$$$ in Career mode?

[Atlantia39]

Hello,

I'm a noob so I started a Career in Easy Mode...I've flown a few missions and I was curious what is

the use of the $$$/Rubles you acquire?  The modifications for my aircrafts are free...do they cost $

in other difficulty levels?

 

Thank You.

[migmadmarine]

They aren't used for anything, they are simply part of the medals system as the soviets would award ruble bonuses for enemy aircraft destroyed. 

[Atlantia39]

OK...Thanks!

[[CPT]Crunch]

Every thousand rubles allows you to download the skin of your choice in any of the skins threads for free.  You can also email them to fellow needy pilots to help boost their standing.

[messsucher]

3 minutes ago, [CPT]Crunch said:

Every thousand rubles allows you to download the skin of your choice in any of the skins threads for free.  You can also email them to fellow needy pilots to help boost their standing.

 

Haha, that was actually a great idea, enough rubles and then can download skins and 4K cockpits

 

Thank you very much!

[PatrickAWlson]

You can do a mental role play where you only get a nice skin if you accumulate a certain number of rubles.

[RedKestrel]

21 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

You can do a mental role play where you only get a nice skin if you accumulate a certain number of rubles.

For truly advanced mental roleplay, imagine pestering your CO about when you are likely to actually receive the promised rubles. After a few months on the front, when he doesn't pay up, conduct an elaborate plan to get him shot down over enemy territory, becoming CO yourself. But then all your junior pilots start pestering you for the rubles, and at this point you know that the commissars are full of crap and there are no rubles, and even if there was most of your pilots don't live long enough to spend it. 

 

And one day you notice that all the pilots in your command are looking at you with the same hatred that you once looked at your CO, and you start wondering if all that shoulder shooting was really the heat of combat, or inept attempts on your life from your own men?

Now every time you take off, you have to watch out for the Luftwaffe and your own squad mates...

We can turn Il-2 into a psychological thriller with the Power of Imagination!

[PatrickAWlson]

13 minutes ago, RedKestrel said:

For truly advanced mental roleplay, imagine pestering your CO about when you are likely to actually receive the promised rubles. After a few months on the front, when he doesn't pay up, conduct an elaborate plan to get him shot down over enemy territory, becoming CO yourself. But then all your junior pilots start pestering you for the rubles, and at this point you know that the commissars are full of crap and there are no rubles, and even if there was most of your pilots don't live long enough to spend it. 

 

And one day you notice that all the pilots in your command are looking at you with the same hatred that you once looked at your CO, and you start wondering if all that shoulder shooting was really the heat of combat, or inept attempts on your life from your own men?

Now every time you take off, you have to watch out for the Luftwaffe and your own squad mates...

We can turn Il-2 into a psychological thriller with the Power of Imagination!

 

That works, as the core point is already true.  Works for the Luftwaffe too, even tough they don't pass out rubles.    At least one of my subordinates had it in for me.  Then we switched to the FW190 and the all died.  

[RedKestrel]

36 minutes ago, PatrickAWlson said:

 

That works, as the core point is already true.  Works for the Luftwaffe too, even tough they don't pass out rubles.    At least one of my subordinates had it in for me.  Then we switched to the FW190 and the all died.  

Under appropriately mysterious circumstances, right Oberstleutnant?

[PatrickAWlson]

1 hour ago, RedKestrel said:

Under appropriately mysterious circumstances, right Oberstleutnant?

 

Not really mysterious.  I attacked a train in a valley.  My wing mates flew their FW190s into the side of a hill.  They are idiots.  Mystery solved  

[RedKestrel]

59 minutes ago, raaaid said:

IN RUSSIA AT THAT TIME WITH IMAGINARY MONEY ALL YOU CAN BUY ARE IMAGINARY BEANS AND POTATOES

 

sorry i had caps on

I just assumed you were yelling across the Russian steppe, no problem.

 

22 minutes ago, PatrickAWlson said:

 

Not really mysterious.  I attacked a train in a valley.  My wing mates flew their FW190s into the side of a hill.  They are idiots.  Mystery solved  

Of course, of course, say no more!

[danielprates]

I think 1.5 or 2 years ago we had a discussion here about the historical accuracy of these money prizes, it was pretty interesting. Anyone can find it? 

[LukeFF]

Translated from the Russian forum:

 

https://forum.il2sturmovik.ru/topic/433-награды/

 

Quote

№0299 August 19, 1941
№51
ORDER ON THE PROCEDURE FOR AWARDING flight personnel of the Air Force Red Army during the good fights and steps taken fighting hidden defections among individual PILOTS
A. fighter
1. Establish a cash prize fighter pilots for each downed enemy aircraft in air combat in the amount of 1,000 rubles.
2. In addition to the monetary award, the fighter pilot is presented:
- for 3 downed enemy aircraft to the government award ;
-for the next 3 downed enemy aircraft - for the second government award ;
- for 10 shot down enemy aircraft - to the highest award - the title of Hero of the Soviet Union .
3. For successful assault actions against enemy troops, pilots are awarded and presented with a government award:
- for performing 5 combat missions to destroy enemy troops, a fighter pilot receives a monetary award of 1,500 rubles;
- for completing 15 combat missions, a fighter pilot is presented with a government award and receives a cash award of 2,000 rubles;
- for the performance of 25 combat missions, the fighter pilot is presented for the second government award and receives a monetary award of 3,000 rubles;
- for completing 40 combat missions, a fighter pilot is presented with the highest government award - the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and receives a cash award of 5,000 rubles.
4. For the destruction of enemy aircraft at airfields, fighter pilots are awarded and presented with a government award:
- for the successful completion of 4 combat missions to destroy enemy aircraft at its airfields, the fighter pilot receives a monetary award of 1,500 rubles;
- for the successful completion of 10 combat missions during the day ... the fighter pilot is presented with a government award and receives a cash award of 2,000 rubles;
- for the successful completion of 20 combat missions during the day ... fighter pilots are presented for the second government award and receive a cash award of 3,000 rubles;
- for the successful completion of 35 sorties during the day ... the flight personnel are presented tothe highest government award - the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and receive a cash award of 5,000 rubles.
Pilots who have used ramming of an enemy aircraft in an air battle are also presented for a government award .

