IL-2 Great Battles | Lockheed P-38 Lightning | Armed Reconnaissance!
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IL-2 Great Battles | Lockheed P-38 Lightning | Armed Reconnaissance!
We take time out to have another look at IL-2 Great Battles. Following the career in RAF No.3 Sq ending I have received many suggestions. I plan to do several one-off missions in different aircraft and then put which we should start a career with to the vote.
Today we take up the Lockheed P-38 as we head out on an Armed Reconnaissance mission.
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ABOUT THIS GAME
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series will offer virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles of World War II. Better quality of content, bigger scale , new physics, more realistic aerodynamics and new game elements set this title apart from all which came before. We have only one goal - To give you a New Higher Level of Immersion!
Key Features:
PLAY:
Robust Single-Player Campaign that features a challenging and innovative AI system. Includes an extensive in-game achievement system that allows players to unlock historically based airplane modifications and upgrades as your campaign progresses.
Realistic graphics and unique visual effects: clouds, lightning, tracers, explosions and huge smoke plumes - all of them fully realized to recreate the aerial combat scenerey of war time Stalingrad.
Flexible Quick Mission mode that allows you to create your own custom combat scenario in just a couple of minutes.
Classic Multiplayer gameplay with dedicated player controlled servers with your favorite settings for team battles and dogfight duels.
FLY:
Realistic sounds and physics, detailed aircraft systems modeling, advanced aerodynamics and state-of-the-art flight modeling gives you a real sensation of flight.
Become an ace fighter pilot or try your hand at flying attack planes and bombers where you can destroy tanks, trucks, AAA batteries, artillery units and even armoured trains.
Control your plane with either joystick or mouse keeping the highest level of simulation fidelity and accuracy.
For those that won’t make it back to base, each plane comes equipped with a handy parachute!
COMBAT:
Hone your skills versus AI or join multiplayer where you can fight in the air or on the ground, manning T-34-76 or Pz III Ausf L tanks.
Control a plane or tank all by yourself or have your friend aim a tank gun or a bomber turret.
Unique and detailed damage model lets you use the pros and cons of various aircraft and tanks to your advantage.
Adjust the tank aiming sights for distance and view the tank interior just as a plane cockpit!
LEARN:
Action takes place on a 358 х 230 km map - The largest and most detailed recreation of the Battle of Stalingrad theatre ever modeled in a flight simulation with unique structures, buildings and landscapes.
Single-Player Campaign scenario follows the real chronology of the battle starting with Operation Uranus on November 19th, 1942 and continues to the complete liberation of the city on February 2nd, 1943.
Ten Legendary aircraft of the era have been thoroughly re-created using original drawings and blueprints from the Central archive of the Russian Ministry of Defence.
Precise simulation of the flight model allows everyone to learn the special character and limits of each and every plane in the game. Use each of their special abilities and performance characteristics to complete your mission and survive the brutal fight.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM:
OS: 64-bit Windows® 7 (SP1) / Windows® 8 / Windows® 10
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5/i7 2.8 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7770 with 2GB VRAM or better
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 10 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible
Additional Notes: DirectX®-compatible flight stick recommended
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The p-38 is one of those aircraft that I feel everyone knows, but we dont see enough of. Either over shadowed by late war titans like the p-47 and p-51, or by the early war under dogs like the p-40 and f4-f. She truly is an underappreciated gem that saw us through in every theater of war.
@robertmetzger1753
3 жыл бұрын
That is Often Always the Case. Just Your Regular Work Horse doing its job Tooken for Granted as Usual !! Lolol Fine Flyer !!
