IL2: Forgotten Battles / Pacific Fighters by Ubisoft

FU4-1A : VMF-222 'Flying Duces', USMC 1943. Bright converted , used tankerivs excelllent template , camo,extra weathering, rust etc by me .

B-25J of the 445th BS, 321st BG, in italy during 1945. ser no : 327698. This particular aircraft survived over 120 missions and was returned to the united states. pilots unknown. This is the most weathering ive ever done, i had to seeing that it survived 120 missions. Bright converted , theres also a no markings skin in the download. If anyone has any info on this plane please send me the info .:)

la7 of Lt.Col.S.F.Dolgushin.156 IAP Germany, 1945. i dont have much info on this camo just a few pictures to work from. there is also a clean version in the download

Ki-61-I-Hei Sqn: 1 Chutai, 55 Sentai, piloted by Cpt. Takefumi Jano, CO of 1st Chutai, 55th Sentai , who was killed in combat 17 January 1945. Bright Finished.

A-20G , Little Jo, No: T (321475) of the 389th BS, 312th BG, 5 AF, Philippines. January 1945. Weathered and Bright converted. Dont have much info on this aircraft just had a few images to work from. Theres also a no markings version in the download.

F4U flown by 2nd. Lt J. Walsh, Munda, 1943.

I downloaded this from IL2skins.com. I don't know who the author is.

P-47_D-10-RE "Lil Eva" 83e FS,78e FS.
 
Bon vol!!!! :)

Downloaded from IL2skins.com.

SBD3 earlywar skin without number.

Online-COOP for up to 29 players.
Pacific coop mission built around Slimbo99's River A6m2-n base. Stunning visuals to justify a unique scenario as USN hunts for a secret IJN float plane base which has been plaguing shipping and patrols.
 
Flyable planes include:
(8) A6M2-n, (2) Ki-43-1a, (2) Ki-43-1c, (4) SBD-3 & (4) gunner seats, (9) F4F-3 Wildcats.......IJA/IJN planes will not fly as AI, all USN will.
 
Scenario:
Secret A6M2-n base has been tearing up shipping and attacking patrols for a month. Efforts to find it so sea forces can pound it into oblivion have been for naught all till this morning.
 
At the far end of a dawn patrol a PBN escorted by wildcats spots brush burning activities on a small island, unfortunately out of radio range for the fleet. Contacting a parallel group of SBD's and Wildcats to the south, the two groups converge to investigate.
 
IJN base is alerted by distant spotters of the incoming flights, unfortunately, smudge pot bouy's are lit, and their planes are being prepped for the mornings missions, some fully loaded for long flights, others empty yet scramble to intercept.
 
On a nearby Island a IJA Ki-43 refit station is alerted to assist, unfortunately it is not an air base. Planes offloaded by ship and refit there yet 4 ready to fly try to scramble to assist using the roads of the fishing village to launch from.
 
Communication and teamwork a must on both sides as the advantage tilts back and forth between teams. The PBN must reach radio range to repot its findings as the IJN scramble to down it, and simply wound USN planes to keep their tale from returning to the carrier as well.
 
Version 1.0, in pack 1.1 otw, (3) versions will be included.
1.1a as stands.
1.1b with loadouts set to be flown as only a full coop finalizing the scenario.
1.1c with loadouts set yet IJN/IJA planes out of hangars so they may launch as AI.

B29-40-BW "Thumper", assigned to the 497th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing. Enjoy! ;)

The  file will contain the following below. Some of it fixes historical inaccuracies and others contain more flexibility (even if not particularly historical, as an example, you may now fly the P-38J in new Guinea, a bit earlier
than history dictated but still with in flexible limits of reality
 
 
Added P-38J USAAF land based career to the New Guinea campaign (semi historical, a bit early, not by much)
Added F-4U Corsair Marines land based career to the Guadacanal campaign (a bit ealier but most same planes in the air)
Added Ki-61 Tony Career to the New Guinea campaign (semi historical, a bit early, not by much)
Added F65F Navy Career to the Marianas (historical)
Added ki-61 Tony career to the JAAF in Tarawa (not historical)
 
Enjoy!
MK2

BF109-K4. Yellow seven of 3./JG27 Germany 1945. Theres two skins in the download with or without markings. Weathered and Bright converted.

On Palm Sunday, April 18, 1943, Over Cape Bon, Tunisia, an Axis force of *60 Ju-52 transports escorted by 21 Bf-109 Bf-110, & MC-202 fighters were headed for Sicily when they were intercepted by a patrol of 46 P-40Fs, 12 P-47s of the 314FS/324FG and with a high cover of 12 RAAF Spitfire Vs from No. 92nd Sqdn. The intercept was based on messages received from the German enigma codes (Ultra). The slow Junker 52 transports were on their way with supplies to the German Army in North Africa.
 
The American P-40s dove out of the sun and when the smoke had cleared, 59 Ju 52s and 16 fighters had been shot down for the loss of 6 P-40s and 1 Spitfire - arguably the finest single engagement for the P-40 Warhawks ever, a slaughter that came to be known as the "Palm Sunday Massacre".
 
