[UPDATED] F-16 VS PROP PLANES OF ALL TIME PERIODS - How Many Needed To Win? - WAR THUNDER 

Would be cool if someone took in an ah1h and troll their missiles with flares

IR missiles are calibrated to aim just ahead of the hottest heat signatures, which, on jets, is the cockpit. But Prop planes heat is ahead of the cockpit in most instances, so the missiles tend to track ahead of that, which is open sky. Lower heat signatures also play a factor.

Fun fact: prop planes carrying rockets can fire their rockets as flares

How to take down a f-16 with prop plane: step one dive from 2000M above it with fw 190 D-13 step two fire.

I'm going to be extremely honest: the event was not fun to play but seeing the video made me realize how worth the pain it was

Could it be that the radar missiles couldn't hit a target because the props were quite close together, thus confusing the radar?

A weapons specialist said that no version of the sidewinder would have trouble tracking a prop plane, the exhaust throws off more than enough heat.

As a prop plane I'd of took the tactic to instead stick as low as possible cause I've noticed the jets mostly boom and zooming from above. They don't turn well so bringing the playing field to the props having more manoeuvrability at lower altitudes, I'd of stuck low and tried to think of a strategy which gave the props the advantage. Only thing you wouldn't win against is those missiles but guns you could win against

I’m very surprised so few people picked the A-1H since it’s a prop with flares and chaff

8:43 i died here in that spitfire

Really enjoyed this style of commentary. Your other ones kinda feel over scripted/ robotic. This felt much more natural and flowed quite well.

Yoo Muffin! Thanks for letting me in on this game since the shooting of the video i got my F-16 as well. ~VanishedInDeath (Also sorry i didn't get you my side of the combat the replay was being weird for me) Also yea.. That move i pulled at the 2:30 mark, was not the brightest move but, it worked?

Loved participating aswell as being in the second round! And to anyone interested ill be posting a raw vid from the second round when I get home. Fantastic video as always muffin!

To explain how Fox 2 aka your sidewinder's missiles work. They require a heat signature. The reason why they track jets better is that the heat source is behind the aircraft. While the heat source on propellers is in the front taking almost all of the cool air which helps cool it down after faster speeds. If I got anything wrong for those who served or serving in the Air Force correct me on anything.

it would be much more interesting on a mountainous map where you fly low and have to maneuver a lot

Now this is what should be on "The Shooting Range"

Keep up the good content Muffin!😃

I love watching jet fighters spam missiles for 9 minutes!!! (They still don't know what to do without them)

thats crazy of the aspect and G tolerance of those missiles. thought i was watching ace combat

Love how the only plane that can defend otay from missiles is the a1h pumping out that chaff and flairs

Salut, Monsieur. I would recommend a fight between lotsa props vs the Mirage F1C (C, CT, C-200). Would be interesting to see one of the hardest jets to fly fight against props. This also would be an interesting challenge as the Mirage F1C isn't known for its agility. It's acceleration is not as good as some other aircrafts and even a Phantom can almost outmanoeuvre it. Would be interesting.

4:57 yay it’s me

I think the reason why the missiles couldn't hit any targets could be because the missiles are fired at the point where the prop planes are only 10 few meters away from the f16, as soon as the missile launches with the prop planes being that close the missile will lose it's target

so my theory on the missles not tracking properly is that some of the prop planes have equipped Rockets to create a shot burst of High Heat. So far I am yet to be killed by missile in my Sea Vixen because whenever i see that Missile indicator I fire a Much brighter AGM for it to track instead. However sometimes the players just switch to guns but i have deterred players from getting me through Energy management and then just peeling off because I wasn’t their first target and therefore wasted their Final missile.

I have an idea for a video, what if you took a bunch of p-36 peashooters and maybe like 3 or 4 b-17s or any suitable bomber and have the massive amounts of peashooters try to shoot the bombers down.

The F-16 has Aim9L's which is significantly better than the F-14s Aim9H's. The L can pull 30gs and is all aspect vs the H only being able to pull 18g and being rear aspect only. So the L has an easier time getting a lock as the engines and exhaust are in the front of the props and being able to pull an extra 12g helps guide it in.

that gold f 16 , just like you said , ITS SICK

2 versus 1 (20mm only) Attack/Defend - Both ways 2xF16 versus 1xBi-Plane (F16 must Attack and cannot hide) 2xBi-Planes versus 1xF16 (bi-planes must Attack and cannot hide) Defend = cannot leave predefined area, within 18000ft Bi-plane rotate-pivot straffling on = belly, top-wing-center, bottom-wing-center, right-wings-tips, left-wings-tips, stand-on-tail, ... propeller = turning radius (pivot) of 20-meters is big bully

Another aa Video? Maybe with that german Flakvierling, it has alot of guns..and firepower, against planes, i mean why everytime the worst aa against some good sky, why not good vs good y know...would be interesting

