I was a member of VA-146, which was the flight leader of this mission. Saw the strike photos before and after...total destruction. Lots of happy pilots that day. Cdr Dunn was our squadron commander, I worked in the ready room, and personally congratulated him.

@showtime112

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your personal experience!

@cgjimeneza

Жыл бұрын

Hi, a question.. the attack by the player by rolling inverted is correct, right, the AI planes seem to pull negative G's and somehow that doesn't feel right.... do let us know if you know.

@Eric-kn4yn

Жыл бұрын

Viet vet usa said south Vietnamese army. They were lame we didn't trust them we had some ss kit Carson scouts. Australians had same opinion from australia 🇦🇺

Those tunes from the ‘60s accompanying any videos on Vietnam War are really appropriate, good choice and they made the video rock!

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! 'm glad to hear that people understand the point of music in the videos.

I'm so very bad at bombing with the A4... but I do love flying the scooter and I do okay with rockets and shrikes. It's probably the best free mod out there for DCS.

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. If that wasn't free, I'd still buy it at the regular price.

@stephensanford5273

2 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 Absolutely!

My flight instructor used to fly the A-4. Loved this video. I wonder why DCS World doesn't show the characteristic donut-shaped SA-2 explosion.

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I suppose the detail of a specific explosion isn't something that showed up on the to do list. It might be the most realistic military flight simulation ever but they could work on it for a few decades more and still not finish everything.

It's a pity that you have to go through so much disclaimer to placate those so obsessed by minutia. I learn a lot in these video's. I particularly enjoyed your take on the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty. I always thought it was the Johnson administration trying to get us into the Arab Israeli war like they did with the Gulf of Tonkin incident. But your analysis gave me another perspective. Great work here Showtime112. Please keep it up.

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Well, this way at least I can say 'it's explained in the video and you didn't listen' :) Thanks for the comment, I hope you like future videos too!

@Leptospirosi

2 жыл бұрын

It is just fair play, letting everybody know he has done his homework and understanding both, what is missing and the limitations of the platform. This being said his attempt of reconstructing historical events and make people understand their dynamics it is both interesting and enriching.

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

@@Leptospirosi Thank you for your feedback!

I specially like the opening of your videos, it just sets the right mood...

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I also think they are quite important for the videos. Some people don't like them but you just can't please everybody :)

@sohrabroozbahani4700

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 the one who defends everything, defends nothing... and that is Napoleon I believe who made that point...

It's popcorn 🍿 time again lean back and enjoy the show. 😉 Love the intro with the well-chosen fitting of the sound background, sounds like from the 60ths and the take-offs and landings from the carrier damn it well done. 👍To all the crybabies 😭complaining about Showtime112 not using detailed types. He uses the tools which are available at his hands to bring us those great historical events which is a lot of work to do it does not happen in 5 minutes. Ist always easy to criticize someone's work but to make it better is another thing. 🤷‍♂️ let's be happy with what's available and that we have people, like Showtime112 getting it together and across to us.🙏 Keep up the great work buddy.👍

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for yet another very elaborate comment! You really put some effort in them. As for the disclaimer, I probably have more problems with negative comment than I should. People stumble upon things they don't really understand, some maybe want to show their knowledge ('Hey, that's not MiG-21PF, it's a PFM. I can tell because the pitot tube is two inches longer' 😆) This way I can say I've done everything to discourage that. And a special thanks for mentioning the music!

Amazing video!

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

I'm quite happy with it too, thanks!

*Thanks for posting this informative video. Liked & subcribed!!!*

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I appreciate it!

People really bothering you because of lack of 100% detailed types? Again fantastic. There is sometging so beautiful about this era when jetplanes finally became grown ups 1955-1970

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Frequently. And I keep telling myself, why do you worry, YT algorithm doesn't care if a comment is dumb or not. It's just more viewer interaction which is better for your video :) But it still bothers me a bit. I agree with you about that period, it was the most exciting one in the history of military aviation.

