All callsigns on this frequency, standby for Il-2 news. As spring rolls over and the snow starts to melt, 1CGS has unveiled its roadmap for 2026, and it is good news for Il-2 Sturmovik owners.
The year is naturally dominated by the upcoming release of Il-2 Korea, scheduled for Q2 2026, but the roadmap makes it clear that the World War 2 flight sim, Il-2 Sturmovik, still has plenty of room to grow over a decade after its release.
From 1941 to 1945
According to the 1CGS roadmap, the year should have at least three new aircraft and the full release of the Siege and Liberation package.
Released into early access last year, Siege of Liberation covers World War 2 in Odessa and Leningrad (modern-day St. Petersburg). Pilot careers are an integral part of this, as with previous expansions, and this year promises to consolidate that.
This year should see the expansion of the early war campaigns for both maps and the addition of an all-new late war career for the Leningrad map. The new career periods are as follows:
The initial deployment of the extended campaigns should come in Q2,...
