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Battlefield 4 Review Issue 50 • December 2013 1 • GameOn Magazine Introduction to War Thunder Within the heart of War Thunder is maps of impressive scale a multiplayer online combat game ranging from the city outskirts for aircraft and armored vehicles. of Stalingrad to the vast oceans surrounding Pearl Harbor. Developed by Gaijin Entertainment, this game is With hundreds of accurately- available across a variety of rendered vehicles available platforms: from Windows to and more being added with Macintosh OS X to Linux, as every update, players are spoilt well as on the Playstation 4 for choice when it comes to console, with casual game cutting-edge planes to take modes in arcade battles to the skies, or menacing to realistic and simulator tanks to tear up the earth. battles for the enthusiasts. Relive the action in huge The game spans the era from the aerial dogfights and armored Spanish Civil War to the Korean spearhead clashes with friends, War, with a huge emphasis learn about the rich historical on the Second World War. significance behind the wars Players cross swords in historical through War Thunder. 2 // War Thunder Community Magazine The GameOn Magazine letter from the general How fast time flies when you are tanks and mechs this year make Ted has written a fantastic having fun, we are already at the for something unforgettable and fictional story based on life as fourth edition of the War Thunder we have it covered as well for a POW in WWII. This Month in Community magazine and the people who missed the event, History covers April 1940. covering content just seems to be getting or for those who participated in the developments of WWII in a more interesting each time as our the events that day to reminisce chronological order, Martin has writers explore different ideas. the good time they had. carried on this comic series and we have reviews of the A-20G-25 As usual we still have the War Allen has carried on this month Havoc and a Marder III Ausf. H. Thunder 101 tutorials this month, with the real life Guadalcanal this time focusing on German Diaries entry which gives With the word search plus much Research and Lineup. In addition, an insight to the life of a more inside, put your joystick we have also added a new tank soldier, reading a real life down and start turning the pages series, beginning with Tanks 201, diary entry really does make to enjoy this month’s edition. which will feature Knowledge you think about the War. Articles for tank combat, giving Remember, this magazine is you more in-depth knowledge John touches on the development made totally free of charge, about tank games in War Thunder. of World War II aircraft guns, we need your support, just by More in-depth articles about this month looking at the simply sharing it will help us. War Thunder gameplay are in Luftwaffe. The German Air the works, so stay tuned! Force deployed a wide range Do you know someone who has of weapons during the war. a story from WWII? They don’t April Fools has come and gone, have to have be in the war, we but we have a special article This month we interview YouTube are interested in their story if by Cade covering what Gaijin personality BohicaIce. He’s the they are willing to share it. Entertainment has done in the man behind Bo Time Gaming Please contact us warthunder@ past for the gamers for those who channel, well worth a look into. gameonmag.com just joined War Thunder to get up - The Editor to speed. Of course, the rubber Plus, in this month’s issue, War Thunder Community Magazine The GameOn Magazine // 3 CONTENTS Contents Page Luftwaffe 6 Of Mechs and Rubber Tanks 18 Silly Snails - A Gaijin April Fools’ History 22 A-20G-25 Havoc review 24 Marder III ausf. H review 26 Guadalcanal: Two Sides of Hell Entry Three 30 Guns of the Luftwaffe, 1935-1942 38 Guns of the Luftwaffe, 1942-1945 44 Tank Definitions 52 Interview with BohicaIce 56 Historical Fiction - Life as a POW 62 This Month in WWII: 68 April 1940 68 World War 2 Facts #4 70 Contributors Wordsearch 72 Editor-in-Chief Steve Greenfield Writer David “HJFarnsworth” King Editor Kris West Writer Emmanuel “MasterKnips”- Production Mgr Chock Wee Boon -Cardozo Writer John “Zoso” Moore Writer Allen Reynolds Writer Rafal “Rainmaker” Gac KEEP IN TOUCH! Writer Bryce “Freighttrain448” Hale Writer Ted “Extreme_360” Thesinger Writer Cade “Taize” Rosenbalm Writer Christian “Yuriegh” Madsen Photos Alex ‘Fodder09’ Beard Writer Daniel “Heinkel280” Hoffman Artist Martin “Marty” Gutierrez 4 // War Thunder Community Magazine The GameOn Magazine War Thunder Community Magazine The GameOn Magazine // 5 