CEM guide for Soviet Aircraft

[DocHolliday 2]

Can anyone tell me if the IL-2 (BOS BOM BOK) Quick Guide V2.50 is still pretty accurate, or have patches/updates changed it? I'm loving flying the IL2, PE2, JU88 and Bf-110, but the Soviet craft seem fairly daunting with mixture, prop rpms, etc; 

[unreasonable 1928]

The older guides will not include details for the newer Soviet planes released afterwards, but should still be OK for the older ones such as Yak 1. If there have been any CEM changes they are pretty minor.   There is a more up to date version (2.80) here.

 

 

Try the Yak 1 as a start for getting used to the CEM. Actually it is fairly easy as the Soviet design philosophy was to make the planes as idiot proof as they could, so although it is possible to break them it is actually much easier to break a 109's engine.  The key thing is to keep the temperatures in the limits.

[DocHolliday 2]

Thank you, I'll try working with the Yak 1! 

[DocHolliday 2]

On ‎9‎/‎8‎/‎2018 at 1:55 AM, Higaluto said:

For easy operation i bind oil and water radiator to same key(open to 100% first then close, so they close at same rate). And throttle and rpm to same joystick lever. 

 

 

 

Heck of an idea! Going to try that now. Thank you. 

14 minutes ago, DocHolliday said:

 

Heck of an idea! Going to try that now. Thank you. 

 

WOW...all I can say is, you, Higaluto, are a GENIUS!! Such a simple idea but it's brilliant, thank you very much for sharing!!

[=AVG77=Garven 174]

You can typically have the oil radiator close farther than the water radiator so binding them to the same control will only increase drag.  It is best to have separate controls for rpm and throttle too.

[LukeFF 3595]

18 hours ago, Higaluto said:

you also gain up to 5kph under 1000meter altitude in the yak if you have 90%rpm and 100% throttle. put those two togheter and you could win a ground level chase faster against a 109.

 

You've done something seriously wrong if you're counting on a mere 5 km/h to get you out of a bind. 

[Jorge_S 10]

bordering cheating.. but even in realistic difficulty, the game will pop up an alert when oil/ water is getting too hot

[LukeFF 3595]

On 9/13/2018 at 10:52 AM, Jorge_S said:

bordering cheating.. but even in realistic difficulty, the game will pop up an alert when oil/ water is getting too hot

 

Uh, thats not cheating - that's the point of having on-screen help.

[Jade_Monkey 2082]

Oversimplifying soviet planes for the sake of brevity:

• Yaks, Pe2, and LaGG3: Full throttle and full Rpm, reduce mixture with altitude and manage radiators.
• Mig3: Full rpm and full throttle, manage boost by increasing mixture. Manage radiators.
• IL2, La5, i16: roughly about 90% throttle and  rpm for combat. manage rads /outlets and mixture.

If you want more detail on engine settings look at the specifications in game, or this printout I put together:

 

 

 

Edited October 30, 2018 by Jade_Monkey

[Ehret 286]

On 9/13/2018 at 1:31 AM, LukeFF said:

You've done something seriously wrong if you're counting on a mere 5 km/h to get you out of a bind. 

 

1.4m/s isn't insignificant when doing a chase and the bandit is at a border of effective gun range.

edit: for some... you realize how the ballistic curve looks like? There is a point where bullets start to drop vertically, almost. Add few 10s of m to the distance and one can be much safer - just half of minute at 1.4m/s can do it.

Sometimes, a chase can last a bit, too. After 5m the distance gained will be +400m.

So, yeah - even minor differences affect odds and mistakes do happen. Then, resigning to fight with everything one got wouldn't be called smart IRL.

Edited October 30, 2018 by Ehret