IL-2 Tank Crew || Breaking Point Campaign || Ep.1

[@largesoda1729]

By night he's a deadly U-Boat captain, by day he's a fighting Soviet tank commander

[@Wolfpack345]

Haha!

[@doppelbanger5797]

He was also a German jet fighter until it blew up with him in it 😂

[@janvanzyl9448]

my dad was in the angola war and he was fighting T34's as anti tank

[@KorbinX]

"It's too hard to model the inside of tanks" -Gaijin Entertainment

[@tinchorb1340]

just need to see red orchestra

[@CatsAreAmazing8187]

Der Richtige Arzt are you trying to say wargaming detail their tanks? If so lmao you’re funny

[@ilovehihats]

Dude, this game only has ten tanks modelled, War Thunder has hundreds. You have unrealistic expectations, at least be grateful the aircraft cockpit models are on point.

[@breizhrudie4757]

@@ilovehihats Lol they are not. Seen the bombers? trash cockpits. The least they could do is detailed interior for sim battles.

[@breizhrudie4757]

@@CatsAreAmazing8187 Exteriors are, and way better than WT anyway.

[@pppppffffffmmmmmmmnn]

IL2 devs REALLY need to push the advertising of this once it's out. It's more accessible than the flying portion so I think they can sell it well

[@dreamcrusher112]

@@DeDyson I'm seeing that it's £65 at the moment - is that normal? Seems like a lot even if it does seem fun.

[@sheeplord4976]

@@dreamcrusher112 it should be on sale right now for $52. I think it costs so much because each side gets 5 vehicles compared to the normal 4, so they sold it at the price of the premium versions which are 5 vehicles for each side. On top of that, they did have to essentially develop tanks into a flight sim.

[@dreamcrusher112]

@@sheeplord4976 Thanks for the headsup!

[@lowkey771]

@@sheeplord4976 $90 now :(

[@crankyboris]

"There's a bit of wind" Continues to fire dead center... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Wolfpack345]

Can you not see me off centering the gun sight?

[@crankyboris]

@@Wolfpack345 twice i think? Then back to center for the rest :p Edit: just having a giggle, you got your like and sub.

[@Wolfpack345]

@@crankyboris Haha yeah Looking back at it you are right. Sorry I was grumpy. :P

[@e.kent.d9561]

I was really immersed in the action. The game ended when I thought it was just about half over.

[@Wolfpack345]

Haha the mission flew by for me as well! It was a blast!

[@coyote47713]

"A salient formed in the winter offensive near Kursk which would later be known as the Kursk Sailent" Hmm yes, the floor here is made of floor

[@Wolfpack345]

Yeah sometimes the briefings can be odd. It is probably just a translation thing.

[@Cybermat47]

Wolfpack345 yeah, BlackSix, the guy who makes these campaigns, is Russian.

[@Electricfox]

And mines.

[@alexandersedovskiy4723]

What a nice new kind of content! As a Russian native speaker, I appreciate your usage of Katyusha song's music in the beginning. Here is the translation of the text with my edits, so it's (mostly) meaning correct 1. Apples and pears trees blossomed Mists floated over the river. Katyusha went ashore On a high shore, on the steep one. 2. She went ashore, started the song About the steppe gray eagle, About the one she loved About the one whose letters she kept. 3. Oh, you song, girl’s song, You fly following the clear sun And to the fighter on the far border Say hello from Katyusha. 4. Let him recall about the dear girl, Let him hear her sing May he protect the native land, And Katyusha will save their love. Let him protect his native land, And Katyusha will save their love. 5. Apples and pears trees blossomed Mists floated over the river. Katyusha went ashore On a high shore, on the steep one.

[@Wolfpack345]

This is great! Thank you!!

[@rring44]

I learned some Russian and if I ever talk to a woman named Ekaterina, I love to ask her Выходила на берег? They always laugh.

[@timonsolus]

The favourite songs of both German and Russian soldiers were the ones about girls back home. The Nazi and Soviet Propaganda ministries were not happy about that.

[@norman6422]

T-34s rear armor was just as thick as its front to ease production. You should be able to turn around and run away without any reduction in protection.

[@vukashin88]

The angles are not the same, making the front much stronger

[@leifringvarrsson9519]

Great video! You actually stayed very historical about misidentifying enemy tanks, as that, according to memoirs, was very common thing for soviet tank crews. For example, there are reports about dozens of destroyed Tigers during Battle of Kursk, but most of these "Tigers" were late Pz.4 variants with L/48 gun and armor skirts.

