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I dont think so. Yesterday when i fought with very good pilot in 190 - he tried to avoid my attack to pull up, he lost speed but i missed , than when i tried to escape łów over ground , he almost hit me cause he meded turn by rudder, but when he realized that his speed was too low to łów over ground - IT was too łatę for him to gain speed and he hit ground.
The thing about the nose cannons is that they do not have to be “converged”. Wing mounted cannon, being mounted much further apart were aimed a bit crosseyed so they would converge at some arbitrary distance forwards. It meant that there was a very sweet spot distance at which the bullets would all hammer the same thing. When firing further than the convergence distance groups would spread out and target effect would considerably worsen. Initial convergence settings were too far. Military analysts were too optimistic as to the marksmanship of pilots so they anticipated longer range fires. Veteran pilots would get their techs to decrease convergence distance because they understood that they were more likely to be firing at closer distances where time on target would be shorter so they really wanted to pour on the lead on a smaller spot. The P-38’s nose mounted cannons were clustered close to each other so they did not have to be converged. They could dump a pile of concentrated lead at any distance which made them really effective.
With American fighters, the convergence distance was set to 400 yards. But they didn't all hit the same exact place. Every firearm puts bullets into a certain-sized circle at a given distance. What they would do is overlap but stagger those cones at 400 yards to give the best mix possible of maximizing both damage potential and hit probability.
The P-38 was the first model aeroplane I built back in the early 90's, my dad bought it for my birthday as it first flew on the same day (27th January). Fantastic looking aircraft with an interesting history.
@@renatoigmed Interesting! I think mine was an Airfix (sadly destroyed long ago-I must have been around 8 and so once construction and painting was complete I played with it too much!).
One of my first memories' back in the day was of my dad flying his RC model of the p-38 "YIPPEE". I am designing one on the computer now... Haven't decided on a size yet, but it will be big... 😁
I built my model of the P38 in 1958 or 1959. Always have loved that design! I got to touch a real one several years ago at the Palos Verdes Concourse when we combined the show at the Torrance Airport with vintage aircraft. You guys may know the plane, stationed at the Chino CA Air Museum. What a beauty!
The survivability of the P-38 was legendary. Zeroes would empty all their ammunition trying to take one down, only for it to limp away with a single engine, or both engines completely functional. "Winning by default" is the best way to win in a Lightning. Such a beautiful aircraft. Not the most maneuverable fighter but it was incredibly stable and had a tremendous payload for a fighter-bomber.
@@Ambaryerno Yeah with the electrically-motivated control surfaces, the P-38L became an actually viable dogfighter, which is surprising given how heavy it was, but that's the brainchildren of Kelly Johnson for ya! They performed miracles.
8:33 actually gave me anxiety, something about the 109's determination was unnerving, just watching it get the perfect lineup and waiting to shoot you out of the sky
9:04 - This 109 pilot really went full on *_"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!"_* mode. 300 rounds per MG and 65-200 rounds for the cannon depending on variant and he held the trigger down like he was in a paint shop at Ford factory.
Being the age that I am, the closest to this I had as a kid was aces over Europe and aces over the Pacific. And you had better bet I spent hundreds. If not, possibly thousands of hours flying every aircraft I could, but absolutely loving my time in a p-38 in both Europe and the Pacific.
Howdy GS from an old AF Vet. Been following a while now and finally subscribed. gotta say I love seeing more IL-2 content. That's where I hang out most of the time. I found your "Play the hand..." video far more relatable than PNJ (Pointy Nosed Jet) vs PNJ. Made me ponder.....Lagg-3 vs BF-109K mayhaps..hmmm? Runway ahead & altitude below!🛩
I do believe that scaring a bomber into crashing into another counts as a maneuver kill, along with the 109 that pancaked into the runway. Also it's well known that the P-38 was a very rugged plane. In most cases even more than the P-47.
That paratrooper kill? Yikes. I just took advantage of the sale on steam and am downloading IL 2 rn. Thanks to you and the channel Im totally hooked on DCS and all thinks flight sim lol. Merry Christmas Sir.
The level if detail they put in the p-38 is impressive. At 13:30 you can see the nose gear oleo working through the engine nacelle mirror (polished oval).
