CSG21 British Carrier Strike Group 21 Attacked By PLAAF In South China Sea (Naval 25) | DCS
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After the intense air battles, the British and the Chinese pilots landed together at the same air base and proceed to fist fight 😂
now I can only imagine the British airforce pilots is having some brutal fistfights with the Chinese pilots while some other pilots are having some betting on them
lol
The nations of the world should agree that international disputes that would normally end in war should instead be settled with fist fights by the nation's leaders.
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting da da da da de da huh.
400 Quatloos on the one with the pointed ears.
What is so cool about the F-35, is the HUD for missile targeting is located in the pilot's helmet. So in otherwords, the F-35 pilot can get missile lock on a target on his 6.
There are Chinese, Text-to-Speech UA-cam """News""" channels that legitimately have daily headlines like this videos title
Yeah I know what you are talking about lmao, they always have clickbait thumbnails too. But they are not Chinese I think, I usually see Indian in their description.
@@cassius_eu5970 deleted my reply because I didn't want to accidentally turn this in to a politics debate.. none of us came here for that 😂
@@unbearifiedbear1885 No worries, I didn't even see what you replied
lols
@@cassius_eu5970 yep they are usually Indian
Cool simulation. It’s a shame the AI didn’t work as well as it should’ve, hardly surprising due to them being unofficial mods. The anti air screen from the Type 45’s would’ve been a lot more comprehensive as they’re some bloody impressive destroyers. Also frustrating how the AI frigates didn’t work and see the threat else the barrage of Sea Wolf and Sea Ceptor from them would’ve resulted in a lot more Chinese missiles being eliminated and a more realistic amount getting through.
Otherwise cool vid and I enjoyed getting far too into it and cheering for my country
I really do appreciate the work it takes to get all these mods working together
There were LOTS of swear words...
@@grimreapers 😂
@@grimreapers How fortunate you're just the right guy for that :)
LOL! The best part was your reaction to 15:39 the lightning "didn't see the sea - How embarrassing for him." I was eating and started coughing and choking when I heard this! Should have a warning, "Extremely comical comments - take care not to eat during this video." J
lols
1944: Allies send Lightnings and Wildcats to south east Asia to counter enemy aggression
2021: Allies send Lightnings and Wildcats to south east Asia to counter enemy aggression
Underrated comment.
Lightnings in ‘44?
@@Pax.Britannica P-38 Lightning
It's like Dance of the Vampires from Red Storm Rising, the systems were just overwhelmed by the sheer volume of the attack. Interesting that RSR is still the gold standard for that kind of story after almost 30 years.
I still remember how the CIWS didn't shoot. Like someone should have put in a line of code to say "just go left to right" in that case. That would have saved a CVN.
You need Goalkeeper vice Phalanx - A much better system because of the larger Calibre and the better hand-off. Problem is it needs through deck magazines as it is big bitch, once the ammo is gone...takes a bloody age to re-arm.
Great job Cap/et al, these videos are always such a gas to watch. Keep up the great work Cap and the GRs.
Next episode: Chinese carrier group Vs UK carrier group.
Also it would be interesting seeing UK carrier group VS US carrier group
UK, US have rather different battle groups, besides, they’re allies.
The UK group would send the Commie carrier group to the bottom of the sea with ease.
@@thedausthed not with ease, but I'm also sure that the UK will end up on top: after all Chinese doesn't have any practical experience with carrier group
16:34 - no matter how low the radar cross-section of an aircraft is, there is a certain distance where they will be visible by radar (definitely further than the distances they reached here).
Really enjoyed your excitement in this one! Fist Fighting Pilots, hilarious.
That "Chinese" formation would be detected long before it got close to the fleet.
Yes thats for sure, and these Type 45 destroyers can do even more than this it is just a simulation. In real life I did not see that the chinese can take out the HMS Carrier overall.
Memories from "Tomorrow Never Dies" comes back to mind; first H.M.S Devonshire and now this.
