Airfield locations?

[Hero]

The map in this game is hard to overview, So I was just wondering if anyone know the airfields or landing strip locations that are in this game?

[STINGERSIX78]

play capture the airfield...
we played it to often. ^^

[Houndstone Hawk]

The map in this game is hard to overview, So I was just wondering if anyone know the airfields or landing strip locations that are in this game?

100's. Way too many to list ;; oh no wait, I'm thinking of proper IL-2. It's ummm ... 1! Hawkinge. One or two missions will see you take off from another UK base (Benson is it?) but the single player (skirmish/training) portion has only 1 airfield. north-east of Dover, can't miss it as you dont get to see many friendly airbases within the game. (One single player mission has you visiting 3 ground points though). :grin:
The pointless multiplayer mode 'capture the airfield' maybe your thing though as the number of airfields are nearly doubled but since October, I've not managed to find a single match other than arcade!

[Soviet Ace]

I think there is five total? Two in England, One on the north eastern outskirts of Stalingrad (something like that), and One in Berlin. I don't think Korsun has one, but Italy has one on the coastline. You can easily find it if you follow the coast line on the map, where it's a straight line.

[F14 TOMCAT 204]

Actually there is 3 in England counting Manston. Its up on the north-east corner of the map and has a huge runway. Great for formation takeoffs too.

[Spitfire23]

as far as i know, there is definately 3 in England as i can fly to all airstrips without using the map (Gotten too familiar with the landscape) ;)

I know italy has one as does Stalingrad and Berlin, Korsun does have one BUT its next to impossible to land on it (Cannot tell you where though)

[Houndstone Hawk]

as far as i know, there is definately 3 in England as i can fly to all airstrips without using the map (Gotten too familiar with the landscape) ;)

I know italy has one as does Stalingrad and Berlin, Korsun does have one BUT its next to impossible to land on it (Cannot tell you where though)

How many of these are present in the training maps?

[Spitfire23]

How many of these are present in the training maps?

All of them are there in the training maps, theyre just not marked

[Houndstone Hawk]

All of them are there in the training maps, theyre just not marked

OK thanks, but which UK map is Manston on? Is it the same map that includes Hawkinge? Dover?

[Spitfire23]

OK thanks, but which UK map is Manston on? Is it the same map that includes Hawkinge? Dover?

Yes the two british maps, Dover and Canterbury are the same map just at different start points. So basically both UK maps have all three Airfields.

If you were to start at dover, Follow the Coastline on your Port (left) side and you will reach manston

[Houndstone Hawk]

Yes the two british maps, Dover and Canterbury are the same map just at different start points. So basically both UK maps have all three Airfields.

If you were to start at dover, Follow the Coastline on your Port (left) side and you will reach manston

Cheers bro; you're a gent!! :grin:

[Spitfire23]

Cheers bro; you're a gent!! :grin:

No worries buddy, the least i could do ;)

If you need anymore help, just give me a bell

[iannik]

in Italy there are two airfields, one on the coast and the other near the river

[PantherAttack2]

100's. Way too many to list ;; oh no wait, I'm thinking of proper IL-2.

Actually on the Normandy maps in the mission editor I've only seen about 6... :-P Obviously Normandy isn't Britain but I bet a level for the BoB wouldn't have more than 10. (in fact to this day I've only seen a maximum of around 10 airfields on a map, and to be honest I don't recall ever seeing any map for the BoB in the mission editor)

Just making a point.

[Houndstone Hawk]

Actually on the Normandy maps in the mission editor I've only seen about 6... :-P Obviously Normandy isn't Britain but I bet a level for the BoB wouldn't have more than 10. (in fact to this day I've only seen a maximum of around 10 airfields on a map, and to be honest I don't recall ever seeing any map for the BoB in the mission editor)

Just making a point.

I'm not too sure I see your point here. That one Normandy map out of IL-2's 75 maps, has as many (or more) airfields as the entire BoP experience.
Like it or no, BoP was never designed as a full & immersive experience on the ground (or in the air IMO). Like every other arcade title, it wants you in the air, seconds away from the fight & once the last adversary is downed, it wants you 'back' out of there. No bad thing to some & I guess it's in keeping with the whole console experience.
With my point, I was talking about the whole IL-2 experience, not just the mission editor but even that (the full mission builder I take it you mean) has no less than 75 theatre maps, (that's before 4.09); each theatre having it's own list of airfields with some theatres having as many as 12 - 20 airfields. And this isn't even counting the masses of modded theatre maps of which there are now some fantastic BoB maps & even BoB campaigns written for them. You can find these B0B maps here, along with thousands of other files & addons. http://allaircraftarcade.com/forum/index.php

Just trying to help. ;)

[AV 1611]

Ah, I just notice that too... Thanks! :)

[PantherAttack2]

I'm not too sure I see your point here. That one Normandy map out of IL-2's 75 maps, has as many (or more) airfields as the entire BoP experience.
Like it or no, BoP was never designed as a full & immersive experience on the ground (or in the air IMO). Like every other arcade title, it wants you in the air, seconds away from the fight & once the last adversary is downed, it wants you 'back' out of there. No bad thing to some & I guess it's in keeping with the whole console experience.
With my point, I was talking about the whole IL-2 experience, not just the mission editor but even that (the full mission builder I take it you mean) has no less than 75 theatre maps, (that's before 4.09); each theatre having it's own list of airfields with some theatres having as many as 12 - 20 airfields. And this isn't even counting the masses of modded theatre maps of which there are now some fantastic BoB maps & even BoB campaigns written for them. You can find these B0B maps here, along with thousands of other files & addons. http://allaircraftarcade.com/forum/index.php

Just trying to help. ;)

Actually I've had that website bookmarked for about a year now. ;)

I won't disagree that 1946 is much more realistic (and immersive in some ways but not others) and altogether a much better flight sim the BoP.

