R.A.F DH.98 Mosquito (Tsetse) Mk18 takes on U-Boat U976 - Blender 4.0
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
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On March 25th, 1944, we find ourselves amidst the action at RAF Predannack, Cornwall, England accompanying an RAF Mosquito squadron on a crucial mission over the Atlantic. The ranks of this expedition are the distinguished 618 and 248 squadrons, spearheading the search for elusive U-Boats. Notably, 618 Squadron, known as the "special detachment," played a pivotal role in testing and perfecting experimental, top-secret weaponry.
Our focal point in this animated narrative is Flight Officer Des Curtis D.F.C, a key figure whose endeavors are intricately chronicled in the gripping pages of "A Most Secret Squadron," a book authored by none other than Flying Officer Des Curtis D.F.C himself. This particular tale unfolds during his intense encounter with the U-boat U976 in the Bay of Biscay.
The setting is the shallow waters near Ile d'Yeu, strategically positioned at the entrance to La Pallice, now La Rochelle. The U-boat, identified as U976, is desperately navigating the shallow waters to rendezvous with its convoy in an attempt to return to its submarine pen. The stage is set for an unforgettable skirmish, echoing the valor and determination encapsulated in the pages of Curtis's firsthand account.
There is also is an amazing story that takes place after these events.
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I wasn’t aware of this mission and the personal touch at the end was satisfying and interesting. The environments, cinematography, framing, lighting and structure are exceptional and professional.
Takes you right into the cockpit, whilst at the same time showing you those on the receiving end of the attack and their reaction. It must have taken ages in planning, storyboarding and production, but it’s all up there on the screen. The soundtrack is complimentary and emotive, without being obtrusive. Well done, mate. Fabulous
Wow, great comments PRV we appreciate all that good stuff here at SpitfireCGI .Thank you again.
@@SpitfireCGI Well deserved comments - as someone has already said, you've achieved exceptional production values with each new video you've released.
Thanks again Prv.
I am currently reading "A Most Secret Squadron", by Des Curtis and have just started the part detailing this very engagement. Once the Germans realised that their U Boats were in increased danger of aerial attack when leaving or returning to the Atlantic ports, the U Boats were escorted by surface ships and aircraft. This made escorts for the Mollins-armed Mosquitos necessary, most of the escorts being provided by 248 Squadron, which shared the same airfield as 618 Squadron.
Eleven days before the engagement in this video, two Tsetse Mosquitos, escorted by four 248 Squadron Mosquitos, intercepted an escorted U Boat, the aerial part of the escort being 8 or 10 Ju88s. The escort Mosquitos shot down two of the Ju88s, damaging at least two others, while the Mollins-armed aircraft made four attacks on the submarine, scoring 6 hits but not sinking it. As it was climbing away after its final attack, one of the Mollins Mosquitos caught up with a Ju88 and opened fire with the big gun, firing four shots, one of which knocked an engine completely off the aircraft, which then fell into the sea. All the Mosquitos returned to base.
Very true ,we read that account from Des too about the Molins taking the JU88 engine completely out from it's mounting ,we also like the account of them firing the cannon and their Mosquito seemed to stop in mid flight for a split second ! A very powerful weapon indeed! Enjoy your research and the book .It is a great read.
Much the same as the Luftwaffe pilot who came upon the badly damaged B-17 Fortress. The Bf 109 pilot then escorted that plane to the English Channel. Many years later, the pilots made contact and remained friends until both left us. LEST WE FORGET
Yes very true, when Franz Stigler in his 109 escorted Charlie Brown in their beaten up B17 across the channel , a great show of compassion and another friendship formed out of the chaos of war.
@@SpitfireCGI After the War, Stigler bought a Me108. That aircraft, no longer in flying condition, is now part of the “Dangerous Skies” exhibition in the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. It is a world-class museum which I visit often.
Makes me think of my warthunder aircraft
Of course because of the ww2 aircraft.The difference here Avion is we are free to go anywhere in our 3d world,we are only limited by our own imagination, whereas war thunder everyone plays in a kind of closed space it has to as it is tied to game logic. SpitfireCGI operates with no boundaries and no limits :)
Brilliant, really captured the event and the added friendship of the pilot and captain finishes it off perfectly
Cheers Mark ,it was a right old battle ,glad you enjoyed our interpretation of this snaphot of Des Curtis's time in a most secret squadron !
