Me-163 in Combat - Greatest Hits (August-September 1944)

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After the initial trial interceptions and one Allied claim which isn't matched by German records, Me-163 Komet pilots of JG.400 began with serious attempts against Allied bomber formations in August 1944. How well did they do? Find out in this video.
Main sources:
- Stephen Ransom - Jagdgeschwader 400: Germany’s Elite Rocket Fighters
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- Robert Forsyth - Me 163 vs Allied Heavy Bombers: Northern Europe 1944-45
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- Wolfgang Späte and Richard Bateson - Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
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- Stephen Chapis - Allied Jet Killers of World War 2
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- Bat out of Hell
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[@JoeOvercoat]

Thank you for weaving the gun camera footage into the presentation.

[@showtime112]

When you find something like that, you just have to include it. Thank you for the feedback!

[@rawnukles]

@@showtime112 real 163 gun cam wow!

[@guaporeturns9472]

Bailing out and surviving a flaming Komet must be a pretty rare occurrence

[@jw451]

i was thinking the chemicals would liquify you before you gota chance to jump

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@jw451 Fuel was probably expended , or mostly expended.

[@ericsonhazeltine5064]

Never happened.

[@showtime112]

That's true

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

​@@jw451>>> I was thinking the same thing.

[@ZhihengCao]

As a real world pilot, I am so impressed by the bravery of the comet pilots in the face of overwhelming enemy.

[@showtime112]

The odds were very much against them. Thank you for the comment!

[@AllanMogensen]

the plane was quite risky to fly too

[@ratatoskr1069]

Maybe the rock paper cissors concept emboldened them. Believing in superior technology that obsoletes the defense of the enemy with extraordinary speed probably motivated them to engage overwhelming numbers.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

I posted this comment under your previous Me-163 video. It still holds true... *_"Of all the advanced weapons Germany developed during World War II, the_** Komet **_has always amazed me the most."_*

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the comment! What I find quite fascinating is that it was so different from anything we know as a fighter, before it or after.

[@CFITOMAHAWK]

No you didnt..

[@xj900uk]

Amazing, yes. Exceptionallhy dangerous to its pilots and ground crews, doubly so. In some respects it was also almost too fast for its own good, with very limited endurance and a pair of slow-firing heavy cannon - it took an expert shot to get many hits with that armament. One intriguing innovation, which is of special interest, is a set of upward firing unguided rockets mounted in the centre section, that were fired by a light-sensitive cell trigger. When the Komet passed under the 'Fat Dog' (Luftwaffe slang for US bomber), the shadow of the bigger bomber triggered the cell trigger and the volley of rockets fired oliquely upwards - at least one US bomber was destroyed using this innovative method but it was never tried en masse.

[@edgein3299]

Considering the odds against them, I think they achieved phenomenal success.

[@CFITOMAHAWK]

Tough Germans. They are not into BS.

[@dougerrohmer]

Actually not. Add up what the program cost in money and lives, consider what was coming their way, and you might realise that it was one of the stupidest military decisions ever made. Unless you're a wehraboo, then you'd not see it.

[@Lonkka665]

ON HINDSIGHT majority of the effort put into these wunderwaffe weapons was wasted. It would've been WAY more efficient to keep on producing bf 109's and FW 190's...

[@allengalvez653]

Schubert also shot down an RAF Mosquito during a brief dog fight

[@robertwoodroffe123]

And lost the war ! Dirk weed

[@peterrobbins2862]

Derr​@@robertwoodroffe123

[@johnboy384]

Thanks for all the efforts in making, editing and researching these videos. Much appreciated. =)

[@showtime112]

I'm happy to hear it!

[@i.setyawan]

One can only imagine what would have happened if there were swarms of the rocket fighters. Another excellent video. Keep up the good work!

[@the_mowron]

They could have prolonged the war long enough to get nuked?

