Fairey Battle the missing RAF fighter/bomber

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by Wutz

Nice would be if in time the Sunderland would become flyable!
As for bombers the Handley Page Hampden bomber would be a nice one, or the lesser known Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Bomber which was active during the BoB. If one was into the bit exotic this would be also a great addition especially for events like VOW: Blackburn Botha reconnaissance plane.

Agree with this too.

Besides, there was hardly any Gladiator involvement in WWII after Norway and France, apart from briefly Malta, and certainly not in the BoB, yet the good old Glad is already AI in the game, as is the He115. I don't recall this A/C being involved in the BoB either. I'm pleased it's in the game though.

Also, just because the Battles of both Poland and France were not of long duration, doesn't mean that replicating those times in the game would not be immensely satisfying and immersive.
The Poles held out for three weeks or so, in obsolete planes and downed a lot of Luftwaffe aircraft in the process. With two sorties per day over three weeks this would mean a campaign of 42 missions.

That said, I'd also be more than happy to visit the Eastern Front again, after all, it's how IL2 started.

[He111]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

Agree with this too.

Besides, there was hardly any Gladiator involvement in WWII after Norway and France, apart from briefly Malta, and certainly not in the BoB, yet the good old Glad is already AI in the game, as is the He115. I don't recall this A/C being involved in the BoB either. I'm pleased it's in the game though.

Also, just because the Battles of both Poland and France were not of long duration, doesn't mean that replicating those times in the game would not be immensely satisfying and immersive.
The Poles held out for three weeks or so, in obsolete planes and downed a lot of Luftwaffe aircraft in the process. With two sorties per day over three weeks this would mean a campaign of 42 missions.

That said, I'd also be more than happy to visit the Eastern Front again, after all, it's how IL2 started.

+1


He111.

[Echo76]

Maybe the Gladiator AI is a remnant from old IL-2 as Finland used them in winter and continuation war against Russia?

[steveg]

+1, all of the early war aircraft would be excellent additions, Battles, Handley page Hampdens, Beauforts, Whitleys etc.

A flyable Gladiator and Avro Anson would be great too

I would also like to see a French Campaign and some French Aircraft. Maybe the end of the battle of France and the Dunkirk Evacuation.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by steveg

Maybe the end of the battle of France and the Dunkirk Evacuation.

Now that's why I'd really like a Battle of France scenario.

What a finale!

[Ivan Fooker]

You do know that with that kind of argumentation you can scratch most WWII aircraft? So you feel WWII flight sims should be reduced to 109s and Spits, He 111s and Ju 88s as not much more was used from the beginning to the end of the war?

The point is the use/affort curve.
Those old planes got used just a few months,not mentioning the production counts.
I repeat myself...have u ever created an own 3d model and implemented into a game engine?
The models of CoD are more than detailed within.

I am by far not interested in flying Spit vs Bf109, but the planes should be in relation to their playground and so to their afford in the whole game.

I am not sure about the upcoming politics Maddox planed, but a paying DLC content like used by 777(?) - Rise of flight is imho not a bad solution.
In that frame old planes could be implemented properly.

Neverthless the dices already fell for another DLC.
"Moscow 1941" which covers a bunch of different popular planes and a big terrain.
"Mediterran Theater" ws mentioned several times, covers also a bunch of different popular planes and a huge terrain.

But well dreams and suggestions are always desireable i guess.

[Tavingon]

I have to agree, I really want to fly the battle.

I always thought it looked like a streched hurricane

[He111]

Battle looks like a prototype IL2, great target for German fighters & AA.

I'd prefer a Hampden, the bomber designed to maneuver like a fighter once it's bomber load was released.



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[Tavingon]

Id love both!

[major_setback]

Forgotten Battles?