Heavily-armored, built to withstand the roughest of conditions, those bulks do not lie, and "The Flying Tank" she was deemed, earning Il-2M3's place as the toughest nut to crack in the Eastern Front. Across the airfield, her single Mikulin AM-38F liquid-cooled V12 engine starts up, though not of the finest quality, its Soviet's might can be heard, and she greets steadfastly.

Push through at all costs! My Il-2's airframe stands for Soviet's endurance and hardship, for victory is ours!