ATC83 don't worry, cool guys don't look at explosions.

[@ATC83]

@@coby98ger29 😎

[@tuga_ace]

The spitfire gave a jolly good show, props to the pilot

[@ATC83]

Yeah he's good

[@paulbizard3493]

You are calm and cold-headed. That's the trick.

[@ATC83]

Yeah it sure helps to stay calm but sharp. He almost made me overshoot twice though...

[@enricob15]

Always wanted to play war thunder vr to fully enjoy sim. Really great!

[@ATC83]

Thx man!

[@salpal30]

idk why people are trying to downplay your skills because it's a ki43, meanwhile if a spit was turn fighting a bf109 they will all be saying how good the spit pilot is lol and a spitfire is one of the best turn fighters in the game so it's still a dangerous plane

[@ATC83]

Some people forget that the Ki-43 awsome turning capabilities are obtained at the cost of a big sacrifice (as it was irl): total lack of armor and very low ammo count. You can't have it all

[@kgraebes88]

@@ATC83 armor doesnt mean squat if youre behind them 100% of the time, as for ammo its really not that hard to fire your guns at times where you know youll hit, especially if you have all the time in the world behind them. its a cake walk. In war thunder, climb and turn rates outweigh literally everything by a long shot

[@tastynoobr3685]

idk the zero is pretty good

[@ATC83]

@@kgraebes88 The lack of armor is the reason why I can be behind them in the first place, I'm agile. And 100% of the time is very optimistic because I'm much slower than the competition in this plane. Do you play sim at all?

[@ATC83]

@@tastynoobr3685 Of course it's good!

[@Rainchild33082]

That was incredibly sweaty. One wrong twitch and it would have been bad. You kept iron composure and got through the hairy parts. Great work. Its great finding an adversary like that and hunting them back down. I use a Track IR system but have been looking to get a VR system. It makes a world of difference in Sim. Nice job great fight!

[@ATC83]

Thx man! I agree VR changes everything in terms of immersion and distances appreciation

[@jonnytest55]

This is a part of the really good stuff about WT. Who knows someone at a medium hedge-fund, buy the snail out and cut the fat. Voila a good game with less grind better matchmaker.

[@jonnytest55]

But still excellent piloting by both of ya’s

[@ATC83]

​@@jonnytest55 Thx! Yeah dogfights like that one are hard to come by...

[@schannel7138]

I really wished I had to resources to purchase the set you have. Very nice flying, it was extremely pleasing to watch. Good work!

[@ATC83]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@mysteriumxarxes3990]

He was doing everything right that he couldve done in that dogfight. The problem is, so was you. He lost the engagement before it even started, more than half the decising factor that will make you win or lose the dogfight is decided before the dogfight started. His mistake was letting you creep up on his six to begin with. After that he can be the best pilot in the galaxy, if you are half competent you will win the engagement.

[@prestonjohnson1343]

Wow he was very good but definitely way more impressed with your ability to track him and counter his flight path so well. Cool to watch

[@ATC83]

Thanks man, appreciate it!

[@snoopyyy_23]

both of you did so good this is so hypnotizing to watch

[@ATC83]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@rttlol6735]

this was so amazing to watch, extremely well done to both of you

[@ATC83]

Thanks man!

[@SeamusWright]

So glad this showed up on my recommended. Love WT Sim fights!

[@ATC83]

Glad you liked it. Thx!

[@PiotrBarcz]

Nice flying man! It's bizarre how close this view is in the sound and in the visual effects to the Battle Field 5 cockpit view!

[@ATC83]

Thanks! Interesting, I never realized...

[@meineklartraum-strategie1975]

Very cool curve fight, respect! I've now also flown in with the KI43 and I'm thrilled, pure dominance and lots of fun...

[@ATC83]

Thanks! Yeah the Ki-43 is one of my favourites Japanese designs, beautiful and really fun to fly!

[@meineklartraum-strategie1975]

@@ATC83 which other Planes are your favourites ?

[@ATC83]

@@meineklartraum-strategie1975 I like the Ki-84 hei, the J2M3 and the J2M2 very much. The Ki-83, Ki-44-II hei and the J7W1 are not bad either...

[@matth7384]

Nice fight. That rolling scissors was not bad. You stayed behind him and didn’t bleed of you speed to stay behind him. Great flying and great kill. Vr makes all the difference.

