What aircraft would a Battle for Moscow senario need?

[rga]

Mig-3 definitely. The world's fasterst fighter in 1940, excellent in all vertical maneuvers, retent energy very well even at very hight AoA. Not very good when turnning, especially at low altitude, but if you stick to Bnz, even the infamous Messer should fear (Unfortunately, real life Russian pilots couldn't afford the luxury to avoid the fight even when they were at disadvantage as their German counterparts ). Fly like a pig with full fuel tank. Truly the Russian version of P-51 if you ask me.

[Sven]

Yeah the Ruskies had a very good one with the MiG, very advanced aircraft for the time.

[zakkandrachoff]

Flying from Otopeni military airbase, the PZL P.24 fighters managed to shoot down 37 unescorted VVS bombers.[2] The P.24E was also used for ground attack missions until the end of 1941 and after 1942 it was relegated to training duties because of its obsolescence.


Heinkel He 112B
Grupul 5, slt.av. Teodor Moscu
June 1941


Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3


bould be nice do with moscow, a map of crimea including Odessa, and in a future can be expanded for Battle of Yugoslavya and Greece. will be good have Bf109E against Bf109E

anyway, want my friedrich 4

[carguy_]

Originally Posted by rga

Mig-3 definitely. The world's fasterst fighter in 1940, excellent in all vertical maneuvers, retent energy very well even at very hight AoA. Not very good when turnning, especially at low altitude, but if you stick to Bnz, even the infamous Messer should fear (Unfortunately, real life Russian pilots couldn't afford the luxury to avoid the fight even when they were at disadvantage as their German counterparts ). Fly like a pig with full fuel tank. Truly the Russian version of P-51 if you ask me.

I`m speaking what I remember from the old game. And IIRC the Mig burned like a torch, even from small caliber hits. It was famous amongst Luftwaffe virtual pilots to be one of the few planes that could be brought down by the MG fire alone.
Apart from that, significantly worse maneuverability when fighting the Friendrich below 5000m; worse dive maximum velocity.
The 109F2 is a better fighter ; anyhow the analogy with the p51 is interesting, as it also didn`t pose too much of a threat.

[wannabetheace]

I can and will buy this series just to fly over red square can't wait...

[Stealth_Eagle]

Interesting thread here. Doubt anyone remembers this thread besides me. So BUMP.

[trumps]

really looking forward to the eventual release of the Moscow addon, i do hope it is an addon and not a standalone btw. looking forward to jumping back in some red birds, always loved the I-16, and Mig-3 from Il-2. glad they seem to have chosen Moscow for the next installment, the only thing that could have been better would have been North Africa/med around 1941-42, really not interested in the pacific or late war, after all the drama and copyright crap from the US companies in the original Pac fighters it's just not worth the aggrevation, and nowhere near as interesting as supporting the great tank battles of the Russian, and western desert theatres imho!

Cheers
Craig

[He111]

This is all well and great .. but could we please have an extended BOB set first ? my wallet awaits for this ..

Flyable;

defiant
Wellington
Condor (Atlantic campaign)

New aircraft

Lysander
Hampden
Hudson
All french stuff
.. ok .. Fairy Battle / Fulmar

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[CWMV]

109F first, all else is secondary.