IL-2 Ground Attack and Bombing Profiles

[Grouch]

Hi everyone,

Brand new to this game/sim. So far I'm having a blast flying the Friedrich and the IL-2 in the single player "campaign." Played a little IL-2 1946 mostly offline, and although I'm not nearly as comfortable yet with it as I was in 1946, it's nice to finally fly the 109F again, which was one of my favorites in that game. Since my favorite ground attack aircraft from 1946 are understandably not included here (the P-47 and A-20), I'm giving the IL-2 a shot to fulfill my mud moving needs. BTW I thought the P-47 was a little heavy, but holy cow does the Il-2 drop like a rock! Anyway, I watched VollautoVolker's brief bombing video in the LAGG-3 and Requiem's JU-87 tutorial, but I'd like to know what the standard profiles are for attacking targets with the IL-2. Specifically I'm looking for the following (assuming VFR-ish conditions and a good view of the target):

- Navigation/reconnaissance altitude over the target area

- Distance from target to start my descent

- Rate of descent, speed, flap settings (or other speed killing things) on the attack run

- Visual cues on the gunsight for bomb release

- Any knowledge for gun and rocket attacks along the same lines

 

Thanks.

[beepee]

 

Better tactics, which doubled Il-2 combat efficiency, were not developed

until June-July 1942 after NIPAV (Nauchno-Ispytatelniy Poligon

Aviatsionnogo Vooruzheniya – Aviation Armament Scientific Testing

Firing Range) had conducted comprehensive tests on the aircraft’s

armament. Airborne firing trials proved that the Il-2 had to attack a small

target like a tank or a lorry in a steep glide at an angle of 25-30 degrees

from an altitude of 500-700 m (1600-2300 ft).

Typically, at least three runs over the target area were required to inflict

significant damage. This meant that in the first, the Il-2 might launch

four rockets at a range of 300-400 m (1000-1300 ft), in the second one it

might drop its bombs while recovering from a dive and in the third it

would strafe the target from a range of not more than 300-400 m.

Attacks against targets such as columns of infantry or convoys of

vehicles were best carried out from low-level, or in a gentle 10-15-degree

glide from an altitude of 100-200 m (300-650 ft), with bombs released in

the second run. The essential condition was that the Il-2 had to use each

type of armament separately.

( Osprey -Combat Aircraft:  IL-2 Shturmovik Guards Units of World War 2)

 

I think earlier on they just went in low and at shallow attack angles.

 

I'm not sure if it is modelled, but there were visual cues for bomb release painted on the nose of some IL-2s. Basically they represented distance (in metres I think) to release bombs.  The pilots would release the bombs as the markings came in line with a certain distance from target.

[Bacab]

I have found this guide for Il-2 1946. The tactics and number given should still be valid in BoS:

http://www.derrierloisirs.fr/il2/bdd2012/documentation/Il2Bombing.pdf

[TP_Jacko]

I have found this guide for Il-2 1946. The tactics and number given should still be valid in BoS:

http://www.derrierloisirs.fr/il2/bdd2012/documentation/Il2Bombing.pdf

 

Amazing it looks like it was written 10 years ago must have been when Il2 first started

[6./ZG26_Emil]

Amazing it looks like it was written 10 years ago must have been when Il2 first started

 

After Pacific Fighters which came out in 2004 so at least 3+ years after the original  

 

God I feel old now

[rallegro]

I have found this guide for Il-2 1946. The tactics and number given should still be valid in BoS:

http://www.derrierloisirs.fr/il2/bdd2012/documentation/Il2Bombing.pdf

 

Sorry the question its 1946 or pacific fighters? speaking of  the videogame and thx a lot for the info it´s amazing.... =)

[Sokol1]

Is the 2004 Aces Expansion Pack add-on for 2003 IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles. The B-25 was added - in a patch - for this version.

Pacific Fighters (and his "NG fiasco") come later in 2004.

Edited July 1, 2015 by Sokol1

[rallegro]

Is the 2004 Aces Expansion Pack add-on for 2003 IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles. The B-25 was added - in a patch - for this version.

Pacific Fighters (and his "NG fiasco") come later in 2004.

Thanks for your answer and ...well I miss the water and ships...have a nice and happy flight =)