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  • @GrowlingSidewinder
    @GrowlingSidewinder  2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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    The P-47 can feel a little "Pig-ish" when you first get her into the air but what I found was if you can get high and develop some room to dive on bandits and just avoid turn fighting and getting slow the P-47 can be a deadly deadly dogfighter, especially since once you line up a shot with those 8x 50cals you don't need much time on target to make that bandit melt. Anyway thanks for watching and I hope everyone is staying well.

    • @julians7268
      @julians7268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didn't see the computer setup in the description. Did I miss something?

    • @doc7000
      @doc7000 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The P47 isn't understood that well in popular war bird culture, it is heavy and big so it doesn't fight well down low however it has a turbo and has really good high altitude performance. In real life at high level it will out turn a lot of planes due to that power advantage.

    • @hkguitar1984
      @hkguitar1984 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Very cool, the P-47 is a marvel of Engineering.

    • @wjfmarketing
      @wjfmarketing 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome as usual... More WWI & WWII videos please. 😊

    • @w4chund510
      @w4chund510 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey, thanks for your Videos! Can you please telling which Difficulty Settings you fly with?

  • @sbg911
    @sbg911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    3:15 "Target fixated...need to check six... but don't wanna take my eyes off this guy". I wonder for how many brave pilots on all sides, those were their last thoughts... 😔

  • @ConradsStudio
    @ConradsStudio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    Robert S Johnson, in his book "Thunderbolt", used the phrase "they never learn" a couple times when describing someone trying to get away by diving away from the P-47.

    • @1903A3shooter
      @1903A3shooter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I read his book years ago, I remember that also, have always wondered why the 47 was that good in a dive, Being heavy.??

    • @magoid
      @magoid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      When the Brazilian Air Force was choosing which one of the 3 American fighters (38, 47, 51) available to them, to fight in the Italian campaign in 44, the USAAF arranged lectures by American veterans in each of the 3. The P-47 one was R.S. Johnson. Story goes that after he told about his mission where he came back in a Thunderbolt full of German 8mm holes, the Brazilians were unanimous in the P-47 choice.
      Its only logical after all, if you can choose, you choose to go to war in a fighter that can bring you back home alive.

    • @ariannescharfi9366
      @ariannescharfi9366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@1903A3shooter Being heavy alone doesn't indicate to be a good diver. He111s and B17s are heavy too and break appart in dives.
      But in fighters it indicates that they are build sturdy and sturdy planes have a high Vmax(max speed the plane can take).
      And yes being heavy supports the way down when acclerating(when falling it doesn't matter).

    • @air-headedaviator1805
      @air-headedaviator1805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ariannescharfi9366 the P-47’s main claim to excellent dive was that Seversky wing. So sleek and well built, just cuts through the air.

    • @rwlewko
      @rwlewko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wasn't it diving P-47's where aeronautical engineers first encountered trans-sonic effects which caused pilots to lose control?

  • @LanceRomanceF4E
    @LanceRomanceF4E 2 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Dad flew with Francis Gabreski, probably the most famous P-47 pilot of WWII. Gabreski was the wing commander and my dad an F-101 pilot in 2nd FIS at Suffolk County AFB, Long Island in the early 60’s…said Gabreski had great eye sight even as an old colonel and commanded respect from the young fighter crews. “Beware the old man in a profession where men die young”

    • @kevinc8387
      @kevinc8387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Didn't gabby fly his named old crow? Sounds right, can't remember.

    • @45CaliberCure
      @45CaliberCure 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's awesome. Read a lot about Gabreski back when I was a kid. Hell of a guy. Your dad, as well, I'm sure.

    • @aidanmcsharry8889
      @aidanmcsharry8889 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      holy crap dude, that quote gave me chills

    • @accidentalactivist9633
      @accidentalactivist9633 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@kevinc8387 Old Crow was Bud Anderson.

    • @scottiehanbacks6595
      @scottiehanbacks6595 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That alsome

  • @rustyshackleford2841
    @rustyshackleford2841 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    This game is getting so great..
    Loved that Heinkel wheel coming loose after flak damage lol.

