B-17 FLYING FORTRESS | English Channel Crossing Bombing Raid (War Thunder)

[@PhlyDaily]

Hey Everyone! Sorry about the little editing hiccup in the intro with the black screen, the rest of the video should be gooooood! *Also the Operation Crossbow video comes out this weekendish so stay tuned! Perspectives from 109s P-51s and Me-262s!*

[@AndreiLoler]

Can we have a P-39 please

[@P455w0rds]

No bullets fly - Sabaton

[@michelangelangelo7091]

PhlyDaily this, was, *AMAZING*

[@spankstergangster2916]

This is epic

[@thefreakgamerp]

Is this a mod or normal map?

[@Sam-xp8bl]

This is what war thunder bomber gameplay should be

[@ethdog1013]

There should be a game of just this

[@renzarrubio1839]

like in that one bf1 mission

[@snowmilkman6672]

I completely agree but nobody on the allied team works together

[@AvDragon17]

DEFINITELY

[@RydalS]

Yeah in arcade it is literally spend the first half of the battle trying to gain altitude because if you don't you'll be shot down without a bomb run. Or diving immediately from spawn to avoid spawn campers. Or getting rammed by your own team. Or doing a suicide mission to take out a few ground units. LOL

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Crew: *what version of the B-17 goes supersonic?* Me: *The version without wings at 30000ft*

[@liamhubbard8449]

SonsOfLorgar you won’t get out when it dives at 300kts

[@moritamikamikara3879]

The one that D I V E S A T 3 0 0 K N O T S ! !

[@katenunyabizness9221]

VMAX ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED

[@Vvtism]

the Japanese captured one with the fitted v-tec

[@hatepurrpp2651]

opa blyaaat the straight piped vtec b-17

[@reportbot6396]

19:05 most realistic kill

[@thwomp2303]

I was literally going to comment this,

[@AbowlofBean]

Other times in war thunder: wEEe iM a BuTTeR fLy falLiNG fRom GrACe

[@Evanatrujillo]

yea the B-17 falling looks just like it should

[@endo9250]

Tbh you right you right

[@mr.brooks8913]

Speed

[@reggiecactus2810]

Imagine having to land lol, that’s so lame *This post was created by the Japanese Kamikaze Squadron*

[@dasraces4043]

ReggieCactus nice

[@reidf8506]

ReggieCactus nice

[@antony9956]

nice

[@uglaersusbx5876]

ReggieCactus nice

[@vmlopes]

ReggieCactus nice

[@vaffelmanddk5664]

I love that there was That one guy trying to roleplay, and everyone Else is just messing around.

[@basedneutral1173]

Ikr

[@seadragonyt5391]

Well, it was kind of the point.

[@Dfc4life]

I love how the replies are 1 year apart lol

[@rescue08jrgaming72]

@@Dfc4life How about 1 month apart?

[@SteveFaver-z2j]

​@@rescue08jrgaming72haha sigma

[@blacksunapocalypse]

Gaijin won't like this whole "people having fun" thing.

[@InitiateDee]

Fun? What the fuck is that?

[@cheesebottle2844]

Idk...

[@TheMock5000]

@Aleksandr Aleksievich Pälm-Leeis Yep. Putin just enters your house, shits on your table, then leaves.

[@ducminhtran4136]

are you refer red alert 3: uprising?

[@MenGamer127]

No DICE won’t like when people have fun think about the TTK....

[@derubermuller5971]

This is how war thunder bombers should play in their own mode with similar settings

[@sniper321fire]

Well if it's a mode with AI fighters and all players are in bombers JU288C would like to know your location especially AB setting were bombs reload easy RP for me so I would love that or they buff gunners aced they can't hit the broadside of a barn from the inside

[@derubermuller5971]

@@sniper321fire but gaijin doesnt care about better game modes only gimic mechanics for 2 or 3 new premiums with every single update

[@sniper321fire]

@@derubermuller5971 well bombers would be useful if they survived more and could hit stuff

[@derubermuller5971]

@@sniper321fire don't get me wrong I do like your idea of AI fighters idk maybe why not stop there and give 3 more AI bombers attached to you and targets that have different difficulties for more reward

[@sniper321fire]

