How I Became a P-38 Fighter Ace

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @sainesanalsa3324
    @sainesanalsa3324 4 місяці тому +17

    Well, I had completely forgotten about your channel, so this upload was very much a welcome surprise in my feed. Very nice!

  • @flissie
    @flissie 4 місяці тому +15

    Watching several of your amazing videos made me want to finally give War Thunder a try.
    I found it incredibly difficult to play, which makes your gameplay so much more impressive!
    Keep up the good videos! 😊

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому +4

      That makes me happy! And I'm glad you wanna give it a go. It is a difficult game, so you'll have to have patience. The kills will come in time! The game rewards good decisions just as much as good flying.
      Good luck :)

  • @genuinsanity
    @genuinsanity 4 місяці тому +6

    I like how the game includes the props spinning in opposite directions. That was actually a thing in the development of this iconic war bird. Props rotating in opposite directions greatly reduced vibration that was an issue with prototypes. Great attention to detail. Also great computer programming skills.

  • @BLTsandwichDJ
    @BLTsandwichDJ 4 місяці тому +10

    An amazing plane for an amazing video

  • @FlyingSlovene
    @FlyingSlovene 4 місяці тому +9

    Just as I was recording gameplay for my video p38 ace u uploaded this lol. What a timing. Btw love ur vids

    • @mtbwithjure7809
      @mtbwithjure7809 4 місяці тому +1

      @FlyingSlovene so you do actually plan to make long form videos?

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks man! A really? :D Which P-38 do you prefer?

    • @FlyingSlovene
      @FlyingSlovene 4 місяці тому +1

      J15 my beloved. Almost the same speed as the p47, but a bit more maneuverable and better climb rate (And if you ask me also better armament) plus you get 2 engines so if one is hit you can still fly it home. What's not to love on it really :D? Your pick is the P38L 5LO I assume?

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому

      Yeah, I prefer the L version of the p-38. It find it more nimble than the J version and it also helps to have an air brake if you mess up.

    • @FlyingSlovene
      @FlyingSlovene 4 місяці тому +1

      @mtbwithjure7809 Long form contenr coming soon!

  • @BDBK92
    @BDBK92 4 місяці тому +4

    This plane series ( P-38 ) is probably the best between 3.3-4.7 Br . Very fast , great climb , turn is very good for a plane that big and high altitude performance is nearly unmatched .

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому +2

      Yeah turn is surprisingly good. Especially with combat flaps.
      I prefer the BR 4.7 version as it has an airbrake. You can dive a bit more aggressively knowing you have a safety net.

  • @Steve-s4b
    @Steve-s4b 3 місяці тому +2

    I do genuinely hate sim battle, but watching your videos makes me want to try some more. I'll probably stick to Air RB though.
    I don't consider it kill stealing if you're playing an objective based game mode. If this were a deathmatch, sure, but it's not.

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  3 місяці тому

      Thanks man :)
      It is a bit rough to get started, but when you get the hang of it you can never go back to RB. In my opinion at least:)

  • @ZombieDeathProof
    @ZombieDeathProof 4 місяці тому +2

    such a good game! def subbing, your commentary and skillful game play are very enjoyable!

  • @98765zach
    @98765zach 4 місяці тому +2

    I appreciate that the lightning is hard to play but tbh a lot of the pilots taking the controls do not help themselves.
    A single buddy of mine and myself jumped a 4 man flight of P-38s in a pair of zeroes and won within 20 seconds because their entire flight had decided to cut grass on the jungle floor instead of climbing to put their high altitude characteristics to use. They also tried to turn, which by the time we had already jumped on them from above, was just a compounding issue.

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому

      I agree!
      The p38 is "easy" to fly, as in good handling. But it requires a good understanding of the game to actually perform.

  • @saturnalis8813
    @saturnalis8813 17 днів тому +1

    3:58 I view this the same, assistance is sometimes needed to complete a kill in simulator battles. And assists are still a lot of points.

  • @ThomasHoward-ro4ri
    @ThomasHoward-ro4ri Місяць тому

    My all time favorite plane! thanks for the video dude :)

  • @liamoliverdarroch6482
    @liamoliverdarroch6482 4 місяці тому +1

    Great video! When you were returning to base with low fuel, you shouldn't have used WEP because it uses more fuel without giving enough power for it to make sense. I would have probably actually throttled down to at least 80%

  • @jamesk8730
    @jamesk8730 4 місяці тому +5

    Nice video. Why didn't you throttle down to save fuel?

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому +2

      I've heard that the best way is to just WEP and gain altitude. But I might have mixed that up with when you have critical engine damage. Maybe throttling down to 15% or something could have worked too.
      If I have bound manual engine controls I could also have used prop feathering to glide even better.

    • @jamesk8730
      @jamesk8730 4 місяці тому +3

      @@involuntarycommander8804 Yeah you definitely got it mixed up. If your engine is about to stop working due to damage then you might as well get as much power out of it as you can before it goes. But if you're low on fuel, you can go waaaaay longer if you throttle down.

