French Mirage F1 in Chad - France vs Libya (1983-86)

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  • During the 1980s, two foreign powers France and Libya intervened militarily in the African country of Chad. During operations Manta and Epervier, the French Air Force (Armée de l'air) operated aircraft types such as Jaguar and MIrage F1. The Mirages were mainly responsible for maintaining air superiority and intercepting Libyan aircraft which approached or crossed the so-called Red Line between the government and insurgent forces. Several interesting close encounters with Libyan aircraft occurred and we will examine them in detail in this video.
    Sources:
    Albert Grandolini and Tom Cooper - Libyan Air Wars, Part 1
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    Albert Grandolini, Tom Cooper and Arnaud Delande - Libyan Air Wars, Part 2
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    Albert Grandolini, Tom Cooper and Arnaud Delande - Libyan Air Wars, Part 3
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Комментарии • 236

  • @shatterquartz
    @shatterquartz 2 года назад +97

    There are videos from the 2000s showing the Mirage F1 pilots doing low level flights over Chad, and they seemed to have a lot of fun. Apparently, since their aircraft were going to be decommissioned afterwards, they were allowed to push them harder than they otherwise would have been.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +15

      As long as it made it back to the base 😁

    • @guaporeturns9472
      @guaporeturns9472 2 года назад +1

      Yeah I watched those

    • @allezchosetruc
      @allezchosetruc 2 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/O46OqyrRlYI/видео.html

    • @danielkleber2282
      @danielkleber2282 2 года назад +1

      @@showtime112 c'est vraiment très rare que les mirages ne sont pas revenus a la base c'est Un avion très bon en combat aérien et atack au Sol

    • @collectionneur111
      @collectionneur111 2 года назад +4

      @@showtime112 On August 30, 1987, a Stinger missile was fired out of range by a unit of the 11th Marine Artillery Regiment against a Libyan Iliouchine Il-76 bombarding Faya-Largeau. He also carried out an unsuccessful shot during a Libyan bombardment on September 10, 1987. The 35th parachute artillery regiment shot down a C-130 Hercules transport plane of unknown nationality on July 7, 1988 by firing 3 Stinger missiles, one of which hit the target.

  • @NikNickNic
    @NikNickNic 2 года назад +11

    The video has a Tu-22M Backfire while in reality the Libyan Air Force used the Tu-22 Blinder, a totally different aircraft, very different looks differently designed. I don’t know about DCS but I have the Blinder on both FSX and P3D. The quality and historical accuracy of the video are high quality nonetheless. Bravo.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +5

      There's just the Tu-22M, older one is not available. Thanks for commenting!

    • @traviswalker8933
      @traviswalker8933 6 месяцев назад +1

      The Blinder was so poorly designed and had so poor of a track record that no one bothers to make a mod for it because they are all rotting in a junkyard somewhere.

    • @arrogleinadtra
      @arrogleinadtra 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@traviswalker8933but some African nations who had this is very powerful but yes you're right that aircraft was indeed bad 😔.

    • @traviswalker8933
      @traviswalker8933 5 месяцев назад

      @@arrogleinadtra only Libya had it amongst African nations.

  • @SelfRaisingWheat
    @SelfRaisingWheat 2 года назад +42

    It's always so fascinating how you translate these engagements/scenarios into the simulator.
    Speaking of the Libyans, they also participated in the total sh1tshow that was the Uganda-Tanzania war in 1978-1979. One of the Libyan Tu-22s was sent to bomb Mwanza in Tanzania, but the crew were so incompetent that they only hit a national wildlife park.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +8

      Thank you for this feedback and additional info. That Gaddafi dude was really getting himself involved with a lot of things 😁

    • @davefloyd9443
      @davefloyd9443 2 года назад

      Yes. Ask the people of Lockerbie about him.......

    • @hiredmurderer6228
      @hiredmurderer6228 2 года назад +1

      In fact,they did hit more.

  • @dominiqueroudier9401
    @dominiqueroudier9401 2 года назад +11

    4:06 jaguar shot down by zpu23 . Pilot capitaine Michel Croci eject but outside éjection envelope... Éjection at very low level at angle of 45°not good for Martin Baker Mk4 éjection Seat. Parachute don t have Time to deploy full
    Location Torodum Tchad. 22 january 1984. Jaguar belongs to EC4/11 Jura.Bordeaux air base
    Mirage F1 hit by 23 mm shell in a tank. Can return to N'djamena helped by C160NG transall tanker who supply kérosène during return flight

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for the additional info!

    • @dominiqueroudier9401
      @dominiqueroudier9401 2 года назад +1

      @@showtime112 for more information about French F1C -200. I am your devoted 👍🙋but have lack of memories about F1C hit. maybe 5 EC instead of 30 EC .
      Think 30ec dont have refuelling boom in early 80's

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      @@dominiqueroudier9401 I'm not completely sure about the refueling boom but it might be that they were introduces between operations Manta and Epervier. If anyone knows more details, they can contribute.

