Lisunov Li-2 Collector Plane Released

Lisunov Li-2 was a license-built Soviet version of the DC-3. Despite looking similar, it was quite different to the original because it was adapted for Soviet production - all the measurements were converted to metric system, it had different instruments, cargo doors, landing gear, even the engines.
This Soviet C-47 sibling was like a gunship wannabe - it had turrets AND a forward-firing machine gun. An armed transport aircraft with paratroopers and cargo inside - how much more versatile can you get? Well, add the bomb-carrying capability to this mix and you get a machine that ticks nearly all the boxes you ever wanted.
Usually going the 'jack of all trades' route means sacrificing something in every trade, but the USSR needed versatile aircraft. While the Western Allies during the war had plenty of long-range fighters to cover their bombers and unarmed transport aircraft and enjoyed air superiority most of the time, Soviet VVS usually did not have this luxury.
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[@xXE4GLEyEXx]

This October if all goes well I get to fly a still airworthy Li-2, really hyped for that, and of course to fly it in the sim. Thank you for the continued work on this wonderful series.

[@IsraeliDino]

AMAZING! 👍

[@N.i.l]

Well done as usual! I preordered!

[@VaSoK22V]

Great job tam! 👍

[@Spitfiresammons]

Fantastic can’t wait to fly the li-2 well done to the team. I Hoping they start making the IL-2 battle of the pacific vol 1 in a future after flying circus vol 4.

[@smigoltime]

Battle of Poland / Finland / Spain :(

[@CheckSix]

great stuff team 👍👍👍

[@OKtGCGOEM1SS]

SUPERB! 👍

[@Boslandschap1]

Looks nice

[@Spacegamejunkie]

Ohhh, with this we get transport missions? Wonderful.

[@markusv311]

What an epic trailer🎉, thanks for all your efforts.
I hope one day we get one of these of the legendary Heinkel He 177😎😎😎

[@seriouswarsimulators]

Ил-4

[@FoxbatRU]

Красиво смотрится! Почему он всё время в сером камуфле только не понятно. :)

[@gecko3128]

Спасибо! Отличная работа!

[@Fox666888]

огонь молодцы)))

[@user-cb2cr1tx9v]

😊

[@5bStix]

Letssssssss gooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[@kaumelt1961]

cant wait for the ta-152

[@elykeom1]

Are bomber guns still over heating magically faster then fighter guns? Or is airflow over the defensive guns done for this plane now? lol

[@trivixni435]

Try not to cringe, where good bomber?

[@Leon-bc8hm]

🤡

[@diss2473]

L take