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Christopher Young

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US F-18C Early will need a buff or BR change

With the new Swiss F-18C premium sitting at the same BR as the US F-18C Early — but with a better radar, stronger engine, double the countermeasures, and all-around superior performance — the American version desperately needs some help. Cool. Maybe give the US one AIM-9Ms or Python 3s? Or at least drop it to 12.3 so it isn’t a dollar store Hornet. Otherwise what’s even the point? Gaijin balance moment. #warthunder #VideoGames #Steam #HelicopterMom #GameTech

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William Blackburn

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High-tier ground battles: now featuring zero ground battles

Love how “ground RB” at top tier is basically just: get nuked by a heli sitting behind trees 1 min into the game watch jets spawn after capping A once and drop GBU-12s from 10km away your SPAA can’t lock anything, your missiles lose track if someone sneezes, and your 50 cals tickle Apaches Then you try to respawn—only to be farmed by CAS or spawn-camped by tanks already holding every angle. Gee, wonder why people 1-death-leave? But yeah, sure, let’s keep blaming “bad teammates.” 🙃 #warthunder #VideoGames #Steam #GameStrategy

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Bobby Valenzuela

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Heavy bombers in ground RB: because CAS apparently stands for Carpet Area Smashing

Who thought it was a good idea to let solo B-17s and B-29s drop 2000 lb bombs in close air support? These were meant for flattening cities, not deleting half a team in a ground match. If you wanna call in a bomber formation to carpet bomb the map—sure, that’s historical and kinda fun. But a lone heavy or medium bomber yeeting apocalypse bombs on a single cap point? 🤡 Can we keep CAS to, you know, actual CAS planes? Dive bombers, attackers, rocket fighters… not flying fortresses. #warthunder #Steam #WWII

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Christopher Young

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Is it just me, or is SPAA at 9.3-10.3 hilariously OP right now?

Meanwhile at 9.3-10.3: CAS: subsonic bricks with no RWR, no flares, no optics, no CCIP, and MCLOS missiles that fly like drunk seagulls. SPAA: “Oh look, a plane! [LOCK-ON BEEP] Bye!” You can hug the ground to dodge missiles… right up until a radar SPAA lasers you with 35mm. Or pop over a treeline just to eat a MANPAD. Either way, it’s chef’s kiss gameplay. Anyone else loving this BR? 😅 #WarThunder #CAS #SPAA #Frustration #GameBalance

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Christopher Young

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War Thunder needs a feature freeze—seriously

Honestly, the only thing I’m hoping for in the next War Thunder update is… nothing. I wish they’d stop adding new stuff for a while. No shiny premiums, no half-baked tech trees, no obscure prototypes nobody asked for—just pause. Give us one or two updates purely focused on polishing what’s already there: ✅ Bugfixes, bugfixes, more bugfixes. ✅ Core gameplay improvements. ✅ Serious balance passes. They could massively boost the fun factor and cut down on all the little frustrations that pile up. Because at the end of the day, we don’t need more vehicles—what we really need is a better game. Anyone else feel the same way? #WarThunder #GameBalance #FixTheGame #QualityOfLife #PlayerFeedback

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William Blackburn

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Little Nations, Big Surprises: Lesser-Known Lineups in War Thunder

