What is the next collectors aircraft you will buy?

[EAF19_Marsh]

Karelia, Smolensk, Kiev and Seelow Heights maps. Release the I-153 and Ta-152, advance the late Yaks and Lavochkins. FC to receive the last tranche of aircraft (plus BE2 because some of us are masochists). And can I have fries with that.

 

Then we be done on this iteration and everyone can have a pint and wander over to the next titles.

[PatrickAWlson]

8 hours ago, EAF19_Marsh said:

Bit unfair on the Ta.

 

If it's AI vs AI, it really is.  The Ta will be doing stall speed turns.  

[EAF19_Marsh]

18 hours ago, PatrickAWlson said:

 

If it's AI vs AI, it really is.  The Ta will be doing stall speed turns.  

 

Damn it feels good to be a turna.

[CzechTexan]

We need an earlier version of the LaGG-3.  The one we have now came out in Summer '42.

Perhaps we could get a series 11 which arrived in early '42.  The 11 was lighter than the earlier versions (like series 4) and could carry rockets.  It did not have wing slats.

It could be used on all eastern front maps except Odessa '41.

[Pict]

On 1/23/2024 at 9:09 AM, EAF19_Marsh said:

Then we be done on this iteration and everyone can have a pint and wander over to the next titles.

 

Feel free to have your pint and wonder, but don't expect "everyone" to follow, certainly not right off the bat. I'll be having a dram and sitting right here till I see what comes, if it comes.

 

I already said this way up this thread, if it's an add on to IL2 I'll buy it right away, if it's a brand new title, I'll think very carefully before I invest any time (most important for me) or money.

 

This is just standard operating proceedure for me and I have applied it IL2 BOX, Clod (thankfully I did as I saw it as a massive flop and never yet had it on my machine) and the original IL2.

 

That said if I get behind a thing, I'm all in.

[sevenless]

1 hour ago, CzechTexan said:

We need an earlier version of the LaGG-3.  The one we have now came out in Summer '42.

Perhaps we could get a series 11 which arrived in early '42.  The 11 was lighter than the earlier versions (like series 4) and could carry rockets.  It did not have wing slats.

It could be used on all eastern front maps except Odessa '41.

 

Dont know if it was series 11, but a LaGG-3 and a Yak-1 which were used in the Typhoon timeframe (late 1941) would make the most sense to me, if they ever consider to touch these two planes again.

[=gRiJ=Roman-]

Do17/217

[l_commando]

The P-38J-15 would be fairly simple to implement and would allow for it to be flown from the beginning of the Normandy career. Other than that really anything that fills in gaps in the plane set.

[EAF19_Marsh]

23 hours ago, Pict said:

Feel free to have your pint and wonder, but don't expect "everyone" to follow, certainly not right off the bat. I'll be having a dram and sitting right here till I see what comes, if it comes.

 

I was being entirely serious about this. You might have twigged that from the Shaun Of the dead reference.

 

But please tell us more regarding your financial and occupational balances, i am sure that it is fascinating for the causal perusers of this thread.

[Lusekofte]

21 hours ago, Pict said:

That said if I get behind a thing, I'm all in.

As GB turned out to be, not getting further major fixes I call it even a bigger flop than clod. 
The new thing they so secretly keep close to their hart for some reason might very well be the fixes I waited for 10 years. Unfortunately in a conflict and time era I have no interest of. 
BUT if it shows significantly improved and then go PTO , I might very well be all in as well 

[EAF19_Marsh]

22 hours ago, Pict said:

Feel free to have your pint and wonder, but don't expect "everyone" to follow, certainly not right off the bat. I'll be having a dram and sitting right here till I see what comes, if it comes.

Thanks. I meant this with gravity and concerned consideration. Hence the Shaun Of The Dead reference.

 

But, please, tell me and others of your financial and time-planning methods / objectives. I am sure that this forum audience is queuing for a wider understanding of your approach to the world of flight sims.

