Movie Theater

(Don’t miss the “Visual Effects and Weapons” movies at the bottom of the page)

FirePower Movie #1

This movie demonstrates a good overall sense of what FirePower is about. You will see more close-ups of the cockpits and effects.

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Enhanced Battlefield Environment v.2.0:

This movie puts you in a sole B-17 making a low-level attack on an enemy airbase at night. Notice the enhanced lighting. As you approach the airfield, you can even see the anti-aircraft guns firing at you.

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Mini-Documentary:

FirePower Series Certified Aircraft have taken flight modeling to a level not yet seen on a personal computer. This would not have been possible without the help of over 30 WWII veteran pilots, and many pilots who fly these planes today. You can hear a few of the pilots that helped us develop the FirePower Certified Aircraft standards.

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He-162 on takeoff:

This is a video of a simple take-off, which helps to demonstrate the depth and detail of how a FirePower Series Certified Aircraft handles on both the ground and in the air. Notice the realistic ground-handling physics, and how the cockpit gets bumped and jarred. As the aircraft picks up speed, and lift increases, you can feel how the aircraft gradually lightens up, gets pushed from side to side, and eventually takes flight. Each and every FirePower aircraft exhibits its own specific and unique qualities, making just going from one cockpit to the next an experience in itself.

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Stalls and spins:

Just like different animals, some aircraft are tame, others are not. Here you can see what happens when an inexperienced pilot grabs the controls of the Dewointine D520, French front line fighter. This pilot learns what happens when he ham-fists the flight controls of a thoroughbred. Show no respect, and it can bite you back. This film is taken during a friendly free flight. The middle of a battle is no place to learn how to fly.

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Visual Effects and Weapons:

The five movies below are short and to the point in terms of demonstrating the weapon effects you will see in FirePower. These movies just scratch the surface of what you will experience when you see these effects up close, on your own monitor.

Firing Range:

This was sort of an unorthodox, yet effective way to demonstrate the depth of FirePower’s weapons and effects. We loaded up various FirePower guns, and put the camera close in on the effects. The closer you get to these effects, the better they look. This movie shows you the variety of gun-hit effects, based on the type and size of projectile loaded. The guns featured are the .50 cal browning machine gun, 20mm Hispano cannon, 30mm MK108 cannon, 50mm BK cannon, and the 155mm artillery.

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Jet Attack:

Germany’s deadly Ta183 that never saw action was in development to intercept the B29’s that the Axis feared were coming. The Ta813 could have also served as a powerful ground attack platform, as you will see in this video.

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Big airborne guns in action:

You will see the Me410 attack bombers at night with standard machine guns and cannons. In the 2^nd half of this video, you can see what a powerful 50mm projectile can do to a 4-engined bomber, and ground targets. The 50mm is the “one hit wonder” with any flying aircraft it makes contact with.

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Shelling Sub Base:

This is simply about the environment that surrounds FirePower. You are viewing ships bombarding a sub base from various static positions. Notice the wide variety of explosions and smoke from various building types hit. This level of dynamics and detail has never been seen in any type of simulation. It is fun just to watch, so just try to imagine fighting for survival inside of this environment.

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Bombers:

This video demonstrates what a medium and heavy level bombers can do to ground targets. You will see footage of the B17, Lancaster, and the B29 dropping various sized bombs on ground targets.

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