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| 4s | The Shooting Range |
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| 8s | In this episode... |
| 9s | Pages of History: A Pick-Up Line for Flying Aces |
| 14s | Round Study: Soviet Rockets |
| 16s | And Metal Beasts: New Landship |
| 29s | The title of the main landship has long been held by the Soviet T-35 heavy tank. |
| 35s | It still holds the record for the number of turrets, |
| 37s | but today’s Metal Beast has set a new bar for tank size and total crew number. |
| 43s | Please welcome! |
| 44s | A French superheavy tank, |
| 47s | the Char FCM 2C bis. |
| 50s | The main caliber of this machine is a 155-mm howitzer |
| 54s | with 100 degrees of traverse |
| 56s | and elevation angles between −10 and +10 degrees. |
| 61s | Auxiliary calibers include a couple of machine guns. |
| 64s | The engine is in the center of the hull, while the transmission is in the rear. |
| 67s | The crew of this tank includes the commander, the driver, the gunner, |
| 71s | four loaders, and no less than five machine gunners... |
| 75s | The total is 12! |
| 77s | Compared to other nations’ tanks of this class, |
| 80s | the French heavy looks simply ginormous. |
| 83s | The first thing you’re likely to encounter is |
| 85s | the bewilderment of those allies who only started playing |
| 89s | and never expected to see such a monster at the spawn point. |
| 92s | Watch out where you drive lest you smash a careless teammate! |
| 98s | You won’t have to do that for long, though, |
| 100s | since you’re going to be left alone soon enough. |
| 102s | With a top speed of only 15 km/h, |
| 105s | it’s impossible to keep up with medium or light tanks. |
| 109s | Here’s a plus, though! |
| 110s | The reverse speed is as good as the forward one is bad. |
| 113s | On the other hand... |
| 115s | Who chooses a landship to retreat? |
| 117s | Forward, and never look back! |
| 120s | When this French tank finally gets to the battlefield, |
| 123s | a second wave of bewilderment crashes down: |
| 126s | this time, on the enemy side. |
| 128s | Some flee in panic... |
| 130s | Others don’t know what to fire at... |
| 132s | Still others shoot all their guns, frantically trying to stop this menace. |
| 137s | The panic and confusion alone are worth trying out the new heavy. |
| 143s | The armament of this French tank is a bit less impressive |
| 146s | than its Soviet counterpart’s. |
| 148s | There’s only one gun, and the fire rate is way lower. |
| 151s | But each time it shoots, |
| 152s | it throws no less than 43 kilos of explosive-filled metal at the target. |
| 158s | Should we even mention that no tank at this rank can survive such a pitch? |
| 162s | The survivability is also pretty nice. |
| 165s | Its armor isn’t impenetrable, |
| 166s | but there’s enough space inside to soak up a few rounds. |
| 170s | Even if the enemy gets close, |
| 172s | it’ll take them quite a while to incapacitate the entire crew. |
| 175s | Your allies may even have enough time to come for help before they finish. |
| 180s | The 2C bis is too slow to take key positions first; |
| 183s | its fire rate limits the number of frags you can score, |
| 186s | but still, this unique tank may give you emotions |
| 190s | you’re unlikely to experience with anything else. |
| 205s | For what seemed like the first time in his life, |
| 208s | Louis Curdes, a brave American fighter pilot, |
| 210s | was experiencing something quite far from confidence. |
| 214s | He was a true hero who piloted a Lightning over the Mediterranean Sea |
| 218s | and managed to shoot down no less than three Bf 109s in his first flight. |
| 223s | Quite a feat! |
| 224s | Naturally, he earned his flying ace title soon enough. |
| 227s | Then, he won in a harsh fight against an Italian Folgore, |
| 231s | knocked out a German bomber—and another fighter to boot. |
| 235s | Next time, he was hit himself, got captured, |
| 238s | but escaped and made it back to the allies. |
| 241s | He was sick and exhausted but refused to go home. |
| 245s | Having recovered, he got back to the frontlines. |
| 247s | That time, he piloted a Mustang over the Pacific. |
| 250s | What an admirable type, wouldn’t you agree? |
| 253s | And then, he met this girl. |
| 256s | Her name was Svetlana Shostakovitch-Brownell. |
| 259s | She was beautiful, kind, smart, and talented, |
| 263s | and she never lacked attention, even from men with much higher ranks. |
| 267s | She was also an actress performing in USO tours. |
| 271s | Although she’d only just started, she was already famous, |