[@lqr824]

Yes. The Allies would have won regardless, thanks to the Bomb, but if Germany hadn't wasted so much wealth and capacity on the V-2, it's scary to think what kind of air defense they might have been able to mount. Apparently more was spent on the V-2 program than on the Bomb, Radar, or the B-29.

[@xj900uk]

@@lqr824 Galland always said that the Nazis poured far too much money into developing the V2 and a lot of it was wasted. If they had set aside 10% of what they squandered on the V2 and instead used it to develop the Me262, the 'plane would have been operational in early '44 to counter the 'Big Week' operation, and the Luftwaffe could have maintained some degree of Air Superiority and also kept more experienced pilots available to fly the Me262's. In all about 1400 were built, but only some 200 deployed operationally. The few that did see combat, however, were very, very successful and made every other fighter on the planet obsolete.

[@horaciorivara1240]

Hans Bott lived in Argentina and pass away on 2011

[@offshorequest]

Another good video ! Being small and lightweight the Me-163 did not offer much protection for the pilot as well as having very volatile fuel. The plane probably killed more pilots than the enemy gunners. Looking forward to Part 3.

[@timonsolus]

The Komet's only protection was its speed and small size.

[@showtime112]

Thank you! Third part coming out early next month.

[@philipberry6477]

I met Heinz Schubert, an ex-Luftwaffe Me163 pilot in Windhoek in the mid 1970s

[@showtime112]

Did he tell you about his experience?

[@williamkoppos7039]

"Balls of Steel", the Me-163 pilot's story.

[@VC_27]

Excellent recreation, as usual. Thank you for leaving the fun camera footage silent.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the positive comment! Yes, adding sound to historic gun camera wouldn't feel right.

[@BROTHERHOOD_OF_NOD1995]

I like the oxygen mask breathing sound effect it really adds to the realism

[@showtime112]

That's a sound mod. I was able to finish all the video capture right before a major update which broke it.

[@larrydee8859]

Thanks for an excellent presentation! The graphics were really good, illustrating the various maneuvers.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the positive comment!

[@GarySpeight-cv5sw]

Difference in Allied and German gun camera footage quality is telling

[@artawhirler]

Another excellent video! Thanks!

[@showtime112]

Thank you for appreciating the content!

[@mattl3729]

Very cool video- the re-creations are excellent as is using real footage. One correction though: it's not "Mark 108" cannon, it's "MK 108"- 'Mk' is Mark, and it's a British and sometimes American term, while the German weapon is the 3cm Machinen-Kanone (MK) 108. It's a common mistake- just like calling various Panzers 'Mark' III, or IV (for example), when it's not at all a correct term.

[@showtime112]

Thank you. You are right about the MK thing, it did sound strange for a moment but for some reason, I didn't investigate it. That was probably my intuition (which I'll have to learn to trust more) 😁

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

​@@showtime112yes it s True, and mk108 better than 103

[@PappaBear_yt]

Oh, and also: Germans rarely flied in feet, but rather meters or kilometers. 😁😉 I could be wrong, though.🤷🏼

[@TheKid9678]

Well Done Showtime 112. As Always you do an Excellent Presentation, Sir.

[@showtime112]

I'm glad you liked it, thanks!

[@martinblunden4689]

Fascinating as always mdear...thanks 😊

[@showtime112]

Thank you very much!

[@alfaeco15]

Attacking bombers on an egg filled up with highly corrosive stuff...

[@man_vs_life]

You do an amazing job with these recreations!

[@showtime112]

Thanl you very much!

[@Matterian]

Great video Showtime!!! Can't wait for the next one.

[@showtime112]

Thank you. Next one coming up in a couple of weeks.

[@jeannezehner9450]

Excellent PART TWO. You must have courage for piloting a such dangerous plane.

[@showtime112]

Thanks again! Yes, every takeoff was a gamble with life.