@@derubermuller5971 well say there is 16 players in game so 8 vs 8 bombers with probably quite a few AI since there not the smartest but have like 20 30 bases because already in game with 3 in AB my 2 1800KG leaves like 1 4 health left and my bomb in air reload for AB is 30 seconds but when you think of B29 that can Nuke like 3 bases without reload and still have same reload

[@fxzeedits5456]

19:00 looked freaking epic. Straight out of a movie

[@legopachycephalosaurus6825]

Or straight out of real life 😂

[@oxide2319]

memphis belle lol

[@beetledesert8642]

19:03 That one scene still sends shivers down my spine. Imagine being the gunner in Phly’s B-17 as you watch a 262, a jet fighter you probably never even seen, shred a bomber with a few cannon rounds.

[@cpt.trapper8058]

11:22 And here we have Lightning and Easy in their P-51’s chasing Pretty Boy in his 262 during the last fight in the movie “Red Tails”

[@myankoZuluTango3613]

"And thats the end of pretty boy!"

[@chiefchepa187]

*lightning fucking dies*

[@APFS-DS]

Bombers in war thunder when a cat sneezes in the general direction of them: *My time has come...*

[@soroosh_abd2589]

*explodes*

[@dr_birb]

@@soroosh_abd2589 both wings cut off, tail cut off, both steering controls and steering flaps are gone, engines down and ur on fire.

[@yourhandlehere1]

This is why I've changed my damage models...instead of a few bullet holes, entire sections of plane are shot off, waist and tail gunners hanging out in the air....cockpit gone. You can do it from the "customize" section and using something like Photoshop.

[@darthkarl99]

Yeah the problem is the damage models are complete arse in terms of granularity. Understandably so mind you.But it drives a lot of issues. The Hull Break mechanic is functionally a similar thing. Most of the time a direct hit from a suitably big shell will kill a lightly armour AFV or aircraft, but in the real world they will survive hits occasionally. But the WT damage model system is dumbed down enough so the servers can handle it that in practise those outcomes are much too common without hull breaking.

[@yourhandlehere1]

@@darthkarl99 You can't do anything about the mechanical breakage but you CAN use higher resolution images for skins than come 'standard'. I take the standard skin and at least double the size for my version, then make a copy with a transparent background and add the damage. Everywhere you erase becomes a hole in the plane when hit. You can't hurt anything messing with it. You're also the only one that can see the skin. (because it's only loaded on your computer) Other players just see the stock skin. I've got a USS Enterprise NCC-17 (B-17) skin based on the Original Trek paint job. It has the Orion slave girl Marta for nose art and gets phaser burns and disruptor blasts all over when hit. My 1965 Ford (P-51) Mustang skin based on my buddy's car...gets parking lot dents, scratches and rust holes.

[@cheekychicken9717]

Flying in the sun was a legitimate German tactic to blind the enemy

[@PhlyDaily]

100%!! Any many other nations used that tactic that’s why it was so cool to see

[@CallMeMark_]

@@PhlyDaily Eagle 1 came here with REAL German tactics ready. lol

[@IronNote2137]

Beware of the Hun in the sun. So true here, this first german attack was spot on

[@topsecret1837]

PhlyDaily Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) practically invented the skill book, being he was the first ace to have a fighter capable of handling all the tactics with a synchronized machine gun.

[@martijn9568]

@@topsecret1837 You've probably never heard of Oswald Boelcke, Richthofens teacher in aerial combat??

[@liamhubbard8449]

Imagine flying in the day time THIS POST WAS MADE BY THE LANCASTER GANG

[@splodium]

Liam Hubbard lmao

[@aluorine]

Yeah bro that's cringe

[@scotvia]

@@aluorine fact

[@hatepurrpp2651]

Ximsa bro stop posting cringe bro

[@liamhubbard8449]

Ximsa who you calling bro idk wtf you are

[@commanderkei9537]

Dude be like “I AM ZE KOMMANDANT AND DU VILL VAIT FOR MEIN COMMAND!”

[@solanine9205]

*der kommandant

[@nodus7853]

I’ve started to dislike that guy more and more throughout the video

[@rick.rollboi]

@@nodus7853 same

[@kensmith1913]

@@solanine9205 Uhhh! genders! So confusing!

