Record

[Lusekofte]

Me and a mate broke a record. 3 takeoff and 3 landings 

2 divebomb attack with PE2

And one IL 2 ground attack with multiple 109 attack

In a packed Finnish server.

I just wanted to mention it. One Evening and no death in attack planes. Is worth mentioning

Edited August 10, 2021 by LuseKofte

[RedKestrel]

15 minutes ago, LuseKofte said:

Me and a mate broke a record. 3 takeoff and 3 landings 

2 divebomb attack with PE2

And one IL 2 ground attack with multiple 109 attack

In a packed Finnish server.

I just wanted to mention it. One Evening and no death in attack planes. Is worth mentioning

Yeah that's a hell of an accomplishment. Even surviving one attack run on a packed server is pretty good.

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

Jerry has given up on IL-2s and would rather vulch fighters for easy kills ?

[Noisemaker]

Amateurs.  The AI would have hunted you down like dogs to the last man.

[Lusekofte]

1 hour ago, drewm3i-VR said:

Jerry has given up on IL-2s and would rather vulch fighters for easy kills ?

I do not claim realism in DM, nor accuracy in it. Because I simply have not the competence 

But often in this game, in cod also for that matter. The complete picture , result often show historical result.

I was rattled with hits mostly on my right wing. And due to initial inaccurate firering from the 109's attacking I was able to maneuver and make aiming harder. And this attracted friendly fighters for a fiesta. 

I felt for once that I sat in a flying tank and it brought me home.

If the first cannonshells had hit me I would not be that lucky

55 minutes ago, Noisemaker said:

Amateurs.  The AI would have hunted you down like dogs to the last man.

Yes. But have you tried @BlackSixscripted campaigns for IL 2. Hard enough but survivable. I fly them over and over. Very good campaigns 

Edited August 10, 2021 by LuseKofte

[Noisemaker]

10 minutes ago, LuseKofte said:

Yes. But have you tried @BlackSixscripted campaigns for IL 2. Hard enough but survivable. I fly them over and over. Very good campaigns 

I just started flying the IL-2 a couple of days ago (I know, I know...), and I've already had to submit bug reports after starting the mission crashed into a mountain side with half my flight.

I'll check out the scripted campaigns at some point, but currently my focus is improving the SP dynamic campaign experience.

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

18 minutes ago, Noisemaker said:

I just started flying the IL-2 a couple of days ago (I know, I know...), and I've already had to submit bug reports after starting the mission crashed into a mountain side with half my flight.

I'll check out the scripted campaigns at some point, but currently my focus is improving the SP dynamic campaign experience.

Download PWCG...it is much more dynamic than the career mode. Also check out Lullaby for a Dream and From England with love...I find both better than any paid campaigns. Also play on expert and in iron man mode.

34 minutes ago, LuseKofte said:

I do not claim realism in DM, nor accuracy in it. Because I simply have not the competence 

But often in this game, in cod also for that matter. The complete picture , result often show historical result.

I was rattled with hits mostly on my right wing. And due to initial inaccurate firering from the 109's attacking I was able to maneuver and make aiming harder. And this attracted friendly fighters for a fiesta. 

I felt for once that I sat in a flying tank and it brought me home.

If the first cannonshells had hit me I would not be that lucky

Yes. But have you tried @BlackSixscripted campaigns for IL 2. Hard enough but survivable. I fly them over and over. Very good campaigns 

The 15mm cannons barely scratch an IL-2 LOL. I've tried to take them down, but it is nearly impossible.

[Noisemaker]

1 minute ago, drewm3i-VR said:

Download PWCG...it is much more dynamic than the career mode. Also check out Lullaby for a Dream and From England with love...I find both better than any paid campaigns. Also play on expert and in iron man mode.

I haven't used PWCG up to this point, but from what I've seen, it can provide a more varied career experience.  Unfortunately, not an historically accurate one.  When I get around to flying the WW1 birds again, it will take priority (As there is no dynamic career mode for FC1).  Until then, as I said, my aim is to help the devs improve the SP careers in GB through regular bug reports, and enjoy the SP dynamic campaign as it is.

[Lusekofte]

8 minutes ago, drewm3i-VR said:

The 15mm cannons barely scratch an IL-2 LOL. I've tried to take them down, but it is nearly impossible.

Funny. I have 10 years experience flying IL 2 in this game.

