User manual GAMES PC IL-2 STURMOVIK

[. . . ] EDITORIAL NOTES "This simulator was in development for more than 3 years. It was the serious and hard work of aviation engineers, designers, programmers and real pilots - the staff of 1C:Maddox Games. We were in constant contact with the players community during the development period and tried to implement as many player's suggestions as possible to try to satisfy all user groups. We would like to express our thanks to the thousands of players who helped and supported us during those years. [. . . ] His Chief of Command Walther von Brauchitsch advised the withdrawal of troops to more favorable winter positions, but Hitler again remained firm, showing no hesitation in taking overall control of the army himself. The notion of a speedy victory was thus dispelled. Admittedly, the Germans succeeded in capturing parts of the Soviet supply areas, but this did not lead to a decision in the Caucasus or in Stalingrad during the offensive mounted in summer 1942. The German sixth army was surrounded on 10 November 1942 at Stalingrad and surrendered on 31 January 1943. Between 1942 and 1943, the German Wehrmacht lost almost a million soldiers. Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill held a summit in Yalta to discuss their post-war policies and strategies for achieving a "just and lasting peace". The Red Army captured Berlin and Hitler committed suicide. On May 8 1945, Germany capitulated, thus putting an end to the war in Europe. 46 47 1941: Smolensk The First German Victories ­The Battles of Smolensk and Kiev "The Russians didn't show the same amount of initiative as the enemy pilots at the Western Front. But the elite units of the Red Guard really were very good. Their aircraft were painted in red right up to the cockpit and their pilots had a real taste for battles on the turn. Our Me 109s were better at high altitudes, especially at the beginning of the campaign. We could maybe shoot down five planes in one day but by the next day there were just as many there again. . . " Günther Rall Quote from: Sims, Edward H. , Fighter Tactics And Strategy 1914 - 1970. In spite of the baking summer sun and the huge dust clouds which hampered their armored vehicles, the 2nd and 3rd Panzer Groups and the infantry divisions of the Second Army managed to trap 15 Soviet divisions of the Second Army by 24 July. Between Smolensk and Orscha, the Red Army lost around 3, 000 tanks and over 300, 000 soldiers, who then became prisoners of war after the battle came to an end on 5 August. Despite the triumph at Smolensk, the German military leadership found itself in a severe crisis. Walther von Brauchitsch, commander-in-chief of the army, and Chief of the Army General Staff Halder pleaded for a swift advance by the central army group towards Moscow. Hitler, on the other hand, favored conquering the Ukraine first, pointing to the fact that its oil and raw material deposits were of immense strategic importance for Russia. Hitler got his way and ordered units of the Second Army to proceed to the south for the battle of Kiev. The Second Army of the central army group first succeeded in capturing Gomel and then managed to create a cohesive front at the Dniepr with the southern army group. The 17th army of the southern group captured the bridgehead at Krementchug, creating a base from which to advance northwards to Kiev, 250 kilometers away. Together they encircled five armies of the Soviet southern front in a pincer movement. At the same time, the Sixth Army under the command of Field Marshal Walter von Reichenau was attacking from the west. The ring was closed and Kiev was brought under German control. [. . . ] The Air War Over the Eastern Front". 18 CREDITS 1C:Maddox Games Oleg Maddox Head of 1C:Maddox Games. Head of Games Development Department of 1C Company. Yuri Miroshnikov Head of Games Division of 1C Company. Yuri Antonov Aircraft FM and AI programmer Dmitri Soldatenkov Aircraft FM and AI programmer Sergei Sokov Ground AI and 3D programmer Roman Deniskin Lead 3D Designer, Cockpits and all aircraft features programmer. [. . . ]