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skycaptn · « **on:** January 19, 2007, 05:01:59 PM »

The IL2 was a highly manuverable, difficult to shoot down, dogfighter?

Bronk · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2007, 05:03:40 PM »

This should be good.

Bronk

Fruda · « **Reply #2 on:** January 19, 2007, 05:05:51 PM »

Oh noes...

nirvana · « **Reply #3 on:** January 19, 2007, 05:45:11 PM »

Oh.....that sucks:t

shooter1cac · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2007, 06:41:33 PM »

Me thinks someone got pwned.

kamilyun · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2007, 06:45:59 PM »

Chaingun? Ghi? Jaxxo?

skycaptn · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2007, 06:56:31 PM »

actually none of them.. took a few spins in one its seems really really overmodeled.

Zero's eat them alive but only just..

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #7 on:** January 19, 2007, 07:01:56 PM »

Any fighter will eat an IL2 for lunch. it just depends on who is flying the fighter.

ack-ack

TankBstr · « **Reply #8 on:** January 19, 2007, 08:09:55 PM »

I'm not so sure - last month I took out a Spixteen in a bomb-laden IL2 - the 6-100kg package. It was a true dogfight - I didn't want to drop the ord until I had to, since we had plenty of PZs rolling in. I got the Spit on a high-deflection crossing shot, but I wouldn't call it a "luck" shot. I'm sure it might've had something to do with the Spitty pilot's skill, but I was surprised at how nimble the IL2 still managed to be, even loaded with ord.

I like it.

hubsonfire · « **Reply #9 on:** January 19, 2007, 08:47:39 PM »

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Originally posted by skycaptn
actually none of them.. took a few spins in one its seems really really overmodeled.

Zero's eat them alive but only just..

I agree. The Il-2s I flew when I was a russian pilot weren't nearly this good.

nirvana · « **Reply #10 on:** January 19, 2007, 09:12:33 PM »

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Originally posted by hubsonfire
I agree. The Il-2s I flew when I was a russian pilot weren't nearly this good.

Yeah but you were a crappy pile-it...

0verlag · « **Reply #11 on:** January 19, 2007, 10:20:02 PM »

one thing people seem to forget is the Il2 is a flying TANK... its SUPPOSE to take punishment from AAA fire.... fighter fire is (normally) much lower calibre.

most planes can do "fighter like moves".... However true fighters wont loose all E after 1 turn.

Il2 isn't over-modeled at all. (i would say anyway)

Masherbrum · « **Reply #12 on:** January 19, 2007, 11:31:08 PM »

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Originally posted by 0verlag
one thing people seem to forget is the Il2 is a flying TANK... its SUPPOSE to take punishment from AAA fire.... fighter fire is (normally) much lower calibre.

most planes can do "fighter like moves".... However true fighters wont loose all E after 1 turn.

Il2 isn't over-modeled at all. (i would say anyway)

TANK. If the Soviets had THESE IL-2's, WWII would have been over sooner in the ETO.

Mr No Name · « **Reply #13 on:** January 20, 2007, 12:08:18 AM »

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Originally posted by Masherbrum
TANK. If the Soviets had THESE IL-2's, WWII would have been over sooner in the ETO.

And they wouldnt have stopped until THEY had all of europe.

OOZ662 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 20, 2007, 11:31:09 AM »

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Originally posted by 0verlag
most planes can do "fighter like moves".... However true fighters wont loose all E after 1 turn.

This is the point we need to look at here. The Il-2 will do amazing things when it has a little speed under it's belt. Otherwise it really is a flying rock. Energy management is key.