I just found your channel, and look forward to more content like this one! New sub! 👍

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I'm really happy that you found it :) Thanks for your subscription.

Historic and I surely hope that DCS consider the Vietnam era, skill, no smart bombs, A6 or the F4 functional models.

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Well, A-6 is being developed by Heatblur..That's confirmed. F-4 is supposedly also developed but some say it's stuck. The new Marianas map looks very tropical and some have already suggested that it was a test for the future Vietnam map. Let's hope it is so :)

@ronaldwatson1951

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 Outstanding

@zepter00

3 жыл бұрын

Laser guided and tv guided bombs and missiles were used in Vietnam.

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

@@zepter00 True but that was mostly in the later part of the war. Also, it was really a very small percentage compared to all the unguided weapons used.

@zepter00

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 Dude. I know where and How it was. I read about that since 35 years. I have 180 kilometers to the place where captured A-37, F-5 are.. and A-7 and most famous F-105D Thunderchief „ Polush Glider piloted by Yankee Air Polack.. piloted by Donald Kutyna.. future commander in chief of USAF and head of Challanger space shuttle dissaster investigation. Cheers and beers.

This channel is my most favorite one.. No better way to feel military aviation history than this.. Thank u for making my days more better in hard time.

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this positive comment! It's a great motivation to hear such things.

Fantastic! Wonderful !!

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!!

@flacodebuenosaires

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 ✈️ 👍

The a4 looks like the m variant is got the avionics hump on the back no complaints here a job well done with available tools

@showtime112

Жыл бұрын

It's a late A-4E variant.

Excellent work as always!

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment!

The slight inaccuracies caused by the available platform don't degrade the excellent presentation 👏 👍 of these fascinating stories 👏 ❤️Thanks the Soviet total penetrative of the British Secret Intelligence Services. The Vietnamese s.a.m. defence were far superior to what the Americans were expecting.Once again, British innovation in weapons design is developed further by a very different nation.

@showtime112

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this positive comment!

Sir, those who gripe about those niggling details SHOULDN'T watch these videos. You do a great job.

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

True. Many people watch who either see, or try to find things not really there. But that's part of the game. Thanks for your comment!

@benlaskowski357

2 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112. You're welcome. I watch your videos because they're history. Many of your vids are about events I know little to nothing about. That's why they're so good. My brothers have seen your vids too. Our assessment: 👍👍👍. Keep it up. ✌️

Awesome channel mate entertaining and educational!

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

Amazing!!!

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video.

@anthonyhershko

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 My pleasure!!

Liked and subscribed

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

And thanks for that too!

Great intro music!

@Showtime112 Great video. I just wanted to ask if you know the skill level of the SAM battery AI? I'm asking because I didn't see any Shrikes being used and somehow all the SA-2s missed.

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. SAM was on average but I'm not sure if the skill level affects the hit probability. It might be just reaction levels etc (but I might be wrong). Historically, SAMs were fired here but none hit so I had to replicate that. Also, the historical hit percentage was quite low but the sheer number of the missiles fired still amounted to many kills.

@reticentsimmer

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 So was this a single player mission or on the Vietnam War server?

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

@@reticentsimmer Single player mission yes, but not on a server.

Great

@showtime112

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

placing SAMs in a soccer field.... like Saddam putting AA on top of a hospital, just made it a viable military target

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

They probably figured out they had nothing to lose.

@ExiledPiasa

3 жыл бұрын

Like NVA, tried using it as propaganda

@willc1294

2 жыл бұрын

Terrorists always hide behind civilians like the cowards they are.

Excellent video, thank you for the hard work. Don't let the whiners detract from what you do! 優れたビデオは、ハードワークをありがとう。愚痴はあなたが何をすべきかを損なわせてはいけません! Ausgezeichnetes Video danke für die harte Arbeit。Beschwerden sollten nicht was Sie tun untergraben!

