Combat Pilot - Virtual Tour of the IJN Akagi

[@c.m.bellman5721]

I recently learned that Japanese carriers had those familiar arrow markings on its deck to visualize to pilots where the wind was blowing. At where the lines converge, a vent shot out steam that would indicate how many degrees to the right or left* the wind went. Would be neat to have the vent modelled and functional!

[@SnaxDesAvions]

I saw that video too, very informative !

[@distinctjackal9016]

Also the chakkan shidoto navigation lights

[@il2csichannel298]

Awesome!! I didn't know the carrier had 3 hangars floors.

[@Ambaryerno]

As originally built, Akagi had three flight decks. The first two hangar levels each opened directly onto the middle and lower flight decks, with the third serving as an auxiliary hangar stowing disassembled aircraft. The idea was sort of a predecessor to the modern angled deck: Aircraft could be launched from the middle and lower flight deck, while recovery operations were being performed on the main deck. However, the arrangement ultimately proved ineffective (much like the hangar catapults on the Yorktown-class and early Essex-class carriers). Additionally, the short decks were unable to handle increasingly heavy aircraft, so in 1935 she began a lengthy refit that eliminated the lower flight decks and extended the main deck to full length, which was completed in 1938. The three hangar levels were retained.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

The bottom hanger was for stowing disassembled spare aircraft iirc.

[@MiffedStarfish053]

This looks absolutely incredible. It's so exciting to find a project bringing this era of history into a simulator with the level of detail that's now possible.

[@PoochAndBoo]

What an absolutely magnificent target that is! My Dauntless is salivating.

[@briandenison2325]

Same, I'm more of a strike aircraft guy, then a fighter pilot.

[@ald1144]

Somewhere in the afterlife, Dick Best is wondering why he's getting an sudden itch to plant a thousand-pounder into something again.

[@CheckSix]

Very Nice! It's great to see where my 250lbs will hopefully end up 😅

[@CheckSix]

jokes aside, this is beyond expectation you guys and girls should be proud of the work, I'm pumped.

[@temoswalt2371]

Wow, that is impressive. What a great way to see how the hanger decks and 2 platform elevator work. Nicely done, I hope you can make more videos along this line.

[@McRocket]

I didn't know the Akagi had three(?) hangars. Thank you for this. ☮

[@adamtruong1759]

Same. The third one was probably for maintenance or something since it'd be a pain to get those aircraft up in the deck and it's quite small.

[@McRocket]

@@adamtruong1759 I read that is exactly what it was for. ☮

[@Air-Striegler]

Just gorgeous ❤

[@man_vs_life]

Digital craftsmanship. Even the flags look great. Well done!

[@roombaclaymoregaming5514]

It looks great!

[@cbz3237]

Insane level of detail, amazing!

[@edthilenius7530]

Wow. Absolutely spectacular views. Thank you for sharing this beautiful video.

[@bigrivercod]

That is amazing work.

[@MaidenPasadena]

Great work🎉

[@Wolfpack345]

Amazing!

[@mavikedi1814]

Wow wolfpack im a big fan of your videos, are you waiting for this game too? I'd love to watch series from you when the game comes out.

[@simonemingozzi6859]

what a spectacle to be done on the PC. Congratulations for everything and for the great work done❤

[@MGB-learning]

Great video

[@manilajohn0182]

Superlative work. WELL DONE...

[@美甘桜]

ミッドウェイでドントレスから被弾してこの格納庫は地獄絵図だったろうな

[@The_Real_Indiana_Joe]

Beautiful!!! Can't wait to see more of this!

[@Darrylx444]

"But he asks the impossible. I NEED more men." "The perhaps you can tell him when he arrives." "The Emperor is coming here?" "That is correct, commander. And he is most displeased with your apparent lack of progress." "We shall double our efforts!" "I hope so commander, for your sake. The emperor is not as forgiving as I am."

[@combatpilotsim]

LOL

[@StokedToker]

Very nice, great work, thanks!

[@yoosta22]

Outstanding guys!!!!!! 👏

[@jacobkapplan4770]

The last time I was this stoked for a new flight sim in the pacific was Microprose: 1942 Pacific Air War Gold

[@math4U1234]

Yes, that was an excellent sim. Many hours on that one.

[@Jbroker404]

damn I think that was the last good Pacific flight sim I played. I absolutely can't wait to try a properly modeled WIldcat, Hellcat, Corsair, Zero, and others with modern PC technology

[@jacobkapplan4770]

Amen, looking forward to some early war F4F vs A6M fur balls

[@xXE4GLEyEXx]

This is beyond lovely!

