IL-2 1946: The Ultimate B-17 Flying Fortress Crew Experience Mk II

[@LeopardIL2]

We are risking to immortalize il1 1946. A game born in the early 2000s shinning in 2022!

[@busterdee8228]

You deliver what the original B17 II Mighty Eighth failed to do. Your videos are the best argument for Microprose finishing the upcoming bomber sim. Love your crew dynamics.

[@KorbinX]

Taff in Exile does a great job ok his play thoughs of it

[@deckpogi2680]

wait till you see the new Micropose update on the B17 themselves looking forward on them too :)

[@Fishyyy]

Our first full B-17 crew. For now only eight players fit into one, but we are on it. The ball turret shooting everywhere, but where it's supposed to, is being worked on, too. I am sorry for my long absense, Christmas was a really busy time for me. Happy new year everybody ;) ######### Highlights ######### Fighter attacks: 3:05 3:17 3:38 3:49 4:19 4:31 4:37 5:18 5:36 5:09 7:57 8:44 9:20 10:39 11:55 12:35 12:43 12:52 13:39 15:51 16:48 17:09 17:47 18:10 18:20 19:18 20:54 21:22 23:54 24:13 24:20 25:28 25:37 25:47 26:36 28:08 28:23 28:48 28:58 30:09 30:14 30:35 32:17 32:39 35:20 Miscellaneous: 20:10 Bombs away 22:21 Mid air collision 45:35 Landing

[@LeopardIL2]

Happy 2022 as well!

[@bentilbury2002]

Great work as always. Hope you had a good Christmas and have a good 2022.

[@EstonianShark]

Hmm interesting, do you plan to get all 10 crew members? If so how would one incorporate the Radio Operator and Navigator positions? They look to be (to me at least) like sort of boring but also difficult stations to use properly in 46'.

[@dirkcrossi6574]

Nice Team play ,..in the 2000-2006 i use to fly in an online squad called Ergänzungs Jagdgruppe Ost .EJGR-OST ..we played in the Hyperlobby Forum .. Nice to see the Game is aktual interesting like Hell

[@eg395]

I just came across this channel in 2024. I am impressed to say the least. Nice water landing.

[@irritatorgoner1087]

Me too. Watching what is lacking in war thunder: real bomber gameplay experience

[@Daimo83]

One of the best things I've ever seen in gaming, well done. Steven Spielberg eat your heart out

[@andrewoliver8500]

I absolutely love watching your videos. Thank you for putting the time and effort in.

[@maverickhunterx5590]

Holy crap!! this was like straight from a movie!! I hope to you guys do more B-17 fight missions. This as awesome!!

[@USA0312]

Came here from the Microprose Discord, this is one of THE coolest things I have ever seen! It's just so awesome and the added bonus of you sounding like Arnold Schwarzenegger was super epic

[@curtcalfee428]

Outstanding. The mission, the dialog, the video...everything. @ Fishyy- Happy New Year to you as well.

[@ghoul11719]

I just wish I had more times to tell random aviation stories lol

[@R0bertRodriguez]

Gotta love the Turret Ball Gunner's absolutely horrible death

[@yamit465]

Very GOOD !!!- Had to watch till the end. Those Me's and FW's zipping by at crazy closing speed !

[@busterdee8228]

Jettisoning guns and ammo (and whatever else) to maintain altitude would be an interesting mod.

[@Lordstephen7813]

Glued to the screen from start to finish. Very good.

[@lilletrille8998]

Really nice video - I would love to see you guys jump into a He111, Ju88 or Do17 and doing some Battle of Brittain action - see how long you can survive against those Spitfires and Hurricanes!

[@Fishyyy]

We did multiple BoB videos alreay :)

[@31jeffburton]

I’ve been watching your IL-2 1946 videos for a few days and you’ve motivated me to buy it, haven’t played a flying game since ps2 so wish me luck lol

[@Duvstep910]

Love your content fishyy; inspired me to re download the game again

[@trumps1973]

Death by a thousand cuts! That was a fantastic vid guys.

