IL-2 Great Battles | Heinkel He-111 | Gelendzhik Bay Attack

[@maxkennedy8075]

I love to see a HE111 or JU88 career. Bombing in IL2 is really cool

[@odonovan]

When you drop your bombs, remember that most misses were when bombs went LONG, over the target, rather than falling short. In the two seconds or so it takes you to drop your bombs, your plane travels about half the length of the cargo ship. Drop your first one just behind the stern and "walk" them up the length of the ship. If the first one does miss short, in RL you would likely still damage the rudder and propellers. By dropping just a bit early, most of the hits should be pretty solid. If you do slip up and take an extra second or so to get all the bombs released, you'll still get hits with the late ones as well.

[@AndieBlack13]

At 8:04 ...no great wonder why you missed...The term is "Precision bombing"...

[@robertdubois3448]

This format was good. I especially liked how you followed other planes to show what they were doing in the encounter.

[@Ayns.L14A]

I'm all in for a few different planes, then decide which you like the most, sounds like a plan.

[@lightunicorn1371]

Ditto

[@highdarktemplar]

The He-111 is indeed a beautiful aircraft, I think this is going to be a fun career

[@hunormagyar1843]

13:32 - I'd say that was quite a nice first landing. You really flared it at the last moment, but at least you didn't bounce around much.

[@dennisyounkin644]

Taff, Thank You for your awesome video, In the past i spent hours upon hours in flight Simulations. IL2 was one of my favorites. I havnt purchased a computer in about 13 years so for now im going to enjoy watching your videos and living without having to play. I reall rnjoy this format and look forward to watching you fy my favorite German Aircaft the Junkers JU 87 with the screaming sirens!!! Keep them coming!!!

[@Zinmar]

Watching you play this makes me miss when I did nothing but this game. I flew this and the Stuka pretty much. I was never good in the fighter.

[@wilbohauser4014]

What I like BEST about your vids is how you handle (almost) everything with good humor - sometimes very funny humor. You seldom rant, and almost never spew profanity. I watch you primarily because I enjoy your company - even though you don't know I'm there. That being said, I'm not keen on bombers or subs - but I know you are, so I'll live with it.

[@B4rberblacksheep]

I like the idea of polling to see what you do next, my only drawback on this video was that there wasn't a whole lot of Taff in it during the dog fight.

[@ImThePutz]

Taff I loved this one!! The music, the cut scenes were perfect! I really enjoyed this one brother!!

[@Perktube1]

2:06 - Radio Berlin, your choice in relaxing bomber ambience.

[@ebusitanus]

Its a beautiful video yet I fear a He-111 career without any escort would be very very short

[@Scarheart76]

I like the idea of cycling through the planes available in the game. Looking forward to the next one!

[@tombartram7384]

Those two rear gunners in Heinkels put together had a much smaller field of fire than a single end-turret in Allied bombers.

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

The He-111 is by far one of the prettiest German aircraft of WWII. and I agree with all saying Heinkel career!

[@KorbinX]

You fly them, we'll watch. Thanks for all you do Taff

[@colindouglas7769]

I think the He111 was originally designed as a commercial airliner before the war, but became adapted to the role as a bomber for the Spanish Civil War. Ultimately it proved ineffective as a strategic bomber as early as the Battle of Britain because of the relatively light payload it could carry, when compared to the 4-engine bombers of the Allies, such as the Avro Lancaster and the B-17 Fortresses. It was also, like most of the Luftwaffe bombing fleet to be honest, unable to fend off Allied fighter attacks and was particularly vulnerable to a head-on attack with only one defensive gun in the nose. The Polish pilots introduced the head-on attack in the Battle of Britain and that became the standard method used to break up the bomber formations and then individual bombers could be picked off thereafter. But yes, a beautiful-looking aircraft.

[@Ben-pj1ds]

Yes, yes and more yes. Would love to see a He-111 playthrough!

[@BretHiggins]

That's a nice change of pace from the Tempest.

