Supercharger / spotting AI

[Jumpy]

[QUOTE=The Stalker;515390]Hi everyone. Not so an active member here, however an old IL-2 fan. (played with longer pauses for the last couple of years)

1) Firstly, what's the deal with the supercharger? When flying the F4U I can see a noticable amount of manifold pressure gained if I toggle to speed 2 immediately at ground level. If more MP = more engine power, are there any side effects in switching to speed 2 right from the start and not at recommended 2000m?

Jumoswanz says: "The IL2 aircraft have some mixture, boost and prop pitch settings that can be manipulated for better performance, but they are much more forgiving and uncomplicated than most real-life engine management jobs be they automatic or manual."

'Boosted' aircraft engines have a "minimum full throttle altitude." This is the altitude below which running full boost will probably damage or destroy the engine. My feeling is that running full boost at sea level in in the F4U would soon destroy your pistons. As Jumoswanz implies IL2 modelling in this area is very basic and far from real world engine management.