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@@priceymemes7699 I wish I had the confidence you must have to predict things happening decades in the future with such certainty. I suppose we won't have a US moon base by the end of this decade either?
War is war, and it's safe to assume the people of the time knew that, even more than us. They knew what they were doing, weren't happy about it, but also weren't confused about who the enemy was.
Eh, to be fair - the US spent more money than it gained from either Iraq, which was a "success", or from Afghanistan, which was a massive failure. So you tell me. @@sd-ch2cq
@@sd-ch2cqAre you suggesting that WW2 was unjust? I dunno about you, but I think dismantling the fascists responsible for the Holocaust and Nanking is the single justmost war one could fight.
My grandfather was either the pilot or the copilot for the spare plane for little boy (or fat man he told my father and uncle but they can’t remember which one it was. My father says little boy and my uncle says fat man). He told my father that the mission was so secretive that he still didn’t know the mission until after the Enola gay dropped the bomb. He does know that he picked up a package from Los Alamos that could have been the bomb a few days before the mission went off. After the soviets got the bomb he was amazed to find out that some one gave it to them. He said “How the hell did anyone have enough information to give them anything. We didn’t know that it was a bomb until we were about to drop it.”
Because it weren't military who gave them secrets on how to make them, rather than scientists who made them. They did it so no country would've been able to make a atomic bomb, much faster than others. They sometimes exchanged info through scientific channels and made sure that athe end of the war one country wouldn't have like 10 of them or even mass produce 'em. Even Annenerbe leaked info. I don't think ppl who made a-bomb were fanatics, most of them regreted it afterwards, some were forced to do so, and etc. Oppenheimer and Sakharov both were very unhappy by what have they created and how it shaped the world in the end
Events like that are what make the red scare and McCarthyism a little more understandable, they were able to put a spy in pretty much the most top secret program we had. I think its for the best that they got the bomb quickly though, I think we would have used the bomb more otherwise. And if we used it more, when they inevitably got it they'd be much more inclined to use it.
That’s very interesting. I’m quite interested in Military History and researching my own family’s involvement in conflicts of the last 120 years or so. I hope I can help you with getting more information as I have run into similar issues where family members only had vague recollections of what they had been told. You can actually look up the crews of all the planes used in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Look up the Wikipedia page* for the missions and click on the individual names of the planes used as they list in the articles on each plane the crew used in both missions. I would list them myself but it’s quite long as there were 13 planes in total (7 Hiroshima, 6 Nagasaki). The package your grandfather picked up from Los Alamos may have been the bomb itself or one of the test bombs for the training runs as the uranium and components for Little Boy was transported by the USS Indianapolis (which was subsequently sunk in the Philippines and the story of the survivors is immortalised in Jaws). *there are other sources to verify them if you’ve got any doubts on the veracity of the source material but I find for a quick search Wikipedia will suffice. Good luck finding out more about your grandfather mate.
Duh, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero was designed and intended as a superior dogfighter, so not speed but maneuverability was its main asset (and endurance, since it had to operate above the Pacific from carriers).
I like how you specified that nuclear war hasn't happened by 2023 as if generations living in a post-nuclear war world might happen to watch this video.
@@musicalaviator For the most part, the most likely countries to use nukes are Pakistan and India. That is because those two countries have had many conflicts in the past, and as neither country has many, both countries are likely to be somewhat intact after a nuclear exchange without outside intervention. Currently, Israel might if there is another major war that they feel that they cannot win. That is why I think people seem to have a death wish (at least for people in the Middle East’s major cities) when they suggest a larger war in Israel. But, I don’t think we will have to worry about that. Based on the war victory record of Israel, all that is going to happen is the Arab countries losing yet another war. Russia might use nukes on Ukraine if Ukraine is stupid enough to actually invade (in force) Russia proper. I believe (and hope) that the Ukrainians are not stupid and suicidal to do that.
@@graceneilitz7661ukraine would attack Russia with what, and what would they gain? Currently they simply don't have the forces and reserves necessary to push Russian troops out by force, so instead they are waging an attrional deep strike war to destroy russian support assets. The military impact of attacking Russia proper is forcing russian troops to relocate from other parts of the front to stop the incursion. The biggest strategic effect that we might see is a few roads taken. Russia is simply too big to achieve any important objective.
