First off, huge thanks to Stickboy24, Hambone001, and Zuit for helping to make this video possible and surviving the onslaught of Mig-23s! There is a lot to like with the F-14 as it is introduced into War Thunder. It is a beautiful model and the attention to detail is fantastic, the big thing that really surprised me right away was the turbine engine sounds and overall sound profile of the aircraft flying. This is by far their best-sounding aircraft in terms of sound design. This is an aircraft that I thought we would never see in the game and was eager to give it a shot. When first hearing the F-14 was coming to War Thunder, my initial untrained thought was it would be terribly unbalanced due to its ability to strike at long range and other factors. The Phoenix Missle in-game sort of worked in my hands (someone who doesn't play a lot of 10.0 Plus Jets) but the game mechanics were a bit lacking in my opinion at times. One of the biggest learning curves was the multiple key bindings required if you do not want to use the Y menu to operate your multiple armaments. Users of the F-4 Phantom and other top-tier jets are used to this issue when using things like the Sparrows and Aim-9s together. We spent hours trying different radar modes, different patterns, and different tactics. We had mild success with it but it was also frustrating a bit at times. The F-14A is not the best aircraft for a classic dogfight and you feel it. It's not awful by any means but you definitely wish you had the re-engined F-14B at times in a foot chase. This is just my Day 1 opinion from about 30 matches and I am sure the devs at Gaijin will continue to develop the Game Mechanics I mentioned. Thanks for watching the video and let us know what you think!

@Tomislav_111

Жыл бұрын

i am super jealous right now Bo, you know that?

@Hockernant

Жыл бұрын

It will be interesting to see how this works. Got to admit I was expecting some knock off version of Danger Zone play whenever some play plays the F14 😂

@Artixz01

Жыл бұрын

Amazing vid

@foxtrot2alpha960

Жыл бұрын

I think think that ham should look underneath him next time

@botimegaming

Жыл бұрын

@@foxtrot2alpha960 By law I think I was at fault though lol

Turns out the song “Danger Zone” was a foreshadowing of Bo’s F-14 piloting skills

@Novaprime64

Жыл бұрын

In that it was absolutely awesome of course!

@Depthdiver01

Жыл бұрын

Dunno, Ham's seemed more dangerous to me.

@ThatGamingOperator

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@Nick-rs5if

Жыл бұрын

😂

@DrForrester87

Жыл бұрын

More like Ham's piloting skills but then...that's always been the case. How many times has Ham blurted out "hey watch this" and flown straight into a building or trees or something? We sure the "enemy nation" doesn't have a plant in the squadron xD?

PLAAAAAAAYING....PLAAAAAYING WITH THE BOYS

@botimegaming

Жыл бұрын

When are we doing the BV-238 video sir! Why are you ducking my calls! Are you afraid?

@Novaprime64

Жыл бұрын

I want to witness the return of the luftwaffee pirates bud! Your galleons await!

@MilitaryAviationHistory

Жыл бұрын

Do you have 5k likes yet?

@botimegaming

Жыл бұрын

@@MilitaryAviationHistory 5100 sir.

@ViperPilot16

Жыл бұрын

@@botimegaming Bo TBLF, and Harries sounds just as chaotic not going to lie.

You know how we all love the shenanigans, but let's be real, when Bo pulls a class maneuver and shows you how to do it right (kills afterburner, pops flares for four seconds, then hard G-turns and rolls inside), you realize he's really FUKKING good at this game.

@ollilaine6763

Жыл бұрын

I don't know, man. Putting throttle to 0% so you can turn faster by sacrificing all your speed tells a different story.

@cheesuschrist5017

Жыл бұрын

He's not really flying it right, though. Not using the afterburner as much as he should, going all the way down to zero throttle to turn tighter but also bleeding all of his speed, poor situational awareness, etc. However, I'm not going to blame him for it, as his content is not heavily geared towards actual gameplay and more towards humor and shenanigans. If you want a more serious guide/ how-to-fly youtuber for WT, I would recommend Defyn and possibly Beer Thunder.

@sabregunner1

Жыл бұрын

yeah hes had a lot of practice with flying in general in the game. he just has to learn nuance as it applied to each jet

@botimegaming

Жыл бұрын

@@cheesuschrist5017 I broke the habit of afterburning through every turn because the pesky Russian missiles were very good at hitting hits in my experience. Shutting down the afterburning and engine while turning I found kept me alive much more later in the day and actually caused missiles to chase my flares. That was just my day 1 experience though and I was trying a bunch of different stuff to find a better way to survive in the F-14.

