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yes, how did i not notice sooner? 😁

I was determined to get that Spitfire 😅

@@waltergreif4836 i tend not to use it, an old habit from other warbirds of not wanting to push the engine too hard.

@@patrickdye6326 yeah the AI seems to always climb at full power and never worries about over cooking thier engines. Good luck with the rest of the campaign!

@ yeah it’s annoying but oh well lol I still enjoy it! Thanks!

@@user-zx8hj5qr5c Sure does, both VR and Track IR. though personnaly i dont like Head tracking and my PC isnt powerful enough for VR.

@@jarosawsoroczynski477 At the end of the mission, save the track. Goto replay and choose your view. I cant remember which view i used for the target, but it was one of the 'F' function keys. I also used Alt+z to slow the replay down until i found the view i wanted.

@@jarosawsoroczynski477 Ground attack in the Spit isnt easy and the AI ground units cheat with thier aim. All I can say is hit hard once then get out of there and keep weaving, dont fly straight.

@@flightenvy680 I ment, I can't find this bloody target. How did you find it?

Fly the heading as best you can, look for the second river estuary down the French cost and make sure you are still on the heading of 150. You will know when you're close when Pierre says target 12 o'clock below. If you still can't see the target then wait for the rest of your flight to start attacking and note where the smoke is coming from.

@@flightenvy680 I finally found it but after flying on course of 135 rather than 150.

@@jarosawsoroczynski477 Did you get good hits on the target and did you survive the AAA?

combination of using unique reference points like the docks, high halden, headcorn airfields and Bewl Water (a unique lake south east of Biggen). amd of course a bit of luck 😂

Yes, i think i could have been closer to Abbeville when i got the call. I was a little too far to the east, so the mosquito had a big headstart.

@@flightenvy680 could have missed dinner though 😁

@@prometheus4130 priorities haha 😁

@@ReflectedSimulations Its an interesting change from for Spitfire thats for sure. I like the fact that the speech is in german for extra immersion (even though i dont speak it 😀).

@@flightenvy680 just be careful because I think in the current public release ww2 ai cannot detect and engage each other. Not sure if ED alrrady fixed it

@@joshewing3504 No problem, thanks for watching 😀

@@T6Ber62 The game is Digital Combat Simulator, known as DCS World. There is substantial support for VR. You can try the game for free and try the 2 week trials.

Thanks for the offer 😀! I've toyed with trying trackIR many a times, but im not convinced i will get on with it.

@@flightenvy680 I’ll drop you an email, can post it for you to try and you can return it later or something

@@flightenvy680trackir is a game changer

totally appreciate the offer, very kind of you, but its ok, im comfortable with my current setup.

Yes, but that might just be me. I'm hoping that the Spit will get the same landing improvements that the Mossie, P51 and P47 have already recieved. I find the P47 a lot easier to land since, hopefully it will do something similar for the Spitfire.

According to the big show book, Pierre states 36 typhoons each with 1000lb bombs were sent. The spitfires of course being the escorts.

This mission is rough! I've had such bad luck with it. Attempt 1 - Shot down two 190's, but t second one got lucky hit in my oil system and a minute or so later, I'm a glider. Attempt 2 - Shot down one 190, didn't take ground fire seriously enough and took a hit to fuel tank. Flaming glider. Bailed out. Attempt 3 - Shot down one 190, but my triggers got somehow stuck down and my guns ran way, unable to stop firing, ran dry. Headed home, client crashes while transiting the Channel. Attempt 4 - Every FW-190 decides to glom onto my six. I do a decent job evading but there's just too many bullets to dodge. Fuel tank hit, another flaming glider. Bailed out. Attempt 5 - Work in progress.

My only advice is to engage the 190's away from the port area since thats where the majority of the AAA is. Other than that, keep weaving don't fly straight for too long and keep checking your tail. Good luck.

@flightenvy680 Thanks! That's exactly how I ended up passing the mission yesterday. Just gotta remember fundamental tactics sometimes. Ironically, I've gotten so confident in the Spitfire and its effectiveness that I'd gotten a little cocky about it. I got sloppy, forgot to keep checking 6 whenever making an attack, jinking constantly, and so on. As agile as it is, it still doesn't mean it's immune to tons of cannon rounds filling the sky. This mission drove that point home quite well. Thanks for the tips! Good stuff.

You went to the effort to provide us the template so I thought it only right to fill it in :) Besides I want my kills officially logged haha!

