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Not your plane exploding, no problem!
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You might want to dig into the options and find the thing to turn on radio subtitles. 
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Mar 31, 2018 07:00
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Galaga Galaxian posted:You might want to dig into the options and find the thing to turn on radio subtitles. Yeah i turned it on for mission 2. Also i spent so much time looking at my insteument panel because I was trying to see if the compass was there. The port for it is faired over.
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Mar 31, 2018 13:42
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Boris Bolshevik - 10 October 1941  Looks like we're all pulling double-duty today   Once again, fighter cover has been assigned to us. While we didn't appear to have many issues last time, we did get jumped en-route. Hopefully that won't be a common occurrence.  Our target is some 30-40 kilometers behind the frontline. Destroying this should help our men on the ground today.  As a note, I've changed a difficulty setting so that I am always starting on the runway. From the War Diary of Boris Bolshevik - 62nd ShAP: posted:October 10th, 1941  My claims for 1 aircraft: 1 Bf-109. Three vehicles was attributed to me as well.  I'm 1000 rubles richer, but the loss of men in the squad does not help raise my spirit.  We would only learn that both Felix Fokin and Zinoviy Avdeev were taken prisoner days after this action. Anatoliy Ryabov either died immediately, or failed to jump out of his plane as it tumbled in the air.  Hopefully we will get reinforcements soon...   = Dead# = Captured + = Injured It seems flight hours won't matter much, even with our sturdy aircraft, of which we only have 6 still operational. And now to plan for the afternoon mission... Video posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHqqij3TPXM To be continued
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Apr 2, 2018 20:02
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Ace on your second mission, and in an il-2!!
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Apr 2, 2018 20:34
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pthighs posted:Ace on your second mission, and in an il-2!! Parked vehicles shouldn't count, so let's say 4 kills 
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Apr 2, 2018 20:46
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Did Soviet aces wear anything unique as part of their pilot culture? I've read that American aces would sometimes sew a red silk lining into their flight jacket. I've been on an A-2 jacket reading binge after buying a Schott replica from the 60s or 70s to complement my 1980s Tiger Fox replica (so now I have black and brown options for the winter). I really, really want one of the Eastman Leather stitch-perfect replicas but even the cheapest are over $1000 after shipping to the United States.
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Apr 2, 2018 20:57
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chitoryu12 posted:Did Soviet aces wear anything unique as part of their pilot culture? I've read that American aces would sometimes sew a red silk lining into their flight jacket. I don't know much about VVS pilot uniforms  Did find some photos of Pokryshkin, but maybe he didn't add any extra flair.  
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Apr 2, 2018 21:17
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Jobbo_Fett posted:I don't know much about VVS pilot uniforms Also fun fact: the A-2 was specifically designed without side pockets like Pokryshkin has to keep soldiers from looking sloppy by standing around with their hands in their pockets.
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Apr 2, 2018 21:26
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Jesus, 50% casualties in just one mission. If this keeps up the 62nd ShAP is going to get amalgamated in a matter of days.
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Apr 2, 2018 22:31
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Apr 3, 2018 00:16
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The black and white gifs own bones. Loving your work so far.Jobbo_Fett posted:I HATE ESCORTS Lol owned. Looking forward to finding out if old man Bolshevik makes it.
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Apr 3, 2018 00:31
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It's a Meme, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvlH9COMf2o
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Apr 3, 2018 00:39
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Jobbo_Fett posted:It's a Meme,  Did you just use a river as an improvised brake to force the plane chasing you to overtake, so you could shoot them down? Goddamn.
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Apr 3, 2018 01:11
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Talk about incredibly embarrassing for the Luftwaffe to hand an old grandpa ace status within days.
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Apr 3, 2018 07:29
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Jobbo_Fett posted:It's a Meme, I just watched this and it was great. You don't have TrackIR do you?
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Apr 3, 2018 10:47
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Carth Dookie posted:I just watched this and it was great. You don't have TrackIR do you? Nope, its all mouse, keyboard, and PS3 controller
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Apr 3, 2018 11:10
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Yeah, I'm seeing a lot more "Enemy flew in front of your guns" than "You outmaneuvered the guy"
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Apr 3, 2018 11:11
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Radio Free Kobold posted:Yeah, I'm seeing a lot more "Enemy flew in front of your guns" than "You outmaneuvered the guy" As an Il-2 you take what they will give you!
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Apr 3, 2018 11:12
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Nope, its all mouse, keyboard, and PS3 controller That makes it extra impressive. I can't imagine trying to do this without a HOTAS, much less trackIR. I think I'd go nuts. Man now I really have no excuse for not sucking it up and learning all the engine management stuff. Carth Dookie fucked around with this message at 11:29 on Apr 3, 2018 |
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Apr 3, 2018 11:22
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I keep trying with Track IR but I find it easier to just use the hat stick on my Extreme 3d pro.