[@last5902]

His voice is so fitting tho

[@polarjet1833]

B-17: *gets shot down* The rest of the formation: oh no... anyway

[@basedneutral1173]

I mean, what are you gonna do about it? Save the huge ass plane?

[@basedneutral1173]

@Dolfie Shitler so? Did they need to even do it?

[@rat7464]

@@basedneutral1173 they did after the one being carried got rammed I believe, but that was an isolated incident

[@__tadpole__8195]

@Dolfie Shitler it wasn’t on purpose

[@Ashfielder]

The B Section Leader was very polite, only let you shoot once Jerry had already turned you into a colander.

[@Dockhead]

i dont get why people role play something they have zero actual experience in.

[@tanjonarazafindrainbe6814]

@@Dockhead actually it was an order from the creator of the mission.

[@Dockhead]

@@tanjonarazafindrainbe6814 oh i know that now, just seemed a bit bizarre and too specific but its not my mission so i cant say what happens.

[@tanjonarazafindrainbe6814]

@@Dockhead it was in order to get enough footage for a movie

[@Dockhead]

@@tanjonarazafindrainbe6814 ahh makes more sense i guess, i just thought it was a random played mission with a bunch of wt players. cheers.

[@smally8499234]

"The B-17 was renowned for its durability and survivability, often returning to base with most of its wings missing." Warthunder: Nope, if you get shot more than twice your bomber's tail comes off.

[@martijn9568]

You're falling for survivor (ship) bias

[@nun6996]

i'm pretty sure that b-17 with its wing gone got hit by another aircraft... the 190 that got hit. plus those Me262s have got 4x30mm cannons, i'd like to see a B-17 survive that.

[@CrazyDutchguys]

They were firing 30mm though, reports said that it took about 5 hits from one to take down a B17. Seeing as 262s have 4 of those 30mm.. Weeeell

[@59ikm]

They lost a shit ton of them in day raids, what are you talking about?

[@nun6996]

@@59ikm yeh exactly thats why they sent 150 of them hahaha

[@kevlarburrito6693]

"wait for my command" he says....as the entire back end of the formation falls out of formation and gets picked off lol

[@paratrooperfrog1269]

When that one b17 got hit I lowkey said to myself “Memphis belle to mother and county come in!”

[@blight1934]

"you won't get out" "No one have dived at 300 knots" One of the better cinematics.

[@Modelstl063]

Blight * not when it dives at 300 knots

[@thatdudefrom7118]

Gory gory what a hell of a way to die

[@adrianstachowski9422]

Gaijin: Didn't made more than 1 game mode for air rb Community: Doing this Gaijin: Wait, that's illegal

[@extremegopro1037]

Hej adrjan grasz w wt jeśli tak na czym

[@nigelwigglwattle]

The bases in custom battles have like triple health

[@arbysandtehchief5494]

Member when Gaijin had weekly events that rotated every like 3 days and they were scenarios and one of them was flying a bunch of B-17s in formation? Good times. Pepperridge farm remembers.

[@henrymalone422]

@@arbysandtehchief5494 I did not even know they removed that. I have not played in a couple years but clocked 400 something hours in i think.

[@kgfalcon9394]

@@arbysandtehchief5494 I miss historical battles!

[@garypashley3636]

Best custom battle ever, that 262 screaming by the formation with the 51's on his tail looked epic. War Thunder take note this is what we need in game.. Something to put the fun back into bomber life and not just thinking of them as SL pinata

[@KantoCacho]

Enduring Confrontation look it up

[@alphawolfgang173]

@@KantoCacho if theyd run it more often...

[@KantoCacho]

@@alphawolfgang173 yeah most developers dont know what the players want. Also the bad developers are good at announcing something and take years to add it and still be ass *cough world war mode cough*

[@flamingrubys11]

@@KantoCacho enduring confront is ass

[@uneducatedisnotstupidlol1504]

Just hoped back in they start the bombers so low in dominattion and I'd immediately get melted the second I got close to objectives yah I suck but I feel super underpowered.