[@stevekaczynski3793]

That was how a lot of US bombers were lost. A flak or fighter hit might not destroy them outright but the damage meant they could not keep up with the formation. Then the isolated bomber got hit again and again and finally succumbed.

[@yoosta22]

Great, awesome, superb, video. I think the best you’ve ever done. Great team work!!!

[@MatschKopf-u1n]

This is all I ever dreamed of an Air fighting Simulator! A full Bomber Crew Koop experience and I dont even play myself! :D This is so much fun to watch. Great made video, good stuff I always enjoy youre videos ... Sehr geil! B17 der schönste Bomber der WW2 Ära ♥ Ich hoffe es kommt mehr content =)

[@Modified35]

This was great! Am I the only one imagining that was Arnold Schwarzenegger making the callouts?

[@nellsypie]

ACHT ja!

[@ceteucex]

Excellent, you make my Saturday happy. Thanks for the always great work

[@porkfang]

Sounds like The Terminator was playing!!! Nice video!

[@ZBLDS]

Great mission! Wish I could have been there, since I'm particularly fond of these early missions to Bremen.

[@porkfang]

I was so on the edge!!!!

[@LHA675]

Very cool vid love the Flyingfortress

[@Nitro_Blitzen]

Reminds me of my aces high days back when it was still called aces high and not 2 or 3 Once the microprose bomber crew comes out if you SOMEHOW need more gunners ive got a decent amount of experience over the 8 or so years of such and id totally be up for shit like this. Binging out on all of the bomber multicrew videos and god i've missed this stuff.

[@S1NG15]

This looks immersive as fuck.

[@DBSTH0R]

This almost makes me wanna install '46 again. :) Thanks, great video! Enjoyed watching it.

[@LeopardIL2]

Well you should install it! But the AI guuners are ruthless, much more than human players as you probably know. One of the game weaknesses,😉

[@DBSTH0R]

@@LeopardIL2 Unless something changed with gunner AI in the last 7-8 years since I've last flown '46... I welcome the more potent AI gunners that don't shoot at friendly bombers like in Great Battles. :) Wish I had the time, I barely fire up DCS next to IL-2 GB these days...

[@LeopardIL2]

@@DBSTH0R I see...once a week is fine for me. Build a campaign takes me several months...

[@DBSTH0R]

@@LeopardIL2 DBS flies once a week, so there goes my free time - 99% time with IL-2 GB. Ideally, we could join you guys with either one more crew or few more B-17 bombers. :)

[@LeopardIL2]

@@DBSTH0R I wish I could man but my schedule is so uncertain.Perhaps only Saturday night London Edinburg GMT. Call 🐟 he might wanna invite you. Check is videos description. Cheers!

[@hariszark7396]

Great video. Happy New Year.

[@Mauiboy2016]

Welcome back! Good video guys!

[@chasemaynard3055]

I love these videos man keep it up

[@evelynkondrusik5404]

Absolutely epic guys!

[@solidkreate5007]

I miss the IL-46 days. I stil have mine with JGSME History MOD. I flew the Pacific alot. I even recreated the attack on Yamaotos Betty. I flew the whole thing with my friends. It took a long time. I think we flew for 4 hours. This video brought back so many greate memories.

[@GTOAviator]

Looks better than Masters of the Air

[@Karelwolfpup]

interesting formation maneuver by the 110s @14:30 also, no patented Crabby crash landing? ;(

[@robotspark363]

Crabby is cursed to only land successfully when the plane is pretty much dead anyway

[@Karelwolfpup]

@@robotspark363 like that He177 he landed without most of the tail structure an no ailerons on one wing? XD

[@bruhx1250]

Super cool just like a movie new subscriber

[@BamTehBrent]

Love this. I wish there were a discord or something for virtual "crews" to meet up!

[@Fishyyy]

Our Discord is linked in the description :)

[@planesrkool2727]

The crash at 3:20 looks like something out of Memphis belle

[@MrZazzles94]

Fishyy would have survived if he'd been wearing his lucky 3rd flak jacket.

[@korben2626]

beautiful!

