War Thunder Community Magazine Issue 4 | Page 10

ARTICLE one pass, especially with the Air Targets belt for the is also the He 112 A-0 at BR 2.0, but the nose-mounted 20 mm cannons throwing out deadly ‘mineshells’. MG C30/L has a relatively slow fire rate that makes it a The He 111 series of bombers are the first low-tier little tricky to use against highly maneuverable planes. medium level bombers you get. They typically come with bomb loads of around 2000 kg, a fairly decent The Ju 87 R-2 is a slight upgrade from the B-2 version, bomb load at this tier, but are easy targets for enemy with a larger centerline bomb but it does not have interceptors as they are fairly slow, fragile and poor the smaller 50 kg bombs mounted on the wings. defensive armaments. At lower tiers (such as BR 2+), this is not that big of a problem as interceptors Recommended Research: Ju 87 R-2 → He 112 take some time to climb and cannon armaments A-0 → He 112 B-0 → Bf 110 C-4 → He 111 H-3 are not widespread yet. Just fly them with caution by BR 2.7 climbing high and avoid a direct path to the target, while avoiding any enemy interceptors making their way up and grab a friend to fly escort for you. Suggested Lineup: He 112 B-0, Bf 110 C-4, Ju 87 D-3, Ju 88 A-4, SM.79 1939 (1 fighter, 1 The He 112 B-0 is a well-armed fighter at BR 2.3 as well heavy fighter, 1 dive bomber, 2 bombers) with 2 x 20 mm MG FF wing-mounted cannons and 2 x 7.7 MG in the nose, if you are willing to research down the He BR 2.7 for Germany is quite bomber-centric when it 112 branch. The engine does seem a little underpowered, comes to new planes. The Ju 87 gets upgraded with the so it will not be the fastest plane around in a chase. There D-3, offering a better loadout of bombs (500 kg + 2 x 10 // War Thunder Community Magazine The GameOn Magazine