1. Air defenses can be distracted – while the guns are firing at the first plane, the second plane can attack those guns. If the guns start firing at the second plane, the first plane can attack. The same goes for the third, fourth, and so on planes. 2. Air defense fires at a lead point; the aiming device is located on the aircraft's movement vector. If the plane is flying straight, it will arrive at that point. If the plane is flying in an arc, it will be in a different location when the shells reach the aiming device. 3. Speed is life. The faster you fly, the harder it is for air defense to hit you. Fast and maneuverable aircraft have an advantage (the Il2 is slow and cumbersome in a dive, making it more difficult for it. Its only help is its armor and the VYA-23, but that's not enough). According to my observations, air defense lead tables are compiled for speeds up to 600–650 km/h; if the plane flies faster, the air defense starts to miss more often. 4. Air defenses are often positioned in clusters or groups (especially at airfields) – a single bomb in the center of a group destroys or frightens the crews of several guns in that group. The Me-109 has a 250 kg bomb – it does good damage to an air defense group. The USSR has a 100 kg bomb – it does less damage to a group. 500 kg bombs allow you to drop them not on the center, but somewhere nearby. And then finish off the survivors with machine guns. 5. Light air defense fires at altitudes of up to 3-3.5 km. Heavy air defense often misses at altitudes of 3.5-5 km. Bombing from this altitude is safe (to some extent, of course). You can also bomb from a steep dive: fly at an altitude of 3.5-4 km, set the throttle to idle, roll vertically downwards, dive at an altitude of 1.5-2 km (approximately the lower edge of the sight), and level off at low altitude in a smooth arc. This maneuver doesn't require air brakes and is easily performed by the BF-110, ME-109, and, of course, the PE-2. The player must quickly and accurately aim vertically and control maximum speed (use the stick smoothly and carefully!); as a bonus, you get a high escape speed. Minimal time spent in the light AA fire zone. Results: a light and maneuverable aircraft bombs AA guns at high speed and low altitude and finishes them off with machine guns (if there are as many aircraft as AA groups, you can destroy them with machine guns in the first pass). Otherwise, dive vertically with bombs, make a long turn, and then make a second pass with machine guns to finish off the survivors. After destroying the air defenses, you can move on to other targets. (Hide behind trees and hills as you turn for the next attack)