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Originally Posted by Me-263
Ju-87s comment is appreciated but it still does not explain the fact that no matter what you do after approx. 8min 30 the mission is failed. Whether you only shoot targets on the ground or only in the air or simply not shoot anything at all and just fly around, after 8min 30 its over. Obviously, this 'magic threshold' is the key.
For arguments sake, I dispersed of 5 groups of enemy planes and transporters - I check the the radar and there are no faint green lights and no yellow lights in the pocket - The voice of the radio then says 'there is another group coming from the left - we will take care off it' - 10 seconds after that the mission is failed - Everytime the same result. If indeed I am missing a plane, where is it suppose to be? It is not on the radar.
I have now tried it 10 times, on my PS3, in arcade mode. All previous levels I managed with ease - Why oh why do developers opt for throwing you such a curveball in the middle of the game? How is that suppose to enhance the gaming pleasure? I paid 40 pounds and now I am stuck and from several previous comments on other forums a lot has to do with 'being lucky' in order to conquer this level - That is BS!!!
Can someone please provide a detailed 'walkthrough' of how to beat this level?
Specific Questions:
1. Why do I have targets on the ground, when I am suppose to shoot bombers?
2. Why are the bombers (I allegedly miss) not on the radar when (allegedly) they land?
3. Do I need to shoot every single plane for each group of planes OR just a specific plane for each group?
4. How long is the mission suppose to take?
5. Do other levels have similar difficulties or is HORNETS NEST skewed (for whatever reason)
Thank You
Me-263
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1. Because there are Flak batteries on the ground firing at you, you will notice they are rectangles, not dots, which tells you they are on the ground.
2. You need to get the transports in the air so don't worry about ground targets at all.
3. Shoot them all, don't take chances.
4. Don't know, keep killing until its over.
5. You're just having a hard time, its really not that hard once you follow a few tips:
1. Get to within 200 yds before firing, throttle down and use combat flaps to avoid overshoot, approach from slightly below to avoid the top rear gunner and put *all of your fire on the engines*. Thats the most important thing to finishing the transports off quickly, if you aim for the fuselage, it will take you forever whereas one good burst to the engines can bring down a JU-57 in an instant.
2. Use your map ALOT. Once you bring down one group, look on your map to see where the next is and open up your throttle and raise flaps to zoom over there.
3. Ignore everything else, just kill the transports as efficiently as you can and you should be fine.
check out this IL-2 vid for some anti-bomber tips: