How Admiral Yamamoto was Shot Down by American Fighters - Historical Battle Simulation IL2 Sturmovik
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- This is a historical cinematic simulation made using IL-2 Sturmovik that follows Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Japan's greatest military leader, in his final moments. In World War II, he was a prized target for the United States military. In April of 1943, the U.S. would get an opportunity to intercept his Betty Bomber escorted by Zeros with P-38 fighters. Step in the cockpit with Rex T. Barber as he makes history taking down Japan's most prized Naval asset.
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Credits to Wanganui Wildcat on the great Japanese skins used in this video!
As a Pilot who has flown in actual and direct aerial combat, what is amazing about this mission was the airmanship and navigation involved...no GPS...no Radar...no Hawkeye....just time...heading and distance. Amazing feat especially when you look at the distances involved.
its called being White's they can do anythang ! White's Man's gave us the interzones
And the only navigational device they had was one magnetic compass taken from a USN ship. The compasses in the aircraft were considered to be too inaccurate to use. They navigated hundreds of miles with a few pencils, a wristwatch, a map of dubious accuracy and one compass. Amazing indeed.
And it was like a tropical greenhouse in those cockpits.
@@Enid2Sacramento cant imagine how hot it is without ac lol
You spelled "feet" wrong......just kidding.
Also, please note guys that some of these planes are indeed European aircraft painted in Japanese livery. There are currently no Pacific planes in the game, so I had to do my best with what I had! Credits to Lee Sherman who commented the idea for this video!
I just realize that the japanese's aircraft is not a6m zero😂😂...but its russian aircraft la5...😂😂
You only could work with what you have. Excellent job
Then get better game for correct aircraft!
@@scottgarrity989 stfu
I also own the 2011 movie about Yamamoto
"Yamamoto might've survived if only he encrypted his transmissions...
Like with Nord VPN..."
U.S. intelligence services had broken the Japanese code.
That would have been a Linus class segway
Oh how the 1940's Americans would have loved to have seen this simulation! Well done!
Dale, I agree, but 1940s Americans lived it in reality, too...
I was glad you added that Yamamoto was found dead in his seat. Of all the the accounts I've seen it just says he was shot down, but not confirmed dead.
That's a nice and simple simulation ... Showing brave hearts and picture how a great soldier was ended up ....(Adm
Yamamoto)...in a pair of bullets....
My Dad DID love it !!! … he was there , serving with the 5th Army Air Corps … Barber didn’t actually know for sure that it was Yamamoto until days later when a radio broadcast by Tokyo Rose mentioned vengeance for what the 5th had done !!!
Wondered why the Mitsubishi G4M Bettys were Junkers 88As!.And the A6M Zeros were Lavochkin LA5s!!
Because il2 didn't make Japanese fighters
Yeah they do, Pacific fighters expansion pack.
@@bryanscott9770 well not the historical battles one
Yeah, but there are G4Ms and Zeros in Il-2 1946
@@DC3_Yt sadly so my friend sadly so
Nicely done. My grandfather served in Europe for over 2 years in a US infantry division. I will always be proud of him and for what he did. Thanks for taking the time to do something that is awesome with the technology of the day.
Actually, no Zero aircraft in the escort were shot down though one was heavily damaged. While there was much debate on who shot down Yamamoto, only Barber's account matches the visual inspection of Yamamoto's aircraft as it lies in the jungle. Yamamoto was NOT found in the wreckage, he was found still strapped to his seat, head down and his white gloved hand still firmly holding his katana, beneath a tree
And they weren't in JU-88's either. From pictures I saw years ago in Air Classics, the Betty Bomber was still there. I'm surprised it was never recovered or restored.
@@rileycpo LOL, hardly a German plane
@@jefferyyounce5372 They're not Betty's. They are GERMAN JU-88s. Even the author said their program doesn't include most Japanese A/C.
@@jefferyyounce5372 IL-2 doesn't have japanese or any Pacific theatre planes so he had to use ju-88.
as long as he was dead, that's all that's important.
Damn. This simulator has some damn good graphics.
Psyich number 1
The ground graphics are way off. The island was mountains, not plowed fields. If you do video, make it accurate. BTW. The second Betty crashed in the water and Yamamato's Chief of Staff survived and brought his ashes home to Japan.
