VSF inspired videos!

[Fjodin]

Want to share this video from russian miniseries Fall of the Empire. It's a World War 1 scene but, its have zeppelin and german biplanes against russian heavy guns and crews... I mean its look like VSF!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfUaw0BfaZA&feature=player_embedded#at=172

[joroas]

Lovely, thanks.   

[General Roos]

Nice. Thanks!!! 

[Doug ex-em4]

Hey - that was good. Did zeppelins really dangle those metal boxes to drop bombs from? That's not a job I'd fancy...

Doug

[Plynkes]

Hey - that was good. Did zeppelins really dangle those metal boxes to drop bombs from? That's not a job I'd fancy...

Doug

They had spy baskets or cloud cars, and they were actually much cooler-looking than the thing in that film...



They didn't drop bombs from them, though. They were for navigating while remaining hidden. The Zeppelin would stay above the clouds while the car was lowered below them, providing navigation and bomb-aiming data to the main ship.

[former user]

try rightclick and open it in Youtube

[Doug ex-em4]

They had spy baskets or cloud cars, and they were actually much cooler-looking than the thing in that film...



They didn't drop bombs from them, though. They were for navigating while remaining hidden. The Zeppelin would stay above the clouds while the car was lowered below them, providing navigation and bomb-aiming data to the main ship.

Crikey - if I'd seen that pic out of context, I'd have assumed it was from a pre-war pulp film. It still looks like a terrifying job, though. Imagine being stuck in that thing with just a metal cable snaking upwards to a huge zep holding you in place; makes me shudder to think about. Even worse, in a way, if the zep is hidden in clouds. I thought the cameraman in the "cherry-pickers" at cricket matches had a scary job but this is much worse......

Doug

[Tacgnol]

In the Charley's War comic there was a pretty horrific scene involving a Zeppelin raid on London, where the captain severed the line of the observation basket so the Zepp could make good its escape, condemning the observer to a terrifying death.

The clip is really cool, makes me want to watch the whole show. Is it any good, and are there subtitled versions available?

[Fjodin]

Victorian Russian column destroyer by Ottoman artillery (from Russian movie Turkish Gambit. Great film, but without mass battles, because its adventure/decective movie)

[Fjodin]

Oh well.... I'll post here all VSF/Colonial videos I've found on Youtube!

Zulu final charge (Love Zulu movie. First colonial movie I've ever seen. It was the second thing which inspired me with VSF!)


First charge




Battle of Isandlwana

[Fjodin]

Battle of Abu Klea - Four Feathers (not very historical but great)


Now lets add some VSF Japanese!
Last Samurai battle scene (non historical but it have Gatlings!)

[Fjodin]

Lets fight on sea! (Russo Japanese war and World War 1)

Battle of Tsushima from old japanese movie (I dont know the movie) Battle scene without computer effects but with great model ships. So it's looks quite realistic. I liked it!


Russian destroyer vs German battleship in World War 1. From russian movie Admiral (Адмирал) with subtitres. Dont like the subs, they are not very correct. The original dialogue text are better:

[Fjodin]

Japenese infantry storming russian defences at Russo-Japanese war (dont know the movie):

[Fjodin]

Lets war in the Sudan!

Khartoum (1966) - Hicks Expedition Destroyed


Khartoum (1966) Gunboat Encounters Mahdi's Troops
http://www.youtube.com/user/GeorgeGee#p/u/50/MMmlMCZEHqw

Khartoum (1966) The Final Battle & Fall of Khartoum


Khartoum (1966) Gen. Gordon's Troops Defend Convoy
http://www.youtube.com/user/GeorgeGee#p/u/52/qwYBNPF9DIk

[former user]

all these movie clips have rather little to do with VSF, apart from some being unhistorical.
I don't say this to rant, but to ask a question:

why is VSF so closely linked to colonial wargaming for some people?
can You tell?