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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Soviet on October 06, 2001, 07:11:00 PM
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I think that the Il-2 finally has it's realistic armor. I was able to perform Jabo runs in it and take many ack hits and have fighters come up dead six guns a blazing (even 190s and Nikis) and shoot them down with the tail gunn taking little or no damage.
~Soviet
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I wouldn't call thats fixed@!!! The plane was called a flying coffin for a reason!! the tail gunner was lucky to rtb. And shootin fighters down with that popgun? +)
SKurj
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All I wanted was not to be shot down by a single .50 machine on an M3. I hope they fixed that.
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Soviet you bastige :)
that il2 rear gunner hit me like a hammer :)
was on a 9 and 0 run in my d9 spotted a lo il2 number 10 right? :mad:
wrong and I saw sprites all over ya but guess what.........they were 13mm was out of 20mm......... ;)
so i dunno know that anything has improved
next time mate full clip of 20s ya better run... :)
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Originally posted by SKurj:
I wouldn't call thats fixed@!!! The plane was called a flying coffin for a reason!! the tail gunner was lucky to rtb. And shootin fighters down with that popgun? +)
SKurj
Nope, never heard the Il-2 called that. Germans called it 'Black Death', but 'Flying Coffin' is a new one on me. Sure you're not confused?
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Originally posted by leonid:
Nope, never heard the Il-2 called that. Germans called it 'Black Death', but 'Flying Coffin' is a new one on me. Sure you're not confused?
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Leonid, it was both :) It was hard to be killed, same time zillion of them were lost.
BTW nice to see you here Leonid, going to return to AH?
Fariz
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The tail gunner is OUTSIDE the armor plating of the IL-2. Thats why they don't like it. The pilots may have enjoyed the armor, but...
Hans.
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Originally posted by Wotan:
Soviet you bastige
that il2 rear gunner hit me like a hammer
was on a 9 and 0 run in my d9 spotted a lo il2 number 10 right? :mad:
wrong and I saw sprites all over ya but guess what.........they were 13mm was out of 20mm.........
so i dunno know that anything has improved
next time mate full clip of 20s ya better run... :)
Oh i remember now :D lol. I hadn't flown the Il-2 in a while and decided to up and strafe some trains and strafe the Station. Well i up in the Il-2 50% gas, 6 100Kg, 4 rockets and head towards the train station. I just finish dropping 3 of my 6 bombs on a train when i get a check six warning i look behind me and there's this 190 coming in on me. I'm like OMG a 190 i'm dead for sure so i goto the tail gunners position and just hold down the trigger and do a lot of praying, next thing i know "Victory 1 by Soviet" i'm like lol did i just do that :D.
You caused me some nasty damage though, knocked both ailerons out and i had to make it back to base doing some crazy rudder flying :D.
All in all got 12 bomber perkies that sortie :)