V2. Escape from Hell (2021) P-39 Airacobra dogfight scene in HD 

So, when will any of Saburo Sakai's battles get this kind of treatment? One that would be interesting is the chase a Chinese biplane gave him. Time and again Sakai got the biplane in his sights, only to see it roll away before he could pull his trigger. But finally, the Chinese pilot screwed up, possibly from fatigue. He didn't turn fast enough, leaving the bottom of his plane presented. Sakai barely touched his trigger, firing just two rounds from each of his plane's guns. All four hit the Chinese plane beneath its cockpit and it went down. Another good one to see would be Sakai's first victory. He used all his ammunition but shot down one Chinese plane. His commanding officer was so furious he just turned his back on Sakai. The order was to *never use all your ammunition* because you might get jumped by the enemy on the way back to base. A third one would be when Sakai was attacked by a squadron of inexperienced American pilots in (IIRC) Corsairs. They kept wheeling around, taking turns lining up and shooting at Sakai. Every time he'd roll away, the same way every time. All it would've taken was for one of the Americans to aim just to the side where Sakai would roll and he'd have flown right into the bullets. Eventually the Americans broke off their attack. Was it boredom? Lack of ammunition? Low on fuel? Or were they just toying with a lone Japanese Zero-Sen they'd come across, not knowing they had the chance to shoot down one of Japan's few remaining top pilots?

Warthunder?

Ya and p40

Yeah that 37mm slaps hard af

One of the few aircraft that could outturn a BF-109 in a low-spees low altitude dogfight. Even the P-51 couldn't pull that one off.

This movie "devataev"

this is indeed possible and was used by a real tuskegge pilot.

they used War Thunder for this brother lmao

@@srcreeper02550 I'm assuming that's sarcasm, but I don't even know anymore with people these days...

@@timothynguyen6244 hell naw

@@-Zevin- research redtails for 5 minutes and you will stop saying this nonsense

White Tiger.film

Я сам удивился, это мой любимый фильм!

T34 film

Watch "Brest Fortress", when Hitler launches his attack on Soviet Union, Soilders hold on to a fortress for 3 months untill the last defenders gets killed except one.

Very few aircraft, allied or axis, could hope to reign in a Allison Airacobra or Mustang scared and wide open on the deck. The Allison was a wicked low altitude performer.

@@calebrambis1775 yes she was ! 👍

And another factor is the Russians didn't fight at high altitude, the P39 was an excellent performing aircraft at low altitude

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The P-39 was not a bad aircraft by any means, it was utilized improperly early in the Pacific Theater. The P-63 was quite a monster and had one of the fastest climb rates of all piston fighters during WW2. The Russians utilized both with great success.

@@walterswarhistoryarchive The P39 was a piece of shit. All the Japanese had to do is fly above it at 15,000 feet and wait for it to run out of fuel then dive down and blow it away. Unlike the Russians, the Americans did not fight the Germans outside their front door and can't shake off 109s by flying under bridges. Instead, they were intercepting Japanese bomber formations at high altitudes over an ocean filled with hungry sharks or mosquitos infested jungles. So considering the P39 lack of a super charger and a gas tank a size of a coffee cup, every time an American pilot jumps into a P39 his time and life was wasted.

@@Zetler their misuse doesn't really make it a POS though, that's like saying the spitfire was crap as a whole because the seafire didn't work. The P39 has done well enough for itself on other fronts to gain its place.

Ya, I was waiting for the pilot to use the cannon, and then a big boom!

@@SmedleyDouwright I also thought that the P39 had 2 of its 50's in the wings and 2 firing through the prop, this looks like they're firing all 4 from wing mounts

@@ivanthemadvandal8435 didnt it had 6 mgs

@@ivanthemadvandal8435 yeaha its cause it is the p39n variant if i recall or maybe k the thing is that onoly 2 on the side of the wings are 7.62mm and the 4 are 12.7 or 50 cals plus the 37mm

@@ivanthemadvandal8435 and also im not sure but i think the 37mm was used for ground targets maybe infantry or convoys or maybe other im not sure if it was used in dogfights but yeah

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Underrated lil workhorse

As a maneuvering fighter, it is superior to many of its other american contemporaries. For the eastern front conditions, I would have it over a P-51

Раньше союзниками были, а щас русским пакости делаете,причем чужими руками..

Sure does! Most of the more recent hollywood WW2 movies have been disappointing.

@@walterswarhistoryarchive yes that’s true there not as good as they use to be

I’m looking forward to Masters of the Air. Currently, it’s set to be released in November.