[@sapo_2813]

Imagine having to bomb your target at 3000m high lmao that's so unfunctional. *This post was made by the Stuka gang*

[@SpewtGG]

I Bomb at 7000

[@preythh8998]

I normally bomb at 6000 meters

[@Username-vp4zn]

Just crash into them

[@ohno6594]

Post made my stuka gang with support from d3a gang

[@rick.rollboi]

I bomb at 150 (yes i like dive booooommmming)

[@fallenphantomxx]

23:03 made me laugh so much, "version of the b-17 goes supersonic again?", that was so good

[@Evrimomono]

23:14 Danny Phantom reference. "he's a phantom" Shame that no one got that

[@zacharyrollick6169]

But we did.

[@aegeanharrier6648]

@@zacharyrollick6169 Indeed

[@totesfleisch258]

Glad im not the only one :D

[@wojtekszkoda3955]

This regarding the B17 that landed itself?

[@dylancampbell5268]

@@wojtekszkoda3955 yea, he's just joking about Danny phantom. That was a cartoon that used to be on Nickelodeon, pretty good actually.

[@IceBear702]

*gets slight crosswind* My bomber: “Aight ima head out”

[@Jellytarts1]

Same

[@FUZZ920]

the two p51's chasing the 262 at 11:17 gave me chills

[@tellmewhenitsover]

Whoever is issuing “orders” here is clearly inept.

[@KreamZ_YB]

they arent issuing orders, the orders they are giving is part of the operation and they r being told that from their superiors

[@commanderkei9537]

@@KreamZ_YB so basically bringing the cringe of larping into a video game

[@christopherbarrett4854]

It’s annoying

[@johnmatthewtagaza3692]

Tf hes voice stiil cool tho.

[@fortius3361]

Agreed

[@squillz8310]

I loved hearing how excited you guys got whenever you downed an enemy fighter. Makes it feel even more rewarding lol. I really wish gaijin would implement a gamemode strictly for bombers and it was set up somewhat like this with large bombing targets and formation flying.

[@Lecog]

Gaijin, please, MAKE THIS A GAME MODE

[@leto8330]

Yes this would be soooko great

[@rick.rollboi]

Then suddenly f-4s joins in and trashes the party

[@netherwolves3412]

Sadly nobody would actually stay in formation

[@boopass2021]

@@netherwolves3412 true

[@greenme770]

Make a mode where the objective is to protect bombers

[@ET-Gamer]

I only lasted 5secs the minute those 109s dived on us boys in the back of formation. Iron Armenian did a fancy roll and shot my elevators off.

[@emilbt7588]

But hey, we did good! ;))) (maby)

[@jugganaut33]

Yeah bombers are way too weak. The only way to get a realistic survival ratio is in Simulator.

[@weeb3244]

@@jugganaut33 in that situation B-17s really aren't great at surviving. There's a reason they would fly in such large formations

[@martijn9568]

@@jugganaut33 You want realistic 88mm flak?? Oil and fuel leaks, crew dying to shrapnel and your bomber slowing down due to all the small holes the shrapnel of the flak makes

[@martimnunesmartinho6788]

Martijn true 88flak mm misses a lot

[@Randomvideos-zi7pe]

"WHAT ARE WE SHOOTING AT?" "YES"

[@Supershade9421]

"limies!? Oh no no no, I hate limies"- American

[@ottovonbismarck7646]

Enemy team: where did the other team go? *as the sun slowly goes dark and you hear many faint whistles*

[@tylerwenks1063]

My great-grandfather was a waist gunner in a B-17 during World War II, and survived 34 aerial missions in the bomber squadron that lost more people than the marines did in the whole war.

[@sillyseagull9468]

Tyler Wenks wow that is really cool my great-grandfather served in the battle of Tobruk. He was an artillery gunner and when I was a kid he always told me stories about how he shot down planes. now I’m enlisting in the RAAF. he died a few months ago.

[@mrlawman0000]

That leader guy micro managers the formation and flights. Being aircrew. You don't wait for permission to engage when enemy is flying over. He doesn't dictate when you do flight checks. Super annoying.

