Stalingrad : Deep Raid Help?

[kozzm0]

You have to destroy the yellow targets. The red targets mean nothing. When you get to Stalingrad, the Spanish pilot greets you and then the tanks appear, and they move around on the map a bit.

I guess you're using simulation mode, which is good because without it you'd probably just know by memory where the tanks are from arcade or realistic. Instead you get the chance to actually have to fly past the target, ID it, and keep your eye on it as you climb, turn and make an attack run.

Problem is, the tanks are damn hard to find aren't they. Well they should be, they're smack in the middle of a ruined city and they have plenty of places to hide. If there's a row of trees or a building with half a roof they'll drive under it, and you can hear them fire but can't see them. Well don't give up, they're not ALL hiding. This may spoil the challenge, but there are 2 or 3 tanks in the open right on the northeast end of the cluster. One of them is at an intersection at the west end of a patch of mostly wooded land between the streets and the Volga. Look for an AA gun on that patch of land (knock it out if it's hostile, I can't remember) and the easiest tank is almost due west of it. Fly low and to the side of that northeast section of streets, look out the window to the side while dipping your wings. Once you spot the tank, use the road it's on like a runway: extend away parallel to the road, keep it in sight, then turn and head back at about a 30 degree attack angle. Use a bomb to kill the tank. You only actually have to get one tank.

After that some fw190's may appear and almost kill you, there's no avoiding it. They tell you to lose them before you go back to base, but you can't lose them. Just fly low and go back to base.

[imnotgeoff]

what i did was play the mission on arcade,find the targets then made myself a map,quit the game,then jump back into sim and nailed them

[holly9000]

Thanks!! I'll try it again later and let you know how it goes. I really appreciate you guys taking the time to try and help me. This is an awesome forum!!

[imnotgeoff]

yep it is indeed,you pretty much get the answers you need right away.by the way what you playin it on ps3 or 360?

[bobbysocks]

Holly....just beat it and it was pretty easy (this time!!!)... only thing is enter stalingrad from the NORTH! i was entering ( i am playing xbox 360 arcade) in the middle and it NEVER showed me the Yellow targets. So, i ran up and down the city blasting every red target i could see and "failing...taking too long"....but like in the post before its the several yellow ones you need (but you wont see them unless you enter the city at the right place). Tonight, I reconed the airfield and destroyed the ack ack with rocket barrages and the got word to head to the city. evaded the 109s and entered it from the NORTH and low and behold there were these lovely yellow targets. several passes with rockets and bombs knocked them out and i was ordered to land at the airfield. juke your way there @ 2 to 300 ft...dont fly straight line or level altitude. the 109s will eat your ass if you do....once you get close to the river "MISSION COMPLETED".

[holly9000]

Thanks again everyone, I was able to complete the mission, only to get mired in the "Hornet's Nest". I expect I'll be in there quite awhile from the way it's going...lol (any and all advice appreciated, and yes, I've seen the thread)

[bobbysocks]

holly,
just got thru the hornets nest in arcade( finally)!! I think there is a glitch in the program. if you sink a few round into a ju52 the red bounding target box dissapears....but that doesnt mean the ship is done for. on this attempt i headed into the gaggle, ordered my squadron to attack, and when i got close i let loose with every rocket i had ( silly but i did manage to get about 8 with rockets). before i left that area i scanned for those "unmarked targets" and there were a few...shot them down then headed off to the next group...immeadiately ordered the SQ to attack and repeated what i did above.
just do a final sweep of the area ( they stay close to formation ) before bugging out to the next group and work that command button. After that you will get the order to attack ground targets at the airfield...again its the yellow ones you want....then bug out back to base but the 'schmitts will be buzzing like hornets. the biggest consulation is after these two tough missions the next several are cake ( or are in comparison...). G' luck