[LukeFF]

Stay on-topic, please, and save the personal comments for DMs. 

[Enceladus828]

For WW2

 

British: Mosquito Mk. IV

 

American: B-25

 

German: Bf-110F

 

Russian: IL-4 or any other Russian bomber

[Humbre79]

P40b/c for the Moscow map

Spitfire V with clipped wings...or at least if we could have this as a new mod...

 

[-250H-Ursus_]

Nothing that is repeated.

Maybe the Ta-152, La-7.

God hear me on this one, the Series 5 Italian fighters...

[VonMarts]

I will purchase all... 

[EAF19_Marsh]

21 hours ago, LukeFF said:

Stay on-topic, please, and save the personal comments for DMs. 

Soz, my bad. Was meant with cheerful sarcasm rather than venom.

[354thFG_Drewm3i-VR]

On 1/28/2024 at 1:31 PM, Pict said:

 

Feel free to have your pint and wonder, but don't expect "everyone" to follow, certainly not right off the bat. I'll be having a dram and sitting right here till I see what comes, if it comes.

 

I already said this way up this thread, if it's an add on to IL2 I'll buy it right away, if it's a brand new title, I'll think very carefully before I invest any time (most important for me) or money.

 

This is just standard operating proceedure for me and I have applied it IL2 BOX, Clod (thankfully I did as I saw it as a massive flop and never yet had it on my machine) and the original IL2.

 

That said if I get behind a thing, I'm all in.

I agree. I will wait until there is enough variety and theaters before migrating to the new title if they aren't compatible.

[sevenless]

On 1/29/2024 at 8:07 PM, Enceladus828 said:

British: Mosquito Mk. IV

 

Or Mk. XVI because...Cookies...? 

 

 

PR Mk XVI is also possible with that one.

 

[Lusekofte]

51 minutes ago, sevenless said:

 

Or Mk. XVI because...Cookies...? 

 

 

PR Mk XVI is also possible with that one.

 

This would be a winner. Stay high and fast 

[parkerc341]

I want more bombers in general, specifically for the west being that we have soviet and german bombers already

[BlitzPig_EL]

At least give us RAF or USAAF bomb load outs for the A 20.

[Lusekofte]

11 minutes ago, BlitzPig_EL said:

At least give us RAF or USAAF bomb load outs for the A 20.

I wish for a Boston with a real turret and adequate ai gunners. Not uber gunners just adequate. 
then this would be my absolute favorite ac. 

[parkerc341]

1 hour ago, Lusekofte said:

I wish for a Boston with a real turret and adequate ai gunners. Not uber gunners just adequate. 
then this would be my absolute favorite ac. 

A20G would be so nice...

[Lusekofte]

2 hours ago, parkerc341 said:

A20G would be so nice...

The G operates at low altitude where I find the Mossie and P 38 doing a better job and have a chance to survive. It would not bring anything new. What this sim need is more late war level bombers so targets also can be attacked from high altitude

[parkerc341]

1 minute ago, Lusekofte said:

The G operates at low altitude where I find the Mossie and P 38 doing a better job and have a chance to survive. It would not bring anything new. What this sim need is more late war level bombers so targets also can be attacked from high altitude

then i wish they would just do the B-25. External is already complete.

[Lusekofte]

1 hour ago, parkerc341 said:

then i wish they would just do the B-25. External is already complete.

Yes they could do it with pilot pit and bomb aimer pit and leave the turret to ai 

[FliegerAD]

 

Of the coming ones: certainly the I-153, maybe the Ta 152 (on sale).

 

Semi-realistic* wish-listing:

 

Pe-3

P-38L

Ju 88 R-2 (C-6 with stronger engines and better guns)

 

*semi-realistic because they are based on existing aircraft. But then it is not like heavy fighters sell well, I fear.

