Me-163 In Combat - Against the Odds (Part 3)

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Watch part one if you missed it: • Me-163 in Combat - How...
After the initial contact with Allied bombers and fighters and some success, Me-163 pilots now faced a different reality. Ever increasing number of Allied escort fighters made it more dangerous to try to approach the bomber formations. Losses began to accumulate.
Main sources:
- Stephen Ransom - Jagdgeschwader 400: Germany’s Elite Rocket Fighters
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- Robert Forsyth - Me 163 vs Allied Heavy Bombers: Northern Europe 1944-45
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- Wolfgang Späte and Richard Bateson - Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet
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- Stephen Chapis - Allied Jet Killers of World War 2
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- Bat out of Hell
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@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Not all the aircraft liveries are 100 percent historically accurate due to various technical reasons. Thank you for your understanding.

@mickmuzzmkmz1628 Ай бұрын

That's understandable. Still though, you do a great job with the visual recreations. They really tie in well with the narrative.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

@@mickmuzzmkmz1628 I'm glad to hear you feel this way, thank you!

@AdamWalkLikeSuicide Ай бұрын

The little things aren't important, what's important is the history. Thank you for retelling these tales with such clarity and passion.

@jimkeats891 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for saying that. I was wondering if you were actually able to represent them accurately. I think you did a great job!

@MDsteeler1 Ай бұрын

Absolutely, can’t get enough stories of the ME-163.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Vote noted, thank you!

@danhubert-hx4ss Ай бұрын

Second that!!!

@BV-fr8bf Ай бұрын

@@showtime112 Chapter 4, Me-163 *Please* !

@user-uf1qh4im4z Ай бұрын

I'm looking forward to episode 4 already

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing that!

@cannonfodder4376 Ай бұрын

Being a rocket fighter is the worst thing about the 163. Nothing one can do once the fuel is gone, and that's not even taking the operational dangers into account. A good video.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Yes, the technology offered some advantages but it's pretty clear why the Komet was the only fighter of its kind :)

@edwardd9702 Ай бұрын

The Soviets experimented with a point defence rocket powered interceptor, before and during the war. After the war they experimented with a rocket powered interceptor that looked alot like the ME 263. Only a few manufactured and none were operational.

@jsaludes1 Ай бұрын

In my opinion, this series is one of your very best.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Very high praise, thank you!

@guinnog2 Ай бұрын

I agree.

@tacticlol Ай бұрын

750 fighters. Wow they really were outgunned by the end. Great series

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you! Yes, the odds were more than impossible and the fight was more like a few bugs attacking an elephant.

@offshorequest Ай бұрын

Thanks for a great three part series! A fourth episode would be great !

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback!

@Spitfiresammons Ай бұрын

There’s a story between the Me-163 and the RAF/RCAF. 1. On the 10th April 1945 Leutnant Friedrich Kelb of 2./JG400 fired his SG500 on the Lancaster Mk.iii ME315/LQ-K of the RCAF 405 squadron shot away the rear gun turret and starboard rudder, shattered the port rudder, and damaged both elevators so badly that they were rendered useless. The rear gunner, Flt Lt Melborn Mellstrom, was killed in the attack the pilot Sqn Ldr Campbell Haliburton Mussells managed to bring his badly damage Lancaster back to RAF Woodbridge for his action Campbell Haliburton Mussells was awarded the DSO. This was to be the last Me-163 action against the allied bombers of WW2. 2. On the evening of 14 April 1945 Sqn Ldr John Shepherd, CO of RAF 41 Squadron flying his Spitfire Mk.XIVE SM825/EB-B was credited with destroying both the Bf-110 that was towing the ME-163. He was one of only two RAF pilots to shoot down the Me-163. 3. On 10 April 1945 Flying Officer Johnny ‘Slops’ Haslop of RAF 165 Squadron flying his Mustang Mk.iii Kh557/SK-Z was credited of shooting down the Me-163 during a escorting the bomber forces. Johnny was one of only 2 RAF pilots credited with the Me-163 kills. 4. On 16 March 1945 Oblt Rolf ‘Bubi’ Glogner of 2./JG 400 (formerly of 3./JG 52), manage to set the right engine on fire of a RAF Mosquito Pr.XVI NS795 piloted by Fg Off Raymond Hays (USA) and Fit Sgt Morgan Phillips (UK) of RAF 544 Squadron during a epic turning dogfight over Leipzig. But the crew of NS795 manage to got the damage mosquito back under control and flew back to allied line where the crippled mosquito crash landed near Lillie France Raymond Hays was awarded the British DFC for his action on that day but tragedy Raymond and his another navigator were both killed just two weeks later. Great story Showtime please do the Messerscmitt Me-262 in combat story.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the elaborate comment! Yes, these are the most important moments in the 'Komet vs RAF' story. Some of them are technically challenging to do in a video but I'll try to figure out how to make such scenes. And I'll probably cover some of the Me-262 combat in the future.

