Another clone, well done.
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What a cool free prize for the BP!
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We don’t have any IL-8 in game currently. This is a unique model :)
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That’s a bit of a stretch. It’s just an Il-2 with bigger bombs.
It’s a clone in the way the B-50 is a clone of the B-29. Bigger and more armed.
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Could be such a good TT addition :(
Please add IL-1 and IL-40P 😁
That’s not really the case. It’s a developed version in the same way a Spitfire Mk IX is compared to a Mk V. There are several differences. Naturally the most meaningful in terms of gameplay are the bigger bombs as well as the new engine. But it’s not a “clone” by any means.
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ok, so the best IL attacker is going to be a BP vehicle. I hope another version will come later in the TT or premium, because 1000 bombs on an IL is a huge thing that’s been lacking since the beginning.
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It’s pretty close to a clone. Unless there’s a considerable performance difference, it is, in essence, the same plane. The Mk V to Mk IX comparison is a little weak too, considering they go back and forth in the tech tree, with incredibly similar playstyles and performance (LF excluded in the last bit).
I don’t really care that it’s a copy-paste with a new name, I’m happy to bolster my premium lineup, but to say it’s completely unique is a bit disingenuous.
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As a variant of an aircraft, it is a unique model just as the Spitfires and many other aircraft families have diffrences and variants.
Unless your definition of a “clone” means anything except an entirely separate type of aircraft, this is not just a reskined aircraft. There are model differences. It is not a “copy-paste”. That would be incorrect.
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very much big nice a lot!
(as somebody, who doesn’t grind planes, but is interested in trying them out, this is very attractive to me)
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Oh, I am actually quite interested on this one!
Russia 4.0 and 5.3 are some of the few low tier lineups that I like playing. There, I use IL-2 (1942), which is fine, but, sometimes, I find the 250 kg bombs a bit lackluster.
Two 500 kg bombs are what I always wanted down there!
Il 2 with bigger bombs. Even no need in doing new 3d model - il 10 already exists.
Absolutely uninteresting bp
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The only outward differences I see are the engine cowl, the antenna configuration and the gunner’s section of the cabin, compared to the Il-2M. The wing looks the same, the fuselage looks the same, the tail looks the same, the landing gear looks the same, so on, so forth.
When I say copy-paste, there’s a bit of hyperbole and a bit of nuance to the idea. No, it’s not 100% identical, but it is incredibly similar, to the point where in the overwhelming majority of cases you wouldn’t notice the difference between them.
Edit: so, after a little research, it’s more like an Il-2 that’s been put in the copy machine at 110%. The wings and fuselage and landing gear are new, but they’re just slightly embiggened versions of the Il-2 design. But according to what I read, the first prototype Il-8 only had an 800kg bombload, and the second prototype with the 1000kg bombload had NS-23 cannons and a 20mm B-20 for rear defense. This model appears to be a mishmash of the actual prototypes.
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Another air tractor, will this be the “free” vehicle of the pass?
Likely so. Too low BR for the main prize I think.
I am very pleased with the development of this BP season as I need a 3 month break from WT anyway.
We will see what the WB shop brings. I mean we already have TT rank VIII and WB shop offers only rank III, so I won´t hold my breath.
Where PTABs? :P
We have missiles with 30km range but still no AT cluster bombs? :(
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Why are people complaining? If you don’t like the reward, that means you aren’t burdened with having to do the BP.
I personally think it’s a very cool reward for CAS.
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It will be about 4.7 because of the name, IL 10 is 5.0 so this could be above 4.3