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    Hi folks. "Nugget" of sorts here. Had IL-2 FB many years ago but my computer at the time couldn't keep up. Bought a new machine recently and decided to dust off the old disk and Logitech Wingman joystick. Went online to look for a patch and saw a MAJOR patch, aka: 1946. Bought it and I'm back in the skies. Well, part of the time.

    So, just to make this post more meaningful than your run-of-the-mill "Heeeyyyy, good to be here again, can I be your friend?" introduction, let's share some of the funnier things you've seen or done in IL-2.

    I'll start...

    Going from IL2 FB to 1946, one of the first things I wanted to try was carrier takeoff and landings. Learning to do so with the Corsair was, well, "challenging." I finally have it mastered most of the time, but the training had its share of comedy.

    1. Time and time again, I can't land on the carrier without rolling into the ocean during slow-flight or exploding when I hit the deck. After 40 failed attempts, I go online and find some good guides for carrier landing. Still, I can't get the bird down and the stall speed is much higher than it should be. When the torque isn't rolling into the drink, I'm still a fireball on the deck. After a lot of cussing and frustration it hits me... the mission was starting me with a couple of sizable bombs instead of the default. That'll do it.

    2. Now that I'm bomb-free, I come in for what is sure to be a great carrier landing. Come in JUST a bit too low and clip the gear off the plane, slide down the runway on the Corsair's belly and bent wings, clip the right wing on the tower... and finally come to a stop. But, for once, I am STILL ALIVE and UNINJURED with the plane balanced on the right edge of the deck. Hit the bail out command because the plane is on fire.

    Dude opens the canopy, and ... the pilot immediately jumps off the wrong side of the plane and falls from the carrier deck to his death in Davey Jones locker. LMAO.

    That's enough from me. I'd love to hear yours.

    Again, very helpful forum. The only problem is, this forum has me completely convinced I need an upgrade in controls. Well, the real problem is, how in the heck can I convince my wife the cash for a new joystick and pedals is money well spent? Or how in the world can I hide such conspicuous hardware from my wife. Any chance I can convince her the pedals are a new foot rest? Speaking of which, for a guy on "a budget," here's your other basic nugget solicitation:

    I welcome recommendations of what hardware to buy and in what order of importance. I'm not going to be able to do it all at once. Might have to go the refurbished route.
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    This was my first ever attempt at a carrier trap, stationary carrier no less. I have to confess thou' it was the day after PF hit the shops and T.O. and landing were much easier in the unpatched v3.0

    I've not really got much better, not enough practise.

    Welcome back, btw.
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    shortly after I got my hands on the Pe-2 addon, me and a couple of buddies of mine decide to join up and play one of the co-op missions that came with Pe-2. I hopped into a Pe-2 and one of my buds decided to be the gunner. well, we take off, join up with our escorts, and not long after get attacked by a group of BF-109's being led by a human player, who decides that my plane looks like the best target. I dive down while my rear gunner tries to hit him, and as I'm flying just above treetop level I keep my eyes peeled behind me and each time the 109 fires a burst I either push or pull on the stick to dodge the fire. well, eventually he gets an engine burning, and in my panic I decide that now would be a good time to make a belly landing (at 360 Km/h no less). in my attempt I break one wing, which sends the plane into a cartwheel, breaking off the other wing and rear fuselage while spinning for about five seconds straight before turning into a huge pile of flaming reckage on the ground.
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    My avatar pic enlarged:



    That was one bastage of a gig, I can tell you
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    Had a similar crash-landing-on-deck-bail-out experience, but my wrecked Seafire ended up in the middle of the deck. So my pilot bailed out, ran and ran away... then took that dive... over the side!

    In an online fight it took me ages to get my SBD (loaded with 3 bombs) up to 3km, and steer it towards the enemy flagship.

    I start a perfect dive, target in sight... getting bigger and bigger... press the button twice, bring her out of the dive at sealevel... beautifull, not one hit by AAA...

    Waiting for the 'Enemy Ship destroyed' message... but it doesn't come...

    Then it daunted on me... I had pressed the 'rockets' button... twice there I was at sealevel again... still loaded with 3 bombs
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    MSalama, I wonder if the pic I use in my Sig is better or worse than yours I think you have more holes but I have lost both ailerons



    EDIT:
    No. I think you win as you have a *lot* more holes plus I still have both elevators
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    msalama's Avatar Senior Member
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    Well yours ain't exactly in pristine condition either Roblex, I can see that IL-2's ROCK do they not?

    S!
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    Haha! I see I am not the only one who loves playing with 'how many holes can this Il-2 take?'.

    One of my most often played QMBs is having a flight of IL2s attack a German airbase with AAA set to 'on'.

    I will keep flying the aircraft round and round, deliberately trying to collect holes. Virtually all the time, I have holes all over the place (I love those see thru gaps in the wings) except for 1 single unblemished area (e.g. rudder) and I would want to get that part holed as well, but the attempt always ends up with the elevator lines getting cut or some other damage that stops me flying home.

    The only time I got one sufficiently damaged to satisfy me (MASSIVE holes all round, one aileron missing, rudder shot off, elevator fabric burnt off, engine smoking, wingtip missing/burnt), I nursed the crate back to home base BUT the damn landing gear couldn't deploy and I had to crash it, spoiling the fun. I so wanted to land it and try taking off again.
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    Originally posted by ake109:
    Haha! I see I am not the only one who loves playing with 'how many holes can this Il-2 take?'.

    One of my most often played QMBs is having a flight of IL2s attack a German airbase with AAA set to 'on'.

    I will keep flying the aircraft round and round, deliberately trying to collect holes. Virtually all the time, I have holes all over the place (I love those see thru gaps in the wings) except for 1 single unblemished area (e.g. rudder) and I would want to get that part holed as well, but the attempt always ends up with the elevator lines getting cut or some other damage that stops me flying home.

    The only time I got one sufficiently damaged to satisfy me (MASSIVE holes all round, one aileron missing, rudder shot off, elevator fabric burnt off, engine smoking, wingtip missing/burnt), I nursed the crate back to home base BUT the damn landing gear couldn't deploy and I had to crash it, spoiling the fun. I so wanted to land it and try taking off again.
    Making a rare visit to UK-DED3 the other day, I took an IL for the first time in ages - and the first time I had my hydralics shot away, so the gear wouldn't deploy, as you said.

    I then found out, after however many years with this game series, (and I used to fly the Il2 a lot) that you can lower the gear manually - which was nice. Considering I'd bagged 2 110's on that run.
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    Originally posted by stathem:
    I then found out, after however many years with this game series, (and I used to fly the Il2 a lot) that you can lower the gear manually - which was nice. Considering I'd bagged 2 110's on that run.
    I only found that out when I bought 1946. Back in the FB days, I never noticed that part. Even now, what key it is eludes me. Its one of those rarely used commands which I have to hit 'ESC' to check.

    Is it just me or is the Il2 very prone to having the rudder and elevator controls cut by rear hits? I always get a nice collection of burns and holes on the plane but can't get it back to base due to cut elevators.
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