This is an old maneuver for combatting energy fighters. It takes practice because you have to turn and roll blind visualizing/guess where the energy fighter is after your maneuver.- Most energy fighters will come down on a bogie(you) on his six what happens is the bogie breaks hard and looses even more speed making him even more venerable to the energy fighter. So, what I do is fake the hard turn. I start my turn but just enough to avoid getting shot down, then I continue my banking to turn it into a barrel roll all in one maneuver keeping my airplanes nose up as soon as possible and get back to my original flight path in order to get any kind of shot off at the boomer as he is zooming away. This is a very difficult shot to pull off but most pilots will instinctively bank hard if he is taking hits from behind him. Of course you have to avoid sight fixation if he does turn because more than likely he was climbing and if you keep shooting at him a stall is very likely. Now if "if" there is two or more of them........
RIP zone gave the laughs I don't remember the last time I flew over an enemy airfield and got shot down. I love it how you point out the exploits in war thunder
Well explained! and I learned some new thing too. Oh you forgot to mention not to join a lemming train! but maybe you already said that in another vid. Keep up the good work! Salute!
One thing which I always wondered about in flight games was which side has the overall advantage in combat: 2 enemies who are at lower energy states, compared to yourself on the friendly side at higher energy state. Or alternatively 4 enemies who are at lower energy states compared to 2 friendlies (including yourself) who are at higher energy state. Position of the sun would be neutral, and the angular situation would be headon.
I started playing simulator battle, months ago, watching your videos. Great stuff. I do some of my own trying to help brazilian players. One thing I like in WT is the fact that you can fly attack airplanes against human driven tanks on tank battle... That is also fun, blow up some tanks using Stuka model G...
CapFreddy except that it's much harder to knock them out as a destroyed track and an engine fire would sometimes be enough to disable a tank irl in war thunder you have to kill almost all of the crew or blow up the ammo
Can't fly SB at the moment but this was still a very entertaining video to watch. This kind of thinking applies pretty well to RB as well although checking your rear is clearly way way easier.
Terrific video Sheriff. Love your work and I'm glad you have an English channel now (even though I still enjoyed watching you fly with a German commentary). I am a new SB participant and learned a lot from your videos and also watching you, Feraphic and Karaya fly but especially this tutorial series. Thank you. One aspect of success that you aces / Experten never seem to mention (and perhaps take for granted) is your ability to control your aircraft utterly in extreme attitudes and low altitudes, without looking where you are flying. I watch in awe as you perform maneuvers at the edge of your aircraft's envelope whilst looking behind you the entire time. I wonder if any tutorial series might benefit from a discussion or explanation of this? Or do you think it's just a case of get out there and practice? I've started trying to fly circuits in test flight mode whilst looking behind me (except for short final) and it usually ends in disaster. Any tips? Thanks again for taking the effort to compile your experience into a tutorial series.
+DeltaMikeUK That's a skill which is very hard (might be even impossible) to put into a video. The aircrafs limits is simply in my muscle memory and of course experience. To fly the aircraft while looking back is only a matter of practise. At some point you will look back and you will see your progress.
Thank you very much! I would love to hear how you'd set up your hatstick and if you have some tips on how to keep track of an enemy using the hatstick. I often lose the enemy during high jojos.
The general rule is to use rudder and aileron "with"the spin at the beginning (don't fight it immediately)... Also, push the nose down, build up speed, and only after all those things pull up the nose to recover. So basicly: the key thing you need is enough altitude to work with... I hope this helped you along. Grtz!
Any suggestions for a person who, for all intents and purposes regarding tracers, is colorblind? You said to look for how the tracers are spaced and how long they're shooting for, is there anything else to look for?
Yep, i agree, furball, is very very dangerous......I got killed countless times in a furball. But in some occasion, it could be the most fun part of SB XD.
How do you set up the mouse so you can look around the cockpit? I'm having huge problems trying to figure out how to do this with the logitech extreme 3d pro.
