C-17 With Rapid Dragon vs Entire IJN Pearl Harbor Carrier Group (WarGames 127) | DCS

[@grimreapers]

Rapid Dragon Series: Rapid Dragon & MALD vs Russian Black Sea Fleet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXm3eH59ZsiMm8U Rapid Dragon vs IJN WWII Carrier Group: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4myf6Zoq9R3oKc Rapid Dragon vs Russian Black Sea Fleet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKe4hZ9src-rp7s Rapid Dragon vs Omaha Beach Defenses: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWW3YoqNqbusj80 Rapid Dragon vs Chinese Invasion Fleet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4KUqKWppdN_baM

[@kolinskiparadox]

Could you do 4 C-17s with Rapid Dragons infiltrating into Moscow?

[@thetbnrtitanium007]

​@@kolinskiparadox I hate to shoot your idea down but how would C-17s get that far into Russia?

[@Anarchy_420]

CH wish list-- AGM-129A!🙏

[@SvenTviking]

The American Carrier sunk at Midway, USSYorktown, was seriously damaged at the Coral sea, repaired in record time, (72 hours) was bombed at Midway, stopped, got going again, bombed again, abandoned, re boarded when she didn’t sink and the repair teams were in the act of saving her when she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. So not “a few bombs”.

[@randlebrowne2048]

"Hannibal" is a rather famous name from Roman/Carthaginian history...

[@mre44813]

15:40 «I am Jack’s absolute prostate»😭😂 11/10 Fight Club referance, Cap

[@grimreapers]

Someone got it! xx

[@rolkflameraven1483]

Yeah... no. Yorktown didn't die to one bomb. She took one 250lbs in the battle of the Corral Sea after dodging 8 torps and up to 12 near misses of bombs. That one bomb did mess her up, killing or injuring 66 crewmen and damaging her Boilers, but she was patched up and sent off to Midway. At Midway itself, she took one hell of a pounding, three hits in the first attack on her. But her crews got her patched up and working just in time for the next wave to think she was Enterprise and attack. She took two torpedoes then after dodging two others. But she refused to die and repairs where underway with the help of USS Hammann and was being towed. Sadly a Japanese Sub found her then and put two more torps into her and one into the Hammann. The Hammann's back broke and she sunk quickly, and also exploded, or perhaps just her depth charges battering Yorktown. But the Yorktown, even with all the damage and four torp hits refused to die until 7:01 the next day.

[@grimreapers]

Thanks! My memory failing again...

[@WinVisten]

That's one HELL of a ship!

[@rolkflameraven1483]

@@WinVisten Yeah, The Yorktowns were built different, Hornet took an even bigger beating before she died and Enterprise survived the whole war. The lessens leaned in building them were then used in the Essex class, 24 were built and not a single one was lost. The last one, USS Lexington, wasn't retired until 1991! (Granted she was only a training ship by that point)

[@raimag7dtd766]

It was the IJN Akagi that was lost to a single direct hit, although a near miss that jammed her rudder was an important contributing factor.

[@silentotto5099]

@@grimreapers The loss of a carrier to fire and explosions sounds like USS Lexington at Coral Sea. I suspect you just confused it with USS Yorktown at Midway..

[@vanguard9067]

F-22s are cool, but why not use F-15EXs that can carry a lot more missiles. It’s not like the Zeroes have radar that needs to be considered. You would not need to RTB as much. Wondering.

[@yapod9061]

Yeah against a large swarm of widely inferior aircrafts, raw power is the easiest solution

[@peterp4037]

Correction. The name Hannibal is not swedish, it comes from the age of the Romans, Italy. 22 and 05 second minute mark.

[@dr.ryttmastarecctm6595]

@34:40 Cap says, "Your Mother was a snowblower". Append with, "...and your Father was an FW-190 Dora!".

[@timbaskett6299]

I have been "following" the C-17 since it was born. My absolute favorite transport in existence. Like to see an "AC-17 Slugger" with 2 105mm, or 155mm, howitzers two GAU-8/As, and maybe four 40mm Bofors, or M-134 mini guns. 😀 A suggestion for another "Rapid Dragon" mission. 2 C-130s vs. the Tirpitz convoy, maybe?

