War Thunder Thread

jomni · December 22, 2014, 06:31:15 PM

Can silver lions become gold? And what are silver lions for?
I used up all my gold but I have 100k lions.

Dread Rlyeh · December 22, 2014, 06:40:04 PM

gold can become silver, silver can't become gold. Silver is used to buy tanks (and planes of course), tank modules, shells, crew qualifications, etc.

Dread Rlyeh · December 27, 2014, 07:19:15 PM

I've been playing again for the Christmas promotion and I'm pleased to see that while the black cannon is still somewhat common (especially from derp - if you even survive the derp), you can now repair it in a reasonable amount of time, yay. The 5x daily is nice of course, and the increased credits from say Terror of the Sky is great since if you even scratch a plane and they crash (which they almost always do) you get credit for the kill. Unless someone did more damage of course. Anyway, its pretty darn easy to get TOS. I've had a fair number of 60-80k credit wins.

So speaking of "score streak" fighters/bombers always crashing, is there any benefit to flying around for 10-15 seconds after you drop your bombs? I'm guessing it is better to just get back into the fight, but it ends up being kind of lame with bombers eating dirt left and right.

Silent Disapproval Robot · December 27, 2014, 09:16:31 PM

I'm not sure about arcade battles. In RB and SB, spawning a plane in mixed battles is very expensive so you want to try and nurse it back for landing if you take damage and survive as you'll kikely not have enough points to respawn if you go down. Having said that, AAA is brutally effective in RB now as they've added the aim assist from arcade battles. As you have to be quite low before the game will render tanks, level bombing isn't an option so expect each Bombing run to be a suicide mission.

Staggerwing · December 27, 2014, 10:35:21 PM

Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 27, 2014, 09:16:31 PM
I'm not sure about arcade battles. In RB and SB, spawning a plane in mixed battles is very expensive so you want to try and nurse it back for landing if you take damage and survive as you'll kikely not have enough points to respawn if you go down. Having said that, AAA is brutally effective in RB now as they've added the aim assist from arcade battles. As you have to be quite low before the game will render tanks, level bombing isn't an option so expect each Bombing run to be a suicide mission.

Are there SBDs or Stukas in game?

Nefaro · December 27, 2014, 10:44:24 PM

Quote from: Staggerwing on December 27, 2014, 10:35:21 PM
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 27, 2014, 09:16:31 PM
I'm not sure about arcade battles. In RB and SB, spawning a plane in mixed battles is very expensive so you want to try and nurse it back for landing if you take damage and survive as you'll kikely not have enough points to respawn if you go down. Having said that, AAA is brutally effective in RB now as they've added the aim assist from arcade battles. As you have to be quite low before the game will render tanks, level bombing isn't an option so expect each Bombing run to be a suicide mission.

Are there SBDs or Stukas in game?

Both. And more.

There are around four Stuka variants.

Silent Disapproval Robot · December 27, 2014, 11:05:34 PM

Here's the list of flyables in game as of now.

A
A-20G-30 Havoc
A-26C-45 Invader
A-26C-45DT
A5M4
A6M2 mod. 11
A6M2 Reisen
A6M2 Reisen Usa
A6M2-N
A6M3 Reisen
A6M3 Reisen mod 22
A6M3 Reisen mod 22ko
A6M5 Ko Reisen
A6M5 otsu
A6M5 Reisen
A7He1
Ar-2
Arado 234B-2
Avenger Mk.1

B
B-17E Flying Fortress
B-17E Flying Fortress /Late
B-17G Flying Fortress
B-24D Liberator
B-25J-1 Mitchell
B-25J-20 Mitchell
B-25J-30 Mitchell
B-25J-30 Mitchell USSR
B-57A
B5N2
B7A2 Ryusei
BB-1
Beaufighter Mk 21
Beaufighter Mk VIc
Beaufighter Mk X
Beaufort Mk VIII
Bf 109 E-1
Bf 109 E-3
Bf 109 F-1
Bf 109 F-2
Bf 109 F-4
Bf 109 F-4/trop
Bf 109 G-10
Bf 109 G-2
Bf 109 G-2/trop
Bf 109 G-6
Bf 109 K-4
Bf 110 C-4
Blenheim Mk IV
Boomerang Mk I
Boomerang Mk II
Boston Mk I
BTD-1 Destroyer