    • @dominiqueroudier9401
      @dominiqueroudier9401 2 года назад

      @@showtime112 When Manta started in summer 1983 . First Mirage F1C -200 arrived in Djamena. All-200 have probe. It Was my squadron 5 EC from Orange AB. Refuelling by C135F. In Tchad helpéd by TRANSALL C160 NG.( called Unicorn )long boom above cockpit. 10 of them can refuelling fighters.. but sometimes hazardous Bécause TRANSALL and Jaguar and F1 have not same speed during refuelling so à light dive during that and fighters used flaps 10°.
      Dont Know if 30ec come to Tchad.

    • @patolt1628
      @patolt1628 Месяц назад

      @@showtime112 The Mirage F1 in Operation Manta were equipped with a refueling boom.

  • @pablopeter3564
    @pablopeter3564 2 года назад +4

    EXCELLENT source of aviation and Cold War information about the Chad conflict during the 80s. You did a great job by pressenting the F-1, MiG-25 and the Tu-22 (Backfire bomber), this in particular being a sofisticated and advanced bomber in the hands of the Lybians.
    Keep on working, you are doing GREAT. Thanks.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +3

      Thank you! The Tu-22 in reality was the older, less sophisticated version (which we don't have in DCS) but the Libyans flew a couple of successful strikes in that war with it.

  • @matty_lam_937
    @matty_lam_937 2 года назад +14

    Amazing work as always 👏
    You promised there would be more Mirage F1 footage and boi, you did not disappoint! The F1 in French Blue is just perfection ❤️
    Definitely my favourite DCS module, and I must stress to any DCS players out there debating purchasing it, DO IT, please!
    Keep up the good work dude 🤟

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      I sure will, thank you! The F1 is a true refreshment in DCS.

    • @Demun1649
      @Demun1649 Месяц назад

      All French aircraft look good in any colour. Especially the superb Rafale.

  • @ibrahimalawadhi2536
    @ibrahimalawadhi2536 2 года назад +2

    Wonderful video with great explaination of the events which took place between Libya and Chad
    I wishes for you all the best my dear friend

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Thanks! I'm glad to hear that you liked this video!

  • @jean-robertlombard1416
    @jean-robertlombard1416 2 года назад +2

    Bonjour. Beau travail, comme d'habitude. Bonne continuation.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Thank you for the feedback and wishes!

  • @terrynewsome6698
    @terrynewsome6698 2 года назад +2

    I like that you actually take requests.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Suggestions are always welcome. Some of my most successful videos were the result of viewer suggestions.

    • @terrynewsome6698
      @terrynewsome6698 2 года назад

      @@showtime112 in that case could you do a video on the south American conflict involving the f1. Particularly those involving the Ecuadorian and Venezuelan air force. Or the Kuwait air force in the first gulf war.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      @@terrynewsome6698 I could 😁 Some of that, at least.

  • @AdamAdamHDL
    @AdamAdamHDL 2 года назад +9

    The loss of the tu-22 was very expensive for Libya.

    • @pumelo1
      @pumelo1 2 года назад +2

      Lybia had old version of Tu-22 from 60s not this M3.

    • @traviswalker8933
      @traviswalker8933 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@pumelo1still it was expensive.

  • @davequinn2369
    @davequinn2369 2 года назад +1

    Showtime112 Always on point. Thank you mate.

  • @donaldedwards3195
    @donaldedwards3195 2 года назад +2

    I have been enjoying your F1 content immensely. This may well become my new favorite 112 video. I've been on a cold war aviation literature binge lately, I will definitely be checking out those links to see what sources you use for your content.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      It's nice to hear. If you are into Cold War aviation, you will love the Libyan Wars series.

  • @RobbieCalifornia69
    @RobbieCalifornia69 7 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent video on a topic I knew nothing about. Where can I find music by Zen_Man? I looked on iTunes but nothing ?

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  7 месяцев назад

      Thank you very much. You can find his music on Pixabay: pixabay.com/music/search/zen_man/

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  7 месяцев назад

      Thanks! I tried replying with the link to his music but YT doesn't allow me apparently. Google 'pixabay' and search for Zen_Man.

  • @andrewmorke
    @andrewmorke Год назад

    You never disappoint, amigo!

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  Год назад

      Nice to hear, thank you very much!

  • @thierryrenaud6699
    @thierryrenaud6699 2 года назад +7

    Great History telling, as always ! Too bad we don't have the "old" Tu 22 Binder in DCS, but only the Backfire. Nevertheless, your production is aweseome.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Thanks! The old version is sadly, not available. I usually make a disclaimer in the video but this time, I didn't.

