Great vid Sarge. A group of us just got IL-2 1946 and are having a blast. We have it patched to 4.14.1. Your water around Midway looks great. What mods are you using? Or is it settings?
Wingy
Wing go in your game settings video options / landscape detail change it to PERFECT. go into your config.ini folder open it in word and scroll down to water change the number to the right of water to 3. Some versions of mod IL2 will let you up it to 4 and save. Open the game and you should get enhanced water effects. I use the B.A.T. game files you can find them here: https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,53691.0.html
If you create an new game folder say call it 1946 you can copy and paste your current game files into it and play the game from there. Then run the uninstall program. after the uninstall has been run you can re-install the game. during the install you can create a new installation folder and name it VP modpack, and then mod it with VP mod pack and play different mod versions of IL2. I run 3 versions of the game Dark Blue world , yPACK, and B.A.T. they all have great effects and even the jet age, Thanks for watching!