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

Salut Jeanne. La 3ème partie sera diffusée dans 2 semaines. Il m'a dit qu'il pouvait faire une 4ème partie.,( question de volonté). La 1ère partie Ta152H à atteindre 350.000 vues.👍👍

[@jeannezehner9450]

@@dominiqueroudier9401 Le TA 152H est une réussite. Il y a un peu près 16 victoires aériennes avec le ME-163, si il veut toutes les faire, il y a encore du boulot. Dans un autre genre il y a l'ARADO 234 dans des missions de bombardement ou le DORNIER 335 PFEIL mais là, je ne connais pas ses faits de guerre.

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

@@jeannezehner9450 Pour Arado234, il a fait sa 1ere mission reconnaissance sur plages du débarquement pour étendue de l'avancée alliée. En 45 mission bombardement Pont de Remagen. Je crois que Clostermann en parle. Pour le Pfeil, pas trop de infos. A 11h rdv docteur : cervicales douloureuse et suspicion tendinite. Faut rdv pour ostéopathe aussi 😤

[@jeannezehner9450]

@@dominiqueroudier9401 Le pont de Remagen, c'est une opération intéressante. Sur le Pfeil pas trop d'infos non plus. Bonne visite chez le docteur.

[@tominva4121]

Wonderful production! I love productions that tell both sides of the story.

[@showtime112]

Thanks! I try to compare the sources when they are available.

[@juancarlosperezcortes9259]

Outstandig video, great continuation of the story

[@showtime112]

Thank you and stick around for the final chapter!

[@juancarlosperezcortes9259]

@@showtime112 I eont miss it

[@ratagris21]

Excellent job on this recreation with digitized format as well as original gun camera. Then again this why we watch Showtime 112! ♠️🎩🎯🎱🇺🇸🏁🇮🇱🇺🇦🔱🌻🌸🏵️🌼💮🏴‍☠️🏹

[@showtime112]

Always great reading your comments!

[@danhubert-hx4ss]

The Komet is a strangely attractive kite.

[@showtime112]

It sure is strange 😁

[@davidmccann9811]

Great work. Thanks!

[@showtime112]

Thank you for watching!

[@chuckcawthon3370]

Excellent video presentation. Very well done.

[@showtime112]

Glad you liked it!

[@cannonfodder4376]

Thank goodness there was preserved gun camera footage to weave into this. Added so much. Too bad the rest of the Grrman gun camera footage got lost in the firebombing of Dresden. So much lost history. Another excellent reenactment.

[@showtime112]

Thanks once again. Sadly, most such historical evidence is lost, leaving us to guess about plenty of details.

[@PappaBear_yt]

Hit or miss... I guess they rarely hit, huh? 😉 The lengths some people go, just to anihilate others!... Great video, buddy! 👍🏻👏🏻💪🏻🍻🍻🙋🏼‍♂️

[@showtime112]

Plenty of artists released 'greatest hits' compilations with one or two actual hits so I thought I might name the video that way 😁

[@PappaBear_yt]

@@showtime112 😂 Well, I was refering to the aiming difficulties that those German pilots had at such high flying speed and at only 2-3 attempts... But, you're not wrong! 😂😉🙋🏼‍♂️ Edit: oh, I see now... Silly me! 🤭

[@ThePilot4ever]

That weaving of real footage from the event you're recreating (chefs kiss)

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@eduardodeandres3864]

Estaré atento al próximo video. Ha sido brutal! Me ha encantado. Muchas gracias!!!!

[@showtime112]

I'm happy to hear it, thank you very much!

[@LanceRomanceF4E]

I was at a cocktail party in Williamsburg, VA in the early 90’s when I had a conversation with a retired USAF general. He was 90yrs old, but totally charming and funny. He flew P-47s in WWII and had one kill in air-to-air combat before the war ended. “The first jet I ever saw I shot it down.” It was a ME-163. Apologies, but I can’t remember the general’s name, but I think he retired as a three-star. I wish I had spent more time with him- could listen to his stories for hours.

[@OHW313]

Not a jet, a rocket.