@Page-Hendryx Ай бұрын

Thanks for putting these three Komet vids up. I certainly would like to see more, and think you're providing a valuable chronicle of these events, for posterity. That's how I see it, anyway.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I appreciate your comment, thank you!

@pedrofalcaoseixas2073 Ай бұрын

Would love a fourth episode… komets vs RAF! Sounds lovely

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback! There were some interesting clashes in the final days of WW2 involving the Komet.

@knightonwarbeck1969 Ай бұрын

Sensational series! Yes, more about the 163. thank you.

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

It's great to hear, thank you for the feedback!

@commandingjudgedredd1841 Ай бұрын

Definitely needs that fourth rpisode. This has been another terrific series.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your opinion!

@americanpatriot2422 Ай бұрын

Outstanding video and presentation. Yes another video would be great.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@VictorLonmo Ай бұрын

I appreciate the detail you provide in your videos. The rocket fighter is so unlike the other fighters of that era, even the early jets. I would like to see #4!

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the comment, vote for part 4 noted.

@juhopuhakka2351 Ай бұрын

Amazing that they managed to do damage against such numbers.

@bigblue6917 Ай бұрын

Actually, depending on the figures, more Me 163s were lost to combat than kills by the Me 163.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

They still had the speed advantage and a pretty good firepower. But you needed to be lucky to get through nevertheless.

@juhopuhakka2351 Ай бұрын

@@bigblue6917 For sure but allies had complete air supremacy and they were bombing airfields etc at will and had scrores of escort fihters. And me 163 is tiny whit 1 crew vs b17.

@Dr-who Ай бұрын

Final Me163 video please!

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Vote noted!

@Sharpp01 Ай бұрын

Yes, loving the Me163 series. Keep them coming.

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

I'm glad you do, thank you!

@welshpete12 Ай бұрын

The Comet had a high landing speed , much higher then pilots were used to . So to get over this problem . Training commenced with gliders with cut down wings . The Me -163 landed at roughly 200 mph , 174 knots , or 322 kph . Which made the ride home on a skid interesting .

@bigblue6917 Ай бұрын

Especially if you still had fuel on board.

@adrianotero7963 29 күн бұрын

It was practically a crash landing every time you returned....

@JoeJ94611 27 күн бұрын

If the shock absorber for the skid locked up, the Me-163 pilot was likely to suffer a back injury.

@tominva4121 Ай бұрын

More please!

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@artawhirler Ай бұрын

Of all the planes of World War ll, this is the one that I would least want to fly, because I would be in much more danger from my own aircraft than from the enemy.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Oh yeah, the enemy was actually less dangerous 😁

@francishruszka877 Ай бұрын

Yes please! Another video on the163

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback!

@edmundodantes6866 Ай бұрын

So good, so gooood!!! Please, please, the fourth!! Congratulations for your amazing work!!!

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment!

@artawhirler Ай бұрын

Your videos are always very good! Thanks for all the hard work you put into making them!

