We’ve nearly made it to the end of 2020 and its time to review the past 12-months of IL-2 Sturmovik. This is a summary some of the highlights of the work coming from 1C Game Studios and Team Fusion Simulations over the last year with the two branches of the IL-2 Sturmovik series. Let’s get…
Tag: P-47D-22
July was Thunderbolt month!
I said it at the start of the month that July was going to be Thunderbolt month and this month has definitely delivered. Here’s a fun recap of content that has come out or has been highlighted this month that feature the P-47 Thunderbolt from WWII! A striking fighter One of World War II’s most…
Thunderbolt Ascendant? IL-2: Battle of Normandy P-47D-22 review
Thunderbolt month continues with my review of the first aircraft out of the gate for IL-2: Battle of Normandy. The P-47D-22 Thujnderbolt is a ‘Razorback’ variant of the Thunderbolt and is a type that is rarely portrayed in flight sims, movies and video games. Yet, these earlier model P-47’s were the critical type to fight…
First impressions of IL-2’s new P-47D-22
The first IL-2: Battle of Normandy aircraft is here and it comes in the form of the classic ‘Razorback’ P-47D-22 Thunderbolt. Not only that but this new version of the P-47 has added some features and a revamped flight model for the already available P-47D-28. Here are some of my first impressions of the P-47D-22…
IL-2 patch 4.008 is here with P-47, Ferdinand, SRS, more!
The first of IL-2: Battle of Normandy’s content arrived today with patch 4.008 for IL-2: Great Battles. It, together with the Sd.Kfz.184 “Ferdinand” which is the last tank for Tank Crew – Clash at Prokhorovka, marks two momentous occasions for the series. Let’s have a quick look at some of the patch highlights! Thunderbolt to…
There’s a lot to like for P-47 fans in this new IL-2 dev diary
If you’re a fan of the P-47 Thunderbolt I think you’re going to have a lot to like about this next update for IL-2: Great Battles and the latest IL-2 developer diary details a lot of what 1CGS is doing with both the new P-47D-22 coming to the sim as well as the P-47D-28 that…
Hurricane II cockpit, Night Witches pilots, and more in IL-2 dev update!
1CGS as usual is working away on new content for the IL-2: Great Battles Series and this week’s developer diary gives us some specific details on some new content including the Hurricane II’s cockpit and new pilot models for the Night Witches but it also teases what the team has been up to and there…
1CGS shows off P-47D-22 ‘Razorback’ and talks next patches
The latest developer diary for the IL-2: Great Battles Series shows us the next aircraft coming to the series and also the first aircraft for the IL-2: Battle of Normandy series to arrive – the P-47D-22 ‘Razorback!’ Plus they are also talking plans for the next two patches and some nice new 4K skins for…