IL-2 Great Battles || ME-262 Career || Ep.1

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[@Atesz222]

Diary entry #614 Walter Hartmann Feldwebel It's October 7th, 1944. Uncle Helmut's contacts at Junkers seem to have paid off. After that injury last September I knew my wings were cut for good, but at least he could get me into a mechanic training for the new aircraft we're fielding, the Me-262. Others call it Schwalbe (Swallow) but I'm still going to refer to it as Haifisch (Shark). It looks like one, despite the fact it's flying. That new engine is an engineering marvel and a bane at the same time. The lack of quality parts mean we have to take them out every 12 flight hours and in most cases, they end up as scrapmetal. A sudden throttle movement can cause anything from a backwards firing shotgun effect to an engine fire/explosion. But when it works, it works like magic. I was placed into the ground crew of KG51, for the mysterious Hauptmann Wolfgang. Rumors say he hates his first name, that's why it's left out of every report, list, briefing... everything. He also was hellbent of naming his plane "Eimer mit Schrauben" (Bucket of Bolts) which is strange to begin with... He seems to be a good candidate for aces however. Yesterday he got his first 2 kills with the machine.. on his first combat flight! That's something. Got his Iron Cross for it immediately. He complained about the heavy drop of shots from the autocannon. Turns out nobody told him the shells fall 3 metres at 100m range, he'll have to compensate for it in the future. If anything, he loves his cannons. Ground attack variants fly with 2 MK-108s only but he didn't want to hear anything about less than 4 guns, he that's what he got. I personally don't know how things are going to end, the final victory seems less and less probable as days go by. The three things keeping my spirits high are my tasks, the crew and the fact Anna is perfectly safe from any harm in Dresden. I can't wait to see her again. The engine inspection is coming up, I have to get back to work.

[@Wolfpack345]

Haha this is great! I love the backstory about the name! Adds alot to the career overall! Also 4 cannons or bust!

[@MrJJSimonds]

....Dresden...:(

[@rbgerald2469]

Anna might die due to the Dresden bombing raid.

[@Atesz222]

Thank you all for the positive feedback :D Yes, I added Dresden for the dramatic foreshadowing :D

[@jamesgriffiths7588]

@@Atesz222 I was like "Oh what a neat little sto- ohmygodhisgirlfriendisinDresden o_o"

[@ValentineC137]

"two sixty two" I feel betrayed, confused and quite possibly bamboozled

[@VinylScratchBass]

Pilot Tip: On Take off with Jet Aircraft especially older less powerful jets on take off lift Gear up first to slick up the lifting body under the aircraft and then raise flaps one airspeed is comfortable and the aircraft is stabily climbing and gaining speed. ^-^ Love watching your videos! Got me into Silent Hunter and I love it!

[@Wolfpack345]

Fantastic tips! I do appreciate it. Looking back at it lifting the flaps first was a bit silly. Cheers!

[@doctoruttley]

👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@niume7468]

I love that you always include il-2 1946 music its so nostalgic. I remember playing il-2 1946 with my father together :D. And this music is just pure joy.

[@yavimayawurm9769]

Well the music is actually not originally From IL 1946 but for the original il-2 From 2001. I always hated it but it also annoyed me for how catchy it was so I couldn't force myself to mute it.

[@kairos4486]

ME-262 huh? Great choice for a new series, looking forward to it!

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks Kairos!

[@rudeorangutan6952]

109 next maybe?

[@idiom2805]

Imagine if you were given one of the greatest weapons the world had ever seen, but your leader told you to only use it on rocks.

[@mauricedesaxe1745]

Haha, I had a heart attack when you put the flaps up before the bird even started climbing off the field! I was convinced you were going to stall right then and there.

[@Wolfpack345]

Haha yeah that was certainly a mistake!

[@enderdragon9307]

"Fragile engines" Laughs in War Thunder But yes, irl they are

[@Eagle-od1im]

Anyone whose played the OG IL2 will feel the pain of those Jumos

[@herrakaarme]

Old times: Fragile engines, sturdy men. Nowadays: Sturdy engines, fragile men.

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

The fighter-bomber variant of the 262, the A-2a, was called the _Sturmvogel,_ or 'Stormbird'. The _Schwalbe_ or 'Swallow' was the fighter, the A-1a.

