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Ilyushin Il-2M3 Sturmovik w Skis by Uncle T

FOR VERSION 1.3!
My take on the iconic Soviet Ilyushin Il-2M3 Sturmovik ground attack plane, this one in winter camouflage and with skis for operating on snow.

It's an approximation, not a 1:1 replica.

From Wikipedia:
"During the war, 36,183 units of the Il-2 were produced, and in combination with its successor, the Ilyushin Il-10, a total of 42,330 were built, making it the single most produced military aircraft design in aviation history, as well as one of the most produced piloted aircraft in history along with the American postwar civilian Cessna 172 and the German then-contemporary Messerschmitt Bf 109."

It's often called "The Flying Tank" and has a reputation for busting German tanks left, right and center, and while both these statements are quite a bit overexaggerated it definitely was a capable plane with a big impact on enemy forces on the ground and in the air.

This version is armed with 2 fixed 23 mm VYa-23 cannons and two fixed 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns in the wings (I had to put the cannons/big machine guns in the cowling since they're just so massive and added single machine guns at the fake cannon barrels to get some fire and smoke), one rearward firing 12.7 mm Berezin UBT machine gun.
It also carries 6 100 kg bombs (2 under the wings and 4 in the wing bomb bays) and 4 RS-132 unguided rockets.

Alt controls to fly.
W/S: Variable throttle.
A/D: Ground steering/Yaw.
Up/Down arrow: Pitch.
Left/Right arrow: Roll.
X/Disable steering: Landing gear.
Hold X/Invert steering: Bomb bay doors. *
L/Headlight: Landing light.
K/Hazard light : Sight illumination.
B/Beacon Fire in the engine!
Fire action 1/Num 1: Machine guns and cannons.
Fire action 2/Num 2: External bombs. *
Fire action 2-4/Num 3-4: Internal bombs. *
Fire action 5-8/Num 5-8: Rockets.

* IMPORTANT!
Drop external bombs before the internal bombs since they are in the way of the bomb bay doors and internal bombs.

NOTE!!!
THis is one of the planes that just can't go straight on the ground, so when approaching 80 kph, give full pitch up and you will take off before the rear wheel leaves the ground and the plane freaks out.

More versions to come.

Fell free to edit, but if you reupload publically in any way please acknowledge the original creation and creator.

Have fun!