IL-2 Sturmovik: C-47A Skytrain Collector Plane (DLC)

This add-on is for players who already fly Battle of Stalingrad and want a change of pace from fighters to a heavy transport. You take the controls of the C-47, the plane that hauled almost everything during the war, from troops and cargo to gliders, and that Allied crews nicknamed the "Gooney Bird". The mood is calmer than in the combat aircraft, but there's plenty to do: managing a big, heavy machine, getting the approach right, and dropping cargo or paratroopers on time. What you'll like: - A new role: flying transport works differently from a fighter, and your first sorties will feel noticeably unlike what you're used to. - A plane that really served on every front, Western and Eastern alike, so its history is part of the experience. - Good for players who enjoy teamwork: flying the crew with friends makes these missions especially fun. - A solid way to shake up your pilot career if you already own the Western Front modules. To buy IL-2 Sturmovik: C-47A Skytrain Collector Plane (DLC) Steam gift, send us your Steam quick invite link. The bot will add you as a friend and send the game to your account as a gift. The base game, IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad, needs to be on the account. The C-47 Skytrain, which was a militarized version of the highly successful DC-3 civilian transport and airliner, was the workhorse cargo carrier of the USAAF during WWII. It also served with the U.S. Navy as the R4D-5 and with British forces where it was known as the Dakota. The C-47 was reliable, versatile and rugged. It could drop supplies to beleaguered ground forces, drop paratroopers during an invasion, tow gliders behind enemy lines and deliver desperately needed supplies to forward airfields all over the world. The C-47 saw action in every WWII theater including both the Western and Eastern Fronts. The version specially designed to carry paratroopers was known as the C-53 Skytrooper, but were produced in much smaller numbers and generally also identified as a C-47 upon first glance. The C-47B had turbo-superchargers added so they could fly over the Himalaya Mountains or the ‘Hump’ as it was known into China from India to re-supply Allied troops there. Over 5,300 C-47A models were built during the war. The C-47 was affectionally called the ‘Gooney Bird’ by soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Allies. The RAF received over 2,000 aircraft as part of the Lend-Lease program and were used wherever British troops saw action. So successful was the basic design that there was a Soviet license-built version called the Lisunov Li-2 which served not only as a transport, but also a bomber in emergency situations. There was even a Japanese built version called the L2D codenamed ‘Tabby’ by the Allies. In addition to Quick Mission Builder and Multiplayer modes, you can fly it Pilot's Career mode if you have Normandy and/or Bodenplatte modules: you'll get paradrop, transport and glider towing missions during major airborne operations - Overlord, Market Garden and Varcity. Aircraft 3D model developed by Ugra Media studio.