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The SAS Factory - Tech Help, Ancient Mods etc. => The Keepsake: Old Mod Packs, Game Versions and Guest Mods => Dark Blue World Discussion & Support => Topic started by: Maico on February 04, 2013, 04:26:55 PM
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Hey fella pilots:
I guess I allways thought that the Henschel was an ugly ducking in practical feathers. After all, what is a flying tank supposed to look like? Right? I fly a lot of Axis but mostly fighters. Now supposedly the IL2 can duke it out with some effectiveness(read: it can sucker punch you good) but you can also knock out tanks ect. But what about the portly French Powered Hs-129? Guns.. Check. Armour.. Double CHECK, Blistering Performance.... Well, lets not expect toooo much. But with contemporaries I beleive it holds its own.
Well I can tell you I am having a blast with it. Flying it within its limits I started against I-15s. When they proved to be easy I "upgraded" the enemy to IL2 and finally Yak-1s in Veteran mode. I fly with the four 7.9mm Gun pack. The results when hitting the I-15 was hillarious. The Yaks fair no better and you can hack a IL2 apart like a Matador does a Bull. What's more is you can take a licking and keep on ticking. I have had bursts that would have put a single engined fighter out of action and still have been able to fight (or run away). It feels good to get a burst in on a Yak or IL. This thing is Evil!
I deleted all my old skins since 4.10 made them not fit anymore, however Hayate has some nice new colors for it over at M4T. http://www.mission4today.com/index.php?name=Downloads2&c=260
If you are tired of flying 109 and bored of out turning everyone in that Ki-wha-ever, Take a spin in what appears to be one of the most neglected fighters, Ehhmmm, I mean bombers of this sim. It certainly has put a smile on this face.
Ok, I upgraded again tonight to Hurricanes and Beaufighters. The Hurries fought like champs but again the Hs can be flown to victory. Hayate's skins make the desert look cool.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8098/8446525496_8682eb485e_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8446525496/)
Hs Damn it is hot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8446525496/) by marklopez996 (http://www.flickr.com/people/maico_249th/), on Flickr
The Hurricanes Scissored, they hit me with thier two quartets of guns too...
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8446527700_2a468bb763_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8446527700/)
HS We Scissored (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8446527700/) by marklopez996 (http://www.flickr.com/people/maico_249th/), on Flickr
But I had my own two Quartets of Whoop Ass
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8183/8446528544_0af6da0739_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8446528544/)
Hs Two Quartets of WhoopAss (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8446528544/) by marklopez996 (http://www.flickr.com/people/maico_249th/), on Flickr
Pay M4T a visit and dl some outstanding skins.
And give your Henschel some love. Its a satisfying flight.
Maico
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when you have an absolute underdog and you manage to do as good as a contemporary fighter, you have learned your lesson! flying the henschel as effecive as an Emil: good job!
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This is cool. Thanx for posting those great screens. Never even flew the thing. Gotta climb in it and see what happens. 8)
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Thanks for posting, great aircraft. If you like campaigns then I've been playing Ein Bisschen Krieg and Germany's Sturmovik, both for HS129 :)
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it's been a long-time favorite of mine, for some reason.
i have a thing for these slower, unwieldy planes, and it is indeed satisfying to get the better of faster, more agile planes.
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Malone, and in that spirit I finished off the week by taking time off from flying Claymores excellent 190's to fly "crap" planes.
Exibit One.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8097/8462248233_a6fc233c79_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8462248233/)
Owl (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8462248233/) by marklopez996 (http://www.flickr.com/people/maico_249th/), on Flickr
I was allmost afraid to fly the Owl against anything superior to the Po-2 :) But in the end I nearly won against the 153s...
Ok, Nearly dont count :( But had lots of laughs and had to really concentrate to use its little pea shooters.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8381/8463394732_5d97b4b5f7_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8463394732/)
Overheat (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8463394732/) by marklopez996 (http://www.flickr.com/people/maico_249th/), on Flickr
"Crap"plane #3 is another favorite. The guns suck and the engine makes no sound or power for that matter. Yet somehow I end up having a good time with it.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8372/8463390026_1723f3b6ae_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8463390026/)
Henshell (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maico_249th/8463390026/) by marklopez996 (http://www.flickr.com/people/maico_249th/), on Flickr
Thanks for the enthusiastic posts. If I ever get around to a campaign, I will try that out Marcost.
Have a great flight
Maico
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Great post Maico, welcome back! 8)
I have also been flying diferent aircraft lately. The new IL2(+ mods) offers a tremendous
good selection of airplanes to enjoy, but most often people forget about them.
Some planes may not be so pretty or well known , but after while you start to get a nice
feeling about them. Great planes all of them!
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One of my favourite planes lately has been the Gladiator. I've been flying my Finnish campaign and this is just a stable gun platform. It's extremely easy to bounce the enemy bombers and I never engage an IL-2 if the situation doesn't look advantageous. I'll post pictures later, but this is an amazing plane
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Maybe a dumb question but why does my game crash when i choose the 129 ?
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hi KG there is a known conflict with the gear damage mod. Do you have that mod?
Solution here https://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/topic,28761.12.html
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I almost only fly these plane in IL 2
In correct order
HS-129
IL-2
A-20
Ju-87
HE-111
JU-88
R-10 and R-5 all underdogs in theyr own way
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Nope dont know this :D will try later
Now my only bug is that the Canopys of all FW190 A8 and G8 modells are allways on the back of the plane.....
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I don´t have a fly by sound with the HS-129 has anybody got a solution?
regards Elmar
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Nope dont know this :D will try later
Now my only bug is that the Canopys of all FW190 A8 and G8 modells are allways on the back of the plane.....
Time for a new install buddy. I got rid of my headaches by keeping a couple of installs on my HD.