| 273s | thanks in part to her uncle, Dmitry Shostakovich, |
| 276s | a renowned Soviet composer who actually made it to the cover of Time magazine, |
| 281s | and his Seventh Symphony was on the radio all the time. |
| 285s | And who was this Lieutenant Curdes anyway? |
| 287s | Just a regular fellow from Indiana with a few wins to his name. |
| 291s | So what if he asked her out? |
| 293s | It took something much bigger than simple confidence |
| 296s | and the title of a flying ace to win that girl! |
| 299s | But, the war was still going. |
| 301s | During one of his patrols, Curdes was commanding four Mustangs |
| 304s | in an unsuccessful attack at a small Japanese airfield on the island of Batan. |
| 310s | One member of his squadron received serious damage |
| 312s | and had to make an emergency landing at sea. |
| 315s | The lieutenant never intended to leave his fellow pilot behind. |
| 319s | He was circling around him, providing cover and guidance for the rescue plane. |
| 323s | Meanwhile, something truly odd was going on nearby. |
| 327s | Curdes was heading back to his base when he spotted a C-47 transport flying... |
| 332s | Wait, it was flying right at that Batan island, the one occupied by the Japanese! |
| 338s | The lieutenant made a sharp turn and got closer. |
| 341s | All his attempts to radio the transport failed. |
| 344s | Curdes tried getting in front of the plane and rocking his wings |
| 347s | to show the “follow me” signal. |
| 349s | But the C-47 pilot was obviously lost and out of fuel. |
| 353s | They probably planned to land on the closest airfield, |
| 355s | never realizing they were flying straight into enemy hands. |
| 359s | Knowing full well what horrors could await the crew and the passengers in that case, |
| 363s | Curdes dared the unthinkable. |
| 366s | He tailed the C-47 and sent a few accurate volleys at its engines, |
| 370s | knocking both of them out. |
| 372s | He then circled around watching the transport make an emergency landing |
| 375s | on the water surface, |
| 376s | made sure everyone got to their rafts, |
| 379s | and called a rescue Catalina in. |
| 381s | The next morning, the passengers were back in safety, |
| 385s | including his fellow pilot and... |
| 387s | Imagine Curdes’ surprise! |
| 390s | Svetlana Shostakovitch-Brownell, |
| 392s | the very one who Louis Curdes had asked out the night before! |
| 397s | She only evaded a terrible fate in the hands of the Japanese |
| 401s | because Curdes shot down her plane! |
| 403s | The command first wanted to court-martial the lieutenant, of course, |
| 407s | but they had to admit his actions had been wise, practical, and absolutely correct. |
| 413s | Curdes was in for an award. |
| 415s | Although, he couldn’t really care less about it. |
| 418s | What he did care for was Svetlana who now looked at him with true admiration. |
| 424s | On the 2nd of April, 1946, they married. |
| 427s | And they lived happily ever after. |
| 429s | By the way, Curdes’ Mustang is still exhibited |
| 432s | in the Pima Air & Space Museum in Arizona, |
| 435s | still rocking its victory marks: |
| 437s | seven German planes, |
| 439s | one Italian, |
| 440s | one Japanese, and one... |
| 442s | American. |
| 443s | This is the story of a man who managed to shoot down his future wife |
| 447s | and remain a hero. |
| 464s | Today’s Round Study is going to be aerial again, |
| 466s | but we won’t talk about guns or certain vehicles. |
| 469s | This time, we’re going to talk about Soviet 82-mm and 132-mm rockets, |
| 475s | found in the arsenals of numerous aircraft. |
| 481s | We’ll start with the bigger ordnance, |
| 483s | taking the high-explosive ROFS-132 and the later M-13UK. |
| 489s | These rockets are very similar to big HE rounds used by tanks: |
| 493s | they carry 4.5 and almost 5 kilos of explosives, respectively, |
| 498s | providing a penetration rate of 39 to 40 mm. |
| 502s | With their good velocity and accuracy, |
| 504s | a skilled pilot can achieve successful hits at quite a distance. |
| 508s | But why don’t we try it in practice? |
| 510s | The King Tiger and the Ostwind will be our targets today. |
| 513s | We’ll start with the SPAAG. |
| 515s | And we destroy it with the very first hit! |
| 518s | Let’s try it again... |
| 520s | The rocket misses and lands a hull away. |
| 522s | But it’s still enough to knock out the crew with the explosion! |
| 526s | Which means you don’t have to spend that much time |
| 528s | on aiming at open-top vehicles. |
| 530s | Just send a single rocket towards the enemy, and you’re good enough. |
| 534s | Now, what about the second target? |
