IL-2 Great Battles | Tempest Mk V | Hunting ME262's "Rat Catching"

[@pascalchauvet4230]

french Tempest Ace Pierre Closterman recounts in his book "The Great Circus" that a Spitfire actually managed to shoot down an intruding low-flying Arado Ar-234 flying below, putting his Spitfire in a steep dive. Afterwards the Spitfire was battered, with popped rivets on the wings, but did much to boost the Spitfire side in the friendly rivalry beetween Spitfire and Tempest pilots, Spit pilots joking, that''s something you've never been able to achieve with your lead sleds (meaning the Tempests). Another good-natured joke was that the landing speed of the Tempest was higher than the cruising speed of the Spitfire :)

[@tomblake189]

Oh god pray for the engineers having to change your propellors every mission

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

Must be why they invented jet engines :)

[@TaffinExile]

I’m pushing aircraft development 😂👍

[@gormros]

@@zxbzxbzxb1 yeah so instead of shredding his props he can suck debris into the intakes!

[@rwd76]

If you want to read an excellent book about this, read 'The big show' by Pierre Cloistermann.

[@liamboyle9199]

Now that was an excellent book!

[@timblock3483]

Yes, read that in high school.

[@anyguy6475]

8:50 😆that Me262 pilot was like " -screw taking off from the runway!.." didnt end well for him😁😁

[@robertmartyr2041]

IL-2 battle of britain would be great taff as i have been interested in the battle of britain for years :0) love the tempest and typhoon as they are the bigger brothers of the hurricane and i love the hurricane :0)

[@shawncadugan7033]

I agree plus as one who has played cliffs of dover the damage models very interesting. The canvas like skin of the birds acrually looks to tear dynamically and the game as interesting fire graphics too.

[@shawncadugan7033]

Personally if i was an englishman i feel id really connect with cliffs of dover best because of the obvious and i enjoy seein taff really get into either a one off or a series

[@ianjeff22]

The trouble is there isn’t a career mode in cliffs of Dover which for me takes away from it quite a bit

[@jamesbroughton7870]

Love the tempest such a beautiful airplane it’s a joy just to watch it flying

[@Perktube1]

Reginald: Aye Tennyson! You hear about Taff? He did a disposable landing. Tennyson: Lost his G again? Reginald: Rather!

[@amwolff85]

Still voting for a bomber career in an A20 or something, start as the squadron leader to control the bomb runs! Great stuff as usual.

[@jamesrussell7760]

Hahahaha! That landing was hilarious. Tell you what, Taff. Just quickly hop out of the crate and nonchalantly amble over to dispersal. No one will notice a thing!!! By the way. I'm pleasantly surprised you're back in the Tempest. She is a sweet aircraft!

[@nikbear]

Just glad to see you back in the air 👍 whatever you do, really looking forward to it! 😉

[@jameshenderson4876]

Very fun. Though in real life the Tempests were forbidden to go near the Luftwaffe airfields because of the incredibly heavy flak. They even had flak lanes leading to the runways to protect the Me262s landing and taking off. Scary flak!

[@anyguy6475]

@James Henderson. Interesting to hear that; I know tale of a squad of P-47's that tried to attacking & strafing a German air-field. Out of about 8 planes only 1 made it back. The pilot of that sole surviving plane, then stood up & emptied an entire clip from his 1911 into his seat!.. The P-47's had it rough due how Air Command used them as 'front-line shock-troops'

[@imperialinquisition6006]

Well in real life they did it, and then the flak lanes were put up, and then they weren’t allowed to.

[@michaeldavid6284]

The absence of flak in this video is a complete fantasy compared to the reality of what pilots faced when strafing German airfields. Even if surprise was achieved in the initial pass, you'd pray that you were the first or second plane going in. Going back for another pass was almost suicidal. That was doubly true for the home fields for the ME-262. If I remember correctly, 8th Fighter Command after D-Day lost 3 out of 4 aircraft to ground fire vs aerial combat.