    • @GrowlingSidewinder
      @GrowlingSidewinder  2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Great attention to detail with the damage model of IL-2

    • @norman191000
      @norman191000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@GrowlingSidewinder I hope every DCS plane will achieve this level of damage model, someday.

  • @gbcampbel
    @gbcampbel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Robert S. Johnson also related that in a turn fight the P 47 behind the enemy that he wouldn't try to turn with them. He would snap roll. The P 47 had a super roll rate and he would just roll when they turned and be right there.

    • @air-headedaviator1805
      @air-headedaviator1805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Who’d think the massive P-47 would prefer the 1 circle fight

    • @gbcampbel
      @gbcampbel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@air-headedaviator1805 Don't know if it was preferred, but it happened.

    • @hertzair1186
      @hertzair1186 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The FW 190 also had a very high roll rate

    • @kieranh2005
      @kieranh2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where the BF109 had a crappy roll rate

  • @GTX1123
    @GTX1123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Best WW2 fighter in a dive. The later bubble canopy versions had great visibility. There were American pilots who actually preferred it over the P51 because the P47 could take a vicious amount of punishment, protect the pilot and get him home safely. It was essentially a flying tank. It's why it became very useful in a ground attack role.

  • @ToddDunning
    @ToddDunning 2 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    As an IFR-rated pilot I just wish I could log the hours spent watching every day's GS release.

    • @halclay6179
      @halclay6179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Gold! 🤣

    • @0rcsapo_
      @0rcsapo_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I don’t wish I could log hours, but I DO wish I could fly all those beautiful airplanes in real life!!! I’ll just have to settle for current generation aircraft until the commemorative air force accepts my application to fly for them!! 🤣

    • @ToddDunning
      @ToddDunning 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Adam wow did you actually apply to CAF?

    • @Kaiju3301
      @Kaiju3301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You don’t? This is were I get all of my right seater time.

    • @Quillevergreen12345
      @Quillevergreen12345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here bro in CFI academy. Lol 😂

  • @joshr.8010
    @joshr.8010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    you’ve been killing it lately. watching you play dcs is part of my daily routine. the content IL2 is just as good. love the mix.

  • @TheBruces56
    @TheBruces56 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Awesome aircraft! One of the best ground attack fighters of the war because of its firepower and ability to absorb ground fire. My Dad was with a rifle company in France 1944 / 1945. He told me that P-47s would come in low strafing ahead of them, sometimes so close .50 casings were falling on their heads. Later models had a bubble canopy which allowed much better visibility. It seems like you can competently fly aircraft from any era.

  • @stinkyfungus
    @stinkyfungus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    P47
    Fast on the level.
    Nigh on untouchable in a dive
    EVERYTHING can out climb you.
    Plan accordingly when doing boom and zoom. The german birds have an outstanding climb rate, make sure you have enough energy to negate it when you extend away after a attack.

  • @jimbo6413
    @jimbo6413 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Love the P-47. Sure, the Mustang and the Spitfire may have been slightly more sexy looking, but the Thunderbolt was a beast. However clumsy the P-47 may have been when flying low and slow, it was fast and nimble at high altitude (particularly 25,000 feet and above) where that turbocharged Pratt & Whitney Double Wasp R-2800 really kicked in (which many Luftwaffe pilots discovered to their horror). Of course any German attempting to dive away from a Thunderbolt was toast, pure and simple.

    • @walterblanc9708
      @walterblanc9708 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even in a ME262? Thought they could even climb as fast as a P47 could dive?

    • @goldleader6074
      @goldleader6074 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@walterblanc9708 Adolf Galland's Me-262 got shot/forced down in his last combat mission by a diving P-47s, so even they had to be careful.

  • @SammyPrairiechicken
    @SammyPrairiechicken 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had a summer job years ago, co pilot on a B 25 air tanker. Im not a pilot but forestry and trasnport Canada required a warm body to pump down the landing gear in an emergency. Fun job, I was 19, drank so much beer with those old buzzard pilots. Beautiful airplanes, steer like an old truck with no power steering.

