User:Jareel_Skaj

Nothing like a good, sunny day in a reserve boat

See the gallery of my screenshots (I'd like to think that I make a quality images for the wiki) and contributions.

Articles improved

A list of articles that I've made a significant contributions to the content of, from latest to oldest edits within each category.

Naval vessels
- RN Eugenio di Savoia (Rank IV, BR 5.7)
- Type T-51b (Rank III, BR 2.3, post-2.19 rewrite)
- IJN Kuma (Rank III, BR 5.0)
- Daihatsu-class Landing Craft (AI unit)
- IJN Yugumo (Rank II, BR 4.3)
- Type K-8 (1944) (Rank III, BR 2.3)
- IJN Ayanami (Rank I, BR 4.0)
- IJN Mutsuki (Rank I, BR 3.3)
- Type K-3 / No.1 Class (Rank III, BR 3.0)
Weapons
- S.I. 250/533,4X7,5 Tipo A (533 mm)
- 36 cm/45 Type 41 (356 mm)
- 15 cm/50 Type 41 (152 mm)
- 5 inch/40 Type 89 (127 mm)
- 140 mm/50 3rd Year Type (140 mm)
- Type 38 pattern 1907 (6.5mm)
- Type 11 pattern 1922 (37mm)
Other

Fun facts

Joined November 2013, play on/off
Highest win % with a decent number of games: SM.91/M26/RN Eugenio di Savoia
Highest number of games: B7A2/Leopard 1/IJN Yuudachi
Most played mode: Tanks Arcade
Spent on game: €709
Ranks (only those worth noting): USA: Tanks V, Fleet IV GER: Tanks VI, Heli V USSR: Tanks IV, Air III UK: Tanks III, Air IV JAP: Tanks V, Air V, Fleet V IT: Air V, Fleet V

Light Rockets (≤5 kg)

A list of ≤5 kg rockets in ranks ≥III, needed for some of the missions in War Thunder, like Battle Pass mission "Ballistic calculation".

S-5K
- IL-28Sh (Rank V, BR 8.0)
- Mi-4AV (Rank V, BR 8.0, Starting Russian helicopter)
- Mi-24A (Rank V, BR 8.7)
- MiG-15 -17 -19 -21 -23 -27
Type 57-1
- All Chinese helicopters
  - Z-11WA (Rank V, BR 8.7, Starting Chinese helicopter)
R4M
- Me 262 A-2a (Rank V, BR 6.7, 🛒Market)
- Me 262 A-1a (Rank V, BR 7.0)
- Me 262 A-1a/Jabo (Rank V, BR 7.0)
S-5M
- MiG-15bis ISh (Rank V, BR 8.0, Flash sales (formerly 📦Pack))
- MiG-15bis (Rank V, BR 8.3)
- ◊MiG-15bis (Rank V, BR 8.3)
- J-2 (Rank V, BR 8.3)
- MiG-17 (Rank VI, BR 8.7)
- J-4 (Rank V, BR 8.7)
RN
- Sea Vixen F.A.W. Mk.2 (Rank V, BR 9.0, Premium)
- Buccaneer S.1 (Rank VI, BR 8.7, 🛒Market)
- Buccaneer S.2 (Rank VI, BR 9.3)
- Lightning F.53 (Rank VI, BR 9.3, 📦Pack)

Naval shell calibres

Main article: Navy Shells

Go to the main article to see a table of the gun calibres, how much penetration they have and how large HE fillers.

E.g. 12-ich/305mm guns with the AP shells have 275 - 419 mm penetration and 5.66 - 18.79 kg HE filler, the best one being the B-50.

Survivability comparison table

See: {{#unit}}/{{specs}}

BR 6.3

Vessel	BR	Sections	Crew count	Armor									Hull material	SupS material
				Hull	SupS	Citadel			Turrets	Main fire tower
				Hull	SupS	1	2	3	Turrets	1	2	3
RN Andrea Doria	6.3	8	1260	25	16	130	250	12	280	280	240	220	steel	steel
RN Dante Alighieri	6.3	9	970	25	16	100	250	24	250	250	220	220	steel	steel
IJN Settsu	6.3	9	1053	25	16	203	305	28	279	279	279	279	steel	steel
HMS Dreadnought	6.3	9	810	25	16	100	279	19	279.4	279	279	330	steel	steel
HMS Invincible	6.0	10	1032	25	16	178	152	38	177.8	178	178	178	steel	steel
Mikhail Kutuzov	6.0	8	1057	25	8	120	100	50	175	175	65	60	steel	steel
SMS Westfalen	6.3	9	1087	25	16	200	290	38	280	280	280	280	steel	steel
SMS Helgoland	6.3	9	1113	25	16	210	300	35	300	300	250	290	steel	steel
SMS Kaiser	6.3	9	1084	25	16	196	350	30	300	300	254	290	steel	steel
USS North Dakota	6.3	9	1384	25	16	254	279	38	304.8	305	203	203	steel	steel

Theoretical TNT equivalent per minute while using primary guns in 1st slot and the HE shells x30px

1296 kg/min

302.56 kg/min

0

RN Andrea Doria

RN Dante Alighieri

IJN Settsu

HMS Dreadnought

Mikhail Kutuzov

SMS Westfalen

SMS Helgoland

SMS Kaiser

USS North Dakota

Theoretical TNT equivalent per minute while using primary guns in 1st slot and the AP shells

652.8 kg/min

101.88 kg/min

0

RN Andrea Doria

RN Dante Alighieri

IJN Settsu

HMS Dreadnought

Mikhail Kutuzov

SMS Westfalen

SMS Helgoland

SMS Kaiser

USS North Dakota

Naval tips and hints

To be expanded and updated if/when I'll have time.

