Very Intense Battle

These new expansions from X1 Software add dynamic campaigns and nearly three thousand missions between them to your IL2 Sturmovik, Forgotten Battles, Ace Expansion Pack and Pacific Fighters. The incredible depth and replayability of these new add-ons will give you a very long lasting experience.
Post Reply
User avatar
Hard Sarge
Posts: 22145
Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2000 8:00 am
Location: garfield hts ohio usa
Contact:

Very Intense Battle

Post by Hard Sarge »

Faceing of against some B-29s, and of course, there will be 51s along to make the battle HARDer

Climb and Climb and Climb, level off at 28k, and try to build up some speed for the attack run

Dang, last 3 missions have been vs the 29, was at 24 and raid was 23, was at 26 and raid was at 25, now at 28 and raid is at 28 !!!!

can't get a break, can't get any speed to have a chance for more then one run on the bombers

but I was able to put us in the right place at the right time and give the orders and head nose on to the bombers



Image
Attachments
29s.jpg
29s.jpg (21.21 KiB) Viewed 117 times
Image
User avatar
Hard Sarge
Posts: 22145
Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2000 8:00 am
Location: garfield hts ohio usa
Contact:

RE: Very Intense Battle

Post by Hard Sarge »

this is one of the HARDest shots in the battle, trying to pick a point out in space, that I am not at, that the target is not at, but if my luck holds, one of them will be

Good strikes in the nose and into the inboard engine, bank and try to pull my nose up to get a shot into the 2nd row of bombers, sprayed some shells at two more bombers, but not sure if any stuck or was just a waste of ammo

try to make the turn to try and chase the bombers, but lose too much E, and the 51s are closeing in



Image
Attachments
gotem.jpg
gotem.jpg (26.92 KiB) Viewed 118 times
Image
User avatar
Hard Sarge
Posts: 22145
Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2000 8:00 am
Location: garfield hts ohio usa
Contact:

RE: Very Intense Battle

Post by Hard Sarge »

oops, pics are out of order, that is the last shot

but my 29 is crippled and goes down

then the fight begins, had ordered my boys to attack the fighters at the beginning of the fight, as there were 51s out in front, so it is just me and my wingman who join the fight

4 of them vs 2 of us, soon the fight goes from 25 K to 17, down to 2, very tough fight, when ever you get close to one, the other 3 bear in, they got some good tactics, get with into 400 yards of one 51, and it starts a climbing turn, just enough to let you get close, and then his mate will close in to fire, snap rolls and tight turns are the order of the day

now the trick is to chase one, but be planning on the other, and stay alive long enough for it to work

all these years of flying is being put to the test

latch onto the tail of another 51, close the range to 350 yards, then sharp left break to shake the trailers aim, counter roll back the other way and catch the guy I was chasing as he tried to turn back into me, strikes across the wing and his controls are shot, soon he rolls onto his back and into the ground he goes

only, I don't have time to enjoy and watch his demise, the other 3 are still in the fight

starting to get the hang of this style of fight now, chase and break off, turn back in or break away, best bet is to catch the guy who is on wingmans tail

soon the chance comes, my wingman is far away, and turns towards me, my target goes into a high climb and my chaser is fooled and turns the wrong when I break back towards my mate

the 51 chaseing my mate is stuck in hunters mode, and does see me until it is too late, at the last second, he tries to climb out of his chase, too late, my cannons smash his engines into bits and he goes down in a ball of flames

2 on 2 now, one chases me, as the other chases my mate, while I chase one and my mate chases the other, again, my foe starts his climb and I break back to my mate, and am able to cut the circle and close the gap, the 51 knows he is in trouble and trys to climb out of it, but it is too late and I am too close with too much E built up, his engine also brusts into flames, and I split S, just as the last 51 comes in fireing, now the table has turned and it is our 2 to his 1

around and round we go, up and down, notice my wingman is following me instead of the 51, order my man to attack, as I do so, I break to the left and as expected, the 51 breaks to follow me, I tighten the turn, and the 51 starts to slide as he can't follow, and now he knows he made a mistake, my wingman snaps his wings off as he levels his plane off to try and run away

Good Job Mate

we land, I get a 29 and 3 51s, my wingman gets a 51, and my flight gets 3 other 29s and a 51, we lost one plane, but the pilot got out in time

HARD_Sarge
Image
Post Reply

Return to “Banzai!, Case Blue, The Last Days IL2 Expansion Packs”