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What I would have loved to know is the reaction of those crew who thought they were being pranked when they finally saw the power of the real pumpkin.
I think the pilot informed them soon after the drop (while still airborne) somethign along the lines of: "gentlemen, you have just dropped the first atom bomb in history).
Everyone knows that when you drop a nuclear bomb via a plane it is customary for one of the crew to sit on the bomb and then ride it to the ground while waving his hat like a cowboy riding a bronco at a rodeo.
@@joshuabessire9169 you clearly lacking in the movie history department. That trope was even used in Despicable Me 2 -_- with the bomb shark ua-cam.com/video/is5u5uhyc6s/v-deo.html
9:31 Its a u2 SPY plane not stealth. There was nothing stealthy about that thing. The RUssians always knew about it. They just didn't have the missile tech to snipe it down until they did. But it was never stealth.
The only stealth plane available during the cold war was the SR71 Blackbird and that was after U2 incident. If I recall correctly, it's radar cross-section was the size of a bird or flock of birds. For a good while, the Soviets weren't sure if it was a radar glitch or not. But the US flew enough missions that the Soviets figured out that it wasn't birds nor glitches. At that point, the SAMs they had could reach the plane's altitude, but the SR71 could fly at mach 3, outrunning any missile.
I visited Hiroshima on the anniversary of the bombing this year. While I knew the Peace Museum had been left unrepaired, one thing I wasn't expecting was all the small bits of rubble inside it had been left where it was. I dunno, it made it feel a bit more chilling to know that this building was practically frozen in time exactly as it was.
I honestly wasn't feeling good about visiting it. I have the viewpoint that war is war and that the Atomic Bomb usage was probably justfied. But I appreciate what the Peace museum is supposed to represent. I saw a class of Japanese kids go through the Museum being super rowdy and fun and it put me at ease. We should appreciate that we never will witness Nuclear Armageddon or at least I hope.
Also I visited the one in Nagasaki. I didn't go there for the peace Museum. I visited to have fun. The city was pretty great and I never once felt unwelcomed there. There are a few bars that don't like forginers but thats in any city with a more traditional district.
This visit should be mandatory, especially for american students, to remind them of probably the biggest war crimes their nation ever commited, although with those hundreds of war crimes over the 250 years and how those are glorified in us folklore, they're probably too blinded too aknowledge it anyways
@@Oroberus Ok when Japanese visit China we can make them walk through war memorials from that time. If it's the U.S we make them visit the U.S.S Arizona. Just because of where you from doesn't mean you are suddenly supposed to be treated like the enemy.
Something interesting that you didn't mention is the officers were so worried about the bomb detonating during liftoff that it had to be assembled on the plane after they reached their altitude.
great video! little tidbit: the word Flak is actually the german abbreviation for FlugAbwehrKanone, which means air defense cannon - so no need to say the cannon after flab!
Fun fact, because of the technical issues that plagued the B-29, they were unsure it would be able to deliver the bomb. The only other bomber powerful enough to deliver the Atom bomb was the British Lancaster bomber so the British modified a Lancaster to take it just in case. In the end it wasn't needed but if the B-29 hadn't been readied in time, it would have a British bomber and crew delivering the Atom bomb.
My grandfather was a navigator on Britain's V-Bombers, whose job would be to retaliate against the USSR if WW3 broke out. Fortunately that never happened, so they spent most of their time smuggling things across the Atlantic on their patrols. They shared a lot of the same patrol zones in the North Sea as the Soviet bombers, and often ended up hanging around in the air together
According to my father, the pilots were given a mere street map for their target and when asked for something more specific the officers in charge didn't clarify much. And again according to my father, come the second bomb the pilots nearly missed their Target because they were so scared of being caught in the explosion
9:30 uhh, U-2 isn't a stealth plane. Lower RCS than a B52 but can still be detected. What it discredited is that flying high can help evade missiles: the SA-2 can down it, hence a B52 will be helpless if it tried to fly high.
