Interesting. The MC 202 was one of the best, if not the best, handling fighters of Italy. It was also faster then it's German counterpart, the Bf 109. It could do it all. Maneuver, zoom and boom,and high altitude. It's liability(s) were range and a very (for the time) light armament. 2 rifle caliber machine guns were standard. either 2 additional machine guns, or 2 20 mm cannons were sometimes installed in the wings. It should have stayed inside the turning circle of the I-16. It could turn inside all Allied fighters.
The machine guns were 2x 7.7 mm and 2x 12.7 mm But sometimes the 7.7s were removed. They tried to put cannons but it was an idea that was almost immediately left.
Hit the IL-2's belly radiator from below/behind, get it leaking and be patient. It won't take too long for the engine to seize up after it loses it's coolant.
For Sturmoviks, you wanna either hit the radiator from below, or aim specifically for a singular wing from basically directly below or above to cut it off.
The 12.7s are rather low velocity. So, better than .303s or .30s, but no Ma Deuce. Also, asymmetrical wings to counter engine torque. Kind of nice not to have to mess with aileron trim but can be twitchy in some situations. Well done! You are the king of broken engine landings. (No need to back off the throttle on a limping engine: there is a nice tennis court right over there to land in.)
Sorry, you'll have to wait for the Macchi MC.205 Veltro to get 2 MG 151 cannons in the wings. Historically the MC.205 entered service in February 1943, and never served on the Eastern Front.
this game is just brilliant in VR... made it possible ... well.... as close as possible to fly a 109 "for real" :D now all I need to wait for a bit is IL 2 COD Blitz VR and I think my dream game of a simulator for the year 1940 will become a reality :D
Finally the right markings and historical accurate loadout. 😍🇮🇹 Thank you! Too bad for the German Language instead of Italian 😢. I wish they could put other Italian planes, even just the ones in the Russian front (bombers too). So like the MC 200. Since they put other fronts it could be cool to have a lot other Italian planes.
12.7 mm in Italian parlance. But the Italian 12.7 mm guns had had a smaller cartridge with less propellant in it than the American .50 cal, resulting in a lower muzzle velocity, and the projectile was also lighter. So the Italian 12.7 mm gun was only 2/3rds as powerful as the US .50 cal gun.
@@timonsolus I agree! Italian modernization(mid-30s) WAS going to have a lighter, more powerful aircraft carried 12.7 by 1940(among other projects, like full army conversion to 7.7 from 6.5), maybe by licensing (or stealing) US M2. But hey, you know, Italian infrastructure. Fascist Italy is fun to study.
Just out of curiosity, does popping up from below and getting the IL2's underbelly work? I thought I heard somewhere their radiator is their "weak spot" but maybe it was for another plane or a specific variant of it
@@qd7260 thats exactly what i try to do and i find it to be a lot more effective than attacking from behind, especially with weaker armaments. unless you are carrying some hefty firepower, its a waste of ammo to shoot an il2 in the ass unless you can aim well enough to hit that rad. they didnt call il2s flying tanks for nothing.
@@qd7260 yup. you target the IL-2 from below, the radiator basically makes a huge 'shoot me' hole in the armor since all the water tubes for the engine have to go through it. Punch a few dozen holes and leave it once they start streaming white smoke. They usually won't make it back after the engine seizes from a lack of coolant.
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