Loved your comment on fixing the ship with granite slabs being the most Soviet thing🤣! Being born 1966 and raised in Finland, I've heard and a few times also witnessed a couple of "Soviet fixes"... Thank you Jay for yet another fabulous narration of a exiting story!
Sad to hear about the premature demise of Sharnovsky😢you did a great job of bringing his character to life again for a short time🙏 we will remember them
Thank you again for another episode. This had my blood pumping. Pulling out after a high speed dive and then "coming to" 15' above the water, must scare the crap out of you! WOW! Now for some tank busting.
If configured correctly, the Stuka will pull out of the dive automatically after bomb release - so there is some automation. But the system has to be configured beforehand, so who knows 😅🫡 also, glad to see you're using the custom emotes...nice 😎
Rudel certainly in my opinion is able to describe the flight sequences as well the general operational strategy better than any of the other authors. He not only could fly but describe it well.
Tip top episode... Puling out of a high speed dive so low couldve..equally possibly...not end so well...feels like a bit of luck involved..the gunner seems unnaturally calm!
Well the Stuka, if configured correctly, will automatically pull out of the dive after bomb release. So there is some support from the vehicle, but the altitude has to be put into the system before the dive.
In ww1 some bavarian medals came with personal nobility. The prussian Blue Max came with a a little extra pension money and a number of military frills.
It's not mentioned because the author doesn't think it's important. Also it was the other way around - there was no automatic bomb release - the pilot had to release the bomb which in turn would activate the automatic dive recovery.
Once again the numbering is a bit janky - it's part 3, but it contains chapter 4 and 5 of the book. I'll have to think of something to make it more clear...
Serious Loss of Hauptmann Herr Steen, funny things happen,, both aircraft he commanded had accidents, premonitions ignored,, but I can understand,, his Men were going so it was only right for him to take his natural position as Squadron leader out front! I almost had something similar happen to me, I was coming back from RnR in Iraq, I was due to catch a helicopter 🚁 or as we called them “ Bird” back to Camp Speicher in Tirkrit I was helping a soldier move her bags off the flight line, doing this caused me to miss my hop, I was then forced to travel by convoy ( truck) the next day as no other flight was scheduled to leave for Tirkrit , I had to settle for a seat on a back of an open bed 5ton truck, as soon as we got out the gate at camp Anaconda we were aggressed by 2 terrorist,, the RPG missed hitting my vehicle by inches and failed to detonate ,, I knew I should’ve ignored my inclination to be helpful, and just gone and got my flight!! This decision definitely almost cost me my life!! The terrorist you ask,, ?? He died with his comrade on the side of that road!! 😢 Great episode Brother!!
These videos need hundreds of thousands of views… you go above and beyond a standard audiobook narration.
Thank you
Wow, thank you! These are very kind words and they are appreciated! Cheers to you, Sir!
Loved your comment on fixing the ship with granite slabs being the most Soviet thing🤣! Being born 1966 and raised in Finland, I've heard and a few times also witnessed a couple of "Soviet fixes"... Thank you Jay for yet another fabulous narration of a exiting story!
I have seen my fair share of soviet fixes, believe me 😅 so it came natural. Thank you my friend!
Sad to hear about the premature demise of Sharnovsky😢you did a great job of bringing his character to life again for a short time🙏 we will remember them
Yes we will 🫡 thank you for the kind words
A marvellous and very interesting biography, thank you Jay 🙂
You're welcome my friend!
Thank you for this
Your videos are terrific. Thank you.
Am liking this book more and more.
Thank you again for another episode. This had my blood pumping. Pulling out after a high speed dive and then "coming to" 15' above the water, must scare the crap out of you! WOW! Now for some tank busting.
If configured correctly, the Stuka will pull out of the dive automatically after bomb release - so there is some automation. But the system has to be configured beforehand, so who knows 😅🫡 also, glad to see you're using the custom emotes...nice 😎
@@TrenchDiaries I thought he disabled it on that run?
TY Jay 🙏🙏
Cheers Eric!
@@TrenchDiaries ☺☺👍👍
As can be seen from the photo of Steen's aircraft, the Ju-87's in service at this time were the Ju-87B variant.
Indeed it is!
Rudel certainly in my opinion is able to describe the flight sequences as well the general operational strategy better than any of the other authors. He not only could fly but describe it well.
Indeed he does, I find it easy to follow his story 🫡
Brilliantly read once again
Thank you!
Action packed !! Outstanding job TD ⚓️⚓️⚓️
Indeed! Thank you Ron!
Thank you for all your hard work
You're very welcome!
Great episode!
Happy you like it!
Tip top episode...
Puling out of a high speed dive so low couldve..equally possibly...not end so well...feels like a bit of luck involved..the gunner seems unnaturally calm!
Well the Stuka, if configured correctly, will automatically pull out of the dive after bomb release. So there is some support from the vehicle, but the altitude has to be put into the system before the dive.
So if you get the knights cross does your name change to von?
Nope - patent of nobility was awarded with some Bavarian medals but not with the Knight's Cross.
In ww1 some bavarian medals came with personal nobility. The prussian Blue Max came with a a little extra pension money and a number of military frills.
So what about the automatic bomb release and dive recovery of Stukas? Why is this not mentioned?
It's not mentioned because the author doesn't think it's important. Also it was the other way around - there was no automatic bomb release - the pilot had to release the bomb which in turn would activate the automatic dive recovery.
Jay: are you sure it's Chapter 4? Because the header says '3'.
Once again the numbering is a bit janky - it's part 3, but it contains chapter 4 and 5 of the book. I'll have to think of something to make it more clear...
Serious Loss of Hauptmann Herr Steen, funny things happen,, both aircraft he commanded had accidents, premonitions ignored,, but I can understand,, his Men were going so it was only right for him to take his natural position as Squadron leader out front! I almost had something similar happen to me, I was coming back from RnR in Iraq, I was due to catch a helicopter 🚁 or as we called them “ Bird” back to Camp Speicher in Tirkrit I was helping a soldier move her bags off the flight line, doing this caused me to miss my hop, I was then forced to travel by convoy ( truck) the next day as no other flight was scheduled to leave for Tirkrit , I had to settle for a seat on a back of an open bed 5ton truck, as soon as we got out the gate at camp Anaconda we were aggressed by 2 terrorist,, the RPG missed hitting my vehicle by inches and failed to detonate ,, I knew I should’ve ignored my inclination to be helpful, and just gone and got my flight!! This decision definitely almost cost me my life!! The terrorist you ask,, ?? He died with his comrade on the side of that road!! 😢 Great episode Brother!!
Holy crap, you were quite lucky there, and only because you were trying to help. Happy you are still around to tell the tale, brother! Cheers!
☆☆☆☆☆ hallo vriende
Hallo Freund!
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he was luftwaffe NOT WEHRMACHT
Wehrmacht refered to all the armed forces of Germany so Rudel was in fact part of the Wehrmacht while serving in the Luftwaffe.
At that time, the German army was referred to as the Heer, which was part of the German armed forces called the Wehrmacht.