How I Became a P-38 Fighter Ace
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- This video is a story driven War Thunder Simulator Battles match where we are flying the legendary P-38 Lightning.
I hope you enjoy this little attempt in making a normal simulator battles game even more interesting.
I fly a P-38L in EC 4.7.
Well, I had completely forgotten about your channel, so this upload was very much a welcome surprise in my feed. Very nice!
Watching several of your amazing videos made me want to finally give War Thunder a try.
I found it incredibly difficult to play, which makes your gameplay so much more impressive!
Keep up the good videos! 😊
That makes me happy! And I'm glad you wanna give it a go. It is a difficult game, so you'll have to have patience. The kills will come in time! The game rewards good decisions just as much as good flying.
Good luck :)
I like how the game includes the props spinning in opposite directions. That was actually a thing in the development of this iconic war bird. Props rotating in opposite directions greatly reduced vibration that was an issue with prototypes. Great attention to detail. Also great computer programming skills.
An amazing plane for an amazing video
Thanks man :)
Just as I was recording gameplay for my video p38 ace u uploaded this lol. What a timing. Btw love ur vids
@FlyingSlovene so you do actually plan to make long form videos?
Thanks man! A really? :D Which P-38 do you prefer?
J15 my beloved. Almost the same speed as the p47, but a bit more maneuverable and better climb rate (And if you ask me also better armament) plus you get 2 engines so if one is hit you can still fly it home. What's not to love on it really :D? Your pick is the P38L 5LO I assume?
Yeah, I prefer the L version of the p-38. It find it more nimble than the J version and it also helps to have an air brake if you mess up.
@mtbwithjure7809 Long form contenr coming soon!
I appreciate that the lightning is hard to play but tbh a lot of the pilots taking the controls do not help themselves.
A single buddy of mine and myself jumped a 4 man flight of P-38s in a pair of zeroes and won within 20 seconds because their entire flight had decided to cut grass on the jungle floor instead of climbing to put their high altitude characteristics to use. They also tried to turn, which by the time we had already jumped on them from above, was just a compounding issue.
I agree!
The p38 is "easy" to fly, as in good handling. But it requires a good understanding of the game to actually perform.
This plane series ( P-38 ) is probably the best between 3.3-4.7 Br . Very fast , great climb , turn is very good for a plane that big and high altitude performance is nearly unmatched .
Yeah turn is surprisingly good. Especially with combat flaps.
I prefer the BR 4.7 version as it has an airbrake. You can dive a bit more aggressively knowing you have a safety net.
Great video! When you were returning to base with low fuel, you shouldn't have used WEP because it uses more fuel without giving enough power for it to make sense. I would have probably actually throttled down to at least 80%
Yeah, I agree. I almost messed up xD
And thanks:)
Nice video. Why didn't you throttle down to save fuel?
I've heard that the best way is to just WEP and gain altitude. But I might have mixed that up with when you have critical engine damage. Maybe throttling down to 15% or something could have worked too.
If I have bound manual engine controls I could also have used prop feathering to glide even better.
@@involuntarycommander8804 Yeah you definitely got it mixed up. If your engine is about to stop working due to damage then you might as well get as much power out of it as you can before it goes. But if you're low on fuel, you can go waaaaay longer if you throttle down.
Alright, I rarely run out of fuel like this, so this is good info for me. Thanks :)
such a good game! def subbing, your commentary and skillful game play are very enjoyable!
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Awsome video 👍🏻 Do you plan on making videos about cold war fighters? Keep up the great work!!
I think I will give it a go soon, could be fun! Do you have a specific plane in mind? Which period of the cold war interests you the most?
And thanks :)
Nice video, nice gameplay, nice commentary! Subbed.
Do you use TrackIR or something else for head tracking? Another comment mentioned the idea of doing something Cold War - I vote for this as well, maybe something from the early years that still focused on guns or the earliest of rear-aspect missiles?
Thank you :)
Yes, I use TrackIR.
Yeah, that could be interesting. Any plane in particular you'd like to see?
@@involuntarycommander8804 Maybe one of the early F-86s? Can't remember the exact designations off the top of my head, but I think those would be fun :)
@movieboy6 that could be cool. I think the early Cold War is a good way to start. Thanks for your suggestion :)
“How i became a P-38 Ace.”
Well firstly, you played as the P-38 in War Thunder so you are like 3/4 of your way there.
I'm not sure what you mean. The P-38 might be an easily manoeuvred plane. But if you make one bad decision, you are very likely to die. Most planes outturn you. Many can catch up with you.
And I would say War Thunder has a good competitive scene with some players sporting 200+ days in game time.
Makes me want to hop in the p-38. Such a cool plane
Can we get a P-51 episode?
