it is appreciated, the problem is lack of documentation/performance data for japanese fighters. This is why sturmovik devs switched from pacific to normandy
@@truenetgmx there are some extant TAIC reports about japanese aircraft and the zero got analyzed to death but I agree - i'll never know the true roll rate of a kate or val for instance
its rare for a game to acuratly portray just how much flak the pilots went through that day, have to admit the devs did an excellent job on this. hard to believe on the actual day a US pilot scored hits on 2 carriers in seperate attacks and 1 cruiser in his dive bomber (Norman J. “Dusty” Kleiss) all the while facing odds like this. Nice mission Taff, nice flying too. sadly american pilots who survived and were picked up by the japanese were brutally murdered in retribution.
Yeah, I recall reading how down US pilots were taken prisoner by Japanese naval personnel, only to be beaten and eventually killed. I also recall hearing about a downed Japanese pilot being hauled aboard a USN ship, then killed with a wrench by some vengeful American sailor.
@@tearthemhindpartsup yea, there's gun cam footage of a A26 straffing a life raft full of japanese troops from a recently torpedoed troop carrier, has the narrator saying "dont worry they wont miss on the next pass" or something similar.
@@rufuszell Yeah, I've seen that newsreel. The footage shows one Australian Beaufighter lighting up enemy life boats with cannon and mg, and the pilot "literally" thumbing his nose at them afterwards.
@@tearthemhindpartsup Yea the IJN/IJA did themselves no favours with their horrific treatment of POW's, which meant that most allied forces would not even hesitate to do whatever it took to kill as many Japanese as they could.
Right, just update the graphics and charge say $20-$30 I'd pick one up. This sim is so good, our squad flew countless incredible mission with the Zuti mod and other upgrades by the various camps.
@stablegun314 forget about the newer il2 game. There is a new game called combat pilot which is headed by Jason Williams who was the lead on current il2. And it's starting with pacific theater.
Dear God. All those Devastators taking off at the beginning really look like they're just skimming the water. Barely lifting off under their own power. Just proof of how obsolescent they really were.
That was a fun watch! Some comments on effects, from the perspective of an inveterate effects tweaker. 😉 The water ring for larger disturbances disappears too suddenly, instead of fading away. The light calibre flak bursts have the flash lasting far too long, more resembling fuel burns, with an upward motion like convection. In reality these flashes lasted a small fraction of a second. Actually, the heavy flak flashes last too long as well. The flak illumination is too intense, in that it lights up the surface even in daytime. In my own implementation I have the intensity toned down, scaled in intensity as the Sun elevation (during twilight), and active only when the Sun is below the horizon. There are other issues I'll pass over in this brief missive. 😉 Cheers! Glenn
There’s a real hole in the current gen sim market for Pacific theater campaigns that somebody really needs to fill. A map set in The Slot would be a great start, considering you had aircraft of both navy and land based air forces in the area. Also would offer both land based strike missions as well as anti-ship mission variety.
Fun fact: That torpedo you're carrying was never tested because of how expensive they were. To complicate matters pilots had to fly low and slow leaving them open to aa fire and fighter attacks. Only 1 in 10 torpedos were successful. The engineers response to this news was pilot error.
Another fun fact: It took the engineers until late 1942 to admit it was their fault, and it wasn't until 1944 that the torpedoes were improved in any substantial way
Actually they did test them but only twice 1 worked, 1 didn’t, check out unauthorized history of the pacific war on RUclips and their American torpedo problems episode.
Would love to see more of this Taff. There's some wonderful mods you can get for IL-2 1946 to generally improve it a little bit, certainly the visuals! Still an amazing flight sim to this day and one we desperately need remade with more modern visuals and mechanics. Still just about the best flight sim for encapsulating the sheer scale of WW2.
