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[Sonlirain]

There was an event going on some time ago.
Planes VS AAA...

So i played several rounds and... well i'm quite sure the IL2 is a flying carpet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF6NyL7Bxtk

How cna a plane even fly without both ailerons and missing a third of each wing?
Well the IL2 can.

[Aseaheru]

So can the B-17. One engine, half a wing, and half a tail.

[Naryar]

There was an event going on some time ago.
Planes VS AAA...

So i played several rounds and... well i'm quite sure the IL2 is a flying carpet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF6NyL7Bxtk

How cna a plane even fly without both ailerons and missing a third of each wing?
Well the IL2 can.

IL2 has been made of Stalinwood since the dawn of time.

Actually it's made of the oldest, toughest Stalinwood trees.

In 1.43 it was mostly invulnerable to 7mm fire, and I saw it absorb 37mm's as well.

[Wimopy]

Quite a few planes can fly -better or worse- without wings. From what I hear, the B17 can do it perfectly fine.
There's a video on youtube of an F7F actually flying faster after losing its wings.

I guess it's usually easier with jets who have a lot of speed and thrust and some planes just don't give a damn. Seems like as long as you have your engines, wings are only there to carry some fuel or ammo...

[Sonlirain]

Well in WT when you lose the wings you are usually instantly dead. Some planes fly well enough with 1 wing but 2 are a death sentence and you are usually just kicked out of the cockpit.

Also that IL2 should be for all intents and purpouses uncontrolable.

[dennislp3]

The instant death from wing loss is only in arcade mode

[Sonlirain]

The instant death from wing loss is only in arcade mode

Another reason to not play realistic then. I can imagine the killstealing there.

[Zrk2]

It's not that bad, because there's usually no one there to hit your kill while it plummets.

[Dampe]

Pffft.
Wings only slow you down.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

So just started play WT again. First of all, awesome. Waaaaaaay better than the World of Warplanes, World of Tanks shit. Literally immensely more fun. I'm still godawful at usinga joystick, like I literally can't hit a thing, but tank combat is so fun! The mechanics are so much better than WoT, though I couldn't really tell you WHAT EXACTLY makes it so much better, it's just a better experience.

[Sonlirain]

I have a differnt opinion on that. While world of planes sucks compared to WT aircraft, World of Tanks is mechanically is a better game.
However WoT suffers from statwankery and padding while in WT people don't care or speak in cyrlic.

WoT simply bacame too toxic for me to enjoy.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

I love that in WT a light tank can pretty much destroy all but the heaviest of tanks if properly played/ya get lucky. I especially love the more detailed driving and damage models, it's just so much more satisfying to move around and shoot stuff in WT than WoT... and the x-ray cam? Golden. The absence of Self Propelled Guns that aren't Tank Destroyers also makes for a better atmosphere, even though you can call in arty once you put enough points in to your tank (still not sure how that exactly works.) Playing as a tanker of course, planes/arty fucking your shit up can cause some WTF moments, but generally I found it more cool than angering. Speaking of which the integration of planes and tanks is cool, I know it's progressing pretty slowly, but it's still awesome.

Also progression feels so much easier in WT than WoT, i'm not waiting one billion matches just to get the next tank, research is very reasonably implemented. In all, i'm having more fun on day one of playing WT than I did in all my time playing WoT.

EDIT: Also, i'm reeeaaalllyyy bad at flying. I mean I can't hit a thing. I can't tell if I don't have my joystick set up properly, i'm bad with a joystick, or i'm just bad at flying, but wow I can't even do the tutorials sometimes.

[TheBronzePickle]

The arty is a simple map-based point-and-click-and-forget system. You tell the arty where to fire, it fires a few ranging shots, then you get a nice short barrage that blankets the area in smoke and dust. It's rarely lethal, but the massive shells can one-hit-kill anything they hit directly, and they're likely to cause a bit of damage even if they miss. It's generally better served for flushing and a very short smokescreen than for direct kills, though.

[Aseaheru]

Its good for closing choke points, scaring campers and/or lightly armored vehicles (SPAA and SPGs), and killing mobs of AI vehicles.

[MrRoboto75]

Warthunder tank battles seem more, 'fluid' compared to World of Tanks.

I don't really know what word I'm looking for.