[@stouyi3581]

“iM yOuR cOmMaNdEr, YoU wAiT fOr My CoMmAnD”

[@davidhoran7116]

stouyi stereotypical German

[@Seafury18]

Pretty late to comment, but he was instructed to do so by the mission creator, mainly for film making

[@nodus7853]

I slowly started to hate that guy

[@ryanbrink2755]

Seafury ah so a inaccurate film than

[@MOULDYBOULDER]

Who would tell their squadron to hold fire when there are literally bandits weaving through the formation?? EDIT: I in no way meant disrespect to the creators, players, or idea of the video. I just thought they should have opened fired once fighters were in range rather than waiting, which resulted in several bombers being downed. As Iron's perspective showed, even one 109 could carve a path through a formation with a few bursts.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Someone who's too concerned with virtual paper trails XD Normally, the bombers would test fire all defensive guns as soon as they were out over the north sea, and then weapons free until returning to friendly flak coverage.

[@MOULDYBOULDER]

@@SonsOfLorgar Yeah exactly guns hot the second they're over france

[@wahttehfuk]

Honestly, that guy was annoying as shit. "Ordering" everyone to hold fire and then pulling a surprised Pikachu when someone is shot down or is filled full of holes. Video would've been much better without him.

[@HeadCannonPrime]

gamers who think saying crap like "Hold your fire" and "Hold the Line", and "Fall Back!" sounds cool and 3p1c because they heard it in a movie. smh.

[@FreeAvenIGERI]

@@HeadCannonPrime yeah it's a tryhard

[@onkelvalentin6952]

19:05 Holy shit, that scene was badass!

[@polarjet1833]

You guys: proper bomber formation Me and my friends when we try to do a bomber formation: B18 crashes into B25 which crashes into B34 which than opens fire for no reason killing 3 of our fighter escorts

[@user-mc3if9xs7w]

Accurate tbh

[@endo9250]

This is me in every game being a bomber

[@netherwolves3412]

My friend and I planning for the next game: “Okay, I’ll be a bomber and you escort me okay?” “Okay! Sounds like fun!” 1 minute later he just abandons me and I get obliterated by a 109

[@endo9250]

@@netherwolves3412my friend: I dont like being a bomber Me: ok be my escort WHIVH MEANS DONT ABANDON ME him: ok ok I'll just be a spit fire Game starts 10 minutes into game Me:bout to drop bombs OH SHIT 109 on my 6 you got him *looks around* WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU Him: umm yea I went after a group of 109's and look under neath you His plane spinning out of controle and missing his back wing Me:....... DO YOU KNOW WHAT ESCORTING IS STAY BY THE PEOPLE AND PROTETC THEM NO MATTER WHAT!! him: I know I know...... i just wanted some kills and xp Me: >:( WELL DID YA GET XP Him: no i died Me: yea IF YOU WOULDVE STAYED WITH ME YOU WOULDVE HAVE FIVE KILLS THEY WERE 109'S AND I ABLITTERATED THEM EXCEPT FOR ONE WHICH IS THE ONE WHO GOT ON MY 6

[@netherwolves3412]

@@endo9250 lol

[@samfrinzi6392]

Lmao that 1 guy at 20:10 got lit up like a firecracker

[@theScottishKoala]

"Phellas in my squad: PhlyDaily" ... Stonks.

[@olaswasito]

@@marcotron08 indeed

[@muwuny]

Now do a Lancaster night raid.

[@finlaylewis2888]

Bomber Harris now that would be a great Video, it would also make more sense most bombing raids where done by the British at night.

[@splodium]

Yes

[@carlosmendes269]

What a great idea!

[@mustardmanmax5733]

And miss by 2 miles. This post was made by the navigator gang

[@Nathan_Whaley-g8m]

23:13 the Danny phantom reference tickled me.

[@SeanT009]

Nathan Whaley hahahahahahahaha!

[@kevlarburrito6693]

Just as an aside to my previous comment, B-17s didn't take off in pairs. Especially in airfields like that. There were also lead planes from each base that had special vibrant colors and markings painted on them that would act as rally points for each squadron so they could form up. Sort of like chase cars in NASCAR.

[@tryorse8340]

19:08 when the bomber got shot down it looked like a movie scene

[@razadepermadiwicaksono1607]

13:28 What a Legitimate, Authentic, Original Butter Landing that Was

[@No2Eight]

As soon as he said, "They're colored" I knew right away what he meant

[@ahoosifoou4211]

hahah same here. thought the movie straightaway.

