Midway Dive bombing scene fits well with free bird (kinda)

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

My favorite thing with Midway was people saying the scene with Bruno Gaido jumping in a plane and using the tail gun to shoot at a suiciding Japanese bomber was "unrealistic" and "Hollywood" yet it 100% happened and Gaido got a promotion directly from Admiral Halsey for having such balls.

[@alexer52]

Based

[@user-999v2]

Those “people” are simply people who haven’t served

[@JBRAI22]

Sometimes reality is crazier than fiction

[@munk6576]

@@user-999v2 the military industrial complex and its consequenses have been a disaster for the human race

[@thatoneultramarine208]

@@user-999v2No they’re just people who’ve never read into more obscure history lmfao, you don’t have to serve in the military to know your historical events 💀

[@dcareagan]

My favorite part was when the dauntlesses blasted freebird while divebombing japanese ships. It was a historical event that turned the tide of the battle.

[@m60enjoyer70]

It was a Canon event xd

[@commanderexplosive4235]

Stukas had horns dauntless had free bird

[@Grafvollundr]

It’s canon It’s in the lore

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

... And yet textbooks never mentioned that. I WANT TEXTBOOKS THAT MENTIONED IT HAPPENED

[@therustynovel7911]

「司令官!その音は何ですか? “FLYYYYY HIGHHHH FREEE BIRDDDD” 「アメリカ人...」

[@Web_2567]

“Shoot them down!” “But sir! They’re playing free bird!” “Damn.”

[@ScrabbleYT]

ABANDON SHIP, THEY'RE PLAYING FREE BRID!!!

[@FuzzFriend]

@@dickizzinya9085😂

[@somedudewhocreatescontent3306]

"There's nothing we can do. They're playing free bird." - Alternate universe napoleon.

[@christopherk2996]

“Where’s our freebird?” “We lost it, sir!” “How do you lose a dang song?!”

[@badateverything2931]

@@christopherk2996 not the only counter being your own freebird 💀

[@robertdevito5001]

“They’re almost finished” “Good, we will launch a counter attack immediately and… why do I hear Free Bird?”

[@tytoalbasoren9457]

0:36 I love how it kicked in as soon as the SBDs went into frame

[@maxwellschmid588]

There hasn't been a conflict in human history as ballsy as World War 2, ever before or since. The amount of sheer unrequited ballsiness to dive vertically in an aircraft directly into explosive artillery fire and drop bombs while flying at like 260 miles an hour has not been seen since. WW2 soldiers were absolutely incredible. Build different, without a doubt.

[@somedudewhocreatescontent3306]

True actual facts man, it's the golden era of warfare.

[@QuietToad]

@@somedudewhocreatescontent3306hard to disagree but the death toll were also something else

[@RonnielParas]

for real, now days we just threatening each other with nuclear weapons

[@darkpast2177]

​@TheDeafAndBlindPotato yeah it's a lot but compared to WW1 where it was way more brutal

[@Justsomedude81]

Well I'll disagree. Going face to face with a man in a sword fight was a whole different level of savagery. You felt when the sword dealt the death blow. You heard his pain and screams. WW2 soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines had balls of steel for sure. But stabbing a guy was a different level of savagery. I'll ask that you look at the Battle of Alesia and see what the Romans and Celts did and what was accomplished it was savagery and impressive. And didn't occur at 260mph

[@Hadfield15]

Whatever your enemy may be, they know it's up for them when they hear the sky playing the Free Bird solo.

[@doodlehates_uttp]

"Kid, we must strike with everything we have!" "But Sir, Free Bird is playing!" "Nevermind, we are fucked"

[@Momo_Kawashima]

Did you know? To achieve maximum realism, the director of the movie actually used live ammo and explosives on his actors, there weren't any second takes of the scenes

[@somedudewhocreatescontent3306]

Damn... their lives where really at stake. no wonder some of the pilot's faces looks absolutely terrified.