[@timonsolus]

Leifr Ingvarrsson : Every Panzer IV with curved skirting around the turret was a Tiger in WW2. Best armour protection the Panzer IV had, a bit of curved steel sheeting around the turret made the enemy wet their pants!

[@davideb.4290]

Actually it was pretty widespread. There are a lot of claims of destroyed Tiger in the western front too, but most of them were actually panzer 4 with the long 75. I believe it depends on the fact that all german tanks were square boxes, so especially with poor magnification, it's fairly easy to misidentify the tanks.

[@JdeMonster]

Shame they don't model the driver using a sledgehammer to shift into 4th gear

[@Atesz222]

Game would surely be less fun if the first few series of T-34s would die randomly due to the "amazing" quality of their transmissions :D

[@ChrisS-fh7zt]

That was the KV series that had the trans that would hang up and so you need ed to slap it into gear the T-34 was slightly better but wasn't great in longtivity. I think it was something like every 500-600 KM's you needed to replace it.

[@JdeMonster]

@@Atesz222 to be fair you could say that of almost any tank at the time. At least the Soviets made spare transmissions for the tanks to carry.

[@Brusselpicker]

The T34 at this time was frequently pictured travelling with a spare transmission strapped to the engine deck.

[@Atesz222]

@@ChrisS-fh7zt The first series of T-34s were more like 50-70 km. There was a case recorded when a T-34 left the factory, went a whole 13 (!!) kms before the transmission grinded itself down and the tank had to be overhauled. It took about 1.5-2 years to make it acceptable. Why did they take their time? Because the statistics said a T-34's lifetime was about 50-60 km so in theory it'd be blown up before it needs a new transmission. :D

[@MohamadAmerulZufar]

The intro is like the first scene in Star Wars. Good narration and choice of music.

[@nexus888]

grass distance needs to be allowed to be increased a lot. Only 300m may be fine for airplanes but it somewhat kills the immersion in the tanks.

[@ajshell2]

I love how the menu music is the same as the music from IL-2 1946. A game from 2006/7. Not that I mind. I actually like that song.

[@psychoyuri3283]

LOL yeah! The memories come back now

[@Samuraid77]

Wow this is actually badass I never knew how cool IL2 tank crew was.

[@Ypog_UA]

Kharkov where you mention in the start is my home city ))) first "K" is silent also

[@VikingTeddy]

You make the best play videos. The little stories you tell before missions really make them so much more enjoyable. Can't wait for the next one.

[@TheRaptorXX]

Comrade Wolfpack, I am SO pleased to see that your landings have reached acceptable levels, without bouncingness and without panics! Well done comrade!!

[@TheRaptorXX]

Apologies Comrade! The message was from earliers on. What with pandemics and thing! Postals service is not what it could be...

[@tinchorb1340]

@@TheRaptorXX pandemics? What are you talking about comrade? We are going to storm te Reichstag in some hours, we are going to make history!

[@bfahren]

You are playing as a Soviet, you get a retreating order...and you believe it? I am sure the NKVD will want a friendly chat with you afterwards.

[@timonsolus]

This is summer 1943. The NKVD had lost some of their former influence over the front line Army officers after ‘Stand And Die For Stalin!’ orders had contributed to massive (and often unnecessary) Soviet losses in 1941 and 1942. By 1943, the Red Army had begun to learn to ‘Fight Smarter, Not Harder’.

[@eggbruh8163]

@@timonsolus you know its a joke, right?

[@icantchooseacreativename7506]

Just let him speak

[@maykay.jaykayman9647]

Ohhh the nostalgia hit right at the end with the original IL 2 Sturmovik(1946) Soviet theme.

[@bdavi485]

This is fucking amazing. There needs to be more games with this insane attention to detail

[@Phantom_Garage]

I'm very familiar with IL-2 but not tank crew. As a heavy duty World of Tanks player I'll have to give this one a try. Entertaining as always, keep up the good work.

[@brotheriii6133]

I'm loven the tank crew campaign 👍🏾👍🏾. Keep it comin.

[@dogeggs8679]

For the longest time Ive been hoping someone would make a game like this, where you are in command of a tank in WW2 and your goal is to get you and your crew through the war alive. Something like B-17 the Mighty 8th but with tanks.

[@GriffinKneesock]

There’s quite a few games like this previously though

[@nathannoel8078]

just finished the Last Chance series, i love these videos

[@willgnue2240]

Just remember all way angle your armour, thick or not , angling is your friend and saviour.

[@michaeledmunds7266]

Wolfpack: "That was pretty damn close, wasn't it?" Me, looking at the smoldering corpses of the allied tanks: "You could say that."

