As Good As It Looks? | F9F-8 Cougar | War Thunder

The F9F8 Cougar has a beautiful silhouette, but how does it stack up against the competition? Let's see...

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[Jaeger_]

Though they are a bit rarer at 8.3, my favourite target for 9bs are the climbers. A 9b becomes a 9g up high and it's insanely fun to use. I absolutely love them on the 9.0 - 9.3 bracket. The fact that the Cougar has 4 of them coupled with it's maneuverability makes it one of my favourite jets. I haven't even spaded it yet and I have a blast playing it every time.

[guitarninjarick]

Yeah have put some hours in on this jet back in the day. It's a lot of fun to fly. He pretty much nailed the performance aspects. This jet is real good at bomber hunting with the AIM 9bs. Also, a lot of times u get good missile shots because no one is expecting missiles at 8.0-8.3 and they are not looking out for them. AIM 9bs aren't to bad if they are at a consistent turn angle they might actually hit. However, if they are dodging all over the place you ain't gonna hit them.

[aweirdthing]

please keep making content, you're an amazing person and have helped me a lot with war thunder!!!

[flashtirade]

I think the possible kill potential of the missiles is greater than any mobility gains from not taking them, especially in uptiers where superior planes can just fly circles around yours all day. They have to respect the threat of a sidewinder or else they'll catch one in their tailpipe.

[EdibleRockingChair]

3:17 is one of the most profound philosophical statements I've ever heard

[ianmedford]

Ted Williams flew these...

When he took a break from being the best hitter in baseball history to fight Communists.

When he was a Marine combat aviator, and John Glenn's wingman.

*Ted William's was Americas ultimate Giga Chad. It's not even close.

[edin]

Ive had alot of difficulties with this olane because of its bad acceleration 2, maybe 3 turns and it turns into a tub

[williammontgrain]

Maybe not the best acceleration, but it seems to dive really well, so I often use a short dive to recover my speed, and it seems to work pretty well.

[caralho]

this thing is beautiful indeed
this and the mig 15 are a great duo of beautiful early jets

[specialman]

Damn, I never thought how powerful Aim-9Bs could be because most planes with them they are fast but this plane is slow and most of planes at the BR are slow.

[kiubekpl]

Its good as support because of its missiles and cannon, its not meant to be really a frontline jet because of its performance.

[RogueBeatsARG]

Looks almost like a Lifting Body desing, kinda like the YF-23, so cool looking

[wrenchinator]

Just started grinding for this over the weekend. Not a great jet pilot, so it's gonna take a bit to research, and get the missiles for. But I'll get there eventually.

[srwilliams]

I have it in my rc turbine, one of my favorites

[guitarninjarick]

Another thing I would suggest is flying this thing like it's an FW190 because it has a lot of the same flight characteristics as it

[jackshepherd]

Always make my day with these videos love you jet noob

[raymondcarter]

I just got this thing, specifically for the Aim-9 at 8.3. I play GRB with the Sheridan and Bradley and wanted something fun to fly out when the air is too cramped for the B-57B
The information about overcoming the compression is pretty useful, I’ll try to hold my speed better and treat it more like a P-47 😂

[alpacaofthemountain]

Amazing video! Love your channel, and I can’t wait to play this jet

[BeanzWarThunder]

Great video as always and stay healthy

[VeeTaperTemplar]

The 9.3 up tiers are ridiculous tho when your enemies have missiles and 3 times your speed smh, Gaijin loves us