Ha! That 109 sure showed you! He found a way to both keep his energy AND come down & get you! That's one way to learn about aerodynamic compressibility I guess 🤣
Unreal that P38 was still controllable after both engines were hit and smoking. I would have thought you’d jump since you were over liberated France. Also the brake noise as you got on and then released the brakes on the runway was awesome. 👏🏻👍🏻
The fact that the 109 who shot you ultimately crashed as you were landing, while trying to kill you, means that it looks like you won that engagement lmao. We count those :)
What a super cool bunch of engagements. That 109 had some beef; crazy stuff. I indeed had no idea the P-38 had a yoke! I recently got a Thrustmaster TCA Yoke and now can't wait to try it out on the P-38.
Seriously not expecting that 109 to kamikaze trying to take you out. Send like an odd choice for the computer to make, but then I guess it is supposed to be simulating a person, and people can make bad calls. Tough call whether my favorite warbird is the P-51 or the P-38, so I'm always glad to see the Lightning get some love. Thanks!
Love the WW2 content. Keep up the good work. As an informational note regarding the P38's armament. Yes, the guns were exceptionally accurate due to them firing directly down the center line of the aircraft (no convergence distance sighting necessary). In regard to the 4 x .50 calibers' hitting power...they were effective guns but in all models of the P38 they were "assisted" by the addition of a single Hispano 20mm cannon 🙂. I believe this is modeled accurately in IL2.
If you plan on flying more of the 38, it has a combat flap setting that is really useful if you need the extra turn performance. The flap design in the combat settings create a lot of lift with a lot less drag than other planes of the era.
I was getting myself ready to see GS get shredded into Swiss cheese when he was landing and then Franz dumped his 109 into the tarmac. 😅 I did not see that coming but nonetheless, it was an awesome ending.
with the P38, all 4 .nose mounted 50 cals hit the same sweet spot. NTM the 20 mm cannon, too. Versus wing mounted guns. their convergence point was usually about 200 meters out. So that's quite a few wasted rounds that never hit the target.
Two fun facts I just recently learned. If you've never watched Fat Electrician's channel, he just did a video on the AVG and Chenault. The Chinese were the first in WW2 to sink a ship by dive bombing. Chenault came up with the idea to treat bomber formations like ships and dive bomb them from above and to not dogfight. Another UA-camr just put out the greatest number of planes lost to the Americans. P-38 came in first at highest loss rate. Instead of going vertical, I would have dove down.
I read an interview with a German fighter pilot, once, who had come up behind a P-38 and had started to close. The P-38 pilot must've seen him, because the Lightning started to accelerate away. The German said he wanted to give chase, reached down to push his throttle forward, and realized it was already against the firewall. He said that's when he knew he was in trouble. 😁
Airman in his plane sees the plane getting seriously damaged, bails out, deploys his chute, floats downward and marvels at the beauty of the land. As he drifts downward the sound of an engine fills his ears as well as the tat tat tat of a machine gun. He looks around and sees a plane coming at him, guns ablaze! A brief stab of pain and darkness...
Good hit on the bridge, but one tip for you that I used in IL2 when attacking bridges is to align along the axis of the bridge when bombing. I thought it increased the possibility of a hit as its easier to judge alignment than release point. Maybe just me though!
The P-38 is my favourite aircraft. I do have a thing for the Mustang that can't be denied but DCS ruined that. The P-38 Lightening is beast. It's got awesome guns for shredding enemy aircraft and for strafing but it's also an awesome fighter and bomber.
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L39 vs aermacchi common buddy it's been a year I have been asking for this ultimate fight of two trainers
Can you do a P-38 vs Mosquito dogfight?
Here's my question. If you are inverted and eject when you're too close to the ground do you bounce or splat?
GS: He'd be pretty foolish to give up all his energy and come down here.
109: Hold my beer.
109: "Hi my name's Foolischnietzel."
Kept all his energy AND came down lol
Google translate says a German saying that would sound like "Halte mein Bier!"
@@CharlieThunder24
That’s the correct translation.
"You know what would ACTUALLY be foolish?"
That last Bf-109 was the epitome of target fixation. Nothing matters but the kill, and then you smack the ground full speed.
That last 109 must’ve been a war thunder player
They were too used to a FlaRakRad shooting them down at prop tier, so they simulated a FlaRakRad shooting them down.
One that I shot down with an actual DIVE BOMBER?
Need to find out who he is and bring him on the channel, what a beast lol...would have been epic if he had rammed the 38 on final approach lol....
he is no beast lmao, just a freaking try hard
I dont think so. Yesterday when i fought with very good pilot in 190 - he tried to avoid my attack to pull up, he lost speed but i missed , than when i tried to escape łów over ground , he almost hit me cause he meded turn by rudder, but when he realized that his speed was too low to łów over ground - IT was too łatę for him to gain speed and he hit ground.