[@TheRealSuperhavoc]

Okay that was really cool, I'll be watching progress with great interest

[@hurricano471]

I got to see Akagi loom out of the darkness on the livestream of her discovery, and watched the following 8 or so hours of her survey. there were only about 200 or so on the official stream i watched, im unsure of how many others were watching on different platforms, but to see inside those hangars that, deep below, i had the opportunity to gaze into, full of light and detail, was amazing to see. a few details i noticed, at 0:57, her name is censored out and is something i vividly remember seeing come out of the dark on the stream, is the imprints the painted-over characters showed even after all those years underwater. also, on her flight deck, the guidelines for the steam jet for landing, i never noticed she had those lines amidships as well, meaning she either had a secondary reference or more likely a second steam jet, which is something new for me. in addition, the shot at 0:33 shows the AA gun platforms whose arrangement was the first conclusive evidence that she was in fact Akagi (i had a deck plan of Akagi in front of me and have the personal boast of noticing the conclusive arrangement before it was announced on stream) and is a cool detail to see in the camera angles chosen. finally, the proper Vice-Admirals flag flying from her mast is something that you would think to be an obvious detail but also one commonly missed in other virtual environments shes featured in. there must be innumerable details which i haven't noticed after one watch, and you should know that the effort put toward them was not missed. Amazing work.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

I watched almost the entire thing live as well, such a cool experience. It was frustrating at times to see them take so long to figure out where they were at times, at least until our lord and savior Jon Parshall showed up, but it was still incredible to watch it live.

[@Richard.Allsop]

Looks fantastic!

[@flooded42]

That will be an incredible achievment for the WW2 simulator world, hold on guys!

[@patrickmiossec]

very very nice job, guys !

[@hum4714]

Wonderful!

[@distinctjackal9016]

I have a question: will we be getting the Kaga, Soryu and Hiryu as well? Or will it be 1 standard model for all carriers? Also for the American forces: will be getting the Yorktown and hornet as well? Additional questions: will the Japanese carriers get the steam vents indicating wind direction as well as the chakkan shidoto navigational lights?

[@Mexterinfinite]

Will steam/smoke come out near the takeoff lines to help with figuring out wind direction during takeoff?

[@Jbroker404]

Looking at the level of detail of this carrier, I could see that feature being part of it. Was it considered a major feature that was always utilized and depended on?

[@kubadevarsovia2839]

This sounds like "it's going to be very long wait"...

[@स्वस्ति-renyks]

Great Tour! 👍

[@SneakersDK]

Looks better that the model I made of her in 4 weeks for another game. But in trying to figure out what plans you have for the game. Would you be able to walk around in the ship? Thanks for the tour 😊

[@sirboomsalot4902]

It’s an IL2-style flight simulator

[@Mikelaw709]

Man thats detailed!

[@ald1144]

Is this based off original blueprints or the best guess based on remaining evidence? Not trying to nitpick, it's beautiful work. Just curious.

[@combatpilotsim]

Lots of sources were used.

[@luispinedo8566]

Brillante!😮🇪🇦

[@PeypaMikko-1842]

Amazing job !

[@I16RATA]

looks more like an Aircraft carrier - simulator than a flight simulator. But yes, very impressive!

[@Chode216]

Couldn't see the infamous gas tanks on the lower level that caused the fuel air explosion.

[@danythunder14]

so cool

[@FredKuramura]

wow

[@andywenner4807]

Fantastic. I'm wondering how gameplay will be worked out as it can take quite a while to get multiple aircraft airborne from a carrier. Do you spawn in ready to take off or do you spawn in below decks?

[@luciobricks6799]

Bello navio!

[@benparker2522]

very cool

[@ivan5595]

Power of Asia

[@AriAjiPurnomo]

nice ship, please next ijn kaga

[@NoXiDLP]

Noice!

[@metalguerra]

wow!!!!!!

[@thejetfighter]

😲

[@GrundyMcWeasel]

Wait WHAT

[@Y0Y0]

2025 Early Access or 2026? ;)

[@Ambaryerno]

Not as beautiful as the Grey Ghost, but still fantastic model work.

[@monsterstereos1836]

Lots of empty space. Very roomy to do your aerobics.

[@Wodnik-z8g]

I see another "star citizen" here, too many details that don't matter. Who cares about the view below the deck of an aircraft carrier. Get to work on the fly moldel planes, otherwise you'll never finish the simulator.

[@BamaMike7187]

Jesus, I bet your fun at parties!

[@combatpilotsim]

Sorry not Star Citizen in any sense of the term. You're way off base with that comment.

[@TyroneSayWTF]

Pretty awesome! Will other ships in the sim, besides the Enterprise and Akagi, have the same level of detail and reflection of reality? For example, will the Hornet and Kaga carriers have their own unique models that are different from the existing Enterprise and Akagi carriers?

[@combatpilotsim]

Of course, but it takes time and money.

[@fullyverified7491]

Amazing!

[@ArkkitehtiMark]

Fantastic!