The B-29 was indeed under development, but it was never meant to be a nuclear capable bomber (as the atomic bomb wasn't even a vision yet when the project started), and it was about to be canceled by the time the first bomb was built. The original plan was to use the British RAF's Lancaster bombers to drop the nukes on Japan. General Curtis LeMay intervened, and convinced the government to use the B-29 instead, as such a shining achievement of American science and sign of American military might could not rely on a foreign air force to be employed. Thus the B-29 "Silverplate" version was built, and it actually costed 150% more than the entire Manhattan Project.
I’m looking in the library like you said and I can find anything on this, so it’s good I get enough information from watching your videos, well done! Keep it up man 👍🏽
Your videos are always so well-scripted & witty. But I want to definitely shout out the audio in this video, the music was really on point & helped establish mood well. Edit: Also shouldn’t the video be titled “how to drop an atomic bomb?”
Step one, eat taco bell, or white castle Step two. Await orders, they will srrive when least expected Step three, stay vigilant airmen, greater men have flown off cours, and violated the Geneva convention, and hit civilian areas
Can you please make a "How to not drop a nuclear bomb"-Video? The US Air Force could use this for training, as they seem to keep dropping bombs without intend a lot.
@SideQuestYT i believe, they did a 90° turn after releasing the bomb, as this manoeuvre gave them the greatest distance from the detonation in the given time.
they also kept the belly gun my high school social studies teacher was the belly gunner on one of the planes that practiced but weren't selected to carry a bomb.
One reason to be optimistic: At the height of the cold war, namely the early to mid 1970s, the USA and USSR had over 100,000 nuclear weapons combined, about half of which were tactical nuclear weapons with 1-15kt yields meant to be used on the battlefield, and the other half strategic nuclear weapons with yields >50kt, meant to be used against targets within the interior of the enemy's country, away from the frontlines and near civilian populations. Today the USA and Russian Federation have fewer than 10,000 nuclear weapons combined. So nuclear weapons are not some "Chekov's gun" of history.
3:25 ...that's a B-50, an improved version of the B-29 with more powerful engines, a bigger tailfin and other modifications... 6:05 ...the 'Trinity'-test was a Plutonium-Bomb, like 'Fat-Man', the bomb that destroyed Nagasaki - the intended target Kobe was changed, because of bad weather... ...'Little-Boy' o.t.o.h. used U-235 - and was comletely untested...! There wasn't enough fisionable Uranium for a test-run, but the team of Robert Oppenheimer was sure it would work... ...and it did...! ☠☠☠
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Could you do a vid on how to become caliph
You speak too quickly friend, there’s still 1 1/3 months + 48 hours to go
timu have a better deal tho.
Great tutorial to put in practice
My nuclear bomber aircraft just arrived from wish. Thanks to SideQuest I'm now off on my first trip over the eastern bloc. Wish me luck!
Nah, they've had enough. But if you glide that sucker a bit you might be able to hit the three gorges dam.
Your bomber is hungry, feed it three gorges dam
Good luck my guy
I think you’ve been under a rock for a little bit. The eastern block fell back in 1991.
@@priceymemes7699 I wish I had the confidence you must have to predict things happening decades in the future with such certainty. I suppose we won't have a US moon base by the end of this decade either?
The fact one of the planes was named necesssry evil is both hillarious and terrifying to me
War is war, and it's safe to assume the people of the time knew that, even more than us. They knew what they were doing, weren't happy about it, but also weren't confused about who the enemy was.
@@vladutzuliyup, the enemy was their biggest competitor in the game of colonialism. Nothing like those just wars we like to have today.
Eh, to be fair - the US spent more money than it gained from either Iraq, which was a "success", or from Afghanistan, which was a massive failure.
So you tell me. @@sd-ch2cq
@@sd-ch2cqAre you suggesting that WW2 was unjust? I dunno about you, but I think dismantling the fascists responsible for the Holocaust and Nanking is the single justmost war one could fight.
