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Happy Fourth of July from the IL-2 Series team!

Today, the United States celebrates Independence Day and marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence — an important milestone in American history.

We want to send our warmest wishes to our American community: players, creators, virtual pilots, historians, aviation enthusiasts, and everyone who has been part of the IL-2 Series over the years.

Your passion for aviation history, flight simulation, and the stories behind the aircraft continues to inspire us. We are grateful to have so many pilots from the United States sharing the skies with us, bringing their experience, feedback, and enthusiasm to our community.

Have a great Independence Day, enjoy the celebrations, and see you in the skies!

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Hey everyone , I wanted to share my short film here with some fellow IL-2 enthusiasts who fell in love with this series. That’s the point of the film, to capture some of that feeling and atmosphere that we all love & drew us in. I hope you all enjoy it. Thank you and safe flying my friends.

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Hello lads, love all the new camera stuff we have and one thing i was delighted to find was the authentic guncamera footage mode (something i've desperately wanted ever since i as a child) however when you hit the button the camera track/flight recording views it only goes to the exterior locked on views not the gun camera? How to enable it? Also is there an option to see/have it record just when you fire ?

I’ve been flying the F84 in IL2 Korea and have been loving the ground attack role, however I struggle with hitting targets accurately with rockets. My bombing runs are pretty decent but rockets are what I want to build really good accuracy for SEAD missions. I’ve tried adjusting the gunsight but it doesn’t help much. Any advice and tips on technique and setup for the attack run would be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone know where the reload and refuel area is on air bases on the map. I know there is a key bind for the function but it specifies that you should be in the reload area.

Does anybody know if the AI ground units have physically based damage models with component/module damage? Or do they mostly use health pools with one singular hitbox? For example, does it matter if you shoot a train engine in its steam boiler vs hitting its wheels?

I also wonder this for ships. I know visually the damage is detailed, but I care more about how it’s calculated.

A routine mission turned into a nightmare!
The crew of this Junkers Ju 88C-6 launches an attack against an enemy transport convoy. After successfully dropping two colossal 1000 kg SC bombs, all hell breaks loose: two GAZ trucks with anti-aircraft artillery open fire. A direct hit destroys engine number 1, followed by another burst that tears apart the wings and causes a massive fuel leak.
With the aircraft severely damaged, the pilot decides to release the SC50 bombs and aborts the mission. But fate is relentless: the engine shuts down, the enormous Junkers Ju 88C-6 stalls at low altitude and crashes into the treetops... Until a sudden jump under the wing changes everything.

Was it just a nightmare?

Discover this intense story, with a touch of comic book style! Like and subscribe for more fictional and historical aviation stories.

Just want the devs to know that their attention to detail is very much appreciated.

One thing that surprised me was test flying the F86. At first I thought the cockpit looked off especially the airspeed dial font size. I thought that the font size for the numbers were too big.

Never saw this in the DCS cockpit model or the MSFS24 cockpit model.

Then I went and looked up the cockpit photos at the official museum website. Nope you guys nailed it. They are big and obnoxious just like in real life.

Absolutely love the airfield detail and the nice touches like getting out and walking. That is so next level!

Great stuff! I can't wait to see the final more polished version as you guys approach full release.

My only disappointment so far is how the fantastic weather effects can't be localized to a certain locale.

I am crossing my fingers that your engine is flexible enough to add that in down the road.

In any case you folks have a fantastic foundation to build on.

Is there anything beyond the QB generator to setup mission making? Trying to practice naval strikes and would love to setup some ship targets, or some basic missions for my new-to-sim friends.

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Generative technologies are a powerful tool, but without a skilled creator, they cannot produce something truly beautiful.

Today, we will talk about our approach to this tool and how we use it in Korea. IL-2 Series.

Read more on the official website - https://media.il2-korea.com/news/dd_78

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Access to Korea. IL-2 Series opens for all pre-order bundle owners on June 25 at 12:00 CEST.

Pre-order bundles are still available at the old price until June 25, 12:00 CEST.

Purchase a pre-order bundle - https://il2-series.com/en/

Hi, is anyone playing IL-2: Korea with a WinCtrl HOTAS device? I'm curious whether you still need to use 4×32 button mode or if it supports devices with up to 128 buttons.

SInce you get F-84E Thunderjet if you preorder I'm curious about the current or expected performance of the plane when compared to Sabre or F-80 shooting star. I'd love and appreciate input from people who have played the current build or are just aware of the historical performance differences.

Thanks for the replies! I don't really groundpound so I'm not missing out on anything by not preordering then.