It is about time that we reclaim our repuation amongst the best War Thunder Squadrons. Two years ago we were the cream of the crop with around 40 active members that actively squaded together. Today, we are hovering around 16 active members that do not squad up. Our Squadron was great because it operated as a team and not individuals. We have lost members to other lesser squadrons and members to other games which is to be expected because 701st is not just a War Thunder clan.

Recently, three of the top squadrons in the game have joined to form a new squadron specifically for squadron battles. These squadrons are WiN, EXILE, and FLAIR and they formed WiNFX. I play with them daily and I can assure you that just a couple of years ago, our C team was as good as their A team. This isn't saying that they are bad, but how good we were. We could easily reclaim our reputation and climb the ranks of the leader board if we just started playing more regularly and more importantly playing together in a squad. I would love to see the 701st shock these other squadrons that are going unchecked because they have a large monopoly of good active players. The 701st had a large monopoly of great players and I would love to see you all playing regularly again.

Squadron Battles can be in either arcade or realistic. The format in arcade is everyone gets 3 tanks spawns and 2 air spawns. The realistic format is one vehicle, either air or ground and no respawn so choose your vehicle wisely. If you are not a good tanker, but a great pilot, then this is where you can shine. The same thing if you are a great tanker and a not so good pilot. Finding the right combination of players to do both is obviously key. I feel that we can dominate in both because I play with the competition daily and they have been trying to recruit me to join their ranks for over a year now. The top sqaudrons play mostly air arcade and honestly, they aren't that great of pilots and they are average at tanks. Their air abilities are what win them squadron battles. We are better pilots than them and we are better tankers than them, I'd like to prove it. I would love to hear them say, "who the fuck is 701st and where the fuck did they come from?!"

Let's come out of retirement and remind them who the best was and still is.

-Skeelo