IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings - Tobruk update 5.020 just landed!

[ATAG_Pattle]

Hello pilots!

New update for IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings - Tobruk just landed! In this update you will find a number of general changes and updates along with more mission changes and some new / updated skins for airplanes.

As always, we'd like to thank all of our loyal fans who share their feedback in our Steam Forums. Thank you for your support!

Read the full changelog below:

General Changes / Updates

• Corrected He-111H AI rudder response
• Corrected Beaufighter Oil Tank capacity
• Corrected Beaufighter TARE + removable load weights for IF, IC, Late and Trop models [Raf74_Buzzsaw]
• Preliminary localizations (work in progress!!!) of the "Getting Started and Trouble Shooting Guide"
• Tobruk Map, ground structure details

 

Mission Changes / Updates

• Rising from the Ashes: revised scenery in missions 3-8
• A Busy Morning: removed stray barrage balloon from Boulogne-Sur-Mer, revised scenery, altered Bf-110 waypoints, altered briefings to match, and added Italian and Russian translations
• Aftershocks: revised scenery and flak, changed 6./ZG 76 to 4./ZG 76 for historical accuracy, and updated slides and briefings to match
• Attack of the Eagles: removed the Stuka attack on Manston flights to improve performance. These flights have been incorporated into the new mission Attack of the Kiwi. Moved No. 610 SQN to Hawkinge to depict that unit’s use of it as a forward airfield, moved 7./KG 51’s, 8./KG 51’s, and 5./JG 52’s starting positions closer to Lympne, removed stray barrage balloon from Boulogne-Sur-Mer, and changed slides and briefings to match
• Attack of the Kiwi: added mission
• August Attrition: changed the time to 1330, moved the Spitfire VS
• Bf-109 fight inland, moved No. 610 SQN to Hawkinge and revised the scenery there, changed 2./KG 2’s target to Lympne and reduced the flight to 3 aircraft to better reflect similar Luftwaffe raids, changed No. 303 SQN’s interception course, changed 7./JG 27 to 7./JG 51 in order to use the new Walter Oesau skin, removed stray barrage balloon from Boulogne-Sur-Mer, and changed slides and briefings to match and provide more historical context
• Battle Goes On: revised scenery and flak, moved 9./JG 26 to Abbeville for historical accuracy, changed waypoints so that the Bf-109 VS Hurricane dogfight still occurs, and changed slide to match
• Christmas Convoy: revised scenery, set Martlets on an intercept course to the Ju-88s, updated briefing and slides to match
• Corpo Aereo Italiano and Corpo Aereo Italiano II: removed stray barrage balloon from Boulogne-Sur-Mer, revised scenery and flak, and removed superfluous Bf-109 flight
• Kanalkampf: removed stray barrage balloon from Boulogne-Sur-Mer and revised scenery and flak
• No Respite and Southampton Blitz: revised scenery and flak
• Royal Rodeo: revised Stab./JG 26 markings, revised scenery.
• Bf-109 E-4 and E-4 late: added a new skin depicting 1432, which was flown by German ace Walter Oesau.

 

Skin Changes

• Bf-109 E-4 (all fighter variants): added a new nightfighter skin depicting aircraft such as G9-JV
• Spitfire Mk.I (all variants): added eight new skins depicting New Zealand ace Al Deere’s Kiwi, Kiwi II, and Kiwi III, English ace Bob Doe’s X4036, pilot Richard Hardy’s Dirty Dick, Australian ace Paterson Hughes’ X4009, as well as generic No. 234 SQN aircraft

[343KKT_Kintaro]

"Dirty Dick" ? Seriously ? 

 

Lovely updates though ?

[Guest deleted@7076]

 

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Edited September 12, 2022 by Varrattu

[343KKT_Kintaro]

"Corrected Beaufighter TARE + removable load weights for IF, IC, Late and Trop models"

 

I don't get that line... what is this TARE thing? and what "removable load weights" are we talking about?

 

 

[Sokol1]

Here TARE (TARA) means an vehicle "dead weigh" - including fuel, oil, water and crew... minus an cargo weight.

 

In the case probable Beaufighter total weight it was different (+ or -) than the sum of the individual weight of the plane (TARE) plus attached bombs (removable load weights) weight.

[343KKT_Kintaro]

Thank Sokol ! Are we talking about... this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payload

[Art-J]

Not quite, if Sokol's changelog interpretation is correct, the "tare" is more likely operational empty weight (empty weight plus crew weight). 

 

But I guess only Buzzsaw and Pattle can explain what they meant ;).

[Guest deleted@7076]

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Edited September 12, 2022 by Varrattu

[Veteran66]

 

• Tobruk Map, ground structure details

 

Any screenshots?

[Buffo002]

This is a link to IL-2 Stalingrad no CoD Blitz  ... you were somehow wrong.

2 hours ago, Veteran66 said:

 

• Tobruk Map, ground structure details

 

Any screenshots?

This is a link to IL-2 Stalingrad no CoD ... you were somehow wrong. 

[Angry_Kitten]

how do we know if we got the upgrade or not?

[TDK1044]

When you get to the main screen after loading the game, you should see 'Version 5.020' displaying in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.