I’m still kinda new to war thunder and I mainly play ground rb, but I am looking to get into air rb too any advice/tips help, I am also willing to play with/learn from other people
#does anyone have any advice for playing German fighters in rb? mainly the bf 109 but also the fw 190
pulsar verge
upbeat oar
One simple answer
Boom and Zoom
blazing rampart
For the Bf 109 really depends once u get the F1 use it for climbing
pulsar verge
One simple answer
Boom and Zoom
For which plane?
blazing rampart
Then boom and zoom
pulsar verge
For the Bf 109 really depends once u get the F1 use it for climbing
Ok cool
upbeat oar
For which plane?
Basically all German planes
pulsar verge
Basically all German planes
Kk Ty
upbeat oar
I mean, the 109ers can still turn well with good flap management, but that's an exception
blazing rampart
For FW190 idk really never use them in air rb
pulsar verge
I’ve noticed they have excellent armament and just shred planes
I just use the air targets belt
ancient moth
play the FW 190 series to energy advantages over players (etc speed, altitude), if you dogfight something more manoeuvrable than you you're practically going to die unless it's some smigol time manoeuvre or something
and the BF 109 similarly as well, they work the best with altitude and energy advantages over people but are also good dogfighters (in case it ever comes to that)
pulsar verge
Ok cool thanks
viscid viper
to add on, in terms of dogfighting, say russian aircraft, they may be a bit more maneuverable (some you may be bound t lose to in a dogfight, hence recommended BnZ) but it's all about taking dogfights into the vertical should you have to dogfight it, as others have said, Boom n Zoom, it's easier, and less risky, but 109s excell in vertical dogfights, their flaps retract slower than the old lady crossing the street, but they work well when energy trapping, and when I say vertical dogfights I don't mean straight up, a spiral upwards but not too vertical (don't always rely on this, practice reading your opponents energy states) typically how I dogfight most planes is if I'm low on energy and hes at equal alt, I enter a slight dive to pick up a bit of speed, and try to gain that energy adv, I do a head on, not fully committed shoot and roll so we merge if he doesn't die, I try to force it into a vertical rolling scissors, your a 109 you have pretty good control at low speed, use flaps accordingly, at the time of your stall use them, to hang a bit more in the air if he's stalling, so you have time to drop your nose on him, when you choose to drop your nose on him make sure to instantly start raising your flaps or else you'll probably break them off like i said they retract slowly (every situation is different adapt to it, I recommend watching other skilled pilots use the 109 types, I may have described something wrong but I suck at explaining my own moves without representation