[@arthurcrego8297]

Wow, never thought I'd see a 262 in combat, Out-freaking-standing Wolf a great mission love this

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks Arthur! It is certainly an interesting aircraft!

[@justapeasant8949]

Ah, that march. Last time I've heard it was November 2001.

[@Hubba404]

Return to Castle Wolfenstein?

[@justapeasant8949]

@@Hubba404 IL-2 Штурмовйк

[@yurijanssen2148]

Oh whuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, this is going to be good im sure! :D That takeoff was sketchy haha Also: I'm from near Eindhoven! :)

[@Wolfpack345]

Yeah I should try using more flaps. It is pretty sketchy regardless of bomb load haha. Also: That is pretty cool! A lot of my viewers seem to live in the area :)

[@enigmaticchickenmcnobody]

Prepare for unforeseen shrubbery!

[@Wolfpack345]

If I hit a tree in this series I will be very upset.

[@vipertwenty249]

It's the squirrels you have to watch out for - tricksey buggers!

[@friedtan4359]

I fear nothing But that thing *some random tree* It scares me

[@jwrockets]

@@vipertwenty249 Sounds like someone watches Bo. LIZARD! SPITFIRE! AHH!

[@jameslanning8405]

On takeoff, the gear is raised before flaps... Flaps are giving you extra lift, which you want at low speeds. On landing it's the opposite. Gear is lowered before full flaps are lowered.

[@spitefulwar]

"They hung there dependent from the sky Like some heavy metal fruit These bombers are ripe and ready to tilt Must these Englishmen live that I might die Must they live that I might die"

[@os90akaredbaron66]

"Eimer mit Schrauben", I liked that reference to the good old "Bucket of Bolts". Although the more precise translation would be "Schraubeneimer"

[@jamesbates9038]

from what i remember hearing most of the 262 were lost due to mechanical failure or shot down while landing or taking off. because once they were at speed not much was gonna catch one.

[@TeargasHorse]

The early jet engines were very flawed and required very gentle handling. Because of this, many of the allied victories were catching the jets returning to base when they are low and slow, because of the slow throttle response, and the fact that if you go from slow rpm to max your engine can catch fire and explode. The same was true for the rocket powered Me-163 which was totally unpowered on return to base.

[@NiklasAdv]

YOur content is exactly what i enjoy, lore, fun, mature, rp. Instantly subbed!

[@Boslandschap1]

Glorious, great start. Very well done on your first flight! Looking forward to the rest of the series. Nice to see the PWCG btw, it really does an amazing job.

[@Wolfpack345]

Yeah I have used it a bit in the past for coop stuff. So far so good! That was a very exciting mission it generated!

[@jefferynelson]

Think this is first time we've seen Wolfpack in a jet aircraft. Once again thanks for the work you put in to your channel Wolfpack, people like you for it. Part of the reason I want PC hardware to ambush you mid livestream. I'm jealous of your success.

[@Wolfpack345]

I do think I did a channel update in the F-18 but this is certainly the first series in a jet!

[@jefferynelson]

@@Wolfpack345 I think I remember that now

[@bdavi485]

That is a STRESSFUL takeoff

[@Wolfpack345]

I know! I was sweating hah

[@mrkyussman]

OMG IL-2 MENU MUSIC INTRO. I'll never forget that music

[@TeargasHorse]

This is the first time I've seen your video, great job. I started my own 262 campaign 3 days ago, I'm on my 3rd mission. Good luck out there, HORRIDO!!

[@TheRaptorXX]

FanTASTic! WHAT a nice surprise for a Saturday afternoon! Congratulations on your first mission mein Herr. Ein perfect landing as vell. To ze mess fur schnapps on me!!

[@Wolfpack345]

Thank you Rap!

[@kevincostello3856]

OUTSTANDING NEW SERIES , Just subscribed immediately THANK YOU. Im in for the long haul on this

[@tomasdryak9645]

That intro music gives me so much nostalgia. How I loved the old Sturmovik..

[@Jaimefumer13]

You have to be gentle with te throttle or the engines explode. But what an incredible plane for the time ! I love that "schwalbe".

[@banyon1220]

This series is going to be great!

[@thatoneanimator8574]

Me-262's beautiful cockpit. Simple and everything is where you need.