This video is like putting a Iowa class battleship vs a sailboat

the lack of heat thery works well with the early biplanes of ww1 using 40hp engins to at best aprox 200 hp, not nearly as mutch as the multi thousand deggree thrusters and jets and rockets the missiles were buiilt to target

It’s probably because most jets have afterburners which makes heat for most air battles because they are not ment to go against WW2 planes

after 46K+ hours and playing sins 2013 this would be fun sometimes cause i never have any good action then doing the same thing over and over. hit me up of ur doing another one of these this would look like alot of fun

On custom battles the yak 3(ww2 prop plane)is super good at taking down any jet, the f-4S and the A-4E are easy targets to kill

im still in the prop planes but after this vid im going to grind like never before

You should do 10 new players in f-16s vs 1 pro player in f-16s

Funny thing is I play top tier with my fren who bought a premium and since I’m at rank 4 I use prop planes and yes we play arcade but I still find it funny that I kill 6 jets almost every time

Early!!! Another great vid

Any Idea when we are gonna see Helis vs Boats

Video idea A10s vs prop planes with and without AIM9Ls

No idea on how, but my friend took me in top tier with the p-51 (20 mm) and i just tanked a r-60

Prop planes should be able to bring rockets as flares

Can you do d day with the allies having modern aircraft and tanks?

And there is 5gen that can go head to head with prop planes in terms of maneuverability at low speeds

Me in my fw 190 A1: shit, got uptiered again…

Them props flying like bots

this has happened before. theres is video of an f16 shooting down a prop plane in venesalu

Jets are made for hit and run, props are for dogfighting

Cool

How do you do custom battles like this?

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Soon we’ll get to the point where props where lose that maneuvering advantage scary to think about

Can you do the bombers vs modern jets with only guns

Idea: moders spaa vs ww2 planes Or modern helicopters vs ww2 spaa

Pretty sure i searched seal clubbing but I got brought here instead

Another great video

I don’t see a lot of maneuvering, biplanes or Japanese. So yeah, no wonder

guess you just wait for the F-16 to run out of fuel

Colorized footage of Japanese aircraft in summoning Japan

The missiles miss because the prop plsnes ars trying their best not to be hit, so they maneuver

All the F16 really has to do is fly up and sling 9L's down

Those prop players played like brainless bots, not even evading or breaking to avoid the F16s

me seeing them averaging 200 fps while my school laptop struggles to get 20

Cant wait to see an aim-9x with a 60g overload

I feel like the A2D doesn’t count as a pure prop. It has a jet engine

Put som rockets on props it works like flares

Could you do every prop plane vs all jet planes

Five F22s Five F35s Vs the entire Soviet airforce from the 1950s and 60s

Suggestion you should do a A-10 vs ww2 tanks

its a bit strange that the a-1h has flares

You should do M3 Bradly VS Marder A1

i wish i had an f 16 im still in byplane territory and those cost dont they

Bro is trying to play ace combat in warthunder

what is this music? It's freaking epic

Day 1 of asking muffin to do a video of flak 88s against heavy bombers

Considering that an f22 raptor SOMEHOW SOMEHOW MANAGED TO MISS A CHINESE SPY BALLOON NOT ONCE NOT TWICE BUT THREE TIME😂😂😂

My problem with the first round is unlimited missiles it's nonsense all it shows is missile shoot plane now if they had been limited to there standard set up missiles till they used them and then guns it might of been interesting. The second suffered from the unlimited ammo problem the least interesting one of these I've seen plus I wouldn't of taken bombers the AI gunners are crap and if your gunning your not flying making you a sitting duck

Try doing an A-10 vs prop planes that would be interesting

Me262s and mig 15 vs f16

In the far future.... How many F-16 do you need to kill an F-22?

Er du norsk?🇳🇴

65 miles? They’re using sparrows tho they only have a range of about 20

6 me262 vs 2 f16?

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finaly

Props could win easily if they have some skill, lol XD

the f16 is a better aircraft but i prefer the f14

the missile always know where it is by knowing where it is not

Imagine what one ac130 could do to a naval strike group from ww2

Ngl these pilots where kinda dumb they where firing aim9ls way to close the aim 9l has a weird flight path that you have to work around it can turn really well but it can't do that until it's a decent distance from the aircraft

I wanna be in the next vid please

I feel like if props were all well-armed bombers they would have a chance. If they had all been Tu-4, they would have scored enough hits

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Mig 29 next!

would it be cool if the early jet fight with the lastest jet?

It would be cool if they used rockets as flare’s

They had to use semi active radar guide missiles

1st match wasn’t even fun to watch. You CANNOT tell me that first match was x2 F-16 vs x62 props That first match was xInfinity AiM-9L’s + xInfinity AiM-7F’s vs x62 props

12:58 YAY i can see myself evading he f-16s bullets!

Early let’s go I love these vids