Recovered Diary of German Mechanic Name: Unknown I don't know who this man is but he sure showed those tommies today! He proved his skill today by downing 6 enemy aircraft on his transfer to lachelle. After his wingman confirmed the kill Baron Manfred Von Richthofen himself ordered me to give this pilots aircraft the name of "Witwenmacher". The Widowmaker. A fitting name to be sure. For now I'll have to find some fabrics to repair the bullet holes as soon as our supply trucks arrive.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

My coolest name yet! Let's hope I can keep it haha

@timonsolus

4 жыл бұрын

Wolfpack345 : What’s the German for ‘Smiley McSmileyface’?

@MrNocturno2401

4 жыл бұрын

Gefundenes Tagebuch eines deutschen Mechanikers. Name: Unbekannt Ich habe keine Ahnung wer dieser Mann ist, aber er hat es den Tommies heute gezeigt! Er hat seine Fähigkeiten heute unter Beweis gestellt, indem er 6 feindliche Flugzeuge auf seinem Weg nach Lachelle abgeschossen hat. Nachdem sein Flügelmann die Abschüsse bestätigt hatte, gab mir Baron Manfred von Richthofen persönlich den Befehl, das Flugzeug dieses Piloten "Witwenmacher" zu taufen. Ein sicherlich passender Name. In der Zwischenzeit muss ich einige Stoffbahnen finden, um die Einschusslöcher zu reparieren, sobald die Versorgungsfahrzeuge ankommen.

@zacharysiefer8272

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrNocturno2401 thanks for the translation! I need to keep up more with the channel!

@MrNocturno2401

4 жыл бұрын

@@zacharysiefer8272 My pleasure! You worded it so well and it fit so perfectly, I couldn't resist :P.

That's the Ace-In-A-Day! Iron Cross, II. Class coming via mail.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Oh boy!

@andrewlerdard-dickson5201

2 жыл бұрын

Actually the 6 air victory's should have been awarded the Eiserne Kreuz I Klasse......as the novice Pilot would have been awarded the Eiserne Kreuz ll Klasse for his first kill !

8:30 "Fliegerabwehrkanone" - shortened to "FLAK" literally translated to aviator defence gun/cannon

@k.dickie8972

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that. As a long time war aviation follower, I don't know how I never noticed this. I just thought they needed a four letter word and all the others were taken. ;)

@Oscuros

11 ай бұрын

Flugzeug Abwehr Kanone, abbreviated as FlAK, they weren't "flyer" anti cannon, but aircraft anti cannon.

@DerOberfeldwebel

10 ай бұрын

@@Oscuros To be fair, flyer (at least in German 'Flieger') could also refer to the plane.

The DR.1 and the Camel both had similar flight characteristics in banking maneuvers. Banking right, the aircraft would nose down and banking left the aircraft would nose upward. As mentioned, this was due to the gyroscopic effects of the clockwise (as views from the pilots perspective) spinning engine.

All those kills in your first patrol, that's certainly something to write home about!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely a better performance than I was expecting haha

Yes! I love that you mentioned Hans Von Hammer "The Enemy Ace"!

Check out W. Voss's Dr1. He did paint a smiley face with mustach on his aircraft. Greatest pilot of WW1 in my option. Good vid! Good shooting!!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

That is fantastic!

@tonyp4092

4 жыл бұрын

Such a shame that hardly anyone knows the name Werner Voss. I agree with Mr. Locksley 100%.

@beeldpuntXVI

4 жыл бұрын

Voss, Udet, Guynemer, Coppens, olyslaegers, all Idols of me. Went to the Grave of Voss and guynemer. Both fell in the 3rd battle of ieper. Or passchendaele. We will Remember,...

@roblocksley4586

4 жыл бұрын

@@beeldpuntXVI 👍 that's awesome!. Are you a pilot?

@beeldpuntXVI

4 жыл бұрын

No i An not Just very intrestet in Both world wars. Specialisation aviation.

To save oil, they used caster oil in the Dr1 rotary engine so pilots got sprayed a face full of castor oil while in the air. So when they landed it, they parked it close to the latrines and ran for it..