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому +4

      Alright, I rarely run out of fuel like this, so this is good info for me. Thanks :)

  • @ComfyDyl
    @ComfyDyl 4 місяці тому

    Makes me want to hop in the p-38. Such a cool plane

  • @calcitewyvern
    @calcitewyvern 4 місяці тому +2

    I’d like to see you use the spitfire F mk XVI, also would you say it’s better than a spitfires with the same battle rating? As it can roll very quick and nimble controls

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому

      Is that the clipped wing spitfire?
      If so, yes that one is probably the most nimble plane in the game. However it is extremely unstable making it hard to aim. But I'll definitely want to give it a go!

    • @calcitewyvern
      @calcitewyvern 4 місяці тому

      @@involuntarycommander8804yea it is clipped wings, I really like the design of it (also is it only unstable in simulator, as I play on Xbox and playing simulator would be difficult (I’m going to try it sometime, just gotta set up the controls) but the spitfire F me XVI seems stable in arcade and realistic. Love your channel btw and you actually reply! Thanks.

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah, I'm gonna try set up the controls to be more stable in it. I feel like there are a lot of hidden potential in that plane.
      Thanks, I appreciate it :)

    • @calcitewyvern
      @calcitewyvern 4 місяці тому

      @@involuntarycommander8804:3

  • @hpfnbld6942
    @hpfnbld6942 4 місяці тому +2

    Awsome video 👍🏻 Do you plan on making videos about cold war fighters? Keep up the great work!!

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому

      I think I will give it a go soon, could be fun! Do you have a specific plane in mind? Which period of the cold war interests you the most?
      And thanks :)

  • @isaiahwilliams4789
    @isaiahwilliams4789 3 місяці тому +1

    You've made a video on your head tracking settings, do you think in the near future you'll make a video on your sim settings? Not very many videos online and you sir fly amazingly.

  • @Fighter_Daily
    @Fighter_Daily 4 місяці тому +4

    Can we get a P-51 episode?

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому +2

      Yeah I think I'll be taking out the P-51 real soon. Which variant would you prefer? I like the P-51D (the red one, BR 5.3).

    • @gabrielneves6602
      @gabrielneves6602 4 місяці тому

      ​@@involuntarycommander8804I think the p 51 d, h or the cannonstang. I personally have fallen in love with it, and use it all the time, as well as am very wary when there's a good players of one in the same room as my 109

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому

      I haven't flown the cannonstang much, but I know a few players are crazy good in it. So it has potential!

    • @Fighter_Daily
      @Fighter_Daily 4 місяці тому

      @@involuntarycommander8804 I would love if you would fly the D-5

  • @movieboy6
    @movieboy6 4 місяці тому +1

    Nice video, nice gameplay, nice commentary! Subbed.
    Do you use TrackIR or something else for head tracking? Another comment mentioned the idea of doing something Cold War - I vote for this as well, maybe something from the early years that still focused on guns or the earliest of rear-aspect missiles?

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you :)
      Yes, I use TrackIR.
      Yeah, that could be interesting. Any plane in particular you'd like to see?

    • @movieboy6
      @movieboy6 4 місяці тому +1

      @@involuntarycommander8804 Maybe one of the early F-86s? Can't remember the exact designations off the top of my head, but I think those would be fun :)

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому +1

      @movieboy6 that could be cool. I think the early Cold War is a good way to start. Thanks for your suggestion :)

  • @korniestpatch
    @korniestpatch 4 місяці тому

    “How i became a P-38 Ace.”
    Well firstly, you played as the P-38 in War Thunder so you are like 3/4 of your way there.

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому

      I'm not sure what you mean. The P-38 might be an easily manoeuvred plane. But if you make one bad decision, you are very likely to die. Most planes outturn you. Many can catch up with you.
      And I would say War Thunder has a good competitive scene with some players sporting 200+ days in game time.

  • @Real_Brianz
    @Real_Brianz 4 місяці тому +1

    YEES, ANOTHER ONE

  • @jdakiller1017
    @jdakiller1017 2 місяці тому

    really hoping this plane gets added to that vr aces of thunder game lol

  • @Menofthemountain
    @Menofthemountain 3 місяці тому +1

    f4u-4b corsair next? also maybe use an evening map if u can

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  3 місяці тому +1

      P-51D-30 will be out in a few days. It's actually and evening map! What a coincidence.
      I have played a bit with the F4U-4B and that would be an interesting next project. Such a stable plane compared to the P-51.

    • @Menofthemountain
      @Menofthemountain 3 місяці тому +1

      its the only prop I'm successful with in sim. i only have the u.s tree researched and the 20mills and speed make it deadly. i cant make the 50cals work in other u.s planes. u have to be a pretty good shot to be able to hose down an enemy.

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  3 місяці тому

      Yeah, those 4 cannons combined with such a stable plane make it deadly. You can really take advantage of that.

