Your favourite planes in IL2 Sturmovike 1946

[Otto_Weddigen]

Ok

I was just playing IL-2 1946 and I gotta admit,my most favourite planes in the game are the Luftwaffe's HE111-H6 and H2,JU-87B2,D3,D5 and G1 and BF-109,FW190 and of course the ME262 along with IL-2 Sturmovik and Petlyakov-2 (PE-2) and PE-3

[HunterICX]

Depends on the role I have to execute really, so I pretty have my favourite for every type of mission.
but my All-round-Favourite is the: Hawker Tempest V

HunterICX

[Fincuan]

P-51D-5/20 or Mustang Mk.III for killing, but the Bf-109G-2 definitely has the best "feeling" of them all :up:

[Schroeder]

FW-190 is my favorite as an allrounder for the Axis, P47 allrounder for the Americans, B25 as Bomber, Tempest and Beaufighter for the Brits, Il-2 for groundwork with the Russians (I personally don't like any Russian fighter. The La5/7 are very nice to fly but they are also way to good and I don't like the other planes for their flight characteristics, cokpitlayout or armament).

[Dowly]

109 for axis, 109 painted with allied colors for allies. :yep: As for bombers, anything with the german bombsight suits me. :up:

[Oberon]

I've gotten quite fond of the 109 for the Luftwaffles, Spit or Hurri for the RAF, and I've not really flown much in the way of USAF or Russkie gear :lol:

[Rilder]

109
Hurri
Buffalo
BI-6 (WOOOSH)

You know usual.

[Raptor1]

He 162, love that thing

Oh, and the Fw 200 Condor

ROFL at the BI-6

[CCIP]

Strangely, I always was one of the players who actually liked IL-2 Sturmovik in IL-2 Sturmovik the most :doh:

[Raptor1]

Strangely, I always was one of the players who actually liked IL-2 Sturmovik in IL-2 Sturmovik the most :doh:

The Sturmovik is a nice ground attack plane, but I like the Peshka more

[kenijaru]

i gave the TA-152 a try today and I've gotta say i like it.
but i sort of fell in love with the BF-109F2 (you actually need a to put a King Tiger on one of it's wings to make it stall.) and the SeaFire.

[Task Force]

Bf 109 is my favorite, The Bf109 F2 almost never stalls, and the later series (currently the G6) has great fire power.:yep: The 109 also has the best engine sound out of all the planes out of the game. (with mod):yep:

For the allies, Dont real play with there planes, Seafire, Spitfire one of the two.:hmm:
Not to big of a fan of bombers, droping bombs isnt my gig.;)

[Otto_Weddigen]

I tried the BF110 in a fight against the PE-3,dunno why but PE-3 is good against the BF110 and the JU-87 Stuka reminds me of the movie called Stukas directed by Karl Ritter

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

I like the all of the 109's, the ME 262s, and a few others on the Axis side. I hate the FW-190's as it has a horrible stall problem. For the Brits I like all of Spitfires, Hurricanes, and the Mosquito bombers. For the Americans I like the F4F Wildcat, F6F Hellcat, F4U Corsair in the PTO, there are also the P-51's, P-47's, P-38's in the ETO. The Japanese got the Zero. As for the Russians I've got to go with their peashooter the little I-16.

[FIREWALL]

P-38L All the way.:up: Powerful , climbs fast, and firepower is brutal. :yep:

BF 109 Nice, but bad visibility.

P-51D Ok but not a agile as I thought it would be.

F4U Corsair Tough, can take alot of punishment.

Haven't spent enough time in any others to give an opinion.

[Otto_Weddigen]

I consider the Yak-9T quite a good plane though

[Task Force]

I forgot about the P 38, thats my favorite american plane.:up: Lots of ammo.:D Speed, and two motors just incase one goes out/shot out.:yep:

[Rilder]

ROFL at the BI-6

Its actually really fun plane to fly. :p

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

ROFL at the BI-6

Its actually really fun plane to fly. :p Until you try to roll and dive.:rotfl: :damn:

[Schroeder]

I hate the FW-190's as it has a horrible stall problem.
That's what I thought too for years. You just have to keep it fast, and at 450+ km/h you will have one of the most manoeuvrable planes in Il2. No stalling. You only have to be very careful below 350 km/h. It requires some practise but after some time you learn to fly her without stalling and then the greater speed and the four 20mm will compensate you for the lower agility at low speeds, compared to the 109.:know:

[Morts]

FW190
Me-109
JU88
He-111

my favorite planes:D

[Kptlt. Neuerburg]

I hate the FW-190's as it has a horrible stall problem.
That's what I thought too for years. You just have to keep it fast, and at 450+ km/h you will have one of the most manoeuvrable planes in Il2. No stalling. You only have to be very careful below 350 km/h. It requires some practise but after some time you learn to fly her without stalling and then the greater speed and the four 20mm will compensate you for the lower agility at low speeds, compared to the 109.:know: All of thats true but trying to make a sharp turn at low altitudes in a 190 is suicide. Even the designer of the FW-190 admitted to this fact, but at a higher altitude it was a far better aircraft.

[Raptor1]

Yeah, but have you tried using a P-51? That thing has a worse stalling problem

EDIT: Oh, wait, yes you did...

[Task Force]

I have messed around with the P 51, they do have a stalling issue, cant even do hard turns without stalling.:yep:

[Morts]

if you quickly pull back the stick when flying an allied aircraft..you stall
unlike in some of the german planes
so the only plane i fly when im on the allied side is the P-47D
good B&Z plane

[Task Force]

Yes the P 47 and the P 38 are both good planes.:yep: Id also have to say that the Seafire is a good plane.:D

[Fincuan]

I'll join the crowd here: P-51, P-47 and FW-190 are excellent boom and zoom aircraft because they have an excellent high speed maneuverability, especially elevator authority. In the Mustang you can actually easily rip your wings off, not so easy in any other aircraft. All 109s and the P-38J(you can use maneuvering flaps in the -L and -L-Late) simply lock up when going fast, the 109 just almost and the -38 really completely :lol:

Against Jap planes I really like the Fork Tailed Devil, but it's not that good against the faster and more maneuverable Luftwaffles.