  • @andrewtucker7437
    @andrewtucker7437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Kudos to all the men who used to fly the real JUG. It must have been quite a bloody task to fly a single engine fighter from England to German, and then have to concentrate on downing enemy aircraft that were close to home base. Their stress levels must have been intense. I have the greatest admiration and respect for those guys.

    • @WALTERBROADDUS
      @WALTERBROADDUS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Try being a Naval Aviator? Their runway is moving....

    • @kaptainkaos1202
      @kaptainkaos1202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WALTERBROADDUS I’ve been lucky to have been able to stand at the LSO platform while recovering aircraft on the Roosevelt. I ducked EVERY time an aircraft landed. I was aboard the TR as a test engineer years back when we conducted the first automated landing aboard ship as part of the JPALS project.

  • @bukhariali71
    @bukhariali71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video as always. Really enjoy watching the IL2 and Flying Circus content. Your tail wheel landings have vastly improved. Big pat on the shoulders for that. 🙌

  • @SiemaZiomek
    @SiemaZiomek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Good move with opening the cowling to stop overshoot. P47 is really hard to fly on the servers, but with good tactics and discipline you can be successful.

  • @deathguppie
    @deathguppie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Greg's Airplanes and Automobiles has a great 6 part series here on you tube about the P47 from a completely technical standpoint. The one thing that comes across clearly is that it had an advantage at altitude because of the turbocharger, (speed and climb rate at altitude) also roll rate was very good.

    • @Turloghan
      @Turloghan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've seen this series in Greg's channel. Its a mandatory for every virtual P-47 pilot.

  • @jackmunday7602
    @jackmunday7602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Another awsome watch. God how much I love the P-47. Huge airframe, massive Pratt and Whitney R2800 double wasp and eight fifty calibre machine guns. Its looks mean. Like it just wants to kill you. BTW, do you have a video where you explain what controls you use? Like Joystick, throttle etc. 👍

  • @prreith
    @prreith 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    5:11 - I was expecting to see a small gif from Lethal Weapon :) And not familiar with IL-2, but the '47 *should* be able to turn well at high altitude. The -22 was also the first to receive the infamous paddle prop. Climb will be much worse on earlier models.

  • @peterredman1439
    @peterredman1439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I flew the 47, 51, P- 40. 38 and P-39 back in IL-2 1946 i had a lot of fun and flew with good groups 56th VFG 78th VFG 4thFG AFJ and 334th and 353rd VFG . sure miss the comradery . the 47 was my favorite, oleg would never give us a true 47 M .

  • @kentwilliams4152
    @kentwilliams4152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Not sure about IL2, but in some other combat flight sims (Aces High & War Birds) the first stage flaps can be lowered up to 400 MPH which really helps in turns. Also, having the 8 x 50’s on the wings means that to be really effective one has to align their aircraft’s wings with that of the bandit’s wings.

    • @_Am0N_
      @_Am0N_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      50cals are kinda meh if u dont hit the engine/pilot. As much as i enjoy my current pilot career in the p51 its sometimes a rly pain in the @ss to shoot somebody down😂

    • @old_guard2431
      @old_guard2431 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Convergence setting is always an issue.

  • @King3star
    @King3star 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the video. I played H.I.S. for a several years. I loved the P-47. You're so right... those 8x.50 cal were awesome. I was such a great ground attack aircraft, too. :)

  • @JonasRosenven
    @JonasRosenven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi, Growling. First off - thanks for all the videos and all the content you put out over the years. I usually just click the thumbs up button but I thought it would be nice for you to actually get a comment from a person. A friend of mine talked about dogfight videos one day and in return I told him about some too. Turned out that we both sub to your channel! Thanks for the 4k resolution upgrade you made. I probably don't have to tell you how absolutely fantastic it looks in 4k on a 120 inch screen? Secondly - the vr thing is truly great. It is not translatable to people who haven't tried it. It really isn't just like having a screen that is "more big". It's sad that the games that are developed for vr are mostly just some piss poor bow shooting things but for car sims there really is no going back for me. I see the same for the ww1 plane sim you play here. I'm using the rift s too. For a combat flight sim other than ww1 planes I would like more resolution but for car sims I have to say that I made my choice. There is no going back for me.