C
Canberra B (i) Mk. VI
Canberra B Mk. II
Catalina Mk. IVa
CL-13A Sabre Mk.5
CR.42 Falco

D
D.520
D.521
D3A1
DB-7
Do 217 E-2
Do 217 E-4
Do 217 J-1
Do 217 J-2
Do 217 K-1
Do 217 M-1
Do 217 N-1
Do 217 N-2

F
F-80C Shooting Star
F-82E
F-84B
F-86A-5 Sabre
F-86F-2 Sabre
F-86F-25 Sabre
F-86F-30 Sabre
F-86F-30 Sabre Japan
F1M2
F2A-1 Buffalo
F2A-3 Buffalo
F2H-2 Banshee
F4F-3 Wildcat
F4F-4 Wildcat
F4U-1a Corsair
F4U-1a Corsair Japan
F4U-1a USMC Corsair
F4U-1c Corsair
F4U-1d Corsair
F6F-3 Hellcat
F7F-1
F8F-1 Bearcat
F8F-1B Bearcat
F9F-2 Panther
F9F-5 Panther
Fury Mk I
Fury Mk II
Fw 190 A-1
Fw 190 A-4
Fw 190 A-5
Fw 190 A-5 Japan
Fw 190 A-5/U2
Fw 190 A-8
Fw 190 A-8 USA
Fw 190 D-12
Fw 190 D-13
Fw 190 D-9
Fw 190 D-9 USSR
Fw 190 F-8

G
G.50 Freccia series 2
G.50 Freccia series 7AS
G4M1
G5N1 Shinzan
G8N1 Renzan
Gladiator Mk II
Gladiator Mk IIF
Gladiator Mk IIS

H
H6K4
Hagiri's A5M4
Havoc Mk I
Hawk H-75A-6 Germany
He 111 H-16
He 111 H-3
He 111 H-6
He 112 A-0
He 112 B-0
He 112 B-1
He 112 B-2
He 112 V-5
He 162 A-2
He 51 A-1
He 51 B-1
He 51 B-2 /Hydroplane
He 51 C-1
He 51 C-1 /Late
Hellcat F Mk I
Hellcat Mk I
Ho 229 V3
Hs 129B-2
Hs 129B-2 Germany
Hs.129B-3
Hurricane Mk I
Hurricane Mk II
Hurricane Mk IIB

I
I-15 M-22
I-15 WR
I-153 M-62 Chaika
I-153P Chaika
I-15bis
I-15R
I-16 type 10 Ishak
I-16 type 24 Ishak
I-16 type 27 Ishak
I-16 type 28 Ishak
I-16 type 5 Ishak
I-185 (M-71)
I-185 (M-82)
I-301
IL-10
IL-10 (1946)
IL-2
IL-28
IL-2M
IL-4

J
J2M3 Raiden
J7W1 Shinden
Ju 87 B-2
Ju 87 D-3
Ju 87 D-5
Ju 87 G-2
Ju 87 R-2
Ju 87 D-5
Ju 87 G-1
Ju 88 A-4

K
Ki-10-I
Ki-10-I C
Ki-10-II
Ki-10-II C
Ki-102 otsu
Ki-200 Shusui
Ki-27 otsu
Ki-43-I Hayabusa
Ki-43-II Hayabusa
Ki-43-II Hayabusa Usa
Ki-43-III otsu Hayabusa
Ki-45 hei Toryu
Ki-45 ko Toryu
Ki-45 otsu Toryu
Ki-45 tei Toryu
Ki-49-I Donryu
Ki-49-IIa Donryu
Ki-49-IIb Donryu
Ki-49-IIb Donryu /Late
Ki-61-I hei Hien
Ki-61-I ko Hien
Ki-61-I otsu Hien
Ki-61-Ib Hien
Ki-84 hei Hayate
Ki-84 ko Hayate
Ki-84 otsu Hayate
Ki-96
Kitsuka

