The pilot of the bomber ejected but left the bottom swivel gunner behind poor dude

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

:(

@ajl729gaming2

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously it’s a different thing, but ball gunners in american bombers were in a lot worse of a place if the bomber went down, since they’d need to move the ball so they could get out of it before they could eject. There was one supposed case (I haven’t personally looked into it) where hydraulics failed, trapping the ball gunner and keeping the landing gear retracted. One can only hope it was painless... Obviously different in this case, but that’s just what I thought of because of that...

@oddursigurdsson9637

4 ай бұрын

@@ajl729gaming2 i just watched a scene in the new masters of the air tv show where a ball gunner gets trapped in a falling plane and they have to leave him. Maybe they based that scene on that story you heard

@KnightCS

2 ай бұрын

@@oddursigurdsson9637 no there was a b17 landing heavily damages the hydraulics wouldn't come down and the pilot decided to do a belly landing sacrificing the ball gunner but saving the plane and other crew

The Germans called it the "Rat" The Russians called it the "Donkey"

@notfeedynotlazy

2 жыл бұрын

Ackchtually ;-) the Fascist Spanish called it "rat". Republican Spanish called it "mosca" (fly), and the Germans gav it no special name - albeit other Axis countries, Finnish called it Jastrebok (Falcon), and Japanese called it "Abu" (horsefly)

@-difr03

8 ай бұрын

Rat is the spanish name durong the civil war, no the german

@mitchbroeders4703

6 ай бұрын

Polikarpov I-16 Ishak

Kinda crazy this series has lasted over 2 years. I remember watching this after school then when it came out. rip Yuri :(

@Panchoproductions2069

4 ай бұрын

thanks for the spoilers fucker

"Rata" or "Rat" it is a german codename for I-16. Russian pilots called this plane "Ishak" (Ишак) - donkey.

@XxJay71xX

3 жыл бұрын

Rata was the nationalist Spanish nickname for it

@Middcore

3 жыл бұрын

@@XxJay71xX They also called it the "Boeing" because they incorrectly believed it was a derivation of the American P-26 design.

@photonicemitter9227

3 жыл бұрын

@@Middcore american engine used

@skyworld86

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutly right

You're a good writer. I love the intros.

@TheThingAndTheOtherThing

3 жыл бұрын

@@radicalhalonova7623 Yep! It really adds a lot to the videos for me.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

@@radicalhalonova7623 Some of them are pre written (like tank crew) most are written by myself though.

@mikhailiagacesa3406

3 жыл бұрын

Typical Russian intro in '41...pragmatic desperation.

The fact that russian pilots had to fly in those little birds against aggressives 109s is simply nuts. Btw congrats for your first sortie, not easy at all

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately they did not have much of choice. Thanks!

@loganschwartz5157

Жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? The I-16 were called kicking mules for a reason. The guns could shred bombers to strands with their 20mm canons

@highjumpstudios2384

Жыл бұрын

They did it anyway though and it worked until they got better replacements.

@KGWyzel

Жыл бұрын

​@@loganschwartz5157 And yet the Soviet Airforce was the one cut to ribbons in 1941. So it would appear the "Kicking Mule" was more of an Ass.

@dimazkamaz

Жыл бұрын

​@@KGWyzel You know being Ukrussian (Ukrainian and Russian) I thought that I-16 was called "Ishak" because of Russian pronounciation of the name "I-shesnadtsat" and this first "Ishe" was converted to "Ishak"

Remember to close your front engine cowling covers when expecting to get shot at face-on! It should armor against damage from small caliber bullets. Just be careful you don't stay closed-up for too long or you'll overheat.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@spazmodicusrex6629

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 Quite Welcome Wolfpack! Good luck with your campaign! I'll be sure to tune-in when more episodes come up!

@colindouglas7769

3 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, I don't exactly consider 20mm cannon shells as "small calibre" ordinance. There were many spitfire and hurricane pilots in the Battle of Britain who found they made an awful mess of your aircraft.

