Drones announced for War Thunder! Scout and strike drones coming in the next patch!
In a move I wasn't expecting, Gaijin have decided to add drones to War Thunder! We will be receiving 3 strike drones, the MQ-1 Predator, the Wing Loong 1 and the Orion, plus potentially an indeterminate amount of scout drones.
In this video I have a look at the new devblog as well as some analysis of the trailer that was released yesterday for the new update, named as "Drone Age".
Today we take a look at the premium Type 16 (FPS), being introduced to War Thunder in the Type 16 (FPS) Pack.
Being fitted with wheel chains, camo nets, the M735 APFSDS round, smoke grenades, thermal imagers and night vision, I feel the Type 16 (FPS) will be an excellent addition the Japanese tech tree.
Link to devblog: https://warthunder.com/en/news/8101-development-pre-order-type-16-fps-wheeled-spg-en
Link to other devblog videos:
Sd.Kfz.222: https://youtu.be/OOaq_KfDIwA
ZTS63 (1980): https://youtu.be/UkCtgaGSLdI
IJN Nenohi: https://youtu.be/wD9YU3mEZ3o
New Maps: https://youtu.be/sN_ttUvWoLo
USS Des Moines (CA-134): https://youtu.be/m_0G1JFoIkM
USS Nevada: https://youtu.be/5zqu-MAdVvw
Social media links
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Game: War Thunder
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnLzdhGyk6I
In this episode we start work to bring Project Purity online when we are rudely interrupted by some enemies with high tech weapons and power armour.
Fortunately for us, their power armour turns out to be pretty useless as we cut a swathe through their ranks on the way to the Citadel, where we obtain power armour training.
Game: Fallout 3.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7T38VwxHUI
With lots of new Dev Blog articles being released in relation to Patch 1.49, I decided to start off with the Patch 1.49 round up series. In this episode I look at the preliminary list for new aircraft and tanks, new maps and articles on individual vehicles.
Devblog:
http://warthunder.com/en/devblog/
Preliminary list of new vehicles in patch 1.49 article:
http://warthunder.com/en/devblog/current/763
AD-2 Skyraider and Stuh-42 article:
http://warthunder.com/en/devblog/current/762
New Decals article:
http://warthunder.com/en/devblog/current/761
M18 Hellcat and Black Cat article:
http://warthunder.com/en/devblog/current/760
Hürtgen Forest article:
http://warthunder.com/en/devblog/current/759
Reichstag article:
http://warthunder.com/en/devblog/current/754
Patch 1.49 rumour thread:
http://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/214069-patch-149-rumor-roundup/
My American tank destroyer video:
https://youtu.be/2gYUv8H8pyk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuyzrojAcPA
Today we take a look at the BF-109 F4 as used by top scoring Hungarian Fighter Ace Dezső Szentgyörgyi, which is confirmed as the main aircraft prize in the upcoming "Royal Guard" battle pass, along with Germany's first incendiary bomb, the Flam C250.
While it is good news that Hungary is getting more representation in War Thunder and Italy is getting a new premium aircraft, it is unfortunate that it is 95% the same as the current BF-109 F4 in the German aircraft tech tree, though it is a good addition regardless.
Royal Guard Battlepass Videos
French AMX-50 (1950): https://youtu.be/BVHYoa1Xa98
Social media links
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Music
I Am Running Down the Long Hallway of Viewmont Elementary by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/honor/
Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/
Game: War Thunder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGXou2l92f4
In this episode we look at some of the British Self Propelled Anti Aircraft (SPAA) vehicles that can be expected in British tank tech tree.
Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft (SPAA) vehicles in this episode:
Centaur MK VII AA MK II 04:32
Cruiser IV AA MK I (40mm) 03:26 (Added in Update 1.55 "Royal Armour")
Cruiser IV AA MK II (2-3 * 20mm) 04:09 (Added in Update 1.55 "Royal Armour")
MK VI SPAA (4 * 7.62mm or 2 * 15mm) 01:08 (Added in Update 1.79 "Project X")
Morris C9.B AA truck (40mm) 02:09
The British tech tree has been released as part of the Patch 1.55 Royal Armour update.