  • @GerMit-cf5os
    @GerMit-cf5os 4 місяці тому +2

    Very nice video

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому

      Wait a minute, I know you! Haven't you shot me down half a hundred times in Air sim? xD

    • @GerMit-cf5os
      @GerMit-cf5os 4 місяці тому

      @@involuntarycommander8804 it's not about if i brought you down or you brought me down i guess we'd play a nice game

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому +1

      Very true.
      Anyway, I salute your skill!

  • @jal-kx6tm
    @jal-kx6tm 2 місяці тому

    are the 3rd person camera views from photo mode or something? or even replay?

  • @floydnimrod1826
    @floydnimrod1826 3 місяці тому

    Not a lot of videos with P 38s from cockpit view. What's your vertical zero set to? WT doesnt let you zero the gunsight so when I try to shoot without vertical targeting all the rounds are under the gunsight and it throws me off.

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  3 місяці тому

      I use the default settings for the gunsight. In the p38 you have an excellent view over the nose of the plane so I usually just aim a little higher depending on how far away my target is.

    • @floydnimrod1826
      @floydnimrod1826 3 місяці тому

      @@involuntarycommander8804 I forget what the defaults are, is that 300m with VT on?

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  3 місяці тому

      Hm. I don't remember the distance. But I think it's VT off. Pretty sure of it!

  • @druje8872
    @druje8872 4 місяці тому

    what is ur joystick and or setup?

  • @planeloverpilot2
    @planeloverpilot2 3 місяці тому

    try out the yak 7b, its a pretty unique plane ive flown, it almost never overudders and turns pretty well, overall an easy plane to fly

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  3 місяці тому +1

      Interesting! I've always seen it as a Yak-1b but slightly worse in most ways.
      They are ofc in different BRs and facing different enemies.
      Maybe the 7b version is even more competitive at its 2.7 BR than the 1b.
      Good suggestion, ty :)

    • @planeloverpilot2
      @planeloverpilot2 3 місяці тому

      i found the 1b more harder to fly ironically, it just goes wherever it feels like ​@@involuntarycommander8804

    • @planeloverpilot2
      @planeloverpilot2 3 місяці тому

      ive flown the 7b in higher brs and didnt have any problems (mostly 3.0 -4.0) ​@@involuntarycommander8804

    • @wahtx7717
      @wahtx7717 3 місяці тому

      ​@@involuntarycommander8804tbh in my experience the 7b can't pull alot, it's quite clunky.

  • @dirkellis9212
    @dirkellis9212 4 місяці тому +1

    The winning strategy for American fighters but only American but German as well were the shoot and scoot tactics and ambushing your opponents aka boom 💥 and zoom

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому

      And it feels so good when you get it right! Turnfighting is a risky business 😬

  • @GamePlay-ey7po
    @GamePlay-ey7po 4 місяці тому

    Hey i want to start plaing sim but do you need vr or fligt stikk to play?

  • @PlayFun-dg7mj
    @PlayFun-dg7mj 26 днів тому

    imagine suvive 10 more seconds

  • @ZackyMonster_62
    @ZackyMonster_62 3 місяці тому

    What head tracking do you use?

  • @Budguy68
    @Budguy68 3 місяці тому

    If u wanna conserve fuel dont use wep? Great run though.

  • @mochabear88
    @mochabear88 4 місяці тому

    ty

  • @omavkotor2582
    @omavkotor2582 4 місяці тому

    was this a coincidence or did you take my request to fly the p38 ?

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому +1

      A coincidence, sorry. I had already recorded the material by the time of your request. But I guess it made me finish up and release the video :)
      Every request matters to me. I know a lot of people have been asking for the P-51 so I'll probably do that in one of the upcoming.

  • @skoovee
    @skoovee 4 місяці тому +1

    :D

  • @Sputniksim
    @Sputniksim 3 місяці тому

    To be honest, with general low- mediocre skill level of Sim players in WT, in any EC game with any BR I can do double or tripple ace per game.

  • @thespacemanfil
    @thespacemanfil 4 місяці тому

    8:00
    You should have saved fuel, and climbed at 80% throttle, not burning it all inefficiently at 110%

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  4 місяці тому

      Yeah, I should have throttled down a lot in hindsight. But I was thinking all the way down to 15% throttle. 80% still draws a lot of fuel.
      When you get engine damage or coolant leak, I have heard the best course of action is to WEP and climb. In my panic I went with this approach :)

  • @logicmaster756
    @logicmaster756 4 місяці тому

    Nice dogfights

  • @oscarhinze
    @oscarhinze 3 місяці тому

    Hey brother. I'm a video editor and I'm looking for people to work with. I'd love to edit some videos for you, if you're interested. It would mean a lot to me, thanks for your time.

    • @involuntarycommander8804
      @involuntarycommander8804  3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks for the offer. But I will continue this little channel on my own for now :)
      I wish you good luck!