The thing about the nose cannons is that they do not have to be “converged”.
Wing mounted cannon, being mounted much further apart were aimed a bit crosseyed so they would converge at some arbitrary distance forwards. It meant that there was a very sweet spot distance at which the bullets would all hammer the same thing. When firing further than the convergence distance groups would spread out and target effect would considerably worsen.
Initial convergence settings were too far. Military analysts were too optimistic as to the marksmanship of pilots so they anticipated longer range fires. Veteran pilots would get their techs to decrease convergence distance because they understood that they were more likely to be firing at closer distances where time on target would be shorter so they really wanted to pour on the lead on a smaller spot.
The P-38’s nose mounted cannons were clustered close to each other so they did not have to be converged. They could dump a pile of concentrated lead at any distance which made them really effective.
That's a nice piece of info.
Great explanation
With American fighters, the convergence distance was set to 400 yards. But they didn't all hit the same exact place.
Every firearm puts bullets into a certain-sized circle at a given distance. What they would do is overlap but stagger those cones at 400 yards to give the best mix possible of maximizing both damage potential and hit probability.
The P-38 was the first model aeroplane I built back in the early 90's, my dad bought it for my birthday as it first flew on the same day (27th January).
Fantastic looking aircraft with an interesting history.
omg same with me but in mid 80s It was my first Revell scale plastic kit that I built when I was about 11 years old.
@@renatoigmed Interesting! I think mine was an Airfix (sadly destroyed long ago-I must have been around 8 and so once construction and painting was complete I played with it too much!).
Same.
One of my first memories' back in the day was of my dad flying his RC model of the p-38 "YIPPEE". I am designing one on the computer now... Haven't decided on a size yet, but it will be big... 😁
I built my model of the P38 in 1958 or 1959. Always have loved that design! I got to touch a real one several years ago at the Palos Verdes Concourse when we combined the show at the Torrance Airport with vintage aircraft. You guys may know the plane, stationed at the Chino CA Air Museum. What a beauty!
"You are without doubt the worst pilot I've ever heard of."
109 Pilot: "But you HAVE heard of me."
That final “maneuver kill” is one for “moments of death” clips. I spit my coffee. 😂
🤣🤣🤣
I was about to ask if this counted as a maneuver kill…
@@bjw0007 Absolutely
😂
Expected to have working air breaks. Found tarmac instead.
Man, so glad you’re doing the WW2 stuff absolutely my favorite content! Awesome flying too!
me too
Hear, hear.
The survivability of the P-38 was legendary. Zeroes would empty all their ammunition trying to take one down, only for it to limp away with a single engine, or both engines completely functional.
"Winning by default" is the best way to win in a Lightning. Such a beautiful aircraft. Not the most maneuverable fighter but it was incredibly stable and had a tremendous payload for a fighter-bomber.
Once the boosted controls arrived with the P-38L the maneuverability improved IMMENSELY.
@@Ambaryerno Yeah with the electrically-motivated control surfaces, the P-38L became an actually viable dogfighter, which is surprising given how heavy it was, but that's the brainchildren of Kelly Johnson for ya! They performed miracles.
8:33 actually gave me anxiety, something about the 109's determination was unnerving, just watching it get the perfect lineup and waiting to shoot you out of the sky
Now you know how everyone who plays against GS must feel
9:04 - This 109 pilot really went full on *_"Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!"_* mode. 300 rounds per MG and 65-200 rounds for the cannon depending on variant and he held the trigger down like he was in a paint shop at Ford factory.
I bet his guns were dry when he dived on GS' landing approach.
@@James-bw4np peace was never an option.
Heard a rule of thumb once that one gun in the nose is worth two in the wings, and this video certainly demonstrates it. Struck by Lightning indeed!
Being the age that I am, the closest to this I had as a kid was aces over Europe and aces over the Pacific. And you had better bet I spent hundreds. If not, possibly thousands of hours flying every aircraft I could, but absolutely loving my time in a p-38 in both Europe and the Pacific.
Ground attack at low level is different from air fighting & takes practice, ... as he found out apparently 🔥 Good film, thx.
Finally the p-38! Love this bird.
Yeah, I was thrilled to see GS fly the 38!
it's the way he would have wanted to go out. pancaking himself on the runway.
12:34 did not expect that!😅
Howdy GS from an old AF Vet. Been following a while now and finally subscribed. gotta say I love seeing more IL-2 content. That's where I hang out most of the time. I found your "Play the hand..." video far more relatable than PNJ (Pointy Nosed Jet) vs PNJ. Made me ponder.....Lagg-3 vs BF-109K mayhaps..hmmm? Runway ahead & altitude below!🛩
As fan of the Bronco i like the Lightings too; that german was "so nice" that he wanted to greet you with fireworks on your way home, happy holidays!.