[@ralgith]

I love this format, and I would vote for the 111. Depending of course on the options. I would actually suggest putting the poll up right away so that those of us who don't need to see samples can vote early!

[@Kalinin1917]

I remember, that in European Air War (pc game), this aircraft had the mos iconic engine sound.

[@ambientlightofdarknesss4245]

A bomber career would be amazing. Not alot of peeps do any bombers as careers.

[@willgnue2240]

Agreed the He111 is a beautiful aircraft, sadly Not sure how long a career would last for, love to see her flown more tho

[@e.kent.d9561]

Like this one off mission concept. I never played this plane in game, and this is the first video I have seen of it.

[@stephenmiller195]

Absolutely loved this Taff, one of my fav bombers too, great cinematics loved this vid, can’t wait to see your next choice, but I would love to see a career in the Heinkel, thanks for your hard work bringing us these vids.

[@TaffinExile]

Thanks yeah she is a beauty, I think I’m more a bomber pilot than fighter pilot so will do some more bomber mission’s regardless

[@stephenmiller195]

Taff in Exile good choice Taff don’t give up the subs though lol I love them too

[@davidlee3311]

I would love to see a Dornier, but anything you make will be worth the watch.

[@blaymeister]

The cinematics of this game continue to astound me. 👍👍

[@tomsbasement4884]

The career playthroughs are my favorite however I can see where singular missions give variety and depth to the channel. I think the careers are endearing as you have a particular pilot to follow, its as if you get to know him and sort of form a bond if that's the correct way to word it. The anticipation of seeing the next video wondering if he'll make it through sort of thing. With the single missions there is no connection like that but it is entertaining nonetheless not to mention a great way to give viewers a preview of what career they would like to see in the future. I like it and the blend of cinematic/hands on presentation.

[@NotAFirefighter1]

I would love to see a HE111 career

[@xMadDonaldx]

I like the bomber game play from the look of this vid

[@hawks1ish]

Really keen on seeing the 262 personally

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Excellent, no one sneaks up on TIE anymore.

[@bigrivercod]

Thanks for a wonderful video. The sim graphics are super pretty. I'd be spamming the screenshot key to create desktop backgrounds.

[@michalrozik7869]

I would love a career with the stuka

[@bentilbury2002]

Like the idea of trying the different aircraft 👍

[@Skyhawk996]

It's surprising how few of these beautiful bombers exist today.. but, there is only 43 B-17's left and the us made thousands of them.

[@paqx3534]

Love this sim, and love your content. Side note though: one of the highest production value components of IL2 i the sound. They capture the deep bass of the props, engines, and screams of turbos very well, and have one of the only sound engines that gets aircraft sounds at a distance just right. During your battle sequences, I can understand wanting some music, but I don't think it benefits the scene overall to mute down these awesome sounds for the sake of such a low-key soundtrack. For the what you're going for some war drums quiet in the background and the game audio turned up probably would have hit it better for me

[@e.kent.d9561]

Now that you mention it, I agree.

[@comesahorseman]

Sitting in the pilots seat IRL, I'd feel vulnerable as hell! 😅

[@TaffinExile]

Yeah same feel as the bombardier in the b-17

[@colindouglas7769]

Yup, you would be pretty vulnerable sitting with just a sheet of perspex in front of you keeping the breeze out of your face and especially so when faced with the sort of head-on attack the Polish pilots flying with the RAF employed in the Battle of Britain to break up the bomber formations. Scary stuff indeed, even with those pathetic .303 calibre Brownings (a bit more oomph when they started to use the 20mm Hispano cannons)!

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

Absolutely want to see the other aircraft. Good show!