[@joshuapowell2675]

There's always been theories about turning the C-17 into a gunship, but realistically it's just not practical due to it being a jet, fuel usage, weight, size, noise, stall speed, cost, etc. That being said, DC is one platform where it could be fun to see it simulated and used in semi-realistic scenarios

[@sunny-sq6ci]

in concept maybe but in reality, since the c17 is jet engined, the main reason for the usage of c130 is cuz its still prop driven and was designed to be fuel efficient and to loiter

[@timbaskett6299]

@Joshua Powell My "other" idea kind of calls back to the original gunship, the AC-47 Puff, or Spooky. An AC-27 Spartan "Sword" pocket gunship, with 2 M61 Vulcans, and four M134 mini guns.

[@joshuapowell2675]

@@timbaskett6299 That's actually been tested already in some respects. It used a 30mm though because of the accuracy and penetrating power along with missiles. The problem with any sort of mini gun is that it's more of an area saturation weapon. Great against infantry and light vehicles, but the 30mm is a better multi-purpose weapon. That's why when I worked on the AC-130U, the 40mm was very popular. It was used almost like a sniper rifle to hit specific targets while the 25mm was for suppression and the 150mm pretty much deleted any form of cover

[@kirlu50]

Hannibal was the Carthaginian general who went over the Alps with war elephants and attempted to defeat ancient Rome. He was defeated by Fabius Maximus Contatur, and never achieved decisive success although he won a number of battles. Fabius repeatedly dodged meeting Hannibal in a decisive battle and won by attrition, keeping reinforcements from getting through. Hence the term "Fabian strategy".

[@Jeffrey.1978]

19:30 *Starts singing Fall out Boy's 'Light 'em Up'*: "So light em up up up, light em up up up" ...

[@Raptor747]

21:00 Sorry to say, but you're wrong on all points here. Not only did American carriers routinely take bomb hits in its hangars, they were usually not even crippling. Yorktown was also not sunk by bomb hits at all. Even the torpedo hits didn't sink her! It took a submarine launching a full spread of torpedoes at point-blank range to actually sink her after she was dead in the water. She managed to get back into action after the first series of bomb hits so quickly that the Japanese thought she was a different carrier in the follow-up attack.

[@grimreapers]

Thanks for correction.

[@jamison884]

I really and truly don't believe real-world target deconfliction is an issue..at all. Data link for the US is an extremely mature technology and when you have the military informing the public of AI-assisted infrared missile sensors targeting specific ship features and silhoheutees as they approach targets and reporting back to base prior to impact on preliminary damage predictions based on images gathered just prior to impact, while also adjusting their ultimate target to hit specific pre-determined spots on the targetted ship for maximum damage (for example, a specific part of a superstructure to knock out the enemy command center function or specific sensor), I'm very confident assuming they got that suff nailed down. My confidence level on effecient target deconfliction and maximizing damage is at about 98%. : )

[@grimreapers]

98% is a very good figure J!

[@joshuafelder2701]

It's a good thing that ya'll didn't model the cost of countermeasures for the scoreboard, or Cap would throw the results every time lol

[@grimreapers]

Agreed, or aircraft canopies.

[@isaned]

Ok, the easiest win against the IJN Pearl Harbor fleet: 1 squadron of Macross VF-1S with GBS-1 and FAST packs. A few missile swarms and AA lasers will easily deal with the fighters while 1-2 armed with Angels of Death Reactive Warheads would destroy every ship afloat.

[@richardm3023]

The person who talked about the early war zero vs. American aircraft should be aware that the American Wildcats had a 3 - 1 kill ratio vs. the Zero. The American planes had more armor, better firepower, and better tactics.

[@TheHansgroper]

Grump almost landed on that B-21!!!! How did nobody warn him!?

[@RedTSquared]

Ab-so-friggin-awewsome! Thank you GR!

[@blubb9004]

8:00... "Missiles miss"...that's why they're called MISSiles. Yeah I find out myself.

[@tomkelly1017]

Hey Cap, your wrong about American Carriers. Yorktown was sunk by uboat torpedoes. American carriers were unarmoured but tough due to damage control teams. Yorktown was already damaged from coral sea and was still being repaired just before midway started

[@Anarchy_420]

Great work!👍👍

[@rivenentrerisavageandultim8399]

Love your videos so much Cap

[@grimreapers]

Contact me in GR Discord.

