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@StrangestOwlNL

9 ай бұрын

Vid about Iran saying they can detect stealth?

@Lee-sti8wrx

9 ай бұрын

That was such a sick video man, one of my favourites for sure. F-22 is just a beast. Never seen anyone give up like that before. Bizarre and funny at the same time, weird feeling to see that for some reason. Now you just need to do one with you in the F-35 BVR versus SU-57.

@JesterKindaSucks

9 ай бұрын

AH-64 vs SU-57 🥺👉👈

@CJFreeza

9 ай бұрын

I think it's time to do a f-22 vs f-22

@Alfaspiderman84

9 ай бұрын

I would like to see an F-15E with Metor missiles!!

Flanker Pilot upon return to base: You won't believe how crazy that fight was! I fought the F22 till I had no weapons left. Then the F22 ran away once he saw I would never give up. I swear!

@user-bw6jg4ej2m

9 ай бұрын

you beat me to it sir :)

@sanjeever82

9 ай бұрын

yeah that dude shoulda been shot down or eject. never let them go.

@marvingillespie6199

9 ай бұрын

Doesn’t matter he went back without a single kill the Chinese government will kill him

@ssssss7112

9 ай бұрын

let me check your gun cam comrade

@timgilbert460

9 ай бұрын

@@sanjeever82 Exactly! Imagine how you'd feel if that pilot/bird came back later and killed one of your buddies.

Man, that disarm was so unexpected.

@lullul335

9 ай бұрын

Facts

@cgilleybsw

9 ай бұрын

never seen that before!

@florianmaschke269

9 ай бұрын

@@cgilleybsw Me neither.

@magnanimus9692

9 ай бұрын

It's a great strategy honestly. That way if he does execute him, it'll haunt the pilot for the rest of his life.

@TheThewulasvegas

9 ай бұрын

Was the fighter who disarmed Flown by a real person?

1. That flanker pilot did an amazing job fighting an F22 (he got much closer than most to killing and even managed to force a merge). 2. He was also smart enough to know when things were over and surrender.

@Asghaad

9 ай бұрын

Except that would never work unless the Raptor pilot was willing to escort him into captivity... Which in middle of mission like this wouldnt be possible

@Jst4vdeos

9 ай бұрын

​@@Asghaadyou don't need to kill or capture the enemy to win a combat situation

@Bad_Wolf_Media

9 ай бұрын

@@Jst4vdeosNot a one-on-one, but what do you think happens when that Flanker-jock hits the radio button to say there are Americans operating in the AO, that he has his gun and camera tapes for intelligence now gathered on the Raptor's combat performance? Combat isn't just about winning or losing the one-on-one fight. And it's not about allowing the the enemy to keep functional equipment that you'll have to fight again tomorrow. If the Flanker pilot ejected, fair enough. But he would NOT have gone home in a real-life situation like this. If you believe otherwise, you're incredibly naïve.

@Cougar139tweak

9 ай бұрын

@@Jst4vdeos If you don't want him to comeback and kill your buddies.....yes you do.

@simonebanana

7 ай бұрын

Much respect, he definitely knew what he was doing.

No one is going to believe that one dude when they're all at the bar and he's giving his "I escaped an F22" story again. 🤣

@yuvinperera89

9 ай бұрын

Lold😅

@corbinhirschhorn9064

9 ай бұрын

I think the CCCP would execute him before he could get to the bar.

@RT42069

9 ай бұрын

​@@corbinhirschhorn9064that's why he jettisoned his weapons

@corbinhirschhorn9064

9 ай бұрын

@@RT42069 Lol they have cameras and telemetry and radar. The CCP knows..

@travishillsthedarkangelbun504

7 ай бұрын

@@corbinhirschhorn9064 Noooooo

That guy who surrendered put up a hell of a good fight before hand. Bravo to that pilot knowing when he's beat too.

A true knight of the sky honoring that surrender, and even more so when giving the last Flanker the opportunity to yield after taking critical damage!

@TheRealAaronSmith

9 ай бұрын

Flanker: 'Tis but a flesh wound!

@studlyhungwell5740

9 ай бұрын

Those romantic days of knights are over-- You've got to kill the enemy

@Bullzeye1000yds

9 ай бұрын

​@@studlyhungwell5740Yes. You do. Didn't anyone here see "Saving Private Ryan"? 😅😅

@studlyhungwell5740

9 ай бұрын

@@Bullzeye1000yds Exactly

@thyunholysinner5389

9 ай бұрын

@@Bullzeye1000ydslook I washed for supper

Trying to make him surrender then just shooting him instead was gold 😂

@Lakonthegreat

9 ай бұрын

Frantically scribbling ELEC SYS FAIL on his notebook with a sharpie might have helped

@robertelmo7736

9 ай бұрын

Would have been gold if the guy had rammed the F-22 when he pulled up beside him!

