Thanks philip,

I did know that background but I don't know if Oleg is giving us DeWilde in SoW. Actually, I don't know if he gives us it in IL-2, for some reason I have it in mind that he didn't, but let's stay on SoW ;)

I'd be interested to know too. Based on what he's revealed about modelling different armament types, I'd imagine it would be included. It's quite an important part of the shooting experience IMO ;)

i lol'd at this thread. then i held my head in my hands.

anyway.

varying ammo loadouts... has that been covered in any way? where we could make the choice, as with some of the new 4.09 rides, whether we take tracer in all guns etc? would it be practical/historic to specify belting in either the bob or later theatres?

In (virtual) reality though, when blazing away at a Ju88 with two 109's on our tails, how are we going to assess whether a certain ammo mix is more or less effective than another? Or even more true to life?

I know I've not even considered ammo in IL2, other than the obvious differences between MG's and Cannon and the different calibres.

Perhaps I'm not cool, calm and steely eyed enough to assess these complicated issues in the heat of combat?!:rolleyes::grin:

I think we are all going to learn alot about type of ammo we use in the SOW.

The British aircraft are using pea shooter .303.

It will take alot of lead to put down any German aircraft with .303 unless we have some sophisticated ammo loadouts.

I still do the BOB II WOV. I can't tell you how many times I have emptied my guns and didn't knock down a single aircraft.

Finally, I learned to get extremely close before firing...then and only then do I get kills.

The SOW will definitely be a new world for most of us after we've been flying the late war aircraft in IL2 with all the firepower available.

6guns x 50calibers vs 6 guns X .303 calibers

Yes, I know the British did some miraculous work in the BOB.

You really ought to get very involved with the IL2. You are wasting alot of time asking questions that you can answer yourself, if you were virtual flying.

Take the IL2 with the TD latest release 4.09, try the full mission builder, and do some online flying. You will find chit chat talk really isn't where the action really is.

People that are flying and enjoying the IL2 are not dropping onto these boards very much.

One super way to enjoy the IL2 is build missions and follow behind the player aircraft in the missions. Then you can see what to tweak, where you need to implement more action elements, etc.

Also, get a good air war history book and try to replay those historical air combat missions. You will really be touching history and you will definitely begin to understand what those combat pilots were up against.

You have appx 1/3 more posting than I, and I "have to work these boards"... also I've been here a lot longer than yourself.

Agreed! What I meant was how will we know if a kill is made due to ammo mix, as against just happening to hit a vital part of the aircraft whilst trying to avoid return fire and the fighter escorts?

The 8 and 12 x .303 gun Hurris were in IL2 though, from FB on, also in Pacific Fighters, and worked fine. Didn't the early P-40's in IL2 also carry .303's? Or were they all .50 cal?

Funnily enough, I've been wondering myself when a lot of people on the forum find the time to actually fly a flight sim.

Maybe some people just prefer to use virtual words than virtual bullets, whether piercing, incendiary, or just plain 'ball-shot'.:rolleyes::grin:

In Il-2, I fly the Hurri mark 1's a lot and those 8 .303's pump out a lot of tracer! So much so that it can impair my visibility of the target. If I could select to have tracer in just 2-guns, my shooting would be a lot better ;)

Each to his own, though.

Nearmiss; I know what you mean, but I don't post to raise my post-count. I never look at it in any-case. It's only my interest in SoW which has raised it so high.
I do fly Il-2 a lot (or have done in any case). Recently, I've put work first as I prefer to fly longer sorties (based on BoB campaigns and day-to-day episodes) and I don't have enough time, really, to fully enjoy Il-2 as I'd like ;)

Battle of Britain aviation history is my main interest (I collect BoB flight-gear) and a lot of my reading is both fictional and non-fictional books on this subject ;)

Thankyou.

Here's a picture of a Lancaster in Kelowna BC 1999. To change to a cool subject :)