Daidalos Team's Room -QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS ONLY on IL2 Authorized Addons

[csThor]

Originally Posted by EnsignRo

I have a small request for Ju87's 37mm cannon effects...because there is a small difference between ones in game and real ones.

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The splashes result from the use of ordinary HE flak ammunition as opposed to the tungsten-cored AP shell the gun fires in Il-2 (and in real life when used against tanks). Since the 37mm guns of the Ju 87 do not contain HE shells this effect is neither necessary nor realistic.

Historical comment: What you see in the video is a one-time exception to the rule. This was the only time the tank-busters were instructed to attack such targets and later the Luftwaffe could not afford to employ them in any other role but hunting soviet tank formations.