I still use IL2-1946, no other sim has the PTO; no other sim has a so good AI (not only enemy but above all wingmen AI: they do follow your orders and come back if you ask them during or after a dogfight, they do not go away forever at the first enemy bullet like in other sims). This video is great ! Thank you to Taff ! It shows how wonderful is this sim now with all new improvements by modders! I have to add that in the video it is not used Reshade, which greatly improve gfx (Taff you should use it)! Another great add (not in this video) is the modded flyby sound (tiger flyby sound mod is much more better that the default !) Taff, I really hope this is the first of a series of video with this great sim
So I don’t know if The Battle of Samar is a scenario in the game, but if it is that’d be a good one to do, because that’s the most bonkers, against all odds engagement of the war. By the end, The aircraft from the escort carriers ran out of all munitions and had to make mock bombing/torpedo attacks and even fake strafing runs against a huge Japanese task force. Seriously huge, they sent the Yamato.
Remember, many Americans died after bailing out over water because the parachute harness were too complicated to remove when under stress, like being pulled under water by a water-filled parachute canopy. The British harnesses could come off with a single punch to a center mounted release button.
It may be an old game, but I still think it's one of the best, especially the campaign mode. Really immersive, with the advantage swinging from side to side. Plus, it's cheap, and you don't have to keep purchasing extra modules. Sure, it doesn't look anything special, but then, if you're watching the sunlight reflecting of spent brass from your guns instead of thinking about how to manage your energy in a massive furball, then you'll be shot down before you can say; "Ahhhhh..... Pretty...." Another great video Mr Taff!
Great Game, played it for many years!!! Now i played Warthunder on SeriesX, for me a direct and "quickversion" of great Online Dogfighting und Bombruns for free. With really cool fighterspirit. I love all the Fighters& Tanks with the cool Cockits and all the stuff about every vehicle...But IL-2 1946 i never delete on my Laptop👍
Devastator was equal with its contemporaries(not obsolete). Try torpedo bombing the same target with IJN B5N 'Kate" or RN Fairy Swordfish 'String bag'. The torpedo mounting profile is more streamlined than the previous 2 aircraft since it is seated in the fuselage; not hanging from it. Although being replaced by the Avenger, TBF's performance at Midway(admittedly for the first time) was worse. Outside of that, great cinematics.
Yes a slot campaign as mentioned in other comments here would be perfect, you'd have ground based and carrier based aircraft, carrier groups, bombardment groups, landing operations.
IL-2 Great Battles is fine, but I still gravitate to 1946 as the best WWII flight sim. Similar to how I enjoy Silent Hunter 3 the most in sub sims. What is it with games that they lose their charm with every sequel?
Nice job on this Taff. Did you torpedo detonate? I can’t get mine to blow up using mission editor. How did you select the plane you were in? Key command for that? Where can I find this download to play? Thanks again. I 17th the motion for pacific carrier career. Maybe Solomon Islands………….
Nice flying were you able to shake that last bomb and hit the carrier on that last run? I am re-installing all the IL2 products from Steam today and looking forward to playing again
very nice mission and well made emergency landing. IS there any kind of achievement or medals or rewards if u save the pilots during a campaign/mission ? this would be cool
I'm using a X52 HOTAS, but any joystick will be a great benefit for and Il-2 game, always preferable if you can get one with a stick twist for the rudder controls
Also how did you manage to Use the Plane Devastator that can carry torpedoes because for some reason on the quick battle maker it won't let me play as a torpedo bomber but only the dive bombers? How's that?
Very cool but there is NO WAY the Japanese carriers and their escorts put up that much AA fire. The Japanese doctrine was to use their fighter CAP to neutralize incoming torpedo and dive bombers, not their weak Type 96, and type 2 and 4 small caliber AA guns. They simply didn't have the capabilities to put up that much of an AA screen, and never did.
I will never be upset to see IL2 1946 pacific content. Such an underappreciated theater for modern flight sims.
it is appreciated, the problem is lack of documentation/performance data for japanese fighters. This is why sturmovik devs switched from pacific to normandy
@@truenetgmx there are some extant TAIC reports about japanese aircraft and the zero got analyzed to death but I agree - i'll never know the true roll rate of a kate or val for instance
My channel is almost fully dedicated to this flight sim. Great Battles sleeps peacefully in my SSD.
@@LeopardIL2 love the channel btw its one of my favorite sims ever next to silent hunter
underappreciated? It's well "played" in most war games. War thunder, Battlestations 1 and 2...
its rare for a game to acuratly portray just how much flak the pilots went through that day, have to admit the devs did an excellent job on this. hard to believe on the actual day a US pilot scored hits on 2 carriers in seperate attacks and 1 cruiser in his dive bomber (Norman J. “Dusty” Kleiss) all the while facing odds like this. Nice mission Taff, nice flying too. sadly american pilots who survived and were picked up by the japanese were brutally murdered in retribution.