[@kommentarepostenwill]

Maybe Charles Elwood „Chuck“ Yeager?

[@LanceRomanceF4E]

@@kommentarepostenwill lol, it wasn’t Chuck Yeager. I’ve heard Chuck Yeager at a USAF Dinning-In when I was flying F-4Es. Chuck wasn’t half as funny or interesting as the general I was talking with in Williamsburg. Anyone who’s heard Yeager speak will agree. American hero, absolutely, but a boring story teller.

[@kommentarepostenwill]

@@LanceRomanceF4E :D

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

Excellent black and white guncam footage👌 waiting now 3rd part. Watching guncam on TV fullHD is impressive👍

[@showtime112]

Thanks! Third part will come out in 2 weeks. There's even material for a fourth video but I'll see if I'll do that one.

[@dominiqueroudier9401]

@@showtime112 Ta152H. 345.000views. Only Rudel did better 400k or more

[@MrBubbydoo]

Another great Vid.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@brealistic3542]

The Comet flew so fast that comet pilots often missed their shot. Gradually they came up with new tactics. One was to fly up under the bomber and attack it there and then climb high above the B17s dive down and attack it on the way down and repeat thus attack a few times till their fuel ran out. The Comet was very venerable then just gliding down so another tactic was developed. The Comet pilot would put him Comet in a very high speed dive straight down to his airfield. Allied pilots couldn't catch it in these dives. It would closely circle the airfield which was loaded with flak guns and often Fw190 fighters circling the airfield to shoot down anyone that tried to get one that was landing.

[@xj900uk]

If they slowed down or cut out the engine that made them possible targets for the US gunners or figher escorts; conversely, if they lit the engine and sped up, their speed made it very difficult to score any shots with the slow-firing MK108 cannons

[@lordterra1377]

Allies are lucky they couldn't have made these in large number's. I can only imagine being swarmed by 50 of these would be terrifying.

[@jonbutzfiscina1307]

Thank you for the accuracy in the aircraft markings.

[@showtime112]

Actually, most of them are not that accurate :)

[@branka4226]

Nice video!

[@showtime112]

Thanks!

[@jhgvjhnouhmiu]

great video mate superb

[@showtime112]

I'm happy that you liked it!

[@FalkFalkenstein]

Sehr gut gemacht!

[@showtime112]

I'm glad you liked it, thanks!

[@ConradAinger]

And he can pronounce German names correctly too!

[@dereksollows9783]

This was a wonderful treatment of the topic. Thanks!

[@showtime112]

I'm happy to hear it, thank you!

[@RCrosbyLyles]

Nice work! Thanks!

[@iftikharfaridy2974]

Brilliant . . ❤

[@showtime112]

Great compliment, thank you!

[@stevebrickshitta870]

Excellent presentation. Thankyou.👍

[@showtime112]

Thank you for appreciating it!

[@tomsen413]

Amazing job showtime 112!!!!

[@showtime112]

Happy to hear it, thank you!

[@showtime112]

I'm glad you think so, thank you!

[@chaot523]

Hey - Awesome Video! Which simulator is used for the video ?

[@showtime112]

Thanks! It's War Thunder.

[@jamiejones7325]

Did anyone else but you Anglo-Americans develop proximity fuse flak/ shells?

[@MrNaKillshots]

Really good

[@showtime112]

I appreciate the comment!

[@renatoandricevic8638]

Kada je Komet polijetao, odbacio je kotače. I oni su se znali odbiti od tla i udariti u sam Komet. Problem je što je Komet imao cijevi za gorivo na trbuhu.

[@showtime112]

Da, i to se događalo. Vjerojatno jedinstven slučaj u cijeloj povijesti avijacije 😁

[@Lemard77]

Really nice having the gun camera footage in the video 👌 Could it be that the B-17 attacked by Schubert in the gun camera clip made it back to base? There is a photo of a damaged 17 that went back to base, serial number 42-102609 that has very consistent damage with the gun camera hits, on both wings and the right horizontal stabilizer and tail gunner position.