[@jdickson1234]

zero's trying to hunt F22's lol!

[@Wilko601st]

Thank you for the giggles....very one sided but still awesome to watch.. and yes simba "the peeps champ" is the best at GR advertisment...sorry but how he slides in with rumble and patreon.....Im off to scotland for a few days..look forward to the new vids when im back

[@grimreapers]

Roger, wrap up! It's cold up there.

[@mikechapman1108]

Scenario: Platform based S400 Kortana Special vs IJN Fleet.

[@sidc.3817]

Have you tried JMSDF vs PLAN yet? Or ROKN vs PLAN? It doesn't have to be crazy big...maybe just a fight between their missile patrol boats..or maybe replicate your Iran missile boats vs US carrier fleet scenario but between the above said navies.

[@grimreapers]

Havn't got enough units yet but will plan it.

[@briandix4633]

"you're mother was a snowblower* 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Katzenkotze85]

Most of the armor plating on british Carriers were located under the air-runway... because most BOMBS were dropped from straigt above.... so even if the japanese had armored decks... against a rocket which strikes the side of the ship, is useless...

[@hambo8773]

Hey grim , I was wondering if you could tell me where you got the models for your mod from as I’d like to use them in a mod for a different game

[@wingmenmcnc]

Doolittle raid with Phantoms

[@brooklyn560]

Could rapid dragon protect Taiwan from a modern US invasion?

[@ryanpayne7707]

Imagine you're a Japanese pilot who's pushed through a maelstrom of explosions, seeing your wingmen blow up for no reason whatsoever. You get to the harbor and see only one ship...ONLY ONE SHIP. No carriers, no battleships, no cruisers, one lone, worthless ship. Where's the Pacific Fleet? Your stomach sinks...

[@jakesully2868]

Then you see a Raptor zooming past and reckon its an extra terrestrial 🤣

[@cliffwahl7769]

Would love to see you guys do a Battle of Khasham simulation

[@jcugnoni]

Deconfliction is simple: send multiple waves of missiles 5-10 min appart.. Not fun for a video though.

[@doemacmonkey]

It’s a pity you can’t “beast mode” the F22s -no need for stealth against WW2 zeros , far better to have 14+AMRAAMs per plane.

[@jeffadams9807]

If U DON'T Have Air Support or Air Suppority, Ur Invasion Fleet Will Get "CHOPPED UP"...

[@HT-Blindleader]

Caps canopies need to be included in the total price.

[@Sk8rboy1999]

I'd love to join and play with yall, I always was big on war games, especially flying. What game is this?

[@damongraham1398]

I realize this video would be better for this question. Sorry for the repeat question. I just read that AC=130 have a "derringer door" to launch Griffin missiles out of. Could they do the same thing with Switchblade 300/600? Also can you find someone to do the math to find out at which heights would extend the range of the Switchblade?

[@nichevo1]

I think the derringer door involves a common launch tube concept so it's not Griffin only.

[@darrenthompson6046]

Hi cap and all sorry to ask but wear are you moving to when you go from KZbin thank you and keep the game work up

[@superleodu06]

Man this thing is going out of control 😂 Next: Rapid Dragon against Star Wars Stellar Ships

[@nullterm]

"vs Star Wars" is the highest level of praise the Grim Reapers can bestow on a weapon system. Not every weapon system can elevate to that level of scientific testing.

[@BaseSerpentMessmer]

Lol, true

[@grimreapers]

Star Wars testing = top tier testing.

[@MarkoDash]

the scary bit of rapid dragon is that if they wanted to every one of those missiles could be nuclear tipped

[@joshuanewman1273]

lol just dozens nukes heading towards a ww2 japanese fleet

[@krazypotatopotato6743]

But could they all explode at the same time we’ll enough to not destroy the other ones before they explode

[@ryanjones2297]

@@joshuanewman1273 Here comes the sun...

[@ArfiniGa]

​@@ryanjones2297 oh no

[@liesdamnlies3372]

@@krazypotatopotato6743 With just a little planning, yes.