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for appreciating the content!

@bjornsmith9431 Ай бұрын

Showtime112 great video continue with the Me163 komet rocket fighter series there alot to learn here.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Your feedback is noted, thank you!

@majorbloodnok6659 Ай бұрын

Thank you, very interesting to see the missions researched and analysed in this way.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

That's very nice to hear, thank you!

@patshes1951 Ай бұрын

Excellent ! So glad I found your channel again. 💪👍

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I'm glad too 😁

@pascalabbet2178 Ай бұрын

A great quality video that complements the first two on a fascinating subject! We can't wait to see what happens next!

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I appreciate your positive feedback!

@billbarton9046 Ай бұрын

Brilliant video.Looking forward to the next.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@juancarlosperezcortes9259 Ай бұрын

Gfaet lesson. A trully and important part of the aerial combat history

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the positive comment!

@bigblue6917 Ай бұрын

Shows how desperate the NAZIs had become. Others were dying to save them

@paulstanton7153 Ай бұрын

Yes please a fourth would be great.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback!

@Disappointing925 Ай бұрын

This content is so utterly awesome it’s like I’m getting more episodes of history channel dogfights, thank you and keep it up!

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you very much! Dogfights were a direct inspiration for my channel.

@stevewhisperer6609 Ай бұрын

P L E A S E!! By all means, continue with the ME-163 coverage! This video in particular was eerily beautiful. The background music, -163 and -51 views, interspersed with gun camera footage was excellent!

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the positive comment! I'm really glad when I can find historical gun camera footage or radio chatter. Unfortunately, they only come up sometimes.

@bradywomack9751 Ай бұрын

Not at all tiered of the expertly made videos that are fantastically researched.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback, vote noted!

@joewright2304 Ай бұрын

This is a fascinating subject. By all means, produce more.

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Happy to hear it, thank you!

@juke699 Ай бұрын

Yes, Give us the final chapter, very interesting. Videos are extremely well done and balanced.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I'm glad you think so, thank you for the feedback!

@josephhaack5711 Ай бұрын

Absolutely finish the history of this Innovative fighter. Also Include the flying replica in Germany ( Red, Glider only)

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the feedback!

@PappaBear_yt Ай бұрын

I just love the ever-evolving quality of videos on this channel. Well done, my friend! 👍🏻👏🏻💪🏻🙋🏼‍♂️

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I'm glad you think the quality is evolving. The production complexity definitely is :)

@dereksollows9783 Ай бұрын

this is a great series. Please carry on to the end.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I'm happy to hear it! Thank you for the feedback!

@Timnaldo 28 күн бұрын

I cant get enough ME-163 stories. More please!😊

@showtime112 26 күн бұрын

Thank you very much for the feedback!

@mohabatkhanmalak1161 Ай бұрын

Towards 1944-45, the skies over Germany were saturated with Allied fighters like the P-51 Mustang and the P-47 Thunderbolt but still one can't help but think those early jet and rocket aircraft pilots did put up a stiff resistance. The transition from propeller Me-109s and Focke-Wulf 190 to jets, although the jet Me-262 would have not required much but this rocket Me-163 would be quite a challenge especially in the closing months of the war. Just 27 years before, fighter aircraft were mostly bi-planes powered by piston engines with magnetos. The Komet does not even have a tail!🐞

@VangelisKontogeorgakos Ай бұрын

Excellent video! Waiting for the fourth one!

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I'm happy to hear you liked it, thank you!

@johnboy384 Ай бұрын

Thanks Showtime. =)

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment!

@andrewarmit1411 Ай бұрын

Yes please more Comet vids vs. the RAF

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for voting!

@williamcollins4373 Ай бұрын

Another awesome video! Please make another video about the Me 163!!

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the comment, glad you liked it!

@mypl510 Ай бұрын

Yes! More please! Thank you!

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment!

@BaldGuy-Marketing Ай бұрын

Yes. Please tell us the story about Komets and the RAF. Thank you.