[@showtime112]

It's not impossible. We have reports from these battles but due to their complexity, putting all the pieces of the puzzle together is hard.

[@Lemard77]

@@showtime112 Yeah, between the reports and the fog of war it's a huge challenge

[@TheGrant65]

At least one source claims the gun camera film shows that Schubert hit two B-17s in that one pass, and the other was Laverdiere's B-17 - on which Ryll had already made one pass. To me the film is inconclusive. And since Ryll was KIA in a crash landing minutes later, we will probably never know.

[@chadrowe8452]

He didn't know the smell but it was hydrogen peroxide lol ty👍

[@mattl3729]

Hydrazine hydrate was the really awful stuff too.

[@jamesportrais3946]

Showtime112 thanks, seriously thanks. Bravery doesn't have a nation, courage doesn't have an ideolog.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@elijamatt7929]

Thumbs up for the title^^

[@showtime112]

I'm trying to hide the fact that this is part two of the series. YT algorithm absolutely hates sequels 😁

[@mdombroski]

Question: Is the ME-163 still the all time fastest climbing combat aircraft?

[@BROTHERHOOD_OF_NOD1995]

Good question

[@musclecarbear4704]

Don’t forget the Bachem Ba 349 Natter.

[@musclecarbear4704]

The Me163 Comet could climb 29,500 feet in 2.6 minutes and 3.35 minutes to 39,370 feet was truly staggering in its era. However the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle can can climb to 30,000 feet in around 60 seconds. So the F15 with its twin, Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 or 229 engines, with afterburners, can climb faster…and is much safer to operate.

[@joshlu341]

Good question. No. The YF-12 is the fastest-climbing combat aircraft at over 2,000 miles per hour and 80,000 feet in altitude. It is armed with AIM-47 Falcon air-to-air heat-seeking missiles and will have no problem downing the ME-163 in a pinch. The ME-163's only defence is that it can reduce its heat signature by gliding and getting lucky while in the proximity of other hotter aircraft. It is common practice for Luftwaffe pilots to carry a lucky charm in consideration of the risks involved while flying the ME-163.

[@bjornsmith9431]

Komet was vulnerable guild mode.

[@showtime112]

True, it lost its main advantage - speed.

[@RAMelloh-ij5sl]

Well done. Thumb is up. Subscribed.

[@showtime112]

I'm glad you appreciate the content, thank you!

[@1joshjosh1]

Showtime 112 kicking a** and taking names.

[@showtime112]

👍 Thanks a bunch!

[@countrichardvoncoudenhovek8855]

Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪,,, very interesting way to bring history to life,subscribed

[@showtime112]

Thank you very much! Hope you enjoy other videos too.

[@user-kw5hx7ji8h]

Flying coffin which made no difference.

[@winstonsmith478]

I think the contrails in that simulation are WAY too dense. Is there a user setting to adjust that? Also, it would be nice if you gave details on casualties and survivors of the B-17s shot down.

[@TheJackHood]

War Thunder has no contrail setting

[@showtime112]

I agree 100 percent. I don't think there's any way to adjust that. Other than putting everything on a much lower altitude (which would be another kind of unrealistic)

[@janlindtner305]

👍👍👍

[@showtime112]

Thank you!

[@sav2236]

Thank you.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for watching!

[@sav2236]

@@showtime112 in many books about Me163 in combat use one can find the informations that the only effect of Me163 combat use were some damages of B17 but not as serious to destroy it. Here in your film I can see that it was not truth. Btw, I live in Poland not far from where Me163 planes were stationed during World War II. Thank you once more.

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

Wonderful story telling and illustration. Luckily Nazi Germany did not have the Me-163 in great numbers.

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the comment!

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

@@showtime112 And thank you for doing these videos.

[@sailordude2094]

15 August 1944? Yeah, I don't think that's going to win the air war. Thanks for the great visual war history! BTW, I wonder if the fighters and the bombers had radio coms between them? In the movies they are never talking to each other then by wing movement. Seems like a command isolation issue.