Those F-35 are seriously sexy as Cap with cowboy boots
agree
Right I'd really love to see them in my request-- Stealth Squadrons VS Star Destroyer Fleet!👍
@@grimreapers along with F-117's, B-2's, and of course a few F-22's piloted by you and your friends!😁✌
Cool Vid. The Queen Elizabeth carrying two dozen F35s is probably the closest thing to unstoppable in the real world. I wonder though if there is enough time for the Brits to set up a frigate/destroyer/cruiser line in front of the Lizzy? -Those anti ship missiles took so long to get on target.
On a side note, saturation strikes are indeed effective, but DCS logic seems to really exaggerate the level of effect for some reason. In reality 50 missiles flying strait at your ship, all from the same vector is a peace of cake for most CIWS. - Those things are designed to track and rapidly engage several targets within only a few seconds (While coordinating with other CIWS). But in DCS they are way slower. (Okay maybe I'm exaggerating a bit but they're damn slow to me).
GR/Cap…you guys are the best. Keep it up. Yours is the only content I watch the whole way through
That's a nice thing to say :)
I was waiting for a video on the CSG2021 and this is a really good one.
Is it fuck, the Type 45's didn't do anything and died far too easily, the Type 23's or Astute-class weren't ALLOWED to do anything and he only gave the Queen Elizabeth 8 of the 18 jets she currently has on her, never mind the 40+ she could carry at full capacity
I was the pilot of the submersible F-35, I was chasing a submarine.
This must lead to a full blown campaign, cmon GR! Plz!
Starts in 3 weeks.
Would be interesting to see this played out as a world war of sorts. China/Russia/NK against the allies (NATO, Australia, NZ, South Africa etc. )
@@springbok4015 I'm not entirely sure the North koreans have enough fuel to make it outside their bases, let alone be a meaningful combat force
@@springbok4015 Also absolutely no guarantee Russia would join in any war with the Chinese and North Koreans. They are convenient tools for Russia to help here and there just to bother NATO+, but they are probably not worth going to bat for in the Russian geopolitical calculus.
Cap, you’re acting like an AWACS for then reds. 😂
Sorry, I get a bit carried away sometimes...
Yeah that J20 would have been downed lol
@@grimreapers u cost at least 6 Lightning’s on saying we were landing in Cyprus
The F-35 TAKE OFF vertically - with weapon load?
That's news to me...
Yeah, I would think they would use a combination of vertical lift and the ramp.
That’s a bug. Pretty sure the f-35b takes off loaded STOL and lands VTOL
IRL they would deflect some of the thrust downwards to assist with takeoff but they mainy roll it off the ramp; and when they come back they land in VTOL mode
@@Duvstep910 The can do a vertical landing but I think the plan is for them to use a rolling landing to get a bit of lift from the wings and enable the F-35B to land with a weapons load.
Some information and discussions here about that. So it does seem they should've been using the ramps for takeoff but I do wonder if its just carrying missiles if the could still do it with full fuel.
www.quora.com/Can-an-F-35-lift-its-whole-payload-with-a-vertical-takeoff-What-is-the-maximum-weight-it-can-carry-while-taking-off
Beautiful work here.
F-35 Stealth fighters? not with wing pylons and that weird pod underneath
no wonder they got spotted so fast =P
The Type 45s with Sea Viper/Aster 30 would launch at much longer range than this simulator predicts - under 10nm, come on! Assume 30 Aster 30s from each Type 45 engaging at 60 to 80nm (or more), assuming there were valid tracks from Crowsnest or one of the many F-35s. At between 15 to 25nm another 18 Asters from each Type 45. Plus up to 32 CAMM missiles from each Type 23 frigate. Plus the Dutch frigate.
