enceladus2050, on 10 January 2021 - 12:55 AM, said:
Sorry guys, I have flown the Il-2, but I have no chance to get aircraft type III. The plane is killed very fast by the fighters or AA guns. It has low maneuverability and low speed. And when I have good score, the battle is too short and don't have enough time!
Hey !
A couple of remarks and tips:
- the Il-2 is indeed VERY slow, frustratingly so. But it has many hit points and very good guns. Don't worry about the rear gunner, they are useless at those tiers (except for the SE100 heavy fighter)
- In the il-2, you get chevrons by doing what your aircraft type is expected to do, here, it is destroying ground sections and capping sectors. Only this counts for you.
- It is true again that you are easy prey for other planes. You fly low, and it will hinder defense planes (AI planes don't do very well at very low altitude, so stay there)
- last, releasing bombs to kill pursuing enemies is likely to work well, but it is not a viable defense. If you get intercepted alone and there are reds around, you WILL die !
So, after we all acknowledge the above, here are some things you could or should do:
1- Pick wisely the base you attack. It takes you so long to get there, that you have to plan in advance.
2- privilege the special bases: missile bases, and plants. Get the central buildings first, and then finish the others once you did that.
3- Go to bases where there are no human fighters around, or red dots in general. If you stay low above a base, you WILL eventually cap it.
4- Crash yourself into the ground. Yes, CRASH YOURSELF once you got a base (there is no penalty for doing this for the first 30 seconds or so). Or crash outside a base. Why ? Because you might get to respawn on an airfield or somewhere else that is closer to the next base you want to cap. This way, you get full boost again, and you will lower the time in transit.
5- Send bots to assist you: a bot that annoys the defenders will buy you time to get your job done near the ground.
In general, the il-2 is so slow that it will frustrate you often. You do not have the luxury of the Pe-2 that has high speed and can change the angle of approach and avoid enemies. But once you get over a base, you should learn to identify how many rockets or bombs it takes to destroy every building. Keep rockets and bombs for hard buildings, do the rest with your power guns. No-one has the kind of firepower you have, that is why the designers balanced your plane by making it as slow as a biplane, remember that. Otherwise you would be too powerful.
Specialize it quickly so that you can upgrade your resistance to tail and wing damage, plus your rate of fire. Do not engage aircraft like you did in your BsH-2, except if it is just in front of you, your guns are not for this (unlike the il-10).
Patience, planning and crashing should get you your chevrons alright !
Edited by levlos, 09 January 2021 - 11:37 PM.
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