Actually the I-153 and I-15bis were the mainstay of the soviet ground-attack regiments in 1941. The Il-2 started to become ubiquitous only from 1942 on.
Anyone remember the I-16 campaign Luthier wrote for the original Il-2 years ago? The one that the player couldn't win and that ended in the player's death? That was, IMO, one of the best and most creative campaigns ever made for the series. Those were the times ...