[@patrickh4540]

Tanks are all about keep moving, stop to aim and engage, then immediately moving again. At least in reality, we did it that way.

[@Wolfpack345]

Yeah I was later ordered to move and fire. Unfortunately I am no good at that haha.

[@Shaunus82]

This is such an immersive game, and I have never even heard of it until i came across it today on KZbin. Look forward to seeing more of this.

[@cerdon4076]

To move your underlying units you need to use the formation and movement controls, its better to just use formation control as it keeps everyone together.

[@tomphillips7858]

Organized chaos, need to watch on something bigger than my iPad Pro. Was fantastic on the 52” TV tho...

[@ImprovXI]

Il-2 tank crews looks great! Now imagine this with some sort of infantry model. We’d have Steel Fury Kharkov with infantry, tanks AND planes. great video btw Wolf. I was active on your channel a lot but then my KZbin account got stolen, had to resubscribe.

[@Juubelimies]

You mean Steel Fury Kharkov, not Tarkov

[@ImprovXI]

@@Juubelimies oh mb fixed it

[@gooser7613]

Those are T-34s..

[@ImprovXI]

ElectricFire2736 uhh...??? Yes???

[@tinchorb1340]

hello chile

[@stevedonkers9087]

Kind of reminds me of the old Armored Fist games. I loved those.

[@OriginalWarwood]

Another fine series to look forward to!

[@kensai7]

This is amazing. Am so thankful to be your Patreon! :) It is so curious to see things from ground level. At 14:56 it becomes scary.

[@Wolfpack345]

Thanks Kensai! I appreciate your support! Being attack from the air was pretty terrifying . I'm sure it will happen again haha. I am excited to see what this campaign holds in store for us.

[@jefferynelson]

Thanks for supporting Wolfpack's channel.

[@shinkicker404]

"I'm going to butcher a lot of Russian towns... names."

[@Pauliminator]

Wrong campaign... XD

[@katrinapaton5283]

So I see Wolf took all of eight minutes to fall for the trap that so many Soviet tank commanders fell for. A buttoned up tank can see very little, as he points out, which is why German tank commanders would often put themselves at great risk by not doing so, gaining a considerable advantage over their Soviet opponents in the process. According to Otto Carius, around 600 German commanders were killed by snipers during the course of the war and yet they persisted. Unlike their German counterpart, the Soviet commander didn't have the luxury of a cupola and, due to the large turret hatch which opened forward, was even more exposed as he tried to peer around or over the hatch to see forward. Interestingly, he then falls for the usual drivers trap of, I cant see a damn thing, lets open the hatch. In the winter of 1941 this was often done due to the fact that the vision slit was made of glass and was supposed to have a type of oil applied to it to keep it from frosting over, at which point you couldn't see anything unless you opened the hatch. If you had vision and could afford to keep it closed all you had to worry about was having the vision slit hit by an enemy round or explosive at which point you got a face full of glass.

[@45CaliberCure]

Cool. I'm late, but now I want to re-watch The White Tiger.

[@TobiasRieper047]

Awesome! I was looking forwards to this series, after the Postscriptum tank gameplay I was hoping to see the IL-2 variant too.

[@Wolfpack345]

I have been planning this one for a while. Glad I could finally get around to it.

[@mysteriousgadget7879]

Wolfpack345 in the Soviet campaign: "I will butcher a lot of Soviet towns' names." Wolfpack345 in the German campaign: "I will butcher a lot of Soviet towns."

[@Heldermaior]

Tank crew is awesome. This new campaign is quite good. One thing I really like is that there are so many ways to disable a tank without outright destroying it. A heavy machine gun can ruin your day, you are feeling confident in your tiger? Well, a heavy MG team just destroyed your vision blocks and now you have to unbutton to actually see! The Panther is a great tank sure... Until you get an HE shell on the mantle and it ruins your sights. Or even an SU122 shoots an HE shell that lands next to you and blows your tracks and your side armor off. It might not have infantry in yet but the heavy weapons already provide some interesting fac simile. Maybe the devs can implement a small vehicle with panzerfausts to make it even more interesting :D

[@Daniel-yc5mb]

I love how you play all the campaign.

[@organic1714]

every time this guy fires dead center even after acknowledging theres wind take a shot

[@korniszon24]

Wow, almost a five minute intro :) I haven't noticed that before but it looks kinda strange that the Soviets are colored blue on the map

[@Wolfpack345]

There was a lot to read for this campaign haha. In Great Battles all friendly's are blue and enemies are red no matter what side you are on.