[@tigerplays7625]

bro capping💀💀💀

[@Momo_Kawashima]

@@somedudewhocreatescontent3306 a lot of good actors never made it home

[@cherriemaesicad8830]

​@@Momo_Kawashimaliar

[@Momo_Kawashima]

@@cherriemaesicad8830 🤓

[@therobloxian182]

This is so aesthetically pleasing

[@somedudewhocreatescontent3306]

Facts

[@tuffsheddweller]

I think Freebird fits perfectly with anything heroically charging through a hail of bullets and intense explosions.

[@Someperson117]

@@tuffsheddwellerits really mean "freedom" these big moving metal on the sea

[@badateverything2931]

@@Someperson117 freebird is the american national anthem now

[@timothyhoffman8817]

It’s better then masters of the air that’s for sure though master of the air does good on certain things it’s still a let down compared to midway and yes this film does have its flaws it still does a better job then apples master of the air

[@tytoalbasoren9457]

1:43 Man's over there trying his best to not let the strap slip into his mouth while manning the cannon lmao

[@somedudewhocreatescontent3306]

KEK he's milimeters away from tasting sweaty leather

[@George_M_]

It's a Japanese 25mm.. he should've just focused on the strap.

[@OR56]

I never noticed that. XD

[@ItsAHedgehog]

I went to Midway and met a man who was a plane captain on the Hornet. For Torpedo 8. Anyone who knows about Midway knows what that means. Thank you for giving these heroes some love!

[@bostonrailfan2427]

those poor bastards…balls of steel and props to him for surviving the sinking of his ship

[@felixdean9655]

There where 2 planes wich made I back both with dead tale gunners

[@kryss5719]

this song is the official "fuck em up boys" moments

[@harveyanimations8974]

It’s crazy how this song can change the mood of a scene entirely

[@somedudewhocreatescontent3306]

Fr

[@urbainleverrier1]

original score was supenseful, anxious, unsure of what will happen - and the results of failing, if they don't succeed. free bird on the other hand gives off pure fuck it we ball energy and I love it lmao

[@JynxedKoma]

It's acceptable to have plot armour when the Free Bird solo is playing.

[@thedolt9215]

Putting pop music to movies has become an art form… This one’s not bad, keep it up, I think you know what to do!

[@AbyssalTitan]

Movie shown: Midway YT: ah this is War Thunder

[@YAG-26]

I can confirm this happens in war thunder realistic battles, but it's three ju-87 stukas😂

[@tytoalbasoren9457]

_🎶And this bird you cannot change🎶_ I mean he's right, a bomber will stay a bomber

[@somedudewhocreatescontent3306]

OMG i just noticed that, now i think i'm gonna have to remove kinda from the video title

[@aaeve5676]

"But an interceptor can be a bomber if you try hard enough" -Some Japanese Commander

[@xx-lq6el]

Especially if your from Afghanistan.

[@ryanakaike9907]

Who's that behind your tear

[@bostonrailfan2427]

…unless you count the ground attack bombers and transports that became close support planes…

[@BLACKGUARD.2008]

1:16 this AA gunner was trying his best and also great facial expressions 😂

[@MG101]

I thought the movie was inaccurate, now I see that the reason not many of the Dauntless’ were shot down was because they were blasting free bird. It all adds up now.

[@agentsus9681]

Oh make no mistake, most of the dive bombers in this battle got murked. Of the 18 that took part, 14 were shot down.

[@bificommander7472]

@@agentsus9681 Most by Zeros though. Naval KZbinr Drachinifel mockingly called the carrier Batltestar Kaga for the massive volume of flak shown in the movie. (Along with moments like 0:07, where there are more Yamato class battleships in the shot than were ever build, and none were in this fleet.)

[@karbohydrates1842]

@@bificommander7472 True, Japanese AA was actually notoriously lacking in WW2 and most carriers were dependent on their CAP to protect them from aircraft. The fact that Thatch managed to keep the Zeroes preoccupied in a way previously unheard of to the Japanese was a significant factor to opening up the carriers to attack.

