How I Became a La-7 Fighter Ace

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25 күн бұрын

The La-7 is barely used compared to the Yak-3 in War Thunder simulator battles which is a bit weird to me as it has many strong qualities such as a very good power to weight ratio, excellent roll rate, 2 nose mounted cannons with plenty of ammo. I have really enjoyed the La-7 when I actually got the hang of how to operate it and I look forward to flying it much more to have some variety to the Yaks.

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@Montwix 24 күн бұрын

Love the La-7, I first heard of it when it was announced for DCS and I couldn't wait so I reinstalled war thunder and grinded the russian tech tree until the La-7 and really enjoyed this plane, I also discovered the Yak-3 which is very fun to fly. Time to come back to this plane hehe

@involuntarycommander8804 24 күн бұрын

Yeah, the massive engine gives so much acceleration and climb rate. It's just a shame it can't dive! Or I would boom n zoom all day.

@alextullett5766 24 күн бұрын

Was wondering when you’d post again, your videos are very entertaining

@involuntarycommander8804 24 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@Loremont 24 күн бұрын

Please fly the D.510 from the french tech tree, it's amazing in SIM

@involuntarycommander8804 24 күн бұрын

I have very little experience with the French tech tree. What do you think is the strongest aspect of the D.510? I'm sure I can be tempted to fly it :)

@Loremont 24 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804the plane have a very good turn rate, as much as roll rate, but with being maneuverable it have a strong 20mm in the nose (extremely good in it's br) with a few ammo wich is it's counterpart

@involuntarycommander8804 24 күн бұрын

That sounds like a plane I could enjoy. I'll take it out for a spin and see if I like it :)

@artificialimpulse9713 24 күн бұрын

please keep these vids up, theyre awesome! longer videos would be good too :)

@artificialimpulse9713 24 күн бұрын

story mode type videos are very good

@involuntarycommander8804 24 күн бұрын

Thanks man! I am glad you find them entertaining. Yeah this video was a bit short. I think next one will be longer!

@yawningcow8942 23 күн бұрын

Longer 1 hour long vids would be dope@@involuntarycommander8804

@involuntarycommander8804 23 күн бұрын

It sounds like you would enjoy streaming. Because 1 hour vid would be completely uncut. I guess I could merge several of these matches into one video.

@Real_Brianz 21 күн бұрын

YES! YOU POSTED! These videos are SO satisfying to watch for some reason 💯

@user-lr2sy6ws9d 21 күн бұрын

Agreed

@involuntarycommander8804 21 күн бұрын

I appreciate it 🙏

@elliottmin4057 6 күн бұрын

My suggestion to you is the Ki-44-II Hei. Absolutely MONSTROUS climb rate for its BR. Good turning and rolling ability. Decent speed (can outrun Spitfires at 606 kph as long as you doge their shots), and decent armament (4 x 50cals if you want to give them another shot ; >). Only problems it has is that it locks up in a dive at 550kph and has basically paper thin armour like the Zero. Still, if you love turning and rolling around your enemies, I think you'll enjoy the Ki-44 series.

@elliottmin4057 6 күн бұрын

Update, I take some of what I said back. The speed, guns, and roll rate are still good, but the turning ability of the Ki-44 in sim battles is a bit hampered by the instability the fighter has. It REALLY likes to yaw to one side and the only trim you get is for the elevator. You can still get kills in it, but it is a bit annoying.

@involuntarycommander8804 2 күн бұрын

It's one of the planes that I always feel a bit scared of going against. It's usually piloted by skilled players, and I don't know enough about it to make good decisions. I haven't made a video of a Japanese plane yet so its maybe this one or the zero! Thanks for the suggestion:)

@FromTheArcticCircle 23 күн бұрын

Would love to see P51D variant. Absolutely beautiful and iconic plane and you have a lot of control over when you want to engage an enemy with your speed. High speed maneuverability is also great and you can dogfight even bf109k4s if you stay fast

@involuntarycommander8804 23 күн бұрын

Yeah, the P-51 is iconic. I think the P-51 D variants are a bit unstable but It's manageable! Other than that it's a lovely aircraft I could boom n zoom in all day :)

@jayziac 6 күн бұрын

Can you do a video on the P-51 Mustang, seems like it would fit your boom & zoom style. Also as a sim player, I'd like to keep a picture-in-picture of the cockpit view all the time, to learn from what you're doing in the moment. The 3rd person is useful for theatrical footage, but the in cockpit is more useful as a learning tool. thanks!