@spazmodicusrex6629

3 жыл бұрын

@@colindouglas7769 Yeah, I wasn't talking about 20mm. There were many other machine gun types equipped on the German planes that do count as "small caliber" plus, there was shrapnel from flak and explosions (if you were close to them). I seriously hope that you're not under the impression that 20mm were the only the guns that the Germans mounted on their planes. (edited: typo)

This is going to be an awesome series. Really going to test your piloting skills as well as your situational awareness! If you can make it to the Mig-3, you've got much better odds!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

That is for sure! I am hoping I survive long enough to see the Mig-3. Maybe even going on to see other aircraft as well! It should be an interesting series.

8 months in the future, this series has staying power!

@battlements7649

3 жыл бұрын

Wild eh?) Hi

Wolf: That is a lot of bombers KZread compressions: No it’s not

Yuri must be thrilled to realise he will now receive his factory fresh machine! That intro certainly set the tone for the series. It's great that you base the story in the historic setting of Barbarossa, which was quite the (brutal) challenge for the soviet air force. This is what Wikipedia can tell us about flying I-16's in that period: _During the early phase of the campaign the I-16 bases were the main targets for the German aircraft and after 48 hours of combat, of the 1,635 Polikarpov monoplanes in service on 21 June 1941, only 937 were left. By 30 June the number of I-16s in western front line units had dropped to 873, including 99 that required repairs. To stem the Luftwaffe aerial assault several I-16 pilots adopted the taran tactic and sacrificed their lives, ramming German aircraft._ I wish Yuri good luck for this I-16 career ;) No matter how you may fare, it will at least be historically representative for the period, though I think chances are that you'll do fine 👍 Nonetheless, for your and his sake I hope he will transistion to a MiG-3 ASAP.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Great information and thank you for sharing! I do hope to get into a MIG 3 soon. We will see.

@jefferynelson

3 жыл бұрын

Cool post, Wolfpack has an informed audience I get to learn from. Part of what makes the channel fun.

This will be interesting. A bit of a heartstopping moment seeing a huge flight of 109s over the top of all those twin engine bombers you had to engage with their rear facing guns. I can only wonder where that coordinated German air cover was when you were in the ME-262 in your last career!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

All destroyed at that point I suppose.

For your fund of information, the American F4F wildcat, a USN and Marine fighter also used a hand crank to get the gear up and down. A trick that was frowned upon by the high command was to pull a high-g 360 degree turn on approach and let the g-forces 'pull' the gear down. Another thing was that they used a shotgun shell blank to start the engine, it was located near the pilot's knee.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I knew about the retractable gear being manual not about the blank! That is interesting. Do you know the reasoning behind this?

I sense Hero of the Soviet Union in your future.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Here is hoping!

@williamtheconqueror7807

3 жыл бұрын

Prediction is correct, comrade.

@joshuasill1141

3 жыл бұрын

Surprised he didn't get pulled out the cockpit and marched straight to the gulag . . . or worse. "Yes comrade, you got one bomber but you did not get two. You also gave up on the enemy fighter. You brought your plane back with bullet holes and a bad engine. It would have been better for you to go down fighting. You also still had ammunition and fuel left. Mother Russia needs heroes, not cowards!!! Ohh and secret recording device picked up you saying negative things about high command. These fine men from the KGB would like have chat with you and your family."

@Perkelenaattori

3 жыл бұрын

@@joshuasill1141 At least they're not feeding him food and analyzing his shit like they did with Mao when he visited Moscow. The KGB actually took Mao's shit from the toilet and analyzed it because they thought that a greasy shit would give him certain personality characteristics.

@joshuasill1141

3 жыл бұрын

@@Perkelenaattori wonder what they did to or thought about Uncle Ho (Ho Chi Minh) or Pol Pot?

you know for some reason i really enjoy watching an outclasses aircraft try to fight and keep up with a clearly superior one. makes things really interesting.

@abeherbert6603

3 жыл бұрын

This is why a flight sim set during the Spanish Civil War would be really cool. I-16s, I-15s and assorted French planes versus early Bf-109s and Italian planes.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it would be really interesting too.

