Howdilli Socks.
I admit; many of the single missions are pointless-they lack the freedom of the campaign missions. That Strange Bomber mission for example...even if you fail to complete it in time; you should still be able to fly around and do as you please....that's what makes for replay.
A Pacific Campaign would be cool, too...especially being able to pull off and record cool belly-landings on strange little islands....but I'll make another plug for a Jet-game.
How about this for a reason...the MiG-23 has a pretty terrible reputation here in the West....mainly for their rough handling at the hands of the Israeli's [during '82, Bekaa valley-Lebanon;] whose claims tend to be believed over others. But that's also unfair...an IL-2 game on console [and PC,] would go a long way to rectifying that impression. An audience has been primed now...any IL-2 sequel should get progressively better sales. The franchise must be regarded as some kind of National Treasure in Russia...I've seen a photo of Vladimir Putin at a 1C event. Anyway.
The export Flogger; lacked the radar, many electronic goodies...even a radar-warning reciever [unbelievably,]....a whole wave of them were just blown out of the sky head-on, by the Israeli's [perhaps the world's] first use of the AIM-9L? all-aspect missile. The other pilots knew the Israelis had recieved a shipment of new missiles from the U.S, and were hesitant to engage....but obviously didn't know it's real potential. Lethal.
Russian sources claim that a proper Russian-spec MiG23S or somesuch...shot down two Israeli F-4's [by one pilot,] and that another shot down an F-16. Israel claims it was ground-fire. Regardless, the '23 could rival the Phantom for radar/missile/engine power-and by keeping it single-engined; it was lighter and designed to dogfight better as well. Beautiful planes to boot...and none of them are even in service anymore anyway; so surely there's no important national secrets to spill anyway?? If none of that matters; they could even offer something like a MiG-29 or Su-27 as something to unlock, and use in ANY mission;0) Probably the two most beautiful planes of the modern era...HOW could any Russian developer, whose sole duty on-earth is to create the best combat flight games....possibly resist??? If such a project sounds too ambitious, needing, say, another team to handle it, heck...if anything could get subsidies/start-up grants from the Russian government; such a game could.
cheers.
Z
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