[@ChrisS-fh7zt]

Got to love that the cockpit gauge plate was made out of wood to house the gauges. And the reason the 30mm ammo seems devastating is because it is a mine tracer. ie it has a small explosive tip that just wrecks anything short of a tank that it hits, hence why the P-47 seem to be torn to pieces when you hit it.

[@Wolfpack345]

It is a nice touch that the devs included it. A lot of the late war German aircraft have it.

[@eduardoroth8207]

im pretty sure that most 20mm and 30mm cannons of ww2 had explosive ammo for air targets. what you are talking about is the Minengeschoss, which was a special explosive ammo used by german cannons that basically had even more explosive mass. the 30mm already hits like a truck, and the Minengeschoss just shreds anything in it's path to bits

[@willgnue2240]

JET looks great , Congrats on the first mission flight complete and 2 aircraft kills.

[@Wolfpack345]

Thank you! It was certainly a good mission for me.

[@matydrum]

Great mission and results, great skin! Bravo!

[@Elfunko99x]

Great mission and beautiful landing. Well done 👏

[@robinraphael]

Good video bro can't wait to see what you can do in this beast

[@robertnovakovic1519]

Ahh yes good old ME-262😌I rememeber my first burning engine while taking off🤣😂😁especially when you are doing scramble mission and P-51 are straffing your squadron on the runway😌

[@ausarthevile9405]

Love the detail in this game

[@Wolfpack345]

It is a fantastic sim.

[@doctoruttley]

Awesome! Really looking forward to this series! 🤗

[@Wolfpack345]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@JungleJimAB9AB]

Another great commentary of a great game. Keep them coming.

[@pth4545]

In general you would bring your gear up before your flaps, because when raising the gear, you are only reducing drag.Keeping it down negatively effects acceleration and rate of climb. Whereas, raising the flaps, decreases drag but also decreases lift. Love your vids.

[@alextankian]

love the IL2 1946 theme. Really took me back

[@fastboy5557]

I love that you added "Ein Heller und ein Batzen" for the ending.

[@evorhardderuiter7728]

As someone from the city you're about to bomb I must commend you on your pronunciation. Very close. I know Dutch can be very difficult for English speakers haha. Looking forward to the rest of the series!

[@Woad25]

I sometimes wonder what the airmen thought when they first saw the ME-262. It must of seemed to them be working via magic, something completely out of science fiction..

[@colinkelly5420]

They were all really eager to shoot it down. In the 8th Air Force at least, pilots considered shooting down a ME262 as more prestigious than attaining ace status. There was even one US ace (can't remember his name) who was tour complete, who tried to get back onto operations because he wanted a ME262 kill. So once the initial awe passed, there was a strong desire to bag a 262 for themselves.

[@jakubbuszko3089]

Amazing Work ! Thanks friend !

[@gascan]

Great fun watching this one! I used to play Rise of Flight a bunch, but recently I've been trying out Flying Circus using my VR headset. There is a huge difference between flying flat screen vs flying in VR. I kinda miss seeing the details of the landscape stretch out beneath me, and locating landmarks on the map to navigate by, but flying a tight formation or shredding an enemy plane in VR is just such a different experience. I use PWCG to fly coop missions with my brother. Great fun flying together. Looking forward to seeing how this series develops.

[@Wolfpack345]

Flying Circus is really fantastic! I need to get myself a VR headset one of these days. I have heard nothing but good things about IL-2 and VR!

[@letsexchangecansandbadadvi4245]

BAD ASS!!! I LOVE IT!!!....PLEASE KEEP DOING THESE...TY!!

[@Manco65]

Always glad Herr Shecklegruber had screwball ideas about tactics and new military weapons.

[@MrPurpleraine11]

Nice one Wolf, and you even went with the name too, looking forward to this series. o7

[@Wolfpack345]

It was a great name suggestion!!

[@PeterMatthess]

oh wow that soundtrack just came back to me!!!!! those were the days in IL2 1946

[@nosoundstocks3540]

Dude, bad ass game play. Looking forward to watching further sorties.

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks! I am excited for the future of the series as well!

[@Phalanx11]

I saw a 30mm cannon shell at the Smithsonian....it made the .50cal look like a .22 round.

[@Gigi-ik3br]

The most beautiful plane in the war!!! I am really looking forward to this series.