@@sirhenrymorgan1187 for eastern europe the outcome sucked either way. But yea WW2 is usually not controversial lol
My grandfather was either the pilot or the copilot for the spare plane for little boy (or fat man he told my father and uncle but they can’t remember which one it was. My father says little boy and my uncle says fat man). He told my father that the mission was so secretive that he still didn’t know the mission until after the Enola gay dropped the bomb. He does know that he picked up a package from Los Alamos that could have been the bomb a few days before the mission went off. After the soviets got the bomb he was amazed to find out that some one gave it to them. He said “How the hell did anyone have enough information to give them anything. We didn’t know that it was a bomb until we were about to drop it.”
USA was cheap to their scientists and they allowed many crimigrants in (working for others).
Because it weren't military who gave them secrets on how to make them, rather than scientists who made them. They did it so no country would've been able to make a atomic bomb, much faster than others. They sometimes exchanged info through scientific channels and made sure that athe end of the war one country wouldn't have like 10 of them or even mass produce 'em. Even Annenerbe leaked info. I don't think ppl who made a-bomb were fanatics, most of them regreted it afterwards, some were forced to do so, and etc. Oppenheimer and Sakharov both were very unhappy by what have they created and how it shaped the world in the end
Events like that are what make the red scare and McCarthyism a little more understandable, they were able to put a spy in pretty much the most top secret program we had.
I think its for the best that they got the bomb quickly though, I think we would have used the bomb more otherwise. And if we used it more, when they inevitably got it they'd be much more inclined to use it.
That’s very interesting. I’m quite interested in Military History and researching my own family’s involvement in conflicts of the last 120 years or so. I hope I can help you with getting more information as I have run into similar issues where family members only had vague recollections of what they had been told. You can actually look up the crews of all the planes used in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Look up the Wikipedia page* for the missions and click on the individual names of the planes used as they list in the articles on each plane the crew used in both missions. I would list them myself but it’s quite long as there were 13 planes in total (7 Hiroshima, 6 Nagasaki).
The package your grandfather picked up from Los Alamos may have been the bomb itself or one of the test bombs for the training runs as the uranium and components for Little Boy was transported by the USS Indianapolis (which was subsequently sunk in the Philippines and the story of the survivors is immortalised in Jaws).
*there are other sources to verify them if you’ve got any doubts on the veracity of the source material but I find for a quick search Wikipedia will suffice.
Good luck finding out more about your grandfather mate.
Oh congratulations, you got an actual war criminal in your family tree!
Thanks for the Tutorial it really helped me👍
Instructions were unclear. I was sanctioned
@@Aaryq skill issue
Helped you? ☠️☠️☠️
Instruction unclear. I was dragged to International Court of Justice instead
To illustrate how good the b29 was: it can fly faster than the Zero while being able to carry heavy loads.
It was a revolution for its time.
Duh, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero was designed and intended as a superior dogfighter, so not speed but maneuverability was its main asset (and endurance, since it had to operate above the Pacific from carriers).
I like how you specified that nuclear war hasn't happened by 2023 as if generations living in a post-nuclear war world might happen to watch this video.
Russia says hi
And yet, I do hope that he didn't spoke too soon, since we still have almost 2 months utill the end of the year.
@@musicalaviator
For the most part, the most likely countries to use nukes are Pakistan and India. That is because those two countries have had many conflicts in the past, and as neither country has many, both countries are likely to be somewhat intact after a nuclear exchange without outside intervention.
Currently, Israel might if there is another major war that they feel that they cannot win. That is why I think people seem to have a death wish (at least for people in the Middle East’s major cities) when they suggest a larger war in Israel. But, I don’t think we will have to worry about that. Based on the war victory record of Israel, all that is going to happen is the Arab countries losing yet another war.
Russia might use nukes on Ukraine if Ukraine is stupid enough to actually invade (in force) Russia proper. I believe (and hope) that the Ukrainians are not stupid and suicidal to do that.
@nothanks9503
What is that supposed to mean?
Russia can fly nuclear bombers over Ukraine if its unsure of its missile’s aim.
@@graceneilitz7661ukraine would attack Russia with what, and what would they gain?
Currently they simply don't have the forces and reserves necessary to push Russian troops out by force, so instead they are waging an attrional deep strike war to destroy russian support assets.
