Experience The Ruthlessness of World War 1 Dogfights In Virtual Reality | Pimax 8KX | The Great War

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Check out the Merch Store: growling-sidewinder.creator-spring.com Some of the Audio you're hearing in the video are edited in post production for dramatic effect. and are not in game audio. Thank you for watching I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you in the next one. Much Love.

[@Nicksanchez1122]

Day 16: r37 vs aim 54

[@hkguitar1984]

The WWI Air Battles are "edge of the seat" exciting to watch. Thank You GS, great content

[@Galm02]

The screaming makes the video much more disturbing and immersive, nice 👍

[@sven9900]

is it mentally insane if you keep shooting at the enemy plane even though is doing the death Spyro and missing a wing

[@fubarexress6359]

Respect to the tail gunner still engaging as his air craft is ripped asunder and falling to his death.

[@twistedyogert]

You might as well go out fighting.

[@zooot820]

that scream when the dude caught fire had me feeling his pain lol

[@redssracer4153]

Ahhh yes, WW1 dogfights, where planes were made of papier-mâché lightly soaked with fuel and the pilots were only slightly less flammable...👍👍

[@zachboyd4749]

And since chutes weren't a thing, the best option you had when you caught fire was just to brain yourself with a sidearm....

[@patrickcannady2066]

@@zachboyd4749 or jump

[@zifnow]

@@zachboyd4749 actually they jumped, many of them

[@connorbranscombe6819]

Honestly i've been way more into the WW1 stuff then anything else you've been doing, please keep doing it as long as you keep having fun!

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

I do enjoy it. If it continues to generate interest here on the channel I’ll deff keep doing them.

[@BeingFireRetardant]

@@GrowlingSidewinder Please man... Look, I love the one circle catfights in the F-14, the awesome BF-109 action, and the SEAD work in the Apache... But nothing brings home the visceral nature of true air to air combat like flying an armed kite up someone's six o'clock, and shattering the cockpit with twin MG's. The screams are both haunting and somehow mesmerizing. But more than anything, it's an almost beautiful ballet of death, almost more of an art form than a science. Hands down some of the best content on the internet. You bring us along and make it feel like we're there in the sky. Keep it up, GS...

[@mikelagaffe]

@@GrowlingSidewinder YES please:) that and ww2 content as well as much as i enjoy bvr, stealth tactics and fast modern dogfights with missiles and aiming computers, the dogfights of the past have something visceral to them. like you said, the insanity of flying a canvas and wooden kite to shoot at other people, and a few decades later full metal planes but still pretty much the same.. machine guns and flying skills. i love it so much

[@baomao7243]

These fights take “up close and personal” to a whole new level.

[@TheMinipily]

I wonder how crazy it must have been when the planes weren't outfitted with machine guns and the pilots would have to use pistols and rifles/shotguns from the cockpit in order to engage other spotter planes.

[@baomao7243]

@@TheMinipily Exactly. When GS “lost him in the Sun” I thought, well, that missile will be wasted. Then i remembered … there are no missiles !

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@baomao7243 Can't wait for the Nieuport 17 with Le Prieur rockets and them being used desparately in a dogfight...

[@sgt.grinch3299]

I love the WW1 videos. The personal nature of the kill is invigorating and frightening at the same time. Nothing better than a pistol shot to the pilot. Outstanding session and masterful flying GS.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thank you sir, always a pleasure to see you commenting around here. All the best.

[@F0RR1]

Hey GS. I just wanna say that you're insane man. You are such a good creator, and you maintain a good upload schedule with good quality videos. You might not see this, but you're a huge insperation for me. I wanna start with DCS but i think it's to complicated for me. I also don't have the momey for a stick or planes but thanks for inspiring me. You are a great creator on this platform. Love the videos. Keep it up mate.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thank you brother, I really appreciate you and your support. I'm very grateful to have guys like you in this channel who support me, it's what motivates me to keep making the videos, Much Love.

[@oggearhound2242]

You can get started with IL2 and a logitec 3d extreme joystick for fairly moderate price.

[@henningkohler8470]

@@GrowlingSidewinder if you have to choose between quality or quantity always chose quality, we will happily wait between videos rather then you burning yourself out

[@er00ic]

You can get a logitech stick for $30 and IL2 regularly has sales where you can get a map and some planes for something like $10. I'd highly recommend it.

