This will probably get buried under the comments since this is a day late, but I'm going to put it up anyway. From the diary of Sergeant Isay Isaakovich Kirilenko Entry #14 It’s been almost a month since the start of Operation Uranus, the plan to retake Stalingrad from the invaders. I remember the first days of this operation very well since it happened to coincide with my birthday. To me, it seems funny to think about the fact that at the same time that I was toasting myself with some vodka for almost 30 years on this world, Katyushas were raining down upon the Axis troops in and around Stalingrad. It’s not the birthday present I would have personally wanted, but it will have to do. The 9th GIAP has finally been brought back to active combat, and as expected, Captain Antonov is leading the charge for the unit’s first sortie, a ground attack mission against a supply convoy trying to reach the troops trapped inside Stalingrad. That mission was a success in that the flight destroyed some trucks in the convoy, and then on the way back, the flight engaged two Italian aircraft trying to land. Captain Antonov took out one Italian machine on the runway while the rest of the flight shot down the other plane. The unit went up into the air once again because of the number of attacks that the Red Army is committing to surrounding the Axis forces in Stalingrad. Once again, Captain Antonov and his flight were assigned to take out another convoy, but the location of the convoy was close to an enemy airfield; too close, some might say. The Comrade Captain shot down one of the German machines but was then immediately swarmed by at least three more enemy aircraft. How he managed to survive that situation, I may never know. But someone who didn’t survive was Major Daniil Kostin. I don’t know what happened to him, but his aircraft was damaged when it returned to the airfield, and he simply lost control and crashed within sight of the field. My men and I went over to the crash site to see what we could do, but it appeared as if the Comrade Major had bled out inside his cockpit. Later that night, the announcement was made: Yuri Antonov was now the new commander of the 9th GIAP. At the same time, he had been promoted to the rank of Major. There were of course celebrations all round for everyone because we all felt that Comrade Antonov was deserving of the rank, but those celebrations were also muted due to how the promotion came about. Major Kostin was a model professional, always focused on the mission, and his loss will be felt both by the unit and by the VVS. But I do have this feeling that the unit remains in good hands under Major Antonov. A final toast then, to Major Daniil Vladislavovich Kostin, and another toast to Major Yuri Yurievich Antonov, for success in commanding the 9th GIAP. ~ Entry dated 10 December 1942
@notfeedynotlazy
Жыл бұрын
Dude, raining Katyushas upon Nazi heads is the perfect manly birthday gift!
@williamtheconqueror7807
Жыл бұрын
And the man pins your comment, lol.
@jedinight235
Жыл бұрын
Mhm totally buried.
@thoralexander9387
Жыл бұрын
As much as I love Yuri, I will admit he makes a lot of work for me. I had to explain to him yesterday that there was no way that I could add any more cannon ammunition to his plane, and even if i could, I wouldn't, since it would mean he would stick around even longer over enemy lines and probably get himself killed. He's been lucky thus far, and the wing is grateful for it. Even though his home is occupied, he's still liable to laugh and liven up the mood, even when times were desperate. He's been lucky so far. I am glad he likes the Yak-1, it's easier to re-arm, and means that I don't have to lift as much, so it's as popular with me as it is with him. I'm glad that, through his plane, my bullets find invaders to sweep out. I know because he never returns home with any ammunition, well, none of his own, anyways. I look forward to celebrating his 100th kill, and I have lobbied the Commissar to allow me to stay with his wing, as I've been transferred with him thus far. Here's hoping.
@Ash-from-Saunders
Жыл бұрын
Oh ho ho, Yuri is back y'all. Hearing Katyusha playing as he took off in the YaK 1 is just so awesome, looking forward to it Wolfpack!
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Glad you like it
@razorback20
Жыл бұрын
Yay, finally a decent fighter aircraft. But I bet Yuri will pester a lot again in the future about the 20 mm cannon running out of ammo too fast. Heh, you can't have it all. 😇
@williamtheconqueror7807
Жыл бұрын
11:18 I guess this is revenge for all the times enemy fighters have tried to kill you while you were landing, huh?
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
Da!
@mikhailiagacesa3406
Жыл бұрын
When they're rolling on the ground, you don't have to lead them as much. War's hell, huh?
@notfeedynotlazy
Жыл бұрын
Can we all take a second to apretiate how Yuri, the only pilot ever downed for checking his six too much, has learned of his mistakes and doesn't obsesive-compulsively check his six tiwce per second even in the middle of a MG burst?
@notfeedynotlazy
Жыл бұрын
Oh, boy, didn't that came back to bit him in the ass...