YES!!!!! I've been hoping you'd do some P-38 action!
GS falling in love with a round.
Hadn't had that on my bucket list this year.
P-38 is definitely in my top 5 favorite planes of WW2. Its a beast in the hands of even a mediocre pilot.
I saw this plane in another video you did recently and I'm glad you decided to feature it today. My favorite WW2 plane by far!
P-38 is one of my favorites, perhaps even #1. Truly a unique cool stand out. So glad you flew one!
The yelling from the soldiers is edited in right? It’s always been a nice touch to the videos!
I do believe that scaring a bomber into crashing into another counts as a maneuver kill, along with the 109 that pancaked into the runway. Also it's well known that the P-38 was a very rugged plane. In most cases even more than the P-47.
That paratrooper kill? Yikes. I just took advantage of the sale on steam and am downloading IL 2 rn. Thanks to you and the channel Im totally hooked on DCS and all thinks flight sim lol. Merry Christmas Sir.
The level if detail they put in the p-38 is impressive. At 13:30 you can see the nose gear oleo working through the engine nacelle mirror (polished oval).
Ha! That 109 sure showed you! He found a way to both keep his energy AND come down & get you! That's one way to learn about aerodynamic compressibility I guess 🤣
That Bf-109 is a proof When the "hunter and prey" moment switch in second. 😬
Cinematography on this one and ‘SpitFire Over Libya ‘41’ were both fantastic. Man, I love the WW2 stuff!
You also have a 20mm cannon in addition to the 4 Fifties. The P38 has some incredible and concentrated firepower for sure
Exactly. A lot of people don't realise the 20mm is nestled in the middle!
The .50 is a cute round when compared to a 20mm.
@@apostlestumpy The 38 could hold up to 500 rounds for each of the 4 Fifties and 150 rounds for the 20mm
Love the p38
Unreal that P38 was still controllable after both engines were hit and smoking. I would have thought you’d jump since you were over liberated France. Also the brake noise as you got on and then released the brakes on the runway was awesome. 👏🏻👍🏻
Jumping out was no fun, especially with that huge elevator sitting back there ready to cause major blunt trauma.
@ that is true.
12:07 I think his chivalry kicked in at the wrong moment and it was too late to pull up 🤣
My fav plane of WW2, P-38 very underrated plane of that war.
“I’m telling you the 50-cal is a nice round”
I was just looking for a P38 video! You are awesome bro!
I do love the throw back WW2 videos. Modern jets are great as well! Merry Christmas!
Just when I thought I had seen it all. Great video.
Awesome video. Nocely done as usual GS.
MORE IL2 PLEASE, absolutely loving seeing it again
The fact that the 109 who shot you ultimately crashed as you were landing, while trying to kill you, means that it looks like you won that engagement lmao. We count those :)
That's a plane I'd love to see in DCS
Agreeeed
Ace, my Brother. Thank you for doing the P-38. 👊😎 loving it, it is my favorite WW2 Plane. Definitely will be looking for more of the same.
That ending was DEFINITELY worth the price of admission!!! 🙌
At least that paratrooper wasn't in an outhouse!
I can't express how much I love IL-2, always feels like a movie.
13:10 Amazing the port side engine was even running
When you showed the 109 coming for you as you lined up for the runway, I was expecting you to get absolutely peppered. Did not expect...well, THAT!
What a super cool bunch of engagements. That 109 had some beef; crazy stuff.
I indeed had no idea the P-38 had a yoke! I recently got a Thrustmaster TCA Yoke and now can't wait to try it out on the P-38.
Can’t wait to see this one. My favorite plane from WW2
After watching quite a few of your IL-2 videos and with the current steam discount, I've gone ahead and picked it up. Keen to give it a go!
The counter rotating props on the P-38 help with smooth flying.
Looking at ww2 missions is like looking at a movie. ww2 videos are 100% great to watch.
Love the P-38. Always been one of my favorites.
You, “Dukes of Harvard” the 109 on the runway. 😂
Well... that FW-109 really got in to get > the < kill...! 😄
Thank you for another, as always, great video!
Seriously not expecting that 109 to kamikaze trying to take you out. Send like an odd choice for the computer to make, but then I guess it is supposed to be simulating a person, and people can make bad calls.
Tough call whether my favorite warbird is the P-51 or the P-38, so I'm always glad to see the Lightning get some love. Thanks!
