Operation Tidal Wave (IL2) - part 1

A fictional recreation of the 1943 attack on the Ploesti oil fields using IL2. (2005)

Be sure to check out part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNp5k6pBDqY

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Operation
• Tidal
• Wave
• Ploesti
• Romania
• WWII
• B-24
• bombing
• raid
• oil
• fields
• North
• Africa
• Mediterranean
• Theater
• IL2

[vonKietz]

why was the factory already on fire?

[theraven214]

The main idea was to give a greater impression of damage done - I was already pushing my computer with the waves of aircraft I had in the mission, so I added some "prelit" fire to get the damaged effect without adding further aircraft.

[soundmachine6]

Nice vid VERY VERY NICE!!!

3:05 and the rest of the takoffs: Is that Normal ingame sound ? Because it sounds SO freaking real!!

[theraven214]

Thanks! I wish they were in-game sounds, but there are actual, real recordings.

[zeppelin5000]

Very well made! My Grandfather was stationed in this bomb group, the 376th. At the time of this mission though, he wasn't flying yet. He didn't fly till the group moved to Italy. He always told me he rememberd the bombers returning to base with tree branches stuck in their cowlings. That's how low they flew. One thing about the video though, they used B-24D's not B-24J models....but I know you can't choose your B-24 models on IL-2....excellent though man.

[ColdBloodedTimeKillr]

my grandfather had the "pleasure" of seeing those bombs blow up in his back yard when he was 10 ;)

[101AirborneStudios]

@PanzerLehr88 Hey man calm down. It's his movie he can make it however he wants. I think he knows the history of the mission.

[PanzerLehr88]

WHAT A BULL SHIT VIDEO IN THIS VIDEO THEY PUT THE AMERICANS AS THE WINNER AND IT WAS A FIASCO FOR THEM THEY GOT THEIR BUTTS KICK BY THE GREAT WEHRMACHT ANTIAIRCRAFT UNITS AND THE GREAT LUFTWAFFE SQUADRONS THE LOSSES WERE MUCH GREATER THAN WHAT THIS VIDEO INDICATE THEY LOST FROM 55 TO 60% OF ALL THEIR AIRCRAFT

[CristianRav1]

Till i know this mission was a disaster, dont want to bother nobody, but that's what i readed, much of the refinerys was working full capacity one month after the atack, navigation mistakes also took the lifes of many civilitians and POW's, anyway, Honor to all the soldiers and pilots who fought in this battle.

[ShadowGhost777]

@theraven214 so is it a mod or did you do your own work to put the sound in?

[ShadowGhost777]

@theraven214 oh dude the song is bad ass, perfect for ww2 i have heard the song so many times in movies and such but i dont know the name could you give me the answer ? :D

[10231949]

my dad flew the ploesti mission of aug1 43 with the 389th bg,his aircraft was the little gramper 42-40722.he returned to england and finished his tour and survived the war

[radick09]

wir suchen noch piloten jagdgeschwader2.co.de/

[diegoista6197]

Va se podria mejorar

[hod05]

how do u get to fly b24 librator