Fw 190 D-13 Full Review - Should You Buy It? Death From Above [War Thunder]

the d-13 experience >take off from airfield >begin climbing >climb for entire match >a spitfire outclimbed you >spitfire murders you >you rage

I got this pack a couple months ago and oh my lord this thing is worth the money, it teaches you well how to manage your energy for boom and zoom tactics, and has the firepower that makes you feel like a sledgehammer to a glass table. I highly recommend this from personal experience

Fw-190 D-13: Out gun, out run, out fun the enemies!

This is my most used vehicle, easily worth the money. Most fun I’ve had in a prop

Tankenstein, got it a while back. Became A LOT better after dropping to 5.0 -> it used to see all sorts of 6.3 superprops, which mauled it. Climbing is average, high-altitude performance was affected (like the P-47) due to match time reduciton to 25 min. It turns like a brick so go steady and extend is the thing. But it IS fast, and if you manage your altitude and return to height after booming, its pretty nice.

A few things from a veteran D13 pilot: 1. It has a High Wing Loading, vertical maneuvers are out of the picture at speeds 300 mph and lower 2. Maneuverability is pretty good with Flaps your Takeoff Flaps can deploy close to 400 if I remember right; Your landing flaps can go out close to 220 mph while loosing speed in a vertical to flip around faster 3. Bring min fuel The min fuel load for the D13 makes the thing turn into a nigh decent turn fighter; never make turns in a dogfight without having 350-400mph+ airspeed. 4. The D13 has a 3 stage Supercharger, its gears (correct me if im wrong I haven’t flown it in a minute) goes from 2600, 4800, 7600 meters respectively, I am not sure if it is actually useable in-game though 5. Your top speed comes close to around 520 mph or so but the compression is really bad at those speeds. 6. At the start of Air RB matches climb at 25 degrees until you reach 4K - 4.5K meters altitude. From there climb more as you see fit if needed Unrelated to the D13 but, play the D9 and the D12 at some point. The D9 is slightly shorter in length but can still hold its own pretty well. The D12 is a near carbon copy of the D13 but with a 30mm instead. Though there was something else that sets the D12 apart from the D13 I think it was the D13 had improved ailerons or something.

5.0 now? Fastastic! This plane always suited my more tactical, less dogfight-y style and I’ve loved it since I bought it years ago. I’m older so my reflexes aren’t as good as they were when I was 18, so this more measured style is more successful for me than any fast-twitch turn ‘b’ burning. Regardless, I haven’t played this plane for a while. Time to take off the dust covers!

It`s really worth the (discounted) price. THIS plane finally teaches me how to boom&zoom properly. Pitty they somehow broke the 20mm cannons. @ Tankenstein: the Japanese Campaign Pack with the A6M5 KO is a hidden gem for just 7,50 bucks!

The only problem I have with this thing is uptiers, it’s not like a normal uptier where you can still fight back, but on the D-13 most up tiers are with matches full of 288s and make it painful.

i love this plane. stealth belt makes everyone think youre not even shooting and they dont even bother maneuvering. one little adjustment and they light up. its like the p51 with the 4 hispano cannons. except the dora has bombs.

It’s a very fun plane, pretty nice the engine doesn’t overheat on wep. I usually have full wep and it doesn’t even get yellow super easy to climb with.I use it in both air and ground, I’d recommend 100%. Great review tankenstein spot on bröther!

My first ever premium I've bought. I've been waiting for this review!

Purchased it a few days ago after your 10th Anniversary premium bundle Review. Need to get to know it better but so far its awesome.

It's worth the price! One of the best premium planes to get! It can even act as a ground pounder and fighter on mixed battles ;)

Playing this in the GroundRB 5.7 lineup. Excellent. The 4x 50kg bombs are great for light stuff like trucks or hellcats, same goes for the 20mms. The 500kg bomb is good for anything. With practice per battle you can easily get 2 tank kills and 2 air kills with this.

It’s a fantastic plane

I remember when this was the best plane in the game and everyone was asking it to be nerfed back in 2013. The great "Dora spam" days... It sure has fallen from grace

Loving the D13 so far, even if it does get slightly fked by the 288 black hole. Since matches take place at low to mid alt i'd say the D9 feels more nimble and competent in air rb. Little bit more power, but feels quite a bit heavier

A bit of remark on MG-151/20, right now they are busted for strafing and you can pop medium tanks in air combat with air belts from any side or angle.

I have had this plane for about 2 years now. used to be 5.7, then 5.3, then 5.0 because people suck, all the well better for me because even at an Up tiered 6.7 this thing is a beast but down tiered at 4.0??? Wow.