[@adamtheninjasmith2985]

OK so you guys might not be able to program it in dcs but I'm pretty sure target de-confliction shouldn't be an issue in these simulations. Search "B2 80 jdams" and you can see the results from a 2003 test where a single b2 dropped 80 jdams on a simulated airfield in a single pass. 80 bombs on 80 different targets 20 years ago. My guess is that any of our modern systems like rapid dragon would have comparable targeting efficiency. 45 missiles 45 targets down assuming they aren't intercepted.

[@dododostenfiftyseven4096]

Aren’t jdams guided beforehand? To direct coordinates not actively seeking new targets from their own seeker

[@tbe0116]

Correct, those jdams were pre-programmed prior to takeoff.

[@adamtheninjasmith2985]

And my point is that it was 20 years ago and technology has come a long way since then. The jdam was developed over 25 years ago and the b2 is even older than that. Granted both systems have been continuously updated and upgraded. However every part of the rapid dragon system was developed with modern technology from the start. I am making an assumption of course that you could target and track 45 different targets. But I think it's a pretty safe assumption that they're more than just stealth cruise missiles and that the US military's data acquisition and targeting abilities have greatly increased over the last 20 years. I mean just compare a cell phone from 2003 to today. 💪

[@virginccyy7645]

​@@adamtheninjasmith2985 i totally agree, US military is so advanced that they could wipe Russia from Ukraine without nuclear weapons within a week. Add Nato in there and you have a force that can overwhelm any force China or Russia can muster! Even with homefield advantage China would lose all its warships trying to invade Taiwan so we know that's not going to happen anytime in the future!

[@elementaleighteight]

With modern storm systems and vastly superior acquisition systems that are constantly getting better id say with a modern awacs it's been very feasible for 20 years

[@dennisrowley5685]

"Your mother was a snowblower" Johnny 5... Shows my age

[@grimreapers]

Best/worst robot movie.

[@dennisrowley5685]

Yeah lol, but Steve Gutenberg is always cool in the Police Academy movies

[@ryangraber7929]

Is it possible to stagger the drop if rapid dragon pallets, i.e. drop 1 pallet do a circle and drop another 30 seconds later and so on and so forth, it might help deconfliction

[@AllTradesGeorge]

How helpful it would be depends largely on how early the LRASM locks onto a target. Dropping them from the same point may just mean that they lock onto the same targets, since it will take longer for the missiles to intercept the ships than it will for the Globemaster to circle back to its original drop point. Two planes dropping Rapid Dragon pallets from opposite sides of the Fleet would likely have better results.

[@grimreapers]

erm yes I think that is possible.

[@ricdale7813]

The fact that Rapid Dragon works this way is Frightening. The amount of carnage from one or 2 C-17's in this manner is Staggering.

[@benjaminshropshire2900]

How close would a C-17 need to get to launch? What can it carry with enough standoff range to get good survival in a modern threat environment? (The C-17 seems to be out of production so replacing losses would, at best, be very slow.) At a guess Rapid Dragon is a bit of an "all your eggs in few baskets" glass cannon, staggering carnage if they get to launch, with that "if" being the big question in any case where the op-force has any chance to prepare.

[@FGCVidz]

@@benjaminshropshire2900I think the lrasm and jassm have 600 mile standoff range. They are stealth weapons too so it will be hard to detect until the terminal phase. For context, 600 miles is far enough to hit Beijing from Seoul or Moscow from Kyiv.

[@donovanhebert8291]

Maybe re-run this with F-15 missle trucks

[@RoshanMenon]

Does CH have any plans you know of modding the Indian Navy Cap? Would be fun to see actual Indian ships rather than non-spec stand ins soon!

[@maitreytelang2312]

Bro, would love to see that.

[@nigeldepledge3790]

Modding the Indian Navy Cap? What, like a ginormous floating stetson or something?

[@RoshanMenon]

@@nigeldepledge3790 "modding the Indian Navy, Cap?" An unfortunate case of a missing punctuation lol.

[@grimreapers]

Yeh but wayy later in the year.

[@xet1sw156]

USS Yorktown was damaged at the battle of Coral Sea and was rushed into the Midway battle with minimal repairs. This contributed to the ship being lost.