@mikemallon1065
Жыл бұрын
Granted Yuri makes it far enough, I'd love to see him fly MiG-15s in Korea in DCS (if possible)
@evelyngravatt3198
Жыл бұрын
I would love to see this.
@ianmedford4855
Жыл бұрын
Make his grand kid fight over the Donbass. He could be Ukrainian or Russian, and it would still make perfect sense. Which is kinda tragic when you think about it
@Lagmaster33
Жыл бұрын
Squadron leader gets mysteriously killed near air base and Wolf gets his position *pure coincidence*
@anorwegianguy3780
Жыл бұрын
What are you insinuating comrade?
@FortTell
Жыл бұрын
Well, no friendly fire could have been involved. Everyone know Yuri always returns without a single leftover bullet.
@AtomickPhoenix
Жыл бұрын
@@FortTell Indeed! He wouldn’t even entertain taking a comrade down, let alone be able to with out ammunition!
@jackhughes1741
Жыл бұрын
The cinematic intros you do my guy are the best, keep this series coming.
@mikhailiagacesa3406
Жыл бұрын
Congrats on Yuri's promotion. Long overdue. That Italian inspired me. I think I'll join the RA. Ciao!
@sohotski
Жыл бұрын
When strafing a line of enemies, always attack along the axis giving you longer to engage as you can engage the entire entity, as opposed to one truck at a time, for example.
@External2737
Жыл бұрын
I was expecting La-5. The Yak-1 is a very different aircraft.
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
I will fly the La-5 over kuban. If I live that is.
@SDJW2016
Жыл бұрын
@@Wolfpack345 Dont Jinx, please
@thehistoricalgamer
Жыл бұрын
@@Wolfpack345 P-39 COMRADE! USE THE CAPITALIST PIG DOGS GEAR!
@AtomickPhoenix
Жыл бұрын
@@thehistoricalgamer Calm down comrade. Here, have some Vodka. From my personal stash of course!
@lolzers7986
Жыл бұрын
Hurts to see the MC.202's being destroyed, but it makes a more diverse kill count for Yuri, atleast
@jonredcorn862
Жыл бұрын
Really digging the classic Il2 1946 menu music at the end of the video. Love that shit!
@thecobra45
Жыл бұрын
yuri f*cked around and found out, but lived to tell the tail, only a lucky few know that feeling of terror and can live to tell about it
@benwyness148
Жыл бұрын
Omg I thought yuri was captured and wolf was too scared to tell us
@TerminalLumbago3657
Жыл бұрын
I thought when Yuri bailed out in episode 10, he was over enemy lines.
@shadekerensky3691
Жыл бұрын
I remember that too, I was hoping for a story about how he managed to evade capture and got a few SS kills in the process with nothing but a Nagant revolver and a prayer.
@TerminalLumbago3657
Жыл бұрын
@Aspen Two One Stalin should personally give him a medal.
@th3freakie
Жыл бұрын
Hurrah! Comrade Yuri scared the nazis so much they didn't dare run away from the city, and now they're trapped.
@Tabaskospecial
Жыл бұрын
I can’t wait to see a Battle of Normandy career! Love every single one of your videos
@123zB3avisz123
Жыл бұрын
Wolf just seems like the kind of laid back guy you'd want to crack a beer, hop on IL-2, and shoot up some planes with.
@williwass6837
Жыл бұрын
Hey Comrade Yuri!The Airport is called Pitomnik!
@thebugmonster38
Жыл бұрын
Loving the before action storytelling. Love it
@robinmottart3859
Жыл бұрын
He is ALIVE ! Hoooooouuuuurrrrraaaaaa!!!
@pawelsawicki1750
Жыл бұрын
I imagine, during the war pilots doing the same - "play" little too long and then run...I mean fly for their lives. Got me little exited when those MC's showed up and you had to stick to the ground trying shake them off :) Nice video :)
@DraganGrazic
Жыл бұрын
As the facist dogs are losing more and more ground, they're getting meaner and meaner. Because of this, we have moved our classroom to a basement five streets over, far less cold and dusty. Comrade Antonov, got a promotion. Comrade Solbatov had us al write congratulation letters. I hope he reads all of them. I also hope the swings are free, those brats from C-5 always hog them. Jedrej Timurin. 11 December 1942.
@LexieAssassin
Жыл бұрын
Mein Gott im Himmel! Genosse Juri lebt! TOD DEM EINDRINGLING! (I had to use a translator to say most of this, as my German is very poor.) I must say I'm surprised that Yuri's injuries were minor. He seemed to be gravely injured last time we saw him. Either way, perhaps if Yuri survives the war we might see him flying a MiG-15 in Korea?
