How many of you actually fly an IL2?

[SYN_Ricky]

I've flown it quite a lot online, and even more in the original Il-2. Really love this plane. It can be very effective, especially when flown in a group and with some fighter support. Going alone on a well protected target is quite tough, as it should IRL.

[7.GShAP/Silas]

IL-24/7

[ATA_Vasilij]

Like IL-2 because of its beautiful design.

 

But to take it this planes in MP and fly alone is quite hard. You are slow and easy target to be destroyed.

In whole BOX series It seems to be quite fragile and goes down quite sooner that you would expect from the ww2 books, where they said it is a flying tank.

 

I have another problem with this plane: Cant hit planes with the canons, cant hit ground targets with rockets (never ever) and cant hit targets with 100lb bombs.

 

Just add the terrible pulling forces after diving and here it comes tha plane in which I survive very rarely. 

 

here is the statistics for my deaths in this plane:

30% hitting the tree

40% destroyed by zooming enemy Fw or Bf

20% destroyed by enemy AAA

 

10% returning the base.

 

lol

[Mac_Messer]

Life is quite hard for Il-2 pilots in this sim. The effective AAA, unforgiving flight models, tough tank targets, and dangerous trees make ground attack difficult. 

 

The old Il-2 could shrug off AAA, ignore trees, and destroy dozens of tanks in a single sortie. That kind of action is no longer easy to achieve. At least that's how I remember it. 

Ah, fun to read momories of the other side. I remember being put in 109F2 with 15mm gun against it in 1941. For early IL2 fighter escort was not needed, since IL2 regiments applied real life tactics. Plenty of 109 shot down by Ilyushins too.

[hames123]

I really like the Il-2. No other plane quite captures the desperation and ruggedness of the VVS throughout the war, from start to finish.

 

The other iconic Eastern Front planes are the Stuka, HS 129 and FW 190s.

 

I cannot wait for the career mode to come. The first careers I am starting are going to be Il-2s and Stukas, for sure.

 

And currently the Il-2s ground support missions are one of the few mission templates worth playing in the campaign while we wait for the career.

Edited January 25, 2018 by hames123

[CrazyDuck]

About 50% of my stick time is Il-2. My personal ww2 fav and a reason i bought the original Il-2 back in 2001.

[Rjel]

I fly the IL-2 virtually all the time.

[PatrickAWlson]

Do you fly the IL2 "virtually all of the time" or do you fly the IL2 virtually "all of the time".

 

Or both?

[FrozenLiquidity]

All the time.

 

Flew a sortie last night with 23mm AP, 6 50's and 8 132's.

 

Took out a moving convoy of 6 tanks, 7 apcs, and a staff car and came home with AP to spare, without a scratch and sucking fumes.

 

What a great bird (with an annoying as hell canopy).

[Rjel]

Do you fly the IL2 "virtually all of the time" or do you fly the IL2 virtually "all of the time".

 

Or both?

It's the old "six of one, half dozen of another" thing. But yes. Yes I do.

[Luftwulf]

I can't fly any of the Russian planes in multiplayer servers because they always have that full-realism setting, and i can't handle engine management. Unfortunately the only planes i can handle flying are the Bf-109's and the fw-190... not sure how anyone can really do that complicated stuff constantly while also trying to kill things.

[Herne]

I can't fly any of the Russian planes in multiplayer servers because they always have that full-realism setting, and i can't handle engine management. Unfortunately the only planes i can handle flying are the Bf-109's and the fw-190... not sure how anyone can really do that complicated stuff constantly while also trying to kill things.

 

Engine management gets easier, in fact most vvs planes you could just leave the radiators wide open. IL2 requires that you bring the prop rpm's back just a little to about 2050 note that this is not the same as throttle.

 

once you have got to know all the LW aircraft, you will be pretty much set to fly VVS. The only two additional binds you may need will be fuel mixture and boost

 

Edit: forgot to mention the brake, might be different if you are using toe brakes for LW

Edited January 28, 2018 by =FEW=Herne

[Higaluto]

I can't fly any of the Russian planes in multiplayer servers because they always have that full-realism setting, and i can't handle engine management. Unfortunately the only planes i can handle flying are the Bf-109's and the fw-190... not sure how anyone can really do that complicated stuff constantly while also trying to kill things.

Dont be afraid of the engine management, its very easy. In the yaks, laggs and, la5s you cant break the engine unless you let it overheat for a long time, their 100% throttle is unlimited time so only thing you have to do is open the radiators as needed, and use the supercharger if going high.

 

They are very fun to fly and you are realy missing out it you only fly the 109s and 190s. The hardest plane i find to fly is the spitfire and p40, spitfire have very low ammo count, very sensitive stabilizer and you cant just go 100% throttle and boost unlimited in theese two planes you can break the engine relative fast, but still fun to fly them. All planes realy have their own personalites, wich i realy like.

[Boneboys]

Bind water & oil radiator axis (or cowls) and RPM and you will be ok.

Pitch for fine adjustments, fuel mixture is also worth the while.

I have spent the last few days working it out and it's not as difficult as you may at first believe.

Edited January 28, 2018 by Boneboys

[Yankee_One]

I fly the IL-2. I like it very much.

 

Its a nice ac.

[Higaluto]

Bind water & oil radiator axis (or cowls) and RPM and you will be ok.

Pitch for fine adjustments, fuel mixture is also worth the while.

I have spent the last few days working it out and it's not as difficult as you may at first believe.

yes it is not hard when you pratice a bit.

 

i never touch the mixture unless in the airplanes that can use this as a boost mode, do you gain anything but better fuel economy in the others? like the yak

and i always just fly 100% throttle and pitch unless i need to slow down, but in the yak you actualy get a minor speed increase under 2000meter if you lower the pitch, 100%throttle and 90% pitch under 1000meter gains you about 4-5 kph.

[Mac_Messer]

I can't fly any of the Russian planes in multiplayer servers because they always have that full-realism setting, and i can't handle engine management. Unfortunately the only planes i can handle flying are the Bf-109's and the fw-190... not sure how anyone can really do that complicated stuff constantly while also trying to kill things.

It is not as pronounced as in real life, though while flying VVS I do glance at the dashboard more frequently. In the old IL2 series if you applied too rich mixture, you could easily "clog up" the engine, causing subpar performance or even damage. I did not manage to do that in BoX series yet for some reason.

They are very fun to fly and you are realy missing out it you only fly the 109s and 190s. The hardest plane i find to fly is the spitfire and p40, spitfire have very low ammo count, very sensitive stabilizer and you cant just go 100% throttle and boost unlimited in theese two planes you can break the engine relative fast, but still fun to fly them.

Yeah, in the Spitfire you have to watch the boost gauge almost religiously, while the P40 is a handfull to fly if that word describes any plane in this game. Hs129 is hardcore aswell.