[@RonJeremy514]

You also have to imagine that the Tempest or P-47 were not slow planes despite being propeller planes and way later in military air combat we still saw A-10 and Su-25 doing just that against more modern anti-air weapons and MANPAD at relatively similar speeds (but not really the same altitude it depends) which is crazy despite the technology also involved for those such as countermeasures, electronic warfare jammers, targeting pods and better accuracy/weaponry per attack. It’s amazing how dangerous CAS role really is and the pilots who have the balls to do that.

[@thomashiggins9320]

Interviewer: "What did you do, the first time you saw a German jet?" Chuck Yeager: "I shot it down." Your crew chief gonna be mad about having to clean all the burned grass out of your landing gear. Oh, wait. Never mind. :)

[@bluestorm3628]

A new beginning, and with good old Blighty, may you shred all before you. Also, I support you doing the Italian over all if your still deciding on which one to do a sires on. Show us the true nature of an Italian in the war!

[@dreamF_]

I really enjoy seeing you play il2. Keep up the good work and the nice content😊

[@SammySathya]

I think that landing would qualify as a Jingles landing 😁

[@LeadDelta]

Would be fun to see an MC.202 campaign. Whether it would be over Africa, Italy, or even an Italian ace born in the fighting on the Russian Front.

[@cgd1037]

Love your honesty!

[@animaltvi9515]

And welcome home sir. Undercarriage lever a bit sticky was it sir. Yes as a matter of fact it was. I wouldn't tell the CO that if I was you sir.

[@ianjeff22]

“You could teach monkeys to fly better than that” 😂😂

[@cryptotharg7400]

The last iteration of the Tempest was the Done You Up Like A Kipper fighter.

[@old_guard2431]

Any landing you can walk away from. . . Glad they have incorporated that demanding standard into the game.

[@steppenwolf1872]

The Tempest mk V was a superb aircraft!

[@copee2960]

I've said it before, the more i look/watch this aircraft.....she's a grower.....yea ....she not a bad looking aircraft and when you see the pilot you really get a sense of the scale ...one big pretty girl.

[@Clownfish1138]

yeah a c.202 would be kinda cool. But a north Africa campaign would be great too. Whatever you decide we will enjoy Taff.

[@KorbinX]

Would love a 202 play through, however, the MGs are really crap

[@notwocdivad]

Wonder if the 262's that didn't explode were dummy's to waste ammunition? Could have done with the rocket firing version on that mission

[@TaffinExile]

possibly but I would guess its a game "non live object" issue rather than a clever ruse

[@goldleader6074]

Il-2 game engine not displaying 20mm cannon impact effects on the ground like it should around 7:24-7:26 during strafing run.

[@jsmith3772]

I vote for German Jabo campaign either a -109E or a 110, possibly the Hs129.

[@ianjeff22]

I love the 129, everyone complains about it, but for me it’s the best ground attack gun platform in IL2, so stable!

[@lucius6667]

Quick question Taff will we see the HE162 Volksjager in this tempest campaign,along with AR234 Blitz bombers and other types of 262 be interesting way to show the different tactics and strategies needed

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

Could be problematic as neither are in the game yet... Sadly. Realistically, I'd expect it to be a long time until either of them get added as lots of more mainstream aircraft haven't been developed yet.

[@lucius6667]

@@zxbzxbzxb1 witch tbh is a shame when u think about it as u would think if creating a tempest campaign be Those types seen ,do wonder if possible to get the 3D models etc and files working from IL46 as I know they have done major in depth with the late war equipment on there

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

@@lucius6667 Yeah it is a shame, I suspect it's a quality control issue. Il-2 FB has such high level of damage modelling etc that it must take a load of man hours to develop an aircraft ready to be put out so that only a few get put out each year. At a guess anyway. Il-2 1946 is great though, I doubt the level of detailed modelling required for FB would permit the direct use of a aircraft model from 1946 (but then, I know bugger all about really, I'm just surmising!) :)

[@lupodimontenero661]

In his book Le Grand Cirque, P Clostermann narrates that the German Me262 ace Nowotny was thus killed by Clostermann's squadron while landing, on a "Rat Catching" mission.