Great job !
Thank you ,that means alot !
@@SpitfireCGI Just by curiosity, how long have you been working on this project ? Best regards
@@francoisfeat1828 Happy to answer Francois ,it took 3 months to create.
This is amazing. Fantastic story telling. Definitely need to watch to the end as there is lovely round up to it all. Am so impressed.
Thank you very much Tracey ,well done for watching till the end which is quite a amazing tie up for the story.
Great story telling Gaz!
Cheers Steve and thank you very much !!
A well told story, guys. I thought the instruments were very accurately portrayed. Nice to explain the technique of how the Mollins gun worked to those that don’t know- how could a six pound shell sink a U-Boat?. I look forward to your next creation!.
Thanks Andrew ,it was so interesting for us too to find out how they used the Molins gun in combat .618 squadron did a lot of earlier testing with these advanced secret weapons their findings would scale up to 617 Squadron in the Lancs "The Dambusters" .
Interested to hear that the precise angle of attack was to make the rounds hit below the waterline. I had heard that the .303" machine guns were often fired to help 'sight' the Molins. The recoil from the gun also slowed down the aircraft quite significantly.
@@pdwcave Flt Nav Des Curtis D.F.C explains the shell gave a red tracer trail as they fired it ,they never actually had to hit the sub they just had to make sure they fired at the right dive angle ,certainly that is no mean feat at 350+ MPH with heavy flak coming in at you but once fired into the sea the water pressure/dynamics would take care of the horizontal trajectory of the shell and it would run parallel underwater to the waters surface towards its target.They also found the aircraft did appear to briefly stop in the air when they fired its field gun !!! It is all in his book and much more ,a cracking read.
Great Work as ever guys!
Cheers Paul , thank you sir !
Thanks!
WOW ,are very first Superthanks ,an achievement indeed.Thank you for that support Andrew!!
Excellent stuff. Really enjoyed it! 😊
Thank you very much James!!
This is great stuff, and a clear step up from the already excellent previous videos. Excellent work!!
Thank you very much very kind of you to say , i'll relay it to the team !
Gripping story and some lovely animation. Not convinced by the rendering of the human figures, but still wondering why, with such skills available to film makers, we have not had a remake of some of the wartime classics.
(One thing that I did find irritating was the narrator's inability to use consonants properly. What is a mosqui'o?)
Hello @pdwcave , narrator, animator, storyboarder ,researcher and cgi artist here ,many hats were needed to be worn to create this video and the hat that you feel is a bit wonky at this moment ,well that will be my accent ,i suppose in an ever changing world at least it's not a souless A.I narrating , i don't think anyone of us wants that rubbish :) . Have to say, so glad you enjoyed the animation and found the MK18's story engaging. It was all in tribute to Des Curtis D.F.C and that most secret squadron along with the aircrew and groundcrew from an era perhaps further away now but always rightly remembered. The human figures in them scenes will likely improve over time as SpitfireCGI produces more ww2 aviation vids. Wholeheartedly agree filmakers need to step up to tell these stories but sadly there just is not the will or the money from the big British film production companies unfortunately, so it lies to us small animation houses and budget film makers to dig deep and pick up the slack with varying degrees of success an failure . Perhaps Subscribe to stay informed on our vids and see how are story unfolds/improves while telling their stories .
Great work again Gaz
Thank you Trexplorer!
This is great work 👏🏼
Look forward to watching more 👨🏻✈️
Cheers,we aim to set our sights on more of this type of storytelling .
enjoyed that..
Thank you very much for letting us know ,it means a lot !
Nice video.
Thank you .
That was Awesome! pls need more
Thanks Greg ,we're on it and glad you liked it !
Hi! I thought that this build of the mosquito mk18 is fantastic! Do you particularly sell any of these models, or its just for private use?
Thank you ,at present we have no intention of selling our models .
Nice
Thank you !
Very very good. A new subscriber.
Thank you very much and welcome aboard!