[@santymartin7383]

​@@bificommander7472I dont think they are Yamatos,just battleships and cruisers

[@BrickBuilder_Paden]

Finally something good that’s fits my favorite war movie. Great job mate!

[@williamlydon2554]

*"HERE COMES VB-6 WITH A STEEL CHAIR!"*

[@ryanhampson673]

Watch out watch out watch out!!!

[@Montana2.0122]

Imagine being on a japanese carrier and all you hear is freebirds as US planes are diving straight towards you

[@esmeraldaespindola7241]

They were not American planes, they were Mexican planes.

[@erenyeager9163]

0:24 In order to defeat americans, that captain needs to transform into Colossal Titan

[@dangusprime]

Crazy part is this isnt dramaticized in any way, this really happened and probably was very close to how it was, minus the freebird lmao...

[@samarkand1585]

Including the two minutes long dive?

[@dangusprime]

@@samarkand1585 ACTUALLY there is only about 20-30 seconds of rough footage of them diving, which is cut in and out of, so who is to say, on top of the 20-30 seconds, where each segment starts and the previous ends. The SBD Dauntless dove from about 8,000+ feet, and with dive brakes deployed, which you can see that they are in the footage, they would be diving at a speed of about 260 mph. 260 mph is 380 feet per second, 8000 feet divided by 380 feet per second is 21 seconds, SO YES INCLUDING THE 20 SECOND LONG DIVE. THANKS FOR ASKING.

[@sayhallo3769]

@@dangusprimeAlso Japanese flak wasn’t that severe. Most American losses were fighters attacking them.

[@dangusprime]

@@sayhallo3769 naw, it definitely was

[@sayhallo3769]

@@dangusprime Can’t tell if you’re joking or not

[@Shadow_Symphony]

1:36 That shot of them descending while the music does so too is SO good

[@fadedout2562]

Respect to all Pilots who foughted in the midway This movie is a helluva Masterpiece 😢👌

[@knightblade0188]

The movie is good it just has one massive flaw.

[@chad-thundercock]

@@knightblade0188 which is?

[@zikalokof1challenge414]

@@chad-thundercock Next to no realism, in this very scene you can see that. Theres no way a plane diving straight down will take 2-3 minutes to reach its target

[@PrezWSO]

Hell of a* Not helluva boss- lol Just saying 😂

[@chad-thundercock]

@@PrezWSO ok grammer police

[@richowens6125]

words cannot explain the happy adrenaline rush i got at 0:49 im still smiling this was awesome especially with that great solo

[@kave9482]

I must say, that's a pretty good sync

[@somedudewhocreatescontent3306]

That was actually unintentional, when i uploaded the video i was suprised that the music timed really well especially in this part 0:34

[@Jie_Hua]

@@somedudewhocreatescontent3306the fact it was unintentional makes this 5x better

[@tytoalbasoren9457]

​@@somedudewhocreatescontent3306and the cut at 0:49 syncs with guitar solo aswell

[@tamlandipper29]

Right? So many of the freebird videos barely sync at all, and it's a waste of time.

[@GhostGaming-hh6wg]

No. Not kinda. This absolutely went hard dude. Great edit

[@g.r.senterprisevenatorclas7314]

If Midway were not a movie about historical events this would absolutly fit.

[@Jere90]

For real it does fit pretty well

[@datoaster4991]

0:33 "Why am I hearing Free Bird rn?!"

[@sirilluminarthevaliant2895]

Kinda fits the dauntless. Replaced. Out of date. Yet brought back again and again. The bird you cannot change

[@tamlandipper29]

Hah! Never thought of that. Brilliant.

[@DylansPen]

A docent on the Hornet museum at Alameda was a tail gunner on a dive bomber at Midway, most of the rest of the tour listened for a minute to him (I think to most he was just a friendly old man) then moved on but I stayed to hear all he had to say. He said on the way down in their dive the planes were so close to each other you could almost reach out and touch the others just as it shows here.