From that perspective I find it easy to bring me down

2 minutes ago, Noisemaker said:

I haven't used PWCG up to this point, but from what I've seen, it can provide a more varied career experience.  Unfortunately, not an historically accurate one.  When I get around to flying the WW1 birds again, it will take priority (As there is no dynamic career mode for FC1).  Until then, as I said, my aim is to help the devs improve the SP careers in GB through regular bug reports, and enjoy the SP dynamic campaign as it is.

Your attitude is quite admirable, sir

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

1 minute ago, LuseKofte said:

Funny. I have 10 years experience flying IL 2 in this game.

From that perspective I find it easy to bring me down

Perhaps you are flying against the F-2 with the 20mm mod? Last night on Finnish it was disabled I believe. I flew back in my Hurricane with two IL-2s in the wee hours after strafing tanks with no opposition near the German port city. That wasn't you in the IL-2 was it? I had the Operation Benedict skin.

[Lusekofte]

2 minutes ago, drewm3i-VR said:

Perhaps you are flying against the F-2 with the 20mm mod? Last night on Finnish it was disabled I believe. I flew back in my Hurricane with two IL-2s in the wee hours after strafing tanks with no opposition near the German port city. That wasn't you in the IL-2 was it? I had the Operation Benedict skin.

Might have been I was streaming stuff back home. We did see friendly airplanes there but I was busy

Edited August 10, 2021 by LuseKofte

[Luftschiff]

Congratulations, and well done! 
It takes big ones to even take off in a bomber online, let alone to survive it once and go up again. 

[Lusekofte]

10 minutes ago, Luftschiff said:

Congratulations, and well done! 
It takes big ones to even take off in a bomber online, let alone to survive it once and go up again. 

Well I have changed tactics. In order to make it online as a ground pounder one have to think of success quite different.

I do my best to hit targets on one pass. If I levelbomb I return or find another target if fuel allowe if I miscalculated navigation

I never stay in the area after one pass.

It bring less hits on targets, but increase survival. And one get a feel of realism.

Those bomberboys, no matter what nation. Wanted to get home again. 

What killed my motivation to fly earlier on, was the feeling of boosting kill rate to opurtunist fighterpilots. Sooner or later virtual death gets to you

Edited August 10, 2021 by LuseKofte

[Charlo-VR]

2 hours ago, drewm3i-VR said:

Perhaps you are flying against the F-2 with the 20mm mod? Last night on Finnish it was disabled I believe. I flew back in my Hurricane with two IL-2s in the wee hours after strafing tanks with no opposition near the German port city. That wasn't you in the IL-2 was it? I had the Operation Benedict skin.

 

That was probably me and my buddy in those IL-2s last night, and it was reassuring to see a friendly fighter since the German temp field was just around the corner as we strafed

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

1 hour ago, Charlo-VR said:

 

That was probably me and my buddy in those IL-2s last night, and it was reassuring to see a friendly fighter since the German temp field was just around the corner as we strafed

I vulched that field all night to give the Germans a taste of their own medicine!

[Luftschiff]

10 hours ago, LuseKofte said:

Well I have changed tactics. In order to make it online as a ground pounder one have to think of success quite different.

I do my best to hit targets on one pass. If I levelbomb I return or find another target if fuel allowe if I miscalculated navigation

I never stay in the area after one pass.

 

Quite so, I'm a ground pounder by heart myself and my hat goes off to anyone brave or stupid enough to fly level and slow in the biggest most juicy targets the game has to offer. It's always that 'last pass' that gets you bounced. Can't wait to get back in a Stuka once my vacation is over.

[Freycinet]

18 hours ago, Luftschiff said:

Congratulations, and well done! 
It takes big ones to even take off in a bomber online, let alone to survive it once and go up again. 

 

no it doesn't, it's a computer game.

 

big ones belong to those who did it for real.

[Zeev]

On 8/10/2021 at 11:33 PM, LuseKofte said:

Yes. But have you tried @BlackSixscripted campaigns for IL 2. Hard enough but survivable. I fly them over and over. Very good campaigns 

Is the latest one good? I hate the plane due to cockpit bad visibility, but maybe in VR it will be good. Loved all the other ones. Still did not finish the previous IL2 campaign.

Edited August 13, 2021 by Zeev

[Lusekofte]

32 minutes ago, Zeev said:

Is the latest one good? I hate the plane due to cockpit bad visibility, but maybe in VR it will be good. Loved all the other ones. Still did not finish the previous IL2 campaign.

Latest one is quite fun. Intercept bombers and different