[@ATC83]

Thx man! Yeah VR really changed my way of flying for the better

[@Remo_1997]

Amazing skills from both pilots here🔥. As someone who struggles to take off in sim this is insane 🤣

[@ATC83]

Thx man! Yeah it takes time to become comfortable in sim ;)

[@Remo_1997]

@@ATC83 yeah I really underestimated how hard it would be to learn 🤣Never came across anyone that flys like you in game tho 👌🏼Subbed bro loving the videos you put up all the best and hope your channel gets way more attention you deserve it 👍🏼

[@ATC83]

@@Remo_1997 Thx man, I really appreciate it!

[@Theo_Bertrand]

remarkably good moves from both pilots, thanks for the video!

[@ATC83]

Thanks to you for your nice comment!

[@Ozzies]

Great fight mate! I thoroughly enjoyed watching it! 😊 Thanks for sharing

[@ATC83]

Thanks mate, appreciate it!

[@JTelli786]

Haven't play WT in years but when I did it was in a Jaden, Zero, or a Hayabusa. You just brought back many memories! Ty

[@ATC83]

Thx to you for your support!

[@R0gueM]

Damn. This looks like it was in simulator. That’s hard and takes skill. Wouldn’t want to run into them in arcade or realistic.

[@andrealves2630]

WT sim isnt that hard to master. Il-2 is far more complex and DCS is a whole new world entirely

[@luketroftgruben788]

@@andrealves2630 I will say WT's simplistic Sim is much less complex than IL2 and DCS but WT has a much more aggressive torque when you are trying to take off. Unless you are flying Fw190 in Il2 that fucker likes to ground loop the instant you turn the engine over lmao.

[@andrealves2630]

@@luketroftgruben788 WT has way too much torque both on takeoff and in flight. Guess it compensates for the lack of wind but its just damn annoying. In Il-2 you can actually rest your hands a bit when flying something that doesnt have aileron and rudder trim but in WT you can barely stop holding the stick. And the 190s in Il-2 will only do ground loops if you dont lock the tailwheel. Pull the stick back, gradually increase throttle while compensating for the torque and you should be just fine. If you dont lock the tailwheel it will do donuts on the entire airfield. When taxiing you just need to be careful with the throttle and the brakes, I dont even lock my tailwheel during the taxi

[@quarreneverett4767]

@@luketroftgruben788 yeah that was years ago it's different now. Mrbool124 I uploaded soem sim footage of FW a8 d14 and ta 152 c3 it takes off like a dream. And ofc avoid taking off under the stall speed so you dont crash with the low stall speed used to let you take off too early and flat spin

[@quarreneverett4767]

@@andrealves2630 yeah I use mouse and keyboard and prefer it over joystick most of the time :)

[@DinoPimp]

This brings me back to the online dogfights in il2-1946.

[@gabrielneves6602]

what a amazing dogfight bruh. Very impressive piloting

[@ATC83]

Thx man, I appreciate it!

[@dillpicklehaha]

Title should be “experienced pilot chasing a spitfire”

[@ATC83]

Haha thx!

[@diegoderiverabyrne6557]

While the gods of sim clash in the skies, we mere mortals struggle to even take off without crashing 5 times in a row.

[@ATC83]

Haha! Yeah it takes time to be comfortable in sim :)

[@MerchantIvoryfilms]

Oh that's nice, any time i play WT i get shot once and dead instantly, either shot in the head or my plane just explodes...fk WT, everyone's having a great time but me.

[@ATC83]

Thx man! Yeah it takes a lot of practice to be comfortable in sim

[@pigpig252]

Excellent dogfighting on both parts!

[@ATC83]

Thanks!

[@MrJhonvick]

Such a great video. INSERT: Supermarine/ hans zimmer

[@ATC83]

Thx man! Yeah it would have been a nice addition!

[@pawncze]

You can't even get mad after being shot like that. Because it was solid work on both sides!

[@ATC83]

Haha yeah dogfights like this one are hard to come by! I'm happy to have encountered such an opponent...