Some brilliant flying and manoeuvers there, great to see you 'leading the shots'. (That AI German pilot was an 'ace') Speaking of leading, you know what the P-38 Lightning reminds me of ? I'm glad you asked, y yes, it does remind me of the MOSQUITO! My vote is for a campaign in the Gloster Gladiator, honest! (actually, that mightn't be a bad 'call') and I don't know why people seem fixated on the MOSQUITO, it's not like it was an exceptionally fast and agile aircraft with dual role fighter/bomber capabilities and a massive center-lined offensive armament of four 20mm cannons and four .50 cal browning s......oh, err, what? It seems I was wrong, the MOSQUITO was indeed an exceptionally fast and agile aircraft with dual role fighter/bomber capabilities and a massive center-lined offensive armament of four 20mm cannons and four .50 cal 's, who would have thunk it? Soo....er....go Gladiators! Cough cough MOSQUITO! Pax Dude, I love to watch you fly....speaking of flies, that reminds me of 'mossies', hey, wasn't there some obscure WW2 aircraft that had the same nickname? Began with M....wait, it'll come to me soon..............
The metal ovals on the engines act as mirrors to allow the pilot is to see if the main landing gear is properly locked down. The landing gear cannot be seen from the cockpit otherwise.
@TaffinExile
3 жыл бұрын
Thankyou that’s good to know
@Avetorro
11 ай бұрын
When using simple mode in mirrors you cannot see that reflection
8:00 Thus proving that lightning doesn't strike the same place twice! 😃
@conmcgrath7502
3 жыл бұрын
It might bounce on the runway much more frequently if Taff actually manages to return one to a grateful ground-crew!
P38, one of my favourites.
Love the Forked Tail Devil but my vote is still the He111 for the next campaign, a change of pace
@SweetSniper5197
3 жыл бұрын
YES, LETS GO
Yes! The good old lightning! Fun video
190’s were very formidable aircraft to go up against at higher altitudes, and 109’s operated very well at low altitudes. Always enjoyed the 38’s because of the mix of 50 cal machine guns and cannons. I would do a all gun burst when I an absolute shot, with the mix let out at once usually did a fair bit of damage.
Wouldn't mind seeing a p38 campaign
What about the Mosquito? Really like your videos Taff specially the campaigns. Thanks a lot !!!!
Such a fun plane, and durable, too!
Awesome, i was waiting for this one.
I’d love to see what you do with the P-38 when you’ve gotten used to it, but any career is great.
Very nice! But I would love to Corsairs with the BPF!
Same here, a favorite of mine!! 🏴
The mirrors are an amazing touch. Pilots could see if their gear was down and locked before landing. And when in the tricycle geared planes, when off airport landing hold the nose wheel off the ground as long as you can so it does not dig in and or break. I always thought the Lightning was faster than the Germans of the era.
interesting flying they were wonderful planes
Loving this series! Saw where they had the me-262 in the game, would like to see you take it for a spin one episode. If it's enjoyable enough, maybe it could be the next career you do.
The mirrors are on the nacelles to check if the gear are down and locked. Might be a backup indication on this airplane but not uncommon for planes of this era to have a 2 light arrangement in the cockpit. 1 red 1 green so it was up to you to verify the main gear status.
I definitely vote for a Lightning campaign. It's one of my favorite planes and easily one of the most unique. 2:46 - How can the Lightning be difficult to taxi? 1) You can actually SEE where you're going, without having to zig zag back and forth, like you do in tail draggers. 2) It has nosewheel steering, so it steers like a car. 14:02 - In addition to being able to climb well, at 250mph or under, the Lightnings' "Fowler flaps" allowed them to EASILY turn inside German planes. 15:07 - SHAME on you! "Disorientated???" Did you mean "disoriented?" That's like calling a hotel and asking to "reservate" a room. 😁
@davidcarr4991
3 жыл бұрын
If something can be said to have an orientation, then it can be orientated or disorientated. I suspect you might be asserting the 'correctness' of American English over British English. Just bear in mind where the language originated. Yes, that is originated, not origined.
P38 Taff...adrift but salvageable 😁 Pretty good landing....
I vote for p38 career. It would be interesting to watch you master this aircraft.
P38 career now. You've given us 3 great aircraft but me and magztv choose the P38
This was awesome taff
P38 pilots would say that she climbs like a homesick angel.
The D 9 was a really beauty and a fast, powerful plane. I recommend you to watch some of Arianne Scharfi´s vids.
Remember you 4 50 cals and a 20mm. lots of fire power
I like the matt green on the nose and half of the engines i assume so you dont get blinded by the brushed aluminum/aluminium
Good Looking Aircraft, bit of a glass canon also and slow as you found out .