@jefferynelson

4 жыл бұрын

Latrines are legitimate targets for air attack

@rwd76

4 жыл бұрын

@@jefferynelson Strategically vital!

@zackbenson7658

4 жыл бұрын

Could be worse ... They could have been sprayed in the face in the latrines.

@romaing9388

4 жыл бұрын

@@zackbenson7658 lmaoo

@13stalag13

4 жыл бұрын

They didn't do it to save oil, all the early rotaries, even the French and British used castor oil for engine lubrication.

That thing you were saying with the right vs left hand turns is correct. Reason being it's torque just like on any inline or radial, but it's the entire engine spinning and creating momentum. It's essentially just torque with extra weight and force.

Fun fact: The Fokker DR.1 was the German answer to the Sopwith Triplane. In the latter months of the war, the Germans salvaged Allied engines to power their planes.

4:34 Plot twist: A hologram appears above your machine guns of a hooded figure “Commander Wolfpack, the time has come...” “Execute Order 66.” “It will be done, my lord” *throttles up and shoots down those two triplanes up ahead*

There's a lesser known WWI sim called Wings Over Flander's Fields you should check out. It's a standalone total conversion mod for the old Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3. It's main draw is incredibly realistic historical campaigns (historically accurate weather, artillery activity, and air patrols) and some of the best AI I've seen in any combat flight sim.

@seanperry8803

6 ай бұрын

Isn't that the one in which the enemy pilot screams in pain if you hit him?

@rckestrel6974

3 ай бұрын

I bought CFS3 way back and what a dismal failure, CFS2 was a great game with TONS of mods though, I used to have about 20 add-on terrains including geo-accurate Death Valley.. the AI was abysmal on CFS3 and the same terrible with WOFF - wingmen doing nothing , flying in wrong direction, etc... like most modern sims, nothing fun, just eye candy.

You are absolutely correct about the left and right thing since the ruary engine only spends one way that makes the way of the rotary engine spins easier for you to turn that way but if you turn the opposite way you will pitch up and turns will be a lot harder

Thank you so much for another exciting campaign. I can never get enough watching you fly. Your narration and the instant replays make everything easy to follow. Keep your head down and your six clear. We will watcg your career with great interest.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

I am glad it is easy to follow. I do try to focus on the viewing experience as much as I can. Thanks palpitate!

Werner Voss was a ridiculously talented DR1 pilot......known to slip sideways to strafe........DR1's had no throttle.....cutting the magneto on and off was the only way to throttle..... amazing as these aircraft were the "F-16's" of their day :-)

Brings back memories of Knights of the Sky. Have 2 IL-2 games Original and Forgotten Battles but have never heard of this. You just gained a sub

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

You are correct in your observations! The rotary engines allowed both the Dr.1 and the Camel to turn much better. I also think the campaign is great and I hope that Jason Vander can persuade Vander to do some more missions and release it as an official (free) campaign :)

@Ashfielder

4 жыл бұрын

Much better in only one direction though, slower when turning against the engine’s torque.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

I think they will probably include it. It is a really good Campaign!

The Dr1 could turn to the right on a dime. It could completely reverse it's direction of travel in the length of it's own fuselage .or about 18 feet.

Excellent first outing in the Dr.1! Thanks for doing these FC campaign vids, I'm always hungry for WWI aviation action. If you haven't already, you (and all interested) could learn a lot about the Dr.1 by watching Chill31000 videos starring his beautiful DR.1 replica (almost qualifies as a reproduction) with Le Rhone 9J rotary engine (Germans copied it to create the Dr.1's engine, the Oberursel Ur.II), and by reading the thread he started on the IL2 Sturmovik forum entitled "Fokker Dr.I Discussion". He says that, unlike the RoF Dr.1, the FC Dr.1 handles like a real one in most respects. Watching Chill's videos is a delight. He is clearly a highly skilled and experienced pilot, and he shows you stuff that you have probably never seen before in videos of WWI aircraft. I can't believe his vids have so few likes; they are amazing.