[@korniszon24]

@@Wolfpack345 Yeah, I figured since it's the standard, but still, marking baddies as Reds would probably get you in labour camp considering the side you were on) Graviteam Tactics for example handled it differently

[@MaverickCulp]

You can change it in the settings. I have it where it’s Red is always Soviets or Allies, and blue is always Germany. Just like in Il2 1946!

[@AlanThomsonsim]

It’s mad you literally make videos about all the strange and odd vehicles or variants of that I love Keep up the good work mate love the verity trains planes cars can’t wait to see one on a ship or two The step a line hss would be a good one for you

[@bluestorm3628]

Very well done as always I’m shore that this campaign will be quite the explosive experience 🤣

[@Wolfpack345]

Haha that is for sure!!!

[@maverickhunterx5590]

Cool vid Wolf! Heres hoping for a Ride in the SHerman and Tiger tanks. :)

[@RedBravo65]

Nicely done. Most enjoyable to view.

[@exorbitantnoise9895]

Please keep making this series

[@Wolfpack345]

I will!

[@patoguayabero]

Great. Im looking forward to watching episode 2.

[@Wolfpack345]

It will be out next week. This week has been super busy. Sorry about the delay!

[@patoguayabero]

@@Wolfpack345 Thank you for answering, have great week.

[@ScepticGinger89]

Man, this marching band version of "katyusha" makes me want to fight and die for the motherland and comrade Stalin.

[@mikhailmerkulov8811]

no bro, you will die for mr.Trump and USD)))

[@O4KAST]

@@mikhailmerkulov8811 spotted the russian propagandist

[@mikhailmerkulov8811]

@@O4KAST no bro, american propaganda is the best in the world)))

[@kartofun7672]

Willem I am glad that western people also know about this channel

[@oneanonymous214]

They should just make armored trailers with canons on them and lightly armored trucks can tow them around

[@GamerFromSpace]

Hey, you might like the tank sim call steel gear Stalingrad, it’s currently in dev and it’s a first person tank sim

[@Jay121]

For added realism, at the end of the campaign, the NKVD whisks you and your crew away to Siberia with a stop over in Moscow for a show and tell before sentencing... err

[@Combatwombat-sn7ng]

I'm hoping you run into a tiger or a ferdi, that would be funny

[@fatal_bull]

Pretty sickkk.. didn't realise it had this mode. Will need to check it out :)

[@Wolfpack345]

It is awesome!

[@teetar1751]

Reminds me of t 34 vs tiger.

[@TheMadVulpen]

THAT INTERIOR IS GEORGEOUS

[@marwinxbox]

I immediantly recognized katyusha in thr beginning

[@JustPeasant]

Soviet industry: how many tanks do you need? Red Army: Da.

[@Wolfpack345]

It was pretty cool to see all of those tanks lined up at the start!

[@jetfighter200]

Russian steppe = preferred playground for German high-caliber guns and big cats...btw nearly died in the first episode :P

[@Wolfpack345]

In some of these missions your tank can be knocked out and you can still progress. Pretty cool!

[@jetfighter200]

@@Wolfpack345 sounds good..but not if the tank blow up? dead is dead like always in your series?

[@npk765fan]

0:11 love this song

[@jaydeedye84]

I always like to let people know which video of theirs got me to sub. This was the one :) I like the Uboat videos too but this series got me hooked.

[@Wolfpack345]

Thank you very much! The next episode should be out next week. I was super busy this week so I couldn't get it out :/

[@jaydeedye84]

@@Wolfpack345 All good brotha! I understand what its like to have a day job and a channel. I appreciate the quality content whenever we can get it :)

[@TLDelapore]

I am not a tankologist but I am not sure about the T34 that sat with its rear end exposed to the German tank advance for the first encounter. Personally I might have altered my facing.

[@mikhailmerkulov8811]

Good game, waiting for the next parts

[@ussenterprise3156]

This looks immersive as hell.

[@GriffinKneesock]

I mean. That is what simulators are for...

[@machinech183]

Love what you're doing with the series. That said you might consider putting some reading into actual armor tactics and gunnery practices.

[@timonsolus]

machinech : As long as he’s driving a Soviet tank, he doesn’t need to know what he’s doing, he’s only cannon fodder.

[@GriffinKneesock]

Tim Smith It’s 2020 and we still perpetuating the soviet cannon fodder myth

[@sav6732]

@@GriffinKneesock it's not a myth

[@MollyGermek]

@@sav6732 Who won? lmfao. rip in piss fascist invaders

[@MJMJ27]

1:31 it looked like the tank driver of the closest tank had a minor stroke. That or he stalled the tank lol

[@Wolfpack345]

Haha I'll go with he stalled it :p

[@systemshocker7634]

Thanks Wolfpack345!

[@nikkireborn5923]

Happy to see a new campaign!

[@Wolfpack345]

Me too! This should be interesting.

[@thegamingfish547]

ah yes. Katyusha playing in the intro

[@TortugaPower]

Look at this voiceover animated movie by Wolfpack.

[@joemelton2044]

Are the tank shells shooting off a few hundred feet in the air at a 45 degree angle realistic? I mean maybe after a ricochet off metal but from the ground?

[@dmain6735]

Cool. Can't wait for the next upload.

[@Kobrag90]

Fuck me, how did I miss this video. Sorry Wolfie. :C

[@Kerkenez]

Ah mate. Im just missing your P51 career. Watching it is more fun than playing :'(

[@Wolfpack345]

I will have a new IL-2 career up shortly.

[@Kerkenez]

Oh im very exicted about it! Is it allied or axis? 🖤👏👏

[@Skidjit]

Tanks for the video!

[@Wolfpack345]

That is a good one!!

[@theroyalaustralian]

I soo want this game now

[@RemusKingOfRome]

Excellent.

[@cvarak3784]

IL-2 is Soviet attack bomber (plane), this tank in gameplay is t-34

[@Mach-2-Fishbed]

Because the game is IL-2 sturmovik: great battles and the add-on he is playing is Tank Crew: Clash at Prokhorovka.

[@Cybermat47]

Now that you’ve used *Katyusha*, you’re contractually obligated to use the anime version. It’s basically the same, it’s just sung by anime girls in T-34s and KV-2s.

[@Wolfpack345]

Haha maybe it will happen!

[@arkdeso2864]

katyusha one of best soviet song

[@HunterTeddy010]

Pronouncing the names is easier if you read the Cyrillic. Its an easy alphabet to learn, even I learned it. Its a mix of Greek, Latin, a little Hebrew, and a pinch of homecooking.

[@garysparks7960]

I love your content

[@jefferynelson]

Give me the hardware & I'll make it my life purpose to ambush Wolfpack 355 during his livestreams. Every hero needs a villain. We all like Wolfpack, I am unlikable by almost any standard.

[@Wolfpack345]

:P

[@ruslanhrybchad6832]

I wonna see more!

[@jakubbuszko3089]

Nice Work thanks ! :)

[@chilled_cronics]

Love it.

[@arthurcrego8297]

Fun to watch good series

[@Wolfpack345]

Thank you Arthur!

[@Jan_Strzelecki]

"I am going to butcher a lot of Russian towns..." - Wolfpack345 2020 :)

[@Wolfpack345]

Oh no...

[@Jan_Strzelecki]

@@Wolfpack345 The politruk will be watching you closely, comrade :)

[@juanditoooo]

Need ep 2 fassttttt

[@freshfresh5205]

Where are all the supporting ground units? No aa or infantry in sight. Combined arms you say? The new map looks great btw. Are you operating the clutch yourself? Where are your tank riders? P.s. have you seen the movie iron fury? Not fury.

[@SilesianusMaximus]

Yay!

[@joemelton2044]

Don't drive into any trees.

[@Wolfpack345]

This thing can knock em down and keep on going!

[@MegaTranquilla]

Hi wolf, great content as always. Can the player also fly on the kursk map? And do you know whether there are dynamic tank campaigns planned or whether pwcg offers them? Thanks!

[@thecamocampaindude5167]

I believe you are driving what looks like a KV-1

[@Wolfpack345]

No. It is a T-34 76 UTZ.

[@thecamocampaindude5167]

@@Wolfpack345 my god how much of a dummass i was when i was young , im sorry man i was a retard

[@thecamocampaindude5167]

@@Wolfpack345 how tf did i even FATHOM the idea that this was a KV-1 ?!?!

[@rring44]

I love that you played Katyusha. Some other great songs for the next episodes are "Let's Go" kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5_HmpWhrceWnpo and "Oh Fields My Fields" kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmO8nZWfrs6og8U Also how cool is it they used horse hooves in the beginning of the song? I am trying to find a word to describe them, maybe someone can help me. It is like harrowing or something like that.

[@Wolfpack345]

Neat! Thanks for this it will definitely be helpful!

[@smaffoo]

Intro was a bit long imo but get the need to set the scene for the series, looking forward to more chaos though

[@Jason-ye4vy]

"Vor-oh-NEZZH"

[@thomasgilson6206]

why the dust trails coming up in deep grass?

[@taistelusammakko5088]

Fuck that looks nice