@notfeedynotlazy

2 жыл бұрын

@@abeherbert6603 The I-16 actually _outclassed_ the early Bf-109s. Which was (darkly amusingly) responsible for making Stalin feel a false complacency, and not see the need to develop more modern aircraft even as the 109s were being masively improved in few years...

Nice job limping that orange crate home! The I16 with its radial engine is gonna have a lot more torque than you will be used to if you find yourself at low speed. She really will try to rip to the right you and get squirrely fast. Boom and zoom as best you can on the bombers and dont get caught in head on passes of they can be avoided!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips man!

@zacharysiefer8272

3 жыл бұрын

Anytime! And the journal entries are back by popular demand!

@herrakaarme

3 жыл бұрын

So, it does have a radial engine. I guess such a fat nose is unmistakable. Not the most popular engine type anymore in WW2. Makes sense in an early aircraft still in service, though.

@zacharysiefer8272

3 жыл бұрын

@@herrakaarme yep. The Ishak was a odd duck for its service during WW2. Her radial engine made her have a fat nose and therefore have much more drag than the more modern german fighters. What she did have was numbers and simplicity in maintenance and manufacturing. Given how cheap they were and the fact it was made mostly of wood really improved how many the russians could keep in the skies compared to more complex german machines.

I really appreciate the replays and editing. It can be hard when watching people play these games to see what is happening, and while I can respect the desire to not use third person camera to break immersion, as a viewer it's great. :)

The Ishak! That's awesome. I love little underdog. If you play to its turn rate, it can dominate. Just pull the enemy low and slow and they are yours. It's a good looking plane too. I can't really put my finger on it but it's very aesthetically pleasing.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

It is a nimble little plane that is for sure! I agree it is nice looking too :D

I really love the intros on those videos. Really puts you in a spectator sit, making you feel you're watching a story unravel

Brave man, starting an I16 campaign in Moscow. Damn shame you didn’t get credit for the Junkers kill

@markthompson4885

3 жыл бұрын

I think you did not get credit is because there were no witness to verify kill. he was only one to make it back.

It's gonna be really hard and deadly. Godspeed! Wonder if you can play it from the German side as well. Ah, I wish IL-2 had a dynamic campaign builder.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

IL-2 Great Battles actually has a Dynamic Campaign. You can choose your aircraft, squadron and make your pilot and fight your way through each day of the war. (That is what we are doing in this series) There are also scripted campaigns with more hand crafted missions.

@broccoli6783

3 жыл бұрын

Wait a minute this comment was made a week ago but This video has been out for 2 hours 🤔🤔🤔

@kensai7

3 жыл бұрын

@@broccoli6783 I am a patron in Patreon. Video was unlisted before going public.

@broccoli6783

3 жыл бұрын

Kensai7KM oh ok thought it was just KZread being goofy again

How you managed to survive was a miracle. The I-16 looks fun to throw around the sky.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

It should be exciting.

now that's a heck of a way to start off a series. Big fight, big odds, and you brought it home. Nicely done!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kotori!

As always you have an incredible mastery of dramatic narrative. There hasn't been one episode of any of your series that had me even blink an eye because they are so riveting!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! High Praise :)

Irony always has a twisted sense of humor dosen't she? Damn...looking forward to the rest of this series and here's hoping you and your squadron have better luck after such a miserable start...but then again welcome to the eastern front.

Arriving at this series a few months late...what an opening episode! I was looking for videos on IL-2 to see if it would be something I want to get into and wow, does this sell it! Probably going to wait for the next sale so I have a good chance of picking up one or two of the campaigns. Going to dig into your series in the meantime! Thank you for the content. I genuinely gasped in the after action report when it was clear you were the only survivor!

