I use an IL2-M any chance I get. Tough as nails when going after bombers and getting shot at, also pretty hard to bring down. Really love them in CTA. Cover your own tail and then sit on the runway giving other landing planes a hard time manning the rear gun with the plane pointed the right direction.
It's like a WWII A-10, just a lot of fun. I even love the blindspots with the armor to the sides of the cockpit.