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the feedback!

@dominiqueroudier9401 Ай бұрын

Fantastic work to recreate thèses fights. And also old black and white guncams footage. It is a tribute to the Past. Not easy days😮 Now ..part4👍

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you again! In this particular topic, I was lucky to find original gun camera. It's rarely the case but I'm particularly happy when I can include that or original radio comms.

@jimkeats891 28 күн бұрын

MOAR!!! I love the videos. Very informative. No controveral comments (that I could tell). Wonderfully narrated. Beautifully displayed!!!

@showtime112 26 күн бұрын

High praise, thank you very much!

@jimkeats891 26 күн бұрын

@@showtime112 Well earned!

@KillerKev1961 Ай бұрын

Fascinating, thank you.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I'm happy you think so, thank you!

@jdsaldivar5606 Ай бұрын

82ND AIRBORNE ME-163... Small and fast...She by passed her Weight with Lethality.

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Hitting above its weight :)

@stayontarget47 Ай бұрын

Great videos my friend. Love the detail and research

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you very much for the positive feedback!

@garyfowles648 Ай бұрын

Great video's and a great channel, big thumbs up.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Great to hear, thank you!

@respen43 25 күн бұрын

Definitely interested in more videos on the ME-163. Would also love to see the same series done for other German jets, even bombing/recon missions with the AR-234. I also love German nightfighers, so doing a deep dive into nightfighter operations would be amazing. Or even odd missions, like the Mistel piggyback planes.

@showtime112 24 күн бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! There will be some more of that for sure.

@timonsolus Ай бұрын

The Luftwaffe should never have put the Messerschmitt Me 163 into production. It was only fit for use as a test aircraft and should never have been sent into combat. The first rocket fighter that was truly fit for mass production and operational use was the Junkers Ju 248 (later designated as the Messerschmitt Me 263). This final "Komet 2" had retractable landing gear, a dual chamber rocket motor with a low power cruise mode, twice as much fuel, and a bubble canopy.

@alastairward2774 Ай бұрын

Was it's potential performance good enough to be better than a piston powered machine?

@timonsolus Ай бұрын

@@alastairward2774 : Well, like the Me 163, the Me 263 would have been fast enough to penetrate massive screens of US escort fighters and attack the US bombers (something German piston engined fighters were finding very hard to do by late 1944). Unlike the Me 163, however, the Me 263 probably would have had enough fuel remaining after its attack runs to escape from pursuing US fighters (although it would still be very vulnerable during landing).

@VC27 Ай бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Waiting for Part 4.

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the feedback!

@BruceK10032 29 күн бұрын

Certainly not “tired of” it! Let’s see that fourth chapter!

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the feedback!

@agnyr 27 күн бұрын

Yes, there is not enough of Me 163 stories :)

@showtime112 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for the feedback! It does deserve more attention, I'd say.

@rogerkay8603 Ай бұрын

Video is superb, love your work

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I'm happy to hear it, thank you very much!

@infoscholar5221 Ай бұрын

More Me-163! Tell us the whole story, please.

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

I appreciate your feedback!

@lombardmordesian Ай бұрын

Great video! Can't wait for the next one

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you very much for the feedback!

@RealDarko 29 күн бұрын

Great video as always, fun thing last week I saw a real Me163 in London Science museum, could had a nice view of it and all thise videos came to mind with the op. missions of the Luftwaffe pilots and the allied men who intercepted them. Good work.

@showtime112 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for the comment! On my next visit to London, I should definitely take a look :)

@ratagris21 Ай бұрын

Excellent presentation always for on Showtime 112! Thank you for all you for all you do, and keeping aviation history alive and well via video format. Education via entertainment is the ticket 🎫 🎟️ to fly. ♠️🎩🎯🎱🇺🇸🏁🇮🇱🇺🇦🔱🌻💮🌼🌸🏴‍☠️🏹

@ratagris21 Ай бұрын

@@Randomly_Browsing yes I am. And you?