They set up the UK group for failure
Yes thats sure. These Type 45s are much more capable than this in real life as well as the F35Bs however the Merlin AWACS Helis a bad idea in my opinion. They should use a real AWACS aircraft like E-3A sentry with at least 2 stratotankers behind with some protective aircraft like Eurofighter Typhoons at least 3 of them patrolling near to these 3 aircrafts. I know they cant have an E3A sentry on the carrrier but they can have in the sky with them with this setup what I writed down. Not for longer combat operations but with some stratotankers at least 2 in tke sky they can do it. Especially if you do a setup of 4 stratotankers and 6 Eurofighter Typhoons. 2 stratotankers going with the AWACS and the Eurofighters and the remaining aircraft waiting at the nearest airbase ready to take off changing every 5 to 6 hours.
Content suggestion : british carrier group vs russian carrier group
Roger, problem is UK carrier doesn't take damage ATM :(
@@grimreapers :( its ok
US carrier group v British carrier group (swap out the AB for another 45) would be interesting
@@grimreapers just call 15 missle strike as dead carrier
The Brits would get their asses whipped. No US no UK.
F-35 and other VTOL aircraft will do a rolling lift off when loaded with weapons in order to save on fuel
Hi Cap, really enjoyable video regardless of the mod limitations etc.
Please make more like this one that include mods and make campaigns where you can also use tactics with the mods.
Just one thing in regards to stealth aircraft. They do not posses an invisibility cloak and that does not make them invincible. (Referring to the 4++ and 5th gen BVR engagements)
Stealth aircraft can also be detected, but only at short ranges around the radars that are looking for them. I.e. when a conventional aircraft can be detected at 200km, a stealth aircraft can be detected at 60km. (numbers are there just to make a point). 👍
I Know it's an air sim but from a naval point of view it's really not very well simulated, they don't even seem to attempt Anti-Ship Missile Defence (ASMD). Ships don't just keep sailing in a straight line when they know they have been shot at, they maneuver, drop decoys and position themselves to protect the HVU or MEU (High Value/Mission Essential Unit). They would come on to an ASMD course that makes them a narrower target giving them smaller RCS and increasing the chance that if you take a hit, you take it Aft. (IE not where the ammunition lives)
The Type 45s in particular seem to need a bit of work. When it comes to AA they have more of a “everything in this area dies” vibe to them.... And neither one of them was broken down in a port somewhere on the other side of the Suez.
Doesn't the Type 45 launch a missile every second aswell, I remember them also having pretty good long range detection for air targets due to the high radar position on-top of the mast.
@@Hierachy yes, they would have tracked all those missiles between the 2 of them in real life and had plenty of time to empty all their VLS tubes. They type 23s would probably have emptied 50% of their AA missile assets too, they are pretty good but not a patch on the 45s. Think Everstien and The Sulivans would of been close to the 45s in performance. Cant wait to see the 45s basically double their load out too. Engines that work would be nice too....
@Hierachy 1871 All the radars in that TG are pretty nuts. I honestly can't see them having any problems in detecting threats.
In terms of AA what I would expect to is is at around 50 miles the 45s firing their Aster 30s in long range air defence shots, 20 miles the 45s would open up with their Aster 15s, 10 miles the T23s fire Scepter missiles then its CWIS and Decoy time. And should anything get through all that, damage control. The RN has gotten pretty good at that.
Not that anything like this would happen, the Chinese would just fire Anti ship ballistic missiles at the CSG though I doubt that would have made a very interesting video.
@@Decrepit_biker yeah that's another thing, where we're the frigates? Like I get if they don have the type 23 or the 'de seven provincien' class (forgive spelling Dutch readers) but they could of added like a type 54 for its 32 vls cells (if in game) which the type 23 also has.
@@MrGamingCookie the only short coming of the group is the awacs. The crowsnest system is good, don't get me wrong, but the US hawkeye aircraft has the advantage in both altitude and lots ability to range out from the task force more quickly and further, thus extending its coverage in an expected threat vector. I think a few converted osprey airframes would be good in this role for the QE class.
There was a red flag test and the F-35 confirmed its dominance with a 20 to 1 kill ratio.
