Some flights I did in the campaign mode

[hames123]

I did a few flights in the campaign mode, mostly intercept German bombers in the Lagg-3. Some odd things occured, and it was great fun.

 

On maybe my 4th bomber intercept, I was after 3 Ju 88. I closed on them quickly for behind, and fired on the plane in the rear. Unfortunately, I missed epically and soon ran out of ammo. I tried to taran the German, but missed, and got hit in the engine. As a banked to the rear of the German, the German leader's gunner fired a bullet into the cockpit of the German I tried to ram, and he dropped out of the sky like a stone.

 

On another mission, I got 2 Ju 88s, one of which lost a wing at the engine and fell. However, nearly immediately, the crew started to parachute out. I noticed this on all the bomber intercept sorties. It is a little odd, since it must be very hard to get out of a plane that is spinning really fast in a spiral, but they seem to get out just fine. I think the devs should look into this because the main way aircrew were killed was when they were unable to escape their crashing aircraft, and with the career mode coming, this is especially important, as it will end the career if you die like that.

 

On a brighter note, I found out how to get the AI IL-2s to do ground attack. Just lead them to the enemy position and order them to patrol for ground targets. They will all individually target and kill an enemy ground target, and keep doing it until none are left or they have no more ammunition.

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On another mission, I got 2 Ju 88s, one of which lost a wing at the engine and fell. However, nearly immediately, the crew started to parachute out. I noticed this on all the bomber intercept sorties. It is a little odd, since it must be very hard to get out of a plane that is spinning really fast in a spiral, but they seem to get out just fine. I think the devs should look into this because the main way aircrew were killed was when they were unable to escape their crashing aircraft, and with the career mode coming, this is especially important, as it will end the career if you die like that.

Absolutely agreed. A second thing, I find really odd, is, that the pilot is always the first to bail out, and not the last, as in real life. Even if you shoot down a Ju52 with paratroopers on board, the pilot will jump before the paratroopers.

[hames123]

Absolutely agreed. A second thing, I find really odd, is, that the pilot is always the first to bail out, and not the last, as in real life. Even if you shoot down a Ju52 with paratroopers on board, the pilot will jump before the paratroopers.

Yes. I think we all remember watching the Battle of Britain, with those scenes of the Heinkel crewmen crawling to the escape hatches while their planes caught fire.

 

Also, Devs, I had an idea for the career. Have flights of Il-2s going out and just using the patrol for ground targets order. That way, you have roving patrols of ground attack aircraft, for the German fighters to attack and just as immersion of the rest. Their numbers would remain high throughout the battle, so they would probably be present in all the periods.

 

As an addition to the above, there should be more random trains and supply columns moving around behind the lines for both sides, and aircraft attacking them. Then there could be a proper patrol mission for fighters, where they go out and look around. Maybe some friendly bombers are under attack by enemy fighters. Maybe a friendly supply column is being strafed by Il-2s. Maybe some Stukas are bombing ships on the Volga(and there should be more ships, and they should be heading back anf forth from one bank to the other).

Edited December 10, 2017 by hames123