I think I may have crack the next Il-2 great battles,

[deathmisser]

So I had more than half a year thinking about the next module so here are my thoughts.

 

With the list I've made ages ago and added a bit of spices I think my ' next what if the next module is'.

 

And here it is the 'Battle of Jerusalem' or just in normal term the Israeli war of independence.

This ticks all the boxes of my list,

 

A. Swimming pilots = It's has water !

B. No carries = This war didn't use carries

C. Needs lot of recourses = I guess it's does

D. It's not Italy = speaks for it self lol

E. It's something new  = A desert map + strange aircraft

F. Piston engine themed = Also fit's : D  

G. Little to no cities = This is actually true as it's mainly a desert map. 

H. Not in the Pacific = It's in the middle east

I. It was almost gonna be Malta if Jason had his way. 

J. They picked five theatres of war before deciding the final one.

 

The reason why I this this will be the next module it's a very interesting time frame and equipment used.

As it's blue on blue aircraft which should be challenging and fun.

 

Speaking off the aircraft lest look at the list !

 

Israel 

 

S-199
P-51D-20
T-6

Beaufigter (Collector) 
 

 

Egypt ( & other Arab nations)

 

Mc 205V
Spitfire Mk.V/Trop 
C-47 (Bomber variant)

 

Hawker Fury (Collector)

 

As you can see it's an interesting set up with a transport aircraft acting as a bomber to a Frankenstein Bf 109. 

But you can also see 6 aircraft can also be used in other modules too ! 

 

On to the map 

 

This isn't the map size I want the map to be it's just to show the area and as you can see immediately not a lot is happening here.

Just sand, sea and hills this should make dogfighting very interesting indeed. Plus it will make a good stand in for north Africa too.

 

So those are my thoughts, could this be the next module ?  

 

 

Edited September 3, 2023 by deathmisser

[AndyJWest]

No chance. Politics.

[deathmisser]

7 minutes ago, AndyJWest said:

No chance. Politics.

 

Yea I thought that may come into play here but it's such an interesting area to explore  

[ITAF_Rani]

Tunisia 43....could be ...

[deathmisser]

4 minutes ago, ITAF_Rani said:

Tunisia 43....could be ...

Yea true or the football war hehe 

[Trooper117]

Not a chance, it's Korea...

[deathmisser]

8 minutes ago, Trooper117 said:

it's Korea...

Tbh it would be kinda boring if it was Korea 

Edited September 3, 2023 by deathmisser

[Juri_JS]

You are all wrong, I am sure it will be Khalkhin Gol.

[CountZero]

1 hour ago, Juri_JS said:

You are all wrong, I am sure it will be Khalkhin Gol.

nah ww1 guys doing that, you high, its Korea 110% WEP

[Trooper117]

2 hours ago, deathmisser said:

Tbh it would be kinda boring if it was Korea 

 

If it bores you mate, you do know you don't have to buy it...

[deathmisser]

1 minute ago, Trooper117 said:

 

If it bores you mate, you do know you don't have to buy it...

I know that I just want some thing set in a desert for all of the desert skins 

[SYN_Speck]

Read up on the S-199. And look at the pictures, very strange with a He-111 prop and spinner on the front of a 109G!

 

"The substitute engine with the propeller lacked the responsiveness of the Daimler-Benz unit and the torque created by the massive paddle-bladed propeller made control very difficult. This, in combination with the 109's narrow-track undercarriage, made landings and takeoffs extremely hazardous."

 

"The Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine allowed for a central cannon mount (Motorkanone in German) that fired through the propeller spinner. As the Jumo 211 did not have provision for this, the S-199 used a version of the Rüstsatz VI modification kit. This consisted of a single MG 151 cannon mounted beneath each wing, but this further impaired the aircraft's performance. A final hidden danger lay in the gun synchronizer for the cowl-mounted MG 131 machine guns, which did not function as envisaged, leading to some Israeli pilots shooting off their own propellers." (Wikipedia)

 

I don't think it would be a big seller, but I'd love to try sim-flying it!

At least it has an Erla-haube!

Edited September 4, 2023 by SYN_Speck

[Soilworker]

Guys, guys! Don't you see? We've been playing it the whole time without realising! 

 

[AEthelraedUnraed]

16 hours ago, deathmisser said:

So I had more than half a year thinking about the next module so here are my thoughts.

 

With the list I've made ages ago and added a bit of spices I think my ' next what if the next module is'.

 

And here it is the 'Battle of Jerusalem' or just in normal term the Israeli war of independence.

This ticks all the boxes of my list,

 

A. Swimming pilots = It's has water !

B. No carries = This war didn't use carries

C. Needs lot of recourses = I guess it's does

D. It's not Italy = speaks for it self lol

E. It's something new  = A desert map + strange aircraft

F. Piston engine themed = Also fit's : D  

G. Little to no cities = This is actually true as it's mainly a desert map. 

H. Not in the Pacific = It's in the middle east

I. It was almost gonna be Malta if Jason had his way. 

J. They picked five theatres of war before deciding the final one.

 

The reason why I this this will be the next module it's a very interesting time frame and equipment used.

As it's blue on blue aircraft which should be challenging and fun.

 

Speaking off the aircraft lest look at the list !

 

Israel 

 

S-199
P-51D-20
T-6

Beaufigter (Collector) 
 

 

Egypt ( & other Arab nations)

 

Mc 205V
Spitfire Mk.V/Trop 
C-47 (Bomber variant)

 

Hawker Fury (Collector)

 

As you can see it's an interesting set up with a transport aircraft acting as a bomber to a Frankenstein Bf 109. 

But you can also see 6 aircraft can also be used in other modules too ! 

 

On to the map 

 

This isn't the map size I want the map to be it's just to show the area and as you can see immediately not a lot is happening here.

Just sand, sea and hills this should make dogfighting very interesting indeed. Plus it will make a good stand in for north Africa too.

 

So those are my thoughts, could this be the next module ?  

I'm not sure if this is meant seriously or not?

 

- Very low intensity of air combat (20-is kills for the IAF in the entire war).

- Commercially not very interesting; few people know anything about it.

- Politically sketchy and never really resolved; unlike the relationship between the Allied and Axis countries, there's still lots of outstanding issues and mutual hate.

[Calos_01]

My guess is it´s Malta. No big cities, not Italy, lot of water. Almost the entire planeset could be occupied by NEW versions of the Spit, Hurricane and 109 ?. New technologies (carriers or torpedoes) are not strictly necessary, but can be introduced and tested here before going to the Pacific.

Edited September 4, 2023 by Calos_01

[R33GZ]

?

[LukeFF]

[KG100_Brannon]

Is there any plans for the P-38 L version to be made available ?  Thanks !

[LuftManu]

????

 

The worst part is that whatever is coming is announced, we will see an end of these threads.

[Hoss]

CBI.........

USAAF, RAF, RAAF, for the Allies. Verses IJA Aviation aircraft of the time. No carriers, hardly any cities, and it's a very large area to choose from. 

Edited September 4, 2023 by Hoss

[BlitzPig_EL]

I like that idea Hoss, but I have my doubts.

[Trooper117]

12 hours ago, LuftManu said:

The worst part is that whatever is coming is announced, we will see an end of these threads.

 

 

Rubbish... that's when the 'real' moaning and gnashing of teeth will begin...

[tattywelshie]

I wonder if we’ll actually find out this year? 

[dburne]

13 minutes ago, tattywelshie said:

I wonder if we’ll actually find out this year? 

 

I am not sure they have even found out yet.

[LukeFF]

[simfan2015]

Hellcat PTO ?

[tattywelshie]

1 hour ago, LukeFF said:

Go on, we’ll keep it amongst ourselves, honest ??

[DBFlyguy]

 After all this time and drag out... It's either gonna be genre defining amazing or... a massive disappointment.   I hope for their sake its the former....but...If it's the latter... well,  Michael and Jon both have their popcorn ready for the self inflicted PR ?-storm of epic proportions that will descend on these forums that will be the shining example of "CAUTION: Literally do anything BUT this" in game development for years to come....

 

 

 

 

Guess we'll see ?

Edited September 5, 2023 by DBFlyguy

[Enceladus828]

55 minutes ago, tattywelshie said:

Go on, we’ll keep it amongst ourselves, honest ??

Or tell us if it will be in the ETO or PTO (including South East Asia)

[LukeFF]

[tattywelshie]

28 minutes ago, LukeFF said:

Is it actually a cat sim? ?

[Jade_Monkey]

33 minutes ago, tattywelshie said:

Is it actually a cat sim? ?

It's the follow-up if the Goat Simulator 

3 hours ago, LukeFF said:

 

Just tell us from 1-10 how happy you were when you heard the details about the next project.

[LukeFF]

9 minutes ago, Jade_Monkey said:

Just tell us from 1-10 how happy you were when you heard the details about the next project.

 

11

[AEthelraedUnraed]

2 hours ago, LukeFF said:

 

11

That's obviously not on a decimal scale of 1-10. I'm going to take a wild guess and say its binary.

 

Only a 3? That's a bit meagre, isn't it?

[LukeFF]

Nope, definitely 11

 

?

 

[dburne]

It has seriously  turned into a several month long joke.

I wonder why we rarely see  any of the Devs posting in here any more? Or maybe they are occasionally and I just miss them...

[Feldgrun]

I think it's going back East. Jason took us West, but East is where this sim resides.

[ROCKET_KNUT]

Bon voyage then. ?

[migmadmarine]

While I think 48 Israel would be cool, I would be astonished if this is what it is. 

[NachtJaeger110]

I still think this would be a good candidate