ARTICLE LUFTWAFFE WAR THUNDER 101 - GERMAN PLANES RESEARCH & LINEUP The Luftwaffe, at the start of World War II, was the most technologically-advanced air force in the world, supporting the Nazi war effort on multiple fronts. Even as the war progressed and German forces were overwhelmed by the Allied forces, they continued to produce superior and revolutionary designs, although they were too late to change the outcome of the war. Today, in War Thunder 101, we look at the planes of one of the most versatile sides available in the game. PROS with an impressive array of planes at most tiers to cater to different play styles. As with previous • Strong fighter and heavy fighter suggested lineups, they will be presented according lines that are potently armed to a 5-plane format, mostly with a balanced setup • Good mix of bombers in earlier tiers; fast bombers of fighters and bombers. The lineups are optimized at later tiers somewhat reduce the vulnerability of according to the Battle Rating and matchmaking late-war bombers against cannon-armed fighters system and the information below is accurate as • Has the best of both worlds for end-game fighter of early April 2015 (Planned Changes 14 April). jets with the CL-13A Sabre Mk. 5 and MiG-15bis CONS • Choice of good fighters is somewhat limited up till late BR 3 • Flight performance of late-war jets are lacking against post-war jets they are matched up against • BR rises relatively quickly for the Fw 190 Anton series and care should be taken when using them in arcade lineups So far, we’ve covered Russian and British planes’ research and lineup, and today we continue with one of the more versatile sides, the Germans, 6 // War Thunder Community Magazine The GameOn Magazine RESERVE TO BR 1.3 The He 112 V-5 available after the He 51 biplanes is a slight upgrade, offering higher acceleration and top Suggested Lineup: He 51 x 3, CR.42 speeds in exchange for maneuverability. It gives an Falco, He 112 V-5 (5 fighters) introduction to the handling of the He 112 airframe you will be using later, which is a fairly competent fighter The reserve planes you have in your lineup are when armed with cannons in later variants. The Italian pretty mediocre, with two forward-firing machine CR.42 Falco is a biplane that offers better firepower in the guns. For early tier battles, you will be looking at form of two 12.7 mm MG, although it is uncharacteristic clearing ground units quickly to win the game, for a biplane in that it has a poor turn rate. so go with belts with predominantly AP rounds, such as the Tracer belt with AP-T rounds. Recommended Research: CR.42 Falco → He 112 V-5 War Thunder Community Magazine The GameOn Magazine // 7 ARTICLE BR 1.7 The Ju 87 series are fairly durable dive bombers at lower tiers, able to withstand multiple hits from small-caliber Suggested Lineup: M.C.200 Series 3, M.C.200 Series 7, Bf machine guns, and the first one available is certainly very 109 E-1, He 112 V-5, Ju 87 B-2 (4 fighters, 1 dive bomber)) effective against the opponents it will be match-made against. These planes clean up ground targets quickly The Italian M.C.200 series are relatively good at BR 1.7 with their bomb load; use the 50 kg bombs on single with the 12.7mm machine guns. However, do note that units and the 250/500 kg bomb to take out clusters of the Italian Breda-SAFAT machine guns have relatively ground targets, and mop up other soft targets using your lower muzzle velocities compared to other machine forward firing machine guns. The Ju 87 can pull off sharp guns of the same caliber and should only be used at turns and has excellent low-speed maneuverability to shorter ranges when engaging enemy planes. It is throw off the less maneuverable cannon-armed fighters definitely worthwhile to advance down the M.C.200 tree you will encounter (although it loses a lot of energy while to get the M.C.202 Folgore at BR 2.0 to use later on, as doing so, therefore only do that during crucial moments). it is a big upgrade in terms of flight performance and a By now, Tier II should be available. The Bf 109 E-1 modest boost to firepower (with a pair of 7.7 mm MGs) will be the first Bf 109 you get, combining a powerful compared to the earlier M.C.200 and quite capable of engine with a light airframe. The Bf 109 series will get matching up to most fighters you will meet in BR 2+. continually upgraded in terms of flight performance, with a powerful motorkanone installation firing through 8 // War Thunder Community Magazine The GameOn Magazine the propeller hub in later variants that is relatively accurate even at long range.

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