stalingrad mission

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Originally Posted by Me-263

HURRAY HURRAY HURRAY - VICTORY AT LAST.

After my approx 20th try I finally beat this god-forsaken level. The 2 key advices I followed and which helped me beat Hornet's Nest were these (found on a different forum):

1. Don't use the outside view, stick to cockpit or virtual cockpit, as they give you a much better idea of where your plane is aiming.

2.Remember to order your wingmen to attack the objectives as well. You do this by pressing first Down (to get their attention) and then Right (to order them to attack the main objectives) on the D-Pad. The Right press also will put the target indicators on the enemy planes (little red circle). NOTE: If you press down it orders the whole flight; if you just press the right direction it only orders half of them'

In the end, it took me 12 min 30 sec to beat the level with a player score of 481. I am so freakin' happy that I beat this level, I want to scream out loud - THANK YOU LORD!!!

I already know you are going to hate the Free Hunt single mission, because in Free Hunt, your wingmen ignore you and they get killed, and you can only restart under Tactical Control, i.e. by taking a plane from one of your wingmen.

Getting past that one is a matter of watching who your wingmen attack, and picking a different target; being lucky enough that they don't fail; and staying out of the gunner's cone but destroying the transports quickly.

The best way to attack a bomber or other plane with a tail gunner is to set up a weave attack from side to side. Up to down weaves are easier to aim with, but also have greater risk of falling behind the target and being shot down. It's the only way to get past Free Hunt cause you have to down about 9 of them yourself.