Yeah, I recall reading how down US pilots were taken prisoner by Japanese naval personnel, only to be beaten and eventually killed. I also recall hearing about a downed Japanese pilot being hauled aboard a USN ship, then killed with a wrench by some vengeful American sailor.
@@tearthemhindpartsup yea, there's gun cam footage of a A26 straffing a life raft full of japanese troops from a recently torpedoed troop carrier, has the narrator saying "dont worry they wont miss on the next pass" or something similar.
@@rufuszell Yeah, I've seen that newsreel. The footage shows one Australian Beaufighter lighting up enemy life boats with cannon and mg, and the pilot "literally" thumbing his nose at them afterwards.
@@tearthemhindpartsup Yea the IJN/IJA did themselves no favours with their horrific treatment of POW's, which meant that most allied forces would not even hesitate to do whatever it took to kill as many Japanese as they could.
@@crplsteve WW2 Pacific theater - War Without Mercy
this game needs a remaster, love the pacific campaign
Still looking good with lots of details.
It wouldn’t even be a problem for the newer IL-2 game to include it either, which is really frustrating :/
Right, just update the graphics and charge say $20-$30 I'd pick one up. This sim is so good, our squad flew countless incredible mission with the Zuti mod and other upgrades by the various camps.
yea the gun sounds are shitty too
@stablegun314 forget about the newer il2 game. There is a new game called combat pilot which is headed by Jason Williams who was the lead on current il2. And it's starting with pacific theater.
Dear God. All those Devastators taking off at the beginning really look like they're just skimming the water.
Barely lifting off under their own power. Just proof of how obsolescent they really were.
I can't even begin to tell you how many hours of my life were poured into this sim back in the day. Great to see it get some attention again.
That was a fun watch!
Some comments on effects, from the perspective of an inveterate effects tweaker. 😉
The water ring for larger disturbances disappears too suddenly, instead of fading away.
The light calibre flak bursts have the flash lasting far too long, more resembling fuel burns, with an upward motion like convection. In reality these flashes lasted a small fraction of a second. Actually, the heavy flak flashes last too long as well.
The flak illumination is too intense, in that it lights up the surface even in daytime. In my own implementation I have the intensity toned down, scaled in intensity as the Sun elevation (during twilight), and active only when the Sun is below the horizon.
There are other issues I'll pass over in this brief missive. 😉
Cheers!
Glenn
There’s a real hole in the current gen sim market for Pacific theater campaigns that somebody really needs to fill.
A map set in The Slot would be a great start, considering you had aircraft of both navy and land based air forces in the area. Also would offer both land based strike missions as well as anti-ship mission variety.
Totally agree.
1946 gameplay? cant wait to see more!
Fun fact: That torpedo you're carrying was never tested because of how expensive they were. To complicate matters pilots had to fly low and slow leaving them open to aa fire and fighter attacks. Only 1 in 10 torpedos were successful. The engineers response to this news was pilot error.
Another fun fact: It took the engineers until late 1942 to admit it was their fault, and it wasn't until 1944 that the torpedoes were improved in any substantial way
Actually they did test them but only twice 1 worked, 1 didn’t, check out unauthorized history of the pacific war on RUclips and their American torpedo problems episode.
The dive-bombers had a rough time of it, but torpedo-bombing was an absolute s***-show.
It's amazing any of the torpedo air-crews survived.
The Devastator is like the "You" in a "You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about" meme, embodied in an aircraft 😅
Make a IL-2 1946 campaign!!!!
Great video mate! :)
How I understand you. I love 1946 FMB.
Nice. I really wish this game had VR, though.
Or that IL-2 Great Battles had a Battle of the Pacific released.
Would love to see more of this Taff. There's some wonderful mods you can get for IL-2 1946 to generally improve it a little bit, certainly the visuals! Still an amazing flight sim to this day and one we desperately need remade with more modern visuals and mechanics. Still just about the best flight sim for encapsulating the sheer scale of WW2.