@mikhailmaksimov9777
Жыл бұрын
The intro sent chills down my spine
@BretHiggins
Жыл бұрын
I love the ground attack sorties, they require much more from the pilot in keeping eyes on a swivel while focusing on a separate discipline. Nice work!
@sicor94
Жыл бұрын
Hell yes, yuri is back! Also im glad he got rid of the lagg 3, that plane was gonna be the death of him.
@wardkerr2456
Жыл бұрын
Your opening quote is timely. We have certainly being watching the truth in it play out this last week.
@TakeTheL-iam
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Was hoping for a Lavochkin fighter on return, however the Yak will do nicely.
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
I do see a La-5 in Yuri's future.
@jonredcorn862
Жыл бұрын
@@Wolfpack345 Yes!! The LA-5 is such an underrated beast. It's roll rate is fantastic.
@nunyabusiness1846
Жыл бұрын
@@Wolfpack345 in how many decades? Remember when you said these would be appearing more frequently? That was fun, just a distant memory to look back on and laugh now
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
@@nunyabusiness1846 For someone who gets to watch these for free you sure do complain alot. You could always download the game and play yourself. Cheers.
@nunyabusiness1846
Жыл бұрын
@@Wolfpack345 for someone who gets paid to do this you sure do run your mouth alot. More frequent uploads required. Cheers.
@DogmeatDied989
Жыл бұрын
Wow! I thought Yuri was dead. Did he suffer amnesia after surviving the crash? Did he wander the war torn wastes in search of his better self?
@SDJW2016
Жыл бұрын
I love the Red on the Yak 1
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
Raptor does one hell of a job with the liveries :)
@Mr66D
Жыл бұрын
A tremendous stroke of luck that those 109s all buggered off, an OG Yak-1 is never going to win a deck race against them. Any idea why they didn't pursue?
@BullGator-kd6ge
Жыл бұрын
Once he crossed the Volga the 109s probably didn’t want to push their luck.
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
Honestly I think I confused the AI by flying so low haha
@greyed
Жыл бұрын
Wolf chases a lone 109 into the boonies. "Where'd my flight go?" Position 6, uhm, why didn't you remain with flight there? :P
@monkey0427
Жыл бұрын
I loved that intro
@ragjr992
Жыл бұрын
I need this like a fish needs water
@theidahotraveler
Жыл бұрын
Haven't watched on your narrated videos and what feels like forever I'm really excited I'm sitting back and relaxing and getting ready for battle thank you.
@connycontainer9459
Жыл бұрын
Makes me wanna jump right back into this finnish server with 2 week long battles.. Such a great game. Got really sucked into it 1-2 years ago.
@yu-mingchang2256
Жыл бұрын
Have been waiting so long. Good to see you back. Please continue, and hopefully there will be kuban career.
@pavehawk2005
Жыл бұрын
Welcome back, dear comrade Yuri....
@e.kent.d9561
Жыл бұрын
YES ! Glad I decided to check out KZitem today. Enjoy seeing that Wolfpack logo on your plane.
@Woff1dGM
Жыл бұрын
So exited to see Yuri back !
@nova84930
Жыл бұрын
Seeing Yuri in a P-39 in the skies over Kuban would be awesome, here’s hoping 🤞keep up the good fight comrade!
@neletg
Жыл бұрын
Welcome back Yuri!!
@More_Row
Жыл бұрын
The menu music of Sturmovik is so nostalgic.
@Deamon93IT
Жыл бұрын
The Yak 1 is a bit toothless once without 20 mm ammo, but at least it's not a donkey like the LaGG 😅
@SolomonSamson747
Жыл бұрын
Bout time we caught up with Yuri! His career is my favorite of your channel!
@ImprovXI
Жыл бұрын
YES!
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
Took me long enough haha
@SammySathya
Жыл бұрын
It's always a good day when i get to watch Comrade Yuri in action
@tedarcher9120
Жыл бұрын
Sad he didn't get the new fancy La-5...
@AtomickPhoenix
Жыл бұрын
We look forward to comrade Yuri’s continued success! Welcome back Yuri!
@ultra4e
Жыл бұрын
Nice to be back IL2
@stokerboiler
Жыл бұрын
Good to see Yuri over Stalingrad.
@Przemr0
Жыл бұрын
I like addition to music while there is fighing thou it this one I think it could be better timed. Add it to more "danger" moments not whole fight. In last one it seemd better synced. Great vid, cant wait for more, finally some IL-2 is back in the menu.