[@steves7973]

Thats one way to bleed off all that speed

[@ludovic7439]

Read "The big show" "Le grand cirque " P.Clostermann... Story of 122 wing..

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

Yeah clear the runway Taff, lol! Anyways, good mission despite the annoying static targets (which is actually a pretty stupid idea if true IMO). Pity you didn't, or couldn't, take some rockets with you.

[@flyingcod14]

In IL2 can you play as a gunner in a Lancaster?

[@galabad5962]

I think you invented stunt strafing on this mission.

[@daffyduck1974]

Well at least your strafing’s getting better. Is there not a Mosquito career?

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

Judging by Renzicx videos, I don't think the aircraft has been added to the game yet, hopefully it's high up on the list to add though.

[@TaffinExile]

No mossie is in development at the moment and should be released with the new Normandy expansion

[@daffyduck1974]

@@TaffinExile i think it would be awesome its a plane designed as a fighter, but became a bomber. The multi-role of the Mozzie could really vary missions & lead to an interesting career mode.

[@johngulyas695]

“The first time I saw a jet, I shot it down.” Chuck Yeager

[@arthurcrego8297]

Very nice strafing

[@jetfighter200]

mh at least your tailwheel was full deployed :D

[@minilymo]

they could be german decoys thats why they didn't go pop?

[@jay6400]

Hi Taff is there any chance you could do a Mosquito play through if they have one?

[@TaffinExile]

The mossie is in development and should be released with the Normandy map

[@JDKempton]

Honestly officer those trees jumped in front of me

[@VikingTeddy]

I'm happy with any plane. Add long as your having fun, so am I :). I'd love to see you try Growling Sidewinders channel map campaign once it's finished It looks really fun.

[@Autofire-nw5ty]

I'd like a battle of Britain play through but I'd also like a Torbruk play through............but then there's the 202......and the JU88...ok I can't decide, good luck Taff :-)

[@anyguy6475]

Fascinating how ground strafing reveals how having guns on the wings brings into play your guns convergence aimpoint... IMO The Allies missed a trick in that almost none of their fighters had the central fuselage mounted weapons whereas the Jerries included this setup basically in every fighter they made...

[@Spitfiresammons]

I’m think the next il-2 bodenplant mission is a spitfire ixe career or il 2 cliffs of Dover Tobruk spitfire or hurricane or Kittyhawk career

[@rolfwerner4502]

The Flak had lunch time

[@michaelgill5400]

CLIFFS of Dover would be nice please.

[@roykemp515]

Welcome home, sir. Undercarriage lever a bit sticky, was it sir?

[@tombartram7384]

In real life those parked-up 262s (no apostrophe) would have camouflage netting and AA guns.

[@wideyxyz2271]

You didnt check for GREENS!

[@TaffinExile]

No too busy trying to slow her down, without fully comprehending we didn’t have the gear drag to slow us down

[@wideyxyz2271]

@@TaffinExile Flight won't be happy you do know that lol.....Great video....keep em coming..

[@AP-514]

wow your deflection is so SHORT...you need to up the range to more than Point Blank

[@yingmingtan5619]

The book name is the big show, not great circus😂😂

[@jalalbelkadi1556]

If you like realistic gameplay for ww2 like il2 You will love the game war thunder

[@AlanTheBest97]

No he won't. He is better off doing crack cocaine or something like that.

[@FlyingDutchmanSims]

lol what?

[@FlyingDutchmanSims]

No disrespect, but warthunder is not a realistic game. It's an arcade game, with a few realistic characteristics. I hold no grudges over wt since that game is what got me into aviation and sims. But that game is far from a realistic game

[@zxbzxbzxb1]

@@AlanTheBest97 It's not that bad lol, but it is worse :D

[@KorbinX]

202 with gun pods might be fun. The MGs are trash tho forewarned

[@duroph1943]

Yak or spitfire ix, please

[@MyVikinglife]

I like Il2 but what it -really- needs is the option to start missions over the target area. Forty minutes flying to reach the target is just boring.

[@mrsillywalk]

The desert please.

[@stefanblackadder5236]

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