All I'm saying is that IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 (unmodded) doesn't really have 'hundreds' of airfields... Maybe 'tens' would have fit better.

[Houndstone Hawk]

Actually I've had that website bookmarked for about a year now. ;)

I won't disagree that 1946 is much more realistic (and immersive in some ways but not others) and altogether a much better flight sim the BoP.

All I'm saying is that IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 (unmodded) doesn't really have 'hundreds' of airfields... Maybe 'tens' would have fit better.


Think we'll just have to agree to disagree once again, as I'm certainly not gonna sift thru & count each & every airbase, airfield & airstrip of IL-2s '10's' of theatres & maps, lol :grin:

[PantherAttack2]

Think we'll just have to agree to disagree once again, as I'm certainly not gonna sift thru & count each & every airbase, airfield & airstrip of IL-2s '10's' of theatres & maps, lol :grin:

Thank you for the correct number. :) Hundreds indicates multiple hundreds of maps, in other words, at least two-hundred. ;) Whereas tens means at least 20.

[Houndstone Hawk]

Thank you for the correct number. :) Hundreds indicates multiple hundreds of maps, in other words, at least two-hundred. ;) Whereas tens means at least 20.

Have to stop you there as you're trying to win a debate by changing the content, very clever btw. This little discussion, as you know was always about the amount of airfields in IL-2 & BoP. Now I've since been proved wrong in that there is more than 1 airfield in the training section of BoP & thanks to Spitfire23, SovietAce etc who enlightened me ( I had great fun last night, trying to land a P-47 on the Stalingrad field in WoP). Thanks guys btw, I can make some vids at fields other than Hawkinge now.

Back to the point. I never, at any stage, made the comment 'hundreds of maps' because I know thru experience (& like I pointed out), there are 75 maps in 1946's unmodded, default full mission builder. What I DO know is that each of those 75 maps contains multiple airfields, airstations, airstrips etc) & so my original comment still stands up, there are hundreds of airfields in IL-2, fact & NOT hundreds of maps, that's where you seem to be steering me. :grin:

[PantherAttack2]

Have to stop you there as you're trying to win a debate by changing the content, very clever btw. This little discussion, as you know was always about the amount of airfields in IL-2 & BoP. Now I've since been proved wrong in that there is more than 1 airfield in the training section of BoP & thanks to Spitfire23, SovietAce etc who enlightened me ( I had great fun last night, trying to land a P-47 on the Stalingrad field in WoP). Thanks guys btw, I can make some vids at fields other than Hawkinge now.

Back to the point. I never, at any stage, made the comment 'hundreds of maps' because I know thru experience (& like I pointed out), there are 75 maps in 1946's unmodded, default full mission builder. What I DO know is that each of those 75 maps contains multiple airfields, airstations, airstrips etc) & so my original comment still stands up, there are hundreds of airfields in IL-2, fact & NOT hundreds of maps, that's where you seem to be steering me. :grin:

Thank you. ;)
I was just happy you said tens of maps instead of hundreds. I honestly don't know how many airfields total there are, but I don't believe there are more than 200. :)

[Houndstone Hawk]

Thank you. ;)
I was just happy you said tens of maps instead of hundreds. I honestly don't know how many airfields total there are, but I don't believe there are more than 200. :)

HUH? But that is just my point. I wouldn't have said hundreds of maps because there isn't hundreds of maps. I never said there were 10's of maps, or 100's of maps. I HAVE ONLY ALWAYS SAID THERE WERE 75 MAPS, THERE ARE HOWEVER, 100's OF AIRFIELDS!!!!! (More than 200 for sure). That's a fact but like I said, we'll once again agree to disagree after all, it's really not that important. What is important however is that you are careful not to change what other ppl state in order to swing a debate in your favour. :grin:

[stealth finger]

I gotta say this is the most ammicable and uneventful internet argument ever. I'm dissapointed lol

[Houndstone Hawk]

I gotta say this is the most ammicable and uneventful internet argument ever. I'm dissapointed lol


LOL :grin:

[PantherAttack2]

I gotta say this is the most ammicable and uneventful internet argument ever.

And that's the way it should be. ;)

[stealth finger]

And that's the way it should be. ;)

Definetly. There's GFAQ's for all the flame war hilarity. I love the civility of this board.

[Houndstone Hawk]

And that's the way it should be. ;)

Here, Here. +1!! ;)