[@Hatfieldfarms44]

0:07 I see 5 Yamato class battle ships 💀

[@Yuudachi-Ch]

Jeez OMG I SEE THEM THE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE 1 since yamato was on battle of midway but served as a HQ ship

[@GojiraGoji54]

Nah, fr i see it to bro 💀

[@WorldWar123-q6t]

What The Heck!?

[@Yuudachi-Ch]

@@Hatfieldfarms44 and later when the guy is on the ocean floating the battleships change into the kongo class battleships with the WRONG BRIDGE IT HAS HIEIs BRIGDE OF YAMATO PROTOTYPE BRIGDE BRUH

[@0-5Council-11]

​@@Yuudachi-ChI Had A Stroke Reading This

[@boonlings9272]

Average Warthunder gameplay

[@FRANK_AZAR]

Ace combat.

[@SpartanBrix]

Same energy as “To give the Covenant back their bomb”

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Japanese POV: "The Americans coordinated a two-pronged attack after our aerial escorts left our carriers defenseless! Impossible! They weren't supposed to possess such tactical genius!!" American POV: "Fuck... We got lost... Let's go north and see what happens... Huh. There's the Japanese fleet... And there's our boys! What a nice coincidence!"

[@beginscratch]

I swear boys, our grandfathers had balls of f'n granite

[@christopherk2996]

God made a one-sided coin specifically when free bird is playing so they can always win

[@dcareagan]

The video *is a movie* KZbin: *ah yes, this is war thunder*

[@JamesBond-fi8ci]

Fr

[@apparition03]

this feels like a heavy revenge scene

[@gametime1247]

I mean they were getting revenge for Pearl Harbor

[@tuffsheddweller]

because it is lol

[@dragb9284]

It was

[@daviddraffen2116]

Pearl Harbor, 'nuff said.

[@spartanblast9189]

Fun fact, when the dive bombers attacked the carriers at Midway, the planes on board were switching their armaments from incendiaries to attack the Midway Island with to the AP bombs used against ships Imagine it, all those bombs outside the main magazine, laid about as workers are handling them Next thing a bomb plummets through numerous decks and no one has time to register the fireball

[@bostonrailfan2427]

add in the fueling planes and you have uncontrolled fires alongside the explosions

[@scooterdescooter4018]

2:37 " The Eagle Union sends its regards. "

[@soundwavesuperior11]

The fact that planes are called metal birds make this 10x better.

[@mmtthewkatz4410]

I like how the Japanese commander looks up at 0:33 as if he can hear the guitar solo begin.

[@AdrianRamirez-gt1bc]

Even though free bird came out way after the events of midway. This song still fits.

[@Delicious_Dev]

Police: Sir, you were going 369 miles in a school zone. Me: Bro, you ruined my moment. Police: And why is that? Me: The Freebird solo was playing. Police: Oh sorry, you can continue. Me: So long sucker! Starts drifting

[@petezereeeah]

The Japanese lost 4 Fleet carriers in total during this battle. That is staggering! When the Japanese returned to harbor in Japan their accompanying media people were quarantined for a month to keep the news of the disaster from the Japanese population.

[@Lekirius]

Even these days the vast majority of navies don't even have 1 carrier. Losing 4 at a time of war, when raw materials are already scarce, 70 years ago would be more devastating in magnitude.

[@petezereeeah]

@@Lekirius Yes. The Japanese absolutely lost the war at the conclusion of this battle. They were never on the offense again. Some say they suicides when the first bomb hit Pearl Harbor. The Japanese managed to build 3 carriers during the war following this battle. The United States built a total of 64 escort and fleet carriers. The Japanese climbed into the ring with Uncle Sam, and got annialated to a degree that made God himself turn his head from the sight of it.