It is war thunder
My father's cousin Besbiy Holmes was one of the pilots in this operation.. Great video presentation
TJ3 Gamming, this is your best historical battle video yet! Your attention to detail is superb such as showing moving control surfaces, flames from exhaust manifolds and even spent cartridges being ejected from guns. Keep up the great work that you do Sir!!
all that stuff is done by the game he is playing, its called IL2: Great Battles Series
I have seen other versions of this incident on CZcams and this is by far the best one! Good work!
The P-38's flew 50 feet above the water for the entire inbound leg of the mission.
One hell of a good plane
Yes, they did...over open ocean for nearly 1,000 miles...incredible navigation and flying achievement
@@christopheredge2791 Down to the minute timing. Amazing.
Indeed they did and this simulation video shows none of that. This particular production gives you no idea about how this mission was really planned out and conducted. It seems rushed and I do not recommend it for anyone interested in actual history.
50 feet at almost 400 ? Miles a.hour is really fast. You would have half a nano second to correct a mistake. That generation of Americans was my parents generation. And I can imagine how they might feel today seeing what the political philosophy of the Democratic (communist) party has stabbed Us in the back and sold us out to. Could make them feel. I'm not sure of the numbers of volunteers compared to draftees, but the patriotism was 101%. Wich should make all appreciate our completely volunteer military more. Every American should be disgusted disappointed and inraged at not only what the Democratic (communist) party,the traitor Rino's, and the Gullible Stooges that support this either by want, or gullibleity needs to be checked more aggressively. Because those who wish to negate everything that every generation since the founding fathers have fought and died for. Are not only here they are in our government. And imbeded deeply.
I saw a video (I think it was on national discovery) where Rex T . Barber shot down the betty (of Admiral Yamamoto)
said he didn't do it on purpose,
he wanted to shoot a burst to adjust his target,
but without expressing its burst was very precise
This was a historic event. Equivalent to losing McArthur or Patton for the United States.
@Terry Blanton Would have saved a lot lives if it had been McArthur!
Patton isn't really equivalent and Mcarthur far from it. Eisenhower or Nimitz maybe.
Um didn't you forget Eisenhower?
@@jamespfitz
are you dumb?
it was macarthur who defeated the japanese. macarthur re-took the philippines, his forces smashed yamamoto, and the island hopping strategy that ultimately lost japan the war was his brainchild.
eisenhower had fuck all to do with the pacific front, and nimitz was nowhere near as significant as yamamoto. macarthur is the exact equivalent, if not greater.
@@larryhrh you’re dumb
The simulation of this historic event is one I'm drawn to. My dad was aboard USS Raleigh CL-7 in Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941. She was hit by an aerial torpedo in the first moments of the attack, then by an armor piercing bomb about an hour later. After repairs, Raleigh returned to service and did so for the duration of WWII. On one of my first cruises from Apra Harbor in Guam in the spring of 1964 we sailed toward Rabaul New Britain and the Solomon Islands. We moored overnight in Rabaul and the next morning an Aussie resident gave me a jeep ride through local villages. These people were of Melanesian descent. That visit was quite memorable to a young sailor who would turn 21 later that year.
That was incredibly well done. My dad was there!
I flew Yamamoto plane!
I was the one who shot down Yamamoto
@@lamboempire4599 I was Yamamoto
I was the father of Yamamoto
@@donlove3741 What a coincidence! So did my uncle!
My father's college roommate and my father joined up and served in the Army Air Corp. His roommate, Dick Reade of Haiti MO was in that squadron and in that fight to bring Yamamoto down. Dick's assignment that day was to fly a stripped down P-38 at altitude to film the shootdown. Another of the Greatest Generation.
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If the Japanese had actually used the aircraft depicted Yamamoto might have had a better chance. That being said, nice vid.
I think with what you had available, you did an excellent job. I have read the story in several war books and the presentation is very good. Congratulations!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
This is excellent TJ, thank you!
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Hat mir nicht gefallen, denn es ist nur Unfug
Karma is a bitch
Dude, can you add some caption/subtitles please?
The P-38's flew 50 feet above the water for the entire inbound leg of the mission.