[@Johnnyreengo]

Propose to him why don’t you

[@bonanzaplays]

Impressive how we went from this to planes like a F35 or F22 in such a short time

[@MikeRoberts1964]

It was roughly 100 years......most of which saw us in conflict with opponents who want to out-technology us....First the Germans/Japanese in the 40s, then the Soviets and Chinese from the 40s up until now....

[@henryapple8486]

My grate grate grandfather was a fighter pilot in ww1 and flew a bit in ww2 and then he went to train polish pilots. His son was a navigator on bombers and in one mission he flew the plane back himself after a 109 crashed in to the nose taking put the front gunner and injuring the pilot.

[@henryapple8486]

Taking out*

[@PBI45]

Sounds like a hero! My grandads grandad was a pilot in ww1 too but we don't know much about him

[@twistedyogert]

I admire the determination of that German tail gunner. He's spiraling to his death yet he still has the will to fight.

[@dureteheiral1793]

Exacting his revenge while he still has some seconds left.. Just he could die without holding a grudge...

[@rinzler9775]

I like how your plane got into a spin. Many pilots died in that era from spins until much later when they finally worked put how to recover.

[@screamingcactus1753]

Those tail gunners really gave you some trouble. I'd love to see some coop missions where you both go out in one of those heavy fighters and see how much damage you can do AS a tail gunner!

[@Pablo_lens]

Thanks to you, I finally convinced my dad to let me buy a flight setup to play dcs. Last year was quite shitty and you inspired me and brought back my passion of flying aircraft. Keep up the super fun videos man!

[@dystopianlucidity4448]

The pilot screaming when he’s set on fire is kinda terrifying. Amazing work GS, mad lad with an awesome content upload schedule! Thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos.

[@Ruteger100]

i love your genuine dislay of emotion at the prospect of a foe on fire, plummeting to his death. " Oh, no, he's going to have a bad day"

[@Azframer]

The first plane you set ablaze I swore I heard screams... The when you set the 2nd plane on fire at a closer range I knew I heard screams, brutal!

[@richardalldredge9129]

1:44 the screaming is like whaaaaa…….????

[@gatling216]

Friendly reminder that these planes were only 10-15 years removed from the Wright Flyer.

[@GM-fh5jp]

Hi side beam attack is the way to deal with 2 seat fighters. Low side from rear aspect is also good but exposes you to ground fire and superior moves from defending fighters with height and speed advantage. This is where you get to use your mental trig skills in deflection shooting :)

[@multitimmytiger2]

If you're flying towards the sun you're a "not-see".

[@twistedyogert]

I've always been fascinated by this era of air combat. Partially because of how much of a death trap some of these aircraft were.

[@stevet7243]

Hi GS, absolutely enjoy your WW1 content. It shows your raw pilot prowess without relying on missiles or the like. Please show more WW1 stuff. Love it!

[@leeh9420]

These are great fun - more of these please!

[@gfarrell80]

"Just the absurdity of this whole situation" An ape that can talk and wears clothes has had a flying machine built, and put guns on it, and is using it to kill another ape that can talk and has built himself a flying machine from another thing called a different 'nation state'. He talks a different way. If they met under different circumstances though they would probably enjoy hanging out and having a beer and a meal together. Later on, another ape that can talk and wears clothes is using a 'computer' to simulate the act of killing using these weird machines. This is entertainment.

[@wherebanana8585]

Finally some more WW1 dogfights! And when will we get the Sopwith triplane vs the DR.1?? 👀

[@The_Original_Brad_Miller]

Try at 0:51...

[@gascan]

Historically, they barely overlapped. Although the Fokker triplane was coming online around the time the Sopwith triplane was getting phased out, I don' think they were ever at the same sector at the same time.

[@VisibilityFoggy]

"Growling Sidewinder Unilaterally Fights the Kaiser: A Love Story..."

[@skyhorseprice6591]

Dude! That bounce at the end as you hit the earth and rebounded! That was epic!

[@davidhobson7652]

This was a surprise to watch only ever thought Sopwith triplanes were equipped with only one Vickers machine-gun, yet I've just found out there was actually a limited production of 6 triplanes that had two Vickers equipped manufactured by Clayton & Shuttleworth industry

[@TacoSallust]

When that Albatros driver screamed in the flame . . . daaaamn. The WW1 videos are my favorite just for how visceral they are.

[@johnhermann7498]

The screams of the pilot and tailgunner just add another level of brutality to an already brutal battle...