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this supportive comment! Keep watching!

Alright!

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Problems with other commenters? I hope you weren't directing any of that to me, mate, I thought we were cool now. Anyways, nice video -- thanks for the historic themes once again.

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

This one wasn't about you :) Thanks for the comment. Btw, Ward Caroll never answered my question but there was a very interesting comment from a viewer named Isenderen under that video I made about multiple launches. It seems that only F-14 can't guide multiple Sparrows because of the way AWG--9 works.

@Tamburello_1994

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 So we were both right? LOL. I did see the same about the Tomcat. Carrol had to know what he was talking about being that was his profession. I had asked him the same question but quickly deleted it knowing -- being prior military myself -- he wasn't going to get into a online debate about the operational side of his job -- I didn't expect him to really. The whole thing was a learning affair for me, I guess you can teach a old dog a new trick (or 2) In practice I myself will still adhere to the way I was trained, but I know now in a pinch if I had to, especially in the earlier models like the SARH "Atolls" can be used in a ripple fashion. Sorry to hear you've had other issues, but you've proven you can take a punch. I hope you were able to come to an understanding like we did in the end, I think you'll be fine either way. Be well, mate, looking forward to your next aerial yarn....

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

It does make sense. Carrol knew what he was talking about, but also Rico Rodriguez knew what he was doing in Desert Storm. The 'issues' are not a big deal. I know every comment helps the video but sometimes I'm just tired of explaining the same thing over and over :)

the mig-21-fishbed can also is armed with 4aa+atoll air-to-air missiles. and other air weapons.

Where do you get those mod airplanes? phantom, Intruder Skyhawks?

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Skyhawk is the best mod for DCS, it's as good as a paid module: github.com/heclak/community-a4e-c/releases A-6 is still WIP but it's OK until we get Heatblur's module: github.com/CorsairCat/DCS-A-6E-Intruder Flyable Phantom can be found here, along with many other VSN mods: filehorst.de/folder.php?key=duuqITUb

does anyone know the name of the stadium this took place in?

If they are complaining they probably don't even know what DCS is

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, many don't 😁 But some do and still complain, that's just what they are.

It is a shame you have to put that disclaimer. I understand why people want the exact aircraft for these videos but this beats the hell out of all those crappy computer generated graphics of airplane documentaries made in the 90's and 2000's.

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

I don't really have to, I probably shouldn't even be bothered that much. But often people just don't understand what they are seeing. Maybe this helps a bit, who knows.

@TheThanimal

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 While I have you. This content is great. Actually seeing these engagements with all the historical context is just a treat. Every time I watch one, it makes me want to get back into DCS and learn how that navigation system works. Or practice dropping dumb bombs. Gotta learn the boring stuff before I can do an entire mission.

Ok, is it difficult to install the three planes? Perhaps you have a how to install directions video? Great video.

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

It's quite easy. GR already did videos on how to install the mods. Here's the A-6 example but they all install pretty much the same way: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hK57usiQkqusqcY.html

I had an uncle that had a neighbor that met somebody while standing in a line at a convenience store to purchase a melon once that flew in Vietnam. That makes me an expert !! Wrong variants ST 112 , wrong variants! Oh the humanity.

@showtime112

9 ай бұрын

Had the proper variants been available, they would have been used. Got that, expert?😁

@1joshjosh1

9 ай бұрын

@@showtime112 🤣👍

were the SAMs really missed those level flying aircraft? I though they are super deadly. Or the USAF did some thing to counter measure SAMs?

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they missed. Those early SAMs were super deadly primarily because they were launched by the thousands. Their kill probability was in fact quite low. I did a tutorial video for A-4 about RWR. I was just flying straight with that repeat option on. Three or four missiles missed me.