@Regolith86

9 ай бұрын

He heard that last guy was shot when he landed at base and told his superiors that he surrendered. 💀

@lucax2300

9 ай бұрын

I'd have just gunned him down with 20mm at that point.

@Aquascape_Dreaming

9 ай бұрын

But I think actual surrendering would have involved GS escorting him back to home base. It would have been a POW or defection situation, not just allowing him to turn tail and run.

That Chinese flanker put up a great fight, novel strategy forcing an F22 defensive and then got close with some Fox 2s! Then was sensible enough to surrender when he knew he had no chance. Great piloting by that player.

@mrgoober6320

9 ай бұрын

He set GS up for disappointment with the next guy, though.

@TheRealAaronSmith

9 ай бұрын

A very wise opponent.

Man…the Raptor really is the king of the sky, isn’t it. I can’t imagine the feeling of dread upon learning there’s an enemy Raptor in the airspace.

@botondkertesz8974

6 ай бұрын

You can't imagine the feeling because by the time anyone does find out that there's a Raptor in the airspace, it's already too late...

That Raptor just continues to impress in every facet of combat...what a fighter.

@Orca19904

9 ай бұрын

It's the scariest thing with wings since the cretaceous period.

@SnuffySpaghetti

9 ай бұрын

@@Orca19904Wait until we see what Lockheed has locked up in a hangar disguised as a mountain. NGAD has already made the Raptor obsolete. Terrifying.

@Tooslw

9 ай бұрын

@@SnuffySpaghettithat sounds straight out of a movie

@SnuffySpaghetti

9 ай бұрын

@@Tooslw It sounds straight out of the Nevada desert if you ask me. The F-22 hardly even needed to be deployed. The mere idea of sharing its airspace terrifies enemy pilots. If technology like that will be retired by 2030, what do you think replaces it? Never doubt what the military industrial complex can do with $650B.

@Tooslw

9 ай бұрын

@@SnuffySpaghetti 100 percent agree if I was the enemy I heard over the radio there was an f22 in the air I’d eject especially if it ain’t on my radar probably to late

The surrendering flanker was pretty cool!

This is exactly what the f22 and f35 was designed for. As you can see they succeeded near perfection minus the one casualty.

@night8285

9 ай бұрын

If it's a real mission there won't be just 6 F-35s. There'll be E2D Hawkeye, F/A-18 Growlers and F-35s armed with AGM-88 HARM and no AGM-158 since it won't fit inside internal bays and compromise their stealth if it's outside.

@spackle9999

9 ай бұрын

@@night8285 If it was real, their S-300 sites would've been taken out with JASSM-ERs launched 900km out from B-2s before the strike package ever got sent. Then they could just mop up with Stormbreakers and SDBs on whatevers left.

@moneymikeslickwill8749

8 ай бұрын

@@night8285🤫opsec 🫡🇺🇸😂

The F 22 makes it seem as though everyone else is on horseback and you're riding a dragon.

YOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! That felt like a fucking movie! That merge with the J-15 (correct me if I'm wrong) and then taking his six and that unexpected surrender, yooo that was soo good. Man the visuals of this sim is just insane, bro your content just keeps getting better! 💥💥💥💥

@codychild2665

9 ай бұрын

Good stuff, GS. Love the 5th generation strike package!

Raptor: slots in on six Flanker: "Sir I Yield!"

That pilot showed skill makes the encounter. He legitimately almost got you with the Fox2 at 7:36. If you had spent more time and munitions on the first plane, it might have made the difference. This has to be one of your best yet in the F-22.

"I WANT TO LIVE!" - Smartest man in China

I love these “China vs US” air battles especially F-22 killing flankers! You’re a great pilot mate keep up the good work!

I've always wondered if it was possible to surrender in a dogfight but never knew how that would work without simply getting splashed anyway. That was unexpected but also something I'm really happy you were able to capture.

A flanker surrendering to an F-22 mid battle is the funniest thing. I didn't even know you could do that.

@Zargabaath

9 ай бұрын

You can always TRY, lmao.

