IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles

This page shall have nerdery about IL-2: Great Battles Series.

Let's start with the beginner guide:

The Basics with Bonkers - wiki edition

For more detailed information about the various planes:

Battle of Stalingrad

Soviets

• LaGG-3 series 29
• Yak-1 series 69
• La-5 series 8 (premium)
• Il-2 model of 1942
• Pe-2 series 87

Naughty Germans

• Bf 109 F-4
• Bf 109 G-2
• Fw 190 A-3 (premium)
• Ju 87 D-3
• He 111 H-6

Battle of Moscow

Soviets

• I-16 type 24
• MiG-3 series 24
• P40E-1 (premium)
• Il-2 model of 1941
• Pe-2 series 35

Naughty Germans & Italians

• Bf 109 E-7
• Bf 109 F-2
• MC.202 Series VIII (premium)
• Bf 110 E-2
• Ju 88 A-4

Battle of Kuban

Soviets

• Yak-7b series 36
• P-39L-1
• Spitfire Mk. Vb (premium)
• Il-2 model of 1943
• A-20B

Naughty Germans

• Bf 109 G-4
• Fw 190 A-5
• Bf 110 G-2
• Hs 129 B-2 (premium)
• He 111 H-16

Battle of Bodenplatte

Allies

• Spitfire Mk. IXe
• Tempest Mk. Vs2
• P-47D-28
• P-51D-15
• P-38J-25 (premium)

Naughty Germans

• Bf 109 G-14
• Bf 109 K-4
• Fw 190 A-8
• Fw 190 D-9 (premium)
• Me 262 A

Battle of Normandy

Allies

• Typhoon Mk. Ib
• Spitfire Mk. XIV (premium)
• P-51B/C
• P-47D-22)
• Mosquito F.B. Mk. VI

Naughty Germans

• Bf 109 G-6 "late"
• Fw 190 A-6
• Me 410
• Ju 88 C-6a
• Ar 234

Flying Circus Vol 1

Entente

• Spad XIII
• Sopwith Dolphin
• Sopwith Camel
• RAF S.E.5.a
• Bristol Fighter

Central Powers

• Albatros D.Va
• Fokker Dr.1
• Fokker D.VII
• Pfalz D.IIIa
• Halberstadt CL.II

Flying Circus Vol 2

Entente

• Spad 7.C1
• Airco Dh.4
• Sopwith Triplane
• Nieuport 28.C1
• Breguet 14.B2
• Handley Page O-400

Central Powers

• DFW C.5
• Fokker D.VIII
• Gotha G.5
• Pfalz D.XII

Collector planes

Allies

• C-47A (pre-order)
• Li-2 (announced)
• Hurricane Mk. II
• Yak-9T series 1
• Yak-9 series 1
• U-2VS
• La-5FN series 2
• Yak-1b series 127

Naughty Germans

• Bf 109 G-6
• Ju 52/3m

Entente

• Sopwith Snipe 7.F1 (announced)

Central Powers

• Siemens-Schukert D.IV (announced)

Cool and useful videos

By Goons

• Enigma's Youtube channel.

By -presumably- normal people (at least as normal as flight sim nerds can be)

• The Air Combat Tutorial Library excellent for the basics.
• Sheriff's Sim Shack flight videos and more advanced tutorials.
• Krupinski's channel sick P-39 deflection shots galore.

Game modes

Single player

A good way to learn the very basics.

Scripted campaigns

Review your impulse buys here.

Dynamic campaigns

The built-in career mode and Pat Wilson's Campaign Generator (PWCG).

Multi player

Cool Servers

• Finnish Virtual Pilots
• Combat Box
• Tactical Air War
• Wings of Liberty
• Berloga Duel and Dogfight
• Pure Duel (goon run)
• Combat Box Training and Dogfight