[@Tom-sj2no]

And even then she took way more than just one bomb before going down. She was hit multiple times from the air, but American damage control had improved since Coral sea and the crew very well could have saved her, had it not been for I 168, who launched a spread of torpedoes which finally killed her.

[@conservativedemocracyenjoyer]

Wasn't most/all of Yorktown's Coral Sea damage superstructure and deck related? Because the only reason she was lost at Midway was because a Japanese Sub torpedoed her at night

[@haroldbenton979]

​@TrumpShallPurgetheAnimeScourge nope she'd taken a armor piercing bomb that had gone 5 decks down before exploding at Coral Sea. She was down 2 boilers and had massive structural damage that still needed repairs. The yard said 6 months to totally repair her. But Nimitz in his desperate need for help at Midway demanded she be made combat effective in less than 72 hours of yard time. They basically repaired the hull deck and what structural damage was possible along with anything else. Then she sailed out for Midway. She was down 5 knots in speed slower in her turning but ready to go into combat. Yes she was sunk but I would take a 4 to 1 ratio in sunken carriers anytime in combat.

[@Tom-sj2no]

@TrumpShallPurgetheAnimeScourge I wouldnt say it was all the sub. The damage at coral sea was very extensive and frankly it was a miracle Yorktown was even seaworthy, then throw in the dive bombers from Hiryu at Midway which did so much damage, the crew were ordered to abandon ship. However after they were all off, Yorktown remained afloat and there was talk about attempting to save her, but being dead in the water for so long made her an easy target for I 168 who put the final nail in the coffin with her torpedoes.

[@grimreapers]

Thanks.

[@dinocr6783]

FYI: When flying faster then your enemy and completely outnumbered, you don't slow down. Just go to the next target. Happened in WWII. British / Americans survived.

[@denverfletcher9419]

Why not F15 missile trucks?

[@MrAJRimmer]

So sorry to hear the muti-threading is not working. Out of all the DCS channels you could use it most. Thanks for the vid, good fun. Fly stalling his jet when tangling with the zero was very reminiscent of the splash the zeros scene in 'The final countdown' when the f14 does the very same thing.

[@theoneneo5024]

You guys should have either used F-15EXs as true missle trucks or go old school and fly P-47s for the defense of the C-17. Although the reality is the C-17 would never be in any danger from the Japanese fighters. Also, you could have just had the C-17 drop one pallet of LRASM's, circle around and wait for them to hit then drop the next pallet until all the ships are gone. That would take care of most of the confliction concerns in these scenarios.

[@metwo1492]

Was going to say F-15EX also. Stealth is not necessary for Zeros.

[@sinisterisrandom8537]

The highest the Japanese Army air service Ki-84 Hayate could climb up to and still perform would be 38,799 ft. While the C-17 still beats the Ki-84 in this department by around 45,000 ft. Chances are it would be more around the 28,000 feet range meaning it's within interception distance. Now the main issue is trying to keep with the speed or get a proper angle on firing to hit the C-17. This could also apply to the Japanese Navy's Air Force, J2M aircraft as well. A6M's although could not do this so no threat from them,

[@Cain3697]

The big winning move would be having the C-17s intercept the Japanese fleet much further out. Not as much fun, but far more effective

[@c0ldyloxproductions324]

The Japanese may have been confused about their aircraft dying like that from missiles but the Germans may have figured it out considering they had their own wire guided ruhrstall x4 missiles and radio guided fritz x smart bomb

[@verrezen]

The Yorktown nor any american CV in WW2 had a problem like you describe. They could flush the fuel lines and prevent catastrophic explosions due to gas buildup. The Yorktown was sunk by a sub while being towed home after the battle of Midway. In that battle she was hit by the first wave of Japanese planes but managed to put out all fires. She was hit again, badly, in wave 2 but survived again, if heavily damaged. The Japanse actually thought they had sunk 2 carriers while, in reality, they had sunk none.

[@mrlodwick]

Been a crap day Capt, my youngest grand daughter was taken in to hospital with suspected meningitis. After many hours of woe, she has a liver infection and all will be well in a few days. I need cheering up so beer and good company will help. Thank you.

[@stupidburp]

Best wishes. Hope she recovers quickly.