Yeah I think I'll be taking out the P-51 real soon. Which variant would you prefer? I like the P-51D (the red one, BR 5.3).
@@involuntarycommander8804I think the p 51 d, h or the cannonstang. I personally have fallen in love with it, and use it all the time, as well as am very wary when there's a good players of one in the same room as my 109
I haven't flown the cannonstang much, but I know a few players are crazy good in it. So it has potential!
@@involuntarycommander8804 I would love if you would fly the D-5
I’d like to see you use the spitfire F mk XVI, also would you say it’s better than a spitfires with the same battle rating? As it can roll very quick and nimble controls
Is that the clipped wing spitfire?
If so, yes that one is probably the most nimble plane in the game. However it is extremely unstable making it hard to aim. But I'll definitely want to give it a go!
@@involuntarycommander8804yea it is clipped wings, I really like the design of it (also is it only unstable in simulator, as I play on Xbox and playing simulator would be difficult (I’m going to try it sometime, just gotta set up the controls) but the spitfire F me XVI seems stable in arcade and realistic. Love your channel btw and you actually reply! Thanks.
Yeah, I'm gonna try set up the controls to be more stable in it. I feel like there are a lot of hidden potential in that plane.
Thanks, I appreciate it :)
@@involuntarycommander8804:3
f4u-4b corsair next? also maybe use an evening map if u can
P-51D-30 will be out in a few days. It's actually and evening map! What a coincidence.
I have played a bit with the F4U-4B and that would be an interesting next project. Such a stable plane compared to the P-51.
its the only prop I'm successful with in sim. i only have the u.s tree researched and the 20mills and speed make it deadly. i cant make the 50cals work in other u.s planes. u have to be a pretty good shot to be able to hose down an enemy.
Yeah, those 4 cannons combined with such a stable plane make it deadly. You can really take advantage of that.
The winning strategy for American fighters but only American but German as well were the shoot and scoot tactics and ambushing your opponents aka boom 💥 and zoom
And it feels so good when you get it right! Turnfighting is a risky business 😬
YEES, ANOTHER ONE
Very nice video
Wait a minute, I know you! Haven't you shot me down half a hundred times in Air sim? xD
@@involuntarycommander8804 it's not about if i brought you down or you brought me down i guess we'd play a nice game
Very true.
Anyway, I salute your skill!
Not a lot of videos with P 38s from cockpit view. What's your vertical zero set to? WT doesnt let you zero the gunsight so when I try to shoot without vertical targeting all the rounds are under the gunsight and it throws me off.
I use the default settings for the gunsight. In the p38 you have an excellent view over the nose of the plane so I usually just aim a little higher depending on how far away my target is.
@@involuntarycommander8804 I forget what the defaults are, is that 300m with VT on?
Hm. I don't remember the distance. But I think it's VT off. Pretty sure of it!
try out the yak 7b, its a pretty unique plane ive flown, it almost never overudders and turns pretty well, overall an easy plane to fly
Interesting! I've always seen it as a Yak-1b but slightly worse in most ways.
They are ofc in different BRs and facing different enemies.
Maybe the 7b version is even more competitive at its 2.7 BR than the 1b.
Good suggestion, ty :)
i found the 1b more harder to fly ironically, it just goes wherever it feels like @@involuntarycommander8804
ive flown the 7b in higher brs and didnt have any problems (mostly 3.0 -4.0) @@involuntarycommander8804
@@involuntarycommander8804tbh in my experience the 7b can't pull alot, it's quite clunky.
what is ur joystick and or setup?
To be honest, with general low- mediocre skill level of Sim players in WT, in any EC game with any BR I can do double or tripple ace per game.
:D
ty
If u wanna conserve fuel dont use wep? Great run though.
Ty :)
was this a coincidence or did you take my request to fly the p38 ?
A coincidence, sorry. I had already recorded the material by the time of your request. But I guess it made me finish up and release the video :)
Every request matters to me. I know a lot of people have been asking for the P-51 so I'll probably do that in one of the upcoming.
Hey i want to start plaing sim but do you need vr or fligt stikk to play?
It is not necessary. Try it out with mouse and keyboard or a controller first. GL!
Ok ty
What head tracking do you use?
I use TrackIR:)
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You should have saved fuel, and climbed at 80% throttle, not burning it all inefficiently at 110%
Yeah, I should have throttled down a lot in hindsight. But I was thinking all the way down to 15% throttle. 80% still draws a lot of fuel.
When you get engine damage or coolant leak, I have heard the best course of action is to WEP and climb. In my panic I went with this approach :)
Nice dogfights
Hey brother. I'm a video editor and I'm looking for people to work with. I'd love to edit some videos for you, if you're interested. It would mean a lot to me, thanks for your time.
Thanks for the offer. But I will continue this little channel on my own for now :)
I wish you good luck!