Would be really cool if you could try a dogfight while being in a f-35, we've seen you fight it but never as it~

@s3viking214

9 ай бұрын

I thought he did in an older video

I think that surrender was the coolest GS moment ever.

That was such a sick video man, one of my favourites for sure. F-22 is just a beast. Never seen anyone give up like that before. Bizarre and funny at the same time, weird feeling to see that for some reason. Now you just need to do one with you in the F-35 BVR versus SU-57.

@arieldario3849

9 ай бұрын

If Su-57's pilot is smart enough, it would be kind like the same first encounter on this video, except that the Felon would be actually capable to put a few locked fox 3 on the Lighting, and of course, if they merge, it should be an "easy" win for the Felon...

@ZackSavage

9 ай бұрын

@@arieldario3849 Yeah except most felons have been shown to have exposed screws and there is convincing speculation that they don't have radar resistant paint.

@BobThomas123

7 ай бұрын

​@@skull1161a ton of amraam will be headed to that enemy squadron before they know the plane is there.

Kudos to flanker no1. Good opening strategy and they knew they had one chance at the vertical which came pretty close! The disarm and surrender was actually quite poignant. High level content GS!

That Flanker is a top dog for sure. His smoke trail tactics to flushing/finding you was very smart. If you know the odds are high of dying being crafty is gonna help, and its very respectable to yield when you know it's fruitless.

oh shit, just saw the surrender scene. that was pretty damn cool actually.

I love how nice he was in this video really trying to reason with these pilots 😂

Very nice cinematics, you continue to improve exponentially with your camera work! 🥰

That surrendered J-15 probably lived the Sun Tzu quotes. "Know yourself know your enemy, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles".

"There are three kinds of aces; those who seek strength, those who live for pride, and those that can read the tide of battle."

That first fight was fantastic. Got behind him, and he knew it was over. F-22 is King

That disarming of the flanker was the coolest thing ever man

Can you please make some Panavia Tornado content? Some intercept missions would be very interesting.

A guy once said "Fighting the F-35 is like going into a boxing match and your opponent doesn't even know you're in the ring yet!" F-35 Pilot Scott "Mox" Williams Wing Cmdr., Royal Air Force

That Flanker pilot who surrendered was probably executed by his commander when he got back to base.

incredible sportsmanship letting that flanker go lmao the way he showed he was unarmed

Well, thats a first! Good call. Chivalry, mad props.

7:08 nice cinematic moment there with the flares at the merge.

You just gifted the enemy a perfectly functional aircraft and pilot who might kill you later.

@dreaminknight

9 ай бұрын

Well, GS is Canadian, not an American killing machine ;-)

@vernonkuhns3561

9 ай бұрын

@@dreaminknight You think Canadians appreciate allowing an enemy to live so he can come back and kill their friends?

@christopherlamitie3506

2 ай бұрын

@@dreaminknight Canadians call the Geneva Conventions the Geneva Suggestions. ;)

I've watched so many dcs dogfights and ive never seen someone surrender. That was really cool to see. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent sportsmanship from everyone on that first fight. Very well-fought on both sides, and an honorable yield from the Flanker and equally honorable accept from GS. Love to see it! Harkens back to some of the old days at the start of WW1 before the killing got so savage that no quarter was ever offered nor accepted. Well-played!

that flanker reminded me of the German soldier they let go in 'saving private Ryan'. He went back, rearmed and killed more. You dont let go of the enemy who've shot 6 missiles at you!

@jaffarebellion292

5 ай бұрын

Accepting surrenders is just one of those pesky things the good guys have to do, especially in an age when everything is recorded and Monday morning quarterbacked to hell and back by more committees than there are grains of sand on a beach.

An absolutely brilliant episode with some interesting twists and first-rate cinematics.

Absolutely terrifying level of power that formation has. Got to love my country's engineering!! Day 13: Ukrainian F-35 vs Russian units like your Ukranian F-16 video, an unlikely "what if" they get the F-35 instead of the planned F-16. Idea from Binkov's Battlegrounds.

@debbiestimac5175

9 ай бұрын

They are getting older F-16s as it is and bringing us to the threat of nuclear exchange; there is no way F-35 will be made available. Not. A. Chance.

Nooo, don't let him take the plane home! That's not surrendering that's retreating.

First time of seen a surrender like that.. Well done Sir, can totally understand why that was very satisfying for you. 👏 👏 👏

Man You never can get enough of the f22 in dcs

Man you make it look so easy, when your flying the F-22 ....

