Milviz Stuka Preview

[hairyspin]

I suspect that pee and poop stains left by the pilot would be kind of a turn off, eh?

Incontinent lot, these pilots. Or are you suggesting flying the Stuka is a trial of testicular fortitude?

Pity the rear gunner, bloodstains were more appropriate for their cushions when Supermarine's finest was in the vicinity. :-o

 

[fleurdelys]

Incontinent lot, these pilots. Or are you suggesting flying the Stuka is a trial of testicular fortitude?

Pity the rear gunner, bloodstains were more appropriate for their cushions when Supermarine's finest was in the vicinity. :-o

:isadizzy:

I'd like to revise my order for a slightly used Stuka bomber with a healthy, although weary rear gunner (with lots of testicular fortitude) and try to remember to fly out of sight of any pesky opponent trying to prove that they've got what it takes to hasten my earthly dive...

 

[Ian Warren]

In the mean time .. well this could take a whiles .. Best i go back and watch me ole Battle of Britain movie ... Ach ! STUKAS! <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><input jscode="leoInternalChangeDone()" onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">

 

[Skyhawk_310R]

Incontinent lot, these pilots. Or are you suggesting flying the Stuka is a trial of testicular fortitude?

Pity the rear gunner, bloodstains were more appropriate for their cushions when Supermarine's finest was in the vicinity. :-o

If you wanted to die in aviation in World War II, there were few options better suited to make this happen than to volunteer to be a rear gunner on a dive bomber!

Essentially, in an attack, your body was a second layer of armour protection for the pilot! Of course, he had a back plate of armour and the gunner had nothing but air and wafer thin aluminum skin! The weapon most often fitted was a single or double 30 cal MG -- a weapon that had already been deemed woefully inadequate to shoot down a fighter aircraft, even when the British put eight of them on their fighters to shoot with! Now imagine you have just one (or at best two of them) and you have to manually aim while your pilot is violently maneuvering the aircraft if he has any hopes of living!


Oh, almost forgot, if the enemy fighter pilot has any options and plans his attack, he makes a slashing run from the side and above, or dips down below your belly and rips your bottom out beneath your feet and peels off and to the side before emerging above you.

One of my uncles was in the US Marines in WW II and was given the chance to volunteer to be a rear gunner on an SBD. He professionally declined and prayed no one asked him a second time!

Ken

 

[Ian Warren]

If you wanted to die in aviation in World War II, there were few options better suited to make this happen than to volunteer to be a rear gunner on a dive bomber!


One of my uncles was in the US Marines in WW II and was given the chance to volunteer to be a rear gunner on an SBD. He professionally declined and prayed no one asked him a second time!

It is a scary thought , none of this "do your pilot pooh Mav" you bead the opposite number incoming or its only seconds to live ... frankly not sure what would be more scarier .. looking backwards as you go into a dive ........ then to finish it off with the pullout ! <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><input jscode="leoInternalChangeDone()" onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><input onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><input onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">

 

[Odie]

If you wanted to die in aviation in World War II, there were few options better suited to make this happen than to volunteer to be a rear gunner on a dive bomber!

Essentially, in an attack, your body was a second layer of armour protection for the pilot! Of course, he had a back plate of armour and the gunner had nothing but air and wafer thin aluminum skin! The weapon most often fitted was a single or double 30 cal MG -- a weapon that had already been deemed woefully inadequate to shoot down a fighter aircraft, even when the British put eight of them on their fighters to shoot with! Now imagine you have just one (or at best two of them) and you have to manually aim while your pilot is violently maneuvering the aircraft if he has any hopes of living!


Oh, almost forgot, if the enemy fighter pilot has any options and plans his attack, he makes a slashing run from the side and above, or dips down below your belly and rips your bottom out beneath your feet and peels off and to the side before emerging above you.

One of my uncles was in the US Marines in WW II and was given the chance to volunteer to be a rear gunner on an SBD. He professionally declined and prayed no one asked him a second time!

Ken

Ken, one of my favorite uncles was also in the Marines in WWII and got the same offer, only he accepted. They went over what he needed to do before take-off and then the flight of SBDs launched. He said everything was cool flying in formation and they kept a close formation. For whatever reason, they didn't find what they were going after so on the way back, they dropped their payload on a ship hulk that was used for target practice. Everything was fine, he related,
until the dive and pullout. Upon pullout, he said that he threw up "all over himself", in his words. They pulled into formation and he said the closer plane crews were pointing and laughing as he tried to clean himself up.

Never one to shy away from trying anything once, this was his first/last time as a gunner, and he had a new-found respect for those that did it on a regular basis! He was one of those that lied about his age to join at the beginning of the war and went in before his 16th birthday. A colorful character, he always had a bag full of stories about his time in the Marines and I never tired of listening to them. He was a rough-n-tumble guy, but I always enjoyed being included in the "grown-up" discussions, if only as an eager listener.

 

[roger-wilco-66]

Nice story, Odie, thanks for sharing!

Cheers,
Mark

 

[bstolle]

Not meaning to be pedantic (it is after all still WIP), but on the right hand console there seems to be a spelling error. It seems to say "Bei nichtgebrach ousgeschaltet". I don't know what it should read exactly, but it is "ausgeschaltet". Even then, the translation into English would be "When not in use switched off". I presume it should say something like "When not in use switch off". Translated into German it would more likely be "Bei nichtgebrauch ausschalten". Perhaps Mathias can chime in?

FYI, I just checked the original manual and Bei Nichtgebrauch ausgeschaltet ! is correct.

 

[YoYo]

Plus mission in FSX like this:

 

[Ian Warren]

YOYO that is Stuka rated , think you best take a dive for that one <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><input jscode="leoInternalChangeDone()" onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setTimeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">

 

[fleurdelys]

That was "NICE", Yoyo...

Loved the background songs which gave a feeling of being there...

Too bad for that ship, though...

Fleurdelys

 

[Mathias]

To those interested:
The depicted cockpit belongs to a Ju87 D, and with a change of the bomb switch apparatus to a simple gun switchbox can serve as a G.

 

[bstolle]

The depicted cockpit belongs to a Ju87 D, and with a change of the bomb switch apparatus to a simple gun switchbox can serve as a G.

Comparing the VC with the original manuals at least the main instrument panel (and the RH circuit breaker panel) looks more like an old B.

 

[Mathias]

Comparing the VC with the original manuals at least the main instrument panel (and the RH circuit breaker panel) looks more like an old B.

Nope, look closer, it's a D.
The AFN-2 got bonkers obviously after I have passed the gauges on to Collin, but I suppose that'll get fixed before release.

 

[Lawman]

FYI, I just checked the original manual and Bei Nichtgebrauch ausgeschaltet ! is correct.

I stand corrected, then. It seems a very strange message to me if that is the case, though.

 

[MenendezDiego]

Enjoy

 

[Roger]

Ahhhaaaaaa!

 

[YoYo]

Wow, it looks awsome!

 

[Shessi]

Effing hell!!

Without doubt one of the most realistic cockpits I've seen in a sim.

Stunning is the word......

Cheers

Hans-Ulrich Rudel

 

[Sundog]

Will this also have a model without the wheel pants, for when they operated in muddy conditions on the Eastern Front? Or was that only later models like the G?

It looks great, thanks for the preview.