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

That's a pretty good formula you've given. Boring education is not effective 😁

@ratagris21 Ай бұрын

@@showtime112 yes another video would be great if you have enough information about it which I figured you do.

@alastairward2774 Ай бұрын

Part 4 if you please 👍

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the vote!

@branka4226 Ай бұрын

Another great video! 👍

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

@victorhovat3954 Ай бұрын

We need a part 4

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the vote!

@pilotpug 25 күн бұрын

Yes, one more chapter please!

@showtime112 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for the feedback!

@ronaldbyrne3320 28 күн бұрын

Please do the final episode. I am fascinated by WWII German jet aircraft, the Me 163 being one of my favourites.

@showtime112 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for the comment! Many people seem to be interested in that particular topic.

@jimverschueren674 Ай бұрын

Love the content keep up the good work 👍 I await the next video with anticipation, I remember seeing a documentary called dogfights a while ago on the history channel and remember a Me163 engaging a RCAF Mosquito, did this one ever occur? Keep the videos coming 🤘👌

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the comment! Yes, there was an engagement between a Me 163 and a Mosquito. It will be covered in the final part.

@morbidvoy 29 күн бұрын

Again, another awesome video so episode 4 please. Thank you :)

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the vote!

@chups1447 Ай бұрын

Great video!

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thanks Chups!

@davegoodridge8352 Ай бұрын

Great videos!

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Glad you like them, thank you!

@donparker1823 Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for another donation!

@jackwolfangel8779 27 күн бұрын

Keep up the good work! Looking forward to chapter 4.

@showtime112 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for the positive comment!

@adamcooper2211 Ай бұрын

Great series of videos. Please, please, please do the final chapter with the RAF engagements. It'll include the only usage with the upward firing rockets and Haslop's 165 Sqn komet kill.

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the comment! Yes, there was one such attack performed by a Komet. It is a bit of a technical challenge to reenact it in a video but maybe I'll find a way.

@delfimmarques5014 Ай бұрын

More if you please.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Noted, thank you!

@SosusTube Ай бұрын

You know we want part 4, stop teasing us

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

@mmiYTB Ай бұрын

"Let me know in the Komets." 🙃

@PappaBear_yt Ай бұрын

😂

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

I like that kind of a humor :)

@shwarz442 Ай бұрын

Guardare, I video, di questo canale è sempre interessante ed istruttivo. 👍🍀🤩🙂

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I'm happy to hear you think so, thank you!

@jebblinne3273 26 күн бұрын

Great work!

@showtime112 25 күн бұрын

I appreciate your positive comment!

@3HOCFRESKO Ай бұрын

Part 4 pls🎉

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Vote noted, thank you!

@jeannezehner9450 Ай бұрын

Excellent part 3. A detail, the german was the first nation of the world about the glider/sailplane during the 30's, their formation of fighter pilot used a lot the glider. The ME-163 take up this idea when the fuel is exhausted for returning to base. And you find again this idea in the BACHEM BA 349 NATTER which is a real disaster, you could make an episode about this torture device.

@dominiqueroudier9401 Ай бұрын

@@jeannezehner9450 Salut Jeanne. Sur ce zinc là, tu ne savais pas si c'était lui qui allait te tuer ou bien la chasse adverse ou les mitrailleurs en tourelle !! C'était pas des jours faciles pour eux. T'envoie d'autres info séparément 🙋🏖

@jeannezehner9450 Ай бұрын

@@dominiqueroudier9401 Franchement, un vrai suicide à chaque vol !!!

@dominiqueroudier9401 Ай бұрын

@@jeannezehner9450 showtime112 ma dit que il.avait réussi à trouver des films de guncam d'époque et mise dans vidéo. Pour le retard, c'était des vacances courtes. Donc tout va bien, m'a-t-il dit

@jeannezehner9450 Ай бұрын

@@dominiqueroudier9401 Donc peut être épisode 4 avec les avions de la RAF. Oui c'est mis dans le 3.