[@conmcgrath7502]

Excellent production, really liked the sound track, gotta' admit, that was a cool aircraft. I'm surprised it would bomb from that height but I admit I don't have a clue how they operated. I have one question that I DEMAND the answer to (anybody help); what is the vessel in the foreground at 8.47? Never seen anything like it! I also have an 'observation/'thing' that someone told me' (before the days of the internet)....it is this; the HE 111's struggled with defensive capabilities throughout the war, one of the problems being that the front gun in particular had a drum magazine of very limited capacity (and traverse), so if the gunner had to reload he had to release the empty drum and turn around to locate a fresh one, grab that, make sure the empty drum was safely stowed so that it wouldn't bounce around and possibly jamb the pilot's controls, then reload and re-cock the machine gun. Probably not a great idea wen you are being 'bounced' by Hurricanes? I would love to get a reply from anybody who might enlighten me. One last thing, Taff in Exile, I'd love to see Taff in Mosquito! Pax.

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

"what is the vessel in the foreground at 8.47" That would be interesting for me as well; looks like the child of a speedboat and a submarine.

[@conmcgrath7502]

@@foreverpinkf.7603 Ah ha ha! You nailed it.

[@odonovan]

@Con McGrath, that's a Gant-5 (G-5) Series 11bis Motor Torpedo Boat.

[@conmcgrath7502]

@@odonovan All hail 'The Real O'Donovan! Thank you, I didn't have a clue. Obviously I 'wiki'd' it', damn, those boats were fast (if you ever did 50 knots over water, you will understand). Delighted for your reply but left with a new question; how the hell did you know that? I am in awe, Pax dude with knobs on!

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

@@odonovan Thx

[@mickmickson2465]

I'm curious to see what all the contenders are...im still interested in seeing a p-47 career, I dont know what all of the options are but cant wait to see what you go for

[@TaffinExile]

We have something from all sides, interestingly The p-47 was one of the major requested planes which surprised me!

[@bobjoe4888]

@@TaffinExile I'm not sure how bizarre IL-2's roster for aircraft gets, but there are definitely some fun planes from WWII. I will admit that the bombing is an interesting new take, however. I'm used to seeing your fighters.

[@timphillips9954]

That would be a very short career as it only joined the war at half time, lol.

[@arthurcrego8297]

Loved it and am for the suggestion of flying different a/c until you are ready for your listeners aka subscribers to make the selectiom

[@justsomerandomostrich1906]

Well done editing those defensive gunner shots. Looks great! More of ze bombers please!

[@davidhorkoff902]

Not a bad video, however I was left wanting fewer external scenes and more footage of what you were actually doing and your commentating. A bomber campaign would be good to watch though.

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

Did that top turret gunner just have to be careful he didn’t shoot the tail off? In the heat of battle? Damn...

[@AkiicToDaHead]

Nice vid Taff- at 8:31 was that men flying through the air? :D

[@Zinmar]

Are you using TrackIR or Tobii for flying? I've got Tobii and the game doesn't recognize it.

[@Ayns.L14A]

COOOLLLL He-111 gotta love 'em

[@chrisdaniels3929]

Good video, cheers Taff.

[@Razarb]

Taff you need to stop making me waste money, I see you playing these simulators I want to have then I do like I did with RoF, bought all dlcs thanks to your videos... Hahahaha, keep up with the high quality, love your vids

[@hummerltheOh]

It's not a waste of money if you enjoy the games though ;)

[@Razarb]

@@hummerltheOh that's what I try to tell myself also hahahaha

[@bigrivercod]

If there is a flight sim sale (IL2, DCS, FSX etc) on somewhere I am nearly always buying something. I know I shouldn't but I just can't help myself. It's a sickness :) Everyone should be allowed one vice.

[@JDKempton]

In career mode is there a completion or does it ends at your death?

[@rickbish9995]

beautiful video

[@TaffinExile]

Thankyou

[@AlphaTier494]

It would be awesome to see some videos with patreons as your crew :)

[@haraldlorentzen40]

More of the He-111 please, maybe some B-17/B-29 Suerfortress. And Spitfire is a must.

[@kimbonzky]

B-17 and B-29 isnt in the game

[@haraldlorentzen40]

@@kimbonzky Had no idea... What a shame.

[@e.kent.d9561]

@@kimbonzky correct, but I wish the B-17s at lest were.

