I want to fly...

**Beirut** · 02-10-2008, 13:42

There are several flightsims out there, but, as mentioned, nothing compares to IL2-46.

Dogfights. Ground attack. Naval action with carrier landings. You can simulate anything from WWI biplane action to post-WWII jets. The mission editor will let you set up a simple one-on-one dogfight over the desert to recreating massive (and historically realistic) battles over Stalingrad, Pearl Harbour, Normandy, and dozens of other places. You can attack shipping convoys in the frozen Russian north, fly bombing runs over Japan, pound Panzer columns in France, attack huge bomber formations over Germany. It's endless.

The sim quality is very good, nice planes, good flight models and cockpits, but the mission builder is incredible. Hundreds of interactive kinds of planes, trains, tanks, artillery, vehicles, ships, submarines, and close to a thousand ground objects (including special effects) available to build anything you can possibly imagine. One of the coolest things is to recreate a night bombing run over a burning city. Searchlights will look for you and lock on, the flak pounds you, air raid sirens are screaming, and huge columns of smoke obscure the view. It's quite spectacular.

Now stop wasting valuable flying time! Spend the twenty or thirty bucks and get airborne.

**Rodion Romanovich** · 02-10-2008, 13:56

That's a roger, sir!

**Beirut** · 02-10-2008, 14:00

Check these out. These are both IL2-46.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wpdn6Y65WOU&feature=related

This one would require a very heavy rig, but it's pretty cool and shows what's possible with the sim.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=x0mMhkMWR7A&feature=related

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 02-10-2008, 16:21

Originally Posted by Beirut

This one would require a very heavy rig, but it's pretty cool and shows what's possible with the sim.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=x0mMhkMWR7A&feature=related

Dear Lord...

That's just awesome.

**Rodion Romanovich** · 02-10-2008, 17:33

Looks a bit like the battle of Midway, maybe that was the intention?

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 02-10-2008, 17:45

IL2 and FSX are at the top of my "to-buy" list, and I might get one of the two today.

**Beirut** · 02-10-2008, 18:05

Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars

IL2 and FSX are at the top of my "to-buy" list, and I might get one of the two today.

Both are great but, obviously, very different.

FSX is non-combat and requires heavy duty hardware. My E6700/2GB RAM/8800 640MB GTS could be brought to it's knees by FSX. Also, though it's not required, FSX almost compels you to buy add-on programs. You can spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars upgrading FSX. It can be an expensive addiction. Mind you, if you have the hardware and the budget, it's insanely gorgeous.

IL2-46 is pure combat and screams on that system. It looks great, flies great, and the $30 you spend on it is the only money you need to spend.

Mind you, in either case, you're going to want a HOTAS (Hands On Throttle And Stick) system which can cost $200 (or more), or can be put together for 1/4 of that price with two Saitek flightsticks (my choice).