 

Quote

08/19/1941
Secret
ORDER of the
People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR
No. 0299
of August 19, 1941 Moscow
On the procedure for rewarding flight personnel of the Red Army Air Force for good combat work
and on measures to combat hidden desertion among military pilots.
To encourage the combat work of the Red Army Air Force flight personnel who distinguished themselves during the execution of combat missions of the command on the front of the fight against German fascism
I ORDER:
Introduce a procedure for rewarding pilots for good combat work, and to present the commanders and commissars of air divisions to the personnel for the award in accordance with the order:
.....
In the near - bomber and assault aviation.

For the successful completion of 10 combat missions during the day or 5 combat missions at night to destroy and destroy enemy targets, each person from the crew is presented with a government award and receives a monetary award of 1000 rubles,
for the successful completion of 20 combat missions during the day or 10 combat missions at night, each person from the composition the crew is presented with a government award and receives a cash award of 2,000 rubles,
for the successful completion of 30 combat missions during the day or 20 combat missions at night, each person from the crew is presented with the highest government award - the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and receives a cash award of 3,000 rubles each.
In all cases, the quality of combat missions and their effectiveness must be confirmed by photographs at the time of the bombing or 3-4 hours later and by intelligence data.
Regardless of the number of combat missions completed, a pilot, navigator or radio operator who personally shot down:
1 enemy aircraft receives a cash award of 1,000 rubles,
2 enemy aircraft is presented for a government award and receives a cash award of 1,500 rubles,
5 enemy aircraft is presented to a second government award and receives 2,000 rubles,
8 enemy aircraft - is presented for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and receives a cash award of 5,000 rubles.

 

 

[messsucher]

How much was 1000 rubles? What you could buy with it?

[Obelix]

On 9/26/2020 at 8:04 PM, Atlantia39 said:

Hello,

I'm a noob so I started a Career in Easy Mode...I've flown a few missions and I was curious what is

the use of the $$$/Rubles you acquire?  The modifications for my aircrafts are free...do they cost $

in other difficulty levels?

 

Thank You.

A Flying Tiger's pilot will earn 500$ for each japanese plane destroyed 

[messsucher]

1 hour ago, Obelix said:

A Flying Tiger's pilot will earn 500$ for each japanese plane destroyed 

 

And what you could get with $500 back then? Those numbers does not tell much.

[Atlantia39]

I would think 1000 Rubles would be able to buy a great deal of Spam.

(I heard the Russians LOVED the stuff)

[Obelix]

2 hours ago, messsucher said:

 

And what you could get with $500 back then? Those numbers does not tell much.

In 1941, a young USAAF officer earned 300$ per month

[PatrickAWlson]

2 hours ago, messsucher said:

 

And what you could get with $500 back then? Those numbers does not tell much.

 

Half of a car

[69th_Mobile_BBQ]

4 hours ago, messsucher said:

How much was 1000 rubles? What you could buy with it?

 

You can get a bottle of Yak oil.  You can put it in your Yak's motor - or use it to get nice skin!

 

2 hours ago, messsucher said:

 

And what you could get with $500 back then? Those numbers does not tell much.

 

In the 1950s, You could by a fair-sized single family home in a nice town for $15,000 and a car for under $1,000.   Today,  that would be at least $90,000 for the same house and $20,000 for the car. 

$500 dollars was some professional money in 1940. 

[messsucher]

17 minutes ago, 69th_Mobile_BBQ said:

 

You can get a bottle of Yak oil.  You can put it in your Yak's motor - or use it to get nice skin!

 

 

In the 1950s, You could by a fair-sized single family home in a nice town for $15,000 and a car for under $1,000.   Today,  that would be at least $90,000 for the same house and $20,000 for the car. 

$500 dollars was some professional money in 1940. 

 

Heck it would had been worth to be in Tigers. Especially when compared to some conscript marine in Pacific.

[firdimigdi]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_ruble#Historical_official_exchange_rates

[Bremspropeller]

1 hour ago, messsucher said:

Especially when compared to some conscript marine in Pacific.

 

Still better odds than a random USAAF airman over Europe.

[69th_Mobile_BBQ]

 

 

3 hours ago, messsucher said:

 

Especially when compared to some conscript marine in Pacific.

 

2 hours ago, Bremspropeller said:

 

Still better odds (of not getting killed) than a random USAAF airman over Europe.

 

That's actually true.

[messsucher]

2 hours ago, Bremspropeller said:

 

Still better odds than a random USAAF airman over Europe.

 

Ah, well, I have a feeling I don't have to doubt it if you say so.

[Lusekofte]

4 hours ago, Bremspropeller said:

 

Still better odds than a random USAAF airman over Europe.

Not accurate enough, death toll on RAF bomber command and US heavies exceeded D day landings and any landing in Pacific. It was not that high for fighters medium bombers from UK after 43