IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Normandy is now available for Windows
on Steam, offering the latest installment in this combat flight simulator
from 1C Game Studios. Air combat is not the typical focus when recreating World
War II's pivotal invasion of Normandy, and the battle involved none of the
game's titular Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik aircraft, but the game is focused on
realism nonetheless. This can be seen in the
launch trailer and the description:
IL-2 Sturmovik: The Battle of
Normandy contains eight famous aircraft you can take into virtual combat alone
or with friends and comes with a map of the Normandy theater that includes a
portion of southern England and northwest France. Taken from satellite data, the
accurately reproduced topography reflects the battleground as it was in mid-1944
both pre and post invasion.
Complete with new mission types and airfield types - bringing the total amount
to 100 airfields with historically accurate layouts. The Battle of Normandy
offers franchise new ships, ground vehicles, buildings, coastal defenses, V-1
buzzbombs and their launch positions, plus dozens of new aircraft paint schemes,
and much more.