[@Finoramadhan10-hu5bw]

Yeah, pretty much different with get killed by BnZ

[@sundalongpinoy8100]

My wife's grandpa was all excited when I showed this to him he was like "Go get his ass, get his ass! Come on now boy." His facial expression somewhat changed when he saw the plane being shot at has RAF markings and even yelled "Son of a b*tch! That's a Jap b*stard." When he saw the japanese "meatball" on the aircraft's wing. (He was a Corsair pilot during WW2, got shot down and captured by the japanese in the Philippines he endured 3 years of hell as a POW.)

[@ATC83]

Wow, what a story! I can't even imagine being a POW in Japanese hands for as long if it was anywhere near like in the "Unbroken" movie... That Spit doesn't have RAF marking tho, it's the Israeli one

[@giantgaming600]

I love what you are doing an you seem like a good pilot, but fly something other than one of the best dogfighting aircraft in the game. Try out a heavier aircraft like the p47 or p51. Maybe some 109's or 190's. If you are even into the Japanese all the way then go try out the ki61. Love your content and keep up the flying.

[@ATC83]

Thx man! I'll admit that I love some of the Japanese aircrafts for their uncompromised approach towards maneuverability (almost no armor and very little ammo). My current favourite tho, the Ki-84 hei, is the Japanese equivalent of a P-51. I fly the J2's a lot too, awesome energy fighters (not so good turnfighters). I like the Ki-61 also, I only wish it would climb better and overheat less... Yeah I know I'm a Japanese fanboy... ;)

[@quarreneverett4767]

I hardly use the ki 43 and some other Japanese planes so I actually enjoyed seeing it

[@quarreneverett4767]

@@ATC83 I enjoy japanese as well n stuffs

[@The7Laws-m1c]

BRO at first I swear I thought it was real, like a training thing in real life, then I heard the wAr tHunDeR voice lines 🤣

[@ATC83]

Hahaha nice!

[@smoky6699]

I bet that looked badass from the ground

[@ATC83]

Haha yeah!

[@MrFoxtanz]

GG for spit, i always feel hard to play many of spitfire models if played with mouse. So difficult to trim! GG fight

[@ATC83]

Thanks man! Yeah the Spit pilot was very good

[@domvetrov1363]

That spitfire pilot is so good.

[@ATC83]

Absolutely!

[@mosesracal6758]

Theres a reason why the IJAAF preferred maneuverability over everything else

[@ATC83]

Absolutely! At the beginning of the Pacific War the poor Curtiss P-40's were crushed by Zero's and Hayabusa's. By the end the Americans had gained the advantage over most Japanese fighters with much faster aircrafts and BnZ tactics tho

[@SpaceNavy90]

Wow its like you were shooting BBs at him... fight should've been over after the first or second hits on him.

[@ATC83]

Yeah I was surprised he didn't at least catch fire...

[@dustinechos5853]

I just got a VR setup for war thunder and I played a couple rounds today I've got a pedel thrust stick combo in the post, and am very excited to play it

[@dustinechos5853]

Anyone with a combo set, I recommend you get a half keyboard and number deck it is rather easy as well as it keeps the desk space from the clutter (knocking things off the desk)

[@ATC83]

I'm glad for you! Flying in VR is really night and day compared to a screen regarding immersion...

Oh my god, weren't japanese guns fairly good? The ammount of hits that that spit was able to soak was impressive

[@ATC83]

Yeah I was surprised that he didn't catch fire. Those Ho-5 cannons have a good rate of fire but they don't hit very hard, most of my kills with them are due to fires

@@ATC83 do you play jets or only props? New sub btw :D

[@ATC83]

@ Thx man! I tried jets but it's not my cup of tea so yeah I only play props. I like the charm of those old war birds!

@@ATC83 For me it's the opposite, I hate the engine torque so I like jets and how they fly :3

[@ATC83]

@ To each his own! That said I don't particularly like engine torque either...

[@alabasterscarf612]

That was impressive on both of y'all.

[@ATC83]

Thanks man!

[@shizuokaben7407]

I know this video is old but damn that was a beautiful chase. You seem to use the Ki43 a lot, I usually stick to zeroes or the ki-61 variants when I fly Japan but you’ve got me intrigued to try it

[@ATC83]

Thanks man! I was happy to encounter such an opponent. Yeah the Ki-43 is one of my favourite Japanese designs, It turns about like a Zero but has a much better roll rate and climbs a bit better. The Ki-43-III is more powerful than the other versions and has 20mm cannons (they don't hit very hard but have a good rate of fire). The ammo is very limited tho (300 rounds) and that's the plane that best taught me trigger discipline.