+StableAce If the head tracking is set up correctly, your head follows your eye movements and those small movements are translated into head movements in the game.
what type of crew training should i focus on for sim battles? Im only rank 14 but pretty much only play sim it seems most crew skills are aimed at the other modes
So, Sheriff, how can you use pitch up and down without falling into a flat spin? i saw you in the video doing it sometimes to get a kill... you use Stick, TrackIR, that kind of stuff? if not, i would like to know...
In a 1v1 Dogfight I would pick the 109. More manueverable, higher performance higher up, faster in general, more versatile. In a Teamdogfight the 190 has a lot of advantages, dive speed, Firepower and sturdyness. Overall they are both very capable aircraft
Sheriff, what if all I have is a Mouse and a keyboard. would I do well, I know I got a kill or two with it but I always have trouble trying to look around even when turning, would you suggest TrackIR or ?
yeah other solutions like freetrack or Opentrack or the delan clip forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/263069-how-to-selfmade-headtracking-with-freetrack/ Thats all possible
Hi,Sheriff!&everybodyWould you please add word title abrove the viedo(or write down what you said).English is not my mother language and I can not understand what you say.But I can read it.thank you &everyone!
I am pretty new to SB, and I get like 1 kill per game (which is really low). The one question I ask you is how do you keep your aim so steady? Mine just moves over the enemy, causing me to miss shots and therefore kills.
QaziAbzy i have the same problem. Are you using joystic? I think you have to slow and calm down and not make sudden moves, so that you are not turning too much. Also use of rudder
Lol yesterday i got 2 time the mistake to focus only on ppl who climb on allied bomber so i don't see there was one in my six ^^ Fortunately an allied was covering me while dive for defense so i make th prey and he shoot and cover me ;) So funny to see how teamwork is essentiel in SB compare to RB. Also i got a cover train wich was fun too :p A Ho219 chase by a F4U, chases by a Bf109 which i chase in spit, and i was chased by a FW which was chased by a F8F XD that was awesome and no one die, we all get a kill ^^
+Italo Santi Baca Juro (Charles) please take a look in the FAQ part of the Video 1(18:48)...or in the description for Cover me by Juliet 6... why do I even bother to do a FAQ in the Video....
+Sheriff's Sim Shack :( I fly with american planes, what is their best fighter plane i could research? i engage only in dogfights, not a big fan of ground attackes and rest.
+Kovács “CoLoS576” Róbert You dont have to place them into a specific folder. You just have to execute the .exe in the Cover Me Folder. Unpack the Folder first of course.
So... I just started playing SB and I have the feeling I'm blind. No matter how much I look around I can't see anything so I can't get into any fights(until 3 guys gangbang me). Any tips(besides buying glasses maybe)?
Literally I am the worst player in Enduring confrontation, I just never find the enemies, before they find me.. I tried russians, germans, spits, all the same :(
unfair for keyboard + mouse players, we cant dogfight like peoples with joystick the aircraft FM with that configuration is unbalanced vs joystick pilots...
+TheWalkeR U can! Please take a look in the forum link in the description. Thats the reason I made a FAQ. The Mouse and keyboard config is not setup properly in the standard controls.
4 years after you post this video and it still helps a lot, i absorb every tip on this video , tanks!
This is an old maneuver for combatting energy fighters. It takes practice because you have to turn and roll blind visualizing/guess where the energy fighter is after your maneuver.- Most energy fighters will come down on a bogie(you) on his six what happens is the bogie breaks hard and looses even more speed making him even more venerable to the energy fighter. So, what I do is fake the hard turn. I start my turn but just enough to avoid getting shot down, then I continue my banking to turn it into a barrel roll all in one maneuver keeping my airplanes nose up as soon as possible and get back to my original flight path in order to get any kind of shot off at the boomer as he is zooming away. This is a very difficult shot to pull off but most pilots will instinctively bank hard if he is taking hits from behind him. Of course you have to avoid sight fixation if he does turn because more than likely he was climbing and if you keep shooting at him a stall is very likely.
Now if "if" there is two or more of them........
What I love watching is how you communicate with your teammates so well. I think teamwork is another key factor.