[@anti-Russia-sigma]

You should feature different aircraft often.

[@liquidopl6492]

London is beautiful at this time of year should we go?

[@MouldedSalad]

What's the background music that starts at around 10:45 please? 🎧

[@jamesrussell7760]

Thumbs up, Taff! The He-111 is indeed an interesting aircraft, but why fly a dump truck when you could fly a Formula 1? Besides, Taff, old boy, I suspect a career in the 111 would be rather short. By the way, would a Mosquito happen to be on your list? Deep penetration night raids on German airfields. Hmmm, that sounds rather exciting. Especially if you catch a Me-262 returning to base.

[@ambermaynard2412]

Heinkel111 nice

[@stevengayer3420]

This is AWESOME!!!! Keep making videos bro!!

[@martinl6133]

Hi Taff. I saw you using your mouse to move controls & set measurements. I didn't think you could do that in IL-2 sturmovik great battles. Have you used some sort of mod?

[@megaliidea1919]

I'd love to see a Fw 190 playthrough

[@philhomer235]

It's really the most beautiful military simulation despite its age, do you fly in VR?

[@Dabullizer]

HE111 ftw!

[@jacobbadger9524]

Like the videos taff. Got any b-17 videos in the pipeline?

[@skidzholeshot1316]

far cry 2 music ? good vid

[@hunormagyar1843]

8:00 - If that sight was calibrated right I wonder why you even bothered dropping the bombs, you were seemingly an age late... lol

[@josephmathers2211]

Does anyone know what the music in the end is ?

[@Kevin_-mx5hd]

How do i set up my joystick its a t. flight hotas x? please someone reply

[@TaffinExile]

He’d into the settings controls and make sure you pitch,yaw and roll are configured to your stick controls. One of the pains of these sims Is the amount of controls confit you need to do, all you need to do is click on the various commands with mouse and then click the button on the Hotas you want to set

[@Kevin_-mx5hd]

@@TaffinExile thanks

[@knirkegaming5395]

great flight! such a beautyful plane. they have one in Norway in nearly mint condition, cant wait to visit it. I defeinately out the 111 in a top 3 pick for a series! how was the tempest, you miss it? do you feel "well versed" in that plane now, or could you have had more training? whats your thoughts on the plane?

[@blacknemsis2456]

Anyone know how to get pass the net frame work 3.5 bug. Can't download it.

[@TaffinExile]

I’ve not had a frame work bug? I guess you’ve tried repairing the net frame work from the app installation in control panel?

[@Vermin8er1]

Flying Pencil career :-)

[@timolo0411]

Please do a he 111 career i beg you.

[@arnodubel4659]

Ein sehr schönes Video, aber leider sind deine Kommentare sehr störend.

[@firefox3187]

Want to get back in to flight sims but for it to be worth it looking at totally new pc and controllers that would be 4K to get. 🥺

[@kimbonzky]

The only german plane sexyer then the HE111 is the JU88

[@richardbarker2928]

Yes,I agree but how long would the career last....and would taff be the pilot or one of the gunners. But the 262 jet would something completely different.

[@bertrandducouedic8621]

Good

[@mihajlovucinic011]

Some Pacific fighters content?

[@andyalexander1714]

Great trip. Didn't like the music, though.

[@darriusdias]

I think I'm warming up to the idea of a good rumble in the desert with the new expansion...

[@darriusdias]

@TomisHoare Oh man, that brings back some warm childhood memories...come back from school in the afternoon, dust off the Logitech, and take to the skies to shoot down baddies! Sigh, simpler times ay?

[@TurboImpaler]

If war thunder would be like il2....

[@TheDolphinator8]

Stuka Eastern Front, ?

[@sunney4252]

I if you play as a bomber

[@thomasp8904]

I have flown a very accurate recreation of this plane and it flew like absolute dogshit. It was a huge disappointment but that the b24 was amazing vs this

[@wartsnall7332]

Such a shame about the awful muzak, really distracting.

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

Sorry but the background music is annoying.