"Unstoppable Force" - Massive IL-2 raid by FFS

[TheArcher]

A raid conducted by 12 members of the FFS squadron on September 17th, 2017 on the Random Expert server.

 

10 IL-2s and 2 LaGG-3s attack a German artillery position with overwhelming force in a massive coordinated figure-eight attack.

All aircraft returned home to land safely. Zero friendly casualties.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwQHB-m__u4

[56RAF_Roblex]

Zero casualties?  There were 10, maybe 11, on the runway at the start and I kept counting in all the returning shots and never getting more than 7.

[BOO]

Nice Vid!

 

Its a big raid but..

 

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/30707-stuka-event-sept-16-atag-axis-v-allies-server-200utc/

 

Only joshing mate (and resting on past laurels of course :-))

 

Great to see big co-ordinated raids in BOS - so often its just individual actions..

[Jade_Monkey]

That's how it's done!!

 

Btw, did you capture the video in 3440x1440?

 

My video editor (Cyberlink Power director 15) doesnt support 21:9 so i usually play the game in 3440x1440 but then i cange the res to fullHD to capture the tracks to avoid the black bars. How do you usually go about it with the videos?

[TheArcher]

Zero casualties?  There were 10, maybe 11, on the runway at the start and I kept counting in all the returning shots and never getting more than 7.

Roblex, some of my newer guys didn't understand the instructions to pull off the taxiway at the end of the runway and move up to the dugouts, and just ended going to the dugouts & nets at the end of the runway and despawning.  Random Expert was also going to give me the boot for being idle and waiting for everyone to line up, so I couldn't get that shot.  We departed with 10 IL-2s & 2 LaGG-3s, all returned home safely, despite the impression that a hastily organized instruction on where to park might make it seem.  The most heavily damaged IL-2 was the one that was smoking all the way back to base, but thankfully we train emergency engine management in FFS, so he was able to get it home.  Oddly enough it wasn't the AAA that got him - you can see he got damaged by one of the bomb blasts as he flew right over top.

That's how it's done!!

 

Btw, did you capture the video in 3440x1440?

 

My video editor (Cyberlink Power director 15) doesnt support 21:9 so i usually play the game in 3440x1440 but then i cange the res to fullHD to capture the tracks to avoid the black bars. How do you usually go about it with the videos?

Jade_Monkey, I woke up one day the other week not knowing a thing about video editing, and decided to learn it - so I'm not quite as knowledgeable about it.  I recorded at 1080P with OBS Studio, and did all my editing in Hitfilm 4.  The letterbox is just that - an effect overlaid onto the video.

 

I'm a newb at this.

Nice Vid!

 

Its a big raid but..

 

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/30707-stuka-event-sept-16-atag-axis-v-allies-server-200utc/

 

Only joshing mate (and resting on past laurels of course :-))

 

Great to see big co-ordinated raids in BOS - so often its just individual actions..

 

Thanks, man!  That is a pretty epic Stuka raid!

[Lusekofte]

I am not a video editor either, nor do I got the talent . You have a good eye, video angels are good, but to short cuts. You see I went to film school back in the day, Before VHS , any clip should not be shorter than 5 second, and the blackkout between the cuts was exhausting. This got huge potential.

I am only giving you the tip´s I myself got all those years ago, no criticism from my side. Only tip

[TheArcher]

I am not a video editor either, nor do I got the talent . You have a good eye, video angels are good, but to short cuts. You see I went to film school back in the day, Before VHS , any clip should not be shorter than 5 second, and the blackkout between the cuts was exhausting. This got huge potential.

I am only giving you the tip´s I myself got all those years ago, no criticism from my side. Only tip

 

Thanks for the feedback!  I'll try to keep that in mind for future videos, especially since you're not the only one who's pointed that out.