@involuntarycommander8804 2 күн бұрын

Hey man! I could do the P-51, the D's are a bit more difficult to fly than the C, but they have that nice bubble canopy and iconic mustang look so I would like to do one of the P-51D's. Alright, thanks for the advice!:)

@orangek4t 9 күн бұрын

Man i love your videos! They're absolutely awesome. If you want to have a wingman one day, i wil gladly help you with that!

@involuntarycommander8804 8 күн бұрын

Thank you! Add me in game and we can team up sometime if you want :)

@pepperz3002 12 күн бұрын

I love the video sim combat is really fun because you almost never get jumped by 1-3 enemy aircraft. On a side note do you use TrackIR and a joystick?

@involuntarycommander8804 12 күн бұрын

Thanks! I do, I use both TrackIR and joystick + throttle :)

@canalla4158 24 күн бұрын

I think an onboard camera(GoPro style) on the nose, wings and tail would be cool shots during fights. Idk if you would be able to do that in the replay system.

@involuntarycommander8804 24 күн бұрын

Yeah maybe, I could try. The replay system is such a pain xD

@KillerDudeT19 24 күн бұрын

these are great videos... Ive been wanting to get into sim but dont wanna do it alone if i dont have to. is there some group or discord server for training or somthing?

@involuntarycommander8804 24 күн бұрын

Thanks man! I know of r/WarthunderSim. Maybe you can ask there!

@diggie9598 16 күн бұрын

Great video, very entertaining! I wonder if the outside views can be used ingame.

@involuntarycommander8804 16 күн бұрын

Thanks man! The outside view is painstakingly captured from the replay :)

@diggie9598 16 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804 Definitely worth the effort. Until a couple years ago i've been helping to manage and flying a lot on the Skies of Valor server, which was based on the old IL2 1946. If you haven't already tried, i recommend winging up with others. We were mainly using BnZ tactics and got out alive way more often than being shot down.

@logd0g97 24 күн бұрын

Your videos are awesome! Thxs for the hard work you do for our entertainment 😃 just curious what is your favorite BR and map?

@involuntarycommander8804 24 күн бұрын

I appreciate it! My favourite BR is probably 3.7-5.0 :) how bout you?

@logd0g97 24 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804 im a big fan of 9.7-10.3. F8E, and the A-10, but never can go wrong with 2.7-3.7 American props. (Im a USA main all my other countries are 6.0 or lower )

@involuntarycommander8804 24 күн бұрын

Nice! The US has such a good variety of planes. I have been playing around in 9.7 with the British Lightning and that has been good fun.

@logd0g97 24 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804 my mates i play with across the big pond really enjoy the lightning @ 9.7

@logd0g97 24 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804 do you play with followers or do you usually fly solo?

@simhoodpl 20 күн бұрын

Watching this makes me want to go back to War Thunder. I haven't played in years but I have over 1000 air to air kills in SB. How is the state of SB right now ?

@involuntarycommander8804 20 күн бұрын

Low tier is good 👍 top tier is changing with new stuff coming out. But I think War thunder is the best sim game if you play solo and have less time on your hands.

@TheFirstOfMany219 24 күн бұрын

great gameplay as always gotta watch out with going slow in an la-7 as their thrust tanks near stall speeds

@involuntarycommander8804 24 күн бұрын

Following someone in a vertical climb felt a bit underwhelming. Could that be an example of what you are describing?

@TheFirstOfMany219 24 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804 under 250-230 kph the thrust drops off significantly

@soundesrexgaming9169 23 күн бұрын

P-38L-5-LO great boom n zoom fighter.