The military impact of attacking Russia proper is forcing russian troops to relocate from other parts of the front to stop the incursion.
The biggest strategic effect that we might see is a few roads taken. Russia is simply too big to achieve any important objective.
What I would have loved to know is the reaction of those crew who thought they were being pranked when they finally saw the power of the real pumpkin.
they were probably shitting their pants trying to get out of blast radius.
I think the pilot informed them soon after the drop (while still airborne) somethign along the lines of: "gentlemen, you have just dropped the first atom bomb in history).
Everyone knows that when you drop a nuclear bomb via a plane it is customary for one of the crew to sit on the bomb and then ride it to the ground while waving his hat like a cowboy riding a bronco at a rodeo.
I've been to one World's fair, a picnic, and a rodeo and that has to be the stupidest custom I've ever heard!
@@joshuabessire9169 you clearly lacking in the movie history department. That trope was even used in Despicable Me 2 -_- with the bomb shark ua-cam.com/video/is5u5uhyc6s/v-deo.html
I would be down
Thank you Sir for this amazing tutorial, I shall put my new knowledge to good use!
yea my neighbour has been pissing me off lately so this might come in very handy.
The end of this sounds like a video you'd watch in a Fallout game XD
" As of this year, nuclear war has not happened!"
9:31 Its a u2 SPY plane not stealth. There was nothing stealthy about that thing. The RUssians always knew about it. They just didn't have the missile tech to snipe it down until they did. But it was never stealth.
The only stealth plane available during the cold war was the SR71 Blackbird and that was after U2 incident. If I recall correctly, it's radar cross-section was the size of a bird or flock of birds. For a good while, the Soviets weren't sure if it was a radar glitch or not. But the US flew enough missions that the Soviets figured out that it wasn't birds nor glitches. At that point, the SAMs they had could reach the plane's altitude, but the SR71 could fly at mach 3, outrunning any missile.
@@ketsuekikumori9145SR71 i think, SR72 is the one rumoured to be in development
@@ketsuekikumori9145 *SR-71
Thank you... That was a painfully incorrect error
@@ketsuekikumori9145 SR-71 was not stealthy at all, you’re thinking of the B-2 - except for the Mach 3 thing, that actually was the SR-71.
I visited Hiroshima on the anniversary of the bombing this year. While I knew the Peace Museum had been left unrepaired, one thing I wasn't expecting was all the small bits of rubble inside it had been left where it was. I dunno, it made it feel a bit more chilling to know that this building was practically frozen in time exactly as it was.
I honestly wasn't feeling good about visiting it. I have the viewpoint that war is war and that the Atomic Bomb usage was probably justfied. But I appreciate what the Peace museum is supposed to represent. I saw a class of Japanese kids go through the Museum being super rowdy and fun and it put me at ease. We should appreciate that we never will witness Nuclear Armageddon or at least I hope.
Also I visited the one in Nagasaki. I didn't go there for the peace Museum. I visited to have fun. The city was pretty great and I never once felt unwelcomed there. There are a few bars that don't like forginers but thats in any city with a more traditional district.
This visit should be mandatory, especially for american students, to remind them of probably the biggest war crimes their nation ever commited, although with those hundreds of war crimes over the 250 years and how those are glorified in us folklore, they're probably too blinded too aknowledge it anyways
@@Oroberus Ok when Japanese visit China we can make them walk through war memorials from that time. If it's the U.S we make them visit the U.S.S Arizona. Just because of where you from doesn't mean you are suddenly supposed to be treated like the enemy.
@@Oroberus We haven't even talked about P.O.W camps.
How to drop a nuclear bomb:
Step 1: pick up a nuclear bomb
Step 2: oops
This is the most underrated channel on UA-cam by a huge margin. So happy to see a new video!
Sad, they didn’t mention the “Black Lancasters”, Lancaster bombers they had modified in reserve incase the Stratofortress wasn’t ready in time
Something interesting that you didn't mention is the officers were so worried about the bomb detonating during liftoff that it had to be assembled on the plane after they reached their altitude.
great video! little tidbit: the word Flak is actually the german abbreviation for FlugAbwehrKanone, which means air defense cannon - so no need to say the cannon after flab!