[@BlueCation]

Dogfighting in ww1 is so cinematic especially in VR

[@21wagstaff]

Good vid. Try using the blip switch when you’re overshooting. It will cut the rotary engine for as long as you hold it, and so long as you don’t hold it for more than a few seconds you won’t kill the engine. You can also use the blip to slow yourself when diving to protect from over revving

[@philcourteney4328]

Love these vintage battles!

[@geedub7912]

This was SOOOoooo damn cool!!!! I was already subscribed but I hit the BELL for this one. I used to fly RC planes and my favorites were the old WWI and WWII planes. As you know, it's different from a jet. My all time favorite is the Vought F4U Corsair. I would LOVE to see you play around with that vs a Zero. Awesome flight my friend!!!!

[@MichelangeloDraconis]

VR videos are my absolute favorites, the main reason I subscribed. And now I'm not 100% sure but it feels like you raised the visual quality somehow...keep sending more :)

[@willielukowsky4476]

7:30 was the funniest part. I did not expect the pilot to scream like that🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PsychoEagle1101]

Buried with full military honors. To our gallant and worthy foe, The Growling Baron.

[@Silverarrows445]

*Guy burns alive from the flaming explosion of his fighter plane's engine* Sidewinder: aww, my propeller! 😣 😂😂

[@BlackMasterRoshi]

*Please* do a full length night time one. that is so incredibly immersive looking I think it would translate really well to a full fight. don't any of your friends have this?

[@pabloteixido2155]

Wait when the plane got in flame he scream. damn. Nice vid.

[@BillDownhill]

"Kite with two machine guns strapped to it." Bravo good sir. Have an upvote.

[@sergiogaragarza5578]

Your laugh and enjoyment 👍😈 2:09 "Yeah he's gone, that guy is no longer with us"

[@calebayton9073]

I love these and WW2 videos, keep sprinkling them into the content rotation please!

[@RonakDhakan]

WW1 planes cockpits were so hot, the pilot had a small fan to keep him cool :-D

[@studlyhungwell5740]

Great fight Growler! Love watching your vids, and watching you fly But lesson learned....Never get greedy. When your engine got hit....beat feet for the safety of your line (Friendly territory)

[@SpecterSeventy2]

OMG @ 1:46 You can actually hear the screaming of the other pilot being burned. ≈^0

[@thecoolobserver]

I like this better than jet fighters - Rockets would be cool tho.

[@nikbear]

Awesome video, especially the night battles, they just look incredible 👏😲

[@tonyrun5802]

The scream at 1:45 is absolutely terror material

[@BARelement]

Amazing content from you as usual. Keep up the phenomenal work my friend, GS! I well enjoyed this one 😂!

[@GreatistheWorld]

WW1 in VR is the most interesting thing in VR or flight sims right now. Visceral & instructive

[@thegreat_I_am]

Ernst Udet wrote of one combat where one of his fellow pilots, a Lt Hannisch, went down in flames. Udet described seeing him sitting upright amid the flames and he slowly raised his hand to his head. Udet wasn’t sure whether it was just a reaction to being burnt alive or whether he was saluting!

[@Matisaro]

Baron Von Growling!

[@USNVA11]

@10:28 - “ I be flying these naked cause the wind be hittin’ my balls n shit …… aye watch yo biplane bro …. watch yo biplane bro …. WATCH YO BIPLANE !!! “

[@TheMagusOfTheMagnaCarta]

Hahaha I have never seen a plane hit vertically and bounce fifty feet in the air... Awesome!

[@jefftheriault5522]

That's not something these planes did. The engine might bounce on frozen ground, or a cobblestone street, but the aircraft structure becomes a tangled heap with an unpleasant surprise within. There are also reports of pilot and observer doing a bounce. I remember reading an account of a Bristol two seater doing a loop over the home field after a mission. Wings folded, and the crew were ejected, and bounced once right to the feet of a bunch of people in formation for some event or other.

[@JBASH2011]

Great start to the weekend- GS flying wood and wire.

[@Triple87]

The guy yelling at 7:32 😂 Poor bastard.

[@zXPeterz14]

Ive missed the ww1 dogfights so much 😍

[@AARONANKRUM]

I love these battles. The first air combat movie I saw as kid was "The Blue Max". Though I prefer WWII Warbirds, those kites with MGs still are special.

[@darrenross3645]

really enjoyed this one. thank you.

[@Moxie_278]

Oh man, that kill close range on the plane with the tail gunner, you can practically see the rear gunners flesh melting off xD

[@air-headedaviator1805]

Its crazy how well that Pup turns. Out turning even the chap Dr.1

[@IoProject89]

Love your vids by the way. I play Rise of Flight, and I've noticed the best tactic for attacking anyone with a tail gunner is definitely six low. Usually worked out fairly well.

