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War Thunder · Top Tier Air Arcade

Fight To Win!

VPO is an international War Thunder organization that focuses on top tier Air Arcade.

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VPO squadron insignia

Why we exist

VPO exists to build and sustain a competitive War Thunder community centered on excellence, loyalty, and squadron pride.

The organization supports both elite Top Tier Air Arcade competition and a relaxed home for broader gameplay. Every member has a place, and every decision is made to strengthen the long-term future of the community.

Who we are

The Squadron

VPO is named for its founder, VeryPissedOff, who brought together a group of individually talented pilots who share a passion for top tier Air Arcade.

We are genuinely international. Members are spread across time zones all over the world.

The competitive goal is straightforward: be the most lethal Air Arcade squadron in the game.

Primary mode
Top Tier Air Arcade
Community
Global
Structure
VPO + NAJA
Flying since
2017

Who runs it

Chain of Command

The squadron is run by a talented group of dedicated members. Officers run practices, train members, organize events, handle recruitment, manage the Discord, and much more.

  1. Commander

    Phlymolo

  2. Deputy

    Russian-Standard

  3. Officers

    • Dagger
    • Daniel
    • EggLemon
    • G1lty
    • Karnage
    • Naka
    • Ruiness
    • Turbo
    • Wintermute

Heritage

Founder

VeryPissedOff

Past commanders

  • Ukweli
  • Gray Ghost
  • Barteku

Where we fly

Top Tier Air Arcade

We primarily play Top Tier Air Arcade (TTAA).

Members also grind what they want, drop to lower BRs, play Realistic, or play something else entirely.

Competitive lineups

  • US
  • USSR
  • France
  • China

Current competitive preferences. These shift as the meta does.

Squadron record

View our stats on StatShark

How we fly

Doctrine

The standards we hold each other to.

  • Fight to win

    Every match is played to win. We stay in when it turns against us, spawn again rather than leave, and fly the engagement in front of us properly. Matches that look lost get turned around more often than most players expect.

  • Fly as a unit

    Individual skill is what gets a pilot into VPO. Flying well together is what the squadron is built on. We use Discord to coordinate teamwork during matches.

  • One standard

    We span a wide range of time zones, languages and skill levels, and one standard of conduct holds across all of them.

  • Real life first

    Jobs, time zones and shift work are real, and stepping away for a while is normal here. A word to an officer keeps a roster spot open. We would rather keep a good pilot for years than run one into the ground over a single season.

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Rules of engagement

The Wingman Protocol

We support each other.

Any pilot can play War Thunder alone. You join a squadron to fly with wingmates that watch your six.

Having a skilled pilot at your side makes all the difference in a match.

We coordinate in Discord, sync servers, wait for each other to be ready, and shout QUEUE QUEUE to queue up the next match.

Being visible counts as much as being in the air. Pilots flying top tier say so, in voice or in text, so teammates know it’s game time.

Between matches

The Ready Room

Public queues are where it counts. The work that makes them go well happens elsewhere.

  • Custom battles

    We run our own lobbies away from the public queue. A controlled setup lets a pilot work the same matchup over and over instead of waiting for it to turn up in a random match, and it is the one place where flying something badly twice costs nothing.

  • Internal tournaments

    Squadron-only brackets with small teams and real stakes. Nothing exposes the gap between flying well individually and flying well together quite like a bracket where your friends are on the other side.

Two wings

Squadron Structure

One community, two very different sets of expectations.

  • VPO — the competitive wing

    VPO exists to dominate Top Tier Air Arcade through competitive discipline, coordinated team play, and relentless improvement. Active participation, competitive lineups, and pilots who want to be part of an organized team. This is where the competing happens, and it is what recruitment feeds.

  • NAJA — the honor guard

    NAJA exists as the relaxed wing, giving members a place to enjoy War Thunder beyond top tier competition. A standing home earned through tenure rather than applied for, with no activity requirement and no mode requirement — tanks, ships, props, whatever they feel like flying. NAJA is where the people who built this place keep enjoying it on their own terms.

Flying with us

Recruitment

The roster is small on purpose, and the bar to get onto it is a real one.

Minimum standard

  • 2:1 K/D in top tier jets. This is the floor, not the target.
  • 3:1 Preferred — closer to what the roster flies.
  • Full A complete top tier lineup in a competitive tech tree.

Competitive trees are the United States, USSR, France and China. Meet these and you will get a serious look. Fall short and the Discord is still open — come fly with us and try again when you are ready.

Beyond the numbers

  • You fly with your teammates, not merely near them
  • You communicate — voice is strongly encouraged during organized play, and text works too
  • You take feedback without taking it personally
  • You are someone people are glad to see in the channel

How it works

  1. Come into the public Discord and say hello. No application form, no essay.
  2. Fly a few matches with us. The numbers get you looked at; how you fly alongside a team decides it.
  3. Talk to an officer. Everyone is vetted before joining the main squadron — a real conversation about how you fly and who you are.

Come fly with us.

The public server is open to anyone who wants to hang out or fly with us, applying or not.

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Want to know more?

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What game and mode does VPO play?

    War Thunder. Our organized competitive focus is top tier Air Arcade.

  • Do I have to be an elite player?

    You have to be genuinely good. The baseline is a 2:1 K/D in top tier jets and a full lineup in a competitive tech tree; 3:1 is closer to what the roster flies. Attitude carries equal weight — we have turned down better pilots than we have accepted, because it decides whether a strong pilot makes the squadron better or just louder.

  • Can I still grind other nations and play other modes?

    Yes. Play Realistic, play low tier, play a different game entirely. The expectation applies to active competitive sessions, when the squadron needs pilots in the air.

  • Do you do anything besides public matches?

    Yes. We run custom battles to practice specific matchups away from the public queue, plus internal squadron tournaments. Both are open to every member, whatever their place on the roster.

  • Do I need Discord?

    Yes. It is where the squadron organizes, and it is how coordination happens.

  • Do I have to use voice chat?

    Strongly encouraged during organized play, because it makes coordination dramatically easier. Members who would rather not talk communicate by text instead. What matters is being visible and coordinating.

  • What time zones and regions is VPO active in?

    We are international, with members across several regions. Activity is heaviest in the evenings, in more than one time zone.

  • What is NAJA?

    Our relaxed wing — a standing home for established members who have earned it, with no activity or mode requirements. NAJA is closed to public recruitment.

  • How do I actually apply?

    Join the public Discord and talk to us. That is the whole front door.