[@henrycooper3431]

Whats worse than losing 4 carriers is that of the entire aircrafts of various type carried by these 9 carriers *and* their base on Guam island were completely destroyed with like 3 dozens or so making it home, effectively making all but 1 carrier left in a barely functional state to fight the war Hence their tactic changed to kamikaze to make the most out of the newbies and their planes

[@petezereeeah]

@@henrycooper3431 Very true. One of the knock out punches for the Japanese was the loss of pilots. They never recovered.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@Lekiriusit was a huge victory, but still short-lived due to the loss of the Yorktown then the Hornet

[@JailyTheCarGuy]

Mom: Awww, our son is so cute playing with his toy planes! The lore:

[@MYONC1801]

Free bird could be america's boss theme.

[@odzakgame9803]

HEEEEEEEELLLL YEEAAAAHHH !!! THIS MUSIC IS SO FU....ING GOOD!!!!

[@miguelvalencia3776]

Respect to all the men they are built different

[@somedudewhocreatescontent3306]

fr

[@skorgethehunter5810]

2:51 Japanese Officer: This is how we lost. The Americans had free bird on their side.

[@am5p8]

Amazing how ANYTHING survives that much ammunition being aimed at it. Thank you pilots for your service and sacrifice.

[@henrycooper3431]

Lets just say flak back then reallyyyyyyyyyyyyyy suck and the Japanese standard AA being bad also didnt help it rack kills on planes

[@ZeroScotland]

@@henrycooper3431Japanese AA was the equivalent of having no AA

[@henrycooper3431]

@@ZeroScotland they do have a somewhat effective multi purpose cannon that can do AA (atleast for the flak quality at the time) well enough but that one is infamous for quickly ruining the barrel and it only exists on some destroyers

[@ZeroScotland]

@@henrycooper3431 near the end of the war, the japs also got less training, im pretty sure thats a factor too, right?

[@knightblade0188]

Because that’s an inaccurate seen both logically and historically. Classic Hollywood

[@MayceLong]

Love love loved learning about this series of events when I went to the Midway museum in San Diego

[@feeblemind]

this had no right to slap this hard.

[@ZeroScotland]

*"Kinda"* is a very big understatement there, mate

[@Bill7478]

0:33 “CAPTAIN TURN THE RAIDO ON!”

[@MarcyKazu]

💀American hear "Freedom"

[@JulianLikesPlanes]

1:19 bro in the back had a free bird overload 💀

[@wdowa94]

2:46 they forgot the reflection

[@ace_121]

"attack the d point!" "never!"

[@lifeisgood5683]

me and the boys trying to kill the ship that has a high killl count

[@DVNEngineer9071]

"The americans successfully sank the carrier! We failed!" *_"But sir, they were playing Freebird."_*

[@no.6-nu7io]

Pov : me trying to defeat 2 battleships and 3 cargo ships by just 1 p40 plane in just 5 minutes 💀(in wing of steel it's very hard to aim and drop the bombs)

[@agentcloud09alt83]

Not only did it fit "kinda" well, it fit very well. nice vid

[@sarahkeytan6885]

Me and the Bois Dive bombing the japanese furry con at the sea:

[@captainrusca]

One of your bois miss now it's you

[@carsoncasmirri3874]

Part of what helped those pilots dive so well was the weight of the massive balls it took on runs like this. That adrenaline rush must have been beyond anything most can imagine

[@leduytoan21]

Jap commander: We have aircraft better than U.S. SBD Dauntless

[@robertodonascogarcia2481]

POV:when your enemy is using machine gun but not hitting you

[@jickyrickygaming8142]

Gave me chills

[@philipgaber4319]

Beautifully curated. Massive W.

[@zeddyweddy]

Salute to those who didn’t manage to survive ‘til the end of Free Bird

[@DubiousFIN]

Admiral started to hear free bird around 0:31

[@CodeS7-w4t]

Why did they say fly high when they were diving

[@Shadow_Assassin]

"its war. İt is not something to use for entartainment" Me: FREEEEEEE BİİİRD YEeeEEEeEEEEEeEE

[@stony2400]

What’s free bird?