[@Gigi-ik3br]

Please don't crash it on the first go about. I already gave you a thumbs up and I haven't even started it. LOL

[@kensai7]

Lovely. Also like the new mission debriefer. Would be cool if you also wrote a couple of lines of description (lore) for the immersion.

[@Wolfpack345]

Great idea! I'll look into doing this!

[@Kalev225]

A suggestion, it would be cool if you use the ingame recorder so that at key moments you can swap perspectives, like that bombing run

[@Wolfpack345]

I normally do that. I forgot do do it this episode.

[@mrmojok]

Awesome! And that is indeed a beautiful skin.

[@shinkicker404]

Wow, this game actually looks quite gorgeous.

[@nikkireborn5923]

Nice to see the 262...good vid. Well see is we can survive!!

[@Wolfpack345]

Fingers crossed

[@jameswilliams1085]

Wow!! This is original!!! Looking forward to seeing This series!!!

[@Wolfpack345]

I look forward to see how it progresses!

[@Chrinik]

Didn't germany put a throttle limiter in that would only gradually adjust the throttle, no matter if the pilot janked on it? Might be a different, later version however. Also it's really sad that the armored glass in most WW2 cockpits is still not able to have this lensing effect that real glass has, the struts holding them in place appear a tad smaller in real aircrafts, as the entire sheet of glass appears a bit thinner than it actually is, because of the thickness of the glass lensing some light around them. It does lead to some distortion on the edges.

[@shadewolfe3131]

I'm super excited to watch through this but thinking... I would love to see an He 162 career. I don't know if such a thing exists for IL-2 but the Salamander is such an interesting plane for me and if it does exist I think it could be extremely neat.

[@jamesgriffiths7588]

Tbh with this coming through I'm not even mad there hasn't been a SH3 episode this week... still missed but the Schwable is a worthy alternative!

[@Wolfpack345]

Yeah sorry. I took a break this week. Things will be back to normal next week.

[@jamesgriffiths7588]

@@Wolfpack345 thanks for letting me know! I was getting worried since you hadn't uploaded anything at all (till this obviously). Those concerns have been resolved, take all the time you need! Would much rather you take a break and continue than burn out and loose interest like you did in the Med Campaign.

[@lauriea2971]

I just started watching this series so far it's good

[@patientx77]

The Me-262 is one great looking aircraft.

[@georgemiller1784]

Excited for this series

[@Wolfpack345]

Glad to hear it!

[@KarolGrom92]

That Me-262 does not want to take off at all. Gone be another great series.

[@Wolfpack345]

I have high hopes for it!

[@OriginalWarwood]

Looking forward to the series!

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks!

[@txtoolfan]

you buttered that landing, nicely done

[@boraeananaren]

Looking forward to this series. Let's hope enemy trees stay away 😁

[@Wolfpack345]

Here is hoping!

[@buckduane1991]

The 262 was designed to intercept bombers, the swept wing providing much better control at higher speed. They had a 110 mph advantage over the P-51 and used it to swoop down, hit B-17s, then zoom away long before allied fighters could react... however, several P-51s did claim 262s including the Tuskegee Airmen. The biggest problem with the 262 fighter was Hitler himself, having the plane redesigned for ground attack in true NAZI Party fashion: take something simple and screw with it to make such a jack of all trades it can’t do anything at all. They did this with everything to the point it handicapped their air forces, which was a big help for us ironically. Still, the 262 is truly a watershed aircraft and all modern fighters draw their roots to it or the rocket powered Comet which pioneered the delta wing (but of course, the Russians claim all of that was theirs first, if not for Stalin committing genocide on aeronautical engineers constantly, but we will never really know).

[@danglingdave1787]

what we do know is the first jet engine was actually invented by frank whittle but the Germans we're the first to build a jet powered plane, the Russians we're late to the jet party.

[@Slotty_Botfast]

It made me laugh when you kept referring to your squadmate as "Floridian".

[@ravenor124]

Cool vid - subscribed 👍

[@Wolfpack345]

Thank you!

[@jameswatson7270]

that was so cool ! thank's man :) can't wait to see more! oh ya :):)

[@Wolfpack345]

Glad you liked it!!