They weren't fighting their opposite number, the J20s
THIS HAS TO BE MY FAV THUS FAR.. THESE ARE SOO AWSOME..
Even I enjoy them! And I don't enjoy anything anymore!
To be fair, China does not stop anyone to travel in South China Sea, and they do not demand that ships can’t travel in South China Sea, they only stop ships to travel 12nm within islands belonging to China, in the rest of South China Sea ships are allowed to travel as they wish.
Kudos to thos Lightnings. Lads did incredibly well lol.
Wow Simba doing actual work in this video. How NOT embarrassing for him.
I know right! x
Interesting and relevant scenario - Too bad so much of the AI didn't work properly.
One wonders if there wont be an Ohio SSGN
and / or Vanguard-class missile boat behind the fleet, in case a "swift response" is needed.
Simba showing no mercy to the lightning in the dcs
I would think the F-35 would use the ski-jump for take off from the HMS QE.
Great video, I have to ask, do our carriers need far better on board defences?
Love your videos thanks 💯
Interesting that the F35s would take off vertically with full loadout AND conformal fuel tank. When I saw that I was like "how does that even". I don't think even the ramp would have worked for that much weight. Super interesting video.
The jets can takeoff with a full load out using the ramp. And by the way, that’s a gun pod not a conformal fuel tank :).
Technically all Auxiliary warships (tankers) of the U.K. do carry CiWS and Countermeasures (chaff, flares etc)
Which would likely feature in a shit pants the sky is full of a hundred aircraft.
Fun video cap!!! Try CSG21 and Theodore Roosevelt CBG vs Liaoning group and kuznetsov group!
Now THAT's a big fight.
Wow, those F35B's rock!
Just trying to imagine the power of an American carrier group armed with F-35C’s now. I wonder when the mods will be good enough you could do a 2025 US carrier group with the Gerald R. Ford, SM-6’s, F-35B’s, and maybe a Zumwalt in replacement of the Ticonderoga’s.
Zumwalt would get annihilated unfortunately.
@@keithgoodsell711 Somewhat doubtful, especially if you actually gave it it’s intended ammunition it would actually out range the Harpoons, it’s got SM-6’s, although no bow facing CIWS.
"Super" "Stealthy" J20 lol that plane is such a joke
And latter in the video wonders why the F-35 are not being targeted.
What a great image to see the F-35 Bravo taking off vertically 🥰
Jaw dropping fun!
the worrying part of that whole scenario is that that the UK would respond with a limited nuclear strike, the us send carriers the same way and we all die.
Got to say... think you have been a little unfair on CSG21. Shame the 45s didn't work right... knowing what I do about the type 45 they would of performed much better than that! Its a shame QE is only at less than half strength too. She can surge upto 36-40 lightnings in war configurations (yes I know you were testing her as she sails) also.... you guys threw FAR more at CSG21 than you ever have at the US carrier group in those videos! I feel the US carrier has gotten off lightly to be honest!! Do the same Chinese attack with the US group to see how they get on please, it would be really interesting to see!
Still enjoyed the vid though!
Sadly these boats are non-official mods, it's a miracle they worked at all. Won't be a proper sim until the UK boats are put into game properly.
Excellent. More British battles please.
Roger, as a naval man you probably spotted the 45's and QE weren't really working properly. That's the prob with using un-official mods.
Would love to see a PVP version of this !
agree
You should not tell Simba that a missile has been fired at him, that would not happen in real life, that a pilot is being told, "hey dude a missile is coming at you".
Good to know that the HMSQE star trek style shield generator is modeled in dcs
lol slightly over modelled me thinkgs
I wonder how much better or worse the Lightnings would perform if you gave them their stealth loadout (internal weapons only) instead of using the wing pylons.