    • @GrowlingSidewinder
      @GrowlingSidewinder  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi man thank you very much for the nice comment I really appreciate you taking the time to watch the videos and even tell ur friends about the channel, funny that he knew the channel too, small world I guess lol. I 100% agree with you I think the potential of VR hasn’t yet been realized and I think it lies mostly in simulators cars planes that kind of thing, the next 5-10 years should bring amazing new advancements to VR technology I think man, we shall see I suppose.

    • @skyhorseprice6591
      @skyhorseprice6591 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GrowlingSidewinder
      I remember a couple years ago you posted a DCS video about VR. Your conclusion at that time was that it showed promise but was just too muddy and lagged out for massive flight sims. The video showed this too, as it was not nearly as clear as the ones you made with track IR.
      Fast forward 2 years and you are loving VR, as well as producing solid videos while using it. Shows how quickly some technologies advance.
      Makes me wonder if we don't end up creating a neural interface that allows us to see in VR _inside our heads,_ so the immersion is total. Imagine a flight sim where you don't wear a helmet to see, any more than you'd wear one to see IRL. 😱 Who knows, it might even be possible to simulate the feel of flying, G loads included. 💥🤟

  • @air-headedaviator1805
    @air-headedaviator1805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    P-47 is all about that high speed combat. More than just being the fastest at altitude it becomes more agile the faster it gets, increasing in roll rate greater than that of many fighters much lighter than it. A true “Pursuit” type fighter, tho not one that handles head on combat with other fighters well

  • @derekwebb7577
    @derekwebb7577 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love the pre missile era dogfighting videos.

  • @jkoeberlein1
    @jkoeberlein1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the best planes in the war. Radial engines baby!

  • @davegrenier1160
    @davegrenier1160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The first guy out of the first He-111 (the one hit by flak) reminded me of Jester. He wasted no time unassing that bird!

  • @luislugo1289
    @luislugo1289 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    P47 were used by other air forces during WW2. México was one of them, as ground attack planes in Phillipines. Very cool vídeo!

  • @kentwilliams4152
    @kentwilliams4152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The P47 has, like the P51, the capability of being able to drop 1notch of flaps at any speed below 400 MPH. This greatly helps in a turn fight.

  • @jasonbw3581
    @jasonbw3581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Enjoyed that, thank you! Great start to the day for me :)

  • @Timinator62
    @Timinator62 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Boom and Zoom, that's how we flew the P-47 back in the heyday of IL-2 1946 online, the only time you ever tried to turn with your victim was to keep an Online Troll from stealing your kill, otherwise you'd dive, shoot, climb and slow roll and do it again.

  • @ivanstrydom8417
    @ivanstrydom8417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Although I prefer the RAF aircraft as well as P51/P40, The jug has always intrigued me slightly. Just a sortie or two in the jug over the pacific, then return to my beloved Spitfire.

  • @brealistic3542
    @brealistic3542 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Diving,climbing and rolling. One of the top p47 aces used it's outstanding roll rate to out maneuver me109s ! 😎

    • @brealistic3542
      @brealistic3542 ปีที่แล้ว

      Robert Johnson used the P47 outstanding roll to match the Me109 better turn.

  • @billhoward9217
    @billhoward9217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’d like to see a video on what you use and how the whole “dcs” thing works.

  • @racekar80
    @racekar80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Did not late P47’s come with bubble canopies?

  • @yumehaminakami3505
    @yumehaminakami3505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It still bothers me that a P-47 loses an entire wing with just a few shots.

    • @wolfmanjackxl1691
      @wolfmanjackxl1691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's what 20mm rounds do when they hit the right spots. : )

  • @joshuaunderwood5921
    @joshuaunderwood5921 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You inspired me to start youtubing on IL-2, awesome content mate

  • @roses2155
    @roses2155 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the attention to detail in these mods. But.... Why are planes sporting an incomplete D-Day stripe configuration?