| 537s | No matter how many times we hit the Tiger, no significant damage is seen. |
| 542s | The armor-piercing rockets however perform much better against heavy tanks, |
| 546s | like the RBS-132. |
| 549s | Their effect is closer to capped rounds: |
| 551s | these rockets can get inside the hull and hit both the crew |
| 554s | and the internal modules with overpressure and shrapnel. |
| 558s | Their penetration rate, however, drops a lot with distance, |
| 561s | and the best range is 400-500 meters. |
| 564s | Moreover, they’re heavier and slower, and you need a direct hit to destroy a target. |
| 569s | This is the main flaw of these rounds when used against open-top vehicles. |
| 573s | When you’re attacking an anti-aircraft gun, |
| 575s | having to get close and aim carefully might simply be too risky. |
| 583s | As for the 82-mm rockets... |
| 585s | Well, size does matter. |
| 587s | The ROS-82 and the M-8 don’t have enough explosive filler |
| 591s | to even scratch regular tanks, |
| 593s | while open compartment vehicles require a direct hit. |
| 597s | That’s why the armor-piercing RBS rockets are much more efficient in practice. |
| 602s | They have enough pen even for the King Tiger’s roof, |
| 605s | and the planes that carry them often attack much less formidable targets. |
| 610s | Let’s sum up. |
| 611s | 132-mm rockets can be easily used in both AP and HE versions. |
| 617s | The choice is defined by the combat situation. |
| 620s | If the enemy team has too many anti-aircraft guns |
| 623s | and you see a lot of chat messages about your allies going down, |
| 627s | choose the high-explosive rockets. |
| 630s | If your main threat is tanks, feel free to load up on AP ones. |
| 634s | By the way, War Thunder already has some aircraft |
| 637s | that can carry both types of rockets thanks to the custom loadout capability. |
| 641s | You can even combine the ordnance with them! |
| 644s | As for the 82-mm rockets, we recommend you only take the AP version. |
| 649s | Well, enough with the rocket science today. |
| 652s | Time to answer some of the questions you ask us in the comments! |
| 669s | The first question was sent by a player called Gumerhumer 804: |
| 674s | “Which plane(s) have thrust reversal? I didn’t find any.” |
| 679s | Hi there. The Swedish Viggen and SK-60 have it, as well as all Tornado versions. |
| 685s | By the way, the SK-60 and the Tornado can even use the reversal mid-air. |
| 692s | TheMaXDieCool asks: |
| 694s | “Why is the M1128 so slow on snow and sand?” |
| 699s | Hi, Max. The Stryker’s mobility is mostly limited by its modest engine power. |
| 704s | However, we’ve recently reworked ground resistance for all wheeled vehicles |
| 709s | and added a way to remove slat screens from the M1128. |
| 713s | It’s now much quicker, feel free to test it! |
| 716s | Another question comes from Stanterain: |
| 719s | “What does the designated bomb point do and how do you use it?” |
| 724s | Hi, Stanterain. |
| 725s | You probably mean the CCRP bombing system which we talked about |
| 729s | while answering your questions in the last episode. |
| 732s | With this system, your ballistic computer tells you when to drop the bombs |
| 735s | to hit the coordinates you’ve previously set. |
| 738s | It isn’t terribly useful against moving objects, |
| 741s | but perfect for hitting stationary ones, |
| 743s | like bases and other targets in air battles. |
| 746s | geekadeuzan writes: |
| 748s | “What about a video on the Mirage family? |
| 751s | There's already a good amount of them in the game.” |
| 754s | Hi, geekadeuzan. |
| 756s | We do have some plans for it! |
| 758s | We can’t promise to feature it in the next episode, |
| 760s | but we’re certainly going to talk about these famous French fighters. |
| 765s | And the last comment for today was written by DapperLlama: |
| 769s | “Can you find a tank triathlon in real life? |
| 772s | If yes, where can I watch it?” |
| 775s | Oh hi, Llama! |
| 777s | There’s more than one, actually. |
| 779s | The most popular ones are probably the Strong Europe Tank Challenge |
| 782s | and the Tank Biathlon. |
| 784s | It’s easy to find videos online if you search for them. |
| 787s | That’s it for today. |
| 789s | You’ve been watching the Shooting Range by Gaijin Entertainment, |
| 791s | and the next episode will premier the following Sunday |
| 794s | at 4 PM GMT or noon Eastern time. |
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| 801s | Don’t forget to rock your wings before you shoot out her engines, |
| 805s | leave a like, share your thoughts and comments... |
| 807s | and see you next week. |
