Ai planes are nearly unvulnerable

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

Just an hour ago, I cut off a wing from a STUKA with my trusty old Hurricane. Default (limited) ammo enabled! And he had no bombs left on his body or wings.

Sorry mate, it must be your shooting. I admit that shooting aircraft down was a lot easier in Il-2 1946!

[Fusek]

Originally Posted by 1.JaVA_Platypus

Just an hour ago, I cut off a wing from a STUKA with my trusty old Hurricane. Default (limited) ammo enabled! And he had no bombs left on his body or wings.

Sorry mate, it must be your shooting. I admit that shooting aircraft down was a lot easier in Il-2 1946!

Seconding this. All planes in the game go down pretty easily if you hit them at the right places.

And I also feel IL2's planes go down easier, but that is expected with a relatively simple DM compared to CoD. In CoD you get more kills by damaging subsystems, which takes a bit longer to take effect than explosions or bits falling off.

[matsher]

Yes, of course it's his shooting... There's no debate about that.
However guys, there really is no point telling him he's a crappy shooter.
If you're gonna make him feel bad then do so but at least add something constructive,
The guy is ASKING for help...

Give him a few pointers from your own experience and he can then go and practice
his gunnery armed with some of the tips and tricks we've all picked up over the years.

Aren't we trying to get new pilots in the air so they can experience the same joy we have
for the series? Is not growing the community a priority for all of us if we want this series
to continue to grow...

On surface value any new il2 player reading this will go away thinking we're all a bunch
of elitist pricks. Give the guy some practical & actionable advice.

[matsher]

Luckystrike...

You should do a little reading up on basic combat maneuvers. What I found particularly
helpful when I was in the same place you are now, was learning about lead pursuit, lag pursuit and pure pursuit. Once I started using these different techniques I was able to
get into a solid firing position much quicker and more consistantly.

Its genuinely facinating stuff to learn and apply, try it.

[raaaid]

get close and aim for the engine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNOVmsEmyAA

[SEE]

.....and use the right tool for the job........a Hurri......with right weapons loadout turns bomber into Fireball! Getting the right loadout in stock missions is not working though and may be the cause of your problem in single player as you are stuck with the default ones even if you have custom sets available...





Stock Single Mission Intercept Bombers over London.
DuaL core - 4gb - GTS250........hey but it works!