    • @pilotosdecombatedeescritor4308
      @pilotosdecombatedeescritor4308 2 года назад

      Two diferente beasts, indeed

  • @sohrabroozbahani4700
    @sohrabroozbahani4700 2 года назад +8

    80s seems like a busy time in africa...
    It's a shame there are no Blinders in DCS, that old 22 model is way more cold war looking than 22M/26...

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +2

      It definitely was, all over the place. We do lack Cold War era models, true. I wish we had IL-28. There is a good description of an Ethiopian F-5 attack on a Somali airfield in which one of those was destroyed on the ground. It was described in detail by a Soviet advisor who was there and I would really like to do this scenario some day.

  • @kostasrad5579
    @kostasrad5579 2 года назад +3

    Interesting summary of French-Libyan military aviation activities in Chad, good work Showtime112! It's quite impressive that Libyan Tu-22 was capable of jamming. Interestingly, according to wikipedia the aircraft which was shot down by HAWK had East German crew.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Thanks! There are some accounts about the crew being East German but that's not confirmed. I think East Germany didn't operate Tu-22 which makes it a bit questionable.

    • @kostasrad5579
      @kostasrad5579 2 года назад +1

      @@showtime112 DDR never operated Tu-22 but Soviet forces were present in that country. I wouldn't be surprised if in case of limited crew availability, some East German pilots were selected and trained to fly soviet aircrafts.

    • @Khannah69
      @Khannah69 2 года назад

      @@kostasrad5579 Did German crew survived?

    • @vonbraunwerner9067
      @vonbraunwerner9067 9 месяцев назад

      @@Khannah69Nope, he was dead. Honecker indeed provided a few mercenary pilots to Gaddhaffi.

  • @cocodog85
    @cocodog85 2 года назад +3

    i watch your videos for the graphics, but it's the historical context that is the most informative which teaches us why all this fighting happens. BTW... those zsu 23-2s on the technicals are awesome. super cheap, portable and effective firepower.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for the feedback! They recently introduced the technicals to DCS. It was about time since these things have been used massively in every asymmetrical war in several decades.

  • @ricktow66lcc83
    @ricktow66lcc83 Год назад

    Loved the video! Always wanted to know about the air wars during the Chadian War.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  Год назад

      Thanks for the feedback! It is a pretty obscure conflict I think.

  • @flightlinemedia
    @flightlinemedia 2 года назад +1

    Great video!

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Thank you, I appreciate your appreciation 😁

  • @EliLanger1
    @EliLanger1 6 месяцев назад

    excellent program thank you !

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you for appreciating it.

  • @ThePilot4ever
    @ThePilot4ever 2 года назад +4

    Damn another air event I've never heard about. Epic!

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      I just love those unknown conflicts. Thanks for the comment!

  • @hiredmurderer6228
    @hiredmurderer6228 2 года назад +1

    R.I.P the Jaguar pilot.

  • @offshorequest
    @offshorequest 2 года назад

    Very good video. I did not know much about this conflict.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Thanks! Generally, it's very poorly known today.

  • @vonbraunwerner9067
    @vonbraunwerner9067 9 месяцев назад +1

    In May 1977, somewhere over the Red Sea between Djibouti and Yemen was an interesting incident. A pair of French Navy F-8 Crusaders were to meet a pair of Armée de l'Air F-100s from Djibouti: for a mock combat training. The Crusaders however stumbled instead on a pair of... Yemenite MiG-21s. Both sides were a bit startled, and a fight almost started: before everybody goot cool and pressed home.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  9 месяцев назад +1

      That's interesting. I wasn't familiar with this incident, thank you for bringing it up.

    • @vonbraunwerner9067
      @vonbraunwerner9067 9 месяцев назад

      @@showtime112 You are welcome !
      "On 7 May 1977, two Crusaders on a training missions were expected to engage two F-100 Super Sabres from the Djibouti-based 4/11 Jura squadron. After the leader spotted the “enemy” and engaged into mock combat, he realized his opponents were not French F-100's as expected but MiG-21's from Yemen. His wingman joined the fighting and weapons were armed but the fight ended without a shot being fired. This was presumably the only wartime interception by French Crusaders."

  • @touchofevil3608
    @touchofevil3608 Год назад +4

    Hello Showtime112, how are you ? The french pilot who was killed was Michel Croci, whose name is used on several buildings and for a french air base (Bordeaux). He was probably shot down by a SA-7 SAM, while his straffing against the column. They were two Mirage F1, not only one, and one of them was hit like said in the video and lost some fuel but managed to join the air base fortunetely. I don't know anything about the second shot down Jaguar. And by the way, it's not a TU-22M BACKFIRE, but a previous TU-22, with three bulgarian mercenaries pilots who were burned by civilians near the taxiway, where the plane was crashed.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  Год назад +1

      Hello! Nice to hear from you again. Thank you for contributing facts. I might someday do a reenactment of the French Jaguar engagements in this conflict too. Yes, this is TU-22M but it sort of represents the older model because we don't have this one.