@Donbasos14
Жыл бұрын
Happy to see this series back again!
@syphonfilter9588
Жыл бұрын
Once again you have outdone yourself with the awesome editing and intro!
@SueBobChicVid
Жыл бұрын
Good second landing. Thanks for showing the 3rd person's camera view.
@noahpaquet8357
Жыл бұрын
Yuri!!! So glad that he survived that last flight! Hopefully he lives long enough to see the White Lilly as well 🙏🏻 perhaps he will even take part in the battle of kursk
@ronaldscott5786
Жыл бұрын
I am wondering why, during a strafing run, you fly perpendicular to the road instead of flying down the road so that you have multiple targets, especially when not being fired on.
@ultrawing5637
Жыл бұрын
Its actually less effective for him, and more effective for the enemy to shoot him, as he looses altitude he has to pull up meaning he gets less time per target, but it also makes it insanely easy for every AA to hit him as they all get a head on shot
@saucybossman8237
Жыл бұрын
There must be a reason he does it
@notfeedynotlazy
Жыл бұрын
@@ultrawing5637 It is actually insanely efective... when it is a whole formation doing it one after the other, _(EDIT: physically one after the other, but all of them in quick sucesion, not one at a time)_ giving the convoy a continuous hail of lead. (The tactic was developed by the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War and called the "cadena", chain). Otherwise, yep, for a single plane it's as you say.
@imamage
Жыл бұрын
Love the opening !! Glad to see Yuri is back in action !!
@dougshelby939
2 ай бұрын
Don't know what the exact specs of the 2 planes are, but seems to me the yak is between 50-100mph faster than either the Mig or the Lag. Might turn a bit slower than the lag and can't remember how the MiG from the Moscow campaign turned... the only drawback is it's relatively puny armament. Good luck going after BF -110 and Heinkel and Junkers bombers! Also probably should watch out for any FW-190'S. Those can match your flight characteristics and then bully you with their armament. BF-110's have multiple cannons 20mm I believe, and that damn tail gunner is to be avoided too. If only the Yak had more 20mm, and maybe 12.7mm heavy machine guns and then I'll call it a heck of a fighter plane.
@lexchaotica190
Жыл бұрын
The last mission was quite a cliff hanger.i actually feared that the pilot had perished.Yak -1 reminds me of the P-40 warhawk.
@goldactual1238
Жыл бұрын
Favourite series
@jacobblackard785
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad Yuri is back
@barbarossa1234
Жыл бұрын
It looks very cold.
@vergofmadness3527
Жыл бұрын
Indeed, me no gusta 🥶
@stablegun314
Жыл бұрын
Great work with the target cameras! Love seeing the fascists getting chewed up.
@callsignnictmere465
Жыл бұрын
Great video pack! 👍
@Marine7011
Жыл бұрын
Been looking forward to the return of this series.
@amywilder4294
Жыл бұрын
the background music in the beginning is called kaytusha a russian folk song
@SnowyNI
Жыл бұрын
"History Shows That There Are No Invincible Armies" ..someone best tell Putin. ;)
@MrRSKC
Жыл бұрын
Happy to see Yuri flying again
@CS-km5vk
Ай бұрын
I know I’m years behind…your rudder control could use some attention for better coordinated flight! I’ve been enjoying these. Just got the game.
@philiphied
Жыл бұрын
Wooooooolffffffpaaaaaack!!!!
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
Hello
@RemusKingOfRome
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, love the story line ..
@janhapunkt266
Жыл бұрын
Finally, good to see yuri back!
@bhok5228
Жыл бұрын
Great serie, i am enjoying it a lot
@snakesrule3
Жыл бұрын
A little less painful outing for Yuri this time around! Question for you wolf, what headtracking solution do you use? It seems very stable and smooth.
@marcastals7886
Жыл бұрын
Guess who's back, back again...
@vergofmadness3527
Жыл бұрын
MOM'S SPAGHETTI! Wait, wrong song 😆
@cameron5802
Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to you playing through Battle of Normandy now that its out.
@IAm18PercentCarbon
Жыл бұрын
Yuri is back! Thank goodness!
@Hilts931
Жыл бұрын
An observation - do Americans/some part of the US pronounce cavalry as cal-vary? As in.. where Jesus was crucified? I’ve heard it this way several times on KZitem. Love the videos - much prefer the aircraft ones over tanks and the coldwar subs. They just seem like OP click simulators!
