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Spanish Civil War Era BF109 E7

Heres a few to get us started. Im going to focus on a Spanish Civil war and also some Battle Of Britain sets for the BF109 E7

as above a place to paste file names for skins that dont work, or are broken.

So a few days ago I asked the question on ammo loadouts, whats the difference between blue and orange coloured ammo on the equipment screen. I since found the answer for those that are interetsed. Blue = Armour Peircing - Orange = High Explosive So in other words, Blue for PK and engine hits, and Orange for control surfaces and blowing bits off your target. Thank me later.

thats sounds like a plan. I had a little fly about tonight, I couldnt even get the He111 off the ground, had a pair of 1800lb boms on board. i couldnt get the thing close to 200Kmh. was a grass runway though. Love the Ju88 though, that thing is manouevrable and fast for a bomber! landing was a bit of a catastrophe though.

I may join you for this. ive never tried level bombing. does the tutorial also cover the JU88? been given 2 days off, because the Yanks have thanksgiving. Friday and Monday. Thanks Yanks. Perks of working for an american firm I suppose.

you can put me doewn as confirmed, Im defintiely coming on, unless armageddon happens, or I catch Ebola.

OK so I will most likely be coming, providing it all goes ahead etc... got my gate pass, just need to make the bookings and buy a ticket.

When I go to events like these I aim to arrive around 9am, even though flying starts at around midday. just beats the worst of the traffic. I tend to grab a burger a nd a coffee on site for brekkie. I'd love to come guys, but I tink I will have to wait till new year to make the final decision, as I have a few hurdles to clear first. Worst case for me I can stay with my Aunt in Biggleswade. but it is a bit of a journey from there. At least she has a Hot tub. lol Although her Step son is a total bellend. so its decisions decisions.

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My hat switch is being hogged by my rad and cowl flaps inputs. but if adjusting for fighters wing span, and range is nominal and not often requiring constant adjustment in flight I can at least find yet more key mappings to set it up before engagements. Bombers should be no problem, I have a pretty decent idea of the scale difference between say a 109 and He111. so that will work fine. I was going to jump on and tweak my pitch settings last night, but ended up watching TV instead. lol its largely pitch and yaw inputs thats screwing me up, because my movement and positioning isnt smooth or precise enough. What I really need is a better flightstick, mine isd a bit crap tbh. (Cyborg X) Im looking at the Thrustmaster T16000 HOTAS, but I will probably have to beg santa, as I have some big bills coming my way in December in the way of a double whammy of car insurance. and Children are not cheap this time of year either. plus I have several birthdays to see too as well. all my GFs family are late in the year.

yeah thats all fair enough. I'll do what i can to get on, and if I miss the time, I miss the mission.

Everybody has their price! and it would be sods law that I joined late, and crashed into the control tower on takeoff. or get nailed by flak when just 3 feet over the front line. lol No seriously, I will do my best to get on for the 9pm, but a bit of leaway may be helpful. I'd say 10 mins will be sufficient, and if Im not there just go without me. I'll mop up the tears before you all get back from the mission. my VR may need a hairdryer though when it fills up with salty water.

LOL, those guys probably throw Lobsters on their barbie. as for specific timing, thats going to be really hard to answer, as it depends on who is on the call and how gobby they are, Aussies do like the sound of their own voices in my experience. So I will state that if I cant be on by a certain time (you can decide what is reasonable) then I will have to wait at the station and wave a goodbye hanky, then hack the radio so I can listen in whilst quietly crying into my lap. I think thats the fairest way to do it. otherwise you guys will be having me clean out the commodes and gerry cans with a straw and my tongue for a month as punishment.

This is gonna be tight as a ducks butt for me tomorrow, I really want to fly, but i have a work call at 8:30pm. Australians and time zone differences. is it a definite 9pm GMT kick off for P38s? or is there any wiggle room for a few minutes either side? I can have my pc up and running and TS and IL2 all booted and ready to go, so I can jump right in, as I work on another machine. Just bloody typical this call is on Tuesday. its one of those calls that cant be avoided as its with the board of directors in the APAC region, and Im very much below their paygrade., so I would be taking the piss if I even attempted to re-arrange it.

at the moment Im the guy spraying all my ammo and hitting nothing. lol, but my inputs are a bit sensitive so Im having difficulty fine tuning my position which is also hampering my performance. on the latter, it doesnt bother me if someone has a better shot and takes it. its one for the team, and it helps win battles.

the FW190 was more of a defensive situation, trying to pull a split S ended in absolute disaster, and I lost all my airspeed and ended up having to just nose down, kick the rudder and throttle up to level it. by the it was too late. but also found it a tricky customer trying to position my attack run when I did have the advantage. when I attack I like to position the enemy below me and fall almost on top of them, so it requires a bit of jinking to get into a nice position. thats how I tend to close on a target as quickly as possible so I can get right up his ass. my dive at times can be near vertical and then I try to swing up at a 45 degree angle either above or below him. my bad shooting isnt helping, as I have a habit of following rather than climbing and trying again. Thanks for the reading mats, I will be sure to check those out.

I will give it a try, Im currently at about 130m. but I like to get in close to see the colour of their mustache. as one of the chaps witnessed last night when I was in that P51 ,I was about 3 feet off his rudder giving him a pasting. lol. just tend to need less accuracy at that sort of range. but I am finding I need to back up just a little bit. had a few close calls of late. What I havent worked out yet is the relative distance and range I am firing from the majority of the time, where the target needs to be in relation to the recticle etc..., once I have that it should help with banging in the nails. I confess I havent used a Gyro sight before, but after seeing that video it looks like a snacky little tool to have if I can get it mapped quickly enough in combat also need to do some testing on my pitch deadzones, Im finding its way too sensitive for me atm. the last few sessions have raised issues for me over how my inputs are performing to my play style. Im quite aggressive on the stick when in combat and I keep flat spinning. the FW190 last night was attrocious, I know its a sensitive tail puller anyway, but it was spinning on near every high speed turn I was trying to perform.

How many of you... or who, how have you mapped it and how often do you use calculations for... GUNSIGHTS! Ive been watching some youtube vids on the gyro and fixed gunsights and how they operate and relate to IL2, so how have you mapped it, how do you use yours, and how often are you adjusting it in combat? Asking for a friend who is crap at shooting., who told me he, 'cant hit a cow up the ass with a banjo' Although he is getting better, its not through calculations or settings, its more down to visual recognition at this stage. more precision is required.

Flying legends are awesome,. its just a shame the BF109's they have are all Buchon's. they just dont have that Daimler Benz sound to them and thats a big shame.

Corby is an absolute shithole, thats why its cheap. I used to work in Northampton. But I suppose it would be ok for a couple of nights. I'd be up for going to an airshow, depending on all this Covid rubbish not interfering.

Just a heads up guys, I cant make it tonight. Somehtings come up and needs my attention. Gutted, but it is what it is! I should be around on Tues.

Check back on the DLC page of IL2, some stuff has dropped further in price. I picked upa handful more planes today, as they are selling for about £3. its worth a look. I got the La5 Series 8 Yak 1B HS129 109G6 P40 Ju52 Macchi Fulgore and the FW190 A3. all for £3 each or just over.