Ive been waiting for a new series, Im so excited. Good luck and godspeed Yuri!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Really looking forward to the rest of this series Wolfpack. Cheers

Great start to the Campaign. I am gonna binge watch these over the next few days. I'll see you when I catch up :-)

Hi Wolfpack, Just started playing this over the weekend. I'm right where you are in the campaign, but playing for the other side. Anyway great video series, I started with 7 and now I'm going back to the beginning. Keep up the great work, looking forward to part 8 and beyond(if your pilot survives LOL)

Sweet thank I’ve watched your others but this just popped up and up flying it from the start. Aloha and Mahalo

That quick controlled stall to get the bf-109 to overshoot was so stylish

Shot down enemy planes in this era had to be confirmed by the soviet ground troops, so its historical you didnt get the kill. Many soviet pilots had this problem, since they could get confirmation for planes shot down over enemy territory - pretty common in 41-42. They changed it later in war.

@MarekKrassus53

7 ай бұрын

By mid-1943, the victories of WWS pilots were counted in three cases - If another pilot confirmed that the plane had been shot down - If ground troops confirmed the plane's fall - If the pilot was able to determine precisely where the plane fell and when it was possible to reach the wreckage. This caused a huge inflating of the results. Therefore, in 1943, the command introduced more restrictive regulations. In addition, the photo gun became popular. By 1941 standards, a Soviet pilot would probably have considered the BF-109 shot down

Nice and tight at the end there Wolfpack! Good vid - you fought well comrade! Prospects for promotion look good too - they have a bad habit of purging officers though so stay lowly and fly high!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

So excited to see a new career! Удачи Юрий! (good luck)

This will be my second time watching the series. Thanks wolf pack!

Loved the video, one heck of a first flight.

I like these Dead is Dead series, you know it's make or break

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I do enjoy it.

Yes this is a series I watch over and over again. 😃👍🏾

Looks like the I-16 is a sturdy little beast . Well flown by the way,you flew well after you got peppered

thanks wolfpack ,love your vids. but those lil i-16. man they were nuts to go against 109's and 190's with them. i think they were notorious for the guns jamming too. and overheating.

My grandfather was involved in the attack on Moscow. I'm told they got so close they could just barely see the light reflecting off of the golden domes. Of his battalion he was one of three that made it back.

In my first Battle of Moscow career starting with an I-16, I got PK'd really quickly after encountering the bombers. Congratulations for getting back to base!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah we will see how long it takes me haha.

Love the I-16. I used to like the 20mm's on it, but grew to like the 7.62mm ShKAS instead. Four of them tend to get any German engine aflame pretty quickly

Great video. This game is gorgeous to look at

I keep returning to the best of WOLFPACK345.

Really looking forward to this series!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great start for your pilot's career. Hope to see him flying Migs

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! The Mig-3 is a great aircraft.

Love the IL2 1946 closing music!

Excellent beginning to hopefully will be a long series.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so too

Wolfpack using the OG soundtrack from oldschool il2 1946 respect

Just found your channel and I already love your content! Quick question, what gear do you use to fly?

Excellent start to a career! 👍

I felt the stress of that one, jesus. Have seen the I-16 in a few places but never quite realised how much of a little deathtrap that thing is. Good luck!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great new series ! Good 'ol Rata ! I would have taken those bombers head on first, climb high then zoom down 6 high attack. .. and i would probably be ..dead ... :D

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks!

Wow. The I-16 is really outclssed by the 109. Looked like you standing still in comparison the 109.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they were doing loops over me.

Heres hoping for a BF-109 playthrough and some More Bf110s vids. Just love german planes and your vids Wolf. Keep up the good work.

Great channel, Wolf!

I-16 - hell yes :) Love the IL-2 and Silent Hunter videos!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Was glad to see 1440, always fun to watch you

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Think I'm going to try this game in vr. Hope I can spot the planes

Excellent video mate thanks for sharing. How did you make all those tight turns without going into a spin?

I'm excited to follow a flight sim series fro the start

Great even seeing here and not on Patreon for the 2nd time.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate :)

Great job for the Rodina! : )

Really excited for the next episode!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

I like that crazy little plane.

I like these different settings, but I think Flying Circus was my favorite.