  • @kykevin1179
    @kykevin1179 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I cannot imagine the terror of those flames roasting you

  • @letsgobrandon_4591
    @letsgobrandon_4591 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great content, always great to watch and try to apply your tactics to my flying.

  • @paladin0654
    @paladin0654 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    CONGRATS dude! You got the USAF to sponsor you!

  • @joshuat20k
    @joshuat20k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Have watched nearly every vid since 5months or so ago! Loved every one!

  • @halclay6179
    @halclay6179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    And you're absolutely right. Until the D versions of both the Mustang and Thunderbolt became available, rear visibility was very poor.

    • @edwardsmith6609
      @edwardsmith6609 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's flying a P-47D22 in this video

    • @halclay6179
      @halclay6179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@edwardsmith6609 dude, I KNOW what he's flying. Republic never changed the letter designation when the bubble top canopies were introduced, keeping the D designation. I know what I'm talking about.

  • @cryptotharg7400
    @cryptotharg7400 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    P-47. My favourite Billy Badass fighter.

  • @steveshoemaker6347
    @steveshoemaker6347 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    l think the P-47 was a very great fighter plane....You carried it well...l never got a chance to fly one but l wonted to....Thanks

  • @farkinarkin5099
    @farkinarkin5099 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not the P-47 diving, it's the earth being very attracted to it's mass. ;-) The zoom dive is a great tactic for Jugs.

  • @JAEUFM
    @JAEUFM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My personal opinion, if a certain Beagle were to be flying during WWII, he would trade in his doghouse for a P-47.

  • @jamesbrown5600
    @jamesbrown5600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think the P-47D was the first model with good visibility due to the all glass bubble canopy it had. The one your flying here is an early model P-47.

    • @thedishonoredamerican129
      @thedishonoredamerican129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Some of the D models were still razor backs. Not sure when the bubble canopy version came out but it was definitely a mix. Even with the P-47G there were still razor back versions. From that onwards the production P-47s universally had bubble canopies.

    • @johnfrancisterne1072
      @johnfrancisterne1072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There were model numbers. GS mentioned this is a 47D-22, iirc, they didn't give the Jug a bubble until the 47D-25

  • @45CaliberCure
    @45CaliberCure 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, GS. Love the P-47.

  • @JBASH2011
    @JBASH2011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome. 47, 40, 38s. Always love the WWII content, GS. Have you done much with Hurricanes and Spits?

  • @Rufus6540
    @Rufus6540 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Jug! Would love to see you do a mission in the D version. Much better visibility that would almost be unnerving with VR.

  • @captainicelander3898
    @captainicelander3898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love it! This plane is so awsome, what a tank!! It was so HUGE for a fighter. I wonder what the left gunsight is for? Or is it a bombsight?

    • @NikolaiMihailov1
      @NikolaiMihailov1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Backup irons incase the sight gets damaged.

    • @stevemccarty6384
      @stevemccarty6384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is probably an aux sight if the battery burns out in the main gunsight. When flying the A-4 we used to carry a grease pencil for that purpose. If the main gunsight failed we'd put a spot on the windscreen with the grease pencil. It was better than nothing.

  • @gunnymotard6403
    @gunnymotard6403 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do you feel about the difference in fight models of the P-47 from DCS to Il-2

  • @kylestickley8096
    @kylestickley8096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh my god finally!!!!!! Favorite plane ever!!!

  • @ericandi
    @ericandi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing graphics when that German plane got hit by flack, caught on fire, and fell out of the sky.

  • @kentwilliams3326
    @kentwilliams3326 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If other flight sims are accurate, the p-47s flaps can be dropped to 1/4 up to 400 MPH which really helps in a turn fight.

  • @kateward3914
    @kateward3914 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where does "Pacific Fighters" fit into the IL-2 family? Is it any good?

  • @zemlidrakona2915
    @zemlidrakona2915 ปีที่แล้ว

    The newer P47s had a bubble canopy, so better visibility. I think it was some of the D models, the M and the N models.

