Flying the Tempest in IL2
I thought I would put my observations into this debate on flying the Tempest in IL2.
I have found that proper 'prop pitch management', use of the radiator settings to stop overheating, turning on the supercharger over 10,000 feet and height and speed in a dive are the major factors in successfully flying the Tempest.
I think Oleg has modelled the Tempest very faithfully in the game. It is a handful to fly (as Pierre Clostermann found out) and takes practice to master.
I have just been testing one of my missions, flying the Tempest, from my new 65 mission 'offline' campaign based on the career of Roland Beaumont from his book 'My Part of the Sky' (releasing in February on Mission4 Today). In this mission I 'sealed the fate' of two Long nose Focke-Wulfs very quickly, then went on and shot down a Me262 coming into land at Rheine-Hopsten, with my No2 following me faithfully.
I have got a copy of the 'Tempest V Pilot's Notes' and there is no doubt that Oleg has modelled our game Tempest on the '9lb version'.
Thanks for puting in the quote from Roland Beaumont flying his Tempest 'Buzzsaw', after finishing this campaign based on his WWII career, I have come to realise what an exceptional pilot he was, who obviously enjoyed flying to the max.
DFLion
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