F4U-1D Corsair - America's Gull-Winged Energy King - War Thunder Air Realistic Battles

Defyn said it best - a fast plane you have to play slow. Now he was talking about the F4U-4 which in very fast plane but we're talking about the F4U-1D
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If you watched my Bf-109 F-4 (which I unbiasedly highly recommend) - you'll remember I said that Corsairs are like you but with better in-line speed.

0:00 - Intro and Stats, Pros and Cons
4:04 - Game 1 Includes some sketchy maneuvers, and a bit of luck.
16:57 - Game 2 Energy/Stall Dogfight with a Bf 109
21:18 - Game 3 Two Bombers Two Bf 109s


Good -
Good vertical energy retention in a shallow climb
Good flaps that should absolutely be used to tighten loops and for stall fighting
Good in line speed but can still get caught by others diving on you
Good lower speed maneuvering sub-350 kph

Meh -
x6 50 Cals with Universal belts - 3/5 API - they're ok...

Cons -
Side climbing is required - even though its one of the better climbing early Corsairs
Compression limits maneuvering at speed - just doesn't want to dodge
Wings like to snap off. Especially a the joint where they would fold up on an aircraft carrier - one hit here is likely to send you back to the hangar
Engine runs hot in the late game - will need to throttle back or use MEC to open Rads - Instructor doesn't get it cooled off at 100% in the late game
US teams that don't know how to play against the meta