  • @MPi-KM
    @MPi-KM 2 года назад +9

    The French sure made some beautiful jets. The F.1 is sex on wings.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +2

      Who doesn't like French design? 😁

    • @MegaEvoluzione
      @MegaEvoluzione 2 года назад +2

      I personally prefer the delta wing Mirages, their silhouette is much more menacing, but I like most is the way the word "Mirage" is penned on the side of the nose, like on a sports car.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      @@MegaEvoluzione I'm sure many agree with you. Good thing is that a proper Mirage III is also being developed for DCS and I'm gonna use that one a lot when I get my hands on it!

  • @bluedragontoybash2463
    @bluedragontoybash2463 Год назад +3

    Chad is basically a French Colony ?

  • @marksanchez9341
    @marksanchez9341 2 года назад +1

    Great videos very refreshing to see and hear a more in depth analysis of air conflicts from around the globe. You do know that the Lybian's actually operated the older TU22 "Blinder" bombers not the "Backfire" in the video.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +2

      Thanks! I know this is the wrong kind of Tu-22 but sadly, the older one is not available so I approximated it with this one. It's not the loosest substitute I've ever done :)

  • @Tatiana7.62
    @Tatiana7.62 2 года назад +1

    I usualy don't like virtual films bur that one and the mirage looks great! Weren't the French mirage painted in a desert scheme? Or perhaps was it on the recon versions?

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for the comment! As far as I could find on photos and color profiles, the interceptor C variant used by the French in Chad was blue. It seems that the CR variants used desert camouflage.

  • @paez4779
    @paez4779 2 года назад +3

    I know DCS does not have the Tu-22 Blinder so you used Tu-22M but even I get confused and forget the Blinder was typically exported to the middle east as it's the fixed winged bomber and the Backfire was specifically just a Russian bomber. I never understood why the Soviets kept the designation the same with many aircraft even though they were based of each other the changes are so vast it's practically a different aircraft. Love the vids

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +2

      Thanks! Things can get quite confusing with the Russians. They sometimes use similar designations for rather different equipment and on other times, completely different designations for just different variations of the same equipment. That was probably to confuse the enemy 😁

    • @paez4779
      @paez4779 2 года назад

      @@showtime112 yeah like the Mig-27 which was just a Flogger designed for ground strike.. different designation for the same plane..lol

  • @emmanuelstorez7936
    @emmanuelstorez7936 7 месяцев назад

    An excellent account of the events. There is one small detail, however: the bomber that attacked the N'Djamena air base was a TU-22 BLinder, not a Tu-22M Backfire. Before it was hit by the Hawk, it had time to drop a bomb. Fortunately, this caused little damage and no casualties. The crew of this bomber was East German.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  7 месяцев назад

      Thank you for commenting! The Tu-22M here is a stand-in as the older version is not available in DCS.

  • @kevinbruno3898
    @kevinbruno3898 2 года назад

    Few years ago, while I was at university, my propulsion teacher who was a former fighter pilot told me about the Jaguar that had been shut down in Tchad. One bullet had pilled the honeycomb structure on the longitudinal side at one wing root. Consequence is the wing itself went away. Since aircaft was carrying-out a low pass to straff the column, the pilot couldn't eject

    • @Jeff-ub4lr
      @Jeff-ub4lr 2 года назад

      This was a patrol of two planes, one F1 and one Jaguar. They flew over a Libyan column retreating from Faya-Largeau. They informed the French HQ in Tchad. Another pass was requested to estimate the strength of the column. At first, the pilots refused as the column was alerted and a lot of flack including bunch of ZS 23-4 was waiting for them. Order was given to do the pass, Capitaine Michel Croci in the Jaguar did it, plane was hit, went inverted and exploded. As far as I know purpose of the pass was not straffing.
      4 Jaguars and 2 pilots were lost during this campaign.

    • @franztrierweiler5911
      @franztrierweiler5911 2 года назад

      French Air base number 107 is now named "Capitaine Michel Croci", as a tribute.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Thanks for sharing this experience.

  • @philippedemoulin2902
    @philippedemoulin2902 2 года назад

    Formidable! As usual.
    Thx

  • @ismailkm1
    @ismailkm1 2 года назад

    I wish you could provide Wikipedia link to the events too

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Wikipedia is not used as a main source. Besides, if you just google a certain topic, it usually comes up first.

  • @ss304_82
    @ss304_82 2 года назад +1

    Mirage F1, my favourite..

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Plenty of French charm in it 😁

    • @ss304_82
      @ss304_82 2 года назад

      @@showtime112 Of course, sir. In fact I'm a big fan of Dassault. Mirage F1, 2000, even the Israeli Nesher & Kfir.