[@rampantcoyote3136]

WWI aircraft in IL-2 with the Pimax 8KX is just... something else. An insanely cool experience.

[@scottmaxwell1968]

Now THAT'S a merge!

[@straker454]

YAS! This is what I was waiting for!

[@happyhaunter_5546]

I love these and WWII fights; something special about them

[@yzdatabase4175]

flying these things is nuts fighting in them seems positively insane

[@Name-ps9fx]

The pilots screaming in agony when the flames erupt....scary!

[@chrischan8282]

I wonder how actual WW1 pilots would react to sims like this… it’s a shame that they’re all gone now

[@hepphepps8356]

There are still people alive remembering WWI, though. Not for long, but there still are. Sims like these aren’t new. Many WWI pilots got to see them.

[@BlackMasterRoshi]

this is what I've been waiting for!

[@fespa]

"Fox, fox, fox" and there goes the poor animal out the cockpit...

[@aarondrennan5650]

A lot of good young men fought and died in those “ kites with guns”. A new perspective to why we say “Thank you for your service”. Lest we forget

[@xXE4GLEyEXx]

IL2 and the damage model they brought from RoF is just freakishly awesome both in the WW1 and WW2 settings

[@BuckshotDragon]

You could Hear him Screaming when you ignited the first one.

[@padd_u]

At 1:44 was that guy screaming as he was set on fire? I hope that was added post if not that's some gritty stuff lol

[@PlasticMoviesWithToySoldiers]

7:32 RAAAAAAAAHHH

[@danielmostert993]

Even the Red Baron had one flight with an abrupt end. The very end. GG

[@ryanvincent9566]

MORE OF THIS PLEEEEEEAAAAAAASE ITS SO GOOD

[@stevenogborn5892]

I'd love to see more of this as an actual intercept, or mission.

[@brianworthington8493]

The WW1 VR videos are your best videos.

[@mallory-mae]

i love the IL-2 vr stuff! my computer isn’t good enough to run dcs in vr but IL-2 works pretty well so that and vtol vr are all i play atm

[@jonathanmcgowan7746]

Most Sopwith Triplanes came equipped with just one Vickers machine gun, although a few had twin guns.

[@darrinswanson]

I'd like to see more crumple and less bounce on those kills slamming the turf.

[@melgillham462]

Oh dude.... that midair, aaand THAT BOUNCE!🤣

[@amyescobar6739]

I can imagine the excitement of becoming a WWI ace pilot

[@burhaanmajid6511]

Thanks for everything bro.love from Kashmir.

[@jameshastey3058]

Gotta love the screams when they burn LOL

[@cloudforest4087]

It's insane what we've strapped ourselves in and died in. Not to mention that insane Rear Gunner, shooting on a plane that is at your 6 o'clock.

[@REM1956]

I really enjoy the WW1stuff too.

[@Ob1sdarkside]

Yes, pistol head shots are back! No pistol head shots? Shocking

[@shadekerensky3691]

Yuussss, now all we need is the full WWI career and the F-104 Starfighter Bomber Intercept/MIG-21 Bomber Escort.

[@Micharus]

The whole fighter thing in WWI & WWII was so much more immediate than it is these days. As you see in this video, you almost have to be within spitting distance to be sure of a kill. When aircraft were first introduced, pilots were carrying personal weapons in order to shoot the other guy down. These were mostly pistols, but sometime rifles!

[@mortenBP]

First weaponry onboard aircraft from 1914 was actually rifles or pistols and the aircrafts were for observation only. But it didn't take long before someone decided to put a machinegun on an aircraft. First machineguns were placed high to fire over the propeller. Then through the turning propeller with metal plates on the prop blades to avoid shooting the prop to pieces. Then soon came the syncronized system.

[@lddiaz]

Watch yo Prop! Watch yo Prop! WWI - my favorite.

[@HerrWayne45]

the WW1 videos are always so much more intense compared to the modern ones, but the modern ones give you more jumpsacres lmao

[@The_Original_Brad_Miller]

The screaming was hilarious..... sounded just like you at the end there....... oh wait. lol

[@arthbespa]

4:10 that sound was sus

[@HamidShibataBennett]

The death screams are unnerving.

[@Redhand1949]

One thing the designers should fix is that the Sopwith Triplane was armed with only a single machine gun.