Really enjoyed this, looking forward to more episode’s keep up the good work thanks

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Love the cinematic shots!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I am glad you like them

Just got the game, and was surprised how much of a beating those plane can take.

So much fun to watch the biplanes and triplanes in air combat. I took a ride in a biplane at Old Rhinebeck field in N.Y. a few years ago and it was everything I imagined it to be.good video!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

There is something about ww1 aviation that is absolutely facilitating to me.

I always fall sleep watching your videos. So relaxing. Please never change

@Wolfpack345, thanks for starting this series, I am very much looking forward to the story of your career as well as your flying its missions in Flying Circus! Good luck in your deployment. Also, no worries if you're as terrible at flying the Dr. 1 as you suggest. If that really is the case, al the sooner the occasion to try your luck in a Camel on the Entente side :) However, your first mission suggests you may not necessarily be that terrible!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

It was all a lucky break haha. I am worried about flying the camel thought. I have a feeling that is going to be disastrous haha.

@Boslandschap1

4 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 If it is any relief: I have the same with the Dr1 and the Camel. These are not my words, but they nonetheless sound very relatable to me about the Camel: "Deadly in the right hands (and wrong hands), it can turn a good pilot into an ace (and a bad pilot into a corpse)".

It's good to see you back in the sky, congratulations on the kill count, nice flying wolfpack.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! It is very good to be back over the western front!

Great Wolfpack! I might have to try this campaign.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

I definitely recommend it!

This was a really interesting watch!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Another graet story. great job Wolfpack!

7:30 That poor pilot, he might have been able to crash-land his aircraft but the sent him into a death spiral.

Thanks, I am still going through my RoF campaigns, but this looks good

I'm addicted to this game especially WW1. Can't get enough in VR. :)

Don't let greed consume you like it did Evan Ross!! Nice Video and it's nice to see you in some classic birds again

I love all your stuff they are like mini movies or a weekly tv series

Ah, the legendary F^%ker DR.1!

VERY NICE!!! Will be moving on Feb. 7, and do not yet know what my internet hook-up will be. Whatever, will be watching all of your good videos, I hope.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you have a smooth move!

Good stuff! Really enjoyed the action. With this vid, you might have just tipped the scales for me (us) also buying Flying Circus for IL-2 . My grown sons and I have alrdy been loving IL-2 Great Battles and all the WWII DLC for it we have alrdy bought. We are fans of WWI aerial combat as well.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Overall I do recommend FC.it is a bit bare in terms of Single player content but now we have this campaign as well as PWCG. The multiplayer events are a lot of fun as well.

Those colour of them marking's are that of Jasta 10 of JG 1 Richthofen's flying circus...the Staffelkaptian was once ObLt Werner Voss.

Was I the only one pushing my feet as though I was using my rudders when he was firing? LOL!! Excellent video.

Man and machine and nothing there in between A flying circus and a man from Prussia The sky and a plane, this man commands his domain The western front and all the way to Russia Death from above, you're under fire Stained red as blood, he's roaming higher Born a soldier from the horseback to the skies That's where the legend will arise And he's flying Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast and he's flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die! ))))))))

@blackjed

9 ай бұрын

First to the scene, he is a lethal machine It's bloody April and the tide is turning Fire at will, it is the thrill of the kill Four in a day shot down with engines burning Embrace the fame, red squadron leader Call out his name: "Rote Kampfflieger" In the game to win, a gambler rolls the dice Eighty allies paid the price And he's flying Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast and he's flying too high Higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die Higher Higher, the king of the sky He's flying too fast, again, he's flying too high He's flying higher, an eye for an eye The legend will never die Higher! (I was gonna post the same thing. Decided to read the comments first. A person of culture, I see.)

Great video as always!

That's one of the difficult things to get used to with 'accurate' WW1 era air combat. As fragile as the aircraft were, because their construction was mostly canvas stretched over a wooden frames, and your guns fired rifle-caliber ammo... unless you hit the engine, pilot or a control rod/cable, the rounds will pass straight through causing very little damage. It's possible to empty your guns completely into an enemy plane and do nothing but inconvenience it.