  • @michaeldenesyk3195
    @michaeldenesyk3195 Год назад

    To be more accurate, the TU-22 used was a Blinder, not a Backfire, The crews were East German mercenaries who were shot down in 1987. It was shot down by a MIM-23 Hawk missile

  • @guaporeturns9472
    @guaporeturns9472 28 дней назад

    Two of my favorite airplanes

  • @malifacti1365
    @malifacti1365 2 года назад

    you could make a video on the incident of the gulf of sidra

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +2

      Someday, I intend to cover both incidents. But it will wait until we get MiG-23 and Su-22 in DCS (both are being developed).

    • @malifacti1365
      @malifacti1365 2 года назад +1

      @@showtime112 ok thank you

  • @atharvatoskar1633
    @atharvatoskar1633 Год назад +1

    nice soundtrack at the beginning

  • @elGallomasgallo305
    @elGallomasgallo305 2 года назад +2

    The video showcases the wrong Tu-22. The Libyans flew the Tu-22 Blinder, not the Tu-22M Backfire. They were given the same number designation but they were completely different aircraft.

    • @swenhtet2861
      @swenhtet2861 2 года назад

      The game doesn’t have the early model yet.

    • @prestonlee9965
      @prestonlee9965 2 года назад +2

      I don't think DCS has a model for the Tu-22 Blinder variants.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +4

      Sure, but this is the only one we have in DCS. Skin isn't correct either.

    • @miltonb2811
      @miltonb2811 2 года назад +1

      I couldn't believe any freaky could have made this kind of basic mistake. Thanks for the explanation. It makes sense.

  • @alejandrocasalegno1657
    @alejandrocasalegno1657 2 года назад

    The first Tu-22 attack to N Djanema was in a commercial flight route, at the time many say was with a soviet crew....🤔🤔

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Could be, there were various speculations.

  • @tulioleal
    @tulioleal Месяц назад +1

    That's a gigachad video!

  • @spitefulwar
    @spitefulwar 2 года назад

    It is ever so charming when military aid is send but in the precise moment of decision none is made...

  • @roybatty1972
    @roybatty1972 2 года назад +1

    I read a book from a former secret service operator, and the jaguars did perform some straffing runs on lybian columns. I don't know if those informations were officialy disclosed. I don't remember the title of the book (it might be oxygen). From what it said, some columns were butchered in the desert.
    I witnessed once a jaguar straffing run with shells pounding the ground 100 yards from me, I can tell you that you shit your pants if you're on the receiving end of such a beast.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for sharing your experience. Jaguars were indeed uses in anger against Libyans on several occasions and it's possible that some of that (especially from the Operation Manta) was kept low profile.

  • @Demun1649
    @Demun1649 Месяц назад

    If you are making a video about French Mirage's why not use the correct name for Tchad?

  • @JoeCool_1962
    @JoeCool_1962 Год назад +1

    Thx for french touch 😊

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  Год назад +1

      What would the world be without them? :)

  • @lookythat2
    @lookythat2 2 года назад +1

    The F-1 is a beautiful airplane.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      French design at its best!

  • @ratagris21
    @ratagris21 2 года назад +4

    Great presentation about these little known actions in Africa. Excellent work as always, and very informative. 🎩♠️🎱🎯🏁🇺🇦🌻🔱💮🌼🌸🍀👊

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Once again, I'm grateful for the feedback!

  • @lakhaniskythierry5040
    @lakhaniskythierry5040 2 года назад

    The Libyan Tu-22 was another - variant 1 Blinder nato coded and not the backfire Tu-22M

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      True. We don't have this one so it's a stand-in.

  • @JoeCool_1962
    @JoeCool_1962 Год назад +1

    Thx for finnish pilots memory 👍

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  Год назад +1

      Thank you for watching and commenting!

    • @JoeCool_1962
      @JoeCool_1962 Год назад

      It’s amazing to see how finnish pilots performed even with obsolete fighters.
      Robert L Shaw often referred to the finnish experiences when explaining air combat tactics, see his book Fighter Combat.

  • @davidfortezadelrey3181
    @davidfortezadelrey3181 2 года назад +1

    The Amazon partnership is great news!

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Well, I had to try it. We are yet to see if it brings anything.

    • @davidfortezadelrey3181
      @davidfortezadelrey3181 2 года назад

      @@showtime112 I think it is very interesting since sometimes we, aviation aficionados, have a hard time finding good memoirs or interesting books about our passion.

  • @kalui96
    @kalui96 2 года назад +1

    Misread that as "Chad Mirage Pilot-"

  • @matrempit2885
    @matrempit2885 2 года назад +1

    It's not TU 22...
    It's TU 26 Backfire...!

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      True but we don't have that one,. This is a stand-in. I usually mention that in videos but I forgot here.