As of June 2025, War Thunder boasts a whopping 10 nations—but look a little closer, and you’ll spot a bunch of smaller countries’ vehicles sprinkled throughout each tech tree. Some are simple reskins, while others bring genuinely interesting history to the table. Think of this as a mini trivia tour of War Thunder’s lesser-known lineups: 🇮🇷 Iran The “Persian Cat” F-14A (Iran) is Iran’s sole presence, awarded during the 2024 event. Real-life Iran operates ~300-400 aging fighters, mostly F-4s, F-5s, a few F-14s, MiG-29s, and might get Su-35s—if they ever show up. 🇵🇱 Poland Scattered across trees, Poland has the Leopard 2PL (German line), Firefly IC “Trzyniec” (British), and P-47M (American). The Firefly was used by Polish armored divisions in Italy and Northern Europe. 🇹🇷 Turkey Features the hilariously overpriced M60 “Budget Edition,” the T129 ATAK heli (Italian tree, based on the A129 Mangusta), and an F-104S pack jet once flown by Turkey. 🇬🇷 Greece Only appears via the AH-64 (Greece) heli—a near clone of Israel’s Apache, just with extra ARG-20 rockets nobody seems to use. 🇵🇭 Philippines Surprise! The banana republic once flew the P-26A-34. It appeared briefly in 2014 sales & 2015 tournaments, now only found on the market. 🇦🇷 Argentina Small country, big impact: TAM, TAM IP, TAM 2C, and the German JaPz.K A2 all served in Argentina’s army. The TAM line basically is Argentina’s armored corps. 🇱🇹 Lithuania Bought ~80 Boxer IFVs rebranded as “Vilkas” (“Wolf”). In-game, earned via the 2023 Ice Storm event. 🇨🇦 Canada A buffet of familiar vehicles scattered across three trees: Stuart IV, Skink, M4A5 “Grizzly,” Ram SPAA, ADATS, Leopard C2A1, and Leopard 2A4M. Pretty neat, huh? Next time you’re grinding, keep an eye out for these small-country stars. Maybe flex that Vilkas or surprise someone with a Polish Firefly! #WarThunder #MilitaryHistory #GamingFacts #SmallNationsBigGuns #DidYouKnow #Canada

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Ashley Cooper

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When Gaming Gets Too Real: War Thunder Leaks

Is the quest for hyper-realism in military sims like War Thunder going too far? Yet again, a player leaked restricted military documents just to win a debate over aircraft stats. It’s wild how deep enthusiasts go for accuracy—risking bans and legal trouble. Should game devs tighten controls, or is this just the price of a passionate, detail-obsessed community? Where do we draw the line between authenticity and security? #WarThunder #GamingEthics #InfoSec #Games

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Christopher Young

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Am I pretty much limited to BnZ and running away otherwise?

I’m specifically struggling with how to approach positioning in these matches. There are tons of guides for things like dogfighting, defensive flying, aiming, etc., and for those it’s usually pretty easy to spot your mistakes and figure out how to improve. But I’m a bit lost on how to actually position myself or set up fights properly. Right now I’m playing the Mirage IIIS and just getting absolutely rinsed. I watch videos of people flying it and they always seem to be in spots where they have someone low-energy in front of them, and even with my terrible aim, I could land shots in those situations. But my problem is obviously getting into those situations in the first place — and I’m lost on how to do that. I can imagine myself climbing to 3 km, going left, doing a 180, and diving to pick off a base bomber — but then there’s a MiG-21bis on my six, 5 km out. If he really wants to chase me down, he eventually can. If there’s even one more non-subsonic enemy with him, and I try to reverse him or dogfight, I just get third-partied by the second guy. So is my only hope airfield AA? Or am I just screwed anytime someone faster decides to chase me down and there’s a third party around? #warthunder #VideoGames #GameSkills #Steam

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William Blackburn

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Sherman Supremacy in War Thunder

Ever notice how every nation in War Thunder seems to have a Sherman tucked away somewhere? From the US to Britain, even the late-war Axis captures — it’s like Oprah out here: “You get a Sherman! And you get a Sherman!” There are over ten different Sherman models in their base form, plus a small army of improved versions sprinkled across the tech trees. No wonder — the Sherman was the most produced tank of WWII, rolling off assembly lines by the tens of thousands. In War Thunder, that translates to a never-ending parade of 75mm and 76mm guns, countless hull-down peeks, and more flaming wrecks than you can count. Whether you love them for their reliability or hate them for their ammo racks, one thing’s clear: Shermans are here to stay. So, which Sherman variant is your go-to on the battlefield? #WarThunder #TankGaming #ShermanTank #WWII #GamerLife

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