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Update 2.007
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Dear pilots,*
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We reached another Battle of Kuban milestone and present you 2.007 update. The main addition is Bf 110 G-2 that can carry a variety of strike weaponry. The result of the long work of our engineer department is also in: AI aircraft physics optimizations that allow to create more intense missions containing more AI planes. In addition, this update includes Fw 190 A-3 flight model corrections that were announced earlier (the result of additional available data analysis and historical references comparison). The full list of changes follows:
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  1. Twin engine strike aircraft Bf 110 G-2 is available to all Battle of Kuban owners;
  2. AI controlled planes physics calculations were optimized. There can be more than twice the number of AI planes in a mission with the same level of physics performance (compared to August 2016 when we started this optimization work);
  3. Fw 190 A-3 flight model was reworked according to additional reference data. Now its stall speed is closer to historical instructions;
  4. 4 variants of a simple tank mission were added to Missions menu, they are available to all owners of the sim;
  5. AI won’t sometimes wobble the plane along the yaw axis in a level flight;
  6. AI dogfight and ground attack maneuvers became much more fluid;
  7. The last remnant in unrealistic AI control behavior - cheating alignment to a target - has been changed to realistic control method from mouse controls;
  8. AI aircraft aim rockets at ground targets better;
  9. AI aircraft take off correctly in QMB missions;
  10. A rare issue when La-5 or Bf 110 E-2 failed to appear on mission start (this could also result in black screen) has been fixed;
  11. Aiming help while using joystick can be enabled again;
  12. Rockets aiming help accuracy has been increased;
  13. Greenish smoke effects caused by disabling HDR are fixed now;
  14. Grey artifacts on airfields that were visible from high above were fixed;
  15. Pz38t and MG34 AA are correctly counted in statistics;
  16. Fw 190 A-3 engine cowling armor restored;
  17. Ju 52 pilot can’t be damaged by fire in wing engines;
  18. Mission Editor won’t randomly crash while deleting a large number of objects at once;
  19. MiG-3 oil on canopy effect made less severe;
  20. Ju 52 middle engine nacelle corrected (shortened);
  21. P-40E-1 fuel gauges show the amount of fuel left in imperial gallons;
  22. All found places where wells, fences and other objects were blocking the roads were fixed;
  23. Mission Editor correctly applies a weather preset depending on a selected season;
  24. Ju 52 info panel now displays the number of paratroopers left on board;
  25. Yak-1 Series 69 engine RPM control wheel rotation direction corrected;
  26. Aircraft bump textures can be edited by users;
  27. Viewer tool now supports 4K aircraft skins.

Swoop.

Give the 190 a try. I think you may like it.

:smiley: wow, now that is the Spitfire killer I’ve read about. She rolls beautifully, I’ve controlled her at the stall and she recovered after only one spin.

Really enjoyed fighting an ace LA5 as the AI is much better and less twitchy, I kept missing but it was a joy just using the power to climb and practicing BnZing. I could just stick to this plane now myself.

Had some good fun with Baz, yes BAZZA, last night on Berloga.

He helped me push the FW190A3 to the edge of it’s envelope. It was a blast!
Thanks Baz for testing with me.

The FW190 can turn with the Yak1 in a slow speed turn fight. I tried that and Baz didnt have much problem putting rounds on target, even though he was a bit rusty.

But if you get some separation, climb to 500-1000m, push the nose down, accelerate to 550 or more and make a high G left max performance turn towards the bandit, you can make things interesting.

Try it!

Thanks Erik. It was great flying with you again.:slight_smile:

EAF19_Baz

Awesome Andrew! It had been too long.
See you around sooner than later buddy.

This is really interensting…have to find the time for all of that! :rolleyes:

Sorry guys. It’s a typo!
The FW190A3 CAN NOT turn with a Yak1 or any Russian plane in a slow speed turn fight…
Sorry for that.