  • @raks1111
    @raks1111 2 года назад

    Mislim da je u pitanju druga varijanta tu-22, ona prva.... Drugačije izgleda, sve u svemu svaka čast na videu... Nije zamerka nikakva i mene baš interesuje koja varijanta je u pitanju 😁

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +2

      Točno. Ovo je Tu-22M ali druge nema nažalost.

    • @raks1111
      @raks1111 2 года назад

      @@showtime112 hvala na info

  • @tibzig1
    @tibzig1 2 года назад +1

    For all of you keyboard warriors who have never fought in an armed conflict, you have no idea of the brutality of war.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Hey, we mostly use HOTAS controller and mouse. Keyboard to a much lesser extent 🤣🤣🤣

  • @_puz_913
    @_puz_913 2 года назад +1

    Odlični reenactmenti,svaka čast samo nastavi!
    Jesi li ikad razmišljao da obradiš i ovaj događaj?
    ruclips.net/video/gC1Db11XCvI/видео.html
    Od 1:05:44 do 1:09:00

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Hvala! Što se tiče prijedloga, nekako još uvijek nisam dovoljno siguran za rekonstrukcije iz ovog našeg rata. To bi stvarno moralo biti napravljeno savršeno a nemam izvore koji daju baš tu razinu detalja. Možda jednog dana.

    • @_puz_913
      @_puz_913 2 года назад

      @@showtime112 razumijem te u potpunosti,kad se koriste točne činjenice,iskazi i pravi povijesni materijali ne smije biti problema.To je sada povijest.Bilo koji točan događaj u svijetu se nama može svidjet ili ne,ali treba biti realan bez emocija.Meni je žao da se o dečkima u HRZ jako malo zna,pogotovo u svijetu,a radili su neke stvari koje nije nitko.Dosta se može naći materijala po internetu iz prve ruke pilota,mogu ti pokazat jos neke videomaterijale, i dio dokumenta s mjestom,vremenom,ciljem,sredstvom i tipom letjelice o djelovanju u oluji.
      Pozdrav

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      @@_puz_913 Samo šalji što imaš, možda se nakupi dovoljno toga za nešto ozbiljnije. A vjerojatno bi bilo dobro i da pokušam kontaktirati nekog od pilota izravno. Možeš slati linkove na mail showtime112b@gmai.com

  • @robertodeleon-gonzalez9844
    @robertodeleon-gonzalez9844 2 года назад

    In my opinion, the only reason these Mirages failed to distinguish themselves in the air-to-air role was because headquarters forbade them to engage. As for that, I have little praise for their headquarters.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +3

      Such things often happen in these 'not an open war' situations. Leadership is always afraid of a possible escalation so the guys who do the fighting are often limited in what they can do.

    • @robertodeleon-gonzalez9844
      @robertodeleon-gonzalez9844 2 года назад

      @@showtime112 That is true.

  • @iansum1268
    @iansum1268 2 года назад

    Read it as Chad Mirage F1

  • @allezchosetruc
    @allezchosetruc 2 года назад +1

    RIP Capitaine CROCI

  • @bgmehdi1720
    @bgmehdi1720 2 года назад

    libya didnt have the tu22 🤔

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      They did, just not this version shown here. We don't have it in DCS so this is a stand-in.

  • @collectionneur111
    @collectionneur111 2 года назад

    Tu-22 Blinder, no Backfire

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Not available in DCS, this is a stand in.

    • @collectionneur111
      @collectionneur111 2 года назад

      @@showtime112 OK. Jaguar is disponible ?

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      @@collectionneur111 Sadly, no. I used the Mirage to emulate it but it is only shown from the distance.

  • @dante666jt
    @dante666jt 2 года назад +2

    Chad vs Gigachad

    • @Solveig.Tissot
      @Solveig.Tissot Год назад

      Gigachad France won against Cringe Lybia,you know that true ?

  • @renatoandricevic8638
    @renatoandricevic8638 2 года назад +1

    Ali ipak, F1 je bio jako dobar borbeni zrakoplov.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +2

      Donekle. Mali hendikep mu je što je nastao na samom kraju treće generacije tako da je dosta brzo zastario. Phantom je imao desetljeće dulje od njega. Nedavno sam čuo da se Dassault ozbiljno nadao da će europske zemlje (Belgija, Nizozemska, Norveška...) naručiti F1 umjesto F-16 jer je Mirage tada imao prednost u radarski vođenim raketama.

  • @julianvizio2190
    @julianvizio2190 2 года назад +1

    Good!

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      Thanks for commenting!

    • @julianvizio2190
      @julianvizio2190 2 года назад +1

      @@showtime112 Thanks to you for this content! :)
      You should do something about the falklands or as we call it: the malvinas
      We also had some encounters with Chile, thats interesting, Hunters vs Skyhawks

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      @@julianvizio2190 I was really looking forward to doing videos about the 1982. conflict. Razbam was supposed to release the assets pack along with the South Atlantic map but they only released a small part. I need those Royal Navy ships to do missions of Argentine attacks on them. They will release more assets but it's not known when or what exactly.
      There was a conflict between Argentine Skyhawks and Chilean Hunters? I have to admit I haven't heard about it.