Hey cap! How about a mission where the reapers defend a strike group against you and your set up skills with no idea what’s coming. No discussion about it from you. You decide how to attack them buy pre-thinking their reactions and giving them a chance to think about what you will do to fool them. The dialogue their discussions and planning around your thinking and the resulting twists would be great to watch and listen to. You could do another Half of the video where you describe your plans and mix the two after it’s been completed in the final video naturally being in charge of the possible final outcomes you could be the hero or a villain! Be a great way to celebrate the end of the mission which is what makes videos great.Plus everyone gets a chance to contribute their intellect and possible outcomes!
Roger all heard.
Having 4 Lightnings all the way east, out of position seems like an unnecessary handicap for the Blues.
The Burke should have had 4 standard extended range with nuc's in the vertical launchers. 2 for the raid, followed by two for the missiles that did get launched. Yes I know, escalation possible, but tell me that losing the carrier and most of her escorts would be shrugged off. This South China Sea situation deserves close study and just as good simulation as possible. Jingoistic assumptions from either side need to be publically challenged.
Nukes would not have been needed to save this CSG in real life, nor would they have been authorized
@Cap is the T45 using SM2 or Asters in the loadout. Also the frigates are fitted with Sea Ceptor a based on AAAMRAM. Saturation attack would be a nightmare scenario
Maybe time for a Taiwan Air Force, Naval and coastal defence against a Chinese air and sea assault? With or without allied intervention assistance to Taiwan. It's going to happen in real life before too long, so may as well model it now.
You should have some friends to pilot the jet and make them work like they really do like F-35s sharing intels and coordinated attacks with other jets to make it more realistically.
Fun fact, the carrier actually has more Lightning’s than your research indicates. As there are other countries operating from the ship.
dog fight commentating.a genre I didn't know I needed.
Naval warfare contrary to ground warfare where terrain can helps, gives massive advantages to the attacker Vis a vis Defenders.
Which is why we have submarines to evade detection.
My god, your heading is so original.
Would love you to do a video on what would happen if the modern Royal Navy fought the Falkland Conflict.
Brilliant
The island they're landing on, look like Cyprus. Which mean either Greece sided on China side or China had help Turkey in capturing all of the island. CSG21 is there to test the island defense. But, was spotted. So the rest of the NATO task force is somewhere west, southwest of the island.
Chinese tactics- "Yeah we don't want the F7s anymore let's just send them out as missile fodder... If they die, they die"
Have to envisage a few H6Ks also following up behind all the fast air with a volley of their own C802 etc
Hi, the Evertsen is a air defense frigate primarily
Those vertical takeoffs were delicious.
do these things ever take place at real combat ranges or do you always just start off with the red team starting off at missile firing range and getting off everything before blue can respond
Dude, it is not the South China Sea; it is actually the Eastern Mediterranean. Where those planes land is also a British airbase in the Southern Cyprus. In an "expected" scenario, PLAAF and carrier group positions would be vice versa. Such a mission would be suicidal, it is NATO's southern flank. (Greek and Tukish airforces + US Airbases: At least 350-400 operational, nearly 600-700 aircraft) But it is quite funny that, the fate of a Chinese task force in the Eastern Med. would be similar to a single NATO carrier strike group in the South China Sea.
There is also a dutch anti aircraft ship sailing with the carrier group, why not include that as well? You did the American one. :)
tbf, diamond is currently not with the fleet so probably balances out
Also with the metrical of video editing you can watch the whole dog fight then rewind the simulation and watch whats going on with the boats and clip it together.
Really wished the Type 45 did something, anything.
They were too busy shouting at the Russians.
5 years debate about replacing the F35s Queen Elizabeth mothballed.
Here’s another idea ‘ change the Queen Elizabeth & prince of Wales carriers with CATOBAR system and Angled flight deck using a full Air wing , with variety of Aircraft ‘ F-35C’s FA-18 Super Hornets and F-14D Super Tomcats E-2D Hawkeye plus merlin choppers , and arm her to the teeth with defences on deck to face the Chinese fleet 👍
I'm not done with the mission yet and am only halfway through, but I have an issue with you telling Simba to stick to the mission with the stealthy Chinese jet, but then you warn him off when a missile is coming.