I know it is pretty randomly asking but do anybody know a good site to watch new tv shows online?
this works great for RB too. thanks to you, i have actually become a better pilot! thanks for making this series!
yup especially identifying the tracers
i was really confused
thank you a lot
you are really like a helping angel sheriff
RIP zone gave the laughs
I don't remember the last time I flew over an enemy airfield and got shot down.
I love it how you point out the exploits in war thunder
+ZdrytchX's -{Reference Channel at the moment litterally everybody dies within 1 minute
Well explained! and I learned some new thing too. Oh you forgot to mention not to join a lemming train! but maybe you already said that in another vid. Keep up the good work! Salute!
Perfect. You've covered everything. This'll definitely help a lot of people c:
+Avalunch thanks!
Great video! Confirms my understanding of SB.
+SgtStinger thanks
One thing which I always wondered about in flight games was which side has the overall advantage in combat: 2 enemies who are at lower energy states, compared to yourself on the friendly side at higher energy state.
Or alternatively 4 enemies who are at lower energy states compared to 2 friendlies (including yourself) who are at higher energy state. Position of the sun would be neutral, and the angular situation would be headon.
+steelpanther88 in both cases the pilots I'm the higher energy state
Thank You so much :D
This might helped me in Simulator, I'm learning SB atm ^^
You Deserve A Sub :D
+Samuel S thanks and welcome!
Oh yeah almost forgot what graphics settings do you use?
+Samuel S 19:10
Thanks :D
I started playing simulator battle, months ago, watching your videos. Great stuff. I do some of my own trying to help brazilian players. One thing I like in WT is the fact that you can fly attack airplanes against human driven tanks on tank battle... That is also fun, blow up some tanks using Stuka model G...
CapFreddy except that it's much harder to knock them out as a destroyed track and an engine fire would sometimes be enough to disable a tank irl in war thunder you have to kill almost all of the crew or blow up the ammo
Just started playing and can't stand arcade style. These videos will help. Just wish I wasn't still in biplanes after 20 hours 🤣
TH-cam render is so insanely fast today.
+Sheriff's Sim Shack What plane are you flying in the beginning? Like, the very first one?
BF109 F4
Thanks for your great and clear video. Please let me know how do you setup the rotation and movement of your view in your cockpit. Thanks a lot
5 years later. Still quality
I love the American premium FW 190. Luckily its bright orange so its easily recognizable by my team.
Can't fly SB at the moment but this was still a very entertaining video to watch. This kind of thinking applies pretty well to RB as well although checking your rear is clearly way way easier.
+Dark Knights yeah and you get those markers which helps SA a lot,
9:00 unexpected feels. FeelsBadMan
Terrific video Sheriff. Love your work and I'm glad you have an English channel now (even though I still enjoyed watching you fly with a German commentary). I am a new SB participant and learned a lot from your videos and also watching you, Feraphic and Karaya fly but especially this tutorial series. Thank you.
One aspect of success that you aces / Experten never seem to mention (and perhaps take for granted) is your ability to control your aircraft utterly in extreme attitudes and low altitudes, without looking where you are flying. I watch in awe as you perform maneuvers at the edge of your aircraft's envelope whilst looking behind you the entire time. I wonder if any tutorial series might benefit from a discussion or explanation of this? Or do you think it's just a case of get out there and practice? I've started trying to fly circuits in test flight mode whilst looking behind me (except for short final) and it usually ends in disaster. Any tips?
Thanks again for taking the effort to compile your experience into a tutorial series.
+DeltaMikeUK That's a skill which is very hard (might be even impossible) to put into a video. The aircrafs limits is simply in my muscle memory and of course experience.
To fly the aircraft while looking back is only a matter of practise. At some point you will look back and you will see your progress.
Sheriff's Sim Shack you will “look back”.... hahaha pun intended? If so, nice one xD
Thank you very much! I would love to hear how you'd set up your hatstick and if you have some tips on how to keep track of an enemy using the hatstick. I often lose the enemy during high jojos.
Love the videos mate, How did you set up free viewing before you had IR tracking, ive set up with a POV but its terrible
I used the hatswitch. Needs some setup and stuff but it worked.