See Rowan's guide to war thunder naval
Naval mode is 60% positioning, 20% lineup, 20% gunnery & miscellaneous
Positioning
- Know when to disengage. There is no shame in retreating. If you get focused-fired by multiple threatening ships - break contact. Smoke, hard terrain, everything is good. In a large ship it's often best to just hide behind the hill and run aground, as it does next to no damage to self, while stopping you instantly, instead of rolling next kilometer on full reverse trying to bleed speed.
Lineup
- Airplanes:


Low BR	A ton of options, hard to choose bad, just FYI: equivalent to 800-1000kg bombs are 2000 lb	Any Ju-87	Su-2/BB-1	▄Wirraway	D4Y or B6N1 for torpedoes	Ju 87 D-3 or SM.91
Mid-High BR		Do-217/Ju-87, for fun: He 111 H-6 with PC 1400 X	Pe-8 (with 4 x FAB-1000)	Worst options (try Firefly Mk I with 2x 1000 lb, or Wellington)	B7A2	SM.92

Nations. Assumes: personal bias/bias of those I trust with opinions plus some numbers, AB, ships are at the top of the lineup (e.g. no judging of BR 6.3 BB vs BR 7.0). Also keep in mind that every such list will be heavily subjective (e.g. how you score a category where most are bad and one is great or how you score a ship that has an amazing guns for the BR, but no AA and bad torpedoes, while also having good armor, yet can get easily deleted with a broadside into a critical spot?)
Last updated: 2023-02-16/Apex Predators (2.23)


Destroyer	★★★★★	★★★★☆	★★★★★	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆	★☆☆☆☆
Light cruiser	★★★★★	★★★★☆	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆
Heavy cruiser	★★★★☆	★★★★☆	—	★★★★☆	★★★★☆	★★★★☆
Battleship / Battlecruiser	★★☆☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★★★ Kronshtadt	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★☆☆☆
Coastal Rank I-III	★★★★★	★★★☆☆	★★★★★	★★★☆☆	★★★☆☆	★☆☆☆☆
Coastal Rank III/Early IV	★☆☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★★★☆	★☆☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★☆☆☆☆
Coastal Top tier	★☆☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★★	★★☆☆☆	★☆☆☆☆	★★★★☆

Note: USSR does not have any heavy cruisers.

Gunnery & miscellaneous
- Naval mode is much more like Ground than Air - it's all about killing the crew rather than taking down the vehicle. You can turn that part of a ship into a black hole with all the shell hits, but it won't matter if there is no crew left in the compartments.
Destroyers (DD)
- US destroyers typically have a huge magazine in the back, if you'll hit that with AP/SAP - they will blow up in fireworks
Battleship (BB) / Battlecruiser (BC)
- Majority of them should be used for pushing the caps. Obvious exception being a glass cannons, but these are relatively rare. Role of the BB is first to assert dominance over the area and secondly: soaking up damage. Getting kills is least important for an average BB (and most important for glass cannons)
Other notes:
- There is no such thing as a "meta shell" in the game. You use different shells for different effects. Unlocking new shell types is not an upgrade, it's opening a new options, it's nothing like in Ground or Air forces where unlocked ammunition is almost always better than stock, and the best ammo types are last in the modifications tree. See this image for explanation of the AP vs HE damage, though occasional shrapnel bug out causing more damage with HE than it might appear from this example alone.
- If you look to earn - play bluewater navy in BR 5.0 - there is no place where you can earn more SL per hour than here. Want to life it up to another level? Use USS Moffett in Realistic Battles.
- BR spread is 1.0. This means that if you play USS Mitscher (BR 4.7) you'll be able to see IJN Ikoma (BR 5.7) (As of 2.23). Such matchups are not common, and the matchmaker trying to avoid putting multiple BB players in such a low matchups. Either way, don't get discouraged - DDs are CLs are not meant to duel BBs, just avoid getting focused and fight with the other targets. BBs are best dealt with in bombers, as they typically have a pitiful anti-air defense - drop bombs on turrets (→ammo racks). Throwing some torpedoes at them or a bit of HE shells to cause a fire can also be helpful.

Other tips and hints

How to turn off seasonal hangard? Download the default one from https://live.warthunder.com/post/941994/en/, go to your game folder (%localappdata%\WarThunder), unpack it there, rename hangar.blk to hangar_21.blk, open config.blk with text editor and insert hangarBlk:t="hangar_21.blk" after the first block (before oculus{ in my file). Now you'll have a permanent copy of a switchable default hangar, if you want to go back to seasonal, just delete the hangarBlk:t="hangar_21.blk" bit of code.
You can't repositioning your camera in Nvidia Ansel? Restart the game with anti-cheat turned off.
Go to Options and change "Temperature indication" to "Always" - this will allow you to see how the engine cools down after you decrease the thrust - pretty useful for avoiding IR-guided missiles.
External links
- War Thunder CC / Streamer Decals & Twitch Drop Items Table (continually updated)
- Sales in War Thunder (historical records up to 2022)
- Naval weapons and ships

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