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Before the series aired on June 9th, 2016, Gaijin releases various of informative videos online separately. "The Shooting Range" is meant to be a compilation of various of tips and tricks for the players to use. However, the information presented in the series require experience in gameplay mechanics to understand, so the target audience is definitely for War Thunder veterans.
 
Before the series aired on June 9th, 2016, Gaijin releases various of informative videos online separately. "The Shooting Range" is meant to be a compilation of various of tips and tricks for the players to use. However, the information presented in the series require experience in gameplay mechanics to understand, so the target audience is definitely for War Thunder veterans.
  
The Shooting Range airs every Sunday at 04:00 PM GMT (noon in Eastern time).
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The Shooting Range airs every Saturday at 04:00 PM GMT (noon in Eastern time), starting August 2020.
  
 
Playlist for the whole series can be found [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSntCogb-PMr8SqUDqhgFl1DNvfk5jJqM here].
 
Playlist for the whole series can be found [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSntCogb-PMr8SqUDqhgFl1DNvfk5jJqM here].
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Latest three videos!
 
Latest three videos!
  
{{Youtube-gallery|Tq7zctbs7t8|'''Episode 207''' <small>2020.07.05</small> '''''NEW!'''''|Z09VhocmW04|'''Episode 206''' <small>2020.06.28</small>|MPdcryL47sk|'''Episode 205''' <small>2020.06.21</small>}}
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{{Youtube-gallery|5oVIzdap51E|'''Episode 212''' <small>2020.08.08</small> '''''NEW!'''''|S9qfGHj1YcI|'''Episode 211''' <small>2020.08.01</small>|rgBE-namY8E|'''Episode 210''' <small>2020.07.26</small>}}
  
 
==Video Summaries==
 
==Video Summaries==
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:''Tactics and strategy:'' Surviving on a fighter
 
:''Tactics and strategy:'' Surviving on a fighter
 
:''Hotline:'' tow cables and helicopters, damaging a jet engine by shooting through the air intake, angling armor, best German ground vehicle, destroying an helicopter by ramming it.
 
:''Hotline:'' tow cables and helicopters, damaging a jet engine by shooting through the air intake, angling armor, best German ground vehicle, destroying an helicopter by ramming it.
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmLZDtH7FpU Episode 208]'''
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[F3H-2]] Demon
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:''Pages of History:'' [[M4A3E2]] Jumbo
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:''Tactics and strategy:'' Playing on torpedo boats
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:''Hotline:'' best way to make silver lions and earn research points, tips and tricks for air-to-ground missiles, mid-air collision between a tank and a jet aircraft, adding a tank from the future, Worl War season 3.
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr-1BHTvokk Episode 209]'''
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[T-69 II G]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[T-50]]
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:''Air Triathlon:'' [[:Category:Jet fighters|Top-tier fighter jets]]
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:''Hotline:'' why the NS-23 cannons on the IL-10 have less penetration than the VYa-23 cannons on IL-2s, which US ground vehicles play to grind the American tech tree, self-sealing tanks work, how to play with the T95, how to grind faster to reach top-tier jets?
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgBE-namY8E Episode 210]'''
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[AMX-32]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[Beaufighter (Family)|Beaufighter]]
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:''Challenge:'' Destroying missiles with tanks cannons
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:''Tactics and strategy:'' Destroying missiles normally
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:''Hotline:'' how to use orders in-game, why some US planes have glossy camouflage, destroying a plane with a falling bomb, best rank 2 US fighter plane.
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9qfGHj1YcI Episode 211]'''
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:''Metal Beasts:'' [[Su-7B]]
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:''Pages of History:'' [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighter]]
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:''Map Guide:'' [[Eastern Europe (Ground Forces)]]
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:''Hotline:'' who was Marge, the woman pictured on Richard Bong's P-38J-15, which German CAS planes fly in tank realistic battles, what are the advantages of a propeller fighter compared to a jet engine fighter, which plane car carry most guns, best ground vehicle for drifting.
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'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oVIzdap51E Episode 212]'''
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:''Special:'' Operation S.U.M.M.E.R.
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:''Pages of History:'' [[Ta 152 H-1]]
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:''Triathlon:'' [[:Category:Seventh rank helicopters|Top helicopters]]
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:''Hotline:'' what happens to the daily rewards if you don't log in everyday, how to play the Hs.129, what planes can be used in naval RB, how to play the Bf 109, purpose of the red and white stripes on the deck of Italian ships.
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
===Format===
 
===Format===
The format of the show consists of 4 sections, 3 of which were from the following categories:
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* The format of the show consists of 4 sections, 3 of which were from the following categories: War Machines, Metal Beasts, Pages of History, Tactics and strategy, Special, Science of War, Tips and tricks, Challenge, Map Guide or Tank triathlon while the 4th section always is the segment "Hotline".
* War Machines, Metal Beasts, Pages of History, Tactics and strategy, Special, Science of War, Tips and tricks, Challenge, Map Guide or Tank triathlon
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* The current show (Shooting Range 2.0) started at episode 130. The main changes compared to the old format (episodes 1-129) are visual (graphics/audio/video quality).
while the 4th section always is the segment "Hotline".
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* The Shooting Range moved from Sunday to Saturday in August 2020 (from episode 211). The airing time stayed the same.
The current show (Shooting Range 2.0) started at episode 130. The main changes compared to the old format (episodes 1-129) are visual (graphics/audio/video quality).
 
  
 
===Voice-over===
 
===Voice-over===

Revision as of 11:20, 9 August 2020

The Shooting Range is a series of video produced by the War Thunder YouTube Community for the purpose of aiding the player base on certain aspects of the game such as game mechanics, pages of history, Q&A's, tactics, strategies, and more.

Summary

Before the series aired on June 9th, 2016, Gaijin releases various of informative videos online separately. "The Shooting Range" is meant to be a compilation of various of tips and tricks for the players to use. However, the information presented in the series require experience in gameplay mechanics to understand, so the target audience is definitely for War Thunder veterans.

The Shooting Range airs every Saturday at 04:00 PM GMT (noon in Eastern time), starting August 2020.

Playlist for the whole series can be found here.

Videos

Latest videos

Latest three videos!

Video Summaries

2016


2017


2018


2019


2020



Trivia

Format

  • The format of the show consists of 4 sections, 3 of which were from the following categories: War Machines, Metal Beasts, Pages of History, Tactics and strategy, Special, Science of War, Tips and tricks, Challenge, Map Guide or Tank triathlon while the 4th section always is the segment "Hotline".
  • The current show (Shooting Range 2.0) started at episode 130. The main changes compared to the old format (episodes 1-129) are visual (graphics/audio/video quality).
  • The Shooting Range moved from Sunday to Saturday in August 2020 (from episode 211). The airing time stayed the same.

Voice-over

  • Bruce is the regular voice actor of the show since episode 52.
  • Shawn (Thunder Show) used to voice the show during its first year (episodes 1 to 51).

Special episodes