[@showtime112]

They were still trying 😁 I don't think that fighters and bombers were communicating, it would have been too crowded on the same frequency with all those groups in the air.

[@RealDarko]

Do you know If the Komet saw action on the Eastern front?

[@showtime112]

I think it didn't. It was primarily used against large bomber formations, Russians didn't really have much of that.

[@RealDarko]

@@showtime112 Wondering how would have done at low alt against fighters and soviet Sturmovicks.

[@ulooqulg]

8 of you flying into 2000 bombers plus 600 fighter escorts ? Dang . balls of steel...

[@williamcollins4373]

Another awesome video! Can you make a video on the Me 262 jet ?

[@jimkeats891]

Fascinating!!!

[@showtime112]

Thank you for commenting!

[@branka1980]

❤

[@showtime112]

Hvala!

[@ww2Mollison]

Nicely done! Your research into the moments is especially valued - thank you!! Curious - were there no B-17G models in the software?

[@showtime112]

Thank you for the feedback! As for the B-17s, there are G models but there's a certain challenge as their default liveries are silver. Historically, the airframes involved in these incidents seem to have had olive green liveries. In War Thunder, changing skins on AI controlled aircraft is quite complicated and sometimes, it simply doesn't work. So, I made a compromise and used E models as their liveries were probably more accurate.

[@ww2Mollison]

@@showtime112 Had to laugh - I was working on a film and a renown historian made the claim that, "Nothing is accurate in (aircraft) markings!" Indeed, OD B-17s and natural-finish B-17s were flying side by side in 1944. Nevertheless, your production is really great! You have an eye for editing and 'storytelling' - I hope you continue and receive greater audiences!

[@Axgoodofdunemaul]

What simulation software were you using? It's spectacular!

[@showtime112]

War Thunder

[@richardkudrna7503]

Astounding what the engineers were able to accomplish. The aircraft was not a mission success but it was a learning success.

[@qwerk707]

Great video…how about one on the ME262 jet 👍

[@showtime112]

Glad you liked it! So far, I've done a 'Five things you didn't know about Me-262' but I'll cover it's combat record too someday. There's material for a lot more than one video though 😁

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

What an amazing aircraft the Me-163 is, I think it is the most outstanding aircraft of WW2. In the video it is shown to fire its rocket on take-off, gain height and swoop down on the bombers then level off and fire the rocket again to gain height. I think it only made the initial firing for take-off and that was it. The rest of the flight was in gliding mode, including gaining altitude after the first swoop and any attacks. It used potential energy to gain very high speed. The only limitations were the ammo capacity, otherwise this aircraft could go on making high speed swoops - essentially making rings round the bomber formations. And the fighters could not chase it because of its high speed. The gunners on the bombers would have scanned the skies seeing nothing, and the next moment their bomber would have disintegrated. Such would have been the potancy of this aircraft.....or glider. A swan, a swallow or a swift.🐞

[@xj900uk]

The Me163 Komet was probably the most lethal plane ever devised or put into operational service. But mainly lethal for its pilots and especially its hapless ground crews and refuellers. The problem was its fuels, C-Stoff & T-Stoff, which were notoriously volatile, difficult to handle and tended to explode if they came into contact ith anything organic. This included the pilot (who wore special protective flying suit), the refuelling ground crews (who only got a pair of protective gloves), a passing bee, anything in the air. Several Komets blew up when being refuelled, or taxiing out for take-off, or for no known reason.

[@Eric-kn4yn]

Me 163 very small if larger a/c with larger fuel tanks would seem good idea better endurance how much bigger any opinions.

[@pfg72]

From what I've read about the Me-163's tactics, the usual deal was for the Komet to blast up to altitude, kill the engine, then swoop down on the bombers using the speed it had built up. But this animation's got the thing still buzzing around, doing maneuvers and even climbing with the rocket still firing. Something's not quite right there, mate.