9:06 I'm glad you didn't shoot him down. You don't often see those types of people who surrender like this.

@TechLoverforever313

9 ай бұрын

You're glad he also got very lucky ? 2 Times ! Kid

@zs6jce

9 ай бұрын

Difficult moral question. Reminds me of Tom Hank's kindness being repaired in Saving Private Ryan 😢.

@JohnB-mo4kq

9 ай бұрын

Doubled edged sword. Either you kill him, or he returns to base and rearms. I know it's a game, but not sure it would happen in a real war scenario.

@01Z06guy

9 ай бұрын

The pilot has intel to report about his tactic, which allowed him to delay and merge with a Raptor. Its better if the Chinesse don't get this report. Of course, if you down him, he might survive and report it anyway.

@ltcuddles685

9 ай бұрын

​@@JohnB-mo4kqi would assume in this type of situation they would be escorted back to the base with the air group they surrendered to if possible.

I really enjoy the more “mission” focused videos!

Day 12 of asking for Viper vs Jeff BVR

@articclark8188

9 ай бұрын

Who’s Jeff?

@zikaypo6270

9 ай бұрын

​@@articclark8188JF-17

@DeezAster09

9 ай бұрын

JF

@carlosandleon

9 ай бұрын

@@articclark8188He’s the one with the nuclear weapons

@ltcuddles685

9 ай бұрын

​@@articclark8188Jeff has the best throwing arm in the tri-state area, only man capable of going toe to toe with a fighter jet at BVR.

That F-22 pressure man. Not everyone can hang lol.

9:30 my boy said "I want to live" 😂

You just let him go after all those hail marry missiles ? He had a good strategy though.

The F-22 is such a beast. Its almost a shame it will likely age out before its really needed.

That flanker had you defensive with shots fired. I wouldn’t have let him go to fight another day (real life of course)

Love this vid, hope to see more F22 + F35 coop in the future

Another challenging, but sweetly successful joint mission in the books! BEAUTIFUL!

Fly, fighting fair It's the code of the air Brothers, heroes, foes

That guy never would have given you the same respect. He probably went back to re-arm and will come back out and try and shoot you down again. If it’s a target you take it out it’s an asset that you let your enemy continue to have. He could easily have ejected, and you take the asset away.

This is the first time I have ever seen a plane surrender in a game. Awesome video GS.

👏 awesome love the team up with the F35 this is really what is was designed for, as a support/addition in a strike group I’d love to know the actual laws of war concerning surrendering in a fighter jet, and would any ally aircraft be given the same courtesy

@ImperiumLibertas

9 ай бұрын

A surrendering jet pilot would be like Christmas for the intel guys.

@antred11

9 ай бұрын

If they offer to surrender, why wouldn't you take that offer? So long as surrendering means the pilot landing his aircraft at one of YOUR airfields. You certainly wouldn't let him go home so he can come back and go up against you again another day.

Flankers always ask, “Where is F-22?” They never ask, “How is F-22?” 😔

i really enjoy this style of video. i could watch you do BFM for hours but these are really cool. the chaos of 15v15 is awesome as well, its been a while since you did one of those. lets be real here all of your videos are great.

Imagine: you're flying your country's standard fighter jet. You know the enemy is flying stealth birds locally. You know you are getting close, but nothing on RWR or radar. Suddenly, your RWR goes off, and a blip appears for but a second on radar before disappearing. Your RWR does not stop. You have no idea where the missile came from, nor how close it was fired. Suddenly, your aircraft explodes. You are dead. This is what it's like to fight a Raptor. You know it's there. Somewhere. But you have little hope of finding it, let alone destroying it. If you're close enough to see it, that is only because it allowed you to get that close.

I’d like to imagine the J-15 pilot is furiously trying to jettison their weapons but for some reason it’s not working.

Love these types of videos.. Thank you for continuing to do more of them.

That j-15 pilot is actually good he did his best asses his situation and came to the conclusion he can't beat an f-22 in a dogfight.

Secretary Gates addressed my ACSC class on his decision to shut down the F-22 production line. At the time, it was hard to defend keeping it open due to cost overruns, lack of F-22 operational performance data, and the coming of the JSF. But 16 years later, I think it’s worth considering reconstituting the line and producing more Raptors (of which we only have about 170 or so) given that we know better what the jet can do, the deficiencies of the JSF, and the potential to reduce F-22 production costs. When you have a distinctly superior platform, sometimes it’s simply better to spend the dough. Especially since our near-peer China, has the JSF blueprints and can produce cheap 5g gets.