[@grimreapers]

Sorry to hear about this :( Keep me posted please.

[@BoraHorzaGobuchul]

Why f-22 and not f-35 with pilons or f-15 ex? I'd think more missiles is better

[@memonk11]

Yorktown survived two separate attacks and was finally torpedoed while under tow. A lot more than one bomb.

[@jdickson1234]

No worries Cap. Trying to be the be the host of the show and Ace at the same time not easy. But "do a thing" ;)

[@grimreapers]

Agree must do a thing.

[@FlightLizard]

F-15 EXs might have been even better.

[@yapod9061]

That's what I was thinking : the limiting factor US side is the number of weapons the planes can hold so the plane with the largest weapons capacity is the one that will be the most effective.

[@TheAmbex]

Hannibal. Prince of Carthage (now Tunisia) had a bunch of wars with Rome. He's the one who took elephants over the Alps.

[@Raycheetah]

Nice to see a fellow student of *basic* history. =9[.]9=

[@solomongray6352]

Jammers, put the Miss in Missiles.

[@benwillis7209]

I would argue that the A6M Zero was probably the best pure fighter airplane in 1941 and most of 1942. Heavily armed (2x20mm), long range, fast climb, and maneuverable. In 41 it could out climb and turn the Spit and F4F and out turn the 109/190. The cost was lack of armor and self-sealing fuel tanks.

[@streetcop157]

Some poor Japanese tech spent the whole trip in bragging about his new radar and all the great things it can do…..gets attacked by stealth fighters and missles….

[@TomMcD71]

The F4 Wildcat was a STRONG plane that survived the damage that would easily down a Zero

[@kosher4418]

Coming soon: Grim Reapers Shoot down the Grim Reaper MQ-9 in a Non-lethal Way

[@winstonsmith8441]

Hannibal is not a Scandanavian name. Ever heard of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general that terrorized Rome?

[@mirthenary]

The only real person named Hannibal I know, is Hannibal Barca, the Carthaginian general

[@ajbusmc2001]

I love being a valued viewer.

[@VimyScout]

Can't beat a good GR LRASM Gasm. Game on👍

[@fabssn9684]

Btw: Hannibal is a regular name, you remember the one guy with the elephants over the alps? :) But despite the fact that Mads Mikkelsen played Hannibal, it's not an scandinavian name. It's Phoenician. (referring to 22:05)

[@benclark1423]

Very glad that someone clarified this. I was a bit alarmed when I heard that.

[@nigeldepledge3790]

Would this have worked more effectively using F-15 missile trucks?

[@rivenentrerisavageandultim8399]

IDK, they had rudimentary radar at best, not like it would be guiding weapons to hit the f15s. But having like, 20 missiles per plane would let them rip the zeros apart

[@Mighty2107]

There is a movie about a similar scenario called "The final countdown"

[@rainydaytodayey3071]

Hannibal is not a normal swedish or scandinavian name. Just to make that clear.

[@englandsammo3904]

Looks like Russia is giving you more content. You should do a video on the Russian plane hitting a U.S. drone over Black Sea

[@grimreapers]

Thank you mr Pewtin for materials.

[@JoeKier7]

I had faith in the Rapid Dragon system. Given the WW2 tech of the Japanese, why the F-22 instead of a missile truck like the F-15?

[@gerryryan2302]

How about a c130 mission with moabs to sink Tirpitz in a Norwegian fjord ?

[@stupidburp]

I was about to suggest something similar

[@grimreapers]

Cool.

[@toyrunner87]

Don't know if it could be done, but I'd love to see a ww2 bomber formation with mini guns instead of .50 cal. Per weight would be able to carry 4times the mini gun ammo and with tracers and rate of fire targeting would be so much better.

[@timwarren5021]

How about running against an S400 using decoys and then 4 gen A/C to destroy the S400 when depleted of missiles? Or using F15-Ex carrying 12+ A-A missiles replacing the F22 Stealth is not necessary.

[@AusExplorer]

Zeros would never be able to intercept a C-17 at altitude so the C-17 would be completely safe from enemy aircraft, and at 25kft+ I don't think that any of the Japanese fleet would have effective AA fire. I also think that the ships would, in real life, have any statistically significant chance of shooting the cruise missiles either. If it happens it'd just be luck.