@dominiqueroudier9401 Ай бұрын

@@jeannezehner9450 t'ai envoyé mail sur F4 E, kills et pertes

@guidor.4161 Ай бұрын

Looking forward to more!

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for commenting!

@XxIceCavexX 29 күн бұрын

Please feel free to create the video detailing the last chapter of the ME163! Your work is thoroughly enjoyed!

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

I'm glad to hear you like the content, thank you very much!

@michaelwicks7680 Ай бұрын

Could you please get some videos of me 262 action, that would be great

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I'll cover some of that in the future, thank you for the suggestion!

@alflimabr 6 күн бұрын

If you have further information ,please,share with us! Excellent job!

@showtime112 3 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@guinnog2 Ай бұрын

Great video. Looks fun to fly, but very limited. Wish it was in Il-2.

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thanks! It is a rather interesting aircraft. I have to confess I haven't actually tried it in WT multiplayer.

@kristinarain9098 13 күн бұрын

Incredible! Id love ti see more! And some vids simeday about missions flown with Me 110's , 109 K's, and and and something long an almost gratuitous in detail involving the 110 pls ols pls❤

@badabumbadabing Ай бұрын

Great series! I was under the impression Me-163 was limited to grass airfields, at least for the landing part of it, due to it's, ehm, wheeled undercarriage impairment. Tarmac surprised me, was it confirmed in your sources, am very curious about it. Thx! :)

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

I initially thought so as well but Brandis definitely had a paved runway and many details confirm that they operated from such runways.

@uflux Ай бұрын

Another episode please!!

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the feedback!

@bigblue6917 Ай бұрын

It looks like there were possibly more Me 163 losses than kills by Me 163. Not what you'd call a good record.

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

True, more were lost in accidents. Nevertheless, it still provides for an interesting story. Thank you for commenting!

@tolik5929 Ай бұрын

Didnt blow up on the pad , didnt get straffed gliding in to land ......a good day . Over all life expectancy ? Very short

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Yeah, that's the basic summary :)

@edwardd9702 Ай бұрын

ME163 also was armed with an upward firing weapon that supposesly destroyed a British Lancaster .

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Some airframes were equipped with that and it was used successfully once, against a Lancaster. But it seems that it was only damaged, not shot down.

@93Roman Ай бұрын

Please conclude the Me 163 story with the final chapter:)

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much for the feedback!

@geetee7154 Ай бұрын

I'm sure I read or seen an article on the ME163 Komet where they were fitted with a gun that fired upwards out of the fuselage so they could approach and shoot an enemy plane from the underside, or was that something else 🤔

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Yes, there was indeed such a weapon and some Me-163 airframes were modified to operate it. It was only used once in combat.

@geetee7154 29 күн бұрын

@@showtime112 Many thanks for your response 👍

@dannyb3663 Ай бұрын

We want the final chapter

@showtime112 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the vote!

@ariffbasri 24 күн бұрын

I'm happy enough for this vid

@robertopacilli3104 Ай бұрын

Great video, when the next episode?

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thanks! I'm not yet sure, it's definitely not going to be released next week. There are some technical challenges about this final chapter in the Me-163 story.

@robertopacilli3104 29 күн бұрын

@@showtime112 ok I will wait it impatiently 🙂

@AviReid-gm8lp Ай бұрын

what's your proccess for finding the gun camera clips? love this reenactment 😎

@showtime112 29 күн бұрын

Thank you! There's no special process for finding original gun camera footage. I wish there was a database with thousands of clips but there doesn't seem to be one. Simply, when I search for info about a certain story, they sometimes come up.

@AviReid-gm8lp 29 күн бұрын

@@showtime112 I go footage hunting sometimes, and I've found a not of gun camera clips Justin on KZfaq. Do you seaich on KZfaq for stuff? If you do, I've sound a not of good clips (though without much context) from hw97karbine and CriticalPast yt channels👍