Grats. Ace, hope the rest goes well for you

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Here is hoping.

I never heard of this game. I have to try it. Thanks!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Of course! Happy Flying.

nothing beats the flight of the valkyries :)

yess you are right, the full engine spins clockwise, wich makes it harder to turn left

I remember Enemy Ace! In particular one where he has a little dog named Schatzi - sad ending. And there was his French arch enemy The Hangman, who somehow managed to become an ace while flying with a hood over his head.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the one with the dog was a very sad ending. Overall they are very fun and well written comics. I really enjoyed them.

@jg1_wilhelm450

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 How about "G8 and His Battle Aces"? I used to fly as "G8" on the Red Baron 3D servers when I'd had to much to drink to sully the name of JG1 with poor flying and saying stupid stuff. And please, ROF and FC flyers, save that G8 alias for me, I might need it again some day. Until you see me on the active rolls of JG1 again, anyone who says they're me is pulling your leg. I do well enough making a fool of myself without some imposter's help. 😁

Haha! Great video! I’m very tempted to get it but it’s rather expensive at the moment.

Wow awesome game. And your video is great. Thank you!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you I appreciate it!

Good show! And it's true that the rotary engine will affect your turning in the DR1. The design of a rotary engine results in the crankcase itself being what spins around a fixed crankshaft instead of what is considered normal nowadays with a rotating crankshaft and a fixed crankcase. All that spinning mass causes extreme amounts of torque and can actually flip your aircraft if not handled properly. Balance is key in right turns so dont bank into it too hard on landing and let the engine rotation help you bank the aircraft. If you bank like you normally would you're gonna wind up landing on your head and that is not advised as the human spinal cord cant support that kind of load.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it really can be a pain to land. Thankfully I have not flipped and crushed my spine just yet! Time will tell I'm sure.

It must have been fun to fly these planes back in the day. You're pretty much dogfighting in an ultralight

The DR-1 has really high lift and because of the torque of the radial engine to the right, so a right turn is best. Heavy firepower and great turning radius makes this aircraft a lot of fun. This game is the carry on to Rise of Flight. Both ROF and Flying Circus is made by the same folks. Remember lead your target and just because they are trailing black smoke does not mean they are shot down make sure of your kills.

Cant wait to see how this unfolds!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Hello. One more 'McDonalds' moment, love this type of gaming. Ref:-Smilie faces on the DR1, im sure ive seen somewhere that they actually painted them with faces.

THE original flying circus had each aircraft painted in its own colour scheme.

Great video!!! Thank you!!!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Anti Aircraft is called Flugabwehr in German. FLAK is the Flugabwehr Kanone (AA gun).

very nice! looking forward to more

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. There will certainly be more to come.

Not a bad flight, and a decent landing all things considered. Nice to see you back in the WW1 planes.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

It is good to be back! I am definitely happy with that landing as well. Better than expected flying this crate. Haha

Nice flying... Subbed 👍

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

"Your left wheel has problems"...lol...your new moniker..

This will be a great ww1 combat series to follow since the previous one ended

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree. It should be alot of fun.

i would love a console ww1 plane game... i remember wings on the pc in the 80`s....

@zetetick395

4 жыл бұрын

The closest would probably _Birds of Prey_ and _Birds of Steel_ for XBOX360 / PS3 - That has a decent roster of early planes / missions - There's Ziltch for this gen consoles though AFAIK (Although I do hear Ace Combat 7 is a heap of fun!)

@AmokCanuck

3 жыл бұрын

@@zetetick395 ace combat 7 seems fun but rediculously unrealistic

@zetetick395

3 жыл бұрын

@@AmokCanuck Aye, it's sure no sim, but it's still fun!

Love your videos!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

outstanding !!

There Germans called anti - aircraft guns "Flak" (Flugabwehrkanone).

Great vid! Are these newer IL-2 add ons for WWI era planes the best when it comes to WWI era simulations? Especially interested in campaign mode.

Very nice flight Wolfpack, is it possible to share what type of rudder and joystick you are using? Also are you using default curves or did you make a new one for yourself?