[@showtime112]

So, you think that they always used exactly the same tactics regardless of their situation? Something's not right there if you ask me 😁

[@pfg72]

@@showtime112 The part where they zoom past the bombers and glide down to carry out the attack is not my idea. The Komet's rocket engine didn't carry enough fuel to do anything else. It's how it was designed. And yes, they always used pretty much the same tactics, which seemed to work just fine for them. My question had to do with how this was depicted in the animation.

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Imagine the bomber crews who bailed out and got captured being later told that they were shot down by a glider. "What", "How", "You must be joking". Lol

[@jamiebusch9406]

What software or game simulator is used for these amazing videos??

[@showtime112]

War Thunder

[@b3j8]

I can just imagine what those 30 cal cannon shells did to both plane and crew. Terrible!

[@ondrejdobrota7344]

Ltn. Hans Bolt was credited with HSS so, severe damage to bomber, not Abschuss in area of Leipzig.

[@joepipito7431]

GOOD BLESS THE TROOPS

[@moxxiloquita2048]

A shame this plane could only be in combat around 10 minutes. Imagine the carnage it could cause if the flying time would've been 1 hour,or even 30 min. The German engineers were decades ahead of their allied counterparts. Which is incredible they could also even make planes like this at this stage due to shortage of everything....😢

[@Eric-kn4yn]

US gyro gun sight couldnt calibrate accurately for deflection only guess wing span of komet other e/a measure wing span from downed examples over friendly territory.

[@Sugarmountaincondo]

I was always under the belief that the only operational Me-163 Squadron was based around Berlin due to their limited range.

[@Canadian_Skeptical]

I have two of those in my garage., Damn kids!

[@davidlegg9690]

Great stuff but how do you dive from 6 o'clock?

[@slimchancetoo]

never seen such concentrated contrails. So thick you could ski on them.

[@showtime112]

Contrails in War Thunder are a huge overkill, I'm afraid.

[@sohrabroozbahani4700]

Inconsequential and yet crazy... how did these people sane the idea to strap themselves to a rocket and go fighting such stupifying great numbers, this is the time in war that Germany is basically helpless in face of the amount of hurt allies can dish out to it in their air raids...

[@OHW313]

It was news to me to hear from the narrator that a couple of Komets ACTUALLY RESTARTED THEIR ENGINES IN ORDER TO GAIN ALTITUDE ON SOME BOMBERS-- I thought the Komet fuel was used up completely in the initial climb !!!!!????!!!!😮

[@showtime112]

Sometimes but apparently, not always. Several accounts clearly state that motors were pulled to idle but then used again when there was fuel left.

[@user-vn6wu4je5p]

I had a conversation with a B-17 pilot back in the early 90s.He was of German heritage.He was concious of the fact he was bombing women & children.I couldnt resist telling him that if he looked around the world he would see that his service was all in vain.

[@j.k.3957]

Hier kann etwas nicht stimmen, deutsche Jäger hatten ein zentriertes Feuer und die Amis mit ihren Mustangs parallel gestreutes MG- Feuer. Die Wirkung war entsprechend gering.

[@michaelgibson4705]

You have to wonder about the commanders of the Luftwaffe committing their pilots to this death trap of a machine.Driven by sheer desperation that late in the war I suppose

[@andycroager8850]

Total Me 164 was only 9 (nine) only, war winning effect lol

[@hugodanieljosman7769]

Un error: el Komet rojo que muestras combatiendo nunca combatió pues era un prototipo sin armamento

[@showtime112]

Well, Wolfgang Spate himself says he was flying a red painted Me-163 when he was trying to intercept a P-47. But maybe you know better .

[@W4STJ]

The P-51s were still sporting invasion stripes??

[@showtime112]

Some units still had stripes as late as December 1944.

[@salinagrrrl69]

KOMET was in a dogfight with a Misketo & shot it down in a circular encounter.