Video got me fired up - What to fly?

[bhunter2112]

We are all so used to the HUGE plane set in IL2 and once we play SOW/BOB we will probably not be able to go back (although we say we will keep both on our rig) to IL2 because everything will be WAY better (I hope). We are looking at about 10 flyable TYPES correct?

What do you mostly want to fly? I am chomping at the bit to get at the FMB and fly the BF109.

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by bhunter2112

What do you mostly want to fly?

I crave Tiger Moth, actually, until I think I've earned something better.

[Lucas_From_Hell]

Well, apparently there are 11 flyables confirmed (without counting the "probables" and variants).

I don't remember exactly, but I think it's about the same number of flyables we had when Il-2 first came out.

Considering it will receive expansions just like Il-2, my guess is we'll probably end up with the same, if not more planes than we currently have.

Oh yeah, the plane I want to fly the most... Well, for the sake of old-school fighter style, Spitfire.

To be more precise, doing a slow roll over the airfield in a bright summer day

[AndyJWest]

I'm with TheGrunch here. I'll start with the Tiger Moth. No doubt I'll try everything as soon as I've got a vague idea how it all works though.

I want to see if I can do a Lomcevak in the Sukhoi Su-26: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomcovak. I hope it has smoke for display purposes too...

[Romanator21]

Bolingbroke and Fiat Br.20

[Foo'bar]

Ju 88

[Flyby]

Originally Posted by bhunter2112

We are all so used to the HUGE plane set in IL2 and once we play SOW/BOB we will probably not be able to go back (although we say we will keep both on our rig) to IL2 because everything will be WAY better (I hope). We are looking at about 10 flyable TYPES correct?

What do you mostly want to fly? I am chomping at the bit to get at the FMB and fly the BF109.

+1. I look forward to the immersion of having to decide on either swatting that Spit or heeding that little red low-fuel lamp. A no-brainer, actually. Swat the Spit!
Flyby out

[MikkOwl]

Bf-110. I really like that aircraft. I have a bit of a fascination for more stuff to mess with (engine management for example), and two engines is more interesting than one. Having dual throttles also is a reason.

I have been flying a 1942 version G-2 in the "war clouds" server on hyperlobby. But man, it's hopeless. All the other planes used by the allies are 1944 spec on that server. Tempest MkV, the very latest versions Thunderbolts and Mustangs and bombers too. A very unfair set up, the 110 being antiquated and outclassed in every category. It is like asking for a guaranteed death if approaching any other plane. Proudly I can say I do survive a lot of encounters anyway, and I have had some nice opportunities to blow people away. So I figure that when coming to Storm of War, where the Bf 110 had an outright speed and firepower advantage, it has to be a walk in the park in comparison. Besides, 25% of the fighters on the Luftwaffe side in BoB were Bf 110's, and they need pilots Others will shy away from them, grabbing the 'best' available fighter to give them the best advantage.

[Eldur]

What a question.... Bf-110

It's faster than the 109E... better armament... I think it's a bit like 190 vs 109 later on. But don't stay with the bombers

[MikkOwl]

I wonder if the online servers will enforce any kind of realistic make up of the planes available. Historically only something like 25% of the British planes were Spitfires, the rest being the far slower and less agile Hurricane, and I'd really hate to face only the elite best plane that was only available in small numbers when reality was that most planes were Hurricanes. It would not be Battle of Britain if it was populated by the latest Spitfire model only.

The ideal would be little 'battles' that go on for a few hours each, with new missions generated and some stuff like that, with realistically limited amounts of planes and planetypes, as well as pilots. All on a small scale as the online servers aren't quite WW2 scale.

Then, while the equipment remains historical, players are still free to devise their own tactics, with the after-the-fact experience and knowledge available to them. I.e. Bf 110's won't fly bomber escort next to the bombers, the Hurricanes won't fly VIC formations, the Luftwaffe won't abandon their air superiority strategy in favour of strategic bombing on London. I'd like to see how this alternate version works out.