@botimegaming

Жыл бұрын

@@ollilaine6763 F-14A is not as fast as you may think it is. A couple aircraft in-game can chase it down and kill it. I slammed back on the engines to cut down the heat signature to try and shut down the bonfire that says, hey missile come over here. I was prolly to aggressive with that but we had a very bad day of trying to doge Russian missiles lol. It was my first time flying something like this in WT and I am sure we will get better with it. Thanks for watching the video!

I think it needs to be pointed out, Bo: Once youve locked the Phoenix missile, you MUST maintain your radar lock if you want it to hit THAT target, otherwise when you drop your lock, it will go semi actie and track the NEAREST plane within its tracking cone, NOT the one you locked. Hence why your missile hit the Mig 23 at 2:50 rather than the Su-22

@lt.lettuce2023

Жыл бұрын

Isn't that a "mad dog" missile?

@martimnunesmartinho6788

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@StoneCoolds

Жыл бұрын

@@lt.lettuce2023 no, mad dog missile is firing a missile without lock at a tatget within 10 miles for amraams and i think 5 for Phoenix, it will go pitbull off the rail and lock into the first thing it seens in a 10 degree angle

@logical128

Жыл бұрын

Aim 54 has a internal radar that it can use, so it will be basically dumb fire without a lock until it’s within 5~ miles.

@frederf3227

Жыл бұрын

@@lt.lettuce2023 Technically it's a "cheap shot" ceasing supporting the missile mid-phase before it is close enough to autonomously guide.

And today’s episode of Bo time gaming, we witness innovative water boarding techniques, Cliff jumping with jump master Ham, magic missiles finding targets we don’t know exist, volleyball for everyone, and finally we meet Lieutenant Buzz kill! Don’t Touch That dial folks, we’re on the same Bo time, same Bo channel! TomCats ahoy!

@Carstuff111

Жыл бұрын

Bravo!! HAHAHAHA!

@silverfang1648

Жыл бұрын

XD Brilliant!!

I'm impressed by how much abuse from teammates the Tomcat can take and still remain airborne.

10s in and TBLF already crashed into each other lol, this will be an amazing video as always.

@Novaprime64

Жыл бұрын

That wasn’t crashing, that was closed beta footage of testing for the corvair F2Y sea dart

@flyawaytodie

Жыл бұрын

That wasn't crashing, it was "skillfully merging into one"

I'm disappointed nobody used the quote, "Is this your idea of fun, Mav?" when they were flying inverted above a squadmate. Aside from that, excellent vid!

@khannaraha8817

Жыл бұрын

not sure they really had the time to come up with quotes while trying to keep themselves in their own planes and out of the others.

my favorite quote from bo is "This is the worst squadron ever".

First words, "HAM!" You know something is up.

hey, I saw you guys in one of my matches yesterday! Great to see ya and love your content!

@botimegaming

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying hi!

@Fredopia_TTV

Жыл бұрын

@@botimegaming Same here friend

It wasn't hard to predict that Bo's callsign would become "Clueless..."

Just did a call sign generator for my friends and I got “Hound, Bubba, smurf and chaos. Absolutely 10/10 🤣

@SeriouslySirius1066

Жыл бұрын

I did generator for myself and my cousin & uncle and got Barrel (Myself), Muskey (Cousin) and Uncle (Uncle). Lol

@Rajeesh_23

Жыл бұрын

@@SeriouslySirius1066 10/10 🤣

Stick - "I thought you were on the SU!" Bo - "I don't know, it hit something and I'm proud of it!" lmao, as you should be! That was amazing xD

"I don't know it hit somethin' i'm proud of it." Now there's a positive attitude.

@botimegaming

Жыл бұрын

When flying top tier jets it is either that or cry lol

@Novaprime64

Жыл бұрын

If you encourage the missile, it will more better know where it is and where it isn’t

After watching both Top Gun 1 and 2 Im sad to say I don't think I would be playing this plane ever. My grind will take years lol... My only request is that you guys do really low altitude flying in valleys. Great video as always Bo!

@braedynhoward3644

Жыл бұрын

Same for me. I'm only at the F6f in the navy air line. :(

@grafspee569

Жыл бұрын

that was the f18

@braedynhoward3644

Жыл бұрын

@@grafspee569 ?