[@planeloverpilot4802]

ki43 otsu turn and roll rate is something else.

[@ATC83]

Indeed!

[@billyleroy2465]

What would you suggest the spit should do to avoid getting shot down ? Dive and run?

[@ATC83]

Yeah, I guess it would be the most likely way to survive, unless the Ki-43 III runs out of ammo (only 300 rounds)

[@Rogueginger69]

He almost made you overshoot which I didn't expect. Good flying both of ya but that spit should have dived out of there immediately imo.

[@ATC83]

Thx man! Yeah he should have dove right away. I think he mistook my plane for a Ki-84, he killed me in one minutes before...

[@Rogueginger69]

@@ATC83 Oh I see, yeah that makes sense. I always keep a KI43 or Zero in my line up for them Spitfires

[@ATC83]

@@Rogueginger69 Haha me too, they are the ultimate lethal weapon against those...

[@bobbyjunior5239]

That was a spectacular dogfight

[@ATC83]

Thx man! Yeah those are hard to come by...

[@heinzbeans2117]

How do I find more dog fights. 90% of the time I’m just flying around the map until I’m out of fuel, then I land, fly to the A point, and still don’t find anybody to kill. It’s always just bombers and attackers.

[@thesnazzycomet]

As much as I dislike sim, this feels really cool and almost real

[@ATC83]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gerardoliveras430]

Had the spitfire gone into a dive and lured the Ki he would have easily overan him. Instead, the spitfire got itself into a situation where he was in a disadvantage.

[@ATC83]

He should have dived right away, absolutely, but to escape, not to lure me. He did try hard to lure me and make me overshoot, but the Ki-43 is much lighter than the Spit and thus can slow down much quicker

[@rionrace]

Surprised that the Spitfire did not hit the deck upon realizing that a Ki-43 was following him. He had a slight height advantage and a definite horsepower advantage. Odd that he didn't use it!

[@ATC83]

Yes indeed, he should have dove right away

[@peardbear4688]

So much better than jet plane simulators.

[@ATC83]

Indeed!

[@llNATEDOGGll]

It sucks how the nose of the plane always obstructs the best shot

[@kr-sd3ni]

keeping up with spitfire. impressive.

[@ATC83]

Thanks!

[@diegoruiz7600]

Dude literally keeps flying into your nose

[@SirEpifire]

Halfway through I was about to say, "omg if he overcooks it and gets shot by the Spit" 😂

[@ATC83]

Haha I almost did!

[@SirEpifire]

@@ATC83 I have this problem in the American captured, Ki-61. Not used to how it compresses at speed and then overshoot. Lol

[@sp4c33]

And there is the others suffering with KB+Mouse, no headtracker etc. Great fight.

[@adikamussington7558]

It’s really not that bad for kbm players on sim Lolol. Just take some getting use to honestly. Can definitely compete

[@ATC83]

Thx man! Yeah we're not all equals regarding gear sadly...

[@kane-111]

I managed to get used to it but I'm absolute trash at flying anyways so I often am outclassed in all game modes lol.

[@drush525]

You ought to find this dude and see if he or she would join you in making more vids? Super kickbutt.

[@ATC83]

I know him a little, maybe we'll do something in the future idk. Nice idea anyway!

[@ReveredDead]

This looked like a movie scene.

[@ATC83]

Haha thx!

[@ptflyboy87]

This turned out exciting because you stayed inside the cockpit. I wish everyone would play this way. Much less skill is required for outside view. Just put the cursor on the target and let the computer fly the plane...

[@ATC83]

Thx! This is War Thunder Sim mode (SB). You are locked in the cockpit view. The controls are different too (I play with a joystick but even with a mouse the computer doesn't fly your plane like in AB/RB). Come try it!

[@ptflyboy87]

@@ATC83 what?? I didn't know about that. Sounds amazing! I'm about to max my credit card on a computer and vr set. Haha

[@hoose6391]

Damn dude good work, how many hours do you have playing VR sim?