I genuinely thought this was a history channel-type video. Had to idea that this was a gameplay vid.

This games amazing. I’m going to look into what machine I need to buy . So I can play it.

Well, thats going to be intressting.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

I sure hope so!

I like the over the shoulder cam

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Great episode

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

To answer your question about the German name for AA: It is usually called "Flak" which is the acronym for the composite word "Flugabwehrkanone" (basically meaning anti aircraft cannon). I don't know though, whether the soldiers had some kind of generally used nickname for it.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I suppose I mis-asked the question. I knew they called it FLAK I just didn't know if they had a nickname for it like 'Archie' or 'Ack Ack'.

In Army basic training there was a story about a trainee dropping his M 16 into a group latrine. He had to get it out. I have never forgotten this tale.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Oh boy. That sounds shitty.

@zacharysiefer8272

4 жыл бұрын

I would not want to be the poor bastard cleaning that rifle. I just threw up a little thinking about it.

Looking good!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks:)

The fact the DR.1 turns better to the right is historically correct. The DR.1 is famous because of the Red Baron but the truth is its not that great a fighter. It was difficult to fly (and would often kill novices), A poor turner especially to the left (a weakness quickly picked up by Allied pilots) and it was slow especially against the SPADs and Nieuports it faced. Which is why it didn't stay in service very long. Even the Red Baron didn't like or use the DR.1 all that much and championed the development of the D.VII as its repalcement.

Love watching these. Keep them coming.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

You should keep your mixtutre in Dr.1 at about 85% at takeoff and lower it as you climb.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip.

Great performance

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Truly elated to see another ww1 career!

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. I love these crates.

Your shooting is excellent! I notice you stop tracking the target closely when you press the firing trigger and over control the rudder. This is very common, I do it too :)

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it is definitely a habit I have! It is a difficult one to break!

The Germans provided the colloquial name for "anti aircraft fire". 'Flak' comes from FLeugzeug Abwehr Kanonen.

For you that was a pretty smooth landing! xD Good first flight I gotta say, but I always though the Flying Circus was called that because they had rather colourful aircraft?

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah some of the Jastas have much more colorful paint schemes.

@13stalag13

4 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 Yeah, that was Richthoffen's bunch in Jasta 2

i just got flying circus because of you.:)

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

See you in the skies!!

GREAT vid! what control stick do you use??

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

I use the Thrust-master Warthog hotas and MFG crosswind rudder pedals.

A bit more relaxed than supersonic DCS fare.

Hey Wolfpack . In you opinion is IL2 better than rise of flight. Keep up your awesome work.

Awesome bruh

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I’m sure the flying circus was named that because of the bright colors but it’s a community made so not a big deal

Very nice.

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Jaggeschwade in da keisaschlagd.... I love your German pronunciation 😂

epic footage

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

These games seem to always forget that the pilot should die if you shoot a ton of bullets at the tail, eventually one is going to hit the guy in the back.

That was a mean buzz on that camel 12:18 no way he was still alive let alone flying

Been watching your RoF playthroughs and really enjoy them. I bought FC not too long ago and this looks really fun. I can't for the life of me figure out how to install the dang thing though. I am not good at mods and such. I did what the forum post said but it does not seem to work. Been trying for two hours moving the files around and nothing doing. I did turn mods on in the settings. Any advice?

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

Just to clarify are you having issues with installing FC or the Campaign?

I think you need to lead the target a bit more get better hits into the engine and pilot saves alot of ammo

A rare person that's aware of the Enemy Ace comic book!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

They are fantastic!

@lylevasser

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 If you haven't read this, you are in for a treat. www.goodreads.com/book/show/899476.Enemy_Ace

There are flying circus multiplayer events? Where can I sign up, I've been dying to play it... Doesn't help I'm not very good at WW2 planes lol

@Wolfpack345

4 жыл бұрын

You don't have to sign up! They happen every Thursday and Sunday. There are more on the Flying Circus Fourms

I just played this mission and the AI seems to next to clueless