L
La-15
La-174
La-5
La-5F
La-5FN
La-5FN Germany
La-5FN USSR
La-7
La-7B-20
La-9
LaGG-3-11
LaGG-3-23
LaGG-3-34
LaGG-3-35
LaGG-3-4
LaGG-3-66
LaGG-3-8
Lancaster B Mk I
Lancaster B Mk III
Lancaster Mk III

M
M.C.200 series 3
M.C.200 series 7
M.C.202 Folgore
Marcolin's CR.42CN
Me 163 B
Me 262 A-1/U4 Pulkzerstorer
Me 262 A-1a Schwalbe
Me 262 C-1a Heimatschutzer I
Me 262 C-2b Heimatschutzer II
Me 410 A-1
Me 410 A-1/U2
Me 410 A-1/U4
Me 410 B-1
Me 410 B-1/U2
Me 410 B-2/U4
Me 410 B-6/R3
Meteor F. Mk.3
Meteor F. Mk.4 type G.41F
Meteor F. Mk.4 type G.41G
Meteor F. Mk.8
MiG-15
MiG-15bis
MiG-15bis Germany
MiG-3-15
MiG-3-15 (BK)
MiG-3-34
MiG-9
MiG-9 Late
Mosquito FB Mk VI
Mosquito FB Mk XVIII
Mustang Mk IA

N
N1K2-J Shiden-Kai
N1K2-Ja Shiden-Kai
Nimrod Mk I
Nimrod Mk II

O
OS2U-1 Kingfisher
OS2U-3 Kingfisher

P
P-26A-33 Peashooter
P-26A-34 M2 Peashooter
P-26A-34 Peashooter
P-26B-35 Peashooter
P-36A Hawk
P-36C Hawk
P-36G Hawk
P-38G Lightning
P-39K-1 Airacobra
P-39N-0 Airacobra
P-39N-0 Airacobra USSR
P-39Q-15 Airacobra
P-39Q-5 Airacobra
P-400
P-40E-1 Kittyhawk
P-40E-1 Kittyhawk USSR
P-47D Thunderbolt
P-47D-25 Thunderbolt
P-47D-27 Thunderbolt
P-47D-28 Thunderbolt
P-51D-20 NA Mustang
P-51D-30 Mustang
P-51D-5 Mustang
P-63A-10 Kingcobra
P-63A-10 Kingcobra USSR
P-63A-5 Kingcobra
P-63A-5 Kingcobra USSR
P-63C-5 Kingcobra
P-63C-5 Kingcobra USSR
P-80A
PBJ-1H
PBJ-1J
PBY-5 Catalina
PBY-5a Catalina
PBY-5a Catalina USSR
Pe-2-1 Peshka
Pe-2-110 Peshka
Pe-2-205 Peshka
Pe-2-21 Peshka
Pe-2-31 Peshka
Pe-2-359 Peshka
Pe-2-83 Peshka
Pe-3
Pe-3 /Early
Pe-3bis
Po-2
Pokryshkin's P-39N-0 Airacobra USSR

R
R2Y2 Keiun-KAI V1
R2Y2 Keiun-KAI V2
R2Y2 Keiun-KAI V3
Rasmussen's P-36A Hawk

S
SB 2M-100
SB 2M-103
SB 2M-103 MV-3
SB 2M-103U
SB 2M-103U MV-3
SB 2M-105
SBD-3 Dauntless
Sea Meteor F. Mk.3
Sea Meteor F.3
SM.79 Sparviero
SM.79 Sparviero Germany
SM.79B Sparviero
SM.79bis Sparviero
SM.79bis Sparviero /Late
Spitfire F Mk.22
Spitfire F Mk.24
Spitfire F Mk.XIVc
Spitfire F Mk.XIVe
Spitfire F Mk.XVIIIe
Spitfire F. Mk IX
Spitfire F. Mk XVI
Spitfire LF. Mk IX
Spitfire Mk I
Spitfire Mk Ia
Spitfire Mk IIa
Spitfire Mk IIb
Spitfire Mk IX
Spitfire Mk Vb/trop
Spitfire Mk Vc
Spitfire Mk.IX
Su-2 M-82
Su-2 MV-5
Su-2 TSS-1
Swordfish Mk I

