IL-2 F3 mode-wish

[Krusty]

The fact that you want to know where something is without being able to see it is more than enough to answer your question. F3 is a major cheat mode. Just look at any of the TA furball buddies that only know how to fight in F3. It gives you so much more SA and even related to your position above the ground, against targets, or dodging incoming attacks you have no business seeing.

There's nothing legit about it. You don't like it, take a different plane, get some air cover, a wingman, a friend, or fly a Hurr2D or a Stuka (better guns I believe?).

No offense, but it's not a good request IMO.

[Zoney]

The fact that you want to know where something is without being able to see it is more than enough to answer your question. F3 is a major cheat mode. Just look at any of the TA furball buddies that only know how to fight in F3. It gives you so much more SA and even related to your position above the ground, against targets, or dodging incoming attacks you have no business seeing.

There's nothing legit about it. You don't like it, take a different plane, get some air cover, a wingman, a friend, or fly a Hurr2D or a Stuka (better guns I believe?).



No offense, but it's not a good request IMO.

I agree 100%

[lunatic1]

 

[redcatcherb412]

I wish for the IL-2 to have F3 mode again

Only if they give GVs f3 mode like they had in the AH3 beta. It was like having a drone in the air using mouse view from above in the towns to see what street in town an enemy tank was on as it hunted you or vice versa. Of course camera drones weren't around in WW2 as pilots eyes outside of an aircraft cockpit weren't either.

[ghi]

I wish for the IL-2 to have F3 mode again. sure it has 37mm cannon to kill GV's( if your good enough)but it's external view or it's rear view is extremely limited, worse than the P-47's F4U's or the F6F when you are flying it and being attacked you can't see what is attacking you or it's position and very easily get shot down, with no real chance to evade. please look into this again. thankyou

[lyric1]

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Careful big guy it was you who caused this to happen in the first place knocking off a certain 262 driver in your IL-2. 

[Oldman731]

being attacked you can't see what is attacking you or it's position and very easily get shot down, with no real chance to evade.

You know, I've had the same complaint on the (rare) occasions when I fly a C-47.  I wonder why they made it so difficult...?

- oldman

[Vinkman]

I wish for the IL-2 to have F3 mode again. sure it has 37mm cannon to kill GV's( if your good enough)but it's external view or it's rear view is extremely limited, worse than the P-47's F4U's or the F6F when you are flying it and being attacked you can't see what is attacking you or it's position and very easily get shot down, with no real chance to evade. please look into this again. thankyou

-1

F3 mode is fake gamey garbage and was abused which is why it is gone. You can see in anIl-2 what the pilots who flew them saw. if you want a better view, quickly jump to the gunner seat have a look, and jump back to pilot seat. Even that is faster than asking the gunner over the radio was in real life. 

[Easyscor]

-1

F3 mode is fake gamey garbage and was abused which is why it is gone. You can see in anIl-2 what the pilots who flew them saw. if you want a better view, quickly jump to the gunner seat have a look, and jump back to pilot seat. Even that is faster than asking the gunner over the radio was in real life. 

ROFL
In real life the Russian in the back would be screaming in your ear. You wouldn't need to ask.
From my reading, a lot of IL-2 gunners died. It wasn't a seat you wanted.

 

[Vinkman]

ROFL
In real life the Russian in the back would be screaming in your ear. You wouldn't need to ask.
From my reading, a lot of IL-2 gunners died. It wasn't a seat you wanted.

 

 I volunteer to sit in the back of your IL-2 and scream in your ear. Let's see how it helps you avoid getting shot down. 

[Lusche]

From my reading, a lot of IL-2 gunners died. It wasn't a seat you wanted.

AFAIK the pilot seat was armored. The gunner had no armor to speak of. 

[Krusty]

Life was cheap for them, from a top-down perspective.

"Quantity has a quality of its own..."


The solution remains: Fly something else, or get a wingman, or a tail gunner, or some top cover. I don't expect to take up a B-17 and turn fight with zekes, now do I? Pick the right plane for the job and the environment.