What do you use as your control? A joystick or keyboard?
i was using face track noir but after the last big windows update it doesn't work anymore
the answer for the flat spins was atrocious, what can we do to get out of one?
The general rule is to use rudder and aileron "with"the spin at the beginning (don't fight it immediately)... Also, push the nose down, build up speed, and only after all those things pull up the nose to recover. So basicly: the key thing you need is enough altitude to work with... I hope this helped you along.
Grtz!
Any suggestions for a person who, for all intents and purposes regarding tracers, is colorblind? You said to look for how the tracers are spaced and how long they're shooting for, is there anything else to look for?
isn't there some options to help colorblind people? Nowadyas most games have them... Idk how much thay can help tho, but if you haven't try to check
Yep, i agree, furball, is very very dangerous......I got killed countless times in a furball. But in some occasion, it could be the most fun part of SB XD.
In spitfire with cannons against BF 109s it's very fun :D
thank you for these videos
How do you set up the mouse so you can look around the cockpit? I'm having huge problems trying to figure out how to do this with the logitech extreme 3d pro.
I am not using the mouse but headtracking
My advice for better spotting is to move your eyes, not your hole head.(when using TiR)
+StableAce If the head tracking is set up correctly, your head follows your eye movements and those small movements are translated into head movements in the game.
Sheriff, what's the song at the end?
what type of crew training should i focus on for sim battles? Im only rank 14 but pretty much only play sim it seems most crew skills are aimed at the other modes
+MR t pilot skills like gforces and stamina. Later repair time and refuel time. Ignore spotting etc
So, Sheriff, how can you use pitch up and down without falling into a flat spin? i saw you in the video doing it sometimes to get a kill... you use Stick, TrackIR, that kind of stuff? if not, i would like to know...
+Gilson Junior I use a stick please take a look at 17:03. Thats why I made a FAQ.
Sorry... your english might be a bit tricky, with your accent. ;-;
What convergence do you use Sheriff? And do you use vertical targeting?
+likemynewname 300m and yes
Sheriff's Sim Shack Thank you
excellent vid, thanks!
Sherrif - Of the 2 mainline German fighters, do you prefer to dogfight in the FW190 or the BF109 (and the FW190D isn't part of the question)?
In a 1v1 Dogfight I would pick the 109. More manueverable, higher performance higher up, faster in general, more versatile.
In a Teamdogfight the 190 has a lot of advantages, dive speed, Firepower and sturdyness.
Overall they are both very capable aircraft
Thanks for the quick response! One final question: Which of the following models do you prefer - the BF-109K or the FW-190D9?
You ask very hard questions! Both are awesome aircrafts! i think i would pick the D9.as it is a little bit faster... if i am not mistaking.
Hi :) Are you using the "PRO CLIP" for the TRACKIR5? Or the regular headclip which comes in the box?
+Doom Hammer yes the pro clip
Thanks for the info, great vids, subscribed right away ;) keep up the good work
Then welcome to the party :)
What do you use to fly?
Joystick?
Thank you past you from the future
Sheriff, what if all I have is a Mouse and a keyboard. would I do well, I know I got a kill or two with it but I always have trouble trying to look around even when turning, would you suggest TrackIR or ?
yeah other solutions like freetrack or Opentrack or the delan clip
forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/263069-how-to-selfmade-headtracking-with-freetrack/
Thats all possible
Well I have a ps4. Not sure what to use with it.
thats unfortunate, no clue about that as well
Hi,Sheriff!&everybodyWould you please add word title abrove the viedo(or write down what you said).English is not my mother language and I can not understand what you say.But I can read it.thank you &everyone!
HOW do you zoom in so much?
I am pretty new to SB, and I get like 1 kill per game (which is really low). The one question I ask you is how do you keep your aim so steady? Mine just moves over the enemy, causing me to miss shots and therefore kills.
same applies for me..
QaziAbzy i have the same problem. Are you using joystic? I think you have to slow and calm down and not make sudden moves, so that you are not turning too much. Also use of rudder
Nonlinearity?
