That is indeed a sad advisory, since for 1941-45 (or '46) campaigning we will be living with the il2 simulator for a few years to come.
Another saddening point is that I like the value of il2 as an instructional tool. Any combat flight sim with as many detailed flyables as this, and a reasonably good record for historical voracity is prone to such a position which could both help credibility and sales of the SOW series forthcoming, and also continue 1946 sales which is presently a late-2007 gaming/flight simulator system and thus must be considered current for the year 2008.
Lastly the modifications required to enjoy full historical voracity of the Emil series modelled in il2 are relatively minor and could easily be incorporated in the forthcoming v4.09m full patch. It is simply a matter of adjusting climb rates and maximum speeds versus altitude between the E-4 (601A-1), E-4/B (601Aa) and E-7 and E/N(GM-1) models (601N).
Hence I nevertheless wished to attempt maximum attention to the subject being that the 4.09 version is still in the Beta stage as we speak.
I've tried placing the topic as a question which hopefully could be put to Oleg for his next visit by the site administrators. All the research I've done only slightly challenges any other flyable model and the overall quality of the game is quite near definitive in the realm of flight sims for WW2 aircraft in general.
I mean say I want to fly for JG 77 on the new Bessarabia map (or Rumania for that matter)? I'm stuck with a September 1940 era E-4 when I should be in an E-7 or an E/N(GM-1). It's as if I've just got straight E-4's with 601A-1 engines to choose from and a bunch of equipment options, instead of what I should be flying.
You might as well just drop the Emil from il2 altogether, because as it stands it is Friedrich or nothing, the older Emils were pre-eminently used for conversion training by this stage and there is only the cosmetic representation of something in between. Not very exciting for a combat flight sim, where accurate model performance is paramount.
Plus according to my family the E/N was big news in Germany at the time.
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