  • @sabillahrahma-kun4898
    @sabillahrahma-kun4898 2 года назад

    what about aerial combat in the Rhodesian bush war?

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Not sure if there was any aerial combat in Rhodesia. Combat aircraft were used but I believe mostly the types we don't have in DCS. I haven't researched it deeply.

  • @arslanraza4142
    @arslanraza4142 2 года назад

    Make a Video of Pakistan's MM Alam 5 Indian jets show down in less than a minute

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      There's no Hunter in DCS so for now, not possible.

    • @yottwr6108
      @yottwr6108 Год назад

      @@showtime112
      How 'convenient'! All your videos are angled and distorted against certain countries!
      Perhaps you'd like to tell us about the Croat pilots who remained 'loyal' to the Yugoslav Air Force?
      .....including the Croat pilots who rescued a shot down YAF jet during the Yugoslav conflict.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  Год назад

      @@yottwr6108 I guess this is how all those conspiracy theories are born 😅

  • @Phantomworks84
    @Phantomworks84 2 года назад +1

    Tu-22 Blinder

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      True. Sadly, we don't have this one in DCS. I should have probably made a disclaimer in the video.

  • @MP-bu7fl
    @MP-bu7fl 2 года назад +1

    Lifelong Libya 👍

  • @ahmedkaraki
    @ahmedkaraki 2 года назад

    The TU 22 is the wrong TU 22, they lybians didn't have the TU 22M

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +1

      True. But we don't have the old Tu-22 in DCS.

  • @fernan759
    @fernan759 2 года назад

    Los libios nunca tuvieron esa versión tupolev .

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      True. But we don't have the older version in DCS so this is a stand-in.

  • @zagreb123123
    @zagreb123123 2 года назад +1

    ❤️‍🔥

  • @patshes1951
    @patshes1951 2 года назад

    Few aircraft could do a vertical climb like a Mirage.

    • @MrOlgrumpy
      @MrOlgrumpy 2 года назад +5

      English Electric Lightning 🙃

  • @tefras14
    @tefras14 2 года назад

    What kind of idiot attacks a country named Chad?! I mean the name of the country is literally CHAD!

  • @jeannezehner9450
    @jeannezehner9450 2 года назад +1

    All is true, and exists more adventures but it's too long for discribing all, it willt take hours ans hours with the Jaguar opérations. Personaly I have seen the landing gear strut of the TU-22 that was shot down in Tchad at the base Chaumont Semoutiers in Haute Marne in 1993 where was the military camp which looked after the missile HAWK. The mirage F1 arrived in Africa on january 1980 it's because they were equiped with in flight refueling pole and their appelation changed in F1 C-200, C for combat. After 1992, there were the Mirage F1 CT ( Combat tactique), in fact, it's 55 F1 C-200 that the french army transformed it just after the golfe war of 1991, they added the laser guided bombs GBU-12, a inertial unit, a laser telemetric under the noise, there were operational until 2011 in Africa. And for finishing the MIRAGE F1 CR (Combat reconnaissance) started his african experiences on the mid 80's until 2013,they have equiped with reconnaissance pods and a camera under the noise of the plane in the same time they could do bombing raids, it was equiped with only one cannon of 30 mm, the other one was replaced by a camera. On july 2014, the MIRAGE F1 was retired of the french army. Today these planes are flying in USA, in ATAC group, a private company which make training for fighters pilots. These company had bought these MIRAGE F1 for 300 millions dollars from the french governement. The old spanish F1 M fly with DRAKEN company in USA at this moment with the MIRAGE F1-B ( two seats version for the traning and formation of the pilots) from the french army. Since 2013, the Mirage 2000 D is flying alone in Tchad and Niger instead of the MIRAGE F1. On 1986, Kadhafi received american bombs from F-111 on the noise and he lost two MIG 23 against the F-14 Tomcat in the Syrte golfe, so he stopped the military operations in Tchad. Unfortunatly the consequences of the french operation in 2011 in libya was a disaster for all the region and it 's the reason why the french governement had intervened in Mali on january 2013. Today the governement of Mali have fired the french governement.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      As usual, you provide a lot of additional info 😁 Thanks!

