Friday 2010-02-05 Screenshots AND Discussion Thread

[ChrisDNT]

Nice modelling of the pilot, but his face does not look ethnically British.

[Viking]

Originally Posted by ChrisDNT

Nice modelling of the pilot, but his face does not look ethnically British.

NAZI!!

Seriusly there was two Americans and several other nationals, Poles, S Africans, N Zeelands etc.etc that toke part in BoB so wait and see.

Regards

Viking

[akdavis]

Originally Posted by ChrisDNT

Nice modelling of the pilot, but his face does not look ethnically British.

British is not an ethnicity.

[Avimimus]

I have great sympathy for Oleg - out of all the countries to model to his high standards he chose England - and the English document and remember. Few details slipping past this crowd...

[nearmiss]

One thing that bothers me about the BOB SOW.

I still run the BOB II WOV every now and then.

It haunts heck outta my thinking.

The .303 guns on the British aircraft

The 109E isn't that bad at least it has a cannon.

I've got enormous respect for the RAF pilots.

The lack of firepower shakes my joints to think how tough it was to get a kill.

After all the firepower of IL2 I don't know what to expect.

Maybe my expectations are ill conceived.

I sure hope so.

The way it looks --> flying the Hurricane and Spit with pea shooters against cannons

[Romanator21]

It will be really hard, but .303s don't do structural damage. They poke holes through the skin, and if you're lucky you will puncture the radiator, oil coolers/reservoir, guns, controls, fuel lines, fuel tanks, start fires, hydraulics and electrical systems. The Bf-109s should slowly bleed to death.

WWII pilots never got the kills that we get online. That can be partially attributed to our invincibility and several years of experience.

Bf-109s have cannon, but very few rounds. They also have poor forward visibility, and relatively poor maneuveribility, short time over the battle-field, etc.

One mundane detail that may not have been so mundane is the control placement in the cockpit. For us, everything is mapped to a keyboard or is automatic. Having a fully functional pit would overwhelm 90% of the fliers here.

It's worth noting that the Bf-109 has automatic engine control, but were not totally fine tuned. The trim, throttle, landing gear/flaps controls are all on one side, the pilot won't have to move his hand off the stick. On the other side of the coin, the Spitfire and Hurricane have stick that bends above the pilot's knees. This makes unhindered roll capability. The 109 pilot has to jab his stick in his thigh. It can make a huge difference.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that in the end, it will be pretty close match. Don't worry about having machine guns in a Hurricane over cannons in a Bf-109.

[Chivas]

Originally Posted by nearmiss

One thing that bothers me about the BOB SOW.

I still run the BOB II WOV every now and then.

It haunts heck outta my thinking.

The .303 guns on the British aircraft

The 109E isn't that bad at least it has a cannon.

I've got enormous respect for the RAF pilots.

The lack of firepower shakes my joints to think how tough it was to get a kill.

After all the firepower of IL2 I don't know what to expect.

Maybe my expectations are ill conceived.

I sure hope so.

The way it looks --> flying the Hurricane and Spit with pea shooters against cannons

I don't think it will be a problem as the damage model will much more sophisticated in SOW so the kills maybe much easier in a SOW Hurricane than a IL-2 Hurricane. That said I thought the IL-2 Hurricane"s 303's were quite devastating especially when you hit at convergence.

[GBrutus]

Originally Posted by ChrisDNT

Nice modelling of the pilot, but his face does not look ethnically British.

They've yet to add the handlebar mustache. Perhaps he'll look more British then...

[Modding_Monkey]

Oleg.
I must say Wonderful job!

I do wonder. How will the Bridge work? Will it only be open\close or will it notice a ship coming close... traffic stops...open... ship passes... close... traffic starts?