Lol yesterday i got 2 time the mistake to focus only on ppl who climb on allied bomber so i don't see there was one in my six ^^ Fortunately an allied was covering me while dive for defense so i make th prey and he shoot and cover me ;)
So funny to see how teamwork is essentiel in SB compare to RB. Also i got a cover train wich was fun too :p A Ho219 chase by a F4U, chases by a Bf109 which i chase in spit, and i was chased by a FW which was chased by a F8F XD that was awesome and no one die, we all get a kill ^^
Tracer colors are fucked up because im colorblind ;-;
How do you place coordinates automatically?
+Italo Santi Baca Juro (Charles) please take a look in the FAQ part of the Video 1(18:48)...or in the description for Cover me by Juliet 6... why do I even bother to do a FAQ in the Video....
You ever tried to play Wings Of Duty?
Excellent, Thanks++
What plane is that at 6:50?
+Tommi Mäkinen p-47M
Sheriff's Sim Shack thanks! I'll try to research it next! :)
its a premium!
+Sheriff's Sim Shack :( I fly with american planes, what is their best fighter plane i could research? i engage only in dogfights, not a big fan of ground attackes and rest.
The P63s are nice to fly. But the P51D30 and the P47-Ds are quite nice as well.
If you like to buy premiums I can recommend the P47M
Can you please help me which folder to copy the files for Cover me!
+Kovács “CoLoS576” Róbert You dont have to place them into a specific folder. You just have to execute the .exe in the Cover Me Folder. Unpack the Folder first of course.
+Kovács “CoLoS576” Róbert just leave the programm startet when u play war thunder
oh thx
Do I need to mess around with the source code or leave it alone? (NVM, it works great)
The program is not needed all together since war thunder has now a similar feature anyhow
So... I just started playing SB and I have the feeling I'm blind. No matter how much I look around I can't see anything so I can't get into any fights(until 3 guys gangbang me). Any tips(besides buying glasses maybe)?
Maybe I should also mention I'm flying with a mouse and keyboard.
+Rush4in That comes with practice, trust me. Just be patiente and learn from your mistakes. Whatch replays! Record your games and watch them again!
Sheriff's Sim Shack Alright. Thanks. :)
Good lord your advice is invaluable!
valuble like a gems a shiny diamonds
how do you zoom out like your sitting back?
+Brendan Hayter with the zoom out/ head back button
+Sheriff's Sim Shack up and down head movement works, but not forward and back
welcher skin ist das auf der d13?
+Lennard Rothe live.warthunder.com/post/6700/en/
Finally
Sheriff's Sim Shack don't accelerate, he Asselerate....
+TheEmeraldSkies my english is one bit better again.
Sheriff's Sim Shack xD
+Sheriff's Sim Shack Where are you from btw?
germany
I though everybody can hear that after 3 seconds of commentary
Literally I am the worst player in Enduring confrontation, I just never find the enemies, before they find me.. I tried russians, germans, spits, all the same :(
Ahh yes war (crimes) thunder
Why the fucking Gaijin dont make a simulator mode like Realistic mode? I mean, you can go to a simulator battle with the plane you want.
I like furballs... Is it bad?
Nope, you only have to be prepared to die relative often. But if this is what you want nobody can stop you.
unfair for keyboard + mouse players, we cant dogfight like peoples with joystick the aircraft FM with that configuration is unbalanced vs joystick pilots...
+TheWalkeR U can! Please take a look in the forum link in the description. Thats the reason I made a FAQ.
The Mouse and keyboard config is not setup properly in the standard controls.
+Sheriff's Sim Shack thx man, cheers..
i play on ulq gl me
+Adarsh Saraf not nice but should work
+Sheriff's Sim Shack how do u inc or dec the seat height ??
+Adarsh Saraf 17:05
+Adarsh Saraf but you can assign buttons as well.
+Der Sheriff thanks dude ... i hav one more question how do i not snap roll while turning ??
Your just another German bias player nothing you said made even the slightest of difference to the most inexperienced player.