Il-2 sturmovik battle of stalingrad ground attacks

#IL 2 STURMOVIK BATTLE OF STALINGRAD GROUND ATTACKS FULL#

With the Bk.37 your role changes to close air support. If you climb up to make a second drop be watchful for enemy fighters since you are highly vulnerable in this phase of the attack. Once the bomb is dropped retract the airbrakes and use your speed to escape the drop area at low altitude. Use dive breaks to prevent taking damage from over speeding and close your cooling flaps to prevent the engine from undercooling while in the dive. Before starting to flare airspeed should be reduced to 160km/h.ДЄs a dive bomber it is important to climb to safe altitude before the attack. For approach keeping an airspeed of 180 - 200km/h is recommendable. After reaching 100m altitude takeoff flaps can be retracted.ДЇor landing speed should be reduced to 200km/h. Once airborne, the power setting needs to be reduced to climb power to prevent engine damage.

#IL 2 STURMOVIK BATTLE OF STALINGRAD GROUND ATTACKS FULL#

With the SC1800 bomb and full fuel the aircraft is overloaded and requires a significantly longer runway for takeoff. To increase acceleration the aircraft should be kept in a level attitude. When reaching 120 km/h the tail comes up. On takeoff the aircraft wants to yaw to the left which can be countered by rudder or yaw trim. Water and Oil cooling flaps should be fully opened. Vise versa, if the stick is pulled back, it will help the aircraft moving straight.ДЇor takeoff the tailwheel needs to be locked. The pilot can assist the aircraft turning by pushing the stick forward and applying a burst of throttle to raise the tail up. Taxiing the Stuka is relatively easy using the wheel brakes and the tailwheel lock for going around corners. It's more effective flying in a group due to it's light bomb load and with low defensive capabilities. Because of that it is important to pick long enough flight distances to ensure you can safely reach your drop altitude.

Being an outdated design the Stuka leaves a lot to be desired in terms of speed and climb performance.

Il-2 sturmovik battle of stalingrad ground attacks