Potential rare aircrafts for Eastern Front

[sturmkraehe]

There is quite a number of rare planes that operated at least on a small scale in the EAST.

 

More prominent planes such as the IAR 80 but also planes like the He112 etc.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_112

 

It would be interesting to bring these kites into the game at a later stage ...

[79_vRAF_Friendly_flyer]

There is quite a number of rare planes that operated at least on a small scale in the EAST.

 

More prominent planes such as the IAR 80 but also planes like the He112 etc.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_112

 

It would be interesting to bring these kites into the game at a later stage ...

 

Very good looking aircraft. Seems it may have been a tad underpowered though.

Edited January 10, 2014 by 79_vRAF_Friendly_flyer

[Finkeren]

Honestly, the He 112 was used in so few numbers and saw so little action in Romanian service, that I really can't see the need for it.

 

Hs 123, Cr 42 and ofc the IAR 80/81 I can definately see the use for, but not the He 112, it's just too obscure.

[6./ZG26_Emil]

Not interested in the rare and prototype aircraft we had in Il2 there's too much left to the imagination/fantasy.

[Mogster]

Yeah, experimental rocket planes but no Henschel 123.....

[BeastyBaiter]

I do like having a few lesser known aircraft in to break the monotony of Bf-109 vs Yak-x but I don't think the He-112 fits that role. I'm far more interested in the IAR 80/81, C.200, C.202 and yes, even the HS-129.

[LLv44_Mprhead]

Not interested in the rare and prototype aircraft we had in Il2 there's too much left to the imagination/fantasy.

 

This. It's nice to have some variety, but that can be achieved with planes like this:

 

I do like having a few lesser known aircraft in to break the monotony of Bf-109 vs Yak-x but I don't think the He-112 fits that role. I'm far more interested in the IAR 80/81, C.200, C.202 and yes, even the HS-129.

[Fifi]

To me there are enough well known planes to make for Eastern front before rare ones. Even different types of current planes.

[4H_V-man]

I've always wanted a flyable Blomm und Voss 141 in a sim. I believe it saw action on the eastern front, but I'm not sure if it was at Stalingraad.

 

It's too bad that we aren't going to have transports to fly, especially in this theater, but that's been covered before...

[LLv44_Mprhead]

Question about Blohm & Voss 141 is also covered in other thread. In my understanding few examples were tested in Eastern Front at some point, but with only 28 made it falls into curiosities catergory. Fw 189 on the other hand is a different story.

[andyw248]

Thanks to the variety of aircraft used by the VVS, including lend-lease, I think there is a wealth of things to experience before we need to resort to those planes that made only rare appearances.

[sturmkraehe]

I agree that other planes are more logical for implementation. The He112 was just one example (the IAR80 is a not so unknown plane for those who have read one or two things about the war in the East). Basically I simply want to express my hope that some rarer planes are given a chance in the course of exploitation of this game (similar as it was handled for IL2 1946).

[URUAker]

If we could have the IAR80/81 i couldnt be more happy!

Also G50, mc200 will be great. Fw 189 beautiful.

Also we will need Hurris, P40, P39, Boston and the list goes on and on.

But please the I16 before!

[ShamrockOneFive]

I agree that other planes are more logical for implementation. The He112 was just one example (the IAR80 is a not so unknown plane for those who have read one or two things about the war in the East). Basically I simply want to express my hope that some rarer planes are given a chance in the course of exploitation of this game (similar as it was handled for IL2 1946).

And I, and I suspect a silent majority would agree, that it can and should happen. In time.

 

I think there is an argument that "Well IL-2 had some bogus aircraft in it so anything rare shouldn't be allowed" but I think there is a definitive line to draw here. An aircraft like the He112 did see combat service and I'd love to see it. Anything else rare and unusual that saw combat service during WWII I'd love to see as well. But there is also a prevailing opinion, one that I agree with, that the planes that they select to be modelled should be the most useful and theatre relevant ones first. Something that didn't happen with IL-2 very well after the initial run.

 

So if Stalingrad is where we are sticking for a while then the IAR 80/81, Hs123 and the MC.202 would be my picks for rare types. If we head to Romania at some point and want to do that part of the war then the He112B-2 fits in the history and we should have it too.

 

BTW: If no-one has looked in a while... Hs123 did at least make it into IL-2 after many years missing. Too bad it's still not an official flyable type.

[Finkeren]

Even though I'm personally opposed to including the He 112, except perhaps as the very last in a long, long list of other planes and other vehicles, I have to admit that one thing might work in the He 112s favor: It was a very thoroughly tested plane with a lot of data on it, and even though there are no surviving flyable examples, we do have a pretty good idea about its performance and handling. That might make it somewhat easier to model well compared to some of the conflicting data on especially VVS planes, and puts it in a different category than some of the wildly speculative model, that made it into IL2-1946.

[79_vRAF_Friendly_flyer]

I have to admit that one thing might work in the He 112s favor: It was a very thoroughly tested plane with a lot of data on it, and even though there are no surviving flyable examples, we do have a pretty good idea about its performance and handling

 

Very good point!

[=AVG=Zombie]

The IAR 80 would be awesome, great looking plane.

Edited January 13, 2014 by =AVG=Zombie