@@walterswarhistoryarchive I wanna see that too man check out my RU-vid page I got some cool dogfight videos I made and replaced all sounds effects I need feedback I wanna see what people think

Just posted a new P-39 clip from the movie.

The popularity of P-39 among Soviet pilots was somewhat unexpected for US leaders. However, after the Soviet Union began to purposefully demand continued deliveries of P-39 in ever-increasing quantities, the production of more and more new models of this fighter began specifically for the needs of the Eastern Front.

The 39 was suprisingly modern. it even had IFF equipment in it. granted the Russians being Russians removed it for weight reasons.

I mean it did and came out on top quite often. Up high fw190 almost always wins, but that's not where the fighting was taking place. At lower altitudes the p39 has better turn, speed, climb, and energy retention.

@@ZackSavage At high altitudes the FW 190's performance also tailed off. It's why BF109's were specifically employed for high-altitudes in an attempt to take on Allied fighter escorts while the 190's went straight for the bombers. At lower altitudes few planes in the west could out-turn it until '43. The fact that the P-39 could turn with it at lower altitudes is amazing to me (I had to look it up). I had no idea !

@@michaelforsythe4335 The 39 was unpopular with the Americans because of the altitude and fuel issues. those are massive factors over the ocean. the Russians didnt have those concerns, so the strengths of the 39 really came through for them.

Uhh.. what? This scene clearly shows the P39 superiour low altitude handling. There's a reason why the P39 was so liked by Soviet pilots and why they were using it even in 1945. Also, you can litteraly see P39's getting shot down in this scene, so what are you on about? Also, many soviet aircraft could easily outturn the Fw 190. Every single Yak fighter had a better turning rate. Fw 190 A-8 (1944) - Turning rate of 24.2 s at sea level Yak-9 (1944) - Turning rate of 17.5 s at sea level P39-N0 (Aircraft shown in the video) - Turning rate of 18 s at sea level Both the Yak and the P39 can easily outturn the 190, as could be seen in this scene. Fw 190 A-8 max speed: 653 km/h Yak-9 max speed: 698 km/h P39-N0 max speed: 641 km/h The 190 was faster than the P39, but the Yak-9 is faster than the 190. As you saw in the scene, the 190 went faster than the P39. The P39 and 190 still had similair speeds however and the superiour turning performance of the 39 meant it still had an edge in dogfights. Armament: P39-N0 - 1x 37mm cannon in the nose, 2x 50. cal machine guns in the nose + 4x 30. cal machine guns in the wings (Soviet pilots would often remove these) Yak-9 - Every variant had big differences in armament (with some having 3x 20mm or a 37mm gun along with a 50. cal). We'll go with the basic armament of 1x 23mm cannon and 2x 12.7mm machine guns which was mainly used in earlier Yak-9 variants. Fw-190 A-8 - 4x 20mm cannons and 2x 13mm machine guns. While the Fw 190 wins in this category, the additional armament meant worse flight performance. You can't use your guns if you can't get on the enemies six. Still, it's armament is quite devastating. The P39 could definitely stand up against the Focke Wulf 190, with similair top speed and a better turning performance the P39 had a huge edge in dogfights.

Thank you!

There were 29 soviet pilots that had 15 or more victories that flew the Cobra

It was one of their favorites

Because the 37 had very few shots compared to the 50s and 30s and was better used against bigger targets like bombers or ground targets. Frankly using the 37 on a fighter is not only overkill if it hits, but the shots could also be more difficult to hit due to the cannon’s slow rate of fire and limited ammunition, especially against a fast and nimble target. Better to use the much faster firing MGs that have way more ammo against fast, maneuvering fighters and reserve the cannon for when it’s actually needed.

@@zachboyd4749 surely you know how movies work right?

@@robbybee70 It’s a movie based on history. They have to portray those people and planes as they would’ve behaved back then.

@@zachboyd4749 again, you do not know how movies work, look up what a documentary is then realize that things that are not documentaries work differently

If it was to a p39 then that checks out. p39 had a better turn rate the the 109

I have a copy, but youtube wouldn’t let me post it.

@@walterswarhistoryarchive From where did you download it?

@@kobac5282 If you managed to find it, please post a link, Ive been searching for ages!

that explains a lot

That's right, they usually yanked the wing guns to reduce rotational inertia and increase roll rate. Stripped Soviet Airacobras with just the dual .50's and the 37mm were some of the best of their breed.

@@calebrambis1775 yes, some kept them though. One of the Russian aces didn’t mind the .30cals

Correction: the P39 shown here had .30 cal machine guns in the wings. The P39 never had 4 50. cals in the wings, but later variants did have 2 50. cals in the wings.