  • @TheCrimsonFckr
    @TheCrimsonFckr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Shut the cowling flaps and set all the outlets and intakes to Neutral (On the left wall)

  • @Stndrd._lm
    @Stndrd._lm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Aim-54 hoodie looks good ngl

  • @charles_wipman
    @charles_wipman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice flight and for the right team too.

  • @4strokenicolaus
    @4strokenicolaus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got a lot of trouble with the oil cooler of the P-47, in this Game. It seems that the oil cooler flaps are more or less useless, that means, if it's hot the oil boils within minutes, if it's cold the oil will freeze even when the engine is running at max continues power and the flaps are closed. Did you guys ever tried to take off on a snowy airfield? Forget about it, it's impossible to warm up the engine(oil). Yes I know, you need speed to keep an cooler working, but in my opinion this is a faulty simulation in game.

  • @cultured5147
    @cultured5147 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh finally thanks GS for the vid. Ive been wondering how to properly BnZ with this thing

  • @craigbrewer433
    @craigbrewer433 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favorite warbirds ever

  • @Nosferatu880
    @Nosferatu880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice Video!! is the P-47 N model in IL-2? I think you will find it a much different animal. Keep up the great work!! Edit: Also, Have you ever played Aces High, by Hi Tech Creations? I don't mean to plug, but if you like PVP in realistic WW2 flight simulators I highly recommend it!

    • @ariannescharfi9366
      @ariannescharfi9366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No, IL2 has older variants of P47s than DCS. It has the P47D22 Razorback and P47D28.

  • @tarksable
    @tarksable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I want to get back into VR. The thing that's stopping me is buying a new gpu at these prices. Still rocking the 1080ti.

    • @KingChiquito777
      @KingChiquito777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the same boat. Trucking along with a 1070 for now

    • @TheOriginalNCDV
      @TheOriginalNCDV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      IL-2 should be playable on a 1080Ti in VR if you're not using anything higher than an Index at 90Hz. I was playing it on a 1080 with a Vive Pro until a months ago - there is some judder on the enemy planes when they fly past you, but generally it's fine.

  • @dioad1739
    @dioad1739 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome GS you did some damage in the hammer P-47 great show my man.

  • @dualsportbandit
    @dualsportbandit 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    for some reason your presentation moved me.
    *vet-alumni
    thankyou.

  • @lucax2300
    @lucax2300 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Between 8 .50 cal machine guns to using a single 20mm or 30mm automatic, that's wild.

  • @b2tall239
    @b2tall239 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There I go again, squeezing that invisible trigger.....

  • @peterweller8583
    @peterweller8583 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    8 Fifty calibers a stout frame and a paddle prop the only thing missing is the teardrop canopy what's to figure?
    As long as your not bingo on fuel party on.

  • @dben842504
    @dben842504 ปีที่แล้ว

    Try the P47D bubble canopy. Also the P47 handles well at high altitude

  • @DL541
    @DL541 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    They have the bubble canopy version as well, correct?

  • @DIVeltro
    @DIVeltro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I must be the only one who would like to see GS run a MC-202....is it that bad of a plane? I rather liked it in 1946.

  • @olberamador9560
    @olberamador9560 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this content! I love aircrafts and you make me feel in one, thanks a lot man I’m know at your Chanel, pls keep doing that ur doing and got my 100% support

  • @xXNightSlasherXx
    @xXNightSlasherXx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, that triple 1 got annihilated by the flak. 2 accurate shots lol

  • @ronniereyes4632
    @ronniereyes4632 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you thought about the F-4U Corsair? The F14 of WW II.

  • @DS75921
    @DS75921 ปีที่แล้ว

    Get the P-047D it has better visibility with the bubble canopy.

  • @laurocesarexpeditoborbadea841
    @laurocesarexpeditoborbadea841 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If we exchanged the radial engine of thunderbolt for the engine of the c130 would it help in agility?

  • @ricardosolano2559
    @ricardosolano2559 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why does your screen look so good. Is it the VR that makes it ?

