Friday Official Update, June 22, 2012 - Page 45

csThor · #**441** 06-29-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JG52Krupi

Was the La5 at stalingrad?

Yep. First in combat was 49 IAP in the central combat zone (first claim on August 16 1942) while at Stalingrad 287 IAD (with 27, 240, 297 and 437 IAP) began flying combat missions on August 20 1942.

Blackdog_kt · #**442** 06-29-2012, 01:29 PM

I was mostly flying the 190 in IL2 so i'll be naturally happy if it makes an appearance in the sequel. If it's an early model we could also make use of it in the existing BoB map as well.

In fact, the BoB map is good enough for scenarios up to 43-44 (unless long range bombers are concerned), so i guess that whatever appears for the eastern front add-on could be paired with suitable RAF aircraft and be used on the channel map as well. For example, if we get 109Fs and early 190s, modifying existing RAF flyables to model Spit Mk.Vs and Hurricane Mk.IIs would give us channel front content suitable for 1942, adding a 109G and a Hawker Typhoon or mosquito could move things forward a bit more, and so on.

JG52Krupi · #**443** 06-29-2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by csThor

Yep. First in combat was 49 IAP in the central combat zone (first claim on August 16 1942) while at Stalingrad 287 IAD (with 27, 240, 297 and 437 IAP) began flying combat missions on August 20 1942.

Well I am all for a realistic plane set, I am by no means saying that since they get the la5 we should get the 190 its just that they have so many types that they can use against the 109 that they have every potential advantage of the 109 covered... la5 below ~3000m and the mig3 is good at high altitudes... etc

We will have to see when they officially announce the sequel.

P.S. If they bring back the infamous bar I will not be bothering

there is already mutterings in the ranks about rather rare Russian aircraft variants being made standard, really hope this is not true!

csThor · #**444** 06-29-2012, 01:41 PM

Any server admin and mission builder with a real interest in history would have to make the Yak-1 Model 1942 (not Yak-1b, though!) the main fighter type of the VVS in 1942, anyway. Any other types (like Yak-7B, LaGG-3, La-5 or any of the Lend&Lease-Types) were far less numerous than the Yak-1 models.