    • @jeannezehner9450
      @jeannezehner9450 2 года назад +1

      @@showtime112 It's more easy for me it's because it's french" armée de l'air", so I play in my field. But you have done a great job about these opérations which takes place since 1984. Nothing has stopped nowdays, in 2008, the MIRAGE F1 save the political regime, they had realised straffing opérations against the rebels because they have entered in N'Djamena the capitale. The opeation Ouadi Doum, a jaguar equiped with a AS-37 martel an anti radiation missile, has destroyed a lybian radar station, in the meantime two MIRAGE F1 played the role of the goat for distraying the radar. When they returned to the base they have been purchased by MIG 21 that couldn't catch them. But, I didn't know some stories like the MIG 25 and the straffing opérations. So it's always interesting for exchanging the details.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      @@jeannezehner9450 Hopefully, someone develops the Jaguar for DCS so I can cover these stories as well.

    • @jeannezehner9450
      @jeannezehner9450 2 года назад +1

      @@showtime112 I didn't know that, it's because there's the Kfir, the F-4 Phantom, the Mig 23, maybe the SU-22, the F-100 D super sabre, in development nowdays, it takes time but the JAGUAR ??? I ignore that. I think there's a lake of the MIG 17, and the F-8 Crusader. It will be wonderful if all these planes could exist on DCS, I think it will be one day, don't worry. You could do a lot of stories of dogfight for many years for the greatest joy of everybody. For the Jaguar it's only bombing missions, but there's a lot, Africa, Golfe missions, in the french part and english part too. Keep going, don't give up, you will become better and better.

  • @vedrantorre9087
    @vedrantorre9087 2 года назад

    👍

  • @klamadjiyannick7430
    @klamadjiyannick7430 2 года назад +1

    I'm chadian

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Are you old enough to remember the conflict?

  • @benoitpisarchick6866
    @benoitpisarchick6866 9 месяцев назад

    The french socialist government restrained the rules of engagement and for what the result? Lybian ended to bombed a french civilian airplane from UTA air transport company killing 170 persons (more than 50 were french). with arabs if you don't show and use force they always think you are weak.

  • @LordGrillo-t3c
    @LordGrillo-t3c 7 месяцев назад

    This is the reason for wich the world still thinks of frenchs as cowards, they could have downed 4 lybian jets and an american one dammit!!

  • @AR-rf9hc
    @AR-rf9hc 2 года назад

    Libyan air opps seems mindless

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад

      Militaries under command of autocratic dictators often seem that way.

  • @olafmiller6746
    @olafmiller6746 2 года назад +1

    We German Love Russia 🇷🇺🇩🇪🇷🇺🇩🇪

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  2 года назад +3

      Yeah, especially Angela Merkel and Gerhard Schröder.

    • @terrynewsome6698
      @terrynewsome6698 2 года назад +2

      Is that why you supply weapons and money to Ukraine?

  • @nathanworthington4451
    @nathanworthington4451 2 года назад

    Nothing happened. I just saved you 13 mins.

  • @jimfashik
    @jimfashik 2 года назад

    Long live uncle GADDAFI and SADDAM HUSSEIN

    • @jeromenesa1787
      @jeromenesa1787 2 года назад

      Long live ?!
      Are you a gagman ?

    • @jimfashik
      @jimfashik 2 года назад

      @@jeromenesa1787 No you are i am free for zionist occupation mr Gagman

  • @МегафонМегафон-в3я

    На картинке ту-22м3. Такие самолёты никому не продавались никогда. У ливийцев были просто ту -22, это совершенно другой самолёт и выглядит он по другому.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  Год назад +1

      Yeah, yeah. Already explained in about twenty other comments 😀

    • @МегафонМегафон-в3я
      @МегафонМегафон-в3я Год назад +1

      @@showtime112 Understood. I'm sorry. )) It's just that the Tu-22m3 is a very beautiful aircraft, complex, but beautiful and powerful, and the Tu-22 is scary and five times more difficult. How the Arabs flew on it, I don't know? Tu-22m3 was shot down in the Russian-Georgian war, shot down by the Khokhlyatsky calculation of the Buk. Piloted by the deputy commander of the regiment from the Gang. So if you want to take it off, then go ahead.) Although you now have so much work on the war with the Ukrainians that just hold on. Good luck.

    • @МегафонМегафон-в3я
      @МегафонМегафон-в3я Год назад

      @@showtime112 Understood. I'm sorry. )) It's just that the Tu-22m3 is a very beautiful aircraft, complex, but beautiful and powerful, and the Tu-22 is scary and five times more difficult. The Tu-22m3 was shot down in the Russian-Georgian war, shot down by the Ukrainian Buk calculation. Piloted by the deputy commander of the regiment from the Gang. So if you want to take it off, then go ahead.) Although you now have so much work on the war in Ukraine that just hold on. Good luck.

    • @showtime112
      @showtime112  Год назад +1

      @@МегафонМегафон-в3я No need to apologize. I often approximate in the videos when the precise aircraft is not available. I usually say it in the video but this time I didn't. But comments help the video 😁 Thanks for the info!

    • @benoitpisarchick6866
      @benoitpisarchick6866 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@МегафонМегафон-в3я it was bulgarian pilots, not camel riders of course😂

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