[@Power5]

Pearl Harbor is getting easier and easier. Next up, time to test out taking down a MQ-9 with a Su-27 wingtip, like what just happened when russia intercepted one. Many missiles have no collision so I wonder if the reapers do in game.

[@dinocr6783]

Challenge: Same Challenge but no missiles. Just guns. HINT: 10 Fighters don't slow down. Not about the ONE target.

[@MikeHarrison3266]

OMG, a real revelation, do not go to war naked because the enemy has a problem with your jammers, look I think that is silly you should just wear the uniform provided but ok if wearing jammers will win battles so be it. What are your style and colour?

[@stupidburp]

Can you bump drones in game to cause them to crash without crashing your aircraft?

[@Raycheetah]

Like tipping buzz-bombs? =^[.]^=

[@matthewellisor5835]

Something comes to mind about projecting nickels at (gr)ass and saving someone's prostate but it probably shouldn't be said in this polite company.

[@dougaltman6398]

Should have used them dirty or used F-15s

[@megalodon5185]

Can you guys do a modern day Dolittle raid, but with B21s?

[@BaseSerpentMessmer]

I believe that they did that already

[@grimreapers]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpymiqCkp7porqs

[@megalodon5185]

@@grimreapers my dreams have been answered

[@MoistGrundle]

Long time viewer, first time commenter. You NEED to fix your missiles for multithreading. Think of all the battles you can revisit that struggled to/couldn't run in multiplayer. Absolute game changer. Please, please, please work on this ASAP. Thanks.

[@grimreapers]

Trying. Really problematic.

[@BaseSerpentMessmer]

Modern Chinese carrier group v.s. this WWII Japanese strike force???

[@CaptainSpacedOut]

Missile trucks vs japanese fleet?

[@13deadghosts]

Next Scenario: Rapid Dragon vs. a fleet of ̶j̶a̶p̶a̶n̶e̶s̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶r̶p̶e̶d̶o̶b̶o̶a̶t̶s̶ british trawlers in the english channel. Preferable narrated in your best Drachinifel impression voice :P

[@grimreapers]

lol cool

[@jamesscalzo3033]