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Apr 4, 2018 00:16
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Boris Bolshevik - 10 October 1941 [Afternoon] The weather remains unchanged in the afternoon  I'm surprised that high command would even authorize this. Desperate times, I suppose...    Great... "From the War Diary of Boris Bolshevik - 62nd ShAP posted:October 10th, 1941 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB63XCtHSCk
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Apr 4, 2018 05:47
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imagine being the conscript who shows up and finds out the only pilot is a 90 year old farmer
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Apr 4, 2018 05:55
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Lol old man Sturmovik ace owns. 
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Apr 4, 2018 05:56
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This LP is loving amazing.
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Apr 4, 2018 09:33
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They have to amalgamate us now, right? They won't just send out another three IL-2s tomorrow, right? At least fold us into another unit?
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Apr 4, 2018 09:43
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What the hell did that cannon shell hit? The pilot's stock of meth?
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Apr 4, 2018 14:13
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chitoryu12 posted:What the hell did that cannon shell hit? The pilot's stock of meth? I can't check right now, but if it was carrying wing guns, its possible it set off the ammo in the wing. If it was a bog-standard F-variant, then maybe the HE round exploded outside the wing, giving off the large visual, but only ripping off the wing and rudder/tail as a result.
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Apr 4, 2018 14:39
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I like BBB as a crazy old farmer. What a guy.
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Apr 4, 2018 19:35
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chitoryu12 posted:What the hell did that cannon shell hit? The pilot's stock of meth? Fuel tank?
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Apr 4, 2018 20:50
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Gewehr 43 posted:Fuel tank? That too. Need to see if I can find a good diagram for the 109F
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Apr 4, 2018 21:02
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Watching the video in slow motion, it looks like the left wing blows completely in half but the explosion is centered on the plane. The fuel tank is right behind and underneath the pilot, which means a direct hit in the center of the fuselage from the underside should detonate the fuel. The game may have hosed up and blown the wing off from a fuel tank hit instead of blasting the plane to pieces like it should have been. In terms of variants, that shouldn't matter. It looks like all Bf 109s had this fuel tank configuration and just added armor as time went on.
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Apr 4, 2018 21:13
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I'd spotted some comments that were saying that there were tanks in the middle of the wings, which didn't make sense considering where the guns are placed and what the internals are, so I figured I'd look it up just in case. Personally, I'm sticking with the round exploding and just ripping the plane apart, as thats way more metal.
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Apr 4, 2018 21:29
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You've had two kills now like that, a single cannon round just exploding a 109. I've played a lot of IL-2 and I've never had that happen. Does the IL-2 have HE cannons?
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Apr 5, 2018 19:11
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Popete posted:You've had two kills now like that, a single cannon round just exploding a 109. I've played a lot of IL-2 and I've never had that happen. Does the IL-2 have HE cannons? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkov-Yartsev_VYa-23  Also, viewers of the last video who checked the ending, you'll note that THE ESCORTS NEVER TOOK OFF!  . Also, not sure if its because I ended a mission while a friendly was over enemy territory or some other reason why that last flying Il-2 was downed
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Apr 5, 2018 19:21
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Huh yeah that is a pretty big gun. I'm so used to the rest of the Russian planes having pee shooters that require you to either destroy the engine or saw off a wing to bring anything down.
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Apr 5, 2018 19:32
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Popete posted:Huh yeah that is a pretty big gun. You wouldn't call a .50 cal a pea-shooter, which is the same size as the 12.7mm's the Russians used! Now, granted, you still have some Russian planes that had 7.62mm guns but its at least on par with the German stuff. The biggest problem I usually have with Russian fighters is the lack of ammo.
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Apr 5, 2018 19:49
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Can you eventually upgrade to a later model IL-2 with a rear gunner? Also, does the game model the effects of altitude? I just built a Mig-3 model in 1/72 scale and the instructions had an info blurb about that particular plane being meant for high altitudes and not being real good lower to the ground where most aerial battles on the eastern front took place. Jobbo_Fett posted:You wouldn't call a .50 cal a pea-shooter, which is the same size as the 12.7mm's the Russians used! Some of those planes do start looking pretty undergunned to the casual reader. Not the IL-2, of course, but when you consider that the Thunderbolt had 8 .50cals or later Hurricanes came with a quartet of 20mm Hisbano cannons, Soviet fighter craft only having a couple center line guns seems weak to the layperson. Psykmoe fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Apr 5, 2018 |
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Apr 5, 2018 19:53
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The Mig-3 in particular, (2) 7.62mm and a single 12.7mm with I think only 700 rounds. The 7.62s might as well not even be there.
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Psykmoe posted:Can you eventually upgrade to a later model IL-2 with a rear gunner? Yes this game models altitude performance for each aircraft. If you're flying Russian planes with mutli-stage superchargers you'll have to change stages at certain altitudes along with changing mixture or suffer a performance penalty.
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