IL2 Birds of Prey: Hints, Tips, and FAQ's Thread

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by Flagrum_3

I was astonished, since so many had extreme difficulty with this mission that it was over so quickly....totally beats me how I managed it so easily! I think I myself, managed to shoot down a total of 6 transports 'only' in total.


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There are a couple of weird missions that seem to be incredibly difficult in arcade, but fine in other difficulties. I personally only played through on realistic and sim and never had any problems beyond the usual finding of ground targets on sim.

[kozzm0]

Originally Posted by Yakoff

Thanks for the write up lost cause. Helped me immensely. I still had great difficulty picking out the ground targets. I don't think I could find them again if I tried. Everything after this mission HAS to be a piece of cake.

Just wait till you get to Free Hunt, where your flight has to shoot down 12 Ju-52's at night from all over the map, before any of them dive below the clouds, and your wingmen refuse to follow orders and get shot down. Most impossible mission imo, except I only played any of the missions on sim so maybe it's not as hard in realistic

[Yakoff]

Originally Posted by kozzm0

Just wait till you get to Free Hunt, where your flight has to shoot down 12 Ju-52's at night from all over the map, before any of them dive below the clouds, and your wingmen refuse to follow orders and get shot down. Most impossible mission imo, except I only played any of the missions on sim so maybe it's not as hard in realistic

Like many others here, I'm bound and determined to only play this game on sim, although I fudge a little and use the HUD instead of the real cockpit. I just completed the Campaign portion and will prepare for grief from Free Hunt on Single Mission . I have a decent 26" HD monitor, but I still have great difficulty distinguishing friendly fighters from enemies. If I'm not sure, I usually give a short burst and see if I get the "Check your aim" message. I should probably bone up on my plane recognition skills.

[Mage_016]

Originally Posted by Yakoff

Like many others here, I'm bound and determined to only play this game on sim, although I fudge a little and use the HUD instead of the real cockpit. I just completed the Campaign portion and will prepare for grief from Free Hunt on Single Mission . I have a decent 26" HD monitor, but I still have great difficulty distinguishing friendly fighters from enemies. If I'm not sure, I usually give a short burst and see if I get the "Check your aim" message. I should probably bone up on my plane recognition skills.

Lol I'm using same tactic. Studying all those planes are so waste of time

[carcamagno]

I m new and I have two questions

1) tell me about "a couple" of models of joistick ( not too muche technologik ..better if a little "vintage" ) that "fit" whit a real simulator as Sturmovik do,..?!?! I have to purchase ona... or do you thin that xbox joy pad is better than whatever joistick??

2) if i have to turn closer and quikly i have to reduce the relative speed or not ? and to make a quikl turn is better useing Flap in attak mode??

[juz1]

Originally Posted by carcamagno

I m new and I have two questions

1) tell me about "a couple" of models of joistick ( not too muche technologik ..better if a little "vintage" ) that "fit" whit a real simulator as Sturmovik do,..?!?! I have to purchase ona... or do you thin that xbox joy pad is better than whatever joistick??

2) if i have to turn closer and quikly i have to reduce the relative speed or not ? and to make a quikl turn is better useing Flap in attak mode??

welcome to the forum...

2 sticks for xbox ...the AV8R (02)- cheap($60US), readily available or Ace edge/Hori ex-Very good but very expensive ($200US) unless you luck out on a secondhand one. Both apparently have a small deadzone issue and more importantly no landing brake assigned until a patch comes (if it comes).
Personally I have an AV8r and I love it-others don't.

Combat flaps allow you to throw around the plane better, turn radius is (partly) determined by speed yes ( and obviously the plane!)

Others here will give you more detail...enjoy
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Landing Master trophy tips. This trophy requires 50 landings in realistic mode in Capture Airfields. First and foremost, use the PO2. It is perfect and will net the trophy in a 30 minute session with a friend who is looking for the trophy also. Practice landings in practise mode first so you can get right to it when you get a partner. Use Hawkinge or another really long runway. Berlin is good. Don't use the short, grass strips. Like stalingrad.

The PO-2 will land 3 to 4 times in one pass! Come in really slow and try to land as close to end of the runway as you can. You DO NOT have to come to a full stop to get credit for a landing. There is a blue icon that turns on in the upper middle of the tv screen, a plane with tire tracks under it, when you have succeeded in landing. It comes on BEFORE you have stopped! As soon as it pops on, give it a little gas to pick up speed and back to 0 throttle. Back on the stick and the wheels will just barely come off the ground, then land again. You will get another landing icon. Repeat this all the way down the runway and I have managed up to 4 landings a pop. Bingo!!!!!!

[kozzm0]

Originally Posted by lost cause

Landing Master trophy tips. This trophy requires 50 landings in realistic mode in Capture Airfields. First and foremost, use the PO2. It is perfect and will net the trophy in a 30 minute session with a friend who is looking for the trophy also. Practice landings in practise mode first so you can get right to it when you get a partner. Use Hawkinge or another really long runway. Berlin is good. Don't use the short, grass strips. Like stalingrad.

The PO-2 will land 3 to 4 times in one pass! Come in really slow and try to land as close to end of the runway as you can. You DO NOT have to come to a full stop to get credit for a landing. There is a blue icon that turns on in the upper middle of the tv screen, a plane with tire tracks under it, when you have succeeded in landing. It comes on BEFORE you have stopped! As soon as it pops on, give it a little gas to pick up speed and back to 0 throttle. Back on the stick and the wheels will just barely come off the ground, then land again. You will get another landing icon. Repeat this all the way down the runway and I have managed up to 4 landings a pop. Bingo!!!!!!

don't forget to bring bombs to ruin the runway with like everyone always does... the po-2 is one of the most accurate bombers

if you play enough CTA you will see everyone bombs the hell out of the same runway they plan to land on

[F14 TOMCAT 204]

too bad the Po-2 can barely top 80mph

For sure don't pick the two runway CTA scenario. It will take the PO2 20 minutes to get to one of them!

I never realized that bombing the runway put craters in it. Are you sure about that? Besides, I'm talking about a partner or partners playing for the same trophy. Not really "playing" CTA.