I just read that comment on a LCD Display 😀
@@DasIllu gahhhhhh
More like little *Tibbets* , heh
I just read this comment while standing in line for the ATM machine
Air defense cannon cannon
I’ve just set off for UA-cam headquarters, thank you SideQuest!
Huge improvement in balancing the sponsor with the content! Love this channel!
It has been an honour being put on list with everyone here
Fun fact, because of the technical issues that plagued the B-29, they were unsure it would be able to deliver the bomb. The only other bomber powerful enough to deliver the Atom bomb was the British Lancaster bomber so the British modified a Lancaster to take it just in case. In the end it wasn't needed but if the B-29 hadn't been readied in time, it would have a British bomber and crew delivering the Atom bomb.
"And after you've turned a city to ash, we leave it up to you to live with the PTSD!"
Thanks for making these videos, one of my favorite channels on UA-cam ever
My grandfather was a navigator on Britain's V-Bombers, whose job would be to retaliate against the USSR if WW3 broke out. Fortunately that never happened, so they spent most of their time smuggling things across the Atlantic on their patrols.
They shared a lot of the same patrol zones in the North Sea as the Soviet bombers, and often ended up hanging around in the air together
Woahhh that’s pretty neat. A 3rd Bomber 🥉 ‘Necessary Evil’ Came with, too photograph it all O.O
That's a good sneaky drawing of Oppenheimer 0:20
Me enjoying the latest side quest when suddenly.
"Was that the Firefly Serenity?"
"50% certified safeish" would make a great sticker and/or pin.
According to my father, the pilots were given a mere street map for their target and when asked for something more specific the officers in charge didn't clarify much. And again according to my father, come the second bomb the pilots nearly missed their Target because they were so scared of being caught in the explosion
Bet Amazon has a bomber on Amazon I’m getting same day shipping thanks for the tutorial
Very useful guide, fun for the whole family for about 0.2 seconds
Finally after a long time side quest is back🎉
I got a simple trick. Step 1: try to hold the nuclear bomb. Step 2: fail.
Great tutorial, tnx! ❤
9:30 uhh, U-2 isn't a stealth plane. Lower RCS than a B52 but can still be detected. What it discredited is that flying high can help evade missiles: the SA-2 can down it, hence a B52 will be helpless if it tried to fly high.
you could've also talked about the Tsar Bomba pilots, because that's also a pretty interesting story
Given the subject matter and the fact the length is 11:11, this video should have been posted 3 days ago.
The B-29 was indeed under development, but it was never meant to be a nuclear capable bomber (as the atomic bomb wasn't even a vision yet when the project started), and it was about to be canceled by the time the first bomb was built. The original plan was to use the British RAF's Lancaster bombers to drop the nukes on Japan. General Curtis LeMay intervened, and convinced the government to use the B-29 instead, as such a shining achievement of American science and sign of American military might could not rely on a foreign air force to be employed. Thus the B-29 "Silverplate" version was built, and it actually costed 150% more than the entire Manhattan Project.
the years not over yet
Thanks I needed this 🙏
How to be a nuclear bomber pilot: Be an accomplished pilot in WWII
You know there's still nuclear bomber pilots right? Lol
Now this is what I call REALLY useful
The fact that one of the planes was called "Necessary Evil" is pretty fitting
Only fanatical christians would name that. No evil is necessary if god existed.
@@PROVOCATEURSK I'm not religious
Thanks for posting. I’ve been looking for a tutorial for this. Most of the ones that I know of are above my security clearance.
Finally, some actually useful information.
Watching a video about planes with a war thunder ad in it while playing war thunder just hits different
I’m looking in the library like you said and I can find anything on this, so it’s good I get enough information from watching your videos, well done! Keep it up man 👍🏽
Your videos are always so well-scripted & witty. But I want to definitely shout out the audio in this video, the music was really on point & helped establish mood well.
Edit: Also shouldn’t the video be titled “how to drop an atomic bomb?”
"Enough to bomb the USSR into the Stone age". That line was brutal.