I remember how this plan was in the old IL-2: prone to explode when hit (which is why I hated fighting against them with 109Fs because the DB601 didin't like being close to explosions. Still if not hit badly they are a joy to fly

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

They are indeed fun.

Well this really set the tone of the series. :-)

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Good! That means I did a good job haha.

Great start. Spunky lil plane.

Nice looking series. I like the dead is dead way of playing.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. It makes it all the more painful when you die.

it took me an embarrassingly long time to decipher and understand what a "dead is dead" series meant, still i did manage and could enjoy the rest if the video

This makes me want to start a Moscow career now, I like the way the odds are stacked against you. However I kinda want to wait for the Hurricane to be released so that I can fly that, might make me more confident than in an I-16.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Man that hurricane looks great! I think it will be a fun aircraft to fly over Moscow.

Keep this series going 👍🏻👍🏻

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Will do!

Awesome start! I'm going to do a rat career for sure now!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I am sure yours will be mighty successful :) Master of the Rat.

Very nice! Thank you

The beginning of the legend

Awesome I have been curious about that particular plane I always thought it was a copy of the American Brewster buffalo. It appears to be a better plane in some respects

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

This aircraft actually was developed and introduced before the Buffalo.

Bit late to the party after finishing off the 262 series but great episode! Any reason why you're not using PWCG for this one? :)

Being the underdog is always interesting. Make a mc202 next next haha

love the series !

This is gonna be good :-) Is that TrackIR you are using?

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I am using TrackIR. Thanks!

nice , can not wait to see the next mission

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Judging by how low the wings are and how the bullets spread across them from the front, it looks like the reason you weren't hit was the engine tok the bullet(s) for you

Yes! This has made my day!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

I hope you remembered to bring your scarf! 🧣

for that initial Ju-88 you definitely came in at too low of an angle off the tail, you should have come in at more of the 8 o clock position next time :)

I really enjoy your IL-2 flight campaign videos, but have to say that I hope it's not too late to possibly change aircraft for your new campaign. Realizing that this is such a unique and non-standard aircraft that it might be interesting, I think it lacks the "cozy factor" inside the cockpit (if that makes sense) - with the open canopy has the feel of an old WWI plane from another era. Maybe cool for 1-2 videos. The Yak-9 or better yet, F4U Corsair - following the story lines of the famous Black Sheep Squadron www.historynet.com/boyingtons-bastards.htm would be awesome with your narrating and campaign realism!!!

honestly cant wait for the new episode, when are you uploading it?

Good job to survive !!

Looks like you had fun in your flying washing machine.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I did :P

is this VR or eye tracker? looks good

I-16 could turn inside a Bf/Me-109 up to the G-6 model it could just go around a tad faster and tighter than the German plane at all altitudes and speeds below 300 MPH. Gunther Rall and Galland both found this out the hard way in Spain and through debriefings about the Civil war and run in's with Republican I-16's with the Bf-109D's

@timonsolus

3 жыл бұрын

Any 109 pilot who got himself into a turning fight with an I-16 was a fool.

I know is an old video and you'll surely have already been told, but since I didn't find it in the comments, for the record: the I-16 *WAS NOT* called "rata", rat in Spanish, by its crews. It was called so by its ENEMIES. The Russians called it "ishak", donkey. And the Spanish who flew it called it "mosca", fly. "Rata" was the despective nickname given by its fascist enemies of the Spanish Civil War.

I-16s were also called "sewing machine" due to their engine sound by Axis ground troops. This campaign looks exciting already

@camouflagecatz

3 жыл бұрын

Well, not really... "Sewing machine" (German Nähmaschine) was a nickname of Polikarpow Po-2.

@Atesz222

3 жыл бұрын

@@camouflagecatz I heard the I-16 earned that nickname too. It may be incorrect then

looking forward to this one

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Oh nice!!! Any plans to ever do a 1946 series in the PTO?

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I have been considering this. So much I would like to do so little time.

@MegaTranquilla

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 Sounds great!

Poor gunner in the Ju 88 that didn't get out.

please continue with series it is cool

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I will!