The 2nd Japanese aircraft went into the WATER. Cool video but get your damned HISTORY correct.
After read about the some limitations you walked through , I jus can say good job.
The only thing I would tell you is that by 1942 , the red circle over the white star of US national insignia was quickly removed in order to avoid confusion with the Japanese fighters.
Regards
Great work. Liked the effort that was put in.
Thank you for creating this channel bro! I really love it.
According to history, none of the Japanese fighter aircraft were shot down in this mission. Only the two larger bomber planes were shot down.
This without a doubt is one of the BEST videos I have ever seen. F A N T A S T I C!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I concur. Captivating.
@@TJ3 what was 🇯🇵 even doing or going. Is this revenge on the very guy who created DEC 7 1941? 🇺🇸 day of infamous
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Good work, a real labour of love to make this video. Am not a plane enthusiast, more a mud and blood follower, but this is the first video about a significant event involving aircraft I have ever watched to the end. Sub'd and waiting for more.
Absolute Fantasm. Great work on this.
Great video! Thank you for highlighting that "red-letter day" in WWII history.
I looked it up and the Junkers company did send some JU-88 bombers to Japan although the plane Admiral Yamamoto was flying in was a Japanese Betty bomber. Excellent reenactment with what was a available. Great job 👍
OUTSTANDING video!!! Five stars and a bucket of cherries!!! Thanks for your hard work on getting this done!!! VERY COOL!!!!
So awesome and well done! Thank you!
Oh my, those graphics are really nice!
Certainly one of my better suggestions. Very well done I must say TJ3. The possibilities are endless. You sure made my day, thanks. LS
The vintage audio over the flying is awesome!
Everything is good no doubt. You had put all the efforts..
I'll be glad to see more
Credits:
The part of the G4M was played by a Ju 88
The part of the A6M was played by an La-5
Lol true.
Dornier DO-17
Saw this and had to add .2, in ‘87 my wife and I met THE man who pulled the trigger that shot the plane down. In his words he stated their plane was coming around behind the plane the general was flying, they were in a downward turn coming from above and not yet aligned to take the shot. The man we spoke to said he wasnt actually aiming but was clearing his gun in a test fire. He was stunned and surprised then to see smoke from the plane and exclaimed “I hit it!” In his own words it was a lucky shot.
That would be Barber, then.
Highly educational/informative, thanks for posting
Nice job! Thanks for posting. Fascinating story.
On Bougainville there is the Yamamoto Highway at the end of which the remains of the Betty were found. Now a shrine visited by,mainly, Japanese tourists.
The Lockheed P-38...thank you Kelly Johnson.
Awesome job. Really enjoyed this piece.
Admiral Yamamoto's punctuality also helped in the interception by the p38's!! Never the less a spectacular job of navigating and airmanship!!
I read a books years ago. And it said it is still isnt known for sure who shot down Yamamoto. And he was usually always on time as far as his schedule went. For what ever reason he was running behind and it was just sheer luck that p-38 just happened to come across his flight.
Nice video
Loved the video very well done!! 👍
One of the best videos I have ever seen.
The other Betty, while damaged, made a water landing with a few survivors!
Another video says no Zeros were shot down but one was badly damaged.
Including Admiral Matome Ugaki chief of staff of the combined fleet. He survived the war and published his diaries of the remaining days of ww2. Valuable read out of print but not unattainable in trade paper. Titled FADING VICTORY.
Beautiful graphics.
Yamamoto from what I understand was against drawing America into the war. Some of his education was in the States and he respected America. He said if they wanted him to command the Pacific he'd only do it if they took out our major base in Pearl Harbor and he was reluctant to do it. He said Japan would rampage all over SE Asia wherever they wanted to for 6-12 months. But once American industrial might got up to speed it would be the beginning of the end for Japan.
I never knew it.
Their greatest nightnare when they bombed Pearl Harbor the US aircraft carriers wasn't there.
Conlusion: 2 atom bombs on the mainland Japan, Gen Doolittle bombed Tokyo, Japanese Naval forces suffered humiliating defeat at the Battle of Midway.
Lesson: "Wars are punishments for man's sins." - Our Lady of the Roses
Actually, the quote was like this:
"For a year or so I can run wild. After that, I don't know." - Isoroku Yamamoto.