It takes less firepower than you think
Step one, eat taco bell, or white castle
Step two. Await orders, they will srrive when least expected
Step three, stay vigilant airmen, greater men have flown off cours, and violated the Geneva convention, and hit civilian areas
@7:52 "at the flick of a switch" shows a lever lol
Amazing video, Sidequest, thanks as always!
The most dangerous pumpkin in history!
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Had no sleep at night its 4am. I need to see this tutorial
There is still more than a month left with 2023…
Hey, you got us worried for a bit there, been a while since your last upload
Thanks! Really needed this! France here I come!
We’ve missed you!
No arguments from me, Mr. Side quest!
+1 for the hidden Reference to "Firefly"!! :D
Can you please make a "How to not drop a nuclear bomb"-Video? The US Air Force could use this for training, as they seem to keep dropping bombs without intend a lot.
@SideQuestYT i believe, they did a 90° turn after releasing the bomb, as this manoeuvre gave them the greatest distance from the detonation in the given time.
4:06
That man had no idea.
0:48 He has legs?
2:12. You can't sneak a Firefly reference past me.
they also kept the belly gun my high school social studies teacher was the belly gunner on one of the planes that practiced but weren't selected to carry a bomb.
Bring back giving bombers names and cool sideart
thanks man now i know what to do when im bored😄
Thanks for the tutorial, it worked!
Just the tutorial I needed ❤.
Thank you kind English gentleman. :💂🏴
Simplistic presentation!!!
U2 wasn’t a stealth plane, it was just a high altitude spy plane, we didn’t have a stealth aircraft until the F117
The aircraft shown at 3:30 is a B-50 not a B-29.
nerd. but that's cool
Thanks for the tutorial 💀
thanks for the tutorial, i am now en route to the 3 gorges dam
Watching this from my office in Japan, I'm feeling bold today.
In war thunder, you simply stare at enemy airfield and commit spawn camping. I bet it also works in real life.
Think those are called "war crimes" The mods added that feature in not too long after the dropping of the bombs tho
Anyone considering to keep this weapons on the same planet as they family is just insane.
One reason to be optimistic:
At the height of the cold war, namely the early to mid 1970s, the USA and USSR had over 100,000 nuclear weapons combined, about half of which were tactical nuclear weapons with 1-15kt yields meant to be used on the battlefield, and the other half strategic nuclear weapons with yields >50kt, meant to be used against targets within the interior of the enemy's country, away from the frontlines and near civilian populations.
Today the USA and Russian Federation have fewer than 10,000 nuclear weapons combined. So nuclear weapons are not some "Chekov's gun" of history.
thanks i needed this for my job interview tommorow😇😇
New SideQuest! If only I could have gotten the First Achievement
So when exactly was the bulk of the crew made aware of their true mission? When they reached the staging Island?
6:41 The weather reconnaissance planes led, not followed the bomber group. What would be the point of knowing the weather after the bomb?
"Hmmm how do I go about this War Thunder sponsorship? Which topic would work to cater to the sponsor the best?"
Hold on Profeesor, the FBI is at the door.
Should do an episode on the Japanese man that survived both attacks
“war is all hell.”
Thanks for the tutorial!
I wish Starbug 1 was used
I love these vids so much
Babe wake up, new SideQuest video dropped.
Thanks needed this tutorial
he does sound very charming tho
Can't wait for another great video!
Christmas came early
The Firefly class was obviously not a good choice for the B-29 program. 😂
I believe that the plane that bombed Nagasaki was called Boxcar. Interesting name.
Bock's Car.
@@shaider1982---Well hey when I heard the name that's what I thought of. No one spelled it out to me.
3:25 ...that's a B-50, an improved version of the B-29 with more powerful engines, a bigger tailfin and other modifications...
6:05 ...the 'Trinity'-test was a Plutonium-Bomb, like 'Fat-Man', the bomb that destroyed Nagasaki - the intended target Kobe was changed, because of bad weather...
...'Little-Boy' o.t.o.h. used U-235 - and was comletely untested...! There wasn't enough fisionable Uranium for a test-run, but the team of Robert Oppenheimer was sure it would work...
...and it did...! ☠☠☠