running out of books to read

[JensenPark]

anyone got any recommendations that aren't in our review already?

would really like to find some from russian point of view - air and ground - that is not soviet propaganda...

Thanks folks...

[Waldo.Pepper]

Soviet Hurricane pilot. Read it a few years ago. Rather good.

pages 155-156.

When he was flying a Hurricane (the field mod version we have in the game).

"I would also like to mention here one of Nikitin's personal characteristics - his astonishing resourcefulness, his smartness in battle. The following incident illustrates it: Nikolay Mikhailoyich was leading six Hurricanes. We were giving coyer to our land forces in the front line. When something like ten minutes remained before our spell of duty was due to finish, an announcement came over the radio: 'From the direction of Gatchina on course for Kolpino - enemy fighters.' We had hardly turned in their direction when a command followed: 'Stop the enemy aircraft, don't let them get to Kolpino!' It was easy enough to say - stop about forty Ju 87 bombers accompanied by fighters, but Nikitin answered 'Aye-aye, Stop them" and rushed to meet the Fascist armada, taking us with him. We cut into the enemy's formation of aircraft at full speed. Fearing a collision with us, they dashed aside. Two Junkers collided and fell to earth in a ball of

flame. The Ju 87 and the Hurricane were single-engine aircraft. The hump­backed English fighter was like the Junkers in shape and size; but the Junkers had a fixed undercarriage. Nikitin had a cunning idea.

Having slipped through the formation of Junkers, he immediately turned our six through 180 degrees and ordered us to form up in two flights of three, like Fascist bombers do, and to lower our undercarriages. Looking at my friends flying beside me, at our humpbacked Hurricanes with undercarriages lowered, only then did I understand the leader's idea. Truly. had we not become like Junkers? What a good idea of the CO's! We were flying in the same formation as Fascist bombers! And above us, the enemy fighters who had lost us were rushing about like madmen.

A Ju 87 loomed in front of me. It was already in my sights. The gunner on the Junkers (I could see him clearly) was twisting round in his cockpit, now aiming his machine-gun up, now to either side. He was looking for us, but in fear of the knowledge that Soviet fighters were near, he did not see the red noses of our machines, nor the bright stars on our wings.

Nikitin was already shouting over the radio: 'Everyone choose yourself a target! Attention! Fire!' We pressed our triggers.

I could no longer see the gunner. His machine, enveloped in flames, heeled over, put its nose down and plunged to earth, leaving behind it a belching trail of smoke. Burning and breaking up in mid-air, five more enemy aircraft fell to the point-blank fire of our pilots.

The Fascist bombers jettisoned their bombs without reaching their target, turned and fled in all directions. We retracted our undercarriages and also flew away. Only then, once they had located us, did the enemy fighters pursue us. Capt Yefimov's group, coming out to meet us, gave us assistance.

The concentrated aerial attack on Kolpino was broken up thanks to the bravery and resourcefulness of our CO. "

[DoubleTap]

Soviet Hurricane pilot. Read it a few years ago. Rather good.

pages 155-156.

When he was flying a Hurricane (the field mod version we have in the game).

"I would also like to mention here one of Nikitin's personal characteristics - his astonishing resourcefulness, his smartness in battle. The following incident illustrates it: Nikolay Mikhailoyich was leading six Hurricanes. We were giving coyer to our land forces in the front line. When something like ten minutes remained before our spell of duty was due to finish, an announcement came over the radio: 'From the direction of Gatchina on course for Kolpino - enemy fighters.' We had hardly turned in their direction when a command followed: 'Stop the enemy aircraft, don't let them get to Kolpino!' It was easy enough to say - stop about forty Ju 87 bombers accompanied by fighters, but Nikitin answered 'Aye-aye, Stop them" and rushed to meet the Fascist armada, taking us with him. We cut into the enemy's formation of aircraft at full speed. Fearing a collision with us, they dashed aside. Two Junkers collided and fell to earth in a ball of

flame. The Ju 87 and the Hurricane were single-engine aircraft. The hump­backed English fighter was like the Junkers in shape and size; but the Junkers had a fixed undercarriage. Nikitin had a cunning idea.

Having slipped through the formation of Junkers, he immediately turned our six through 180 degrees and ordered us to form up in two flights of three, like Fascist bombers do, and to lower our undercarriages. Looking at my friends flying beside me, at our humpbacked Hurricanes with undercarriages lowered, only then did I understand the leader's idea. Truly. had we not become like Junkers? What a good idea of the CO's! We were flying in the same formation as Fascist bombers! And above us, the enemy fighters who had lost us were rushing about like madmen.

A Ju 87 loomed in front of me. It was already in my sights. The gunner on the Junkers (I could see him clearly) was twisting round in his cockpit, now aiming his machine-gun up, now to either side. He was looking for us, but in fear of the knowledge that Soviet fighters were near, he did not see the red noses of our machines, nor the bright stars on our wings.

Nikitin was already shouting over the radio: 'Everyone choose yourself a target! Attention! Fire!' We pressed our triggers.

I could no longer see the gunner. His machine, enveloped in flames, heeled over, put its nose down and plunged to earth, leaving behind it a belching trail of smoke. Burning and breaking up in mid-air, five more enemy aircraft fell to the point-blank fire of our pilots.

The Fascist bombers jettisoned their bombs without reaching their target, turned and fled in all directions. We retracted our undercarriages and also flew away. Only then, once they had located us, did the enemy fighters pursue us. Capt Yefimov's group, coming out to meet us, gave us assistance.

The concentrated aerial attack on Kolpino was broken up thanks to the bravery and resourcefulness of our CO. "

Holy #&$%! That IS an awesome story! Bright guy, and balls of steel. MAkes you wonder what kind of crap you could pull in IL2 with no icons...

[Dubbo]

Whaddya mean you're running out of books to read. Read that "Heroes" one, you angry little elf

[JensenPark]

If I can find it...

[Rattler]

If I can find it...

I've seen guys on the Pacific full switch server do that with Dauntlesses: they drop their gear and pretend to be Vals. They also tend to use void skins to simulate the bare aluminium finish of Vals.

[JensenPark]

Whaddya mean you're running out of books to read. Read that "Heroes" one, you angry little elf