2 years playing this game and an in depth knowledge of WW2 aircraft. So Ulrich Rudels Ace record of ground kills is void because he didn't have these tank busters, he had a "field mod' and his kills were made by "local tanks' which he took claim for.
Wow, you're so far off the argument that it's funny. Maybe you should start reading some books and stop getting your plane information from shows on the History and Military Channel.
It is recorded and lo and behold, Il2's Oleg Maddox has the JU87 Tank buster with 20mms 37's. A weapon change is really the only MAJOR change in the stuka variant.
Which version of the Ju87 is modeled in IL2? Again, a weapons change is not the only major difference between the D-3 and the D-5.
Oh and this is a SIMULATOR not the real deal, so we do not have angry russians 2 weeks away and we do not have angry Germans bombing our factories. We like PLANES. and if we want a plane and the majority wants it then we should get it in due course. Im not suggesting anything like Amraams, what Im saying is. If it was in WW2 we should be allowed to have it and that model Stuka CERTAINLY was there in substantaial numbers.
You are advocating adding something to a plane that it did not field in real life. You point out this is a simulation and it is, it's a simulation of aerial and ground combat using
historically accurate WW2 aircraft. Your wish would be like me asking for the P-38K or having 8 .50 cals in the P-38L.
So Ack-Ack, Give me the top five reasons WHY this plane should not and will not be added.
I've already given you the reasons why the D-3 shouldn't have the option to have 20 mm cannons in the wing. Again, show any evidence that the D-3 had 20 mm cannons in the wings and were used operationally in numbers.
Maybe you should re-read the differences between the models again, because aside aside from the engines, no other major modifications that would show a visible difference were made between the D-3 and the G-1...of which the base models for the G-1 were the D-1 and D-5. The G-2 variant was produced from modified D-5s.
Of course there is no visual difference between the D-3 and the G-1, the G-1 was basically a D-3 with the 37 mm Flak 18 gun pods. The G-1 was based solely on the D-3. After the Battle of Kursk, those D-3s that were equipped with the 37 mm Flak 18 cannon were given the G-1 designation. The D-1 and the D-5 were not base models for the G-1.
Perhaps while you're making your claims on "historical accuracy" you can figure out why the dive sirens still exist on the D-3 Stukas in AH when they were removed on the D-3 models in real life.
Sure I can figure out why some players have the 'Horns of Jericho' in game. It's due to the custom sound pack they're using, the default sounds for the Ju-87D-3 in game does not have the siren. Some customer sound pack creators switched the Wind sound file for the siren because some players requested it.
There is only one documented claim of a Ju-87D-3 being equipped with 20mm's and that was reportedly flown by Hans Rudel successfully against Soviet tanks. It was a field mod. Other than that, the supposed original plans for the G-1 were to use 30mm cannons and not the 37mm...but after tests with a converted D-1 model that had a Jumo 211J and 37mm gun pods mounted on it, many already in service D-1's and D-3's were converted to the specifications of the G-1 before that model was produced in sufficient quantities using the D-1 and D3 airframes and armor.
That sir is in your books.
Please, show this 'official document' that shows Rudel flew a D-3 that had 20 mm cannons mounted in the wing like the D-5 or any other Ju87 variant fielded 20 mm cannons mounted in the wings. The only other one was the D-4 and that was only on paper as the D-4 was a naval variant prototype.
Yes, various D models were used as test beds to test different weapons configurations but these were one offs and most didn't see operational status beyond one or two aircraft and never in squadron strength.
Using your argument, we should get the P-38K, after all one prototype was built and that should be sufficient enough to get it added and we might as well get a P-38L with 6 and 8 .50 cal machine guns mounted in the nose. Let's just chuck out historical accuracy to cater to you console kiddies.
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