I never really thought about it, but I do usually choose the il2m over the il10.
I don't know if it was in real life, but it seems like IL-10's armor is weaker than the il-2. And I've got better unlocks for the il-2m. Il-2m also seems to handle better at low speeds, which it needs to in all the online modes.
They're not much in strike, any of them - but if there was a strike mode where you search and destroy tanks instead of bunkers and ships, the il-2 would be invincible. Even the p47's giant bombs wouldn't be able to keep up. If you don't miss, you've got enough armament on an il2 to locate and destroy 4 tanks per sortie.
The main armor of the il-2's was famous for being able to withstand direct hits, the Germans downed them by learning their weak points. The gunner was poorly protected and there were rumors that being a gunner was like a punishment brigade.
They should have made a mode where you have to attack tanks protected by flak guns. Now that the flak works, you'd have to do it right to destroy anything at all.
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