[@somedudewhocreatescontent3306]

Kinda a meme music now If you watch some funny vidoes

[@biIIybob858]

The song

[@KyvenTheWarPine]

“DUDE CMON GO UP UP UP WE ARE GONNA DIE- WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHAT IS THIS SONG-“ “trust me like you did in 4th grade when I said I was gonna handle the bully, will you?”

[@bakteeryuh]

I love this movie, but unfortunately it falls prey to the idea that the japanese were seconds away from launching a counterattack, which if you see the recon photos (easily found in operation shattered sword, which talks about the fact they weren't close to counterattacking) shows that there are in fact no planes on deck.

[@smokayman]

I, too, had to dislike this video. There was a total lack of diversity of the pilots portrayed in this film, being all white cis males with toxic masculinity. I also found the overwhelmingly Asian portrayal as antagonists to be very racist and offensive. 🤡

[@sirilluminarthevaliant2895]

I thought the movie makes it clear the planes were still below decks being rearmed

[@bostonrailfan2427]

…did you miss the part of them moving them to the hanger to change munitions and fuel-up? it’s a pivotal point, they don’t do that ON DECK but it was happening

[@antonignacio3094]

There are indeed planes on the deck during the actual battle, as those planes in the deck are part of the Japanese CAP (Combat Air Patrol) that was tasked to defend the carriers.

[@binadoo]

I like how youtube tries to figure out if it cointains a game,they thought fr it was War thunder

[@mateimihaioprisa8130]

just kinda well? it fits perfectly

[@DanishAviation_34L]

Me and the boys on the weekend

[@lucdessange7597]

Brings a tear to me eye. I can smell the freedom from here

[@ShirainokaEdits]

Great Combination . Actually Feels Like Its A Part Of The Movie.

[@binbhrf]

I encourage anyone watching to read up on the actual battle of midway. Reality can be crazier than fiction and the sheer bravery of the us airmen on that day astounds me.

[@HistorianPilipino]

This is too badass😏

[@deoxi3207]

I love the fact that all hell breaks loose just at the tempo change.

[@hunterparent1350]

When the commander noticed the planes: "What's that noise?" "It's free bird sir! Run for your lives!"

[@brandonc7474]

The transition at 0:30 was perfection

[@ethanchristianson4922]

I play war thunder and I love that damn plane, but I have never seen a bomb release mechanism like that before, it’s really cool actually

[@edcooley6768]

The SBD dove @ aprox.70 degree angle the bomb crutch swung it away from the plane so it would miss the prop.

[@Cadebetas234]

My favorite part is that one guy that look like in his 20's dive-bombing the ships

[@Comanderbepis]

Pov: you are dive bombing in world of warships

[@somedudewhocreatescontent3306]

i'm a carrier main and i gotta be honest, i suck at it still, can't hit a single bomb :p

[@WORLDOFTANKS2022]

I swear Murray regrets joining the military at this point

[@BandJ-YT]

"Sir what do we do?" "There is nothing we can do.." *freebird plays* "What do you mean sir?" "They are playing freebird,we can't shoot them" "Why? " "Free bird gives them *plot armor* " "Oh damn"

[@Royal_Gh0st]

fits absolutely perfectly for this scene

[@COMOROS_BALL]

Me and the bois telling my little brother is gay and he is angry:

[@tim-thetoolman-taylor]

Ah yes, my favorite movie, War Thunder

[@Vang2009]

I remember watching midway when it first hit theaters, it was super loud and super awesome I recommend giving it a watch 😎

[@car.comiczzz]

Proof the cameraman never dies

[@CoopaDaTroopa]

0:36 best part cause of the planes joining in on the dive that why i love this whole fucking movie as being a nerd of WWII i love this movie