Keep the WWII content coming! I love this stuff! Modern aircraft are cool and all, but this stuff is the bomb!
I love these IL-2 vids. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely love the WW2 videos, long time fan!!❤
Love the WW2 content. Keep up the good work. As an informational note regarding the P38's armament. Yes, the guns were exceptionally accurate due to them firing directly down the center line of the aircraft (no convergence distance sighting necessary). In regard to the 4 x .50 calibers' hitting power...they were effective guns but in all models of the P38 they were "assisted" by the addition of a single Hispano 20mm cannon 🙂. I believe this is modeled accurately in IL2.
Classic "Gabelschwanz Teufel" (Fork tailed Devil) sighting behavior there in the beginning of the vid... the Germans despised the P38
If you plan on flying more of the 38, it has a combat flap setting that is really useful if you need the extra turn performance. The flap design in the combat settings create a lot of lift with a lot less drag than other planes of the era.
THANK YOU for mercing the paratrooper! I've always wondered if you could do that.
Four .50 and a 20mm cannon. Very deadly. By the J model the 38 was a very formidable if flow to it’s strengths
P-38 is my favourite airplane. Thank you for this one!
4:07 Its ok, you was aiming for his water canteen 😂
well done mate, been following you for years, love your vids , keep them coming
My 3 favorite U.S.A WWII fighters : P-38 , P-47 and F4u Corsair . Just personal picks , too many other great ones !
Love the P38. Thanks for sharing
Great video GS, love the 38
War is a terrible thing. But, lets not forget-its about killing your enemy. The objective is to win.
I was getting myself ready to see GS get shredded into Swiss cheese when he was landing and then Franz dumped his 109 into the tarmac. 😅 I did not see that coming but nonetheless, it was an awesome ending.
Absolute favorite - P38 - is amazing.
P-38 was always one of my favorite aircraft. It got Yamamoto.
That was insane! I was expecting you to get shredded as you were landing.
Thank you for flying this beautiful plan
That Bf-109 pilot must've been related to that paratrooper who was singled out. He seemed mad, my dude.
Always loved the P-38. It's such a freak of nature.
Crazy thing about german paratroopers is they had 1 main line instead of 2 so they spun around. This was a big issue at the isle of crete
with the P38, all 4 .nose mounted 50 cals hit the same sweet spot. NTM the 20 mm cannon, too. Versus wing mounted guns. their convergence point was usually about 200 meters out. So that's quite a few wasted rounds that never hit the target.
"Holly! It's your ****ing landing light!"
Love the WW2 conrmtent KEEO FEEDING IT TO ME
Good to see the p38 on the channel again
This was such a chaotic video lol great stuff.
I like the way your engines seem to smoke less as they get closer to daddy crew chief.
Thought you were toast! Nice landing and very neat paint scheme! Merry Christmas!🎅
Two fun facts I just recently learned. If you've never watched Fat Electrician's channel, he just did a video on the AVG and Chenault. The Chinese were the first in WW2 to sink a ship by dive bombing. Chenault came up with the idea to treat bomber formations like ships and dive bomb them from above and to not dogfight. Another UA-camr just put out the greatest number of planes lost to the Americans. P-38 came in first at highest loss rate. Instead of going vertical, I would have dove down.
That 109 was going for the rarest of achievements, the 'crater kill'.
Thank you! I love the P-38!
I read an interview with a German fighter pilot, once, who had come up behind a P-38 and had started to close.
The P-38 pilot must've seen him, because the Lightning started to accelerate away.
The German said he wanted to give chase, reached down to push his throttle forward, and realized it was already against the firewall.
He said that's when he knew he was in trouble. 😁
Thank you been waiting for this video
Absolutely love flying the p-38.
Hell yes! My favourite WWII plane of all time!
Airman in his plane sees the plane getting seriously damaged, bails out, deploys his chute, floats downward and marvels at the beauty of the land. As he drifts downward the sound of an engine fills his ears as well as the tat tat tat of a machine gun. He looks around and sees a plane coming at him, guns ablaze! A brief stab of pain and darkness...
Good hit on the bridge, but one tip for you that I used in IL2 when attacking bridges is to align along the axis of the bridge when bombing. I thought it increased the possibility of a hit as its easier to judge alignment than release point. Maybe just me though!
The P-38 is my favourite aircraft. I do have a thing for the Mustang that can't be denied but DCS ruined that. The P-38 Lightening is beast. It's got awesome guns for shredding enemy aircraft and for strafing but it's also an awesome fighter and bomber.