I serve on the QE this was good to see
Cool!
The USS Kidd (DDG-100) and USS Tulsa (LCS-16) have joined CSG21. Meanwhile the PLAN Liaoning Carrier Strike Group is conducting its own excersises in the SCS. You didn't factor the use of Xian H-6 bomber regiments based in the area (both PLAAF and PLAN) which can deliver up to 7 YJ-12 ASMs on the latest models. Also, the Chinese SCS bases can likely deploy YJ-62 cruise missiles.
Sun headline: "MISSILES PENETRATE BIG LIZZIE MULTIPLE TIMES!"
lol
VMA-211 is an American squadron, as it happens, with combat history going back to 1941. 211 was also responsible for the first combat use of the F-35B when a Lightning dropped a GBU on a Taliban position in 2018. I thought that was pretty interesting.
Well and the real Grim Reapers also have roots into WW2
VFA-101, a fun coincidence with the name choice by Cap perhaps?
And where exactly were they in this
@@1IbramGaunt Aboard the HMS _Queen Elizabeth._
The Dutch Frigate is a command and air defence frigate with momentarily the best radar in the world. It can take on ICBM. It is the main air defence in the CAG.
thx
A Quad vs PlAAF and NK would be awesome
The mod's use of VTOL instead of STOVL does kinda seem weird, but it can to VTOL with around ~7000lb of fuel and weapons, which should be enough for this kind of short-range scramble.
Nice mod wrangling and it was a sobering and convincing result as far as I know everything acted as we think it should... just with the oddness of DCS AI thrown in.
Would a pack of nuclear and silent running subs be able to take out the carrier group? Say if they sat on the sea floor until the group was overhead or something?
That was tried against the US carrier group. Unfortunately the sub's AI is very basic and primitive. Torpedoes won't track targets; all kinds of issues.
You have to make airbase friendly or foe by placing respective ground vehicles on the base.
You dont need to, just click on the airbae and set it to either red or blue.
How can you shout "beautiful lightning" in the presence of the J15/SU33? I know beauty is subjective but com'on 😄
The T45's need to modelled better....they would be launching alot more missiles in a short period and engaging alot further out.
F-35 looks cool
Looks like the Lightnings well overperformed , while the type 45s did literally nthn .
LOL this is so bugged love it 🤣🤣
Are those lightnings the VSN models or if not is there a link to the mod?
ua-cam.com/video/Y3yDHtn85Ak/v-deo.html
@@grimreapers thanks!
it lookes as if the carrier CWIS was comming from the water line in the middle of the ship. if so that might want to be reported to the debs of the ship.
Love the vids...but I have to ask when did Cyprus relocate to the South China Sea? :-)
Nearest I can get in game.
capt can you do a video comparing the queen Elizabeth vs the Nimitz class, comparing the time it takes them to launch the same number of planes.
sure
@@grimreapers its easy the QE would have all her aircraft up before the Nimitz got half way through as that is how she was designed the QE class has more sorties a day then the Gerald ford class also in a war footing the QE class could have up to 70 F35b on board
it would probably be more accurate and faster to deploy using the ski-jump STOVL instead of VTOL.
agree
If the Brits are gonna toss away the Billion $ planes like this, They would better served to dig out Jaguars, add extra pilons for missles. At least if they go down, the exchecquer won't have a fit due to cost.
Very cool.
Interesting point of military ethics there (or is it laws of war ?).
There have been many times when a combatant plane has landed at a neutral airport, A British Vulcan bomber landed in Brazil during the Falklands war. I think the general rule is that the aircrew are not treated as POWs but the aircraft are impounded until the end of hostilities. But what if a combatant attacked the enemy aircraft at a neutral airport ?
Is that out of bounds ? A penalty kick ?
In a huge power move, the Chinese move the island of Cyprus and the coast of Israel across the planet from the Mediterranean to the South China Sea.