The chapter of the book is in the first line of the description of each video, at least this is the English translation. Thanks for watching :)

@@flightenvy680 Oh right ! I'll take a look, thanks

Oui Lt Martell :) haha. I recognised "Clo, Clo" but I had to check back in the book to see who called him that. Obviously you have read Pierre's book too? And a fascinating read it is too.

Thanks for confirming the kill 😄

Hey thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it 😃.

Hi, glad you enjoyed it 😀. Its a wonderful aircraft to fly, difficult on the ground though.

Thanks! glad you liked the video 😄

Hi, thanks for the advice 😀

Completely agree, I'm 44 and been video gaming in general since 8 years old. Can't believe its been this many years for the flight-sim genre to become this realistic.

I'm not very experienced with the P-47, but the only thing I can think of is make sure you have the Cowl Flaps closed at speeds above 225mph.

Always trim for various speeds, these are not "set n' forget" birds. Many hours spent in IL2 Pacific Fighters, warbirds need to be tamed bf you can push their envelopes. Periscope Films is a great resource for Real World setting procedures.

@@ChristinanathanWesterfie-pr4jj Yeah, know anout constant trimming with p-51 and Spit…no issues. thanks will check them out,

Its a tough one, no doubt about that.

Thanks! i had to adjust the gamma a bit for the video as my original setting was rediculously dark. God knows how the real pilots managed back in the day...

This campaign throws you into the deep end first, the following missions are done in daylight. I really like this one, there is a lot of "simple" flying that you get to do and I think that sets the mood really well, you have to get to where you are going then contend with what might be there.

I'm now up to mission 10, there's an interesting mix of missions and i admire the level of detail put into this campaign. Good luck with your playthrough!

Many thanks. It'll be great to refer to your playthroughs when I inevitably get stuck on something 😂@@flightenvy680

@@flightenvy680 mate I love it, many thanks. I’m sure I’ll come back to your videos to work out where I messed up lol all the best ;)

Hi Juice. For me its been a lesson in history and a completely new level of immersion and realism. Sometimes the Luftwaffe appear, sometimes they dont, likewise with ground targets if any. I have complete respect for the amount of effort put into this from #reflectedsimulations. Am i enjoying it? you bet ya 😃

When are you losing the other Mustangs? is it in the climb or cruising at altitude? Assuming you form up with them after take off you shouldnt need anymore than say 45 manifold pressure with an RPM setting of 2850rpm. For climbing, the AI planes climb at more or less full power, so up the manifold pressure accordingly and push the RPM to 3000. other than that, keep the aircraft trimmed and keep the others in sight.

Thank you very much! I managed to follow your guidance! Keep up the fantastic work with these DCS videos. @@flightenvy680

@@flightenvy680 I also have trouble keeping up. Going full throttle full RPM, for some time I am able to keep up with the AI and stay on the same course, but after a while I can't maintain the same rate of climb as them - speed drops below 150 and I need to spend so much time flying level to gain speed again that AI get miles ahead. I am trimming rudders so the ball stays centered, so drag is minimal. I've even tried getting a headstart and not waiting until all squadrons assemble and I still lag behind. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong

As per my previous comment, I had difficulties keeping up with the AI on the climb. I no longer have them and actually climbing is easy. What was the issue? FPS. I played on my VR headset and of course FPS was bad, but playable. But when I switched to just regular non-VR version, where I get consistent 60fps I can follow AI incredibly easily. So probably your speed is tied directly to how many FPS you're getting, which means if your PC isn't capable of running the game on ~60fps - you're not able to do the missions as intended basically

@@JebediahFeed I believe its the AI, they climb at full power and never worry about engine condition etc. All i can suggest is trying to match them, but keep an eye on your engine temps. The AI doesnt climb realistically.

This is the actual playthrough, I fly without any head tracking at all. I use the hat button on my stick to control camera movement and the hat button on my throttle for zoom. that way in can manipulate the view without taking my hands off the controls. Though i may try Track IR one day...

@@flightenvy680You should, youl' like it. I could not go back not having it. I also saw that there are now cheaper eye tracking systems that are very well made too, maybe look into that.

@@flightenvy680Have you checked into using Smoothtrack with Opentrack??? In short, use your iPhone or android phone camera and it works very well IMO...of course, I'm clueless and have nothing to compare it to but works for me...especially only being $10 USD