Il-2 Sturmovik: Ta 152 - The end of an era

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This is my homage to the probably most advanced and most powerful piston engined fighter aircraft of WW2, the Ta 152. Basically, it was a Fw190 D, but with increased wingspan, some other changings and a later version of the Jumo 213 engine. It was pushed forward by 2050 HP, was planned to have around 2200 HP later and, according to pilots who flew it, was able to out-turn and out-climb most of the allied fighters. The Ta 152 saw very few combat action due to some limitations and scored at least seven victories. A very impressive machine that, like one of her pilots said, often saved its pilots life. This plane is undoubtedly among the finest piston engined german fighter planes like the Fw190 D-9 and Fw190 D-11/13.
Willi Reschke, highest scoring pilot on Ta 152 and fighter ace, reported the Ta 152 was able to turn on the spot, especially at around 18000 to 24000 ft. In several simulated dogfights against Fw190 A-8, the Ta 152 out-turned the Fw190 immediatelly. He also reported that the acceleration was that intense that we was pushed into his seat while takeoff.
The Ta 152 was the latest and most modern fighter Germany developed and sent into service but with the upcoming jet technology, piston engined fighters were obsolete. She was one of the last highlights of a dying era.

It´s a shame that Oleg Maddox and his crew implemented the Ta 152 as a flying cargo train in Il-2 Sturmovik unable to turn quickly.

= Spoiler! Please watch the video first before you read this! =

Well, I think the video may occure a bit odd in the last in-game scenes due to it´s very difficult to show how the pilot´s emotions influence his actions. So, here the explanation. After the pilot shot down the first Thunderbolt, he is not sure either to return to his airfield or to attack the second Thunderbolt. He decides to attack and unleashes the full 2050HP of his Jumo 213 by adding MW50 boost. He damages the defending Thunderbolt and then, after a cut in the video, he approaches for a second attack. This time, the P-47 does nothing to defend herself and when getting her into shooting distance, the german pilot hesitates. The short flashing pictures of children represent his thoughts, he hesitates because the P-47´s pilot may have children that would grow up without their father if he shoots the Thunderbolt. The german pilot decides to hold his fire, to "save" the life of the enemy pilot and ironically saves his own life because the unrecognized Mustang on his tail just waited for him to fire.
The last scene shows the parachute of the first P-47´s pilot.
I did hardly sound editing on this video because I didn´t want to spend whole nights and days on sound mixing for the complete Jumo 213 inside and outside sound. But, maybe, this video proves itself worthy a remake one day.

The message and pictures in the end of the video are inspired by a japanese anime from the 70´s, named "The Cockpit". The second and last music clips are from "The Cockpit", too.

Credits go to Youtube user "JcmdiStockFootage" who filmed the wonderful rising moon in the end of the video.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• P-47
• Thunderbolt
• P-51
• Mustang
• Ta152
• WW2
• Jumo
• 213
• Fw190
• Il-2
• Sturmovik

[LessAiredvanU]

The Allies, in the guise of the RAF, had the Tempest II and Fury (later the Sea Fury) - both of 1128 hp in the initial models - waiting to go into service, and would well have been a match for the Ta152 and Do 335's and later 190D models. Regardless of the "what if's" for the Luftewaffe had the war lasted into 1946, the Allies not only had the numbers but also the potential quality to counter anything that they would have had to fight.

[MisogiWaAikidoDesu]

@LessAiredvanU

That´s right. But this video is about the latest and most modern (the most powerful) single engined fighter that went into WW2 service at the ETO. No doubt that the allies were about to send even more advanced and powerful aircrafts into service, but these came after war´s end, as you just said.

[Standa]

@MisogiWaAikidoDesu

P-47M/N had more powerful engine. Tempest had 2400BHP.

[MisogiWaAikidoDesu]

@Standa

This can not be reduced to engine power. Also dont forget that the Tempest was around 500kg heavier (loaded weight) than the Ta152. The P-47 had nearly twice the weight of the Ta.

[MisogiWaAikidoDesu]

Vielen Dank! Freut mich, dass es euch gefällt! Und du, der immer wahllos meine Videos schlecht bewertet weil wir Ärger miteinander hatten, such dir ein anderes Hobby.

Thanks guys, good to hear you liked it. And you, who is giving my videos randomly bad votes because we had some trouble once, get a life.

[Ezza190]

The Ta-152H is the most beautiful fighter in my view, it shows how the advanced the Fw-190 could actually go...thankyou so much for this video! :D

[Robert265283]

=')

[QBlackDeathQ]

Wow great video

[Direwolf56]

2:05

So that's what 2000 HP looks like?

[bipedalame]

@LessAiredvanU the biggest what if would be the manhattan project. little boy was intended to be dropped on berlin.

[LessAiredvanU]

@Gauchoo1234 Not quite, but they would have had the Meteor III which was almost capable of 500mph (it even flew operationally just before the end of the war, but the 262's were grounded through lack of fuel and parts) and the Vampire which did exceed 500mph and were both powered by reliable and robust engines as well as the Fury (which was designed as a light version of the Tempest fighter bomber) would have been rushed into production had the 262's, 162's, etc. started effecting the situation.

[lzjwhu]

Fantastically beautiful!

[TheDzigi94]

@shnaufer first soundtrack is from Titanic ;p

Titanic soundtrack - The Sinking

[deino117]

Very nice! I wonder, though, if the second "Jug" was flying like that because the pilot was dead or dying. Anyway that scene was beautiful.

As for the Ta 152, Kurt Tank himself was flying one when he was bounced by some P51s, and the report was he just put the pedal to the metal and simply pulled away from them. My father knew a couple of German pilots who'd flown 190s and they reported the acceleration force as very impressive, so I imagine the Ta 152 was really something else.