[@user-mz2yh6qz7y]

Remember that mod where you drove on jeeps through french chaos to get to your planes. I wanna see that again but with pearl harbor or anything different

[@Fishyyy]

Making a proper Pearl Harbor mission is not an easy task.

[@haakonsteinsvaag]

fantastic video, please make more.

[@man_vs_life]

That was pretty cool!

[@ghoul11719]

This was a helluva mission lol

[@JustJohn505]

Is your pilot always in control or does he use autopilot? Cause if he's in control it's impressive how perfect on sync he is with the rest of the bombers

[@Fishyyy]

There is no autopilot for pilots in multiplayer. Btw, we do have two pilots.

[@ricograndes7424]

I remembered we had 5-6people in one B-17 in online task. Some are pilots,some are gunners. Very fun memories. No other flight simulation have these functions

[@williampierini8207]

Ilyushin Il2... vídeos 👍👍 grande abraço (big hug)

[@christopherclarke3022]

Its a shame crew can't exchange positions in the game it might have allowed a little more defense against attacking fighters when one gets injured or becomes deceased or the ability for a co pilot man a gun position. I wondering if Ubisoft or a modder would consider seeing they could do a crewed allied and Axis bomber version for IL-2 similarly to what currently Microprose is doing for the redux B17 Mighty 8th sim. It could add another spring in the step for flight simulation, particularly if you could fly and crew various bombers of various the nations and theaters of war. Thanks Fishyyy loved watching the mission.

[@Fishyyy]

Pretty sure we can enable alive players to crew dead player's guns. Do note, that when a turret gets hit and the gunner dies, the guns usually are also damaged, so re-crewing such a position might not be useful.

[@andrewoliver8500]

This was awesome

[@panzershrek9466]

nice vid

[@scruffy50531]

I wish they’d remaster or make an updated il2 that’s more casual like 46 was. Spent so many hours in that back in the day, spent hours torrenting mods for more planes and better graphics. I can dream

[@Nedala88]

i love this.... are there actually single player campaigns for b17 in this game? im so dissppointed there are no b17's in IL2 great battles 😢

[@Dr_Alan_Grant]

Sounds like you either have a spy flying with you guys, or your getting radio interference from the enemy lol.

[@thehangar-d7b]

Great video! Are you using Barnesy's 3D mod for this B-17?

[@Fishyyy]

yeah

[@konsoleretropl]

Sounds like WW2 Star Trek, all those different accents, you might here: Asians, Russians, Americans flying together

[@dartvader4081]

Dont forget to close the bomb bay doors after bombs away! In RL it has an impact on aerodynamics!

[@Fishyyy]

We are aware of that mistake :)

[@dartvader4081]

@@Fishyyy cool. 👍

[@theislandgamer242]

coming here from masters of the air. I know nothing about this game. Is this a multiplayer?

[@yungcaco1443]

Anyone else find themselves thinking just close the f*cking bomb bay doors already ffs lol

[@obamatraore2339]

If they get hit some models stop them from closing

[@noahcarlton4625]

i really want a game thats a dedicated bomber multi crew simulator, first person

[@Jbroker404]

Definitely going to reinstall '46 tonight! Why were you flying with flaps down halfway through the video?

[@Fishyyy]

Crabby decided to lower the flaps, because he couldn't keep the nose up high enough to stay at altitude without them.

[@DrForrester87]

Well, at least one of you is off to a Stammlager.

[@timurmametov5342]

Are the attackers also humans or bots? Very cool.

[@Fishyyy]

Bots. We edited them to attack in more realistic ways.

[@dannysoogens]

The Lancaster tho...

[@Fishyyy]

We are on it, but our mods that improve british night operations still are not quite ready yet :/

[@dannysoogens]

@@Fishyyy b17 is still legendary tho keep up the good work lads

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

I've wanted an Operational/Tactical game for Bomber Command's night-ops (1940-'45) for years...and I'm a Yank. I guess it's just easier to model daylight ops.

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

Thanks for the thumbs up! I thought I was alone...

