HE 219 Uhu
 

I must say that I am very dissapointed that the HE 219 Uhu is not part of the Il-2 realm. The Eagle Owl was on of the most technically advanced aircraft of the WW2 conflict. Radar, ejection seats, heavy firepower, a very effective night hunter. Sad to say that Microsoft has it in their Sim X but not at Il-2 the premier WW2 combat sim.

I am hoping some one will prove me wrong here and tell me where to find it...:)


cheers,

Ed

You can find it in Il2 mod called ultrapack 3.0

Everyone has his/her favorites...What's the point of a night hunter without night prey? :rolleyes:

As far as I know, the plane is not included in the standard Microsoft package, but is an add-on, so you're holding Il-2 to a double standard. But yeah, there's a mod. Have fun.

More to do
 

Sounds like we need a lancaster as well! 8-)

ed

That's also modded, but is a "Franken-plane" as far as I'm aware, assembled from bits and pieces of B-24s, B-25s, etc.

Still, we can't bemoan Il-2 for what it doesn't have. We should praise it for what it does have, which is far beyond what any other sim has offered.

IL-2 is of the nature that if a plane is to be implemented then it should at least be attempted to do it right. That hasn't held true in 100% of all cases but a solid effort has been given in many cases to get the aircraft right.

We need all of the elements of night time operations to really do it right. It looks like we have a beginning with some MOD and Team Daidalos efforts to bring us the Bf110G-4 with functioning radar. It needs a variety of targets and time...and if that can be done. Then I'm sure a He 219 could be a good follow on.

If I'm not mistaken the He 219 had a top speed over 400 mph correct? Impressive for such a well armed and larger in size aircraft.

In UP3 you can shoot at Wellington, Halifax, Lancaster and Mosquito :)

Forgive my coyness but if I'm not mistaken it's more of the Wellingtonish, Hallifaxish, and Lancasterish :)

Does it matter when its dark ;)

The morning after...

:grin:

The latest version of the He-219 has its own 3d model and pilots cockpit. Still no R/O operator position, though.

UP's 219 is great, but a real cockpit will be fantastic: as well as a Do217 nightfighter version :)


PS: with Command and Control, playing nightfighters is an incredible experience IMHO.

Team Diablos was playing around with the BF110G4 Nightfighter ....

I hope it's still on the cards to be included.

http://youtu.be/Zg76JI8mbzk

HEINKEL He 219 o good airplane whit strange desine whit a futuristic cokpit.--(FAC SIMILE COKPIT TODAY to A-10 Thunderbolt II american copy the desine)
http://www.aircraft-list.com/keyword..._He_219_16.jpg
http://www.shockwaveproductions.com/...eenshots/6.jpg
http://www.shockwaveproductions.com/...enshots/21.jpg

loock here:
http://www.shockwaveproductions.com/store/he219/

Doesn't look anything like an A-10 cockpit. But the cockpit is pretty good looking with the pilot sitting very high up apparently and offering very good visibility.

Likely important for night operations.

Eric Brown has a good account of this aircraft. Great aircraft, well designed BUT and a big but for a twin engined aircraft, underpowered.

I dont see why they cant make a Add-on pack for the Il-2 sturmovik birds of prey and put all those wonderful planes on,

It's called time and money ;)