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
I just mispronounce everything haha 🥲
@OtterMusician
Жыл бұрын
@@Wolfpack345 I can accept that answer lol
@mikhailiagacesa3406
Жыл бұрын
Americans mispronounce quite a bit. Just axe anyone.
@Hilts931
Жыл бұрын
I was curious as you’re not the only one that’s said it like that recently. Thanks for the reply and the videos!
@thegalacticempire7104
Жыл бұрын
I legit started to make monkey noises after I saw that it was a new vid.
@cocindaucocindau354
Жыл бұрын
Well, winter is here and the hell of Stalingrad continues, but not for long. The Germans are surrounded, there are many reports that they are desperate, they lack basic supplies, and that they can not escape the Trap we set for them. The Situation for the Germans is more grave as it might look, in the Summer they burned the City and all surrounding Villages, they have destroyed the grain reserves and the Crops, they have devastated the entire land surrounding Stalingrad. Now they face a harsh Winter right on the land they themselves destroyed, without any Cover nor Shelter from the Elements..But never less our Troops on the Stalingrad face the same Fate as the Germany, they starve, they have no shelter, but the feeling of revenge and Victory drives them forward day by day, step by step. As for Stalingrad, now that Winter is here, it is more easy to not see the masses Bodies, the blood soaked ground and the total Devastation..This is indeed hell, for both sides. But Yuri is back, he escaped death and now he is back piloting his new Yak. He seems sad and Depressed like everyone here, we are not made to se so much suffering and Devastation. Even on our home Airfield, some good distance from Stalingrad there is a lack of food, but we make sure that the Pilots get what they need to stay in air. It seems that the end of this massacre is near, the Germans will die frozen in Stalingrad and fighting out of desperation, there is no escape, just death for the invader. Every day the ring is closing, their air supplies are fewer and fewer and no one will return alive from this, no one..
@luigicampo4008
Жыл бұрын
When you want to see the video but you're distracted by news from the war in Ukraine every five minutes.
@breadandree1114
Жыл бұрын
:o new IL-2 vid also btw whats the intro music?
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
The first song is called "The Sacred War"
@breadandree1114
Жыл бұрын
@@Wolfpack345 thanks
@timonsolus
Жыл бұрын
The two 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns on the Yak-1 definitely lack hitting power. It takes an awful lot of hits to down a Bf 109 with them once the 20 mm cannon runs out of ammo, which it does after only 9 seconds of firing. The LaGG-3 had a better armament, with a single 12.7 mm heavy machine gun instead of the two 7.62 mm peashooters on the Yak-1. More importantly, the LaGG-3 had more cannon ammunition, 40 more rounds.
@HunterTeddy010
Жыл бұрын
Yuri got a little rusty off the line, passing straight infront of those guns.
@Tede76
Жыл бұрын
best of Your series :)
@buckduane1991
Жыл бұрын
9/11 today… I’m curious if Wolfpack and Tortuga remember 2001? Their memories (if they were old enough)…
@DogmeatDied989
Жыл бұрын
My only regret is that I have but one thumb to give
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Simfight
Жыл бұрын
"History shows there are no invincible armies." I don't know? I just started watching The 300. These guys are bad assed............. Oh sorry.....nevermind.
@bigcat5781
Жыл бұрын
Yuri out of ammo and running away
@Silverhks
Жыл бұрын
Was this recorded before or after the DM change? The Yak is the perfect plane to see if it helped the MGs. Either way, I thought Yuri made a fatal flaw when the flight of 109s showed up.
@adamtruong1759
Жыл бұрын
I can't help but wonder if a bunch of those 109s crashed.
@Wolfpack345
Жыл бұрын
Sadly I think so. Seems to be a bug introduced with the latest patch.
@nikkibaugher9573
Жыл бұрын
Stalinium saved you! Praise Be!
@NuclearFalcon146
Жыл бұрын
Congratulations on your promotion due to your predecessor unfortunately crashing near base.
@DiehardMechWarrior
Жыл бұрын
Babe, wake up; Yuri’s home! EDIT: In regards to the Yak’s…well, lack of stopping power (god I hate that rhyme!), have you considered putting in .50’s/12.7’s for your next sorties instead of the default 7.62’s or is that a no go?
@nilloc93
Жыл бұрын
holy shit yuris alive!
@generic7302
Жыл бұрын
After yuri do you think you’ll do another IL-2 campaign German,American,British just a thought and suggestion from a fan keep up the amazing work
@MrCamelBeans
Жыл бұрын
What are your headtracking equipment and settings Wolfpack? I can never get mine to look as good and smooth as yours.
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