Flying the Il-2

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Originally Posted by DanLewis

Hi,

Does anyone have any tips for flying the Il-2? I've tried searching this forum and the UBI one but having the plane in question being the name of the game means that practically every thread shows up!

I'm ok with the general principles of flight and ground attack but are there any tips and tricks for flying this bird? I'm thinking along the lines of how to tweak the best performance from it (prop pitch etc), how best to evade attacks, how to fuel it and so on.

Thanks,

D

I only fly the IL2 with a rear gunner. Then when under attack I fly low on the deck. If an enemy gets on my six I weave left and right letting my rear gunner work on the enemy. I stay very low so the enemy cannot dip under me and take out my radiator.

It works pretty well, or maybe I should say as well as you can expect.

When cannons are being used against you they can still do you in.

The IL2 is a flying tank, with lots of armor. Just stay low and don't show the underbelly. You will be surprised how many hits you can take and still make it home.