Full IL-2 1946 mission: Battle of Britain Heinkel Crew 2

[@timonsolus]

A Staffel formation of 9 Heinkels doesn’t stand a chance against a full squadron of Hurricanes. That’s why the He 111s flew in Gruppe (27) strength, with 3 Staffeln flying together. A Gruppe could stagger the 3 Staffeln to form something close to a US B-17 style box formation, for maximum defensive firepower. Ideally you want 9 bomber gunners all firing at the same enemy fighter as it attacks, so the sheer volume of fire can drive it off.

[@212th]

Love watching these as I'm eating lunch.

[@tsisqua]

I've been enjoying your vids for quite a while, and the quality is amazing. Just watched one on our 56' tv, and loved it. I'm about convinced to try the Ypack, thanks to you. And thanks for sharing that info, plus the few extra mods . . . and the videos, of course.

[@jaredvoorhees8617]

Love how the trees don't cause any damage

[@davidhorkoff902]

Another great video Fishyyy!

[@imthecrabby]

BLASPHEME, A 111 MISSION WITHOUT ME!!!

[@fliegeroh]

ME as in Messerschmidt Bf-109 escort?

[@imthecrabby]

@@fliegeroh There is not a button yet created for super dislike

[@jonathontyynismaa5310]

@@fliegeroh yes those fighters escorted the hienkels into the target area

[@fliegeroh]

@@jonathontyynismaa5310 Hard to believe the 109s didn't have drop tanks at the time. How many Heinkel crews were lost because the 109s red light fuel indicators were lighting up and they had to run for France?

[@emmano6340]

Lol

[@RascalKyng]

Watching this during the Quarantine... A lot of captivating action in this one! Enjoying these bomber vids a lot. Tell 'Tony' he needs to lead his target more lol... and bursts would be better...haha... Nice flying!!!

[@Lewid93]

I've been playing IL-2 1946 for yeeeears with various mods here and there, and I had no idea different crew members could get killed independently... I guess that's what I get for being mainly a fighter pilot, the most I have is a rear gunner, and he usually only dies if we're both going down in flames... Which, let's be honest, is 90% of the time...

[@cacadordejogos4217]

Nice as always buddy! I remember that i used to be an B-17G dorsal gunner on IL-2 1946 VP Modpack. I've flown 22 combat sorties and shoot down 18 baddies (including 4 Me-262) before i was shot down over Hamburg, on 1945 by an Bf-109K-4 Mk108 cannon. Heh, that was so good but my pc screen had a failure but, I'll soon send it to be repaired. The name of the bomber was "The Almighty Inkling", tail number 220916, leader of the 4th bomber wing. Anyway, keep up with the good videos!

[@imthecrabby]

That sounds like so much fun, what kina missions did you, self made or by someone else?

[@cacadordejogos4217]

@@imthecrabby i used to do some missions by myself like: fighter sweep, combat air patrol, medevac, recon, bombing raid and paratrooper launch, but a few missions i downloaded, like the Hamburg raid (1945). One of the funniest missions that i make was "The Devil's Skies" (full scale air battle over a mountain trench). In that mission my callsign was Inkling 1. I've scored a few kills before my plane was hit and i have to get back to base.

[@leeharveyosmond]

I saw there was a new movie, and the description, and the duration, and I thought: early bath for those guys! What was the target? RAF Detling or RAF Gravesend? I took some screengrabs ... I'd say "I can see the pub from here!" but I know those parts of Leigh-on-Sea aren't on the mission map

[@Fishyyy]

Our target was RAF Gravesend :)

[@TobiasRieper047]

"People in the comments know everything..." 😆 I guess in some cases I do, but I wouldn't say 'everything' though...

[@fliegeroh]

The whole staffel was shot down. Blood on the top gunner's position. Geez.

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

Sure was. Wtf

[@jensleck547]

i love IL-2 1946, best Sim🤩🤩🤩

[@Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu]

Great vid.

[@daringuncle8889]

Can you do a JU 88 one?

[@daltonjames8815]

Would be interesting for sure, but if they play on a high difficulty the AA eill 360 no scope them. Never played il 2 1946 im downloading it as i type, but i played the demo and when i did anytime i bombed any convoy fighters would scramble to shoot me or flak would 360 no scope me

[@yoosta22]

Awesome mission Gents!

[@srabansinha3430]

I have just come across your videos and I really like them. I decided to buy il2 1946 on steam and maybe play but I don't know whether my rig will support it or not. I have amd a4 4020 3.2ghz 8gb Vengeance corsair Ram , gtx750ti . Do you think it will run on my PC ?

[@bubbazanetti3463]

Happy end with ghost tree

[@lilletrille8998]

Yeah I found a German battle of Brittain video! ;)

[@symondo5883]

How can i get this to work on steam? It doesn’t play :(

[@kg_sroberth2238]

Go into the main folder of the game click onto "conf" and change the "width" and "height" of the "window" section (e.g. height=1080, width=1920) You can also find us in this Discord server: discord.gg/5BdyKU If you have problems go to the #tech-help chat :) Cheers!

[@densyyy2909]

Great video Fishyyy, I would love to see you in a DO 17 mission. I realize that they were not enough to supply a production run, but how much better would the 111 be with DB-605 engine's? BTW Fishyyy you can send me that totally legit link to ;D

[@sd501st5]

Okay, I'm gonna need a clarification here... how exactly is the He 111 easy to fly but flies like "dogshit"? Good handling, bad performance? I found her surprisingly maneuverable, a 2 or 3 plane group can take some attacking fighters for a spin and at least fight them off if they aren't committed to flying straight on their bombing run.

[@Fishyyy]

Yes, I think that is what Tony meant. It is really easy to fly, as in easy to takeoff and land, but it is just so slow.

[@timonsolus]

@@Fishyyy : The cruising speed of the Heinkel He 111 (with bombs) was actually about the same as the cruising speed of the Boeing B-17. But of course, the He 111 FEELS slow because it’s so much more vulnerable than the B-17. Only 1/4 of the defensive firepower (half as many guns, and the guns are half as powerful). Plus it can only take half as much damage. So you’re 3 times more likely to be shot down, even in a big formation. In a small formation, 9 times more likely!

[@SuperiorBrick]

You’re a lot braver than me posting your Facebook on KZbin.

[@CharlesvanDijk-ir6bl]

Funny the Heinkel crew communicates in English ;)

[@kg_sroberth2238]

Tony learned German only for this mission... - ...not

[@myste0088]

ME GUSTA MUCHO TUS VIDEOS PERO NUNCA VI UNO DONDE LOS JAPONESES DEFIENDEN SUS ACORAZADOS CON TODOS SUS ANTIAEREOS AL MAXIMO Y DIGO DISPARANDO TODOS LOS BUQUES A LA VEZ...SERIA UN ESPECTACULO UNICO..UN ABRAZO

[@Airline-direct]

Yoke is not best place for a clock

[@AIM9FOX2]

Ppl say history repeats its self Well in some cases they are right lol

[@marc13bautista]

More jets

[@timothyfos8506]

“Ignore the gunfire” -average day in the US

[@kenjones5195]

Oww