War Thunder Discoveries... Squad Leader

[thetazen]

Greetings pilots!

I have made a few discoveries in team play that may make things roll smoother for all players no matter the experience level. Recently, I have lead squads with a variety of pilot level experience. If care is not taken to set matches up properly, the lowest level player could find themselves quite outmatched. 

 

There are a few things as squad leader you can check before going into battle:

1. Decide on a tier before the game. Make a preset for that tier if you haven't already.
2. Mouse over your teammates' names in the Squad window to see which aircraft and at what Battle Rating they are flying at.
3. Battle ratting is important. Theoretically, it sends you into higher tier matches. Mouse over your aircraft to find your rating and try to match it with your team's average rating as to not out-class them and cause an un-balanced match.
4. If leading multiple squads, have the squad leaders report ready and begin battle with a "3-2-1-CLICK". Don't wait for the word click, go on the anticipation of the word for synchronization.

Try this experiment:

All members using first time planes or tanks in a new country or as close to 1.0  new as possible.

You will find you are placed with equal opposition and far less complaints about higher tier aircraft.

You may even score first place as many of the players could be new.

 

ThetaTips:

1. Save the crew points in one or two slots for skilled gunners. Then place your bombers and fighter bombers in those crew slots.
2. If you have an aircraft that is not fully modified you can still use it in higher tier matches to get the research points to apply towards your current aircraft research.
3. Do your research, watch at least one youtube video, there is much discussed on team play. Good team play is what its all about. I recommend videos by long5hot.
4. Crew points should also be spent on Vitality as a priority among others.

Thanks for reading and replying. All are welcome to add corrections and additional tips on the subject of Squad Leader.

[Captin_Apollo]

Very good Sir