The japs had to sttack pearl harbor or stop their war altogether.
good job much appreciated and enjoyed
A big thank you for your efforts to to this.
Great effort, very good historical simulation video.
The dams raid by Lancaster's inside the Ruhr might be a consideration for a new video. A most daring raid I must say. Barnes Wallis would just love it! ls
Yeah they could use b52s instead to completely annoy the viewers
@@mescalchapsmusicchannel3943 😂😂😂👍🏾👍🏾
Thanks Sir this is an excellent video!
SUPERB JOB!
THANK you
Yamamoto's aircraft was not armed yet you show the Betty firing on the Lighting behind it
Nicely done. For historical accuracy I'd like to note that the bombers you depicted were not G4N "Bettys" but German JU88s. I don't believe Imperial Japan had any of those. Also the fighters you depicted were not A6M "Zeros". Looks more like a hybrid P40 with a radial engine. Good work though!
Simulator limits him to certain planes
This game is german, soviet, and american planes
Fighters are not hybrids of anything, they are very nice Russian La-5s
Thanks! Nice work!
Awesome video! Thanks a lot!
I know that there are controversies over who shot Yamamoto down, was it Rex Barber, or Tom Lanphier. I have a few books, and one Combat Aircraft Magazine that discusses this topic.
This is a great recreation of a fascinating subject, keep up the great work.
The consensus of those who were there is that Lanphier didn't get him, Barber did. Most of those there regarded Lanphier as a self-aggrandizing glory hound. My father was on the mission and agrees with the consensus.
Lanphier wrote the after action report solo, giving himself credit. Reports on the ground were that he claimed to have shot down Yamamoto as soon as he landed back at Guadalcanal. He could not have known which bomber the admiral was riding in. Evidence puts him too far away during the attack to have participated, and his claims about where he shot the bomber are evidenced by the wreckage, still there as of just a few years ago, and a tourist attraction. Read Operation Vengeance for the full story.
Great Video, despite of the limited plane, and map inventory in the game regarding pacific theathe. I believe that we can make our Globe better if we empasis the goodwilling, the effort and being thankfull for such work and the joy we got. Great work once more, and salute for the self devotion for all the soldiers fought in the great battle.
Awesome video man
Loved it. Great job!!!!!!!
love the Japanese JU-88s!!!........
Yeah...that's kinda what I was thinking. But, I'm not gonna give the creator of the vid too much grief about it. I respect the effort.
As of now there isn’t much more that can be done, hopefully a pacific scenario will arrive sooner or later
So do I
I bet if they had JU88s, he might have stood a chance of escaping
yes its JU-88
Indications were he was shot in the back of the head and was dead before the plane even crashed. The Japanese indeed exumed his body and found he was indeed dead before the plane crashed. I doubt he was upright. Japanese tend to exaggerate based on tradition and their beliefs. I am suprised they didnt say he killed himself.
I read an account by Yamamoto's Chief of Staff (survived the second Betty crash in the sea) that when he got to the crash site they found the Admiral in his seat thrown free of the wreckage and that he had been shot, probably by 50 cal. bullets. He further described the cremation of the Admirals body and the gathering of his ashes and the return of his ashes to Japan
It is inexplicable that in such painstaking work, Ju 88 and La5 appear instead of the original Zero and G4M Betty!
Great job! Brings it home!
Ju 88s instead of Bettys, La 5s instead of Zeros, Lightings with stars from 1941, whats the...?
Dornier DO-17
Yamamoto was dragged into a war he knew the Japanese would lose and didn't want to fight but he served his country.
A nice comment!
There are so many who linger along with those who they consider their "saviours" and had every thing to loose and nothing to gain!
He was a brave human!
Almost like a Robert E. Lee, torn between loyalty to his country versus loyalty to his home state of Virginia.
I actually saw Rex Barber when my dad was working at Lockheed Burbank. Dad worked at the Skunk Works. He asked me if I would like to go to a lecture by Rex Barber, and my dad explained who Barber was. Needless to say I jumped at the chance. His presentation was in a hanger at Lockheed. I was about 14 at the time. Barber gave a complete rundown of the entire operation.
Excellent Presentation !!
I like how accurate this is. Do one about the 332nd fighter group and how they never lost a bomber.