My favourite is YP and i love 1946 what if planes. In this regard the game is a must have.
I still use IL2-1946, no other sim has the PTO; no other sim has a so good AI (not only enemy but above all wingmen AI: they do follow your orders and come back if you ask them during or after a dogfight, they do not go away forever at the first enemy bullet like in other sims).
This video is great ! Thank you to Taff !
It shows how wonderful is this sim now with all new improvements by modders!
I have to add that in the video it is not used Reshade, which greatly improve gfx (Taff you should use it)!
Another great add (not in this video) is the modded flyby sound (tiger flyby sound mod is much more better that the default !)
Taff, I really hope this is the first of a series of video with this great sim
I only play IL2, with rare exceptions. Love full mission building.
I played this game today after a long while andthought about how cool a series from you with this game would be.
Back to the old school, lovely!
Wow! That flak was intense 😯 excellent episode Taff 👌🏴
Very well recreated. The Torpedo 8, decimated by the Japanese fighters and flak. They were the first kamikazes of the war, and never knew it.
Wow that flak, it amazes me how any one got back, great video Taff, thanks 🙏
Man, thank was awesomely cinematic. Love it Taff
So I don’t know if The Battle of Samar is a scenario in the game, but if it is that’d be a good one to do, because that’s the most bonkers, against all odds engagement of the war. By the end, The aircraft from the escort carriers ran out of all munitions and had to make mock bombing/torpedo attacks and even fake strafing runs against a huge Japanese task force. Seriously huge, they sent the Yamato.
Charlton Taff, epic battle. I've made a few Midway missions in my time and always get shot down. I wasn't aware the TBD 1 was flyable
Remember, many Americans died after bailing out over water because the parachute harness were too complicated to remove when under stress, like being pulled under water by a water-filled parachute canopy. The British harnesses could come off with a single punch to a center mounted release button.
Really nice to see such scale of operations, like the ridiculous wall of flak. Very cool.
Out of all your episodes this is my number one favorite, great job👍
It may be an old game, but I still think it's one of the best, especially the campaign mode. Really immersive, with the advantage swinging from side to side. Plus, it's cheap, and you don't have to keep purchasing extra modules. Sure, it doesn't look anything special, but then, if you're watching the sunlight reflecting of spent brass from your guns instead of thinking about how to manage your energy in a massive furball, then you'll be shot down before you can say; "Ahhhhh..... Pretty...."
Another great video Mr Taff!
Great Game, played it for many years!!! Now i played Warthunder on SeriesX, for me a direct and "quickversion" of great Online Dogfighting und Bombruns for free. With really cool fighterspirit. I love all the Fighters& Tanks with the cool Cockits and all the stuff about every vehicle...But IL-2 1946 i never delete on my Laptop👍
Still my favorite ww2 combat flight sim, the modding community is amazing.
I haven’t even gotten far into the video but my love for VT-8 and you mentioning it has got me locked on, no skipping it either
Wow, good old '46 👍 Didn't expect that! Nice!
Wow! Simply awesome! Thank you so much!
Beautiful, Taff, well done. Nice cinematic action.
My best simming multiplayer memories are from il2 1946
8:12 That'll make you take a virtual pinch out of your seat.
Kinda wish you'dve shown how many planes were lost in the attack so we could get a better sense of scale. Dope video either way!
Devastator was equal with its contemporaries(not obsolete). Try torpedo bombing the same target with IJN B5N 'Kate" or RN Fairy Swordfish 'String bag'. The torpedo mounting profile is more streamlined than the previous 2 aircraft since it is seated in the fuselage; not hanging from it. Although being replaced by the Avenger, TBF's performance at Midway(admittedly for the first time) was worse. Outside of that, great cinematics.
Would love to see a career!
Hell yes, Taff naval air campaign!
Well edited, really cinematographic video 😀
Great video. Earned a definite subscriber
That was intense.
Just like the 2019 Midway movie.
If il-2 do another expansion I hope it’s on the Pacific theatre, what do you guys think about a, Guadalcanal campaign?
Yes a slot campaign as mentioned in other comments here would be perfect, you'd have ground based and carrier based aircraft, carrier groups, bombardment groups, landing operations.