Great vid again Taff, but Heinkel for me at the moment, P38 great too
Would love to see you do the lighting strikes scripted campaign. My favourite aircraft of all time.
Fascinating! I would like to see more of this.
This would be an interesting career. Would have quite a nice variety in the mission profile.
Richard Bong flew these and Yamamoto was taken out by p-38.
@larryhrh
3 жыл бұрын
The top three allied aces flew P 38s.
Beautiful aircraft, with a small problem of too small a fuel tank.
hey, loved it although is there a p-39 campaign? I'd love to see one of them. Also Keep up the good landings :D that was the best landing ever.
Looks like the vanguard series in Star Citizen
The Lightning was one of my fav WW2 fighters. Maybe a couple more sorties to get the hang of it? Ahem, old boy, you were a bit fixated on that last 190....forgot to check your 6.
I personally like the b52 aircraft or a stealthy b2 or f22 or f35
going back to this one after watching the other options, I feel like the P-38 is just different enough from your other careers while still being a fighter with multi-mission capability to keep the career varied. It's interesting not to see a prop in front the nose is all I'm saying.
Pls,feature the Lightning more.
You should try the 109K4
Great landing, too bad the gear broke
Great flying, but your deflection shooting needs a lot more practice. I love the Lightning, brilliant fighter.
Great plane, whats next. I saw a real 38 as a kid in a hanger.
would really love a lighting play through
what type of graphics card do you use
As much as I liked this video, alot of rookie errors that's okay, can you give your wingman a command. What type of computer are you using? Are you using rudders? Your joystick setup is? Thanks
Hello taff sry I had to leave stream early last night
Another happy landing. My single biggest reason for buying BoX.
Is the P-51 an in game option? I have to say, I only ever remember the Mustang being flown by the Yanks but just watched a documentary about it being US made but ordered by RAF and then taken on by the Yanks. I dunno if seeing the livery of wartime aircraft means that I’ve seen it a million times but never associated it with the chrome of the USAF or if I’ve genuinely never seen it The double mustang which followed was an interesting craft too, but the P-51, to my mind, is as iconic to the Pacific stage of the war as the Spitfire and Hurricane are to the European stage
@neilharbott8394
3 жыл бұрын
Original P-51 sucked, RAF took delivery replacing the US engine with a RR Merlin, which completely transformed the plane.
@GioMarron
3 жыл бұрын
Neil Harbott And the US immediately restored Yank engines because... well, America. I’m not saying they were good planes, though the item I watched certainly claimed that, just that they’re as iconic in the Pacific campaign as the Spitfire and even the Messerschmitt were in Europe.
The first few minutes were marred by the awful non-music. But, after that it was a fun watch.
Yes P-38 lighting ground attack.
Is there an option to fly a Mosquito?
@conmcgrath7502
3 жыл бұрын
Wash your mouth out! Taff is not yet capable to fly (competently) in that aircraft, have you seen the landings? No no, something much more forgiving. like a Gloster Gladiator should be ok. Who ever heard of a Mosquito anyway? don't know why people seem fixated on the MOSQUITO, it's not like it was an exceptionally fast and agile aircraft with dual role fighter/bomber capabilities and a massive center-lined offensive armament of four 20mm cannons and four .50 cal browning s? A ridiculous idea in my opinion....... Mosquito? Arse I say....... (cough cough Mosquito!) Pax (Mosquito!) dude.
please do a p38 or p47 career
Did anybody mention the Mosquito yet? No? Just as well that I suggest the Gloster Gladiator then. Mosquito's? just a bit annoying really, did they even fly in WW2?
She is a pretty bird.
P38 0r the 202 would be fine
I'll be honest, I was slightly annoyed by your view being consistently tilted left and down instead of inline with the sights. But it was a rather enjoyable watch nonetheless.
P-38
You have a big hole in the left engine
Whats with those german AI planes. Always this ridiculous turkey shoot. Enemies in your WWI series put up more of a fight. In any event, time to change sides for your turkey shoot Tempest campaign. Why do you not try facing off against human pilots online?
The AI in this game is so ridiculously bad.