T
Ta 152 H-1
TB-3M-17-32
TBF-1c Avenger
Tempest Mk II
Tempest Mk V
Tempest Mk V Germany
Tempest Mk.V (Vickers P)
Thach's F2A-1 Buffalo
Tu-2
Tu-2S
Tu-2S-44
Tu-2S-59
Tuck's Gladiator Mk.II
Typhoon Mk 1a
Typhoon Mk 1b
Typhoon Mk 1b /Late

V
Vampire FB.5
Venom FB.4

W
Wellington Mk Ic
Wellington Mk Ic /Late
Wellington Mk Ic Germany
Wellington Mk III
Wellington Mk X
Wirraway

X
XF5F Skyrocket
XP-38G
XP-50
XP-55 Ascender

Y
Yak-1
Yak-15
Yak-15P
Yak-17
Yak-1B
Yak-1B Germany
Yak-3
Yak-3P
Yak-7B
Yak-9
Yak-9K
Yak-9P
Yak-9T
Yak-9U
Yak-9UT
Yer-2 ACh-30B /Early
Yer-2 ACh-30B /Late
Yer-2 M-105
Yer-2 M-105 TAT-BT
Yer-2 M-105R LU-MV-2B
Yer-2 M-105R TAT-BT

Z
Zhukovsky's I-153-M62

jomni · December 28, 2014, 04:42:35 AM

Yes there are. I've seen someone dogfight with a Stuka. LOL!

But those big and slow float planes... why bother?

Big bombers can be useful for maps that require the destruction of bases.

The attack planes are kinda cool.

And how are the early jets? Looks like you can simulate a Korean War scenario.

Dread Rlyeh · December 28, 2014, 05:21:40 AM

Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on December 27, 2014, 09:16:31 PM
I'm not sure about arcade battles. In RB and SB, spawning a plane in mixed battles is very expensive so you want to try and nurse it back for landing if you take damage and survive as you'll kikely not have enough points to respawn if you go down. Having said that, AAA is brutally effective in RB now as they've added the aim assist from arcade battles. As you have to be quite low before the game will render tanks, level bombing isn't an option so expect each Bombing run to be a suicide mission.

Thanks. I'm surprised they added the aim assist. Between tracers and feedback on hits, I doubt it would be that hard to range. Especially with something like a kugelblitz, that thing shreds bombers like nothing, its not like you need that many hits.

I will have to try out the realistic battles when I get all my tank modules unlocked/crews trained. I will miss the jump into AA after 1/2 a round though. Even with the "score streaks", AA gets kind of boring, but it is a nice break after getting killed. Pays well too - nothing like shooting down a few planes, getting a triple kill bombing run, rinse repeat.

edit: I guess I did think of one benefit of surviving a few more seconds during your bombing run - you delay enemy bombing runs for that amount of time.

jomni · December 28, 2014, 06:14:48 AM

Quote from: Dread Rlyeh on December 28, 2014, 05:21:40 AM
edit: I guess I did think of one benefit of surviving a few more seconds during your bombing run - you delay enemy bombing runs for that amount of time.

I also think they reward you for how long your are alive.

Great Ajax · December 28, 2014, 11:01:32 AM

Is anyone running a clan/squadron for War Thunder? I am playing this a lot over the holiday and having a blast.

Trey

Tuna · December 28, 2014, 12:20:45 PM

I'm having a blast with it too.... free mindless fun!

Nefaro · December 28, 2014, 01:01:46 PM

Have you guys only been flying? Or have you done some tanks too?

Great Ajax · December 28, 2014, 02:27:19 PM

I have been mainly running German tanks. It was a bit of a grind getting into Tier 3 but now that I am running with a Panther D and Tiger I, it is a lot more fun.

Trey

Silent Disapproval Robot · December 28, 2014, 06:14:59 PM

I'm mainly playing Soviet tanks. I really like the at-34-85 even though that one seems to have the worst stats for me. I've got all the Tier i-iii stuff unlocked and could move on to Tier iv but I have this compulsion where I need to obtain every mod for each vehicle before I move on to the next one.

I will sometimes take up an IL-2M or a Yak-9 if I have enough spawn points and I lose my main vehicle. My IL-2 has yet to survive a single attack run. The new MGs on the US tanks are nasty.