[@always3rd772]

Same. Red tails great movie

[@Mati_Panzer]

reminds me of CoD United offensive, one of my favorite missions: "gunners, our spitfires are gone, attack any fighters you see"

[@earltaylor1893]

Epic video. Great teamwork everyone. This is like watching “Memphis Bell”

[@mcfeddle]

Nice, I've got a Memphis Belle model.

[@Reeceumms1814]

As a b-17 bomber myself this is what actually working together looks and feels like

[@Ashfielder]

You should do an early war one, raiding France in Hampdens and Wellingtons and the like.

[@callumsmodellingcentre6902]

Stirlings

[@callumsmodellingcentre6902]

@LUCKYDUCKY 62 it was out in 1940

[@the_fixer2593]

I kind of want you to do an event featuring the "Sonderkommando Elba" have bf109s ram into huge B24 formations to knock out as many as possible.

[@tino8296]

Elbe*

[@splodium]

The_Fixer that would be awesome

[@Matt.Hemple]

I love how phly was trolling the annoying guy.

[@willspence7858]

That guy with the accent was trying way too hard

[@sloppyjoe400]

For real... holy shit, calm down general patton

[@ET-Gamer]

Will Spence The Flight Leaders for this CB had to use Discord and Teamspeak at the same time with a plug in for TS they had to install that added a radio com effect for “More immersion”. This event was suppose to be about as serious as the Dunkirk CB, but somewhere along the line people couldn’t respawn and command chat wasn’t talking to anyone because they were trying to sort it out. People just ended up leaving.

[@sloppyjoe400]

Fair enough, it's still hard to take it serious when it's some teen age kid barking orders lol

[@ET-Gamer]

sloppyjoe400 Well everyone in Phly’s section was reserved so he’s important to phly somehow. Or he could have been a replacement. Idk. But I do know B section was Reserved.

[@Masukutonkatsu]

Girlfriend: He’s cheating again Phly and and the Bois: HES COULOURED!

[@eurofox3634]

18:59 "Looks like he is targeting ehhhh.... ME! " Dopeshit😂😂

[@LokiDWolf]

First, props for just mentioning the Red Tails. I have mentioned them during some missions and nobody knows who I'm talking about. I'm also surprised they're not some type of Premium plane considering their spectacular history and record for protecting bombers!!! Secondly, this is EPIC!!! Personally I love being a Bomber Pilot and hope I can get to be a part of something on a grand scale like this. Lastly, thanks for showing bombers off again. I don't think they get enough attention because well, they aren't that big on action. But, when used properly they can do some of the largest amount of damage. Great video as usual!!! Cheers from Chicago!!!

[@misko933]

"Killing machine, honour in the sky, B17!Flying home!Killing machine!Said goodbye to the cross, he deserved!"Any Sabaton fan boys? ;)

[@anzaca1]

Hell yeah!

[@DANGERTGM]

Oh yeah

[@zacharyrollick6169]

YES

[@misko933]

i love sabaton wish i can go to their concerts :(

[@suchbullsh1tbefore893]

Hell yeahhh

[@Zero-yj1ej]

*"Ight Ima head out"* goin to watch some Red Tails n Memphis Belle

[@broketoon7996]

Tuskegee Airmen is a better movie than Red Tails...

[@Zero-yj1ej]

Did I ask tho...

[@xRnChrisx]

I'd love to see the German perspective of this too.

[@user-vd5si1rs3d]

3:48 I was nervous for wing crash

[@Spitflyer]

This was super fun to play!

[@schweizerluchs7146]

Lol hi

[@quizels0695]

Schweizer Luchs you swiss?

[@schweizerluchs7146]

@@quizels0695 yap

[@tkestrel2100]

Spit was that you that did the danny phantom reference?

[@Spitflyer]

@@tkestrel2100 yeah lol i can never help myself

[@moonshredder5181]

never in my life have click on a notification so fast

[@Stratigoz]

lies

[@EmeraldDuke]

I was annoyed that we did have to wait to fire thats a main reason why i died.

