Hey Guys I have wondered for a long time which nation is the best many say to try the all out for air and ground yet I don’t know what nation to play for air and also for ground please help me out I get so naive about picking which nation to play.
The US. Great at virtually every BR in the game.
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I have heard its good and I know nothing is the best in War Thunder but in terms of Armour I heard its one of the least good
Depends on BR, tanks in general only have armor around 6.7-7.7, aside from that no nation really has armor that will save you, and it’s good practice to not rely on it.
If you are talking about top tier Abrams are pretty decent and have decent armor. But if you want something with more amor go for Germany or Sweden. If you want to purely play air then you can also go for France since rafale is pretty dominating (cannot say the same thing after this update). Eurofighter would also be a very good option
I mainly only want to main one nation for air and ground because then I’ll get more naive
I would say Germany. It has one of the best tanks in the game and a good anti air (which sadly got nerfed), Eurofighter would also be very good. Though they are currently lacking a good helicopter. Sweden would also have been a good nation because it has multiple good back up tanks but i feel like Germany would be slight better and easier. Though i must warn you, you will be facing one of the worst teammate i have ever seen at lower tiers
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So do you say Germany or Sweden but I do want to see what others say about this
I would say Germany. All do take opinion of others as well and not only mine just like you said you would
Germany is a good option but yeah I’ll see what others say
I’d say play whatever you’re interested in the most, because that will keep you from being as frustrated as much or becoming bored from the grind. Keep in mind that some nations have more enjoyable lineups than others.
Top Tier:
France is really solid for ground, and fantastic for air. USA, Germany and Sweden are all around great, but lacking good close-range A2A missiles. Japan is good all around, and will be even better after the upcoming update. China is rather good as well, if not great, but I don’t have them at top tier yet, so I can’t say too much. Russia can be a bit of a struggle for ground depending on the maps, due to the lack of gun depression, and whether your tank has good reverse speed, or not, can drastically change the outcome of a lot of engagements. Russian CAS/CAP options are very good, and even better for air. Britain is sort of an off-meta nation from what I can tell, as you only have one fast MBT (Challenger 2E) iirc, but it’s workable. Idk enough about Italy, but I don’t think it’s all that bad with the new(ish) Leo 2 and SAM system. Israel is kinda meh; the tanks are big and don’t have a lot of armor. The SAM system is easily detected and destroyed, because the radar is so high up, and the aircraft don’t really offer anything unique, especially with more aircraft receiving the SPICE bombs in the upcoming update.
Let me know if I missed anything, or am very wrong about something. This is the first time I’ve really given advice on this topic.
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I want to do Russia but as you said the gun depression being horrible and also the reverse speed I enjoy Russia air a lot but for ground a bit depends what map it is but not just Top tier what about other tiers you slightly missed I do want to know the best nation to play and main only one nation for air and ground
That close range A2A missile problem in US, Germany and Sweden should be fixed with introduction of next gen missile such as AIM-9X and IRIS-T which is most likely to happen next year
I don’t want to write a literal essay on what I prefer in each nation and why, but I can give you the BRs I play, and hopefully you’ll be able to determine whether you’d like them or not. I can provide some nuances, if needed.
I don’t really play low BRs, and haven’t been playing a whole lot of the mid BRs due to grinding top tier, which is why I’m missing a lot in some nations.
My personal favorite/grinding lineups, including some premium and event vehicles, outside of top tier (<12.0): USA 5.7/6.7/7.0, Germany 5.3/5.7/6.7/10.0/10.7, Russia 5.7/7.7/9.0/10.3/11.7, Great Britain 10.7(i dont have much else), Japan 7.3, China 6.0/8.3/10.3, Italy (not enough matches played), France 7.7/10.0/11.0, Sweden 10.7, Israel 6.3/10.0 (mostly for the Ayit).
Hope that was of some use!
That’s true, but that also hasn’t been officially teased/revealed afaik, which is why I didn’t mention it.
A little but what it does show me is how good different B.Rs Russia has
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Yeah, Russia is good, but you have to know the maps to make effective use of your gun depression. It’s sort of a skill check nation, but that also depends on which vehicle you’re using as well.
Assuming you’re not a highly skilled player, I’d recommend watching Cavenub and BPA_Jon , on YT, to learn good positioning and rotations. They have taught me quite a few tricks over the years.
Thanks and Russia air is also pretty good right and is Russia a good option for ground and air as well
I’d say it’s A tier or even S tier for air, but it can be a struggle to make the tanks work well on quite a few maps depending on where the enemy is. Like I said “It’s sort of a skill check nation”, so you need to know how to manage bad gun depression and the sometimes very slow vertical guidance speed for the guns.