War Thunder

War Thunder

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How to rule Aviation 2v2
By IMPCT
Tally ho pilots and recruits!
With this guide I want to introduce you into the skills of a 2v2 duelist and give you some tips how to get a master in this gamemode. I'll show you the advantages and disadvantages of the planes with which you can participate in.
Note: This guide is also very helpful for common Arcade, or Realistic Battles!
   
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What is Aviation 2v2?
It's a gamemode, which you can find under Air Tournaments. It is an Event, that is around once a month.
You can chose between 27 planes and
  • [AB] Arcade Battles
  • [RB] Realistic (Historic) Battles
  • [SB] Simulator Battles
Those planes are:
  • Yak-1B
  • Yak-9
  • I-16 Typ 27
  • La-5FN
  • La-5F
  • Bf 109 E-1
  • Bf 109 F-4
  • Bf 109 F-4/trop
  • Bf 109 G-2/trop
  • Hurricane Mk. IIB
  • Spitfire Mk. Vb/trop
  • Typhoon Mk. 1a
  • Spitfire Mk. Ia
  • Spitfire Mk. IIa
  • Spitfire Mk. IIb
  • P-40E-1
  • P-400
  • F6F-3
  • P-39N-0
  • P-39Q-5
  • P-63A-5
  • F4U1-a USMC
  • J2M2
  • F4U-1d
  • F4U-1a
  • Ki-61-I otsu
  • A6M2
General tactics
1:
You want to get as high as you can, because as you may know from my other Guide
"How to easy win a game", that altitude is everything. If you don't know this, I recommend reading it by clicking here.

2:
Always have an eye on your teammate. He might save your ass and so you have to do the same, because with out him you're outnumbered 2:1 and you might be ♥♥♥♥♥♥. That leads to a defeat. The best way is flying near to your mate and always check his 6. If there's an enemy behind him, help him! (Except you also have one behind you)

3:
If you have an enemy on your 6, shake your ass. No, that's no joke. Whabble around like a fish and he might not hit you. Also start turnfighting if the time is right. Because...

4:
Turnfighting is the skill you need to win. Head-on's wont lead to anything, except you're a lucky, lucky dog. But not every plane in the tournament is made for turnfighting. So you have to...

5:
...Be an energy fighter. Climbing isn't a thing for you. Climb higher than your enemy and dive on them, when the time is right. You'll get a stable firing position and you will kill your target. Of course there are some planes, that may turn- and energyfight.

6:
These planes are the allrounders. I recommend flying bathtubes with them. Yeeees. Bathtubes. It looks like a U, or like this:
It is the tactic, that Hans Joachim Marseille used a lot. You might know this ace.
You dive, get energy in form of speed, you shoot, use you energy to climb, get away from your target and attack again. You have to train this, sothat it'll be automated.

7:
Be friendly. Be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ friendly you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥! If you're friendly, your teammate will respect you and might help you. It isn't hard to write Good luck in the chat before starting up. Just do it! After a kill you might use the combination "U -> 4 -> 6" To say "nice done!" Or you write it. Just do it. AFter a match you write gg, or well done or something.

8:
Not necessary, but very helpful is communication via mic. like Teamspeak or Skype. It is much easier to call for help or give commands via voice chat than tiping or leaving it. Your mate can act alot faster.
The aircraft
The Allrounders:

Yak-1B
Yak-9

The Yak's are beasts. Good armament, high speed, maneuverability and a decent climrate.


La-5FN
La-5F

The La-5 is fast and maneuverable, but the La-5FN is much better! It's a challenge for every plane.


Bf 109 G-2/trop
Everybody knows and love this masterpiece of german engineering and that's why it is so deadly. One of the highest climbrates, maneuverable and very fast. With the additional 2x 20mm MG 151/20 cannons you can easy-kill everything.


Typhoon Mk. 1a

Need MG's? Get into the Typhoon. It has a lot, a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ lot of 7,7mm MG's. 12 of them will take some wings apart! But it's speed and maneuverability suffers from the weight of the MG's. But all-in-one, it's a good allrounder.

Hurricane Mk. IIb
A heavier, but better armed version of the Hurricane Mk. I. It has 12 7,7mm MG's and additional 6x 76mm RP-3 rockets. Don't take them with you! They'll make you a stone. The Mk. IIb Hurricane is pretty slow and the rockets make is slower, you don't need this.