[@FireFeniX203]

Those cannons are gnarly lol cut those fighters down like butter. After watching your P51 landings I thought this was going to be dicey, but yo7 made it look easy and smooth, good job. Shame you had a very limited amount of cannon ammo though.

[@Wolfpack345]

The cannons are pretty brutal! That is for sure. I always had issues with landing the P-51 that I didn't have with other aircraft. Here is hoping my landings stay this way!

[@Kobrag90]

YEeeeeeeeeessssssssssss, the campaign generator is awesome.

[@Wolfpack345]

I'm impressed thus far!

[@waltergreif4836]

we need b17s to legitimize the 262's purpose ….good shooting ...those 30mm are awesome weapons!!

[@Wolfpack345]

They are awesome! My favorite part of the aircraft for sure :D

[@e.kent.d9561]

Nice surprise seeing the 262. Fun watching it do ground attack. I would have thought they would have stuck to bomber intercepts. but what Hitler wants he gets. For the time being that is. Nice job on your part for this first mission. I like it!

[@Wolfpack345]

Thank you! I figured ground attacks would be a nice change of pace from our regular fighter careers.

[@e.kent.d9561]

@@Wolfpack345 Yes, I agree.

[@tomphillips7858]

Very enjoyable. More please.

[@2017NSDQ]

Nice takeoff wolf XD lol cant wait for the series

[@alexandrugugulea1088]

you are an amazing pilot

[@prebenjensen5438]

under water and above land ,it is always fun to join you series

[@Wolfpack345]

I'm glad to hear that :)

[@Archangel_158]

A little late, but a quick tip for the MK108’s (the cannons): aim slightly higher than the aircraft you’re aiming at, as the 108’s rounds have a low muzzle velocity and are heavier, thus having a higher drop with distance.

[@Deamon93IT]

The take off looks painful, especially with a fat bomb and full load. Still definitely an interesting campaign, seeing how different this beast is relative to the prop planes

[@systemshocker7634]

Excellent 1st mission

[@oseo943]

Always raise the gear first... flaps are there to sustain your aircraft at low speed...

[@8-bitviper921]

hey, dont know if ur gonna answer this, i cant seem to find the me 262 skin ur using in this video, do u know if its still available?

[@SUBTT67]

Great to seeyou in the air, but I really like your sh3 videos. Is it possible to go to early years of war with XXI? And good luck with 262. Do your best.

[@mazchen]

Einer mit Schrauben :-) your intros are getting better and better!

[@Wolfpack345]

I am glad you think they are improving. I think they are definitely getting more natural.

[@patientx77]

Love the intro music!

[@rodneypayne4827]

With the Wolf Pack name any thoughts on doing a P47 Campaign? With appropriate 56FG Zemke's Wolfpack Skins of course. I'm currently reading the book Wolfpack Warriors by Roger Freeman hence the question.

[@Wolfpack345]

I certainly want to do one in the future. There is a scripted campaign coming out soon called Hell Hawks Over the Bulge. I think that would be a fun one :)

[@jwrockets]

I think I still have Freeman's Mustangs at War on my shelf.

[@garygenerous8982]

Oh great... Wolfpack doing ground attack... RIP this pilot when Wolfpack invariably decides to go after a heavy AA gun and crashes into trees... ;P

[@belorianuskane1952]

That train is...kaputt. Best quote.

[@williwass6837]

May i ask you why you have the Bozcurt Symbol in the down left of your vids??

[@nahiyan3476]

What is you pc speck in this video it will help me out quite a lot.

[@AJ-sh8uv]

What flight stick or HOTAS set up do you use?

[@tomsbasement4884]

Oh man, going from laser-beam .50 cals to 30mm potato chuckers...

[@peterhlavaj4681]

@wolfpack345 what 3rd party campaign tool do you using?

[@RSoppe]

I can't wait to see those B17!

[@Wolfpack345]

Unfortunately there are no 4 engined bombers in the game.

[@RSoppe]

@@Wolfpack345 big mistake i think, great channel btw

[@alfonsobarrado2902]

It would be amazing if they did bomber interception missions

[@Wolfpack345]

I plan to do some later on.

[@crankyboris]

Good stuff

[@ckelly3059]

Great vid Wolf, keep it up. When will the next t34 vid come out?

[@Wolfpack345]

Next week. Sorry I missed this weeks upload.