MISSION DATE: Sunday, 18 April 1943
GAME REQUIREMENT: IL2-FB-PF 3.04m
GAME TYPE: CO-OP up to 25 players
MISSION TYPE: Air Intercept
FLYABLE PLANES: Bf-109G2, Bf-110G2, P-40M, P-47D22, Spitfire Mk Vb
FLIGHT TO TARGET TIME: 10 minutes
MISSION INFORMATION: This mission was created/edited by JR "Big Daddy" Jacobs

At 0530 hrs, on October 5th 1943 the Japanese on Wake Island suffered retribution at the hands of the Largest American carrier force since the Pacific War began - and learned how the new Hellcat stacked up against the Zero.
 
MISSION DATE: October 5th 1943
GAME REQUIREMENT: IL2-FB-PF 3.04m
GAME TYPE: CO-OP up to 25 players
MISSION TYPE: Airfield Attack
FLYABLE PLANES: A6M2 "Zeke/Zero", F6F-3 "Hellcat", SBD-3 "Dauntless"
FLIGHT TO TARGET TIME: 15 minutes
MISSION INFORMATION: This mission was created/edited by JR "Big Daddy" Jacobs

JU87-b2 Tropical of 3./stg1 libya 1941. Weathered & Bright finished. Template by Jutocsa, camo, weathering etc by myself .Theres also an unmarked version in the download

Ju 87-B2 Trop du 1./St.G3.CynénaÏque, Février 1942.
Bon vol!!

A Tidal Wave Strikes Ploesti v1
 
The Ploesti Raid took place on Sunday, August 1, 1943. 7 refineries in and near the city were producing 35% of
 
Germany's oil and av-gas, its defenses had been bolstered accordingly.
 
Winston Churchill is credited with observing that "in war, nothing ever goes according to plan except occasionally,
 
and then by accident."
 
B-24 Bombers entered into a maelstrom of ground fire, Although damage to the target was heavy, the cost was high. Of
 
177 planes and 1,726 men who took off on the mission, 54 planes and 532 men failed to return. The operation resulted
 
in the awarding of 5 Medals of Honor, 3 of them posthumously - the most ever awarded for a single action.
 
MISSION DATE: Sunday, August 1, 1943
GAME REQUIREMENT: IL2-FB-PF 3.04m
GAME TYPE: CO-OP up to 12 players
MISSION TYPE: Air Intercept
FLYABLE PLANES: Bf-109G2, Bf-110G2, IA-80c
FLIGHT TO TARGET TIME: 5-15 minutes
MISSION INFORMATION: This mission by JR "Big Daddy" Jacobs

ju87B2 trop 4St.G2 Libye decembre 1941!
 
bon vol!

Bf110C4b_9_Zg26_=Horst Wessel=Palerme_1940
 
template by "jesters"
 
Bon vol

Marauders at Midway v1
 
June 4th, 1942 0710 hrs
Flying from Midway, four B-26s of the 69th Bombardment Squadron are sent to attack the Japanese fleet. Each plane carries one fish, hanging from its belly.
 
Heading through the tracers, they spy the Akagi.
 
"The whole world was on fire, the only place that wasn't was across the deck of that carrier". At a height of only 15 feet, Muri flew down the deck of the Akagi. He feels too close to the enemy to be shot at. But Muri goggles at Akagi's battle flag, snapping from her mast. He has seen the blazing Rising Sun flag in newsreels, but never in real life. Now it?s the biggest thing he's ever seen.
 
Muri pulls out surrounded by Zeros. The Japanese tear up the B-26, Cpl. Mello staggers into the cockpit, and says "The plane's on fire and everybody's hit back there." Co-pilot Moore rushes back with a fire extinguisher to douse the blaze. Then he gives sulfa powder, and mans a gun.
 
MISSION DATE: June 4th, 1942 0710 hrs
GAME REQUIREMENT: IL2-FB-PF 3.04m
GAME TYPE: CO-OP up to 12 players
MISSION TYPE: Air Intercept
FLYABLE PLANES: A-20 (B-26), A6M2-21, SBD-3
FLIGHT TO TARGET TIME: 10 minutes
MISSION INFORMATION: This mission by JR "Dig Daddy" Jacobs

AtlanticMartlet
 
Mission for FB-AEP-PF merged.
 
Unzip un a temporary folder and copy-paste the content of the "AtlanticMartlet" (content is 2 folders : Missions and PaintSchemes) directly in your FB-AEP-PF merged install upon the
old datas.
 
Content :
 
-1 mission (in 3 different meteo levels to increase difficulty) for a Grumann Martlet fighter,
-all the necessary skins (2).
 
Mission in the middle of the Atlantic to protect a convoy.
 
In the hardest version (bad weather), look out and pay attention !
 
It shakes !!!
 
All for a good ambient...
 
Once this little pack installed, to play :
 
-launch the game in single player mode,
-choose Royal Havy (RN),
-search for the"Martlet"
-choose one of the three versions of the mission "Shoot down the enemy intruder !!!"
 
and voilà !!!
 