@grafspee569

Жыл бұрын

@@braedynhoward3644 hmm?

@britishbastard6561

Жыл бұрын

@@grafspee569 oh dear, oh no you didn’t

I love this little ragtag team! There’s no obstacle they can’t overcome… well, maybe except themselves.

Thought I'd never see the day that TBLF took out a top tier jet. Great to see you guys try out the F-14.

2:47 is what I loved doing in Strike Fighters 2, one of the best video games ever!

Yo! This video was AWESOME! Loved every second of it. Keep the amazing work yall do putting these videos together. ❤

Great video today Bo! Lots of fun watching you four blast around in the F-14's.

This was an absolutely amazing video. Awesome job guys on getting this content out on patch day! I know it must’ve been insanely hard with all the people playing to get the F-14!

Seeing you in that F-14 taking off with an F-4 looked awesome!

Oh man this one and all your guy's antics had me cackling. Great work Bo and team.

Another Great vid Bo. I love the F-14 and had " Danger Zone" Running through my head the whole time lol!

by far one of the most enjoyable Bo Time Gaming videos yet! Thanks for the content!

Ah the Tomcat, the most anticipated jet in the game so far, always happy to watch some Bo & Co content! Thanks for the video!

10:39 would have been a perfects "ima hit the air brake and he is going to fly right by moment"

Already loving the video and all the top gun references! Its awsome seeing anything with the tomcat after watching top gun maverick

This video was very good, everyone was in a good mood and the jet was the one most people have been waiting for. 10/10

This vid was epic! You've all made my day so much better!

Great Video. All the Top Gun references were halirious. And the Dolphin Hambone became for a round was so funny.

Not even half a minute in and you guys already cost Uncle Sam about 76 million USD. This is gonna be good

Keep up the great work Bo, with all the new content the new vids will be amazing. Also I love seeing fate in the vids recently!

I think you're supposed to stay nose hot after firing the missile. It does have a radar of its own but it still needs your guidance until the terminal phase

@thanatosstorm

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@pozzyjr1675

Жыл бұрын

@Hey, I hope you're doing okay. No shit Sherlock

@pozzyjr1675

Жыл бұрын

@Hey, I hope you're doing okay. Hoes mad

man i miss yalls videos i stopped watching for i think a year because i wanted new videos to watch and i am not disapointed on first video back nice work as always guys

Your callsign reminds me of a short story from my grandpas time in the navy, My Ganda was a desk jockey on the uss hancock, and met a pilot who stared off into space every now and then, so everyone called him clueless

Bo thanks for the wonderful video and hope the guys had a blast.

You guys are incredible! I'm hoping to run into you in WT, or even better, cover your six.

absolutely hilarious video Bo! I loved this video!

Yes as soon as the update was coming out I was just waiting for this

Bo once again making war thunder seem a lot more fun than in reality XD. Fun plane that made for an awesome video, keep it up!

those were some pretty good kills... i congratulate u bo o7

If Hambone keeps up his antics, he'll find hinself flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog sh!t out of Hong Kong. Incidentally, my call sign is "Oldfart".

Really good video, I know it was a struggle to get all the footage needed but I'd say the end product is a beauty. Hell of a job boys.

Amazing Video Bo and crew keep up the good work

Need more plane nuzzling in your videos lol. Loved today's video and can't wait to see more from this update

@SupaMan2122

Жыл бұрын

Funniest thing I’ve seen on WT videos

Let’s go! I’ve been waiting forever for the Bo Crew to get F14’s!! Great video as always!

@botimegaming

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully it was worth the wait :)

@Novaprime64

Жыл бұрын

An absolute treat for sure, certainly can be my wingman any time

great video. loved the subtle top gun quotes

Nice video. I'll probably never get to top tier air in any country, I focus too much on ground combat. BUT, it was fun watching your gang trying out the F14. Makes we almost want to start air combat. Not sure how the generator got "Grouch" for me, but it did hit the nail on the head.

i loved this video, i pissed myself laughing the whole way through, keep up the amazing work Bo and Co

im saving this for tomorrow in class at some point, i cant wait to watch it

I always look forward to you vids coming out. They make me laugh. Keep up the good work. I don’t know how your not at 1 million subs yet.