Svaki klip sve bolji i bolji! Svaka cast i bravo zaista! Jel ovo VR ili Track IR? Da ne preteram u hvaljenju, ali mislim da od kako si krenuo, najbolje odradjen video! 💪😃

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Hvala! I ja sam nekako zadovoljan kako je ispao. Možda je stvar u nekim detaljima. Recimo, promijenjene su teksture drveća da se dobije neki tropski ugođaj. Plus neki novi detalji oko baterije raketa (ograde, mreže) koji dolaze iz jednog novog moda. Ovo je snimano pomoću head trackera (Delanclip). Za VR bi mi trebao puno jači PC ali VR je katastrofa za snimanje videa. Sve što sam vidio da je snimano pomoću VR-a izgleda nekako isprano i tako se trese da ti dođe mučnina :)

@andrijakostic3941

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 Upravu si za VR! Samo ovako nastavi, I sto bi rekli „nema zime“! Pozdrav iz Srbije! ☺️

Intruder izgleda lijepo

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Nije loš. To je jedan mod koji je zasad još dosta WIP. Ali Heatblur radi na pravom modulu za A-6 što je dobra vijest!

Je li to neki mod za teren?

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Da, Tako's Vietnam Mod. U osnovi mijenja teksture drveća i terena da izgledaju više "tropski". Možda netko sada uzme teksture nove mape Marijanskog otočja pa ih ubaci na Kavkaz. Mislim da to ne bi bilo loše.

👍

@showtime112

Жыл бұрын

😃

One thing; we 'Murkans know how to F some stuff up, with our firepower, long military lessons hard learned and preserved, and our just general willingness to do so. Happy late Fourth, world.

It's always been a dream of mine to bomb a soccer stadium.

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

You hate the game that much? :)

Wouldnt they drop there fuel tanks before entering the danger zone?

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if tanks were always dropped or maybe just if MiGs appeared.

@DynoosHD

3 жыл бұрын

In the A-10 handbook it is written to allways drop tanks when return fire is espected. The tanks are not self healing and opose therefore a threat to the aircraft.

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

@@DynoosHD OK, that one seems to be my bad. Thanks for the info!

S-75 Dvina je zapravo bila jako dobra stvar. Jedino na šta nije bila baš otporna je ometanje

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Za tadašnje pojmove, revolucionarna stvar! Pogotovo ako je bila niska naoblaka pa se nisu mogla vidjeti lansiranja.

"Why do they hate football so much?"

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

If it were American football, I'm sure they wouldn't have bombed it 😁

82ND AIRBORNE I was 5 years old...Damn!!

@jdsaldivar2109

2 жыл бұрын

82ND AIRBORNE Oh yeah...the music is Tits!!

What was the date of this mission.

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

19 July 1967, I think I didn't mention in the video.

@RYDER8140

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 Where did you find the info on this mission.

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

@@RYDER8140 It's described in two books listed in the video description (Naval Air War, The Rolling Thunder Campaign and Osprey Air Campaign 03 - Rolling Thunder 1965-68 Johnson's air war over Vietnam). The other two were just used for info on anti-aircraft defense.