[@ATC83]

Thx man! About 1000 hours

[@fishy2584]

This is what I kinda hate on war thunder sim air you got your HOTAS and that's all while you're fighting people with full setups so the only way to properly learn is to die over and over and over But that's a nice dogfight good job to both of you

[@ATC83]

Rest assured that I die a lot too. Nothing can replace practice. VR changed my way to fly for the better but at first I couldn't hit anything. I got rudder pedals recently (I didn't have them for that dogfight): it made my flying worse for weeks before it made it better.

[@fishy2584]

@@ATC83 yeah it's really hard to practice while a guy with 7000 games in simulator and 4 SPAA's are firing at you lmao

[@ATC83]

@@fishy2584 Haha yeah sure!

[@reggiekoestoer1511]

HOTAS is a good start. I know a guy who uses his mouse on his left hand to look around (and he's a damn good sim pilot), and it works for him. I used to rely on the hatswitch instead. I'm bad on track IR, but many ppl swear by it. Some ppl even use a PS joystick. It really depends.

[@luketroftgruben788]

Biggest problem with VR is target ID at distance.

[@algiz21]

Dude was drifting in the air

[@waltcallies9019]

Was a fun rolling scissor to watch

[@ATC83]

It was fun to fight this fight too. Great memory!

[@beat89widmer26]

If the Spitfire pilot was experienced, then he wouldn't of been drawn into dogfighting a Otsu.

[@ATC83]

Yeah he should have dove right away but I think he mistook my plane for a Ki-84, he killed me in one minutes before

[@beat89widmer26]

@@ATC83 Iv Actually done the opposite while in the Coursair. I tried to out run a ki-84, thinking it was an A6m, when he evaded my initial attack I wondered why I couldn't out run him, he shot me down on the run, lol.

[@ATC83]

@@beat89widmer26 Haha yeah, Sun Tzu said "Know yourself and know your enemy and in a 100 battles you will never be in peril". It's over simplistic but there is truth in it...

[@beat89widmer26]

@@ATC83 Yeah, I think it's good to know the do's and dont's in what ever you choose to pursue...If that is indeed what the quote is suggesting. But the quote is probably in regards to combat.

[@brendancurrey2358]

Excellent trigger discipline

[@ATC83]

Thx man!

[@bennikdk_4927]

when pilot of spitfire is good.... he made speed and run away.

[@ATC83]

Yeah he should have, the thing is I think he mistook my plane for a Ki-84, which is faster than a Spitfire in a dive.

[@friedcalamari1406]

I am nauseous and entertained

[@ATC83]

🤢 Lmao you just made my day with that comment!

[@timharnans]

Would it be worth it to get a joystick, control panel, throttle, etc. without owning a VR headset and only using a monitor? And is using a headset as simple as plugging it into the computer and messing around with some settings? Great video :)

[@brianx2504]

I would love to see a observer perspective of this fight because I know its not going to look nearly as aerobatic as normal mode when people can see all around them.

[@ATC83]

"Normal mode" is for boys, drop the instructor and come play with men :)

[@blank557]

The Spitfire is a maneuverable fighter, but compared to the Ki-43, which is even more so than the famous Zero, he didn't have a chance. He should have used his superior speed to escape, and then try to boom and zoom.

[@ATC83]

Abolutely! I think he mistook my plane for a Ki-84 as he killed me in one minutes before

[@abdulahsao1971]

I love it ❤

[@ATC83]

Thanks!

[@ATBatmanMALS31]

Trying to force an overshoot in this situation... Interesting tactics, let's see how it works out for him cotton.

[@ATC83]

I think he mistook my plane for a Ki-84, he killed me in one minutes before

[@pieterduplessis6632]

Need more sim videos. Arcade mode is for noobs. This spitfire pilot was ok, but he should have used his flaps. That said, the ki-43 otsu has an insane turn rate and with you having the initial altitude advantage it was always going to be very hard for him to get the upper hand in this situation.

[@ATC83]

Yeah with equally skilled pilots the Spitfire is no match for the Ki-43 in a turnfight, the Spit only has landing flaps that break at 270 kph iirc. I didn't even had to use the Ki-43's combat flaps during this fight

[@Daiman01]

HOLY SHIT,great dogfight man

[@ATC83]

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

[@El1ngeniero]

In deed a great pilots on both sides

[@ATC83]

Thx man!

[@drush525]

Super skilled pilot, on both ends of this but only one victor.

[@ATC83]

Thx man, I appreciate it!