"The "upper yo-yo" maneuver is a classic for catching on a turn ...... The FW-190 tried to perform exactly this maneuver - too predictably, and that is why the first plane went into a turn - and warned in advance that it would perform a turn , so that the second aircraft could catch the FW -190 precisely while performing the "upper yo-yo" maneuver - interception on a turn."

IIRC either 777, Gaijin or both were involved in the sfx for this film.

There are 29 Soviet pilots with 15 or more victories on the Cobra

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Escape from Hell or девятаев

*If a grandma had balls, she would be a grandpa, then.*

2 P39's were litteraly shot down in this scene.

was only used for ground attack

​​@@srcreeper02550 soviets pilots used 37mm, 23mm, 20mm etc on their Yak's against other aircraft, not just ground attack (although that was the reason the 37mm was mounted on Yak's) so it would make sense for the pilot in this scene to make use of the 37mm

@@srcreeper02550 p-39 didnt use it the 37 for ground attack. it was used for bomber (mostly stuka) swatting.

Not sure the Russians are going to be claiming this copyright anytime soon tho.

The P-39 had an "aerodynamically unstable design" with a rearward center of gravity, which provided excellent maneuverability. But this same property of the aircraft - aerodynamic instability, led to a great tendency to spin. Accordingly, such aircraft were preferred only by real air aces.

Девятаев

thats not what they said

I mean I wouldn't call it the best. It was a better turn fighter than anything Germany had though.

Turn rate P39-N0 at sea level: 18 s Turn rate Fw 190 A-8 at sea level: 24.2 s

there were many more but you probably never heard of them since you are saying what you are saying.

@@urdnotwrex6969 you’re probably right

I agree. Filmmakers don’t always do the best job of rendering realism, but at least they are getting younger generations interested in important historical events.

US had a totally different fighter doctrine than the Soviets. Most Dogfighting over the eastern front was at low altitude, in which the P-39 excelled with the Allison engine.

Yeah, they were called reflector sights. Later war ones were even fancier. They made a trail effect in the HUD that calculated and visually displayed bullet leading position and gravity. They were called gryo sights

Audio Beeps.......? In 1942.,,,,, LMAO.. Assume for Cinema Effect.

@@pppppffffffmmmmmmmnn i think gyro sight dont calculate. They just react on to g force and direction of gravity... moreless like the virtual horizon instrument.

Russians didn't really have that choice. They certainly made the best of what they were given.

P-39 is actually more maneuverable than P-47 plus it has a 37mm cannon

@@MiG-31893 I'd still rather fly the p47. I prefer the rugged design and survivability ...better dive rate and higher altitude performance as well as the 8 .50's over the canon and the p39

@@davy1458 yes but just being survivable isn’t everything, I mean who are you fighting? Zeros and FW190s? They have 20mm that would shred the p-47. I would prefer to destroy what I hit in one shot and be maneuverable to evade shots. P-47 was also primarily ground attack remember

@@MiG-31893 yeah they say that but the p47 bore the brunt of the war in Eastern Europe until higher numbers of p51s made it to the European theater and there are plenty of p47 pilots from ww2 who say they wouldn't have wanted to fly any other plane....I think it just comes down to personal preferences and the talent and skills of a particular pilot. I think it comes down to being more about the pilot than the plane.

Google "ww2 lend-lease) we gave the russians thousands of P-39s. They loved them.

Based on what we’ve heard from American pilots at the outset of World War 2, one would think the P-39 is a complete deathtrap. The P-39 N and Q’s were actually on par with or better than 109’s and 190’s at low altitudes. The Russians removed the wing guns and some of the radio equipment to improve their performance. The P-39 also earned the distinction of having the highest kill count of all American allied fighters in World War 2.

@@walterswarhistoryarchive Looks like they'd be hard to bail out of, with the car style doors that hinge forwards and only one door having an inside latch handle. IIRC the car style doors had something to do with Nash building the cockpit sections.

The moment Allison (The P-39's engine manufacturer) sent out a note explaining that they could run the engines at around 60" of manifold pressure for the same fuel really changed all that. The Airacobra went from 1200 hp to 1600 hp with just that change.

Soviet aces , Mostly Flew Airacrobras. History Education is essential.

@@issacfoster1113 Some of those aces had some extremely high kill rates. Highest in any American made plane.

*Bullshit now happens in Ukraine where Russian missile destroyed 5 Patriots.😎🤘 And that is a proof, that this movie is more than realistic, I'd say, it resembles a documentary.🤘*

@@user-ce3lg1ym3xno, ok

@@user-ce3lg1ym3xwhere is proof