@involuntarycommander8804 23 күн бұрын

I love the P-38L. Such a nimble plane despite its size. Awesome climber aswell and the air brake is neat if you get too excited 😊

@soundesrexgaming9169 23 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804 yes that air brake always gets em on the first turn, I go straight up then immediately apply landing flaps. It’s over from there usually. Also adequate against 2 109s if you do it right.

@soundesrexgaming9169 23 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804 I usually vertical first to get em slow then go into a scissor. My only issue is yak 3s. Oh and bf-109Gs are always worthy opponents and will be able to keep up with the turn.

@involuntarycommander8804 23 күн бұрын

That's a nice trick! Also the P-38 is a stable plane so it feels very good to fly IMO:)

@soundesrexgaming9169 22 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804 just ordered Logitech’s G X56 with rudder pedals. My Thrustmaster T-1600m was honestly garbage. The throttle would drift and the rudder pedals just went off center after less than 10 hours of use. I’ll be returning to sim, hopefully with my oculus but those batteries are trash.

@Thebadgamer66 23 күн бұрын

what controls do you use for sim battles? Great vid btw!

@involuntarycommander8804 23 күн бұрын

I use HOTAS and TrackIR:)

@Thebadgamer66 23 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804 Thanks!

@silentfan 22 күн бұрын

whats your trim settings for the la7? and how do you not flatspin whenever you try defensive manuevers?

@involuntarycommander8804 22 күн бұрын

I use a -5 elevator trim only. I try to use aileron and not too much elevator when I fly defensive in the La-7. Too much elevator and you'll flatspin.

@silentfan 21 күн бұрын

thank you@@involuntarycommander8804

@SnareTrapSurvive 22 күн бұрын

Do you use VR head gear? My problem is controlling while trying to look around. In RB I do ok but in Sim, if its not a bomber then im dead meat.

@user-ij8ef2ck4u 22 күн бұрын

It's trackIR by the looks of it. The best option for head tracking in sims. There are cheaper alternatives though - either you can use an air mouse for a mouse look, or face tracking with the simple webcam. Air mouse is an option available for consoles as well, and I think, it's the only option. Although both alternative solutions are kinda meh compared to trackIR, they are better than using hat switches for looking around.

@involuntarycommander8804 22 күн бұрын

I can confirm, it is TrackIR. I've never tried anything else and it has worked for me without issue for more than 5 years.

@SnareTrapSurvive 21 күн бұрын

@@user-ij8ef2ck4u Thanks for the info

@SnareTrapSurvive 21 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804 Thank you for the reply, I may look into this. As laways love your videos

@involuntarycommander8804 21 күн бұрын

Thanks man! Yes, think about the pros and cons of VR vs TrackIR before buying. I got TrackIR 5 years ago because VR wasn't that good. Now that VR is better it could be nice. But you still have the issue of being blindfolded which can make it difficult to find buttons and so on.

@yawningcow8942 23 күн бұрын

I was wondering what your setup is

@involuntarycommander8804 23 күн бұрын

I use a HOTAS and TrackIR

@snofyvideos 23 күн бұрын

What about FW 190 D-9?

@involuntarycommander8804 23 күн бұрын

Now we're talking!

@mr.bugbyte 23 күн бұрын

Hi brother, I hope you read this. You have inspired me to open my own KZfaq channel since I discovered your videos. I really like your style, would you like to play together?😄

@involuntarycommander8804 23 күн бұрын

Hey, I'm glad I can inspire. Good luck! I usually fly solo as I can not commit to specific times when I play. But you can add me in game and we'll see if we catch each other online.

@mr.bugbyte 23 күн бұрын

@@involuntarycommander8804 what's your username?

@involuntarycommander8804 23 күн бұрын

InvlntryCmdr

@TheAllooSk 23 күн бұрын

can you pronounce jam properly?

@involuntarycommander8804 23 күн бұрын

I would probably say it as I pronounce 'jungle' but I am sure I'm not consistently doing that as I am not a native English speaker. I'm sure you will forgive me ;)