[baggygreen]

I've taken a bit of a liking to the Yak 3.

When i got my new joystick up and running, I tried a 109F4 but I simply can't get the hang of it whenever I fly at a normal difficulty or higher. I tend to find myself in a flat spin more often than not.

I'm limited to single engines for now, I can't be bothered to bind keys for alternating engines because I'll simply forget them anyway.

Hawker Hurricanes are an enjoyable flight, and theres enough firepower in them to put a dent into other aircraft, but i again find a bit of a stall problem.

The Yak i've started flying in a new campaign, with the free french fighting on the eastern front. good for taking down the 109s if I can get on their tail, but against HE111s the lack of firepower hurts - only 1mg and 1 cannon.. its not much. At least I can handle him well!

[Fincuan]

I tried a 109F4 but I simply can't get the hang of it whenever I fly at a normal difficulty or higher. I tend to find myself in a flat spin more often than not.

I'm limited to single engines for now, I can't be bothered to bind keys for alternating engines because I'll simply forget them anyway.

Spinning a 109-F4 :o Check your joystick settings, that should be almost impossible thanks to the slats. It only really happens when you get really slow and pull hard on the stick. Over 300 km/h it's impossible.

As for multiple engines, you only need to select engine one or two when you start up(and only if you have "separate engine start" checked in difficulty options), or when you have problems with the other engine and have to shut it down and feather the prop. My usual P-38 flight is like this: start engines separately -> select all engines -> fly and forget about them.

[Task Force]

I just noticed that my joystick (rudder Z axis) is off center (just a little to the right) during my flight with Raptor1 and HunterICX. Anyone know how to fix this. (thanks sorry for going off topic.;)

[baggygreen]

Spinning a 109-F4 :o It only really happens when you get really slow and pull hard on the stick. Over 300 km/h it's impossible.


Thats probably how I do it!:D

When I play online I tend to find I struggle no matter what im in ( i think i have 4 kills and almost 100 deaths in a few hours). To compensate I probably try taking them outside their flight envelopes, leading to slower speeds, leading to stalls when I pull hard.

Shame you lads are all on the opposite side of the globe, If I want to play with you I need to be ready for work at about 0630, and given i start work at 0745, I'll never get many chances!

[baggygreen]

I just noticed that my joystick (rudder Z axis) is off center (just a little to the right) during my flight with Raptor1 and HunterICX. Anyone know how to fix this. (thanks sorry for going off topic.;)try calibrating in windows first and foremost mate

[Morts]

Yes the P 47 and the P 38 are both good planes.:yep: Id also have to say that the Seafire is a good plane.:D
yuck, p-38..the controls completely lock up at high speeds...useless B&Z plane

[Task Force]

I like the P 38s firepower, 2 bombs and 6 rockets.:yep: Also that you have 2 engines instead of one (just incase one goes out).;)

[FIREWALL]

I forgot to add the Brit Mosquito is a fun and fast maneuverable plane.

The game doesn't allow it to be used for what it was designed for.

[Task Force]

Theres not even a campagine for the Mosquito in the game.:-? Wonder why they didnt make a british campagine in the european front.:yep:

[HunterICX]

Theres not even a campagine for the Mosquito in the game.:-? Wonder why they didnt make a british campagine in the european front.:yep:

Mainly because the game has been focused on the Eastern front and later the pacific.

with SoW comming (hopefully) we will see more attention on the roles the Western birds played part in.

HunterICX

[Task Force]

Oah, I always wondered why they left the Battle of Britian out.

[FIREWALL]

Good question. :yep:

I guess thats why theres alot of campain modding.

( The stuff we're not supposed to talk about ) :p

[Task Force]

I always wondered why the guy who made Il2 didnt allow modding?:-? look at the other games that allow modding.:yep:

[Schroeder]

You can talk freely about new campaigns. They are no illegal modding. It's the cracked stuff we don't like here.:yep:

[Dowly]

I always wondered why the guy who made Il2 didnt allow modding?:-? look at the other games that allow modding.:yep:

Most would say "to make the MP cheat-free", but I just say because he wants to be the one to build his games, other have to do with what he made. :-?

[Dowly]

You can talk freely about new campaigns. They are no illegal modding. It's the cracked stuff we don't like here.:yep:

Depends, if they use new maps, it's a no-go. ;)

[Schroeder]

Oops, forgot about those...:-?

[Raptor1]

There are other ways to prevent online cheating than banning mods altogether, there must some other reason

[HunterICX]

if I fly with my vanilla IL2 on a modded server I will have the following
I wont see modded aircraft, but the modded aircraft are NOT able to shoot me down because in my end THEY DON'T EXIST.

(this also happens when someone has a different version of that Aircraft mod or his mod doesnt work properly)
its quiet funny...but a good point why everyone should stay VANILLA when it comes to ONLINE PLAY.

the reason why actually IL2 mods are off limits:

in order for them to work you have to HACK the IL2FB.EXE.
I've allowed the discussions of Mods in certain degrees of SHOW AND TELL only
not how they work nor on how to install them.

Why dont you install mods?
Because as pointed above thing's get mixed up, the only thing I like about the mods is the new Landscapes. and I'm happy what came out of the Box and I take its flaws(AI) for granted.

HunterICX