Take off and landing in the hardest version (bad weather) are... well... very "sport" !!!
 
Have a good flight !!!
 
 
 
 
Gaston/May 24 2005

In early July 1942, Britain's desert forces checked Rommel's advance and held him at El Alamein, just 150 miles from Cairo. Rommel's forces are getting only 6,000 tons a month, one-fifth of what they need. RAF planes and Royal Navy submarines from Malta are sending three-quarters of all convoys to the bottom
 
Rommel had set 26 August 1942 as the date to begin his final thrust to Cairo, but that day came and went with no German movement: Rommel's mechanized forces were held up for lack of fuel.
 
Two Tankers were on their way across the Mediterranean, but both were sunk.
 
Rommel was desperate and in the early morning of August 30 he appealed for fuel and was promised that another tanker, the San Andrea, would set out from Italy at once, under heavy escort. He decided to launce the attack that night knowing that he would need the 5,000 tons of fuel on the San Andreas to maintain his offensive.
 
Later that same morning, a British reconnaissance aircraft spotted a destroyer-escorted vessel steaming just off-shore along the inside tip of the heel of Italy. Overhead was a heavy Axis air umbrella that included a Ju-88 and seven Macchi fighters.
 
On battered Malta RAF Squadron Leader R.P.M. "Pat" Gibbs studied the reconnaissance pilot's report. Seeing that the ship's seaward side was protected by the destroyer, he decided that the best angle of attack would be from the Italian mainland itself. At 11:45 a.m. Gibbs led a force of nine Beauforts and nine Beaufighters down the runway and into the air.
 
Flying some two miles over the mainland, they banked and roared back toward the sea. The Beaufighters led the formation, fending off the Macchis, clearing a path for the torpedo planes. Gibbs, in the lead Beaufort, streaked low toward his target until he could read its name, San Andrea. Finally as the tanker loomed large before him, he dropped his torpedo from 500 yards and lifted over the ship, missing it's mast by inches. The San Andrea lurched in the water and exploded in a thundering ball of smoke and flame.
 
Deprived of his promised fuel supply, Rommel had to call off his offensive; on September 2 he ordered his mechanized columns to retreat.
 
MISSION DATE: SUNDAY, 30 August 1942
GAME REQUIREMENT: IL2-FB-PF 3.04m
GAME TYPE: CO-OP up to 12 players
MISSION TYPE: Air Intercept
FLYABLE PLANES: Beaufighter, Fiat CR-42
FLIGHT TO TARGET TIME: 8 minutes
MISSION INFORMATION: This mission by JR "Big Daddy" Jacobs

22 April 1943, Holy Thursday, just before Easter, was the blackest day of all for the Me 323s and their crews
 
14 Me 323s of II./KG.z.b.V each carrying about 10 tons of fuel destined for Army Group Tunis was intercepted by the South African Fighters at Cape Bon.
 
10 Ju 52s of Kampfgruppe z.b.V. 106 took off at 0640 hours bound for Tunis. The Junkers and a group of 14 Me 323s were supposed to fly to Tunis with the maximum available fighter escort.
 
Each Gigant was carrying 10 tons of fuel destined for Army Group Tunis.
 
The fighter escort of 39 Bf 109s assembled over Trapani. Another 65 fighters, including Macchi 202s, flew out from Tunis to meet the formation. West of Sicily the Kampfgruppe descended to a height of 20 to 50 meters above the sea. Halfway between Sicily and Tunisia the Me 323s separated from the Ju 52 formation and, contrary to orders, set course for Cape Bon. This splitting of the fighter escort meant that the Giganten had only 36 escorts instead of the planned 104.
 
At 0925 two large groups of South African fighters began attacking the Me 323s between Cape Bon and the island of Zembra. Conditions were hazy. The first group of enemy fighters engaged the Bf 109s of II./JG 27, which were flying at an altitude of about 2400 meters, and forced them away from the transports. This allowed the second formation, which was larger and made up mainly of P40 Kittyhawks of the South African Air Force, to attack the Giganten.
 
Once attacked, the Me 323s took evasive action and the wedge-shaped formation disintegrated. The huge, cumbersome transports had little chance of even reaching the African coast. Usually able to sustain a great deal of battle damage, on this day the Giganten were carrying volatile cargoes and most caught fire or exploded after a few hits. Though they put up stiff resistance, shooting down five to seven enemy fighters, the Me 323s were shot down one after another until the last Gigant crashed into the sea in flames.
 
MISSION DATE: THURSDAY, 22 April 1943
GAME REQUIREMENT: IL2-FB-PF 3.04m
GAME TYPE: CO-OP up to 12 players
MISSION TYPE: Air Intercept
FLYABLE PLANES: Bf-109G6, SPITFIRE MkVIII, P-40 Tommahawk 2B
FLIGHT TO TARGET TIME: 8 minutes
MISSION INFORMATION: This mission by JR "Big Daddy" Jacobs