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At least this time, Molders, there are 36 planes (32 flyable), 4 maps, and almost 1,000 skins. This will be much more of a true add-on than Pe-2 was with 3 planes (variants), no maps, no skins... Whether or not you're interested in the sizable additions is another thing. For compatibility reasons, this will be required as it bumps us from 4.05m to 4.07m. Exactly when it is needed, I'm not sure. I don't know how they want to handle the rest of Normandy Phase I, but we'll find out soon. If price is an issue, I heard that the Boonty Box downloads of 4.06m and 4.07m will be cheaper than buying the DVD set. Anyone seen a price or release date for these?

Even if you get it, make sure that you are still capable of using it at the 4.05m level until we know how FS wants to do the change over. Don't patch yourself out of the war.

Since it looks like it will be at least another week until 4.01 we might just want to go with 4.0. It is a final release candidate, and Oleg only pointed to bugs with the dedicated server. So it's not like an early beta version with lots of questions. We'll get things squared up tonight when we meet.

Thanks Wotan.

The Desert Online map looks nice, terrain wise. That's what those pictures are of. It should be nice for some HL servers, but the size and design can't support FS. The Italy map looks okay, and it can support an FS campaign, if you make believe that it's Italy. I call it Frankenitaly.

Yikes, LOL ;D I guess that was an understatement. I did a quick set up test using Guam as Axis North Africa and Rota as Malta (about the same size). I put those eleven ships about 40km west of the island and went hunting with a Stuka. No chance, I mean none. Ships were set to Rookie with ROF on 1.0 the first time. The flak gave me a slide show on the way in. And this is the computer that was flawless online over Orel in combat. It ripped me up about a couple kilometers before I got there. Next try, put ROF at 0.5, the lowest possible (have to set to 0 and let it auto-correct). A bit better, chewed up on the dive in, dead just before bomb release. You'll have to scale it down to less than Force A however you set it up.

Well, according to my sources the HMS Illustrious was attacked on January 10, 1941 by Ju 87s and He 111s, so the H-2 would be appropriate. Later, in Grand Harbour, it was attacked by Ju 87s and Ju 88s escorted by CR.42s. As a note, Bf 109F-2 was delivered in January, the F-4 was June. But still, since we are talking about the first month, and usually the Mediterranean was considered a sub-theater, I think the E-7 is more fitting. Some units didn't trade their E-7s for Fs in the MTO until late Summer. The Bf 110G-2 might have similar default armament, but it received a considerable engines upgrade and is really a 1943 aircraft. For the Allies, both the Tomahawk Mk. II and the Spitfire Vb are March, too late for this scenario. And the only P-400s to see action in the area were those of the Twelfth Airforce in North Africa, probably 1943, way too late. The Hurricane Mk. IIb is late 1940, so that should be Allied fighter along with the Gladiators. The IIc is about a month too late for this scenario. So if you want to go by January 1941, Mediterranean:

Allies - Gladiators, Hurricane Mk. IIb

Axis - Bf 109E-7, Ju 87B, He 111H-2, CR.42, G.50

Of course it's your map and you can fudge all you want on plane set accuracy. I'm sure it will be fun either way.

It should be said that the P-38 TOOK OFF without a pilot.

Yeah, all maps are in grids of 10X10km in IL-2.

Hey, that's great. I see you skipped a couple questions. Will there be an issue keeping with our schedule or will you be okay?

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This is a really great one. Easily worth watching. Good story too, based on a real event.

Luthier's installation guide. Section B.1 has a link to the purchasing guide.

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