US or Russia Air Tree? what's better?

[Mania]

I wanna start grinding an air tree, I currently main German tanks and nearly have it maxxed out and want to start grinding air. I'm comparing both US and Russia and both seem similar but not sure what's better

[Acidic__Thought]

Why not grind the German air tree so you have CAS with your tanks, and you get both US and Soviet jets?

[Amon]

Thats true you got MIG21 bis and F4f

[Mania]

Originally posted by Amon:

Thats true you got MIG21 bis and F4f

I got the F4F from the evnt (Lost some sanity) so no need for CAS. Looking outwards now

[Mania]

Originally posted by Acidic__Thought:

Why not grind the German air tree so you have CAS with your tanks, and you get both US and Soviet jets?

I would grind all 3 but I'm not trying to lose my sanity. Grinding German tanks alone took too much time, frustration, and more money then I liked.

EDIT: I'm not sure but I heard air tree is a lot easier to grind so I may just be overbearing

[Acidic__Thought]

Originally posted by ToXiC bAnDiT mAiN:

Originally posted by Acidic__Thought:

Why not grind the German air tree so you have CAS with your tanks, and you get both US and Soviet jets?

I would grind all 3 but I'm not trying to lose my sanity. Grinding German tanks alone took too much time, frustration, and more money then I liked.

EDIT: I'm not sure but I heard air tree is a lot easier to grind so I may just be overbearing

I'm not saying to grind all 3, just that the Germans get both US and Soviet jets after you get out of the WW2 stuff.

[Mania]

Originally posted by Acidic__Thought:

Originally posted by ToXiC bAnDiT mAiN:

I would grind all 3 but I'm not trying to lose my sanity. Grinding German tanks alone took too much time, frustration, and more money then I liked.

EDIT: I'm not sure but I heard air tree is a lot easier to grind so I may just be overbearing

I'm not saying to grind all 3, just that the Germans get both US and Soviet jets after you get out of the WW2 stuff.

Ah I see. I see what you mean but the weaponry and vehicles themselves are far more superior on the US and Russian Trees which is why I was considering the others.

[smartest indiana resident]

us has good dogfighters like the f4 phantom and others liek the b 29. russia has some good bombers and some fgighters imo

[N1thecaptain]

US air tree strengths:
Really high firerates
Large ammo pools
Good missiles when you get to later jets
Able to bring relatively large amounts of those missiles
Lots of CAS capabilities on their fighters

US air tree weaknesses:
Poor maneuvrability
While the guns have good firerates and lots of ammo, they are usually relatively low caliber for the br, so don't expect to blow a wing off with a short burst


USSR air tree strengths:
Powerful cannons, sometimes it even feels excessive
Relatively good missiles when you get to later jets, though worse than the American missiles
Relatively good maneuvrability, not god tier dogfighters like a spit or zero, but you'll have no trouble out turning yanks and FW-190's

USSR air tree weaknesses:
Tiny ammo pools, expect only a few hundred rounds for all guns combined on most planes, missing isn't something you can do with these planes
Much less CAS capabilities on their fighters, the soviet designed their planes around a "fighter is fighter, not bomber, bomber is bomber, not fighter" mindset and it really shows


Personally I prefer the US air tree, though I enjoyed the ITP M-1 a lot when I flew it. If you're good enough to get yourself on the enemy's tail, give yourself an easy-ish shot and then not botch that shot, the soviets will be great fun, because watching an enemy crumble and shatter after being hit by only a few rounds is so satisfying, but if you're less sure about your aim and prefer boom'n'zoom tactics, get ready to drop some napalm, because it's the US air force for you

[Mania]

Originally posted by N1thecaptain:

US air tree strengths:
Really high firerates
Large ammo pools
Good missiles when you get to later jets
Able to bring relatively large amounts of those missiles
Lots of CAS capabilities on their fighters

US air tree weaknesses:
Poor maneuvrability
While the guns have good firerates and lots of ammo, they are usually relatively low caliber for the br, so don't expect to blow a wing off with a short burst


USSR air tree strengths:
Powerful cannons, sometimes it even feels excessive
Relatively good missiles when you get to later jets, though worse than the American missiles
Relatively good maneuvrability, not god tier dogfighters like a spit or zero, but you'll have no trouble out turning yanks and FW-190's

USSR air tree weaknesses:
Tiny ammo pools, expect only a few hundred rounds for all guns combined on most planes, missing isn't something you can do with these planes
Much less CAS capabilities on their fighters, the soviet designed their planes around a "fighter is fighter, not bomber, bomber is bomber, not fighter" mindset and it really shows


Personally I prefer the US air tree, though I enjoyed the ITP M-1 a lot when I flew it. If you're good enough to get yourself on the enemy's tail, give yourself an easy-ish shot and then not botch that shot, the soviets will be great fun, because watching an enemy crumble and shatter after being hit by only a few rounds is so satisfying, but if you're less sure about your aim and prefer boom'n'zoom tactics, get ready to drop some napalm, because it's the US air force for you

This was really insightful, Thanks man

[N1thecaptain]

Originally posted by ToXiC bAnDiT mAiN:

Originally posted by N1thecaptain:

US air tree strengths:
Really high firerates
Large ammo pools
Good missiles when you get to later jets
Able to bring relatively large amounts of those missiles
Lots of CAS capabilities on their fighters

US air tree weaknesses:
Poor maneuvrability
While the guns have good firerates and lots of ammo, they are usually relatively low caliber for the br, so don't expect to blow a wing off with a short burst


USSR air tree strengths:
Powerful cannons, sometimes it even feels excessive
Relatively good missiles when you get to later jets, though worse than the American missiles
Relatively good maneuvrability, not god tier dogfighters like a spit or zero, but you'll have no trouble out turning yanks and FW-190's

USSR air tree weaknesses:
Tiny ammo pools, expect only a few hundred rounds for all guns combined on most planes, missing isn't something you can do with these planes
Much less CAS capabilities on their fighters, the soviet designed their planes around a "fighter is fighter, not bomber, bomber is bomber, not fighter" mindset and it really shows


Personally I prefer the US air tree, though I enjoyed the ITP M-1 a lot when I flew it. If you're good enough to get yourself on the enemy's tail, give yourself an easy-ish shot and then not botch that shot, the soviets will be great fun, because watching an enemy crumble and shatter after being hit by only a few rounds is so satisfying, but if you're less sure about your aim and prefer boom'n'zoom tactics, get ready to drop some napalm, because it's the US air force for you

This was really insightful, Thanks man

Np bro, I like helping people, glad I managed to help you too