Well yes, you said that the speech engine was 'new'. That does not say anything for if AI can even speak in multiplayer though
I was not here before IL-2 was released (I wish I knew about it) and I understand you do spend quite some time on posting here. And sure, I understand your position about not revealing before being sure, but I did not know that you were not sure

I heard no one talk about the gunners or even speech in multiplayer before.