 

 

On 12/28/2023 at 9:04 PM, LukeFF said:

 

IIRC I suggested a late-model Ju 88S or 188, but that faced much the same challenges as the other bombers

 

Seems like a good reason to push for another fighter variant of the Ju 88, like the R-2 or the C-5. ?

[[DBS]Tx_Tip]

[DD_Arthur]

30 minutes ago, [DBS]Tx_Tip said:

This, Zeppelins and volcanic eruptions and we’re there.

S!

[Lusekofte]

1 hour ago, FliegerAD said:

Ju 88 R-2 (C-6 with stronger engines and better guns

Isn’t a ju 188 more like it? 

[FliegerAD]

2 hours ago, Lusekofte said:

Isn’t a ju 188 more like it? 

 

No, I am looking for a Zerstörer (heavy fighter) - like the Ju 88 C-6. The R-2 is basically a variant of the C-6, having BMW 801 engines and replacing the FFs with 151s. Not a world beater but a rather easy to-do aircraft.

 

As far as bombers go, the allies should get another A-20 version, imo, before another German bomber.

And frankly, even if I was looking for a German bomber, the Ju 88 S would be it rather than the 188.

However, in either case I guess the effort would be too much.

[BigC208]

I would still like to see a MK1 Spitfire as a collector aircraft. Just saw there’s a 109E4 coming. That would round out the plane set for the Battle of Britain. 

[Enceladus828]

Pe-3 please! 😀

[Trooper117]

15 hours ago, BigC208 said:

That would round out the plane set for the Battle of Britain. 

 

Not really, Mk I variants of the Hurricane would be needed... If you need Mk I Spits, you'll need Mk I variants of the old Hurri...

[BigC208]

6 hours ago, Trooper117 said:

 

Not really, Mk I variants of the Hurricane would be needed... If you need Mk I Spits, you'll need Mk I variants of the old Hurri...

You’re right. I thought it was just a horsepower difference. Looks like the MKII Hurricane was four feet longer.

 

To me they looked familiar enough to pass for MKI’s. The Mark V Spitfire with it’s B wing doesn’t pass. So even a Mark V with a B wing mod would be acceptable for me.🙂
 

Had it been up to me they’d taken the ME110, HE111, Ju87, Spit and Hurricane and modified them for the Battle of Britain time frame. Add a Channel Map and made that available for sale as a BoB chapter. Not going to happen, more wishful thinking. Maybe later after Korea or the Pacific.

[fergal69]

Seeing as they have made non-usual planes, such as Ar234, JU88c, ME410. etc, I would like to see, whether they fit in to a  timescale/area or not;

DO17

DO335

HE162

ME163

Fi56

Lancaster

Bolton Paul Defiant

 

Float planes would be great, such as ar196 & HE115

 

Still holding out for a BV141 😀

 

Edited March 2 by fergal69

[RNAS10_Mitchell]

Mk1 spits,  Mk1 hurricane, Nieuport 24, Bis Camel, Hanriot float plane, anything FC.

[BlitzPig_EL]

I hope you fine folks have a third party team lined up to make these wishes come true, because these aircraft will not be coming from the IL2 team.

 

I have my dream machines too, but they simply will not be built for Great Battles.  It's day is done.

[Aleksander55]

Planes that are available in the sim, I think I'll eventually have all of them except the glider.

 

Wishlist or wishful thinking that I know wont happen: I-16 series 29; Whatever I-16 series that combined M-62/63 engine with 150 rounds of 20mm per Shvak (300 total); ability to choose all HE or AP belts for the I-16's Shvaks, ability to carry 2 bombs + 6 rockets on later I-16s; Field mod to put 2 Berezin UBs on top of the cowling with some 300 rounds per gun on the series 29 (I'm sure it happened, I didn't alucinate it 🙃).

 

AI only earlier Stuka (Ju87-B?)  for Moscow, Odessa and Karelia, AI only soviet bomber (either SB-2, DB-3 or IL-4), AI only simplified internal, flight, engine, damage models of all bombers for larger formations.