[@KantoCacho]

Taking orders from a tryhard teenager on a video game trying to sound cool does the job lol

[@Dockhead]

its cringe to roleplay military related stuff especially since no one i bet in there has ever been in military air force? what i mean by that is people who always verbally roleplay and no one else contributed to the experience apart from phly which is one of the least immersive people to watch in my opinion.

[@KantoCacho]

@@Dockhead well said lol

[@martijn9568]

It's sad that some people don't understand why you would have to hold fire....Ever heard of friendly fire??

[@Dockhead]

@@martijn9568 if your being dived on from pretty much directly above and rear you have a minority in hitting friendly. its not that people dont understand but even some players said they were frustrated as they were being gunned down and still got told dont engage.

[@CJ-ld3fm]

Imagine having to fly LOL This post was made by the German Tank division

[@basedneutral1173]

Imagine making a joke that is "unfunny"

[@ahartakpower]

@@basedneutral1173 imagine being a fun guy at the party

[@samurich0]

The post was made by the Wermacht 24th Panzer Division

[@TheAviationGuyID]

Imagine having your transmission break LOL This post was made by the B17 Squadron

[@kettle4936]

19:00 was so cinematic

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

A fitting tribute to those who lost their lives when "Nine O Nine" crashed.

[@ASilentWarrior]

Oh man, I'm freaking excited for this! The Dunkirk video was the coolest warthunder video I've ever seen!

[@littlejimmy8744]

yeah i hope we get some german bomber formations like JU 87s with Bf 110s escorting.

[@georgianfishbowl170]

damn, really wish I could be in this sort of thing one day

[@splodium]

Caleb Poulson same

[@markwoodson2020]

Lot of guys on Xbox do events like this. Not as many people but same idea.

[@ChevyYenko]

1:26 they have that same scene in the movie Tuskegee airmen Actually I just saw that Tuskegee airmen the movie was made in 1995 so red tails just took it

[@zaretya9091]

Brings a tear to me eye With all the bombers like in the trailer

[@francescomarin9513]

Damn Phly that was AMAZING. I mean we've got the F-4 Sim video the other day, and now THIS. That was SO INTENSE and so cinematic and so fucking cool to watch ahahah. I held my breath in some moments. Keep up the awesome work man!

[@jayk7854]

I must have missed this video, do you have a link?

[@FrankieMankie]

This baguette guy ruined every moment.

[@docb8324]

Lol

[@lebluescout154]

German

[@ODST_Parker]

This is the whole reason why I want to unlock the B-17G, my favorite plane to ever grace the skies. Also, lead bomber had his head up his ass, should have gone weapons free BEFORE you had enemy fighters engaging the formation.

[@jaybyrd6777]

Your preference, but friendly fire in roleplay also isn't the best idea.

[@ODST_Parker]

@@jaybyrd6777 I'm not talking about friendly fire, I'm talking about telling your formation to hold their fire when a 190 is literally about to blast your trailing bomber to pieces.

[@markwoodson2020]

I think the leader had orders from the people making this into a movie. They needed footage to show the Germans. "surprised" the formation I believe.

[@Jifnontiktok]

my great uncle died in a flying fortress during WW2 so this hits hard

[@luke0421]

Never... ever let that dude lead anything ever again. He couldn't lead his way out of a wet paper bag.

[@mythofreadiness2213]

Why did he not let y'all folks shoot. The enemy was literally shooting at the formation?

[@Skelezig]

Because for some reason the chain of command is more respected than the lives of the servicemen.

[@saint4life09]

Seemed obvious that it was to try avoid friendly fire

[@ET-Gamer]

Patrick Mercader For this CB (at least in my Flight), My Flight Leader was told by command to tell us to watch for friendly fire in formation. Which was summed up as “do not fire upon an enemy unless they are out of the formation, or your bomber is the one being fired upon”.

[@jaybyrd6777]

Easy, in military hitting teammates results in discharge. Be patient and wait until the fighters pull off bomber formation so a pilot/Gunner/repairman doesn't catch a bullet. So killing enemies is more important than your own formation. I disagree

[@therant311]

Jay Byrd in that case, why would a enemy fighter pull out of the formation?

[@neil9497]

DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I WAITED FOR ANOTHER B17 PHORMATION VIDEO

[@directdec8224]

Formation*

[@finnhayes4521]

I didn't realise how big you reaction would be when Vulpianut shot me and Liberte down. Good fun and a nice event.

