For the second aircraft family in this series I focus on the legacy of the Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov designed LaGG-3 and, its far more successful follow-up, the La-5. This aircraft family often played second fiddle to the better liked Yak series, however, with 6,528 LaGG-3s and 9,920 La-5s completed before the end of the war, its hard…
Tag: La-5FN
‘A Storm in the Sky’ IL-2 cinematic
I’m very pleased to present a few months worth of effort putting together a cinematic video that I wanted to represent as much of the IL-2: Battle of Kuban experience as I could possibly cram into a single video. ‘A Storm in the Sky’ comes from hours of editing 317 different clips comprising 21.3 GB…
Reviewing IL-2’s La-5FN
Lavochkin’s definitive La-5 fighter went through several iterations but one of the best versions of that fighter was the La-5FN. Featuring a boosted engine, numerous refinements, weight savings, and substantially better rear visibility thanks to a cut down fuselage, the La-5FN represents one of the best fighters that the Soviet Union was able to field…
IL-2 patch 3.001 video round-up
You guys asked for it and here we go with a video round-up featuring some of the latest video clips put out by the IL-2 community in the days following the release of patch 3.001 and IL-2: Battle of Kuban. Aircraft focused Most of the new videos coming out right now are multiplayer gaming with…
1CGS updates on project status, new video appears
A new developer update and the last for 2017 has appeared today with some great new information and a new 11-minute long video detailing some of the new aircraft. This is an update you don’t want to miss! Kuban set for release in early 2018 Everything is coming together on the IL-2: Battle of Kuban…
Yes the La-5FN and Bf109G-6 will be in the Kuban Career mode
I’ve heard a few people around the community expressing uncertainty about the La-5FN and the Bf109G-6 and if they will be usable at all in the single player campaign. The assumption and understanding I had was that they would be. If you wanted more assurances… we now have it. From Black Six 1CGS developer and…
New IL-2 developer update focused on upcoming La-5FN schemes, cockpit
Today we get our first look at the completed La-5FN cockpit along with 16 custom paintschemes. We also have word that the only thing left to do on the La-5FN is finish the flight model. Sixteen different schemes The La-5FN has quite a storied history in its wartime service. Being one of the best fighters…
A little history on the La-5FN
The La-5FN is coming to IL-2: Battle of Kuban representing the higher end of Russian fighter design in the middle to late 1943 time period. So what does the La-5FN represent and how can we compare its performance to other aircraft we already have in the series? Read on! Lavochkin’s vastly improved fighter The triplets…
1CGS begins a month of surprises with La-5FN progress
Last week Han from the 1CGS team promised us a “month of surprises” which can mean quite a few different things but this week it meant giving us a closer look at the awards and immersive newspaper articles behind the Career mode. Also… the La-5FN! Newspapers and awards This week we got a good look…
Stormbirds 