F6F-3
The flying Hellcat is as powerful as it's driving namesake. 6x .50 are enough to set a fighter afire or take wings. It's engine is very powerful and it's shape makes it a good turnfighter too. But don't take the rockets and bombs with you. You won't need them, they just make you heavy.

The Energyfighters:

Bf 109 E-1
Bf 109 F-4
Bf 109 F-4/trop

Messerschmitt's early warmachines aren't as feared as the Gustaf versions, but also they aren't bad. The Bf 109 E-1 is a low tier, but has a good energy retention. With 4x 7,92mm MG's it isn't well armed, but still these MG's may do something.
The F-4 versions Are much faster and better armed. 2x 7,92mm, 1x 20mm and 15,1mm Cannons give the aircraft a powerful burst and you may turnfight with them, but booming & zooming with them is much more effective.

P-40E-1
Kittyhawk's are like Hurricane's. Stones. It is pretty heavy and slow, but as long as you B'n'Z with it, you'll score. The armament is pretty good, just like the Hellcat's.

P-400
P-39N-0
P-39Q-5
P-63A-5

Why do I count the P-400 to the Cobras? Because it actualy is something like a P-39 with a 20mm Cannon and a weaker engine. The P-400 is slow, but very powerful, if you boom and zoom.
The P-39's and the P-63 have a devastating 37mm gun, that normally 1hits ♥♥♥♥. Climb, dive, shoot. The P-63 is a bit faster.

F4U-1a USMC
F4U-1d
F4U-1a

Corsairs! Or "the whistling death" are fast, mostly carrier based, energyfighters. Same armament as the F6F and F-40, but better in a dive, because of the wings.

Ki-61-I otsu

One of the japanese planes in the Event is the Kawasaki Ki-61. It is fast and has a good climbrate, but I don't like it's guns. These are 4 japanese, rice spraying, 12,7mm MG's. I think they are a little weak compared to the american 12,7mm's, but they still can do something.

J2M2
BANZAI! That is what you think, when you dive out of the skies shooting some bastards. It's 20mm's are strong and the 2 7,7mm's are good too. But don't turnfight with it, it's made for diving!

The Turnfighters:

I-16 Typ 27
The russian miniplane! A baby compared to other fighters, but this babe can bite! 2x 20mm russian machine cannons and 2x 7,62 buzzsaws are the armament a very fast turning plane needs! But also this little beast has a decent rate of climb.


Spitfire Mk. Vb/trop
Spitfire Mk. Ia
Spitfire Mk. IIa

In my opinion one of the most fun planes are the Spitfires. Sexy, maneuverable, fast and deadly armed. The Mk. I has 8x 7,7mm and 4 of them will be replaced for 20mm's in the Mk. II, what makes it more evil than the I-16. Lady Spitfire Mk. V is alot faster then the Mk. II, but with the higher br you'll face Bf109 G2's etc., but this won't be a problem for you, duelist, because the Spit is awesome!

A6M2
A6M3

Also the Zero isn't a 0 at all! It is one of the most maneuverable planes in game and it's guns are pretty good! With the A6M you're ready to duel everyone.
Summary!
If you know your plane and the tactics for it you won't have a problem with winning!
Cheers and happy hunting!

-Sincerely OberstVonKraut <3
32 Comments
ditere 20 May @ 2:17am 
Gud :steamhappy:
Tiger 25 Jan @ 5:24am 
РУССКИЙ: хорошее руководство продолжай в том же духе! ENGLISH: Good guidance keep up the good work!
Mr blob 28 Oct, 2023 @ 3:10am 
ok
BİLOBAHA 20 Feb, 2023 @ 4:22pm 
hey can you leak some secret document about some new chinese tank pls
DrunkenTee 21 Jan, 2023 @ 2:42pm 
Mig-17 and I 1v3 no problem.
ツ Tired ツ 19 Jan, 2021 @ 6:17am 
STOP USING ALL LANGUAGES
Monkjia 2025 22 Jul, 2016 @ 5:18am 
Headons are 99% luck, i'm glad you noted that down right there.
I participated in the normandy aces 1V1 tournament (ended place 17) and haven't had a single headon troughout the entire event, good players rely on their turnfighting abilities and won't climb away.
Mike Hock and York Hunt 11 Jun, 2016 @ 10:02am 
Ther Zero is actually a zero.
IMPCT  [author] 11 Jun, 2016 @ 9:41am 
Well said
Misato 11 Jun, 2016 @ 9:05am 
Old thread but I might as well say it, the G-2 is really the energy fighter, the F-4 is the all rounder