  • @mattthacker9120
    @mattthacker9120 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wish they had blood splatter on the inner canopy when you send a few shells through the pilot.

  • @bentilbury2002
    @bentilbury2002 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wait - flak actually hit something?! Will wonders never cease...

  • @Incarn
    @Incarn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gotta love the Jug, thumbs up.

  • @acebone2
    @acebone2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you use the sight at all when shooting?

  • @sugarnads
    @sugarnads 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really needs 8X .303 brownings to be properly effective against german bombers

  • @MattH-wg7ou
    @MattH-wg7ou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know its wierd but you do blue vs blue and red vs red all the time on the modern stuff so...could we PLEASE please please get a FW190 vs ME109 fight?!

  • @MGB-learning
    @MGB-learning 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another outstanding video and presentation.

  • @jonnotuckster8856
    @jonnotuckster8856 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your pc spec is awesome bud love to see a little video of it

  • @romain5967
    @romain5967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How about some ground attack footage?

  • @sgt.grinch3299
    @sgt.grinch3299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can we get a Corsair in the pacific video? I thought the Thunderbolt was primarily a ground attack fighter?

    • @loumencken9644
      @loumencken9644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Although it excelled in the ground attack role due to its ruggedness and firepower, the P-47 was not used primarily as a ground attack fighter. The two highest scoring American aces in the European theater, Robert Johnson and Francis Gabreski, both flew P-47s. They were part of the high-scoring 56th Fighter Group (over 500 kills as I recall) which was wholly equipped with P-47. The commander of the 56th, Hub Zemke, a triple ace in P-47s, developed the dive and shoot tactic for the P-47 GS uses in this video.

    • @WALTERBROADDUS
      @WALTERBROADDUS 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Depends on mission and theater.

  • @andrewbartczak5941
    @andrewbartczak5941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where'd the B-25s go?

  • @seniorspaz8754
    @seniorspaz8754 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    GS, got a particular recommendation for which battle to get in Il2? Id like to try the game out but Im unsure which to get.

    • @GrowlingSidewinder
      @GrowlingSidewinder  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I personally really like the battle of bodenplatte expansion man.

  • @mirkovic
    @mirkovic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mate you are a pretty good shot

  • @yurikirsanov8763
    @yurikirsanov8763 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do you turn your head that far behind in a VR helmet??? I can't do that in my HP Reverb G2 unless I start rotating with my chair :(

    • @GrowlingSidewinder
      @GrowlingSidewinder  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ya I use a swivel chair lol

    • @yurikirsanov8763
      @yurikirsanov8763 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GrowlingSidewinder Thanks, now I'm not that frustrated with my flying at all! :D

  • @cianw10
    @cianw10 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can someone explain in laymans terms the difference between the normal p47 in the game, and the razorback? Is the razorback more of a fighter, because the p47 seems very difficult to do a2a in compared to the other single engines in the game

    • @sbg911
      @sbg911 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      P47D's came in 2 types: early has the same canopy as previous versions and later have a bubble canopy and modified rear fuselage. Not much else different, so I assume they didn't see a reason to change the model designation. Early got the nickname Ridgeback for that obvious reason.

  • @BigDaddyG1738
    @BigDaddyG1738 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thunderbolt 1 versus Thunderbolt 2 would be awesome❤

  • @kateward3914
    @kateward3914 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Regarding diving vs turning... wasn't it P-47 drivers who invented the barrel roll attack?

  • @WarthunderDude69
    @WarthunderDude69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    any of the flight sims have the TA-152 that you can pilot??

  • @danielpiazza5195
    @danielpiazza5195 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    are you going to be doing more bvr in dcs when the 120s are fixed?

  • @fqeagles21
    @fqeagles21 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So GS What Simulator is more realistic in term of WW2 air battles? IL2 or DCS?

    • @Mike_Romeo
      @Mike_Romeo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      DCS is way more realistic. There are not even clickable cockpit in IL-2 and you can care less about the systems but IL-2 offers way more content than DCS

    • @fqeagles21
      @fqeagles21 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Mike_Romeo oh Thanks