Can you guys give me some tips and tricks for grinding the japan air tree. Im new to War thunder
Decide first what you like more:
Air operations in which you play more for the win than for individual ace glory.
OR
Pilot role playing in which your survival and combat success is more important than the win.
If you prefer the former, you want to play primarily air arcade. Here you can literally win the match for your team if you play the objectives.
If you prefer to play from a single pilot perspective, pick realistic. Here your main influence on the game outcome is the amount of kills you make.
Once you decide that, tips and tricks will make sense.
Start with arcade mode to learn the basics and have a few spawns in each match, try to play realistic every now and again to get a feel for it and how it differs from arcade. If you think you might like realistic mode then good, it’s much better for earning Research points for progression but tends to earn you less Silver lions if you do poorly (arcade is the other way around).
Watch tutorial videos on youtube for general tips and tricks but the biggest advantage you can have going into a 1v1 is either higher speed or higher altitude (preferably both). it gives you more energy to play with before going down to stall-speeds and if your opponent reaches that point before you, great, they can barely turn anymore while you still can (almost) free kill.
My biggest tip however is an in-and-out tactic. high altitude, high speed, dive into enemy and shoot but DON’T start chasing them, fly away to safety instead. if they turn to try to battle you then you can often easily escape as they lose speed turning. then just find a new target and try again, the best targets are those that have just been in a battle and have almost no speed left as they can barely dodge your shots and you can easily turn away to try again without them being able to chase you.
Find a wingman or 3, it’s much easier when you are in a group, even if there’s 4 of you, and you just split into pairs.
Assists are also worth more than a kill, and a death due to being fixated on the kill.