Hey bo I love your videos I have watched all your videos and I have followed you and supported your channel since your 1st vid keep it up

@botimegaming

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

love watching you fellas play the more modern jets! maybe one day I'll manage to unlock the top-tier jets too, lol repairing my F-105D and F104A makes me wince at the end of each battle. of course, I'm not really that good at jet combat in the first place xD love to see you guys give Naval a shot again one of these days. especially since they've added bigger ships like the Scharnhorst, Kongo, Hood, and Arizona now

@autumnrah

Жыл бұрын

honestly the F104A is a pain when stock but after you get performance and the 9Bs it becomes half decent all you need is 2 kills w/o premium and you should make a profit or at least a super small loss

As always thanks for braving top tier in order to give us great content!

That friendly that won the round on the snow map happens to be my friend who taught me warthunder, thank you for making his day

Such a beautfiful Jet, great video guys, thank you very much ;)

Just here to say that I'm really glad I've never had TBLF on my team, because TBLF will help the Red team by eliminating themselves from the battle almost every time.

You guys are hilarious! Keep up the good work!

love the vid bo!

"Why you didnt used guns...because Technology" yeah that was the same thing the US Navy said in vietnam and, yeah,we all know how that went

YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!

I forgot how much i love your videos

This video took 'This is why we can't have nice things' to the next level, and Hambone took the 'Danger Zone' to an even higher level.

Crying with laughter in the first 60 seconds. Great video!

Hope to see more of the Tom cat! Sad about how many games got cut short :(

This is an absolutely beautiful video

20:48 start of the mating dance of the Tomcat.

"Mav. Tally-2. 5 o'clock low" is also another epic top gun quote

Absolutely loved this

Ham "nuzzling" your tomcat is oddly cute, its also the funniest s*** I've ever seen.

Great video. The F-14 is really a very pretty plane

Oh my god.. I died with the nuzzling, never laughed so hard.

@khannaraha8817

Жыл бұрын

I lost it at the "don't stick your nose between my..." part

@dhous6439

Жыл бұрын

The amount of plane to plane contact they managed without exploding is as impressive as any of the kills were

Always an amusing sight, watching this brew crew mess around. And incidentally, I tried out that call-sign generator; I got "Falcon" as my callsign.

I just love to see someone play the vehicle as their original design doctrine.

Ty bo to you and the others 👍

So good I watched it twice - hilarious

I'm amazed at how much pushing and shoving those planes took without even taking damage

@mcamp9445

Жыл бұрын

Grumman Iron Works… yeah it’s a bit silly

I think it is safe to say with friends like Hambone who needs enemies? Just kidding! LOL. But seriously though great video, guys! I know top tier Air RB is a pain to make content out of, but you guys did an amazing job and your efforts really paid off. This video was hilarious. Thanks for the laughs, guys! (I also did the callsign generator and got Wapper Jaw...)

I really like the skin. just now remembered its the same squadron the F-14D i am building a model kit of rn

I really don't play aircrafts but my love for the F-14 will make me grind for it.. don't really care how long(years) it will take but I will have this fine piece of machinery!

good video and f 14 was good plane back in the day

Favorite top gun quote is "Hey Cougar, he's got missile lock on us get away from this guy!"

My favorite top gun quote is “WERE GOING BALLISTIC”

So all my friends have callsings now, thanks for showing me this site!

Time for some volleyball ball ... Don't forget your oil. Stickboy killing the comedic relief.

Saw you, Stick, and Zuit on Korea yesterday while playing my MiG-27K

9:40 "dont think, just do, because if you think up there you're dead"

They gave me Slamin "Slam" Tanker as a callsign. My friends loved your idea.

The four of you in a formation, you guys fit the F-14A, Ace Combat vibes

just another typical day and the life of the tblf squadron. chaos and screaming with a slight touch of clueless

bo idk if they model it in wt but the pheonix wont keep lock untill the target size sequence has been completed (the time which the f-14s radar guides the aim-54 to the target) once the missile goes PITBULL then you can break away

I was dying when ham was imbetween your tailfins XD

Best Top gun quote Hot physics professor: Lieutenant what were you doing there? Maverick and Goose: Communicating, Communicating Maverick: Keeping up foreign relations... you know Giving him the bird Goose: You know the finger

I can't breath.... that F14 love making was just too much.

The AIM-54s on this thing blew my mind , got 5 kills from 20+ km away 4 minutes into the match!

this is probably the best looking jet fighter i know of, nice :)

“What happened to formation flying?” Me skips five seconds ahead: “ YOUR NOT A DOLPHIN”