@RYDER8140

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 I would love to see more A-6 intruder missions here's one of them. It was dark and difficult to see on the night of April 18, 1966, but the U.S. Navy was counting on that. The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk prepared three aircraft for launch from its powerful catapults. A Soviet intelligence-gathering ship was nearby, so the planes operated under radio silence. A pair of A-6 Intruder attack planes quickly rose from the carrier’s deck accompanied by an E-2A Electronic Warfare aircraft for later communications. Commander Ron Hays, executive officer of Squadron VA-85, piloted the lead plane with his bombardier-navigator Lieutenant Ted Been seated next to him. Lt. Cmdr. Bill Yarbrough and bombardier-navigator Lieutenant Bud Roemish flew the other A-6 as their wingmen. Their target was the Uong Bi power plant, 12 miles north of Haiphong, a port city in Communist-controlled North Vietnam. The Intruder’s crews rendezvoused soon after takeoff and leveled off below 500 feet, staying low to avoid enemy radar detection. They stayed that way until about 25 miles from the target and then began a slow climb to 1,800 feet, where they could safely release their bomb loads. Each A-6 carried 13 Mk. 83 1,000-pound bombs. Soon the powerplant, sitting on the northeast side of Uong Bi, appeared below. The pilots separated their aircraft laterally before Hays made his run, releasing all his bombs onto the target. The second plane had problems with its release mechanism but the bombardier-navigator was able to manually drop his entire load as well. The North Vietnamese were taken by surprise that night. By the time they began firing their antiaircraft guns both Intruders were already on the way home. A later damage assessment counted at least 25 bomb craters in the target area with heavy damage to the plant. The next day the North Vietnamese released a press statement in which they attributed the destruction to the B-52 Stratofortress. This was because the North Vietnamese were not yet fully aware of the payload and night attack capabilities of the newly introduced A-6 Intruder, but in the coming years they would learn this lesson, much to their detriment.

@RYDER8140

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 One example is an attack carried out by Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Hunter and his bombardier-navigator Lieutenant Lyle Bull on October 30, 1967. They took off from the USS Constellation and flew through the darkness toward Hanoi. Their target was the Red River ferry docks and their A-6A carried 13 Mk. 83 1,000-pound Snakeye cluster bombs. A single plane night attack was risky. Bull recalled the area was protected by 20 SA-2 surface-to-air missile sites and 600 antiaircraft guns. An earlier attempt to destroy the docks using a large number of planes failed due to the heavy defenses. The Intruder reached the coast north of Vinh and headed northwest toward Hanoi with Hunter using the terrain to mask their approach. Bull was using the radar, marking their path using its returns. At about 20 miles from the target the plane left the covering terrain features and was immediately targeted by antiaircraft guns followed by missiles, even though they were flying below 500 feet. “Intelligence reported the SA-2 couldn’t track below 1500 feet,” recalled Bull. “We were disturbed to see that their assessment was incorrect.” Hunter carried out a high-speed barrel roll that threw the missiles off target and took the A-6 as low as 50 feet. Gunfire continued to flash at the A-6 as it reached the docks. Despite the incoming fire, Bull managed to drop his bombs on target and then Hunter flew them out of the engagement area. The Intruder made it safely back to the USS Constellation. Hunter and Bull received the Navy Cross for their actions.

More vietnam more better

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I sure plan to do more Vietnam themed videos. And when we get the real Vietnam map, I'll just remake them 😁

@TheZabbiemaster

3 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 a vietnam map, I have dreamed of this every single night since 1.5. I'm so hyped for the A6 its unreal

SCOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly 😁

sam soccer

Turn down the sound and listen to this song while watching!! LOL kzread.info/dash/bejne/aGmrlM5vYsrecpM.html

Almost first!

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

Better luck next time! :)

Why are the prowlers dropping dumb fire bombs

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

They are not Prowlers, they are Intruders. Also, not fire bombs but general purpose Mk series bombs.

@yourgrandmasalzheimerpills1143

2 жыл бұрын

@@showtime112 oh totally forgot they existed thx.

Football championship 🤣

@showtime112

3 жыл бұрын

I have to admit, that wasn't the conscious reason for choosing the topic. Only after I started doing it, I remembered that there's a connection :)

Very nice video, but two big mistakes I noticed, first the aircraft carrier is a Nimitz class model, which didn't exist at the time, and the worst, the F-4 Phantom that appears is an "E" model, only used by the USAF but was never operational by the US Navy/Marines during the Vietnam conflict

@showtime112

2 жыл бұрын

These are not mistakes. Rather, (as usually explained in videos), these are the only possible choices. This channel uses flight sims as the tool for reenactments. No simulation can possibly have every single airplane, helicopter, ship and vehicle in every possible variant and modification. That would literally take a century to produce. So, it's this way or no way.