[@demben9335]

i cant fly the spits in sim for the life of me and he makes it look like a baby's toy impressive much

[@ATC83]

Yeah Spicy is a very good pilot, Spits aren't easy to fly in WT

[@ATC83]

100k views! Amazing, thanks guys!

[@olgagaming5544]

You made it boyo!!

[@ATC83]

@@olgagaming5544 Haha yeah! Almost 150k now...

[@The-Lonely-Nexus]

i would do this wwith my vr but i have no joystick and ones ive used are stiff plus i have no head tracking device witch i would love

[@Petgator]

BOOM!! That was sickkk!!!

[@ATC83]

Thx bro!

[@deadmangaming2535]

How the hell did he not lose control of that spinfire?

[@gustavomartins72]

yes, very impressive considering the spitfire is basically a kite with a 1500hp engine in sim mode

[@deadmangaming2535]

@@gustavomartins72 that wing stalls and flatspins if you even breathe wrong

[@molstad182]

can we talk about how much them cannons sparked on him? jeez

[@ATC83]

Yeah those Ho-5 cannons have a nice rate of fire but they don't hit very hard... I was surprised that he didn't catch fire tho...

[@Bren.nto6971]

Found gems in my recommendations, subscribe

[@ATC83]

Thx man, I appreciate it!

[@spitfire_flyer5659]

Fuckin hell I feel like I’ve seen you in a few of my matches so I thought that spitfire was me

[@ATC83]

Haha yeah could have been sim is a small world I often see the same guys

[@spitfire_flyer5659]

@@ATC83 you seem fond of japanese aircraft and the only props I fly are spitfires. I wonder if we have fought before?

[@ATC83]

@@spitfire_flyer5659 It may well be but honestly I can't recall. Maybe we will soon? :)

[@reggaesurvivor251]

@@spitfire_flyer5659 well if your ingame name is spicysaudehd 1:22 then its you ^^

[@williamkoppos7039]

If it was an experienced Spitfire pilot he would have used his 100mph speed advantage in a shallow dive to just run away. Or just do a zoom climb.

[@ATC83]

Yeah he should have but he probably mistook my plane for a Ki-84, he killed me in one minutes before

[@jimlthor]

Or not reversed his turn 5 times right in front of the guy. I see that happen so much. It's always the thing I'm thinking about when defensive... Only reverse if you can make them overshoot. And it should only work once if the bandit is a decent shot

[@TJTruth]

he sure cut right across you guns a lot for an experienced pilot... not that he had a lot of options the rolling scissors was awesome though!

[@ATC83]

Thanks! Yeah he's only realistic option was to dive away, against a Ki-43...

[@Alexandros11]

A spitfire should outrun a Ki-43 if he was to dive and maintain the speed right? I have almost zero experience with Japanese aircraft but I always followed the rule of never turn with them and if worse comes to worse you can outrun them on the deck - does this hold true for higher brs with aircraft like the Ki-43?

[@ATC83]

You are perfectly right: he could have escaped easily if he had dove right away (the Ki-43 wings break at 661 km/h in a dive). The thing is I think he mistook my Ki-43 with a Ki-84 which he couldn't have escaped by diving as the ki-84 is almost as fast as a p-51 and can easily follow a Spit in a dive. It's understandable that he made that mistake as this was a 6.3 game and the Ki-43 is only 4.7. Bottom line: know yourself and know your enemy!

[@ATC83]

A better answer to your question: if a Spit encounters a Ki-84 he better turn with it as the Spit outturns the Ki-84 in most situations so it really depends on which Japanese plane you are facing... That said your rule is right in most cases.

[@Alexandros11]

@@ATC83 Ah very interesting, I'll have to be very careful about ID'ing aircraft and make sure I get it right!

[@deanacal]

wow that was a good dogfight

[@ATC83]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@sgt_kissekatt6686]

VR headseat im guessing? (Looking at the HUD display)

[@ATC83]

Yep. An old Oculus Rift S

[@floopygoober]

Wicked dog fight man

[@ATC83]

Haha thx man!

[@DasGermanBias]

I love difficult dogfights

[@ATC83]

Same here!

[@MrGameV]

That seems very fun

[@ATC83]

It is!

[@hakeshiscarlet525]

All fun and games till his teamate show up