[@markwoodson2020]

Tremendous. Player made gameplay is straight up FIRE. Formation flying while being attacked by 190s and 262s genuinely scary.

[@McHeisenburger]

Man what I wouldn’t give for this to be a game mode.

[@orsonwelles5549]

This is spectacular, why can't Air RB games be like this....

[@Ignitedblue]

When you expect to the * Two years ago* but you see oct 16🤤🤤

[@jalanfonmuduri6373]

i thought it was the oct16 of 2018...lol

[@Ignitedblue]

Aisin Gioros YC 1313113 Ik right. Like usually these formations are like a year or two ago lol

[@otaviocamanho1135]

Phly, i have a good challenge for you!! Attempt #368!!!!! Play the M48 in stock configuration. You may use APHE in one battle if you want (170 pen), but make sure to play one game with APCR only. No camping allowed (and not sure it would help) If you have fun during it, i can guarantee you are not doing it right . The challenge is to not lose your mind or uninstall right after. Good luck, you will need it. Requesting it before the sh!tst0rm of the stock syndrome

[@k_m8443]

Bomber hit once: Wings aight imma head out

[@GentlemanKane]

Way to dodge a internet cancelling with that quick red tails *refrence*

[@KeybladeMaster9913]

I hate that I missed this. I would've loved to have been one of the escorts in this.

[@GIRTHYANDITCURVES]

“A little preview” *video is 24 minutes long*

[@nightshadedawn]

the Red tails movie may have been not that good but damn if the music doesn't put a smile on your face. edit: you should do bombers vs flak 88s next

[@mandernachluca3774]

Oh that challenge would be interesting. However, i doubt that someone would model a player made mission with multiple radar or infrared guided flak batteries.

[@CrazyDutchguys]

Flak 88s don't actually get flak shells for some reason

[@nightshadedawn]

@@CrazyDutchguys I know, that's the challenge.

[@nightshadedawn]

@@mandernachluca3774 not AI flak, I'm talking flak buses and 88mm toasters controlled by players.

[@mandernachluca3774]

@@nightshadedawn Yes, i am aware of that, in ww2, the germans (relatively late in the war) used IR guidance systems, you woild basically have one guy looking at a king of radar screen that would depict targets as a point. This screen was feed with information from an infrared system or even later on from a radar system. If a target was detacted, the position information would have been relayed to several manually operated flak guns (usually 4 to 5 flak 88 guns and some 20 mm autocannons), these would have fired at the demanded direction. This system was one flak battery and in a "bomber vs flak" scenario, there would be several independent flak batteries, it is actually an interesting idea for a player made mission that use 88 mm flak buses and maybe one kind of "Befehlswagen" as the commanding vehicle, well, if you ask me anyway ;D.

[@Itsjxydennn]

This should be how all the war simoulators should be played like. Dividing into different countries, using discord, and keep and all-out war on each other, and REALLY use real-time tactics like formations.

[@darkstock5103]

What we expected frim playing bombers: What we actually got: Hiding in the exosphere alone hoping the enemy fighters don't notice you

[@natelolololol1092]

"Bail em out" "No"

[@dilligafdude9434]

13:20 Phly, buttered the bread on that landing.

[@jonovids3322]

This brings a smile to my face..

[@skowdotzkareik3183]

I remember my grandpa when he was still alive telling me stories when they bomb Germany. They survive and was able to land with one engine left only.

[@rick.rollboi]

Woah

[@netherwolves3412]

Holy cow

[@KALEN_UTTP]

Woah,

[@reallygoodair4665]

Watching this reminded me of the mission from balzing angels "Flying Fortress" probably one of my favorite missions in the game

[@muzu_blitz]

I like when a Scotland sound guy lead the Section B.

[@SituationNormalAint]

I've been inside a b-17 before

[@panzerkampfwagenvausfa5381]

This reminds me of one of Squires Video.

[@kevlarburrito6693]

My Grandfather was a Navigator and togglier on B-17s. His bomb group was one of the first to be attack by 262s.

[@eiteiei4063]

I like how your squad lead said "B section be quiet!" when Phly was screaming. Lol