Well that was fucking awesome please do more pacific theater air battles
ILD 2 1946 remastered would be so awesome
How nice that the Japanese carrier isn't moving during the torpedo attack. The epitome of fantasy vs reality.
...and not moving during the dive bombing attack as well.
One thing I really dislike about IL2 is that AI ship borne gunners and backseat gunners on aircraft have phenomenal aim.
The TBD Devastators were flying coffins.
Where do I go to get all the modern patches and upgrade mods for this wonderful classic sim
clenched my cheeks a bit when I saw the ocean coming so close at the start
Good Ol "Devastator" .. of it's crews .. :(
A new IL-2 1946 vid? I am all here for it. Still the best IL-2 by far
What's the music, by the way?
I'd like to know, too
Excellent video!
IL-2 Great Battles is fine, but I still gravitate to 1946 as the best WWII flight sim. Similar to how I enjoy Silent Hunter 3 the most in sub sims. What is it with games that they lose their charm with every sequel?
not sure if IL2 or DCS will create the next WW2 pacific theatre but either way can’t wait lol
Could you possibly link the mission file somewhere in here?
great share. thanks guy
Wow Sorry AI............ the Enemy Fleet was not even moving
Can you do a Pacific Theater campaign, pleeeeez?
It looks gorgeous!!!
Nice job on this Taff. Did you torpedo detonate? I can’t get mine to blow up using mission editor. How did you select the plane you were in? Key command for that? Where can I find this download to play? Thanks again. I 17th the motion for pacific carrier career. Maybe Solomon Islands………….
Great vid ! I have 2 little questions : what mod is it and why were ennemy ships static ?
Nice flying were you able to shake that last bomb and hit the carrier on that last run? I am re-installing all the IL2 products from Steam today and looking forward to playing again
Can you do a campaign series on this like how your doing on the other il2
Please please please do an IL2 1946 campaign!
Looks like fun, the AI is better In this than all modern sims, what's going on???:))
Still one of the best flight sims out there. What was the mod you were using here?
I was wondering when you were going to do some carrier ops. Weird your devastator made it home but the dauntless ditched.
i wish the gun scopes worked like that in warthunder sim
What mods where you using? 😊
very nice mission and well made emergency landing. IS there any kind of achievement or medals or rewards if u save the pilots during a campaign/mission ? this would be cool
This game can only be played with a joystick?
Nom Nom shark food
Are you using the BAT mod?
Outstand video today,
Can I ask what mods you are using please?
And the Pearl Harbor mission is extraordinary too
I had no idea you watched Taff too!
I just txt'd him and omg, you're clearly my little brother's evil doppelganger!
Wowowowowow... Wow!
I really wish i could play this game again. Every time I try I can't even esc out of the intro cinematic or get any of the controls to respond.
Those frequent explosions around the Japanese CVs are from American warships?
Hello mate UHM I'm new to the game and I just wanted to know what do you use to play the game like controller etc
I'm using a X52 HOTAS, but any joystick will be a great benefit for and Il-2 game, always preferable if you can get one with a stick twist for the rudder controls
@@TaffinExile ahh thank you very much :'))
@@TaffinExilebtw did you know that By Pressing Shift+F1 or If it doesn't work Shift+Fn+F1 will make you go aim???
Also how did you manage to Use the Plane Devastator that can carry torpedoes because for some reason on the quick battle maker it won't let me play as a torpedo bomber but only the dive bombers? How's that?
Irl I bet every one of those Torps would not have worked
what mods did you use?
Are you using track ir?
Unlimited ammo is a joke
My god! All those computery lives lost, sob wibble
link to the mission?
Is this VR supported?
How do you get this game
Very cool but there is NO WAY the Japanese carriers and their escorts put up that much AA fire. The Japanese doctrine was to use their fighter CAP to neutralize incoming torpedo and dive bombers, not their weak Type 96, and type 2 and 4 small caliber AA guns. They simply didn't have the capabilities to put up that much of an AA screen, and never did.
Hey, what mods did you use for this mission?
Какие моды используете? Или это чистый 1946? Спасибо!
👍🏴
Too easy. The enemy ships weren't even moving, making them sitting ducks for torpedoes and bombs.
I have this game on steam.
How do i get the mods guys?
seach bat mod