[@consolidatedliberator385]

Over all after listening to that b17 video and the guy told all the bad points and the good points about the b17 .they lost b17s that just went down with no battle damage at all, but my name sake the same thing.just Hazzards of business. And then maybe the b17 can take more battle damage and under certain circumstances by chance stay in the air to make it back to base . And then the b17 broad wings are more stable. And the b17 was easily flown. And could fly higher . My name sake could fly a lot faster and farther than the b17. It has 2 Bombays to 1 Bombay . The bombay doors roll open and roll closed . There is more space inside. And the Davis air foil wings at the top of my name sake all make the Consolidated B-24 Liberator an awesome improvement over your b17.

[@Fishyyy]

Jesus christ you're annoying.

[@hivolt9993]

If he'd only closed the bomb bay doors lol

[@Fishyyy]

Marcom tried to tell him, but was too stoned to remember the word "doors" in "bomb bay boors". Rewatch that moment, if you know this, it's pretty hilarious xD

[@RussellGropp]

1946 and no escorts?

[@Fishyyy]

The game is called "IL-2 1946". The mission plays in 1943. That's really obvious.

[@R0gue0ne]

Is it just me or is Arnold Schwarzenegger your pilot?

[@Fishyyy]

Top turret gunner

[@_Braised]

has anyone ever 'fixed' that ridiculous sun glare? I can imagine that kind of glare in Siberia in winder when the air is full of ice crystals but everywhere else on the planet? Should be much closer to just the regular sun disk, maybe a bit of glare around it, and that's it- not blotting out a whole 1/3 of the sky! :P

[@timonsolus]

Doesn't the sun get brighter the higher your altitude? Fewer air molecules to diffuse the glare. That's why climbers on Mount Everest always wear sun goggles, I think.

[@_Braised]

@@timonsolus if that were the case, then space would be all white, right?

[@timonsolus]

@@_Braised : No. The sky gets darker with altitude as you get closer to space, but the sun gets brighter to look at.

[@_Braised]

@@timonsolus I suppose so- but the glare surrounding would also vanish, wouldn't it?

[@timonsolus]

@@_Braised : No. Look at photos taken of the sun from space.

[@quiverdog]

is Arnie playing this??

[@Fishyyy]

that's just me

[@quiverdog]

@@Fishyyy Get to the Chopper!

[@Fishyyy]

roger that

[@HOTDOG401]

Is Arnold Swarzennegger on your team? O.O

[@Fishyyy]

That's me :D

[@HOTDOG401]

@@Fishyyy Dude! You could totally impersonate Arnie man!!! Lol!!

[@thomasroth4695]

Nice video. How come you dont tighten up the box after a 17 goes dwn?

[@Fishyyy]

Because I don't have 20 full time java developers at hand. Only two volunteering modders.

[@clarkdewar7122]

Close your Bombay doors... that's gonna release you from the jaws of all that drag on your flight controls and speed that you need to get the hell out of Dodge... Yeah Baby... good luck.

[@Fishyyy]

During the video Crabby says he wasn't aware of them still being open. He aknowledged the mistake himself already.

[@clarkdewar7122]

@@Fishyyy I most likely missed that snippet of dialogue but it was very entertaining anyway...I was wondering what happened with the crew at the very end of the water ditching as the screen went black...did they survive because it sank very quickly although I did see some life rafts pop up.

[@Fishyyy]

There were three life rafts, because the pilot, left waist and the navigator survived. The navigator cannot be played yet, so it was an AI survivor. Btw, Marcom tried to tell Crabby about the open bay doors, but he was too unsober to say it correcty :D

[@clarkdewar7122]

@@Fishyyy I can relate to that as I would certainly appreciate the effects of zipping in a good semi buzz although being very cognitive of the fact that your abilities to perform stressful tasks so as to not impede the safety of your crew and yourself.The fact that you hope you survive 25 missions with minimal odds in your favor would also bend your mindset.Drinks are on me fellas...Salute

[@jamesharvey3147]

Realistic but gunfire.

[@Fishyyy]

This sentence no verb.

[@lambsaucy69]

UwU

[@latesleaves6759]

more!