Loved the video @Grim Reapers! Can't wait for the next video man! Would love to see More videos with the Warbirds, Warships, Transport Ships, Vehicles and Guns of the Second World War man. I mainly want to see how Large the World War Two Asset Pack is, and maybe try to come up with some Missions for you guys with it. As for the Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers, Akagi and Kaga (Which made up the 1st Aircraft Carrier Division) were Built in much the same way as the Lexington-class Aircraft Carriers in the United States, both were planned as Battlecruisers albeit from two different classes with Akagi planned for the Amagi-class and Kaga planned for the Tosa-class. The 1928 Great Kanto Earthquake saw to it that work would be a bit more difficult for the Japanese as Amagi and Tosa's Hulls were Damaged beyond Economical Repair, while Akagi and Kaga's Hulls weren't so badly Damaged and seeing what the United States was doing with the Lexington-class in accordance to the First London and Washington Naval Treaties went ahead and followed Suit. Soryu and Hiryu (Which made up the 2nd Aircraft Carrier Division) are Technically Half-Sisters as Hiryu was planned to be Soryu's Sister but the Japanese decided to Experiment with Armoring the Flight Deck similar to the British Royal Navy with the Illustrious-class Aircraft Carriers. This Design Philosophy would later be applied to the construction of the Ill-Fated Taiho, but more along the Basis of the More Modern Shokaku-class Aircraft Carriers. The two Shokaku-class Aircraft Carriers, Shokaku and Zuikaku (Which made up the 5th Aircraft Carrier Division), were more on a Similar Footing with the American Yorktown-class Sisters (Yorktown (5), Enterprise (6) and Hornet (8)) with having an Open Hangar Deck and powerful strike Aircraft being the Backbone of the Carrier's Air Groups. And Speaking of Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carrier Air Groups... I remember writing down the Air Group Sizes of each Aircraft Carrier the Japanese had during World War Two a long time ago either at the time they were lost or at the time of Pearl Harbor. They are as Follows: Akagi (Dec. 7th, 1941): • 21 A6M2 "Zero" Fighters +4 in storage. • 18 D3A1 "Val" Dive Bombers +5 in storage. • 27 B5N2 "Kate" Torpedo Bombers. Kaga (Dec. 7th, 1941): • 21 A6M2 "Zero" Fighters. • 27 D3A1 "Val" Dive Bombers. • 27 B5N2 "Kate" Torpedo Bombers. Ryujo (Light Carrier) (At the time of her loss on Aug. 24th, 1942): • 24 A6M2 "Zero" Fighters. • 9 B5N2 "Kate" Torpedo Bombers. Sōryū (Dec. 7th, 1941): • 21 A6M2 "Zero" Fighters. • 18 D3A1 "Val" Dive Bombers. • 18 B5N2 "Kate" Torpedo Bombers. Hiryu (Dec. 7th, 1941): • 21 A6M2 "Zero" Fighters. • 18 D3A1 "Val" Dive Bombers. • 18 B5N2 "Kate" Torpedo Bombers. Shokaku-class (Shokaku and Zuikaku) (Dec. 7th, 1941): • 18 A6M2 "Zero" Fighters +2 Spares. • 27 D3A1 "Val" Dive Bombers +5 Spares. • 27 B5N2 "Kate" Torpedo Bombers +5 Spares. Hiyō-class (Hiyō and Jun'yō) (June 1942): • 27 A6M2 "Zero" Fighters. • 12 D3A1 "Val" Dive Bombers. • 9 B5N2 "Kate" Torpedo Bombers. Taiho (Planned): • 24 A7M2 "Sam" Fighters. • 25 B7A2 "Grace" Torpedo Bombers. • 4 C6N1 "Myrt" Dive Bombers. (Jun. 13th, 1944) • 22 A6M5 "Zero" Fighters. • 22 D4Y1 "Judy" Dive Bombers. • 3 D3A1 "Val" Dive Bombers. • 18 B6N2 "Jill" Torpedo Bombers. Hope this helps in the future with the World War Two Asset Pack guys! I spent about an hour or two typing this up. Also, I'm slowly working on that Mission from Batumi to Gudauta for you guys, just managed to get the Objectives down for both forces. I'm hoping it's not going to be more than the 90 minutes you usually do these things for so, fingers crossed!

[@DrenoshGaming]

Should have had an option for using the bomb trucks for the boys on this one XD Raptors are super cool tho.

[@Kaelland]

Yeah. F-15EX in missile truck configuration with 12x AIM-120 would have made shorter work of the Japanese fighters. Everyone hits Fox 3 times 12 and goes home.

[@5thBeatle]

The USS Yorktown was not sunk. She was damaged, and towed back for repair. She was put back to sea in record time. She went on to see action in the Viet Nam war. Afterwards she was decommissioned and moved to Charleston, SC where she is a floating museum.

[@mikemarkel9203]

Are you going to do any Videos with the recent 15 billion dollar upgrade that was anounced for the F-35? Love the videos ive been catching up on your WWII series. Thank You

[@grimreapers]

Not sure yet Mike. thanks

[@duskydusk4894]

Hey Cap - you went past the island.

[@grimreapers]

Thanks, and good timing.

[@jdickson1234]

Easy way out lol! I want to spawn somewhere else right now.

[@party4lifedude]

It's difficult to really appreciate how much work you do for your viewers. Your job seems uniquely more difficult than any regular gaming youtuber. It's a good thing you have the support of such an awesome community that works just as hard. It's so much work to do Arma3 and DCS stuff like this, and spend hours or days setting it up and making mods and organizing it and getting a bunch of people together to work as a team, and then filming it and then editing it down to be entertaining. People who pull that off on such a regular basis are amazing.

[@nickgamblin5645]

Rapid Dragon vs. rogue US carrier fleet.

[@jdickson1234]

Banter is good. Enough Rapid Dragon for me.

[@mirthenary]

What about vs midway group

[@grimreapers]

Working on something else for Midway.

[@fuciguma2886]

cap you should add canopy to the tax payers board for example f22s canopy costs 83k

[@TheAmbex]

Could add a casualty counter too.

[@grimreapers]

May as well just factor it in to every mission as standard?

[@fuciguma2886]

@@grimreapers that would be great