Man that Flanker was an exceptional pilot, thinking outside the box with some great ideas to try killing a Raptor, and in the end knowing he was beaten did the only smart thing.

The F-22 does so many things well. Shirley there are ways to keep it relevent!??

@antred11

9 ай бұрын

Who's Shirley?

People are rightfully awing over the flanker surrender because that was cool, but I'm just happy to see my favorite missile, the AGM-158 JASSM being used in a GS video

This vids are so good. You start to watch this kind of cool and laid back. Five mins inn you are already closer to the edge of your chair and your face is closer to the screen.

Can we get you in the F-35 sometime?

@invoker123

9 ай бұрын

What for ? It’s literally just a computer in the sky . It can’t dogfight it can’t BVR it can’t strike targets . What do u want him to do with it ? Lol

@Utubesuperstar

9 ай бұрын

@@invoker123everything you said is false lmao. Educate yourself

@ihavenoideas5844

9 ай бұрын

@@invoker123 "It can't dogfight" based on one dogfight with a prototype F-35 without functioning software "it can't BVR it can't strike targets" lmao. Are your sources RT? You should probably watch Lazerpig's video on the F-35

Man the absolute respect from that 2nd J-15 & the F-22. I sure hope that stories like these exist and continue to happen in future conflicts. ❤

This gameplay was so cool, then when they gave up and you let them go, that’s was dope!!

Imagine how terrified the pilot would be in a real life scenario, doing his best to get across that he gave up, only to just see the Raptor on his 3 just flying straight and watching like the UFO it is

The Spanish Inquisition and that disarm. Two things I never expected.

That’s Maverick in the flanker with rooster, hang man was pulling up on your 6 🤣

When the USAF turns off peaceful mode.

@sgt.grinch3299

9 ай бұрын

Well said.

@dreaminknight

9 ай бұрын

Then we have a Canadian in the cockpit...

*Attenborough voice* Momentarily confused by it's preys sudden docility, the raptor flys above then alongside its prey to assert dominance before continuing on in search of more skillful prey

I think about the surrendering thing and having to explain to superiors... I bet in this day and age the guy jettisoning everything can be found out.. he probably would be in big trouble... the other guy took more of a risk of injury and death ( he didn't move so a cockpit kill would of been less likely) but if he was returning home it would look better for him. Unless the pilot wanted to defect... then the logic of the first pilot would be better, disarm and then fly to nearest american base. I could be totally off on all counts, but the real world implications of that act got me pondering possibilities.

You’ve got some eyes there brother. I couldn’t see it at all even after you pointed it out.

@GrowlingSidewinder

9 ай бұрын

Nice to see you around still man, hope you’re well. All the best.

Loved the video as always! I do miss the old days with tacview on some of these bvr videos though! Thanks GS for always putting ihr quality videos!!

Me to my Navy father: "Dad, while you were miniboss. Did you every tell the fighters while in operation to let the enemy go?" My Miniboss Father:" *Laughs* you wouldn't be in the wing for long. Enemy wouldn't do the same for you, promise."

When that J-15 surrendered and you flew beside him and let him go reminded me of ww1 chivalry. That brought me joy! GREAT VID!!!

Hands down, one of your best, yet. Thank you.

Really cool one! I really enjoyed watching this show! Thank you

That was really cool to see them disarm like that. 1st time for me seeing that. Wonder why the last guy didn't do that.

Oh, I didn't knowthat putting the gears down was how you surrender. Now I know exactly what to do if I ever find myself merged with a raptor :D

Love the make them surrender technique I believe it shows sportsmanship of aviation

It's probably the best video I've watched all year. Aerial ballet with guns and missiles! Please do more like that! The long range stuff is fun. But this was the best performance you have ever put on! Cheers mate

PLEASE DO MORE LIKE THIS, I LOVED THIS

Impressive video. Displays enormous power of stealth fighter.

The only flanker to ever have seen an F-22 and lived to tell the tale 🤣

Still, one of the favorite missions I've seen from you. Definitely a fun rewatch.

Brilliant!! Love the surrender. First time seeing that. I love missions. Keep them coming. GS Rocks!!

Man, I really wish that you added the sample from MK "FINISH HIM!" when that J11 surrendered and then just ripped him in half with 20mm 😂

That was SUPER COOL ! I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE. I THINK HE SAW god AND IT WAS AN F-22 !!