Lockheed specifically sent Charles Lindbergh over to the Pacific to teach these P-38 pilots on how to set the mixture of their fuel to maximize their range in order to be able to intercept that Japanese flight. In the process, Lindbergh became the only civilian ace of the war by engaging enemy aircraft in his P-38 and shooting them down, I think it was 6 altogether before he was withdrawn so he wouldn't get killed. He was not on the intercept mission but did this during his training flights with those flying the P -38. Quite a remarkable individual was this Lindbergh. Also, those that performed the mission should all be remembered for a job well done.
Lindbergh was a vocal German sympathizer
The settings that Lindbergh used were ALWAYS right there in the pilot's manual supplied with the P-38.
The 8th AF also used the absolute worst settings for the P-38 until Tony Levier, a Lockheed test pilot, showed them what they were doing wrong
Nicely done!
Mission accomplished!
Cool video recreation 👍
I hereby solemnly swear that I will never, ever buy anything from any of these extremely annoying advertisers here on youtube! Amen!!
The scenery doesn’t seem to look much like Bougainville. But still well done.
European based flight sim, unfortunately no island jungles in the game maps yet!
Excellent.
Thank you so much
Awesome animation! Great job.
Thank you for doing your best with what you had. Ignore the ignorant, unappreciative, self-centered people who think they are perfecttt. (Opps, I made a mistake. So what.) Offering constructive criticism is one thing, Being a flea brain jerk is another.
It’s oops, not opps .
Kinda like yours, huh
The US Army Air Corps aircraft insignia is incorrect in this reenactment. The white five pointed star with a red circle in the middle was officially discontinued on 15 March 1942, a year before Yamamto's plane was shot down. The red circle was removed to avoid confusion with the Japanese red "meatball" insignia.
Great simulation video now these is films worth watching
Yup! That was cool and informative
No zero's were lost only the 2 betty's...
One was heavily damaged but no losses
That's what it can be named a "great job" !
Congratulations !
Great work... thanks!
Fantastic job. Thanks
The irony of Yamamoto's death is that he cautioned about "... waking the sleeping giant..." If I recall correctly he attended Harvard university.
To study English.
You'll never learn about this in public schools, kids
I actually learned about this in public school, I wonder if they still teach it.
@@kingboagart899 not any more
That's a shame, history is important.
Great video! Jack
Pretty good job. I enjoyed it.
I like em
Japanese Junker Ju 88's ?
Dornier DO-17
Nice video I enjoyed it.
Well done. Thank you so much.
My Dad was a Airplane mechanic in WWII and he knew some P38 pilots. He always said they were some crazy pilots. Mainly because the didn't fight in a horizontal dog fight. Especially against Zero's, because a Zero could out turn them easy. He told me they fought vertically. Out climbing their advesary was a lot easier because of their speed straight up. They would get their opponent to chase them in a climb, and once the Zero, or what ever, stalled out in their climb and started going down the P38 Pilots would kick their planes over out of their climb, and catch them going down. The P38 was the fastest plane in a dive, and once they figured out the Compressability Issue, they were a real threat. Once the Designers figured that issue out they started building the P38's with speed brakes they could dive hard, shoot their prey in their dive, throw out the speed brakes to get turned around and climb straight up. Then repeat. Going too fast in a dive meant the air going past the wings was going so fast the controls were useless. They lost a lot of P38's before they figured that out.
He told me that's how they fought Yamamotos Flight. The Protecting Zero's didn't see them until it was too late. The P38's flew over the water really low until they got to where they were expecting Yamamoto, then they climbed as high and as fast as they could. Once they saw the prey they pushed over and dove at them.
My Dad was a Veteran of 3 Wars and kept a lot of Airplanes flying. He ws never one to exagerate. In fact I had to pry war stories out of him after I was an adult.
That’s very informative. Thanks for sharing that knowledge. P38s were my favorite plane growing up. Very unique design and as you illuminated a unique fighting style too. Much respect to that generation.
From what I have read Americans enforce their planes with heavy armor to withstood machine gun fires from the Japanese Zero's or any planes.
This was known as the beginning of the end for the Japanese empire
Midway... That was the beginning of the end.
Thank you for this
loved this P-38, helluva design and look