Completed tech tree: https://onedrive.live.com/edit.aspx?cid=948B17907489CD2D&resid=948B17907489CD2D%21548&app=Excel
Information/picture cites:
WWII: The Directory of Weapons
Weapons of World War II
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_Tank_Mk_VI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusader_tank
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A40_mm_Bofors_(6065225248).jpg
By Hugh Llewelyn from Bristol, UK (40 mm Bofors Uploaded by Oxyman) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Game: War Thunder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA1PDO-hRSw
In this episode I take a quick look at how much of the planned tech trees released by Gaijin have been added into War Thunder, which nations have received the most new aircraft and tanks and which vehicles I think will be prioritised for release in future.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFZ8aKMXgYY
Welcome to my lets play of the Otomo clan in Shogun 2 with Darthmod!
In this first episode we are already at war with two clans, hated for being Christian and have hardly any forces. Thankfully we have do access to gunpowder and powerful friends from the west...
Please note this is an unofficial video and is not endorsed by SEGA or the Creative Assembly in any way. For more information on Total War, please visit www.totalwar.com.
Game: Shogun 2 Total War.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9ZSepJ2LG0
In this episode we will be taking a look at potential Egyptian tanks that could be included in an International Tank Tech Tree for War Thunder, these being the T-100, T-122 and M4A4 with FL 10 turret!
Vehicles in this episode:
Introduction: 00:00
Egyptian History: 00:26
M4A4 Sherman with FL-10 turret (M4A1 with FL-10 Turret added in Update 1.75 "La Résistance): 3:45
T-100: 13:24
T-122: 17:13
Egyptian events: 18:38
Conclusion: 20:00
Link to MagzTV's video on new Matchmaking and Battle Rating changes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOfLQYk-_48
International Tank Tech Tree series
Argentinian Tanks: https://youtu.be/Z6p0kXANlrI
Austrian Tanks: https://youtu.be/cha99aucLPY
Australian Tanks: https://youtu.be/Z-P0xkdHQZQ
Belgian Tanks: https://youtu.be/IPUmZ1TFaIs
Canadian Tanks: https://youtu.be/dlkyfIcukqs
Czechoslovakian Tanks: https://youtu.be/OgGtRi07OIM
Egyptian Tanks: https://youtu.be/TXeQki7i854
Finnish Tanks: https://youtu.be/1SzQl9kRQiE
Information sources:
Bishop, C. (1999) The Directory of Modern Military Weapons. London, Greenwich Editions, Pages 152-153
Leland, L.S, Zaloga, S.L (2013) Companion to the Red Army 1939-1945. Stroud, The History Press. Chapter 8.
http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=408
http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_Post-WW2_Shermans.pdf Pages 20-21
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_mm_field_gun_M1944_(BS-3)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post%E2%80%93World_War_II_Sherman_tanks#Egyptian_variants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-34_variants#Egypt
Picture sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Egypt
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egypt_in_Africa_(controlled_hatched)_(-mini_map_-rivers).svg
By TUBS [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AM4A4-AMX-13-latrun-2.jpg
By No machine readable author provided. Bukvoed assumed (based on copyright claims). [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:T-100-latrun-2.jpg
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:T-100-batey-haosef.jpg
Photo by User:Bukvoed.
Game: War Thunder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXeQki7i854
With the Spz 12-3 LGS being the main prize of the "Armour Breaking Ambusher" battle pass, we take a look at this new German tank destroyer, comparing it to the Raketenautomat, analysing its stats and see how this "LGS-endary Challenger" will likely play in War Thunder.
But is the Spz 12-3 LGS truly deserving of being the top prize for the battlepass and more importantly is it worth getting?
Armour Breaking Ambusher Battlepass Vehicles:
B7A2 Homare 23 First Impressions: https://youtu.be/HCYZXAp87Yk
MC 485 First Impressions: https://youtu.be/J_1KjXjjjKg
Forgotten Weapons video on the M8C Spotting Rifle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHvmeyA-8rQ&t=91s
Forgotten Weapons video shooting the M8C Spotting Rifle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJA86hZBmag
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Game: War Thunder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObPIrt3awxo